Chapter 440 and Hairpin Ceremony
As soon as Xia Ziying's marriage was decided, it was time for Xia Zihan's haircut ceremony.
On this day, Xia Zihan got up early. Her mother-in-law brought in four buckets of hot water. Nuanyu, silk grass, and vanilla helped her wash her hair and cleanse her body carefully from head to toe. , even the fingernails and toenails that had been trimmed just two days ago were trimmed and polished again.
After stepping out of the bathtub and putting on her clothes, Xia Zihan sat in front of the dressing table. Nuanyu brought a clean towel over to wring her hair.
"Princess, the old lady said, I won't wear anything on my head for a while, just a simple bun." Nuanyu said excitedly while rubbing the cloth in her hand.
"Yes, I understand." Xia Zihan looked at himself in the mirror with a smile on his face.
She had gone through the haircut ceremony once in her previous life. She knew all the details and had not forgotten them.
She asked, "Do you know who the official guest invited by grandma is?"
In the previous life, after her grandfather died, her grandmother devoted herself to promoting Anyang Houfu and becoming friends with Anyang Houfu. And she was also obsessed with Song Huai, and she didn't even have a good girlfriend.
When it came time to hold the haircut ceremony, the guest of honor was Pei, and both Zanzhe and Yousi were nieces invited by Pei from her natal family. One of them was a side branch and had no status.
In her previous life, her haircut ceremony was simple and low-key.
And in this life, according to her grandmother's temperament, she will definitely do something big, right?
"Should I invite my aunt?"
Nuanyu said not very sure.
As for Zanzhe and Yousi, they were invited by Xia Zihan herself. Dou Si was about to get married, so she couldn't invite them, so she invited Princess Qinghui and Liao Fangyi.
Princess Qinghui is the praiser, and Liao Fangyi is the secretary.
Originally, Zeng Ning was in the Chu Mansion and she was her cousin. For the sake of her grandmother, she should have asked her to be a sponsor or a minister. However, when she thought of the way she stared at Chu Jingqi in the light that day, Xia Zi Han didn't want to help her improve her status during her hair extension ceremony.
Besides, she and Zeng Ning were not very familiar with each other. Even though they lived in the same mansion, they rarely met each other, let alone played together. When they did meet, it was just for the sake of face as cousins. She couldn't do it for a man who coveted her fiancé. A woman who has wronged her haircut etiquette.
A woman only gets her haircut once in her life.
After wringing her hair dry, Nuanyu tied her hair into a simple bun with two pink silk flowers pinned to it.
Si Cao came in with a plate of snacks made by the cook yesterday and said, "Princess, please eat some snacks to cushion your stomach. There is still an hour before the auspicious time."
Xia Zihan remembered that when she was doing the hairpin ceremony in her previous life, Nuan Yu also brought snacks for her to eat. However, she was busy picking out clothes, so she didn't eat them and was eaten by Nuan Xia. As a result, halfway through the hairpin ceremony, she I was so hungry that my stomach cramped.
Fortunately, she survived the haircut ceremony without fainting.
Not wanting to be in the same situation as in his previous life, Xia Zihan took a piece of snack and ate it even though he wasn't hungry.
"Are Princess Qinghui and Liao Fangyi here?" She didn't forget to ask while eating pastries.
Her haircut ceremony was held in the hall, and all the guests would be there.
"My slave, go take a look." Vanilla chuckled, and when Xia Zihan nodded, she ran out.
In less than half a cup of tea, the person came back again, with Liao Fangyi following behind.
Before she even entered the door, Liao Fangyi muttered, "Sister Chu Yu, I think the old lady has prepared everything, and all she needs is you as the master." Then she said enviously, "The old lady has invited the second princess to be the guest of honor for you. , Second Princess, when did she become a guest of honor? This is your first time. You don’t even know that the girls in the hall are almost jealous.”
"Is it the second princess?" Xia Zihan was surprised. She also thought that her grandmother would directly ask her aunt to be her guest of honor. Unexpectedly, her grandmother would actually invite the second princess to come.
The second princess's status was higher than that of Zhuo. She was very happy to be able to condescend to be her guest, which raised her worth.
After a while, Princess Qinghui, Zeng Ning, and several girls from the Dou family all came to her room to chat, and the atmosphere was lively and exciting.
When the auspicious time was approaching, Xia Zihan led a group of people to the hall.
Princess Qinghui and Liao Fangyi, both Zanzhe and Yousi, did not enter the hall, but followed Xia Zihan to the wing next to the hall.
There was a row of trays placed on the kang table inside. The first one had a hairpin on it, the second one had a hairpin on it, and the rest were filled with washbasins, towels, combs and other items.
Mother Su was instructing the maids to prepare, while the second princess was sitting inside, drinking tea with Mrs. Zhuo. When she saw them coming in, Mrs. Zhuo smiled and said, "The auspicious time is coming. The old lady just sent someone to ask about it." , I was about to send a maid to invite you over.”
"Hey, this hairpin is so beautiful." Liao Fangyi's eyes were fixed on the hairpin.
Xia Zihan's pretty face turned red and she pretended not to hear her voice.
Princess Qinghui covered her mouth and smiled. She glanced at Zhuo and then at Xia Zihan. Seeing that Liao Fangyi was acting like an idiot and couldn't tell anything, she bumped her with her arm and said, "Idiot, That was specially sent by Prince Chu, and it was not this one before.”
After Princess Qinghui arrived, she walked around the side room first, and happened to encounter Chu Jingqi sending a maid to bring a hairpin. Then, Mrs. Chu replaced the hairpin she prepared with Chu Jingqi's.
At this moment, Liao Fangyi praised the beautiful hairpin, and Princess Qinghui deliberately teased Xia Zihan.
The corners of the second princess's lips also curled up, and she said to Mrs. Zhuo, "Your son is quite shrewd. He abducted such a good daughter-in-law for you at such a young age."
There was a hint of envy in his tone.
Mrs. Zhuo smiled proudly, but she still said politely, "Your daughter-in-law is not bad. Princess Mingzhu is the most talented woman in the capital. She plays the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and my Ayu can't keep up with her even if she is in love with her." ”
The corners of the Second Princess's lips became more and more raised, "The last time I came back from your house, she felt unwell, so she sent someone to ask the imperial doctor to check. It turned out to be the Ximai pulse. It was more than two months old, and this child didn't feel well either. Notice.”
Although there was blame on his lips, the smile between his brows and eyes could not be concealed.
Princess Mingzhu made such a fuss last year, and the imperial doctor even said that she had lost her body, and she was really worried that she wouldn't be able to get pregnant. Unexpectedly, she got pregnant in just over a year.
"Pregnant?" Mrs. Zhuo was also full of surprise, and then she became envious and jealous, "Congratulations, you are going to be a grandmother soon."
The words were said so sourly that I almost lost my teeth.
Ayu cannot get married until she is nineteen, and Aqi has to wait three years. If she wants to have a grandson, even if it is the fastest, it will take at least three or four years.
Hey...
Mrs. Zhuo had a depressed look on her face, and was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred towards the second princess.
(End of chapter)