No one expected that this crying would get more and more intense, from Feng Yuheng crying alone, to her hugging Zirui and crying, to her three aunts crying, then Xiangrong joined in, Xuan Tiange and her four sisters joined in, Wangchuan and Huangquan followed in crying, and in the end, all the women in the main hall cried together. The crying was so loud that the maids and servants in the house started crying.
Xuan Tianming was in a state of headache. He had never known that his wife could cry so much. He wanted to persuade her, but he didn't know how to persuade her. However, the fourth prince Xuan Tianyi was more experienced. He told Xuan Tianming: "Don't persuade them. They will stop crying when they have cried enough. The more you persuade them, the more they will cry. They may cry all night!"
Hearing that he might cry all night, Xuan Tianming almost collapsed. However, the seventh prince Xuan Tianhua was more pragmatic. He said to Xu: "Madam Yao, didn't you say that you would hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Ah Heng?"
This sentence reminded Mrs. Xu. She quickly wiped her face and finally stopped crying. Then she took Feng Yuheng's hand and said, "Yes, we still have to hold the coming-of-age ceremony. Our Ah Heng's coming-of-age ceremony is a big deal and can't be handled casually."
When Xu said this, everyone agreed. Zirui even said, "The age of 15 is the most important event in a woman's life besides getting married. This is what the teacher said, and Zirui has remembered it."
Feng Yuheng pinched Zirui's face, and was very pleased to see that her younger brother was getting better and better every year. She said to Xu: "Although the coming of age is a big event, we are far away in the southern border now, so there is no need for too many rules. Just do it simply!"
She said to keep it simple, but Xu Shi would never agree. In addition, Xuan Tianming had already made preparations, so Feng Yuheng's coming-of-age ceremony was held in a grand and lively manner.
Although she wore her wedding dress in Lanzhou City, her hair was put directly behind her head without being tied up. At that time, Wang Chuan said that the young lady had not yet performed the coming-of-age ceremony. Although the Ninth Prince had come to welcome the bride, I felt uncomfortable because of this missing step. We can't look down on ourselves. The young lady's hair cannot be tied up. Just let it hang loose behind her head. I will find a way to wear the phoenix crown so that it will not affect her trip. So until now, Feng Yuheng has not tied her hair up.
Qin, Miao, and Feng Xiangrong accompanied Feng Yuheng back to her room to change clothes, while Xu stayed in the front hall to arrange the ceremony. The new clothes specially prepared for the Jiji ceremony were sent over early in the morning. It was not until then that Feng Yuheng realized that she still knew too little about ancient etiquette. It turned out that the Jiji clothes were also very particular. From inside to outside, from top to bottom, they had to be changed into new ones, and these new clothes were called crown clothes.
This set of clothes was prepared by the aunts themselves. It is orange in color, which is neither plain nor festive like the wedding dress. Qin said, "It was made when we were in the capital. Your aunt and I took it with us when we went to Ji'an County. But later you were busy going to the South Territory. We were afraid that the mention of your coming of age would remind you of your wedding and make you feel uncomfortable, so we didn't tell you. I didn't expect that His Highness the Ninth Prince was so thoughtful. He not only went to pick you up on your coming of age day, but also sent people to Ji'an County in advance to quietly bring us all here."
Miao also said, "Yes! Not only did we go to Ji'an County, but we also went to the capital and Xiaozhou. I have been in Xiaozhou with Zirui, and I heard that he would come to the South Territory to attend your wedding, and I was so happy. By the way, I went back to the capital before I came here, and someone at home sent people to invite the old man and your uncles and cousins, but the old man said that the wedding will be held in the South Territory, and there can't be no movement in the capital, so they will not come to the South Territory, but stay in the capital. On the day of your wedding, the Yao Mansion will also have a big banquet for the guests, as if it were a wedding for a daughter."
Feng Yuheng felt sad after hearing this. In fact, she really hoped that her grandfather could be by her side when she got married, but thinking about her grandfather's age, it would be very difficult for him to travel from the capital to the southern border. Since the capital also wanted to be lively, it would be fine for him to stay in the capital. It was a pity that her grandfather had lived for two lifetimes and had not been able to see his granddaughter get married in person.
As they talked, Xiangrong couldn't help but shed tears again. She wiped them away with her hand and then said, "His Highness the Ninth Prince is really considerate. He even brought me along when he came to pick up the two aunts. Second sister, I have never seen a man treat a woman so well. My mother once said that whether a man treats a woman well is not determined by how much money he gives her, but by how much thought he is willing to spend on her. For so many years, we have all witnessed His Highness the Ninth Prince's feelings for Second sister. Xiangrong always remembers the scene when His Highness the Ninth Prince gave the betrothal gift to the Feng Mansion. The Feng family hasn't suffered such a loss for many years. The shock from Prince Yu's Mansion was the first time Xiangrong saw the Feng family suffer."
When Xiangrong talked about the past, Feng Yuheng also sighed. He always felt that time passed too slowly, but he didn't expect that when he counted carefully, so many years had passed.
Qin and Miao had not experienced the scene at that time, but they sat in a carriage with Xiangrong on the way to the southern border. When they were free, they talked about Feng Yuheng's experience in the capital over the years. Xiangrong also specifically mentioned the big engagement, which made the two sigh again and again. In the past, I only thought that the men of the Yao family valued friendship, but I didn't expect that the royal family could also value feelings so much.
Thinking about it again, Qin said, "After all, like father, like son. We know a little about the emperor and Concubine Yun. Given their friendship, his son won't be much worse."
Speaking of the royal sons, Feng Yuheng thought of someone and couldn't help but blink at Xiangrong: "I saw the Fourth Prince coming with us, don't tell me he came from the capital with the Seventh Brother."
When the Fourth Prince was mentioned, Xiang Rong's brows furrowed again, but Qin smiled and said, "How could he have come from the capital? The Fourth Prince came from Ji'an County and followed us. He came to Ji'an County to find his master, but this silly girl of ours doesn't understand his intentions."
Feng Yuheng knew that the Fourth Prince had feelings for Xiangrong, and she did not try to stop him. Generally speaking, since the Third Prince's attempt to force the emperor to abdicate failed, the Fourth Prince slowly changed his mind. At first, she thought he might be pretending, but after observing for a while, she found that he was not. Xuan Tianyi was actually not very rebellious. He was probably instigated by the Third Prince in the past, and coupled with his engagement with the Bu family, the Bu family repeatedly instilled some ideas into him, which gradually led him astray. But in fact, Xuan Tianyi was a person without any ideas. He did not have much ambition for the throne. He was the type who could make a fuss and could also calm down.
Now that he has chosen a quiet life, in her opinion, it would be good if Xiangrong could be treated well. Although he has lost his throne, he still has the status of a prince. When Emperor Tianwu said that he would be demoted to a commoner, he was his son after all. With the old emperor's emphasis on feelings, how could he let his son suffer? Just looking at Xuan Tianyi's current life, it is clear that it doesn't matter whether he is a king or not.
Feng Yuheng looked at Xiangrong with hope, but unfortunately, Xiangrong never paid much attention to this matter. Every time she mentioned Xuan Tianyi, she had an expression that said "he is very troublesome". Qin wanted to say a few more words, but seeing Xiangrong like this, she had to swallow the words back. After all, she was not her own daughter, so it was not good to say too much.
Feng Yuheng felt that there was no rush for this matter now. Rong was still young, so it would be better to wait a few more years for the two of them to have more contact and develop naturally. Moreover, she knew very well that this girl had the shadow of Xuan Tianhua in her heart, and forcing Xuan Tianyi on her would be useless.
She pulled Xiangrong's hand, shook it twice and said, "Don't think too much about it, just think of it as having another friend. You are both a teacher and a friend, and it won't do you any harm."
Xiang Rong always listened to Feng Yuheng more, so he nodded happily and said, "He's not very annoying anyway, just treat him as a follower!"
The people present were also ashamed, thinking that the daughter of the Feng family had personality. She was a prince, but they called her a follower. But when they thought about the fourth prince Xuan Tianyi, he really had the demeanor of a follower.
Feng Yuheng changed her clothes, re-did her makeup, and changed her jewelry. It took her nearly an hour to walk back to the front hall.
At the front hall, all the guests were seated, all of them were delighted to see Feng Yuheng coming, with smiles on their faces. The coming-of-age ceremony was hosted by Xu, who, on behalf of the elders in the family, personally tied Feng Yuheng's hair into a bun, then wrapped the bun with a piece of colorful cloth, and inserted a hairpin that she had held in her hand into the bun, then said loudly: "Feng Yuheng, 15 years old, is betrothed, and is here to celebrate the coming-of-age ceremony." The coming-of-age ceremony was completed.
As guests watching the ceremony, they all came forward to congratulate Feng Yuheng and presented him with carefully prepared gifts. Feng Yuheng took the gifts one by one with a smile, then passed them to the maid behind him, and then thanked them one by one.
When Xuan Tiange was giving her the gift, he whispered in her ear: "This is the only thing you can do with your coming-of-age ceremony. Tomorrow morning we will help you put on your make-up. Only then will it be a great gift."
After the ceremony, there was a banquet in the house, with one table for male guests and one table for female guests. There were really few male guests, so later on, several generals in the army also came up to the table to join in the fun.
Feng Yuheng felt like she was dreaming. Xu said, "When you reach the age of 15, you are an adult. After you get married tomorrow, you will not only be Princess Ji'an, but also the real wife of Prince Yu. When you return to the capital in the future, you will live in Prince Yu's mansion."
Only then did she react and realize that after getting married, she would be someone else's daughter-in-law and could no longer live in her princess's mansion.
However, Qin comforted her and said, "Ah Heng, don't worry. The Ninth Prince is a prince, and your parents-in-law are in the palace. They don't care about things outside. You will be the mistress of the palace after you marry her. You won't have the constraints of your parents-in-law above you, and you won't have concubines to bother you. Everything will be as it should be."
Xuan Tiange also said: "That's right, with my ninth brother's personality, I'm afraid your life will be more comfortable than when you were in the Princess's Mansion! He is the most unruly person, and the servants in the mansion have long been accustomed to him. No one will ever make you angry. You see, I am the only sister-in-law, but I stand on your side!"
It was a very enjoyable meal. The women finished their meals first, and Xu sent Feng Yuheng back to her room, asking her to have a good rest as she had to get up early tomorrow. The others stopped bothering her and returned to their respective courtyards, but Feng Yuheng couldn't sleep at all. She wanted to walk around the courtyard, but when she opened the door, she saw a young man in white standing under the corridor at the entrance of the courtyard, his sleeves fluttering, and he looked like an immortal...
Chapter 907 She is Feng Yuheng, irreplaceable!
Xuan Tianhua always knew his limits. He would not appear in the backyard of the mansion on his own initiative, let alone come to the bride-to-be. When Feng Yuheng saw him, he immediately spoke up and said, "Ming'er asked me to come and tell you that he will stay in the front yard for a while longer."
Feng Yuheng nodded without further investigation. He just walked out of the room, took the tea tray brought by Wang Chuan and placed it on the rattan table in the yard. He personally brewed two bowls of tea and handed one of them to Xuan Tianhua: "Seventh Brother, have some tea."
Xuan Tianhua took it with a faint smile, and drank it all in one gulp. Feng Yuheng laughed at him and said, "It's tea, not wine. Why are you in such a hurry?" After saying that, he poured another bowl over.
This time Xuan Tianhua didn't drink it, but just held it in his hand and stared at her. There was a hint of sadness between his brows, which was not obvious, but Feng Yuheng could still see it. But she didn't say it. She always knew what Xuan Tianhua was thinking, but she never pointed it out.
"Seventh brother has come from afar, Ah Heng thanks you, Seventh brother." She half lowered her head, with a hint of sadness in her voice. Since she came into this world, she only had Xuan Tianming in her heart, but if she talked about heartache, it had to be Xuan Tianhua. This fairy-like person was not that great, but he always brought up a hidden sadness in her heart. She didn't know where the sadness came from. He was a person who made people feel like spring breeze at first sight, so why could she always feel sad for him uncontrollably? "When did Seventh brother arrive?"
Xuan Tianhua said: "Yesterday."
"Oh, yesterday." She thought, she was still in Baicaotang yesterday, but she didn't hear that there was a convoy passing through Lanzhou. Xuan Tianhua must have come with Xuan Tiange and the others. With so many people, there shouldn't be no news from Lanzhou City?
"We went around the city and didn't get through to Lanzhou. Ming'er said she wanted to give you a surprise... Ah Heng, your seventh brother will officiate your wedding tomorrow." He called her name, his voice trembling.
The Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua was the most suitable person to officiate the wedding. Feng Yuheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Seventh Brother."
"Thank you twice. There's no need for us to be so polite." Xuan Tianhua looked at her and couldn't help but look away. He persuaded himself several times that it was time to leave and go back to the front yard, but his feet couldn't move. Just take it as a final farewell to her. Seeing this girl happy was his ultimate wish. "Ming'er will treat you well. Don't worry and follow him!" This was his last sentence, and then he turned around and left the yard without stopping.
Feng Yuheng stood in the courtyard for a long time, until Wang Chuan came to call her, she came back to her senses. Wang Chuan frowned, sighed softly, and did not express much. It was not difficult for her to see what the Seventh Prince was thinking, but what could she do? There are always some first come first served in this world, and the order of everyone's appearance is arranged by God. If the position is changed, the ending will be different. No matter how good the Seventh Prince is, he is still a step later than the Ninth Prince.
"We have to get up early tomorrow to go to Jueping City, Miss, you should rest early! I have prepared the bathing water, Miss, take a bath and relieve your fatigue."
Feng Yuheng said nothing and went back to the house. It was not until she got into the bathtub that she realized she was very tired after a day of work. She felt like sleeping even in the water. She didn't know what the final outcome of these people would be, nor did she know what her final outcome would be. Would she live to old age in this era? With children and grandchildren? Watching Xuan Tianming grow white beard and white hair day by day? She just didn't know if the purple lotus between his eyebrows would also turn white.
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that such a day was not difficult to imagine. As long as she married him, the two of them would walk hand in hand and grow old together one day. But... she couldn't imagine Xuan Tianhua's future, couldn't imagine what that person would look like with a head full of white hair. It seemed that Xuan Tianhua's image was fixed in these years without any change. No matter how the world changes, he is still that immortal person, always standing far away, watching everything in this world...
After a dreamless night, Feng Yuheng was pulled up from the bed by two maids at the end of the Yin hour the next day. Then, she was pushed to the side of the wash basin in a daze and began to wash. When her face was washed and she was about to put on makeup, she suddenly cried out, "No!"
The two girls were startled, and Huang Quan blurted out, "What do you mean? Miss, it's too late for you to escape the marriage now! Be obedient, and in one day, we will call you the princess."
Wang Chuan also smiled and said, "I remember when Huang Quan and I first arrived at the Feng Mansion, we called you Princess. It was you who told us to keep a low profile in the Feng Family and not to cause gossip, so we've been calling you Miss for so many years. Now that we're used to calling you Miss, it's a bit awkward to change back to Princess." As she spoke, she tried to apply the rouge in her hand to Feng Yuheng's face.
Feng Yuheng quickly stopped them and said, "You guys go out first and wait outside. I'll do the makeup myself. It will definitely look better than you!" God knows she is afraid of the heavy makeup of the ancients. In recent years, she has always done it herself at banquets and never dared to let the maids do it. Moreover, today is her wedding day. She has long thought that she must put on a decent bridal makeup on her wedding day. These rouges in ancient times are absolutely not allowed to be touched.
Wangchuan Huangquan also knew that Feng Yuheng would do some makeup herself, but today was different from usual. Feng Yuheng's makeup at usual banquets was beautiful, but it was too plain compared to the wedding makeup. Huangquan said worriedly: "Miss, you have to make it more colorful today, so that it will look good with the bright red wedding gown."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Don't worry! You guys go out first, at worst you can come in and finish it after I finish painting."
After hearing what she said, the two girls were relieved and both left. As soon as they left, Feng Yuheng immediately flashed into the space, laid out all the cosmetics, from toner to essence, and carefully applied the base makeup on her face. Then, without staying for long, she left the space with a bunch of makeup and called the two girls in again. "Use these to put on my makeup."
She herself was not an expert in makeup, so light makeup was fine on weekdays, but for today's wedding, she had to have some ancient style. But she did the base makeup herself, and Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with her base makeup skills. Seeing the two girls looking at the cosmetics curiously and not knowing how to use them, she patiently explained them again.
Wangchuan Huangquan was also a smart girl, and she quickly understood how to use it, and used these sets of makeup from later times to make Feng Yuheng a beautiful bridal makeup. Wangchuan couldn't help but sigh: "Miss's rouge is really good, much better than those sold in the shops in Jueping City."
Feng Yuheng's Baicaoxiang in Jueping City also sells these things, but most of them are scattered, not as good as the set she kept. Today is her wedding day, and she is in a good mood. She immediately promised the two girls: "I will give you a set tomorrow." There are plenty of things. As long as this set is taken out and not put back in for a while, a new set will be automatically generated inside. She used her mind to scan the space. Very good, a new one has been generated now.
After the makeup was done, Xu and the others arrived soon. Xuan Tiange and her sisters came forward to help Feng Yuheng with her makeup. Xu also took the opportunity to tell Feng Yuheng: "The yellow crystal phoenix crown on your head was made by Bai Qiaojiang."
Feng Yuheng nodded, looked at Bai Furong and said, "I knew that no one in the world could make something like this except Uncle Bai."
Bai Furong said with a smile: "I'm glad you like it. My father and I have started from scratch. It's true that our family has some wealth, but it can't be compared with Tiange and the others. Let me tell you--" She pointed at the wooden box that Xuan Tiange and the others brought to contain the gifts and said: "They spent a lot of money on this. I can't afford such things." Then she handed over the wooden box in her hand: "Here! This box is full of jewelry that my father made especially for you. It has everything. You can keep it and wear it slowly in the future."
Xuan Tiange and the others didn't care about her sarcasm, and just said to Feng Yuheng: "No matter what it is, it's all from the heart of us sisters. We just hope that you can live a good life in the future, and we don't want anything else. You are marrying my ninth brother, and I know my ninth brother's family background, so I found some rare treasures, but I didn't give you anything in terms of money. But when these girls get married in the future, I have to prepare more gold and silver bills, but I can't let them suffer."
Several people were thinking about each other, Feng Yuheng also said: "Not only us, you too. Don't think that you are a princess of a golden branch and jade leaf now, who knows who you will marry in the future? Don't worry, we will help each other, I am here, and I will not let you suffer any loss."
The sisters held hands, and they were filled with emotion. It felt like they had just met yesterday, when they were still little kids playing and fighting all day, and thinking about going to Xianyalou to eat delicious food all day. But in the blink of an eye, they have all reached the age to get married, which is a pity.
Xiangrong stayed silently beside Feng Yuheng. An had already gone from the capital to Ji'an County under the arrangement of the Fourth Prince. She should have arrived by now. If An knew that Feng Yuheng was getting married, she would be very happy, right? She held the make-up gift in her hand and felt a little embarrassed to give it to him. But after hesitating for a long time, she still stuffed it into Feng Yuheng's hand and said, "Originally, the Fourth Prince gave me some good things to make up for you, but I thought that we are sisters and there is no need to make it so fake. Xiangrong doesn't have much money, and Second Sister knows it, so I don't need to use other people's things to make up for myself. I embroidered these myself. Some of them were patterns given by Second Sister, and some were patterns I thought of myself. I gave them to Second Sister. It would be nice to use them as decorations in the future."
Feng Yuheng accepted Xiangrong's dowry gift, stood up and hugged her sister in her arms, patted her back gently and said: "No matter what the gift from Xiangrong is, Second Sister likes it the most. Don't worry, even if Second Sister is married, she is still your sister. Even if she lives in Prince Yu's Mansion, you can come whenever you want. What's more, we still have Ji'an County, don't think that I will really live in Prince Yu's Mansion and never come out."
Everyone laughed. Yes! This is Feng Yuheng! Princess Ji'an! How could she be locked up in the small Prince Yu's Mansion? She has her Princess Mansion, her Ji'an County, her world, and her life. This woman is so brilliant that even the dignified Ninth Prince would be somewhat outshined when standing next to her. Even if she gets married, she is still herself, the Medicine King Bodhisattva in the legend of the Dashun people! A phoenix that spreads its wings and flies high!
She is Feng Yuheng, irreplaceable!
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