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Chenlan's coming-of-age ceremony was held in a grand manner. Almost all the high-ranking officials in the capital came to attend, but for some reason, everyone brought along their own girls of marriageable age.

The moment Chen Lan appeared in people's sight in her gorgeous dress, it was as if a dazzling pearl had landed on the earth.

Her absolutely beautiful face was as picturesque as a poem, making people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves; and her innate nobility and elegance was as pure and otherworldly as a fairy descending from the earth, attracting the attention of everyone present.

Her beauty is not limited to her appearance, but is also reflected in the temperament and demeanor she reveals in her every move.

Some people tried to use words to describe what they saw, but found that any words seemed so pale and powerless when used to describe Chen Lan.

Although several of the girls' eyes were almost red with jealousy, they still tried hard to control their emotions. Some of them stood there in a daze, not knowing what they were thinking.

When the coming-of-age ceremony was over, Chen Lan was so tired that she collapsed on the chaise longue, not wanting to move at all.

Fortunately, Xia Rui was smart. She took Qiuyue and carefully helped the Crown Princess take off her bun. After putting the pearl hairpins into the jewelry box one by one, she helped her to rest on the couch.

The next day, when Chen Lan woke up, it was already noon. Fortunately, before the coming-of-age ceremony, the Sheng family asked Madam Wang to take Ruolan back home. This saved the East Palace from having a little loudspeaker, and no one came to disturb Chen Lan's rest.

Chen Lan half-closed her eyes and said nonchalantly: "After you guys have arranged the palace affairs, go and get the list from my warehouse."

As if he had thought of something, he added, "Except for the gifts given by the Emperor, there is no need to bring the gift list given by others."

The efficiency of the several senior palace maids was still very high, and they brought the things over in a short time. Chen Lan took a long time to choose, marked it with a red pen, and then handed it to the palace maid in charge.

"Pick out all the ones I drew and put them in the new dressing box I made some time ago. On the day of the second young lady's coming of age, take them along with the cloth I selected."

A month passed in a flash. Chen Lan prepared the coming-of-age gift for Hua Lan early and set out. As soon as she reached the palace gate, Zhang Maze caught up with her holding a scroll of the Emperor Ming's imperial edict.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Crown Princess, please stay."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lan ordered the sedan to stop. Zhang Maoze quickly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and then said, "Your Highness, this is the imperial decree from the Emperor to confer titles on the Master and the Ladies of the Sheng Mansion. The Emperor orders this old servant to accompany you to the Sheng Mansion to announce the decree."

Chen Lan was a little surprised, but did not ask to take a look. She happily ordered people to reward Zhang Maize generously, and then took him to Jiying Lane.

When the group arrived at the Sheng family, the Sheng mansion was already crowded with people and bustling with activity.

When Sheng Hong received the oral order that the Crown Princess was coming, he sent the servants in the mansion to wait halfway. Once they saw the Crown Princess's carriage, they would hurry back to report to her.

Therefore, as soon as Chen Lan's carriage arrived at the gate of Sheng Mansion, Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu brought the entire mansion and many guests to greet him.

Although Chen Lan didn't want her parents to salute her, she still had to accept the salute in front of everyone.

After hearing the Crown Princess's gentle and graceful voice, everyone became more respectful, and only stood up after she said "no need to be polite".

A few sharp-eyed people noticed that behind the Crown Princess was the emperor's eunuch Zhang Maoze, and they had a new understanding of the stability of the Crown Princess's position.

After seeing that they had paid their respects to the Crown Princess, Zhang Maoze did not dare to delay any longer and directly explained his purpose to everyone.

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu supported the old lady, and when they heard that they were going to receive an imperial edict, they quickly ordered the servants to prepare the incense table.

After waiting for everything to be ready, Zhang Maoze read out the decree to confer the title of Marquis of Ning'an on Sheng Hong, the old lady as Lady of Korea, the biological mother of the Crown Princess Wang Ruofu as Lady of Marquis of Ning'an, Changbai as Earl of Wen'an, Hualan and Rulan as county ladies, and even Molan, Minglan and Shulan were conferred the title of township ladies.

Sheng Hong was so happy that he knelt there with tears streaming down his face. He was unable to recover for a long time. Fortunately, the old lady was very experienced and shook him subtly, which allowed him to receive the imperial edict smoothly.

After the Sheng family received the imperial edict, the whole scene became unusually quiet, with only the slight sound of breathing and the occasional sound of clothes rubbing against each other breaking the tranquility.

Chen Lan didn't want this happy event to affect Hua Lan's coming-of-age ceremony, so she said, "Well, since the imperial edict has been received, father, you should quickly offer it to the ancestral hall, and mother, you should also quickly preside over the coming-of-age ceremony for my second sister."

As soon as Chen Lan finished speaking, the old lady hurriedly took the women of the Sheng family to agree, and the coming-of-age ceremony began to proceed in an orderly manner. However, Sheng Hong, as the head of the family, arrived late with red eyes until it was almost over.

Upon seeing this, everyone joked around in a friendly manner, and then after the ceremony, they all said goodbye and left.

It was already afternoon when the last guest left. Sheng Hong wanted to take advantage of the fact that his eldest daughter and two in-laws were all here today to have a good reunion and discuss Hualan's marriage.

The Su family and the Ouyang family readily agreed, so everyone went to the inner hall on the second floor to have their meals.

The Su family has joined forces this time. Even Su Banniang, who should have died of depression, has become more valued by her uncle and in-laws because of the rising status of the Sheng family. She is now in better health and has to come this time.

After the meal, when the servants had finished cleaning up, Sheng Hong spoke first: "Brother Mingyun, I tested your fifth and sixth nephews a few days ago, and asked Zhuang Xuejiu to read their essays. I found that the two nephews are still extraordinary. I think they will definitely win the first prize in the imperial examination in the future!"

"I wonder when you plan to have them leave?"

After hearing this, Su Mingyun humbly belittled his two sons and praised the children of the Sheng family before answering Sheng Hong's question.

"I plan to let them give it a try next year, so I have to ask Brother Sheng to let them stay in your house for a while."

How could Sheng Hong not agree? He said, "We are all family, no need to bother you," and happily agreed to the task.

At this time, Sheng Hong didn't know that the Su family was not the only one with two brothers taking the exam. His relative-in-law Su Mingyun would also take the exam next year. Not only did he fail the exam, he even had the honor of becoming a foil to his own son.

Madam Wang heard the conversation on the other side of the screen and asked quickly, "If Liu Lang can take the exam next year, when will he and Hua Er's marriage be arranged?"

When everyone heard Madam Wang's question, they all fell into deep thought. Madam Chen pondered for a moment and then said:

"Why not set the date after the imperial examination results are posted? This way, the children's exams won't be delayed, and if they pass, it will also bring honor to the Lord of Hua'an County."

When Mrs. Sheng heard this, she thought it made sense, so she turned to Mrs. Wang, wanting to hear her thoughts.

Although Madam Wang was reluctant to let her daughter get married, the marriage had been planned for so many years. Now that her in-laws had given their suggestions, she did not think of arguing and agreed without hesitation.

When they talked about this, they did not avoid the parties involved, so after they finished talking about the marriage, Hualan and Su Ziyu had already blushed and lowered their heads deeply.

Seeing that both parties had reached an agreement on the matter, Chen Lan glanced at the sky outside, then said goodbye to her parents and left. Of course, when she left, she took Rulan, who was holding her hand, with her just like last time.

Time flies like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye it is the famous second year of Jiayou.