The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Pei Yan muttered quietly: "This fifth prince doesn't seem to be as incompetent as the rumors say. He looks... not bad either. No wonder my cousin doesn't resist him."

Pei Xuan took a sip of tea and said gently, "Be careful with your words."

He glanced at Chu Heng who was sitting at the top of the table, and intuitively felt that this man was no ordinary person.

Wasn't my cousin also sick when she returned to Beijing? This shows that rumors cannot be fully trusted.

Everyone was also secretly looking at the Fifth Prince, who has been in the limelight recently.

"It's just a coming-of-age ceremony, but the Crown Prince and the Third Prince have sent gifts, and the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Princess have come in person. Second Miss Cheng is really honored."

"It's not Miss Cheng who has a lot of face, it's the Prime Minister who has a lot of face."

"No matter what, this is the first time such a grand coming-of-age ceremony has been held in the capital."

"I didn't go to the last Juyue Poetry Contest, but I heard from people who went that the second Miss Cheng was as beautiful as a fairy and won first place. I'm curious whether it's true or just an exaggeration."

"Anyway, this prime minister is really good at giving birth. Both of his daughters are so outstanding."

"It's a pity that my son..."

Cheng Changchuan, who had just come over with his servant, stopped and looked coldly at the person who spoke.

The person quickly shut up. She was talking on the spur of the moment and didn't expect to be heard by the person she was talking to.

Cheng Yunge tugged at Cheng Changchuan's sleeve and reminded him, "Brother."

Cheng Changchuan snorted coldly, and took the servant to find a quiet corner to sit down.

The man who said the wrong thing patted his chest and said, "This young master from the Prime Minister's Mansion is so scary."

Cheng Changchuan swept his cold eyes around and his gaze fell on the wooden steps leading to the platform, with a sneer on his lips.

This coming-of-age banquet was so grand. Cheng Jiuyuan will surely never forget this day.

Cheng Yunge walked towards the noble ladies who had been on good terms with her with a gentle smile on her face. Seeing that her strange illness had healed and that she no longer smelled the unpleasant odor, the noble ladies breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yunge, your sister's coming-of-age ceremony was so grand. Princess Yongfu came to your coming-of-age ceremony in person, and I thought it was grand enough, but I didn't expect that the Fifth Prince and Princess Yongle would come today, and even the Crown Prince and the Third Prince sent gifts. And you see, those who came today are all ministers of the court and..."

The more Cheng Yunge listened, the darker his expression became.

Another person next to him pulled the sleeve of the person who was speaking, and that person immediately shut up.

"I'm sorry, Yun Ge, you know I'm a straightforward person."

"I wonder who Miss Cheng invited to be the celebrant for her coming-of-age ceremony? I remember that Sister Yun invited Lady Shangguan, who was the first lady official in our dynasty, and Sister Yun was her only disciple."

Cheng Yunge's expression looked better.

She remembered that in her previous life, at Cheng Jiuyuan's coming-of-age ceremony, Cheng Jiuyuan went crazy and fought with a girl from an aristocratic family.

She looked around and indeed found the girl from the noble family.

It was her, Zhou Yuxuan, the second daughter of Lord Zhou, the Minister of Justice.

……

The nanny was just telling Cheng Jiuyuan what to do next when she saw Mu Jin hurriedly coming in from the door, as if she had something to say.

"Don't worry, young lady. Just do whatever the ceremonial officer says. The coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin, so I will leave now."

"Got it, thank you, Mammy."

After the nanny left, Zhu Jin stepped forward to comfort her: "The coming-of-age ceremony is quite troublesome, but you don't have to worry, I'll be with you."

Mu Jin walked forward and called softly, "Girl," and handed her a note.

Cheng Jiuyuan opened it, took a look, and then closed it.

It's just a little trick, just like children playing house.

She followed Zhu Jin and talked without caring.

Song Lan came in and said, "Miss, it's time to go to the front hall."

……

In the front hall, the music stopped and Cheng Zongyang slowly stood up.

"Today is my daughter's coming of age ceremony. All of you friends and guests have taken the time to come and watch the ceremony. I would like to thank you all!" Cheng Zongyang bowed to everyone in the crowd to express his gratitude.

After some greetings, the ceremonial officer stood on one side of the platform and said loudly: "The second daughter of the Cheng family has reached the age of marriage. Let's start the ceremony!"

The musicians played music, and the melodious sounds floated in the air.

"Please invite the one who is going to marry you."

The guests were silent, staring at the woman walking towards them on the snow.

She walks lightly, graceful and elegant, like the fragrance of an orchid and the simplicity of a jade.

Her beauty is as graceful as a flower, and her skin is as tender as jade and fragrant.

Cheng Jiuyuan, wearing her colorful clothes and colorful shoes, walked slowly to the front of the stage, glanced at the steps leading to the wooden stage, and walked over lightly without changing her gaze.

The stairs were on the east side. Everyone else went up the stage from the north side, but she had to wait in the east room for the ceremony, so she would go up from this side.

Zhu Jin, who was following behind her, felt his feet slip and his face changed slightly, but Cheng Jiuyuan immediately held his wrist lightly.

To others, it seemed that Zhu Jin helped Cheng Jiuyuan onto the stage, but in fact it was Cheng Jiuyuan who carried Zhu Jin onto the stage.

Cheng Changchuan widened his eyes.

How can it be!

He clearly had people pour tung oil on the steps, and the snow covering them was so heavy that no one noticed. Why didn't the imagined scene appear?

She was lucky, but she won’t be so lucky next time!

Cheng Jiuyuan faced south, bowed to the guests watching the ceremony, and then knelt at the seat for the bride.

"Please come to Zhengbin!"

Everyone was curious when they saw Mrs. Zhu slowly stand up from the female seat and walk upstairs.

"It's Master Zhu's wife!"

"Ms. Cheng Er is so generous that she actually invited her."

Cheng Yunge's eyes widened.

She knew that Zhu Jin and Cheng Jiuyuan had been close during this period, but she didn't expect that even the Taifu's wife, who didn't like to socialize with others, was invited by Cheng Jiuyuan. This was the emperor's official "teacher's wife".

As expected of the heroine, she has such a huge halo.

She had paid so much to catch the eye of Master Shangguan, but although the master was famous for his talent, his status and position could not compare to that of Madam Zhu.

This is very different from his previous life. In his previous life, Cheng Jiuyuan's main guest was just a fourth-rank official's wife who was on good terms with his aunt.

Why did she feel that even though she was so close to Cheng Jiuyuan in this life, she did not absorb the heroine's luck?

This is very wrong.

The system doesn’t know when it will be able to find the cause or come back.

Unable to get a response from the system, she felt panicked, as if she had been abandoned in this era.

Mrs. Zhu came on stage with a gentle smile on her face.

She turned around, washed her hands and dried them.

Then he looked at Cheng Jiuyuan tenderly and said in a loud voice: "On this auspicious day of the month, I will wear your first clothes. I will abandon your childish ambitions and help you become virtuous. I wish you a long life and great happiness."

After saying that, she picked up the wooden comb and knelt behind Cheng Jiuyuan to comb her hair and put on a hairpin.

Then the two of them stood up one after another. Cheng Jiuyuan bowed to Madam Zhu and walked down the stage back to the east room. The first addition was completed here.

When going down the stairs, it was Cheng Jiuyuan who supported Zhu Jin.

As soon as he returned to the room, Zhu Jin asked in confusion: "Sister Cheng, why are the stairs so slippery? And how come you don't slip?"

Cheng Jiuyuan curled her lips: "I'll explain it to you later."

Cheng Jiuyuan changed into her skirt in the room, stepped onto the platform again, and bowed to the guests. Then she bowed to Cheng Zongyang and Lin to thank them for their upbringing. This was a bow.

Then she knelt down on the seat for the bride and said loudly again: "In this auspicious month and day, I will wear your clothes. I will respect your dignity and be prudent in your virtue. May you live a long life and receive blessings forever."

Zhu Jin heaved a sigh of relief after completing the three bows and three additional ceremonies.

She was afraid of falling as she went up the stairs. Embarrassment was a small matter, but disrupting Sister Cheng's coming-of-age ceremony was a big deal.

Zhu Jin completed his mission and sat down to watch the ceremony.

The ceremonial officer shouted: "The one who is going to wear the hairpin."

Madam Zhu looked at Cheng Jiuyuan lovingly: "Now that the etiquette is ready, let's choose an auspicious day in the month to announce your name - Worry-free. May you be neither happy nor worried, and live a free life. May you live a life without worries and be free and at ease."

To be given a name means to listen to instruction.

Cheng Zongyang looked at her with complicated eyes, and there was some emotion in his voice. Cheng Jiuyuan listened carefully. From the perspective of others, this was indeed a story of a loving father and a filial daughter.

"The one who has just reached the age of 18 bows and thanks."

Cheng Jiuyuan stood on the high platform and bowed to express his gratitude to the guests from all directions.

After going through this tedious and boring process, she did not show any impetuousness at all, and her every move was a model of a noble lady, and the ladies below praised her again and again.

"It's done!"

Cheng Jiuyuan turned around and walked down the platform, then gave Cheng Changchuan a smile.

Cheng Changchuan looked at Cheng Jiuyuan, who was unharmed, in disbelief.

He watched Cheng Jiuyuan going back and forth on the wooden ladder coated with tung oil, but nothing happened.

How could that happen? He had someone plant the fire long ago. As long as Cheng Jiuyuan fell, the tung oil would ignite.

Cheng Jiuyuan would be surrounded by fire and her face would be burned in an instant.

How could she be safe and sound! Didn't the servants follow his instructions?

Zhu Jin walked forward and pulled Cheng Jiuyuan to sit down, and the coming-of-age banquet began.

"Congratulations, Sister Cheng, on your coming of age. I'm toasting you with tea instead of wine."

Cheng Jiuyuan picked up the cup and took a sip. In his peripheral vision, he saw Cheng Changchuan approaching the wooden ladder to check with a look of disbelief.

Cheng Jiuyuan curled the corners of his lips, and a small stone popped out from his fingertips and hit the wooden ladder directly.