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Chapter 567 Gifts [Thank you! Goodbye! 46k more to go]

'When did my wife become so reasonable? ' The thought flashed through Sheng Hong's mind.

Today is the coming-of-age ceremony for Molan.

The main guest in charge of the hairpin-binding ceremony was Madam Li, the mistress of the Sheng family's main branch.

Madam Li is Molan's aunt and elder, and has a harmonious relationship with Mr. Sheng Wei, with whom she respects each other. She also has a son and two daughters, making her a blessed lady.

The sisters holding trays and assisting were Shulan, Pinlan, Rulan and Minglan.

Although the second branch of the Sheng family is not a wealthy family, their ancestors had a scholar who won the third place in the imperial examination. They were married to the Wang family, who were allowed to worship in the Taimiao, and the Xu family, who had many years of honor and honor.

Sheng Hong himself is an official of the Ministry of Personnel!
Also attending the coming-of-age ceremony were the wives of officials and colleagues of the same age who were invited by Sheng Hong.

Therefore, although Molan was a concubine's daughter and was not raised in the house of a legitimate daughter, she had many guests and a favored young wife, so the process of her coming of age was not simple or perfunctory.

After combing her hair, putting on a hairpin, paying respects, and listening to instructions, Molan went to the Sheng family's ancestral hall, knelt respectfully on the cushion, and kowtowed to all the ancestors of the Sheng family.

The coming-of-age ceremony is over.

Madam Sheng, her sisters-in-law and Madam Yu left first, and the three old people went to Shou'an Hall to have a quiet meal.

Wang Ruofu stood up and looked at Pingmei, Hualan and several officials' wives in the hall. She smiled and greeted them, "Sisters, niece, Hualan, let's go and take a seat."

in the hall,
The guests attending the coming-of-age ceremony have already taken their seats.

Most of the people present were wives of officials. Pingmei and Hualan were both daughters-in-law of marquises, so their conversation and laughter were lively.

No one knew what everyone was talking about, but a burst of laughter floated out from the hall and reached Linqi Pavilion in the backyard of the Sheng family.

Linqi Pavilion,
Lin Qinshuang held a handkerchief in her hand, stood at the door of the hall with a concerned look on her face, and looked in the direction where the laughter came from.

Seeing Zhou Xueniang hurriedly approaching the courtyard gate, Lin Qinshuang asked, "How was it? Did my Mo'er's coming-of-age ceremony go smoothly? Did Wang Ruofu, that shrew, embarrass my Mo'er?"

Zhou Xuenniang nodded with a smile on her face and said, "My dear, it went smoothly. It went very smoothly! I heard from Yun Zai that the eldest lady looked unhappy at first, but she kept smiling afterwards! The guests have already taken their seats."

"That's good!"

Lin Qinshuang patted her chest and said.

"Honglang attaches so much importance to Moer's coming-of-age ceremony, but Wang Ruofu, the mother-in-law, can still laugh. It's really strange!"

Lin Qinshuang said.

Zhou Xueniang looked at Lin Qinshuang and said, "My dear, when I came here just now, my master told me that all the gifts sent by the guests today should be placed here with me later."

"I am watching you"

Looking at Zhou Xueniang who was whispering beside her, Lin Qinshuang turned and walked into the house, asking as she walked, "See what's going on?"

"From my observation, the other guests are fine, but the gifts given by Hua Jie'er and the eldest daughter of the Xu family, as well as the gifts from several boys in the academy, are really quite expensive!"

"Precious?" Lin Qinshuang looked at Zhou Xuenniang in confusion.

Zhou Xuenniang nodded repeatedly: "Little girl, wait for the things to be delivered, and then you can take a closer look."

The voice just fell,

"Young lady? I am a maid in the backyard. My master ordered me to deliver the things to our yard!"

Hearing the noise outside, Lin Qinshuang turned around and said, "Go and prepare the money."

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

After the maids and maids were busy,

Lin Qinshuang stood at the door, looking at the gifts on the table in the room, smiled at Zhi Pozi, and said, "Madam and everyone have worked hard! Here is the reward for the Zhou family."

"Yes, little girl."

"Thank you, little lady."

The maidservant and the one who brought the things hurried to express their gratitude.

After saying thank you, Mrs. Zhi continued talking to Lin Qinshuang.

Liu Mama's daughter Jiuer, who was mixed in the crowd, was waiting for Zhou Xuenniang to come up to her to share the reward money.

"Thank you, Sister Zhou."

After receiving the reward money, Jiuer first bowed and said thank you with a smile, then raised her eyebrows while looking at the copper coins in her hand.

When Zhou Xueniang distributed the reward money,
Lin Qinshuang and Zhi Pozi on the side continued, "Mammy, have these things been registered?"

Wife Zhi smiled and nodded, saying, "My dear, when the guests brought the things here, I had already recorded them! The book of these things is also with me."

Lin Qinshuang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Sister Wei is still very thorough." "That's right, little sister!"

"My dear, now that the matter is over, we servants will take our leave."

"Ah."

Smilingly watching the old women and their daughters leave the Linqi Pavilion courtyard, Lin Qinshuang then turned and walked towards the gifts on the table.

Standing in front of the table and looking at the things on it, Lin Qinshuang's smile faded a little and she said, "Humph! This little bitch surnamed Wei didn't even know to send the recorded book over!"

"Young lady, when other girls come of age, the eldest lady will have to give gifts according to the book, so it's not appropriate to let our courtyard do that."

Zhou Xuenniang looked at Lin Qinshuang's expression and spoke carefully.

Lin Qinshuang hummed.

"My dear, look at these gifts that the fourth young lady received. They are all good things."

"Which ones were given by the boys in the private school?" Lin Qinshuang asked.

Zhou Xuenniang thought about it and started looking among the pile of gifts on the table.

Although she was a classmate of Molan, there was a difference between men and women after all, so Xu Zaijing and others were not in a position to give her jewelry such as hairpins or hairpins.

"Young lady, this is the inkstone, famous ink, fine paper, incense burner, and jade carving that the second son of the Gu family gave to the fourth young lady."

Lin Qinshuang picked up the jade carving and exclaimed: "This mansion is really good, it looks really good!"

"These are gifts from the young master of Duke Qi's Mansion."

Lin Qinshuang took a look and said, "Why do these things look similar to the ones sent by the Gu family?"

Zhou Xuenniang nodded and said, "That's what I think! This was sent by Hua Jie'er and our eldest brother-in-law."

Looking at the exquisite wooden box that Zhou Xuenniang pointed at, Lin Qinshuang walked forward, stretched out her hand and opened it, her eyes lighting up.

Looking at the exquisite jewelry inside, Lin Qinshuang said, "This set of headwear looks really good!"

"My dear, I heard from Cui Chan beside Sister Hua that this is something from the Li family's jewelry store, and it costs a lot of money!"

Lin Qinshuang nodded in satisfaction and said, "These things can be worn even when Mo'er gets married."

After admiring the jewelry for a while, Lin Qinshuang blinked and said, "Hiss, what did Xu's brother Jing give to Mo'er?"

Zhou Xueniang thought about it for a moment and said, "My dear, it seems to be calligraphy and painting."

"Look for it. Let me take a look."

"Yes."

After a while,
Looking at the long wooden box in her hand, Lin Qinshuang opened it curiously.

"Eh? Girl, why are there only these few things?"

Zhou Xuenniang asked in confusion.

Lin Qinshuang ignored Zhou Xuenniang and looked at the old book quietly lying in the wooden box in surprise. After flipping through a few pages, she said, "How did the Xu family find such a book?"

"Young lady, what book is this?" Zhou Xuenniang asked curiously.

"This is a collection of poems by our great Prime Minister Yan."

After saying this, Lin Qinshuang looked at Zhou Xueniang's expression and said, "Why, are you thinking that Master Yan is not far away, and this kind of poetry collection is not rare?"

Zhou Xueniang nodded and said, "Yes, little girl, can't you buy this collection of poems at a bookstore?"

Lin Qinshuang smiled and said, "You don't understand. This collection of poems has the inscription and seal of Mr. Yan. If Mo'er saw this collection of poems, I wonder how happy he would be!"

"My dear, it seems that Xu Jiajing put a lot of thought into giving this gift to us! Is he really interested in our girl?"

Hearing this, Lin Qinshuang's face showed some joy, and she said, "Maybe, but considering the Xu family's family background, this kind of thing is nothing!"

"Open this calligraphy and painting, let me take a look."

Lin Qinshuang pointed at the scroll in the wooden box and said.

When the scroll was opened, it turned out to be a hanging painting of orchids outlined in ink.

Zhou Xuenniang said, "My dear, could it be that Xu Jiajing'er drew this himself?"

Lin Qinshuang took a closer look and shook her head, "No, this is the work of Master Longmian."

(End of this chapter)