Chapter 370: The Wedding Ceremony
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Lu Youping stood up suddenly, and was so excited that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Concubine Zhen was Lu Xiang's aunt, so it was understandable that she sent people to watch the ceremony and congratulate Lu Xiang on his coming of age, but it was the Empress who was flattered.
Which girl, when she reaches the age of 15, can mobilize the queen's men?
Even if the Queen herself did not come, the fact that she sent her personal maid was enough to show Lu Xiang's favor.
The old lady also stood up with the help of Mother Wen.
Needless to say, the guests who came to congratulate were shocked and then filled with endless envy, and they all went out to greet them.
Although the people who came were palace maids, the meanings they represented were different.
In Queen Song's palace, there were Shaohua and Yunlu, with ten palace maids following them. They stood in two rows behind them, and each of them held a brocade box. It was quite a grand scene.
In comparison, Concubine Zhen only called Su Wei and Fu Yue with a little palace maid. Compared with the Queen's team, she seemed a little lonely, but no one dared to laugh at her. After all, their family had never produced a concubine.
"I greet Minister Lu, and Madam Lu." Shaohua and Yunlu led a group of people to pay their respects to Lu Youping and the old lady. "We are here on the orders of the Queen to congratulate the Third Miss on her coming of age. Due to the rules, the Queen is very sorry that she cannot come in person."
They met Su Wei and Fu Yue at the palace gate. They left the palace at this time, and they knew without asking that they were going to the Lu family, so they came together.
"The two girls, please get up quickly." The old lady gave them a helping hand and said with a smile, "I am flattered by your majesty's kindness. Xiangxiang must be blessed to receive your majesty's blessing."
Su Wei and Fu Yue followed suit and paid their respects: "We greet the master and the old lady." They were maids from the Lu family, so they were addressed as Lu's servants.
"Hurry up." The old lady smiled and said to the two of them, "Xiangxiang will be very happy when she knows this."
Having said that, he led everyone into the house.
The originally spacious flower hall suddenly became a little crowded.
Shao Hua then walked up to the old lady holding a brocade box and said with a smile, "Old lady, I have something to ask of you."
"Girl, please speak."
"This is the coming-of-age hairpin that Her Majesty prepared for the Third Miss. I hope she can wear it today." Shaohua said.
When an elder gives you a hairpin, it is a blessing.
It was another reward from the Empress, and the old lady immediately accepted it with joy. It was an unparalleled honor to be able to wear the hairpin given by the Empress on her coming-of-age day.
Lady Wu'an Hou looked at Shaohua and Yunlu who were in the lead, and began to think about Lu Xiang again.
It is understandable that Concubine Zhen sent someone back to the palace, but the Queen Mother actually sent her own head maid to congratulate her. Lu Xiang's status in the Queen Mother's heart is comparable to that of a princess.
The wife of Marquis Wu'an didn't know what the queen was like when the princess in the palace came of age, but when the young lady of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion came of age at the age of fifteen, it was said that the queen also sent someone, but the person was not one of the four palace maids. No one felt there was any difference before, and everyone sighed that the queen really loved Song Zhenzhen.
Now think about it, is it called love to treat Song Zhenzhen like that?
See? This is it.
You are really blind.
Although they are not related by blood, Song Zhenzhen is the adopted daughter of Duke Anguo, who dotes on her and treats her like his own daughter. People in the capital also tacitly acknowledge Song Zhenzhen's identity as the daughter of Duke Anguo. In terms of closeness, Song Zhenzhen is obviously closer to the Empress.
But when Lu Xiang came of age, it was Shaohua and Yunlu who came, and the palace maids holding brocade boxes behind them were even more dazzling.
In the next room, Lu Yao and Qiao Jingru were accompanying Lu Xiang. When they heard the noise outside, they looked at each other and saw shock and joy in each other's eyes.
The Empress Dowager sent people to congratulate her. Apart from the princess, there were few other people in the capital, and Lu Xiang was the only one whom the Empress Dowager valued and cared about so much.
When the auspicious time arrived, everyone took their seats.
Lu Xiang walked out of the room, bowed to everyone first, then knelt on both knees, folded his hands and raised them to his eyebrows, kowtowed deeply to the ground, stood up and kowtowed again, three times.
Afterwards, she knelt at the coming-of-age banquet, and the old lady combed her hair herself.
Mother Wen walked up to Lu Xiang and recited a blessing in a loud voice: "On this auspicious day of the month, you are wearing your first clothes. Let me give up my childish ambitions and help you become a virtuous man. May you live a long and healthy life and enjoy great happiness.
After her hair was combed, Mother Wen came forward with a hairpin and the old lady pinned it on her.
This is a bright red jade hairpin. Green jade is easy to find, but blood jade as translucent as this one is rare. The lifelike peach blossoms look enchanting and eye-catching.
The red jade hairpin is precious, but what is even more valuable is that this hairpin was given by the Queen herself.
The old lady touched Lu Xiang's inky black hair and said with a gentle look, "I hope you will serve your parents with filial piety and accept your children with kindness. Be gentle, honest, modest, and modest. Don't be arrogant or conceited, and don't be dishonest or deceitful."
Lu Xiang looked up, her charming little face blooming like thousands of mandragora flowers, making people's hearts tremble: "Grandmother, I will obey your teachings even though I am not smart enough!"
Mother Wen smiled and said, "The ceremony is over. Miss San, please bow to the guests again."
Lu Xiang stood up, saluted to everyone, then sat down next to the old lady and accepted everyone's congratulations.
After Shaohua Yunlu and others presented their gifts, they stayed for a while and then returned to the palace to report.
Lu Xiang said that he would go to the palace to express his gratitude tomorrow.
After lunch, the guests left one after another. He Zhiyan wanted to stay, but was afraid that her stepmother would disagree, which would cause trouble. So she did not mention it and left with the wife of Marquis Wu'an.
What He Zhiyan didn't know was that since she saw that the Queen was so concerned about Lu Xiang, Marquis Wu'an felt like there were ants crawling in her heart. If He Zhiyan asked to stay at this moment, she would definitely agree, and by the way, she could also bring her daughter to stay so that she could be close to Lu Xiang.
Maybe after a few more contacts, Lu Xiang will become close friends with her daughter.
Who can say for sure about this?
However, He Zhiyan didn't mention it, and the wife of Marquis Wu'an naturally couldn't bring herself to ask her to stay.
Today is also Lu Xiang's birthday, so Lu Yao stayed and planned to celebrate Lu Xiang's birthday in the evening before returning to the Zhou Mansion. Mrs. Zhou naturally said no and said that she would ask Zhou Huaicheng to come to the Lu family in the evening. It would make sense for him not to come to his wife's sister's birthday.
Qiao Jing said something to Lu Xiang, and left with Madam Qiao.
Lu Chao hadn't said a word to her up to this point. He stood at the door and watched Qiao Jingru leave with a wronged look on his face, which made Mrs. Qiao feel so sorry for her.
"Ruru, did you really decide to divorce Lu Chaoyang just because you were heartbroken by his mistress?" Mrs. Qiao couldn't help asking in the carriage.
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