King Yanbei also returned to the palace at this time.
The King of Yanbei must have returned to Yunyang City at this time to personally preside over Xiao Jinglin's coming-of-age ceremony.
Although there is a certain process to follow when selecting guests, generally speaking the main guests are selected in advance.
As for the guest of honor at Princess Xiao's coming-of-age ceremony, everyone speculated that it would be either the wife of Principal Xu of Yunyang Academy or the old lady of the Yun family. Of the two, Mrs. Xu Ouyang was more likely.
A few days ago, Xiao Jinglin sent a letter to Ren Yaoqi saying that she wanted to ask her to be the sponsor at her coming-of-age ceremony. The princess did not say anything and asked Ren Yaoqi to make preparations in advance.
Ren Yaoqi felt that being the sponsor at Princess Yanbei's coming-of-age ceremony was somewhat inappropriate for her status.
However, two days before the coming-of-age ceremony, rumors circulated that the main guest of honor at the princess's ceremony would be Madam Xu Ouyang, and that the celebrant would be Yun Qiuchen, the eldest daughter of the Yun family. Ren Yaoqi's name was not mentioned. Ren Yaoqi knew that Xiao Jinglin's coming-of-age ceremony was not an ordinary one, and that it would involve many important details, so she found this news quite normal.
However, Xiao Jinglin did not send any more messages, which made Ren Yaoqi feel a little strange.
Instead, an invitation from the Yanbei Palace was delivered. What surprised Ren Yaoqi was that in addition to her, the invitation also invited her mother Li and her sister Ren Yaohua. After receiving this invitation, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but feel very grateful to the Princess of Yanbei. At this time, the Yanbei Palace was willing to help Li openly, and it would be easier for Li to socialize in Yunyang City in the future.
The day before the coming-of-age ceremony was the day to invite the main guest, chosen by divination. In ordinary households, the host would personally invite the main guest. However, due to the special status of the King and Princess of Yanbei, a royal etiquette official was dispatched to conduct this ceremony.
But on the day of "staying at the guesthouse", Princess Yanbei went out in the palace carriage.
Everyone thought that Princess Yanbei and Madam Xu and Ouyang were master and apprentice, and they probably went to invite her personally to show their respect for their teacher. As expected, Princess Yanbei's carriage passed through Zhengyang Street and headed to Baoping Hutong.
But what surprised everyone was that the princess' carriage did not pass through Baoping Hutong to Yunyang Academy. Instead, her carriage stopped in front of an ordinary house in Baoping Hutong. Then the attendants went to knock on the door of that house.
With a creaky sound, the door of the house opened. The elderly doorman looked outside and was not frightened when he saw so many carriages parked at the door. Instead, after asking who the visitors were, he immediately returned to the inner house to report to the master.
Soon, the door of the house opened wide from the inside, and a woman in her twenties hurried out. She bowed to the Yanbei Princess's sedan chair and said respectfully, "Your honored guest, please come. The master of the house is waiting for you at the second gate."
Nanny Xin, who was beside the princess, came out and gave a few instructions. Then the princess' carriage slowly drove into the narrow golden-pillared gate. Because the alley was a bit narrow, even if both gates were open, it would be inconvenient for the carriage behind to follow in. So the princess's attendants and maids got off the carriage at the door and followed the princess' carriage into the palace on foot.
After everyone entered, in order to avoid blocking the alley and to allow the princess' carriage to come out later, the carriages parked at the door were driven into the courtyard through the back door one after another. Although the front of the house was not large, the interior was very spacious, and there was no problem parking more than a dozen carriages in the backyard.
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