Chapter 113 She regretted inviting the Wen brothers and sisters to attend the coming-of-age ceremony
Wen Xingluo finished dressing up and went to the main hall with Xie Guanlan.
As luck would have it, Wen Rufeng and others came over as soon as she sat down, and their seats happened to be arranged behind her.
Wen Ruyun reached out and poked Wen Xingluo on the back, grinning wickedly, "Wen Xingluo, didn't you expect that we were also invited to the coming-of-age banquet?! You're the only guest of honor at the prefectural governor's mansion, so we're not allowed to be guests too?"
Wen Xingluo didn't even turn his head and said perfunctorily: "Alright, I know you are of noble status, so just be quiet."
Her tone made the Wen brothers and sisters very dissatisfied.
Just as Wen Ruyun was about to explode, the coming-of-age ceremony had already begun.
Mu Zhiqiu sat upright with a proper smile on his face.
The venerable female guest walked up to her and recited a blessing in a loud voice: "On this auspicious day of the month, you are crowned with your first birthday clothes. Let us abandon your childish ambitions and cultivate virtue..."
The Mu family attached great importance to Mu Zhiqiu's coming-of-age ceremony. The guest invited to put on the hairpin and crown for her was the most respected old lady in Yangcheng. It was said that her ancestors had produced two queens.
The old man personally combed Mu Zhiqiu's hair and put on a hairpin. The scene was very solemn.
Mu Zhiqiu also enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable reserve and superiority.
Wen Xingluo looked at it carefully.
She will also be coming of age next year.
In her previous life, when she lived in the Wen family, her father and brothers never held a coming-of-age ceremony for her, which meant that the day she grew up passed by in a hurry.
In this life, she would ask her mother to do it for her.
Even if it wasn't as grand as the Mu family's, it didn't matter. As long as the people she cared about were there, she would be happy. She wanted to perform better than Mu Zhiqiu and not embarrass her mother and grandmother...
After the first session, the main guest returned to his original position.
Cuicui knelt beside Wen Xingluo and whispered, "I heard from the sisters in Wansong Courtyard that Governor Mu also sent an invitation to our Concubine Dowager, hoping to invite her to be the main guest, but she refused, citing fatigue from the journey as the excuse of being unwell."
Wen Xingluo didn't say anything, but behind him came Wen Rufeng's surprised voice, "So the original guest of honor invited by the prefectural governor's mansion was the Dowager Concubine! Is it because the Dowager Concubine was too lazy to come, so they had to settle for someone else? This old lady who is the guest of honor doesn't have a first-rank imperial decree, and the Mu family doesn't mind it. However, the daughter of the prefect is not of a very noble status, so she is qualified to be the guest of honor."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
Can you casually say such words at someone else's banquet?
However, her eldest brother has always been self-centered, and it is not uncommon for him to talk and express his opinions at other people's banquets.
Such an opinion almost gave the old lady who was the guest of honor a heart attack.
The expressions of the Mu family members also looked ugly.
Mu Zhiqiu was just about to go to the side room to change clothes with the sponsor who was holding a plain dress and skirt. When she heard this, her charming face twisted for a moment.
She glared at Wen Rufeng.
She asked the Wen brothers and sisters to come over to cause trouble for Wen Xingluo, not to cause trouble for herself!
If she had known that the eldest son of the Wen family was so unruly, she would never have invited them!
She didn't want to get angry in public, so she just pretended not to hear and continued walking.
Unexpectedly, Wen Rufeng continued, "Yueyin, when you come of age next year, I'll personally go to the Zhenbei Palace and invite the Dowager Consort to be your guest of honor. You're still her half-granddaughter, and you can't be compared to an outsider like Mu Zhiqiu. She won't disagree. When the time comes, I'll personally take charge of your coming-of-age ceremony and give you a more splendid and lively one, making you the most noble lady in Shu County!"
Mu Zhiqiu's hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, were almost broken by the pinching of his palms.
She is usually very patient, and even though she was tricked by Wen Xingluo yesterday, she remained calm and composed.
But I don’t know where Wen Rufeng got his ability from. He is obviously as stupid as a pig, but he can say the most irritating words while chatting and laughing!
Thinking about how she had spent a whole month preparing for today's coming-of-age ceremony, and had put a lot of thought into everything from the banquet process to the styles of cups and plates, Mu Zhiqiu took a deep breath, suppressed the anxiety and anger in her heart, forced a smile, and went to the side room to change into a plain dress.
Mu Zhiqiu quickly changed into her ruqun and returned to the main hall to bow to the guests.
The scene seemed to have returned to its original solemnity.
However, at this moment, Wen Ruyun suddenly reached out and poked Wen Xingluo on the back, and said with a devilish smile, "Wen Xingluo, Yueyin's coming-of-age ceremony in the future will be a thousand times more grand than Mu Zhiqiu's! Yueyin will become the most noble lady in Shu County, and even Mu Zhiqiu will not be able to compare with her! Even if you are envious and jealous and want to organize a coming-of-age ceremony with Yueyin, it is not possible!"
Wen Xingluo: “…”
She sat upright like a pine tree, treating Wen Ruyun's words as a joke.
But Mu Zhiqiu felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.
Are these two brothers from the Wen family done yet? They were fighting with Wen Xingluo, so why did they have to step on her?!
What did she do to offend anyone at her coming-of-age ceremony?!
She really regretted inviting the Wen family to attend!
There is only one coming-of-age ceremony in life, and Mu Zhiqiu really didn't want it to be ruined, so he had to suppress his anger again, pretending not to hear Wen Ruyun's words, and completed the second ceremony of adding the hairpin with the help of the main guest and the sponsor.
After changing into a matching long gown with a skirt, Mu Zhiqiu returned to the main hall. Seeing that the Wen brothers and sisters had stopped talking, he thought that things had finally calmed down.
She smiled dignified and elegantly again and bowed to the guests again.
Just when both the host and the guests had serious expressions, there was a loud "bang" suddenly in the venue!
Everyone looked over.
The low table in front of Wen Ruyun was kicked over by Xie Guanlan, and the soup spilled all over the floor!
Xie Guanlan's face was cold as he stared at Wen Ruyun, "Is this the end?"
Wen Ruyun sat stiffly where he was, his face turning from pale to blue, and then from blue to red.
Because Wen Xingluo ignored him just now, he simply stopped poking her in the back and instead secretly kicked her under the table.
But Wen Xingluo still ignored him.
He was anxious, so he used all his strength in that kick, but he accidentally kicked off and hit Xie Guanlan directly!
He raised his sleeve to wipe the soup and vegetable leaves that splashed on his face, suppressing his shame and anger, and whispered, "I'm sorry."
Mu Zhiqiu was shaking all over and almost going crazy.
Her coming-of-age ceremony should have been grand and smooth to the end, but now it has been largely ruined!
Everyone went to see the Wen brothers and sisters, so who cared about her as the protagonist?!
She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and ordered the maids, "Didn't you see that Master Wen and Miss Wen are covered in soup and vegetable leaves? Why don't you take them downstairs to change clothes?!"
Her original intention was to get rid of the Wen family as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Wen Rufeng suddenly stood up, laughed three times, and said cheerfully, "Miss Mu, you're too polite! Today is your coming-of-age ceremony. It's such an important day, how can we leave halfway? Don't worry, although your coming-of-age ceremony may not be perfect, but we brothers and sisters will stick to it until the end!"
Mu Zhiqiu: “…”
She thanked his whole family.
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