On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, I remember my eighteenth birthday.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, most eighteen-year-old women were already married, but the concept of taking care of a family was nonexistent.
Gu Hui is already twenty years old this year, and she is still not married.
Early in the morning, Madam Xue and Princess Kang summoned their servants and maids to bring over a lot of things.
Looking at the boxes piled up in the yard, Gu Nian asked, "Aunt Xue, Aunt Kang, what's going on here?"
Madam Xue stepped forward, took Gu Nian's hand, and magically produced a hairpin, inserting it into Gu Nian's hair: "We're arranging your birthday banquet. We'll celebrate together during the day, and in the evening, you young ladies can go out and play by yourselves. Your father said that this year, the girls of Kunzhou will also be invited to pray for skill on the Qixi Festival. You must not have seen each other for a long time, so you can go out and play together then!"
Princess Kang handed a box to Gu Nian: "My dear niece, this is a gift from your aunt. It's a pair of jade bracelets made from stones I bought from Jin Nan Kingdom. Your skin is so beautiful, this color will definitely suit you perfectly."
Gu Nian chuckled, "Thank you, Aunt Xue, thank you, Aunt Kang. You don't need to bother, go inside and rest for a while, let the maids do it."
Madam Xue tugged at Gu Nian's sleeve: "Don't bother. You're the boss today. Go, go, go. Your aunt will look after things here. Your mother and the others are heavily pregnant and it's inconvenient for them to come, so your aunt will take care of them! Otherwise, if Peng Xiaowu comes, there'll be nothing for us to do!"
Gu Nian sighed and could only agree.
Peng Yizhu will definitely come to celebrate Gu Nian's birthday. It turns out that these two came so early because they were afraid they would have nothing to do if they came late!
Gu Nian didn't actually go to rest; she just watched as the two of them instructed the maids to make arrangements.
The Gu family members also came out one by one, and none of them said anything to the two girls. Anyway, Princess Kang was considered one of their own children. Let them make a fuss. Even if they make a big fuss, someone will clean up the mess in the end.
Sure enough, these two best friends actually brought flowers. They even sent someone to Chunnan City to get the flowers from Huo Junhao.
Kuncheng is only a day away from Chunnan City, but the weather in the two places is different, and there are not as many kinds of flowers in Kuncheng as in Chunnan City.
Madam Xue and Princess Kang focused their attention on decorating the courtyard where the Gu family girls lived. They were used to seeing beautiful things and had a certain level of appreciation. And to be honest, the decorations turned out quite nice.
Gu Xin, Gu Si, and Gu Yingxue sat in the courtyard, feeling as if they were surrounded by flowers.
Gu Yingxue also said that she wanted her mother to remember to decorate her like this when she came of age.
Then the three of them talked about coming-of-age ceremonies. Gu Xin will be fifteen next year, and the Gu family is going to hold a grand coming-of-age banquet for her. She is also looking forward to it. She hopes that her whole family can be there, including her third aunt and her family.
Gu Yingxue and Gu Si are the same age, but they will be fifteen the year after next.
Huo Yanyu was a month younger than Gu Xin. Hearing the discussion outside, she ran out and joined in the chat.
The courtyard was bustling with activity.
A short while later, Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe arrived. As soon as Princess Jinghe arrived, she asked where Lu Zheng was.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xin was puzzled: "It's almost noon, where is Brother Yuanyuan? He hasn't shown up all day!"
Huo Yanyu: "Second Brother Xue hasn't shown up either!"
Gu Si: "Brother Meng isn't here either. Oh, right, Yi Yi hasn't come over yet either."
Like Gu Yingxue, Xie Zhiyi would go home to sleep at night and then come to the Gu family's house early in the morning. However, Gu Yingxue had already arrived, but Xie Zhiyi had not yet appeared.
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