Chapter 84: The Coming Ceremony
Su Zhenzhen wore a crabapple-red Huanhua brocade wide-sleeved flowing fairy skirt, her hair tied in a flying fairy bun, and a ruby-inlaid gold-thread headband with palace flowers on her head. She had fair skin and a beautiful face, with lightly drawn dark eyebrows and a layer of pink lip balm on her cherry lips. She was so beautiful that she could captivate the whole country.
Su Qiyang, Su Jun and Su Yu looked at the graceful Su Zhenzhen and smiled dotingly.
"Zhenzhen is so beautiful today. It's true that girls can't be kept when they grow up." Su Qiyang felt a little disappointed, and there was also an unconscious jealousy in his heart.
Su Jun gave her a soft, doting smile and said softly, "Zhenzhen looks so beautiful today." He then looked at Su Qiyang and said, "Dad, Zhenzhen is dressing up to please herself. She looks so pretty."
Su Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Big brother still loves me." She gave Su Jun a sweet and well-behaved smile, and the latter couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Su Yu was not willing to be outdone. "Today is a big day for His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. Zhenzhen wants him to remember it for the rest of his life. My sister is so beautiful, she should dress up beautifully." He was already a fan of the couple of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and his sister.
After the three of them entered the palace, Su Zhenzhen followed Su Qiyang and Su Yu, feeling a little hesitant. Wouldn't she be the only girl there later?
Does His Majesty dote on Chenchen too much?
Such an outrageous operation was actually ordered by His Majesty himself, not requested by Chenchen.
Su Zhenzhen already had a premonition that she was going to become famous again.
Although people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat, she feels that her popularity is unmatched now.
This was the first time in Su Zhenzhen's life that she entered the Taiji Hall, the palace used for court proceedings. The Qin Dynasty was a fictional dynasty, so she had never been to the palace for a tour in her previous life.
She was a little nervous, but before she could savor her nervousness, she was interrupted by Rong Jinchen who was waiting at the door.
Su Zhenzhen's little head slowly formed a question mark. She had never seen this operation before.
Not only was she shocked, but all the guests present were also shocked. How could they have deserved His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan to personally greet them at the palace gate?
On second thought, yes, it is His Majesty's grace that allows Prime Minister Su's eldest daughter to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
So they were just being too sentimental.
They said, how could His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, who is always aloof, taciturn, and distant, be so courteous?
Su Zhenzhen managed her expression very well. She was shocked but did not show it on her face. She looked at Rong Jinchen, who was wearing a black brocade robe, with a smile on her face.
Rong Jinchen's eyes were bright and his sword-like eyebrows were slightly raised. He looked at Su Zhenzhen, who looked particularly beautiful today, and his sharp eyes noticed the layer of lip balm on her cherry lips.
He was in a good mood and raised the corners of his lips. He strode forward and looked straight at her, "Qingqing, you're here." His eyes were tender and affectionate.
"Ahem." Su Qiyang clenched his right fist, signaling Rong Jinchen not to be too arrogant, as he was still here.
Su Zhenzhen's face was slightly hot, and a layer of shyness appeared on her pink neck. She drooped her eyelashes shyly, bit her lip and said nothing, her two slender white hands wrapped around the handkerchief.
Rong Jinchen's gaze fell slowly on Su Qiyang and the other three, and he bowed and said: "Future father-in-law, two uncles." The handsome faces of Su Qiyang and Su Jun froze.
Su Yu smiled with his teeth showing, his peach blossom eyes were very charming, and his handsome face was full of smiles.
"Ziyun, today is the day my son Chen comes of age, you are not allowed to give him a bad look." A powerful voice sounded behind them.
The princes and ministers who were watching the show around all saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live forever." It turned out that His Majesty did not arrive on time today. It turned out that they were not worthy to attend the morning court.
Su Zhenzhen maintained her saluting posture, staring at the ground, trying hard to blend in with the crowd.
After Su Qiyang saluted, he hurriedly said: "I dare not." Who dares to be disrespectful to your Majesty's beloved son?
He was obviously defeated, okay?
Rong Yue smiled, his gaze fell on Su Zhenzhen, his tone amiable, "Zhenzhen girl, am I good to you? I knew you wanted to attend Chen'er's coming-of-age ceremony, so I took the initiative to invite you." He then looked at Rong Jinchen who was staring at someone else.
Su Zhenzhen was facing the heated gazes of everyone around her. Could she just say she wanted to see it?
Definitely not.
She could only blush and shyly look up at Rong Jinchen, and said coquettishly: "Father, you are so bad." She deliberately stomped her feet in a childish manner, being extremely pretentious.
Rong Yue smiled sweetly, like a bad uncle who wanted to kidnap a little girl. As expected, Ziyun's daughter was just what he liked.
Rong Jinchen and Rong Yue really enjoyed Su Zhenzhen's appearance, and both were willing to fight and be beaten.
Rong Jinchen looked at her pretty and lively figure, and was slightly stunned for a moment, his eyes full of amazement. He collected his thoughts, raised his eyelids and looked at Rong Yue, "Father, please don't tease Qingqing, I feel so distressed." Only he could tease his Qingqing.
Rong Yue was in a good mood. He stroked his carefully groomed beard with his hands. His phoenix eyes smiled and his voice was very happy. "Okay, Chen'er is the boss today. I will listen to you."
The ministers exchanged glances, their understanding tacit. According to the custom of this dynasty, the prince wore a crown three times: first, he wore a colorful robe, then a black cloth crown, then a leather crown, and finally a nine-tassel crown.
The only special thing about His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is that he did not hold his coming-of-age ceremony in the ancestral temple, but in the Taiji Hall like the Crown Prince.
But he is the second legitimate son, and Your Majesty is indeed ridiculously good to the legitimate son. It should be said that he is very good to the second legitimate son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
The princes and ministers accepted Su Zhenzhen's appearance well, simply because she was a guest invited by His Majesty himself. Besides, this was not their Taiji Hall.
They don't want to be held accountable by His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
Thanks to Rong Yue, Su Zhenzhen had a very front-row seat for the ceremony and was almost the first to watch.
The magnificent Taiji Hall is filled with the solemn sounds of bells and drums, and the air is filled with the scent of agarwood burning in the Boshan furnace.
There were only the master and servant in the back hall. Rong Jinchen let Gu Heng help him change his clothes. He took off his black brocade robe and wore only a snow-white undershirt that faintly revealed his smooth muscle lines. He took off the white jade hairpin that tied his hair, and changed into a colorful robe, a braid, and white untied boy's shoes. According to the procedure, a maid should have served him, but Rong Jinchen refused without thinking.
Are you kidding? He didn't need a maid to serve him closely after he turned seven, let alone now?
Gu Heng's eyes were filled with tears. The prince whom he had watched grow up since he was a child had come of age today and was about to get married and have children. He was simply in tears.
Yu Fuhai sang the congratulatory words, his voice filled with emotion, following the records in the Book of Rites: The Ceremony of the Coming of Age of a Scholar, "On this auspicious day of the month, I shall be clothed in my first-born clothes, and shall discard my childhood name... I shall bring you great fortune."
Rong Jinchen knelt on the soft cushion in front of Rong Yue, wearing only a black cloth with red brocade edges. His thin lips were tightly pursed. He looked at Rong Yue, who was full of satisfaction, and his mind flashed back to the past one by one...
The black cloth crown is also called the crown for governing people, implying that one can become an official in the future. Rong Jinchen was a young genius. Before he even became an official, he forced the Northern Xiongnu to abandon the royal court and flee, and the Southern Xiongnu to surrender.
Rong Yue placed the black cloth crown on his hair, which was tied up in a bun and never had anything pinned to it. As the solemn music of bells and drums played, his voice choked with tears, he said, "My son has made many outstanding achievements and served the country, expanding the territory of our Great Qin. This is a blessing for me and for the Great Qin."
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