The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Looking at the young face of An Zhaoyi, Concubine Ge sneered in her heart. With such a beauty, if she were young, she would not even be able to share her beauty with An Zhaoyi. Now, relying on her youth and some favor, she dared to make sarcastic remarks to her.

Although she thought so in her heart, Concubine Ge remained calm and said, "Being young has its own advantages, just like the flowers in the imperial garden, which are bright and dazzling, but after all, flowers only bloom for a hundred days, and not everyone has the blessing of living as long as the pine and cypress like the empress dowager."

With the Queen Mother here, Liang An Zhaoyi wouldn't dare to mention any more nonsense about young and old.

As expected, An Zhaoyi's smile froze a little. She glanced at the Queen Mother secretly. Seeing that she was not angry, she said, "The Queen Mother is a blessed person. How can a humble person like me be compared to her?"

The Queen Mother was not surprised by such quarrels in the harem. She patted the head of the Ninth Prince beside her and said, "Well, it's not easy for the Emperor to govern the country. If you can serve the Emperor well, you will have great fortune in the future."

Looking at them, Huo Zhiyu pouted: they were still talking and laughing just now, but when these two came, they started to make endless sarcastic remarks. She couldn't get a word in and was really bored.

So she said, "Grandma, I think the time is almost up, shall we start the ceremony?"

As she spoke, she called out "Second Brother" twice, which finally brought Huo Wuyou back to his senses: "What's the matter?"

"What's going on?" Huo Zhiyu said, "The coming-of-age ceremony should begin!"

The Queen Mother did not stop her, so Chai Yue understood what she meant and gave a look to the palace maid beside her. Then, a dozen palace maids and eunuchs laid out all the items used for the ceremony of coming of age.

Huo Wuyou stood up, lifted the corner of his red robe, knelt on the cushion, and kowtowed to the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, please crown your grandson."

The Queen Mother was helped to stand up by Shi Qi and slowly walked to him.

Beside Xue Zhiyi, Huo Zhiyu whispered, "Ordinarily, the ceremony of capping should have invited all relatives and friends, and then the male elders should have performed the ceremony of capping. It was my second brother who proposed to keep it simple and hoped that my grandmother could be the sponsor of the ceremony, so His Majesty agreed."

The empress dowager was seen washing her hands with floral water, and then she personally untied Huo Wuyou's hair which was tied up high, and then tied it up carefully.

Chai Yue said loudly: "First crown——"

The Queen Mother picked up the black cloth crown on the table and said, "On this auspicious day of the month, I will put on your first clothes. I will abandon your childish ambitions and follow your virtues. I wish you a long and healthy life and great happiness."

After singing the blessing, he put the crown on Huo Wuyou's head.

Huo Wuyou kowtowed, and was then ushered away. He changed into a plain white robe with a black edge and kowtowed again.

This was the first time Xue Zhiyi saw him dressed so formally and neatly, which somewhat weakened his casual air.

Chai Yue said again: "Second crown——"

According to custom, the capping ceremony is completed after the cap is put on three times.

The Queen Mother took off her black cloth crown and put a leather crown on her head: "In this auspicious month and auspicious day, I will dress you properly. I will respect your dignity and be virtuous. May you live a long life and receive blessings forever."

Huo Wuyou retreated again, and when he reappeared, he had changed into a dark blue robe.

"Three crowns——"

The third time, the leather crown was replaced with a noble crown.

"With the correctness of the year, with the order of the moon, Xian Jiali obeys, and the brothers are present, so as to achieve great virtue, Huang Zang has no boundaries, and is celebrated by heaven."

With the final crowning, Huo Wuyou also changed his clothes into the purple official uniform of a marquis. Putting on this outfit, he finally saw the dignity and majesty of the Marquis of Lin'an.

With a determined look, he kowtowed three times to the Queen Mother.

The empress dowager's eyes were kind and gentle, even a little moist, as if she saw someone else through Huo Wuyou's figure.

Beside Xue Zhiyi, Huo Zhiyu sighed with a choked voice: "If...if my parents and eldest brother were here, that would be great."

Xue Zhiyi didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only pat her on the back.

Ge Yuanhui, who was sitting with them, looked at Huo Zhiyu, who was close to him in the past, but now stuck to Xue Zhiyi, and felt that he was particularly eye-catching.

"The third crowning ceremony is complete. Please ask the Queen Mother to give a name to the Marquis of Lin'an."

As Chai Yue spoke, he ordered someone to bring in writing brushes and ink.

During the capping ceremony, the elders will choose a courtesy name for the person being capped.

After wiping the corners of her eyes, the Queen Mother picked up the pen.

Obviously, the Queen Mother had thought deeply about this day for a long time. She said, "There is a worry-free tree in the Buddha's name, which is not afraid of wind and rain, and has the appearance of standing proudly against frost and snow. So I will give you the name "Ling". "

After saying that, he put pen to paper.

After each word was written, the scroll was unfolded by the palace maid to show everyone.

Huo Wuyou bowed again: "Huo Ling thanks grandma for the gift of calligraphy."

The gongs and drums sounded, and Chai Yue shouted, "The ceremony is over!"

So everyone stood up and congratulated: "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to the Marquis of Lin'an!"

Huo Wuyou stood up, took the wine cup handed to him by the palace maid, and drank it all in one gulp: "Wuyou thanks everyone for coming to watch the ceremony."

After the capping ceremony, all sacrificial utensils were removed and everyone took their seats.

Huo Wuhui and the Ninth Prince had been unable to sit still for a long time. When the ceremony was over, they hurriedly took their leave from the Queen Mother and ran to the back hall of Jianzhang Palace together.

Concubine Ge and Noble Lady An were still talking to the Empress Dowager with auspicious words, which gradually diluted the sadness in the Empress Dowager's eyes.

Xue Zhiyi didn't listen carefully to what they said, he just glanced at Huo Wuyou opposite him from a distance. Dressed like this, he looked a lot more stable and dignified. In this way, he didn't look like a playboy at all.

Noticing Xue Zhiyi's gaze, Huo Wuyou also looked over, but his eyes were still a little evasive.

Although Xue Zhiyi had some unpleasant experiences with him, he did not dislike him after all and only smiled and greeted him politely.

But Huo Wuyou's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked away, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Huo Zhiyu frowned and said, "Sister Zhiyi, the Imperial Concubine and the others are talking so boringly, what do you think my second brother is laughing at?"

Blinking, Xue Zhiyi just said: "I don't know either."

What the two of them didn't notice was that Concubine Ge quietly gave Ge Yuanhui a look, and Ge Yuanhui understood and suggested, "Queen Dowager, Concubine, today is Marquis Lin'an's birthday, and the Marquis rarely comes to the palace, so we should have a good time."

The Queen Mother glanced at her, her smile still intact, but Ge Yuanhui felt an inexplicable pressure on her head. She forced a smile and said, "How about a game of drinking games?"

"Ah?" Huo Zhiyu looked embarrassed: "I have finished my class, why do I still need to write poetry?"

Ge Yuanhui said enthusiastically: "Why don't you come up with something for us, Princess?"

Although she had experienced the accident at Changqing Garden last time, Huo Zhiyu did not show her emotions towards Ge Yuanhui on her face, especially since she was not sure whether the incident was an accident or not.

She held her chin and thought for a while: "Tou Hu? Shooting Covers? But I'm tired of playing these games. They're not interesting at all."

Ge Yuanhui said, "I wonder if the princess is interested in Chupu?"

"Chupu?" Huo Zhiyu became more energetic: "I like watching people doing Chupu the most."

The so-called Chupu is a familiar board game, but the rules are complicated. If you think slowly, it may be difficult to cope with it. And every time you lose a piece, you have to drink a glass of wine as a penalty.

Xue Zhiyi glanced at Ge Yuanhui: Ge Yuanhui is not only the most beautiful woman in Huajing, but also known as a talented woman. She must be very good at such a complicated game.