Jiji is the coming-of-age ceremony for women today, just like the crowning ceremony for men at eighteen.
It sounds simple, but in fact it is quite complicated, and the rules are also very complicated, especially the princess ceremony in the palace, which is more complicated in terms of rules.
This was the first time that Pan'er had handled such a thing, so it was natural that everything was meticulous.
In fact, even if she didn't care, Concubine Xu Xian cared. Concubine Xu Xian seemed to attach great importance to Wanxian's etiquette, and she came to Pan'er to discuss the details many times.
Most of the spectators at the Ji ceremony are women, and the host, guest of honor, praiser, praiser, escort and deacon are all indispensable. However, there are female officials and ceremony officials in the palace. The candidate was selected, but Concubine Xu Xian spent a lot of thought.
She also offered Pan'er to be Wanxian's guest of honor, but Pan'er rejected it. Anyway, the queen is still in Kunning Palace, but it's not her turn to show off the limelight. Concubine Xu Xian probably meant it After talking, I didn't mention it again.
In the end, the main guest was named Princess Gong.
On the day of Zhengri, the Palace of Yanxi Palace gathered together.
People such as Pan'er and Concubine Hu Shu are all spectators.
After a very complicated procedure, Wanxian, who was wearing a dark red dress, retreated to the inner room, where Wanshu Wanchan and others were waiting.
At this time, Wanxian's long black and beautiful hair has been tied into a bun, with hairpins, hairpins, and hairpins inserted on it. Although because of the Ji ceremony, the style of the hairpins is extremely simple and simple, mainly elegant and generous, which does not meet the aesthetics of girls of their age, but it has already made Wanchan and the others very envious.
Girls are not allowed to wear hairpins before they reach the hairpin. They are all decorated with palace flowers and beads wrapped around their heads. The way of combing their hair is also different. I can comb it all up.
The forehead hair is still the same, and the forehead hair can be completely combed on the day when she leaves the court to marry, which means that she has become a married woman.
Wan Yu touched the eldest sister's hairpin, her face full of admiration: "That's great, when will I be able to catch up with Ji?"
Today is a good day for Wanxian, most people are in good spirits on happy occasions, so her complexion is extra rosy and her complexion is better than usual.
She smiled and touched Wanpei's double buns, and said: "It's been a few years, and in two years Wanpee will be a big girl."
Wan Yu blushed and smiled shyly.
At this time, a court lady brought in the congratulatory gifts from the ladies of each palace.
Since it was a Jiji gift, it was natural to give a hairpin or something. As soon as the brocade box was opened, it was shining brightly. The girls all gathered around to look at Wanxian's hairpin, full of admiration.
It's not that they haven't seen the world, but it's a common problem for girls of this age. Between girls and young girls, they start to understand beauty and admire those older and beautiful women. Naturally, they hope that they can grow up quickly, too. to wear those fine clothes and jewellery.
Wan Shu looked around, only Wan Rong didn't surround her, she just sat there boredly playing with the red whip tail on her wrist.
Wanrong has always liked to dance swords and swords, but she is a princess after all, so the compromise is horseback riding and archery. Horseback riding is indispensable to use a whip, so she just learned a set of whipping techniques from a martial arts master recently.
This vermilion leather whip was tanned by Zong Cong specially selected from the finest cowhide and tendon. Wanrong just liked it very much not long ago. In addition, this whip is for women, so it is relatively thin and short. She looped it around her arm, and when the normally wide sleeves were down, she couldn't see it.
"Wanxuan, why don't you go and have a look?" Wanshu asked with a smile.
"I don't like these." Wanrong flicked her whip again, looking a little bored.
"That's right, you're still young, besides, Concubine Su has a lot of good things, and you don't like them."
Wanshu said this with a smile, her voice was not too loud, only the volume that the two of them could hear.
Wanrong raised her head and glanced at her, and met Wanshu's bright and decent smile, but nothing could be seen from the face, so Wanrong glanced at her and said nothing.
She stood up, walked over to Wanxian and said, "Sister, my mother and concubine are probably leaving, and I'm coming back too..."
Wanxian didn't think much about it, so she nodded, and Wanrong left.
After going out, just as Pan'er was about to leave, the mother and daughter walked back together.
On the way, Wanrong complained: "Second sister is talking more and more eccentric now. It sounds harsh, but I can't see anything when I look at it. My daughter doesn't want to see her more and more now." I told Pan'er about it.
After hearing this, Pan'er said, "Since you don't like it, you can simply stay away from her. The queen has been ill, and Wanshu probably feels uncomfortable."
Anyway, after that incident, Wanshu's changes surprised Pan'er. No matter how she was in private, at least she couldn't see it on the surface. She still doesn't show it on the face now, but she always makes a few sarcasm from time to time.
But when you turned your head to look at her, it seemed that nothing happened, it was purely uncomfortable, and you said a few words to make others uncomfortable as if to vent your hatred on purpose.
A person's situation can always easily change a person's character. Wanshu has always given people the demeanor of a princess, but now she can't help but fall into the cliché. But Pan'er can't say anything, what to say, the winner will talk about the loser, no matter what good or bad things are said, it will give people the suspicion of being immodest and taking the opportunity to beat the dog in the water, so it's better not to say anything.
Wanrong also understands this truth now, so she just complained to her mother and concubine casually.
After the ceremony, within two days Concubine Xu Xian came to Jingren Palace again and asked Pan'er about choosing a son-in-law.
Pan'er had already informed Zong Cong about this matter, and Zong Cong had no objection, so she agreed to Concubine Xu Xian. But how to choose and what kind of rules have not been decided yet, this is what Concubine Xu Xian came to talk about.
She originally said that she wanted to hold a flower viewing banquet in the palace, but she was refuted by Pan Er, who asked what kind of flowers the man should enjoy, so it was not obvious that the princess wanted to choose a son-in-law.
If she can be chosen, that's fine, what's the face of not being able to choose the princess, Wanxian is still young after all, girls at this age are very thin-skinned, such an idea is inappropriate.
Concubine Xu Xian blushed from embarrassment, because the imperial concubine was telling the truth, and she was more thoughtful, it seemed that she was a bit ill-considered as a concubine mother.
Pan'er thought for a while and said: "Well, you go back first, and then I will discuss with His Majesty to see if His Majesty can take the lead in holding a horse race or spring hunting or something. After all, we are concubines in the harem. As a foreigner, many things are inconvenient, it is more appropriate for His Majesty to come forward."
Concubine Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, then she reacted immediately and said: "Then thank you, Ma'am, I will retire as a concubine."
She backed out, and when she was about to leave, she glanced sideways at Pan'er with complicated eyes. Pan'er was wondering whether it was suitable for the Jockey Club or the Spring Hunt, but she didn't notice.
In the evening, Zong Cong came over.
During dinner, Pan'er mentioned this to him.
"You have considered it quite properly. This kind of thing is really not suitable for you to come forward." Zong Cong thought about it for a while, and said, "Why don't you do it like this, let's go to Spring Hunting. There are ministers who have mentioned this matter to me, and it is also me. Since I took the throne, I have been busy with government affairs, so I forgot about the annual spring hunting, why not hold a spring hunting in Nanyuan this year."
In fact, it’s not that Zong Cong deliberately forgot, it’s also that Emperor Cheng’an didn’t take the lead. Emperor Cheng’an was not good at riding and shooting, so he was not very interested in hunting. It was often only once in a few years. Over time, people in the palace didn’t seem to have this understanding. .
Zong Yue, Wan Yu, and Zong Qian were all there. When Paner was talking to Zong Cong just now, Wan Rong and Zong Qian listened with pricked ears. When they heard that their father had agreed to hold a spring hunt, they were both very happy. Shiny.
Zong Qian didn't even want to use the food anymore, and said that he would go back and tidy up the bow and arrow so that he could use it when the time came, but was stopped by Pan'er.
"Eat well, otherwise everyone can go, but you can't go."
Zong Qian went to see his father, thinking that his father was the greatest, and if his father helped him, his mother would definitely not say anything.
Unexpectedly, Zong Cong didn't even look at him, and continued to eat his own meal, and asked what kind of soup was in the bowl, and why today's soup was so fresh.
Pan'er glanced at his son before answering him: "It's stewed tofu with sweet-scented osmanthus and scallops. It's delicious. Let's have another bowl."
In the next few days, everyone in the palace is preparing for the spring hunt.
... No one else will mention it, but at the Jingren Palace, Pan'er is in charge of having a few children for herself, and each of them has to make several riding outfits.
There was a craze for riding clothes in the palace, especially Wanrong, who was impatient to wear skirts. She usually wore riding clothes at the training ground, and only changed skirts when she came back. This time it was like a fish in water, as soon as the new riding outfit came out, she picked up a new one and changed into it.
I even showed it to Zong Cong and the Queen Mother, and asked them if it looked good, of course it was good-looking. Now His Majesty and the Queen Mother didn't say anything, and Pan'er naturally couldn't say anything.
The royal hunting ground is in Nanyuan. Although Nanyuan and Xiyuan are a typo, Nanyuan is not in the capital, but about fifty miles away from the capital.
It is located in the Yongding River Basin, with low terrain and dense water sources, forming a large lake and water bubbles, creating a hunting resort with abundant water and grass.
Generally, good places are royal, let alone this kind of place, so although Nanyuan was not used a few times in Cheng'an Dynasty, everything is running as usual. There are more than a thousand people.
The so-called sea households do not refer to sea households along the coast, but a name for a special household established in Nanyuan. There is Nanhaizi in Nanyuan, and Beihaizi in Beijing at that time, so it has been used until now. In addition to these people being responsible for the daily operation of the royal hunting grounds, there are also special people responsible for raising all kinds of poultry and animals, and growing all kinds of fruits and vegetables for use by the inner court.
After the higher-ups sent a message, Nanyuan quickly made preparations for the pick-up from the palace.
Choosing a sunny day, Yu Jia and the ladies in the palace were escorted by the imperial guards to Nanyuan in a mighty way, accompanied by many relatives of the emperor and noble ministers.
Arriving at Tuanhe Xinggong, Pan'er, Cattail and others had just settled down in the Xinggong's residence, when Wanrong and Zongqian over there were like wild horses that had run loose, saying they wanted to go out for a run.
Zong Yue had no choice but to follow, Pan Er hurriedly ordered people to send more guards to follow.
While talking, Zong Cong came and said to take her out to have a look.
He was also wearing a riding suit, with a dark dark patterned bottom and a dark golden piping on the edge. He was extraordinarily heroic and dignified, completely different from his usual appearance.
Pan'er went to change his riding clothes.
It has a begonia red background, no embroidery, only a purple-gray girdle around the waist, making it appear that the waist is extremely slender and the figure is exquisite.
First go out of the palace by car, and then change horses outside.
Pan'er couldn't ride a horse, so the two rode together, followed by the guards of the brigade.