Time flies, and after the new year, the twenty-ninth of March in the lunar calendar is Yun Ruoyan's birthday, which is also the day of Yun Ruoyan and Ji.
In Liguo, Jiji is very important to a girl. Jiji means that a woman is an adult and can be married. In a big family, the emphasis on women is no less than the crowning ceremony of men.
Furthermore, because of Yun Ruoyan's many identities such as the young lady of the Yun family, a student of Kongming Academy, and Yu Wang's fiancée, Yun Ruoyan's wedding ceremony was even more grand.
"Sister Ruoyan, this formal dress is so gorgeous!" Lin Qingxue opened her eyes wide, staring dumbfounded at Yun Ruoyan wearing a long fiery red dress that tucked the ground. The hem of the skirt was embroidered with golden phoenix flowers, so gorgeous that it was a bit dazzling.
The red shirt on the upper body did not have a stand-up collar, exposing Yun Ruoyan's slender neck. Because of her regular rest and good food during this period, Yun Ruoyan has grown a lot taller and her figure has become much plumper. Although she is only fifteen years old, she already looks like a girl of seventeen or eighteen.
Paired with such a fiery red formal suit, the whole person is more mature and bright than ever before.
"Yes, Sister Ruoyan, wearing this set of clothes on you makes you feel like a different person." Lin Qingchen also said.
In Tinglan Garden, the two sisters Lin Qingchen and Lin Qingxue came early in the morning. They will be the girls who will give Yun Ruoyan a straw for a while, so the two who don't usually wear formal clothes are also dressed quite well today. For dignified and grand.
"Isn't it pretty?" Yun Ruoyan stood up and turned around. The phoenix flower embroidered with gold silk was flying in the air, and when it came into contact with the sunlight falling outside the door, it shone brightly.
"Of course it looks good." Lin Qingchen and Lin Qingxue hurriedly said in unison: "It just feels different from before."
"Why is it different?" Yun Ruoyan frowned slightly as she looked at herself in the mirror.
In fact, she herself also felt that something was different from the past. She also wore such fiery red dresses in the past.
In her previous life and present life, she also wore various styles of grand formal clothes many times when she attended some necessary occasions. But looking at herself in the mirror today, she also felt that the woman in the mirror was different from ever before, but Yun Ruoyan couldn't tell exactly what was different.
"Our young lady has grown up." Shaoyao smiled, with the pride of our family having a young girl in her eyes, and said slowly: "Our young lady is no longer a little girl and a young girl, It's a woman."
Shao Yao's words made everyone realize that Yun Ruoyan in front of her had transformed from a girl into a woman unknowingly.
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Because Yun Ruoyan was born at noon, Heji's auspicious time was also set at noon.
Just after the time for breakfast, the road outside Yunfu was full of horse-drawn carriages, guests from all walks of life flocked, and the level of excitement was no less than that of Liu's birthday.
"I heard that the eldest lady of the Yun family, Ji Ji, will soon marry King Yu and become Princess Yu, is it true?" Two of the guests queuing up to enter the door chatted softly.
"Yeah, I've heard that too. It is said that the wedding date has been fixed, which is three days later. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Another guest in the front heard the conversation behind, turned back and interjected: "You don't know that, they will soon participate in some kind of training at the Kongming Academy, and after the training, they will go to a place that is not dangerous. When will I be able to come back?"
"Training at Kongming Academy?" The two people behind immediately became interested, stretched their necks and asked: "What training, what trial, where are you going to try, how do you know?"
"Hush!" The man looked around nervously, and said, "This is an internal arrangement of the Kongming Academy, and most people don't know about it, but my young lady also participated in this trial, and I listened to her. I only found out from talking with my master. My young master is now practicing harshly in the mansion every day, and the master is collecting treasures everywhere to prepare for the young master. The two of them didn’t even have time to come today for Miss Yun’s Jiji, so they let me come gift."
"Oh, I recognize you." One of the two who spoke first pointed to the person in front and said, "You must be the second housekeeper of Mr. Pei's house."
It turned out that this person was the second housekeeper of Pei Yingxiong's family, and the young master he was talking about was none other than Pei Ziao.
"No wonder you know so much. It turns out that you are the butler of the Pei family." The two who spoke first suddenly realized.
"Let me tell you..." Seeing that someone recognized him, the second steward of Pei's mansion became even more interested. He leaned in front of the two of them and whispered: "You must not know that this Lord Yu is Kong Ming One of the most powerful teachers in the academy, and this Miss Yun family is the only official apprentice he has accepted."
"What?" The two people behind opened their eyes wide and said in shock, "Then how can they still have a marriage contract? Isn't that *?"
"That's right, a teacher is like a father, this is the only thing that will be punished by heaven."
The second butler said with a smile: "My master also said the same, so even if he is not busy, he is not going to come, and he will be punished by God!"
"Is what you said true? Are you really master and apprentice*?" Several people nearby heard the conversation of these three people and came over to ask.
"Oh, it's my turn, it's my turn." The second butler didn't dare to make a big fuss, so he quickly changed the subject and hurried forward to continue queuing up.
But what he said quickly spread among the crowd.
Miss Yun and King Yu are about to get married, but they have the status of master and apprentice. So soon, there will be a grand wedding in the imperial city, and so on...
Because of the large number of guests, the gates received some less important guests, and some important guests naturally entered the mansion directly through the small gate set on the side.
For example, several ministers that Yun Lan had befriended in the court, several princes, and young ladies and princes from the big clan who came to join in the fun.
"Congratulations, congratulations, Master Yun, the Yun family has a young girl who has grown up!" An official of the same level as Yun Lan stepped forward to congratulate Yun Lan.
"You can get married after Jiji." The official smiled courteously at Yun Lan, "I don't know if Miss Yun is married or not, I want to ask for the dog!"
Yun Lan smiled rather embarrassedly: "To tell you the truth, Mrs. Liu, the little girl is married, and a big wedding will be held in the near future. I hope Mrs. Liu will come to enjoy the wedding wine!"
"Ah!" Mrs. Liu was obviously taken aback, and said, "Ling Ai is already married, such a big matter, such a little rumor has not been heard? Who did you promise it to?"
"Because my daughter has been in a hurry since she came back from Kongming Academy, so the engagement has not been done with much fanfare. I will take this opportunity to inform everyone about the wedding today," Yun Lan said.
In fact, Li Mo cared very much about the wedding at first, and wanted to make a big deal out of it, but Yun Ruoyan didn't like such a big show, she thought it was enough to attract attention. So just do it normally, and Li Mo also obeyed her.
According to Yun Ruoyan's idea, even Jiji didn't need to make a fuss, but this idea was immediately opposed by Yun Lan and Li Mo. The wedding can be held small, because whether it is Yun Ruoyan or Li Mo, the reputation of the two of them is too loud in the imperial city, it is better to keep a low profile. And Jiji is a major event for a woman to become an adult, and it must be announced to the world.
The auspicious time is coming, all the important guests are arranged to sit in the hall of Yunfu, and the rest of the people are also on the inner three floors, and the outer three floors surround the hall.
On the main seat in the hall, Mrs. Liu sat at the head in a dignified attire. She was the highest ranking and most honorable woman in the Yun family, so she gave Yun Ruoyan the hairpin.
Yun Lan sat on the lower head of Mrs. Liu. As Yun Ruoyan's father, he needs to accept Yun Ruoyan's thanks.
Li Mo sat at the lower head of Yun Lan, he was considered the most distinguished among the guests attending the ceremony today, and Li Qianhan sat next to Li Mo.
Prince Li Qianxiao and Second Prince Li Qianyuan sat opposite.
"The auspicious time has come, and the ceremony of Jiji begins."
Once the ceremonial officer chanted, all conversations in the hall disappeared.
With the support of the two sisters Lin Qingchen and Lin Qingxue, Yun Ruoyan stepped from the back hall into the hall, and that dazzling fiery red figure immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
Li Mo's dark eyes were full of smiles, and he looked at Yun Ruoyan with a faint but undisguised smile. Yun Ruoyan caught Li Mo's gaze, and mischievously raised her handsome chin slightly to face him, but her eyes were also full of smiles.
Prince Li Qianhan stretched his neck and stared at Yun Ruoyan intently, while the second prince Li Qianyuan beside him narrowed his narrow eyes slightly.
This Yun Ruoyan, every time she appeared, seemed to be different from the last time, and every time she appeared, they were surprised by her changes. Just like a flower with magic power, it can bloom different but dazzling flowers every time.
"The scorpion is in place, let's open the ceremony!" When Yun Ruoyan walked into the hall under the eyes of everyone, the ceremony official continued to chant: "The scorpion bows down, and the elder dips his hands."
At this time, there were two maidservants in dignified clothes. One of them held a futon and placed it in front of Yun Ruoyan, and the other walked up to Liu Shi with a golden basin in his hand. in the basin.
"Kneel down to heaven and earth, and may the gods of heaven and earth bless you." The singing official said.
The sisters of the Lin family retreated to the two sides, Yun Ruoyan knelt on the futon facing the outside of the hall, and made three big salutes.
"Second kneeling guests, may relatives and friends take good care of you."
Yun Ruoyan made three more big gifts to the surrounding guests. "
"Kneel to your parents and elders three times, and wish your parents and elders good health."
Yun Ruoyan finally knelt down and saluted Yun Lan and Liu Shi.
"Kneel down, go up the ji!"
Yun Ruoyan knelt up on the futon, and Liu Shi stood up after cleaning her hands. The sisters of the Lin family stepped forward to support Liu Shi to Yun Ruoyan's side.
At this time, another servant girl came forward holding a gold and jade box in her hand. Lin Qingchen took the box and opened it, and handed it to Liu Shi. Liu Shi reached out and took out a hairpin of a young phoenix with golden branches from the box, and slowly inserted it into Yun Ruoyan's black hair without a trace of accessories. .
"The ceremony of Jiji, Dacheng!" The ceremony official finally sang.