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Zhong Ruhuang had already sent out the invitations for the hairpin-adding ceremony a few days in advance.

Basically all the officials and generals, both big and small, at Chaotian Pass received it.

This was also the first time that King Wu Zhong Ruhuang had formally held a banquet since he arrived at Chaotian Pass several months ago.

She had only attended two banquets before, one was the first birthday party of the granddaughter of Magistrate Mu, and the other was the wedding banquet of General Lu's only daughter, Lu Wanghu.

Apart from that, there was no party.

Now, her hairpin gift is naturally the best reason for the banquet.

All the big and small matters in the backyard were handled by Xiao Ziran, the husband of King Wu. He had never held a ceremony to add a hairpin, but Zhang Yufeng, the wise concubine, had eighteen sisters at home.

His family has held the hairpin-adding ceremony almost every year since he was a child, so he is very experienced.

Xiao Ziran was willing to sacrifice his dignity and personally went to consult Zhang Yufeng about the gift of adding a hairpin.

Zhang Yufeng knew that the gift of adding a hairpin concerned His Highness, so he didn't act pretentiously and told him everything he knew. If there were any parts he didn't understand, his wet-father, Xu, would fill him in.

The Duke of Cheng'en's Mansion is a first-class duke, so the hairpin ceremony can only be of the standard for a duke.

And Zhong Ruhuang is the princess, so her hairpin-adding ceremony will be even more grand.

This time, Zhang Ji came to preside over the hairpin-adding ceremony, but he was afraid that the etiquette was not up to standard, so he temporarily called in Feng Wei, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Feng Li: ………

My Lord, are you polite?

She just came back from Chaotian Pass not long ago, and now she's here again?

This time, only Feng Wei came, but Feng Pingping did not come.

After all, her official position is still a bit low.

As the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Feng Hui was naturally familiar with all kinds of etiquette. In addition, she had participated in the hairpin-adding ceremony of the eldest princess and others, so she was very experienced.

As a female supervisor with a certain rank in Prince Wu's palace, Fan Yu naturally took the initiative to consult Feng Yi and inquired about the details of the hairpin-adding ceremony.

During lunch, Zhong Ruhuang ate with Zhang Ji and the others.

After lunch, everyone became busy again.

Zhang Ji and the others also need to perfect the hairpin-adding ceremony.

Zhong Ruhuang also went to try on the clothes that she would wear as a gift to Ming'er Jiazhan.

The entire palace was busy.

She was busy the whole day, so at night, Zhong Ruhuang slept alone in her main courtyard for a rare occasion.

The next morning.

That is the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

On Zhong Ruhuang’s birthday.

Before daybreak, everyone was busy.

The front yard is for entertaining female guests, and the back yard is for entertaining male guests.

Xiao Ziran was afraid that there might be any mistakes, so he asked Zhang Yufeng to help manage it.

If Sun Pannu hadn't been pregnant, he would have pulled her out to help.

On such a great day, the two maids, including Nongyu, and the little maid Mo Ruxian, were not qualified to go out and stayed quietly in their own courtyards.

Bai Songying was a side attendant, so he could have come out, but he was ugly, so he consciously stayed in the yard and did not come out.

We can't embarrass His Highness.

At the beginning of the Si hour, the hairpin-adding ceremony officially began.

Zhong Ruhuang walked out slowly, wearing a yellow dress with wide sleeves embroidered with an eight-tailed phoenix.

This wide-sleeved dress embroidered with an eight-tailed phoenix has very wide and long sleeves and hems, especially the hem, which drags on the ground.

Every girl can only wear this kind of clothes once, when she gets the hairpin ceremony when she reaches adulthood.

It's too cumbersome and I can't wear it on a daily basis.

Zhong Ruhuang has kept her hair tied up since she got married.

But the hairpins used to tie up hair are all small hairpins, not big hairpins.

Only adult female rulers who have undergone the hairpin-adding ceremony would use a large hairpin to tie up their hair.

The large hairpins are gorgeous and come in different sizes.

For example, now, Zhang Ji took out the large hairpin that Emperor Showa asked her to bring from the mahogany jewelry box held by the servant with both hands respectfully.

Zhong Ruhuang is now the Prince of Zhengguan and holds real power. He is more valuable than the princes who remain in the capital, and is only slightly inferior to the two legitimate princesses, the eldest princess and the fourth princess.

Therefore, this large hairpin belonging to her, which was of prince level, was golden in color and carved with intricate and delicate patterns. It looked like a phoenix spreading its wings about to fly, holding a ruby ​​in its mouth, and was extremely gorgeous.

Zhang Ji held the big hairpin in his hand and uttered a long string of blessings.

The general meaning is to wish Zhong Ruhuang all the best, peace and happiness, many daughters and blessings, a harmonious relationship with her husband, and to understand her responsibilities as the head of the family, etc...

The hairpin-adding ceremony may not seem complicated, but in fact, by the time all the rituals are finished, it is already early noon.

Zhang Ji also solemnly pinned the large golden phoenix hairpin on Zhong Ruhuang's tied-up hair.

At this point, the hairpin-adding ceremony ended and the banquet officially began.

Zhong Ruhuang smiled and invited Zhang Ji and others to drink and eat, and also called a troupe to perform.

As the protagonist of the hairpin-adding ceremony and the powerful prince of Chaotian Pass, Zhong Ruhuang sat in the main seat and welcomed wave after wave of people toasting and giving gifts.

As the prefect of Chaotian Pass, Mu Haoxue naturally took his wife Zhang and his daughter and daughter-in-law to participate in the hairpin-adding ceremony.

Lu Lingran also brought her husband Jiang, her only daughter Lu Wanghu, and her husband Meng to the ceremony of adding hairpins.

Fang Yuehua's family came to Chaotianguan not long after she did, so she also brought her family to participate.

Bai Songji is now the deputy general of Chaotian Pass. After the battle to defend the city was over, he had people bring her husband, concubine and maid over.

It's inconvenient without a man in the house. We can't go to a brothel whenever we need something.

She had not made any achievements in the past, so she was afraid of suffering if she took over the job.

Now that she is a deputy general and has her own residence, she brought him over and lived with her husband and children in a warm and cozy house.

Xiao Zigu performed well during the battle to defend the city and was given a formal job in the government. As long as she worked hard, promotion was just around the corner.

Xiao's mother was very concerned about the affairs of Chaotian Pass and specially sent a caravan to travel between Chaotian Pass and Chaotian City.

Before Zhong Ruhuang's hairpin-adding ceremony, several boatloads of gifts were sent over.

If she had been busy, she would have come to congratulate in person.

The lively banquet ended when it was almost dark.

Zhong Ruhuang was a little drunk.

On such a good day, she naturally wanted to go to her husband Xiao Ziran's room.

Xiao Ziran had been waiting for a long time.

Received a call from the drunken prince.

He was somewhat used to it.

I personally wiped my hands, face, and feet, and fed me sobering soup.

Finally, the husband and wife rolled into a ball.

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After presiding over the hairpin-adding ceremony for Zhong Ruhuang, Zhang Ji stayed for two days before leaving Chaotian Pass and returning to Chaotian City.

The days have returned to calm.

Time flies.

Soon it was the transition from the 20th year of Yuanjing to the 21st year of Yuanjing.

There is nothing going on in the entire Chaotian Pass. Everyone is spending the winter making little figures.

The days of heavy snow continued until the end of February of the twenty-first year of Yuanjing. The snow slowly stopped, and although the weather was still cold, it was not as cold as before.

In Prince Wu's mansion, Zhong Ruhuang spent the entire winter happily.

There was nothing important to do in Chaotianguan during the winter, so she spent her days with her husband warming her bed.