Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

In a blink of an eye, it was June 23rd. Li Changyu chose an outfit that he thought was formal and followed his uncle and aunt to the teacher's house.

Tan was the main guest. After the servant went inside to report, Yuru and Qin Yunhe both came out to welcome her respectfully.

"Thank you sister-in-law for coming to give my daughter Ruyi a hairpin."

Tan returned the greeting and said with a smile, "You two are really polite. I treat Ruyi like my own daughter, so it's not a big deal."

After saying this, he walked home hand in hand with Yu Ru.

Qin Yunhe raised his hand to invite him in, and said with a smile: "Master Li, please come in."

Li Chang laughed and walked in, and Li Changyu followed his uncle in.

Qin Yunhe looked at his disciple and said with a smile, "Changyu is dressed quite formally today."

Li Chang also smiled and joked: "Junior sister, your coming of age ceremony should be more solemn."

Li Changyu really didn't want to pay attention to his third uncle anymore.

All the necessary arrangements for the coming-of-age ceremony have been made in the courtyard.

There were two couches in front of the main room, and a table in the middle of the courtyard. On the table were three trays covered with towels, and there were incense and candles on each side.

There are tables and couches on both sides of the courtyard for guests to sit.

Although he knew Ruyi would not come out at this time, Li Changyu still subconsciously looked for Ruyi in the yard.

When Qin Zheng and Qin Ci saw Li Chang and Li Changyu come in, they rushed over to greet them.

Li Chang rubbed the heads of the two little ones and smiled as he went to sit down in the men's area. Li Changyu also took the two children and sat down.

"Today is my sister's big day, you two should be good and don't make trouble later."

Qin Zheng nodded: "I understand, Senior Brother, we won't make trouble."

Qin Ci had obviously been warned many times, and he solemnly stated that he didn't dare to make a fuss.

In the female guest seats for watching the ceremony, Mrs. Xie and Lianhua had already taken their seats.

Soon, the wives of the Han and Lu families, Mrs. He, Mrs. Lin, Liu Lingzhi and others arrived one after another and took their seats. Everyone was dressed very solemnly.

The main guest, Mrs. Tan, had already taken her seat, and Chunjiu, the host, had also taken her place.

Mrs. He was invited to preside over the ceremony. Seeing that everyone was in their seats, she stood up and performed the ceremony with Yu Ru and her husband. Yu Ru and Qin Yunhe returned the ceremony solemnly.

Madam He turned to the crowd and said solemnly, "On this auspicious occasion, the coming-of-age ceremony will be held. The eunuchs and stewards will each do their job."

Liu Lingzhi and Xie Mingyue each stood up and took their respective positions in the courtyard.

Mrs. He praised again: "Officials have prepared the food, and the host is here to welcome the guests!"

Yu Ru and Qin Yun He both came to the front of the courtyard. Yu Ru bowed and Qin Yun He bowed deeply. The guests who came to watch the ceremony returned the greetings one after another.

After everyone returned the greetings and took their seats, Qin Yunhe said, "My daughter Ruyi will be fifteen today and can still be seen by others. She will have her coming-of-age ceremony. Thank you all for coming to congratulate her."

As he spoke, Qin Yunhe raised his hand and called Ruyi to go out to greet the guests.

Li Changyu had been waiting anxiously for a long while. When he saw the teacher raising his hand to call Ruyi, he quickly sat up straight and waited for Ruyi to come out.

Soon, Ruyi, wearing a light pink dress and with her hair combed into two braids, slowly walked out from the east wing.

Li Changyu suddenly felt his breath stop.

Ruyi has fair skin to begin with, and the light pink dress makes her look as pale as the new pink of hibiscus, delicate and soft.

Li Changyu was still in a daze, but Ruyi was already greeting him: "I have seen all the uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters. I am very grateful that you have not abandoned me and come to watch the ceremony."

Tan and Yuru followed the instructions and washed their hands, then bowed to each other. Madam He said, "The ceremony of wearing the first hairpin begins, and the first ceremony of adding the first hairpin is performed."

Ruyi sat on the couch in front of the desk, and Chunjiu spread out Ruyi's braids and combed them with a comb.

Xie Mingyue quickly brought the first tray over. Tan stood up and opened the scarf covering it. She slowly tied Ruyi's hair into a bun and said, "It is an auspicious month and a lucky day for you to wear your first year clothes. Let go of your childish ambitions and follow your virtues. May you live a long and healthy life and enjoy great fortune."

As Tan spoke, she inserted the hairpin from the tray into her braided hair.

Madam He praised again: "Go to the east room to change clothes."

Ruyi stood up and thanked Tan, then followed her cousin Chunjiu into the east wing to change clothes.

In fact, Li Changyu had seen Ruyi wearing a ruqun, but today was Ruyi's coming-of-age day, so he was looking forward to seeing Ruyi changing into clothes.

After a while, Ruyi changed into a white dress and pink skirt and came out to greet her parents and the guests.

Mrs. He gave another praise.

Tan added a hairpin for Ruyi, and after Ruyi paid her respects, she went into the east wing and added a half-sleeve.

When she came out again, she put on a hairpin and a crown, and Ruyi went into the east wing and put on a deep dress. When she came out again, she had become a dignified lady.

Ruyi then bowed to his parents, Mrs. Tan, the guests and everyone else.

Qin Zheng and Qin Ci had been pressed down on the seats beside Li Changyu and not allowed to make any noises. Now, as they watched their sister changing her clothes over and over again, their eyes became wider and wider.

Qin Ci exclaimed softly: "Wow - Sister is so beautiful, sister is so beautiful!"

Qin Zheng nodded repeatedly when he saw that his sister was different from usual.

Li Changyu watched Ruyi go in and out again and again according to the etiquette, becoming more and more dignified, and his palms that were tightly holding the box were sweating.

Li Chang saw that his nephew was staring at the little girl who was becoming more and more dignified as time went by, and he felt even more nervous than Ruyi, who was celebrating her marriage today.

Looking at the box in his hand, he couldn't help but joked, "Instead of wasting time on this fancy thing, it would be better to prepare five hundred taels of silver and send it to him."

Li Changyu didn't want to bother with his third uncle at all now.

When my third aunt came of age, my third uncle and aunt were already engaged, so they could never understand his dilemma.

If they were engaged, he would be willing to make a set of hairpins and rings for Ruyi himself.

The time for offering sacrifices to the deceased had already arrived in the courtyard, and Mrs. Tan was reciting the words "The wine is clear, and the fragrance is so good."

Li Changyu could not listen. He just looked at Ruyi standing in the courtyard, anxiously hoping it would be over soon. He wanted to congratulate Ruyi on her coming of age.

Ruyi drank the wine in the cup, then thanked Tan and other officials in charge of the coming-of-age ceremony, and then bowed to her parents.

Finally, it’s time to deal with the words.

I only heard the guest, Mrs. Tan, say: "The rituals are ready, let's choose an auspicious day in the month... and keep her forever, and name her Changle."

Changle.

Ruyi has words.

Li Changyu felt warm in his heart and looked forward to it ending even more.

The coming-of-age ceremony was still going on in the courtyard, and Ruyi knelt down to listen to her mother's instructions.

"...be gentle, just and obedient, respectful, frugal and modest. Do not be overbearing or arrogant...you should keep these principles."

Ruyi bowed and accepted her mother's instruction. Then Qin Yunhe gave another instruction, and then Tan Shi, and finally, after listening to the instruction, Ruyi bowed again and stood up.

Mrs. He praised and said: "The hairpin ceremony is completed——"

When Ruyi heard this, she thanked Mrs. Tan, Mrs. He and others who had given her the gifts.

All the guests smiled immediately, and stood up to congratulate and present gifts.

At this time, all the female relatives came forward, and Li Changyu could only stand outside and wait for everyone to congratulate him.

Finally, after everyone finished congratulating, the female guests were invited to sit in the side rooms, and Li Chang was invited by Qin Yunhe to sit in the main hall.

Xie Mingyue held Ruyi's arm and talked excitedly.

Li Changyu hesitated whether it was appropriate to go over at this time. Ruyi looked over at him and smiled gently.

Seeing Ruyi suddenly smile at somewhere else, Xie Mingyue turned around and saw a tall and handsome young man over there.

Li Changyu still hesitated for a moment before stepping forward.

Ruyi bowed and said, "Brother Yu."

"Sister Ruyi." Li Changyu also hurriedly bowed in return and said, "Congratulations on your coming of age today. This is my gift to you."

"Thank you, Brother Yu."

Ruyi took it and asked with a smile, "What is it?"

"I thought you loved playing chess, so I found a set of ancient chess manuals..."

In the end, he did not dare to prepare a gift that was too extraordinary, but instead searched everywhere and found this set of ancient chess manuals.

He spent a lot of time thinking about this chess record and had someone make an exquisite box to put it in, just waiting for the day of Ruyi's coming-of-age ceremony.

In fact, he felt quite regretful.

There are not enough chess records.