After Rong Ci finished handling Master Impermanence's affairs, it was National Day the next day. The prepared betrothal gifts were placed on boxes or trays tied with red silk, and were placed all over the east chamber.
Spring Courtyard is a three-entry courtyard, with each house connected by penthouses and corridors. The middle courtyard is very wide, planted with various flowers, trees, and ponds.
Spring is here, and the trees and flowers in the courtyard are sprouting new buds, and grasses are sprouting from the ground. They are green and delicate, as if they will break with just a pinch.
Ming led the people to re-check the gift list, and then had people unpack and check them one by one. When they saw that there were no mistakes, she felt relieved.
Mrs. Rong Guogong was sitting at the side, drinking tea and eating fruit. Just as the embroidery room was bringing newly made clothes, she reached out and picked up the collar embroidered with auspicious clouds, took a look at it, and then asked someone to put it aside.
"Why hasn't he come back yet? I need to try on these clothes again. If there is anything inappropriate, let the people in the embroidery room change it immediately."
After the jade pendant used in the previous engagement was finished, Rong Ci also went to Yucui Pavilion to get it back. After taking the Geng Tie, Mrs. Rong Guogong asked someone to engrave her name and birth date and sent it to the Jokhang Temple to worship and pray for blessings.
Today happened to be a good day in the past few days, so I asked Rong Ci to pick it up today. After having breakfast in the morning, I went out.
"Don't be anxious, mother. There is still plenty of time now. Moreover, I have tried it once before and modified it slightly. It will definitely be perfect." Ming came over and said.
Mrs. Rong Guogong liked to hear this: "Yes, it will definitely be perfect."
The two waited in Chuntingyuan for another half an hour before Rong Ci came back and handed the jade pendant in the brocade box to Mrs. Rong Guogong.
After Mrs. Rong Guogong checked that everything was correct, she was satisfied and asked him to try on clothes.
Young Master Rong Jiu was really looking forward to getting engaged, and he didn't feel bothered by trying on the same outfit two or three times, so he tried it on again.
Although we are not getting married yet, getting engaged is still a great event. This dress is purple, with auspicious clouds embroidered on the edges, and golden auspicious clouds embroidered on the dress. An exquisite gold crown is also used in the hair crown, and lotus flowers are embroidered around the waist.
girdle.
After dressing up in this outfit, his cold and desolate face also changed somewhat. His aloof and dustless temperament became less, and he gained a bit more the nobility and magnificence of a prince from an aristocratic family.
"Okay." Mrs. Rong Guogong always knew that her son was born with good looks, especially after being raised in the temple for so many years. He had a bit of aloofness and indifference in his bones, far away from the world. Only his own family could make him care.
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Nowadays, he has lost a bit of desolation and gained a bit of nobility and vigor. His whole body has a harmonious demeanor, as if he is the noble and extraordinary divine king above the nine heavens.
"I will wear this outfit tomorrow. My son has finally grown up!" Mrs. Rong Guogong sighed with emotion.
Rong Ci stretched out his hand to straighten his sleeves and paused for a moment, thinking to himself, is he so emotional? It sounds like he used to be a child who didn't grow up.
Over at the Xie family, Xie Yixiao is also trying on new clothes.
Although it is said that the other party has come to ask for his own girl, there are not many things to prepare, but it still needs to be cleaned up and down in the house, and everything is in order. The master and servants also have their own plans for tomorrow.
clothes to wear.
Xie Yixiao's clothes are Wei red, with a narrow-sleeved shirt, a pleated skirt, a large-sleeved shirt, and a silk shawl. The clothes are finely embroidered with twining peonies. Peonies are the king of flowers and cannot be used by anyone except the royal family.
At this time, her skirt was swaying and she was dressed in red, making her look like a blooming peony.
The city is in bloom, and the flowers are bowed.
Xie Yi smiled and shook the big sleeves on her hands, feeling that they were a bit heavy. She reached out and touched the delicate peonies, and said with a smile: "It's just a date, and after all this trouble, I thought I was getting married."
Already."
It actually feels like I'm actually getting married.
Seeing her dressed like this, Xie Zhu felt a little dazed: "Little aunt, what you said is, the more grand the better, isn't it? Engagement can be regarded as one of the major events in life."
There are several major events in a person's life, such as the full moon, getting haircut, getting married, and having sex. Speaking of which, engagement can be considered as it is one of the highlights of one's life after all.
Moreover, this is the face made by her future husband's family. Her husband's attitude is almost as if she can see her future for the rest of her life.
"I don't know what kind of betrothal gift Rong Guo Gongfu has prepared." Xie Zhu spoke with a somewhat envious tone, and she didn't know what kind of husband she would find in the future and what kind of family she would marry into.
Sometimes chance and luck are extremely mysterious things, just like her eldest aunt and little aunt.
Before the eldest aunt came out of the palace, she was the only legitimate daughter of the Xie family. Her father, brother-in-law, and brothers were both extremely outstanding. If she hadn't met the remnants of the previous dynasty and rebelled against her, she would not have hastily married away from the imperial city.
My little aunt was able to marry into the palace of Duke Rong, the first family in the royal family.
And Qin Ruxing, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qin, can only settle in the Zheng family now.
Xie Yixiao walked over, stretched out his hand and flicked her head: "What are you thinking about? What kind of person do you want to marry in the future?"
Hearing this, Xie Zhu's face couldn't help but blush a little, and she was a little shy: "Oh, little aunt, you are the one who is getting engaged tomorrow, tell me what to do, I'm still young!"
Xie Yi smiled and said: "You're not young anymore, you're fourteen, but do you have a crush on any young master?"
Xie Zhu shook her head vigorously: "No, no."
Xie Yi smiled and teased her: "It looks good, but if you like it, you still need your aunt to help you check it, don't let others fool you."
Xie Zhu refused to accept these words. She pointed at herself: "Little aunt, look at me. Do I seem to be deceived so easily? They are all thousand-year-old foxes. Who doesn't know who is who?"
"Yes, yes, little thousand-year-old fox, come here and see which set of jewelry I will use tomorrow."
Xie Zhu heard this and quickly went to pick out jewelry for her. She was happy to do such a thing.
People in Duke Rong's Mansion and Xie's Mansion are all busy in order to welcome the arrival of tomorrow.
The next day, February 12, also coincides with the annual Flower Festival.
The sky is clear today, but there are a few hints of spring rain.
The spring rain was thin and small, light and fluttering, gently flipping in the air and drifting away with the wind, and then fell between the sky and the earth. It seemed that not long after, spring returned to the world, dyeing the world with the four seasons.
Youth.
Then, a new cycle of four seasons will usher in.
Mrs. Rong Guogong stood under the eaves, looking at the clear sky and the few drops of drizzle, and then smiled: "Is it starting to rain in spring? Spring has come to the world, and everything has revived. It is a good day."
"Just don't rain too hard. If it rains too hard, you'll get wet."