atypical prostitute

Chapter 18 and the wedding ceremony

The scheduled crown ceremony was not held in the end.Saburo asked to postpone the crown ceremony on the grounds that the gentleman was weak in the twenty crowns.Whether he grew up with this behavior overnight, or if he was angry with the Fu family for killing Aunt Zhang, it is naturally unknown.Fortunately, the Xie Dynasty had three dynasties, but they were quite casual in the crowning ceremony. Only a handful of pedantic and famous families still abide by the etiquette of crowning at twenty.Therefore, Saburo's persistence won a lot of praise in this world where Emperor Xie advocated writing.

On the contrary, the Jiji ceremony presided over by the Eldest Princess was not as extravagant as imagined.

There were no guests who had entertained half the capital, and no married women came to watch the ceremony. Among the guests, the only ones who could be called honorable were the Princess Runan and the Crown Princess who were still stranded in the capital.Princess Runan came here at the invitation of the Eldest Princess, and the Crown Princess is the eldest daughter of the Fu family who has both talent and virtue.

Therefore, even though she is the daughter-in-law Jiji in name, the female relatives of all the famous families in Beijing have also sent gift cards, which can barely be called a full house of splendor.

On the high hall, in front of the portraits of Fu's ancestors, Li Ci knelt down holding his breath, folded his palms, raised his eyebrows, and bowed his head deeply.

The first noble lady of the empire, in the apricot-yellow phoenix and gold dress, smiled, stepped down gracefully, and inserted a jade hairpin into her temples.

The hairpin is Kunlun jade. The body of the jade is yellowish, the color is faint, and the ancient pattern of Qingluan is engraved. It is a thing of three generations.

The Wuhua plain hairpin is not as dazzling as the imperial bestowed eight-treasures glazed hairpin used for jade garlands and hairpins, but although the imperial bestowed eight-treasures glazed hairpin is exquisite, it can't compare to this ancient thing that is unparalleled in the world.It's just that the eldest princess used this thing to tie up her hair, implying that it is as gentle as jade, or priceless, Li Ci doesn't know.

I could only vaguely see tears glistening from the corners of the eyes when the eldest princess added hairpins for herself.

Then, during the chanting by the ceremonial officer, Li Ci knelt down to worship the ancestors, the eldest princess, and parents and brothers.

Li Cheng.

She quietly walked to the front of the hall. The hall was full of splendor, but everyone was silent.

Aunt Shen was standing behind the crowd, seeming to be crying, but Li Ci couldn't walk in front of her and tell her that her daughter had finally reached adulthood, because at this moment Li Ci was already the prostitute of the Fu family, listed on the genealogy.

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After the ceremony, Li Ci and the beautifully dressed jade garland accompanied the three ladies to the garden to enjoy the scenery.

The concubine attached great importance to Yulan, and she allowed her to walk with her. Yulan knew what the concubine wanted to do during the ceremony, so she didn't dare to accept it, so she kept a distance of half a body and followed closely.Her words and demeanor are extremely careful, for fear that if she says a word more than one step, she will be looked down upon by others.

The eldest princess and Princess Runan were very close, and Princess Runan was also very kind to Li Ci, and immediately took off the bracelet with eighteen big thumb beads embedded in it to reward her.Li Ci was very careful, but fortunately, nothing dirty happened until he sat in the waterside pavilion.

The pavilions and pavilions of the Fu family cannot compare with the magnificence of the eldest princess. Fortunately, the clear water is elegant and refined, but it also has a natural look.After the Eldest Princess took her seat, Xu Li resigned from the seat of Princess Runan, and the Crown Princess ordered the jade garland to accompany her.

"The Fu family really put their heart into it this time."

Seeing the rare cherries, lychees and other things in glass crystal cups on the red sandalwood table, the eldest princess sighed softly, and Princess Runan from the Jiang family in Taiyuan immediately nodded in agreement. Introverted is not measured.However, the Crown Princess, who was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, looked around calmly, and then looked at the jade garland sitting with her with a slight disdain.

Li Ci felt a faint rivalry.

The No. 1 sect in the world is naturally the Lanling Xiao family who established the Xie dynasty, but even after a hundred years of war, only four of the original ten great clans were killed.It is absolutely impossible for newly promoted famous families such as the Fu family of Beidi and the Ye family of Yinzhou who rose with military exploits to be compared with the powerful families that have been passed down for more than a hundred years.

At the beginning of the founding of the Xie dynasty, there was a strict hierarchy among the clans, even if the Xiao family wanted to marry the four clans, it was still difficult.Fortunately, under the oppression of the imperial power in these years, the four major clans have faintly declined in the Xie Dynasty, where the martial arts prevailed. Only then did they have contacts with the Fu family in the north and the Ye family in Yinzhou, and finally became known as the seven sects of the Xie Dynasty with the Xiao royal family. .

Of course, in terms of family status, the Cui family of Qinghe, who claims to dominate the world with great talents, and the Jiang family of Taiyuan, who has no calculations and even served as a tyrant, are far more famous than those who gradually became one of the seven famous families after accumulating military exploits after conquering Loulan. The Fu family is even more noble.In their bones, the four big clans even regarded Beidi Fu as a vulgar martial artist, and they disdain them very much.

What a character the eldest princess is, she can see the crown princess's gaffe from the corner of her eyes slightly, but her beauty is still the same, but when the future Liangdi bears it with a smile on her face, she doesn't hide her appreciation.

"I've heard that the Fu family is full of beautiful things, and I always thought the name was too real. Only when I saw it today did I know that the name is well-deserved. No wonder the eldest princess has a good eye for the fourth wife of the Fu family. It's a pity that Princess Kanghui is old and has a bad temper. Another beautiful thing."

Sensing disharmony, Princess Jiang of Runan smoothed things over with a smile.She was born in the Jiang family in Taiyuan, and she is the first class noble. Although her appearance is not as restrained as that of the eldest princess Hua Guang, she is also graceful, and her round face is amiable.

The King of Runan and Princess Linchuan were once known as the Royal Twin Walls, and they are No. 1 in the world in terms of appearance and talent.In the past, the king of Runan came to ask for a daughter from the Jiang family. The Jiang family in Taiyuan was pedantic and old-fashioned. They believed that the Xiao family in Lanling was inferior to the Jiang family in Taiyuan.At this time, the daughter of the Jiang family was peeping behind the screen, seeing Tan Lang's outstanding demeanor, like a jade man, she was extremely happy, knowing that her father wanted to refuse the marriage, she stomped her feet anxiously, and immediately rushed out: "My daughter is willing."

After that, the daughter of the Jiang family entered the Runan Palace as she wished.

Feeling the beauty, the jade garland hurriedly got up and saluted: "Sanlang is not a good material and beautiful jade, and he is not worthy of the lord of Kanghui County."

"Why can't it be worthy, the eldest princess is willing to love the Qingluan ancient jade hairpin like her life, it shows that the daughter of the Fu family is very virtuous."

Princess Runan laughed at Yan Yan, but Fu's wife was terrified when she heard it.

I knew that this ancient hairpin was unusual, but I never thought it was the ancient jade hairpin of Qingluan bestowed by the eldest princess and Emperor Xuanshi.

This hairpin is extremely ancient, and it belongs to Lei Zu, the concubine of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times.Later, the female sages of the Xiao family were given this hairpin by the golden armor god, and they gave birth to Taizu.Of course, how credible this founding myth is is unknown.But this hairpin is precious, which can be seen.

Li Ci hurriedly got up and left the table, took off the hairpin, and paid homage: "Li Ci's lowly people dare not accept this thing, please have mercy on Your Highness the Eldest Princess."

"You have great virtue, so it's only natural to accept this hairpin. What's more, the Jiji ceremony has been completed—"

Princess Runan smiled, her round face looked pleasing, but there was maliciousness in the corner of her eyes as she rushed towards the princess.

The concubine hurriedly took the hand of the jade ring and walked up to Lici, put the ancient jade hairpin on Qingluan for her, looked at it for a while, then held Lici's hand with a smile, and said: "Sure enough, she is the first-class concubine Xiang, no wonder the eldest princess is happy. I want my father to give you my worthless brother, but I am afraid that the pearl will be dusted."

Qinghe Cui's generation has two legitimate sons and five concubines.Li Ci is favored by the eldest princess, and she is also the daughter of the Fu family. Although the family of the Fu family is not as good as that of the Cui family, they cannot marry the concubine of the Cui family.Cui Bin, the eldest son of the Cui family, is already a princess of Wukang, and the second son is still in his infancy.Therefore, what the Crown Princess said was just an empty promise to please the Eldest Princess.

"Princess Lao is bothering you." Li Ci blushed, her head drooped slightly, and she looked shy.

The eldest princess smiled, and Princess Runan added the icing on the cake: "Today, the hall is full of pearls and jade, which is a rare and magnificent sight. If the prince is here, there must be another masterpiece coming out."

The prince mentioned by Princess Runan is the King of Runan, who is known as the master of both poetry and painting. At this moment, he accompanied the saint to go hunting in the suburbs of Beijing, but he failed to come.

"I'm glad that Brother Huang is coming today. If he comes, the hearts of these young ladies will fly."

The eldest princess laughed, but Princess Runan was not annoyed, she was a princess after all, so she knew how to be cautious.What's more, King Runan has an extraordinary demeanor and has monopolized the title of the most beautiful man in the empire for more than ten years. If she cares about every detail, she will be jealous long ago.That is to say, in recent years, there has been a Jun Fengxi who is known as the exiled immortal today, who can be compared with the King of Runan.

The crown princess on the side was unwilling to be reconciled to the army because she had just been generalized by the eldest princess, and said: "I have heard that your son has a demeanor of heaven and man. I don't know who is better than King Runan?"

"Chunhua and Qiuyue are two different tastes, so it's hard to compare."

Hearing the displeasure in the Eldest Princess's words, Princess Runan laughed and said: "My younger sister has been with the prince many times to the mansion, but the elder sister never let the prince out. Is it possible that he is so handsome that he will be sympathetic with the prince and make the women in the world sad?"

Xie Chao had a healthy atmosphere, and the conversation and laughter among women were unscrupulous.It's just that the masculinity is difficult to be elegant after all, and it's also fortunate that both of them were beautiful men at the time, and they had never met each other.Princess Runan and the eldest princess are used to teasing, so they dare to say such nonsense.

The eldest princess knew that Princess Runan was here to rescue the princess, so she also joked with her along the steps.

"It turns out that my sister has such a dirty mind, next time the emperor's brother visits the house, I will definitely make them sleep together."

The princess ate a soft nail, and her complexion became more and more gloomy.At this time, the hand of the jade ring sitting with her was shaking slightly when pouring the wine, and she spilled a little of the wine. She was about to have a fit, but she received a warning from the eldest princess with a smile. She quickly took the wine with a smile and thanked her.

The eldest princess didn't want to argue with her about this woman, she beckoned Li Ci to sit beside her, touched her hand, and said with pity:
"It looks like a daughter's house."

Because of what happened three years ago, Li Ci still has a sallow complexion and thinning hair despite all kinds of recuperation.Fortunately, a few years ago, I got the secret gold master Lvyunxiang. I daubed it every day, and kept it close for two months. Finally, the clouds were as dark as ink. Today, I put on the scented osmanthus scented oil and combed it into the cloud temples. It is indeed a bit of a noble daughter of the Fu family temperament.

"It's all thanks to the eldest princess' love."

This sentence was not purely a compliment. If it wasn't for the support of the eldest princess, how could she, an unpopular concubine, have the status she has today.

Li Ci has self-knowledge, she is ordinary in appearance, but she can't learn talents from ordinary people.Although the Fu family ranks among the first-class giants, their foundation is still shallow.And now he is making great efforts to govern, open a course to recruit scholars, and is determined to break the monopoly of the powerful.In this situation, not only her, but even the entire Fu family is not worthy of the eldest princess's attention.

Therefore, the more you get, the more disturbed you feel.I'm afraid that when the eldest princess makes a return, she will really be smashed to pieces.

Thinking to himself, Li Ci cautiously accepted the eldest princess's kindness.

The delicate and smooth hands slid across the skin, causing a strange feeling, and every frown and smile of the eldest princess made her afraid.

On the other side, the crown princess finally saw that the eldest princess loved the fourth lady of the Fu family very much, flatteringly said:

"I heard that the son has amazing physical strength, is diligent and motivated, and looks good, so I am very happy today. I didn't know who the wife would be able to match, but today I saw that the fourth lady of the Fu family was actually a concubine. There are candidates."

The son, of course, is Hua Yunguang, the son of An Guo.An Guogong Hua Jingrong reconciled with the eldest princess, but Hua Yunguang was still the only son of the eldest princess. Although he lived with his father in An Guogong's mansion, he was also close to the royal family.Today, I am not stingy with joy for this nephew.

It's a pity that the princess was wrong again.

"Li Ci is naturally good, but Yun Guang'er has bad conduct. If he can improve in the future, I can barely do both. Right now—"

As if it should be taken for granted, the eldest princess peeled a lychee for Li Ci herself.

(End of this chapter)