Marrying Gold and Jade

Even for such a major event as the coming-of-age ceremony, Xu Jinxuan could not be fully prepared. Even the sick Lin Yu woke up earlier than him.

Today he gave up his light-colored brocade robe and put on a red straight-sleeved formal dress, with a jade belt fastened around his waist, which made him look more flamboyant and impressive.

"Come here early."

Lin Yu was more troublesome than him. She was still sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair and just nodded when she heard his instructions.

"His Highness the Fifth Prince is an ordinary prince, and this ceremony of coming of age is more like a family banquet. Only a few important court officials and the ceremonial officer of the Imperial Observatory are invited. Miss, there is no need to be too nervous." Tan Fang did not stop working, but also did not forget to explain today's occasion to her.

Lin Yu asked, "Apart from the Emperor and Empress, who else will come?"

"According to the custom of our dynasty, the princes must go to their fiefdoms after they are crowned. Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be present with the Crown Princess, as well as the Seventh Prince who has not yet been crowned, and Her Royal Highness the Princess."

There really weren't many of them.

Speaking of the Seventh Prince, Lin Yu suddenly remembered that when he was freezing outside Kunning Palace, he seemed to have kindly helped him up.

He didn't dare to look up at that time, and he was self-conscious of his status and didn't say anything. Today, he can finally get a glimpse of Mount Lu's true face.

The girl in the bronze mirror had her hair combed into a very dignified bun. Her hairpins, hairpins, and earrings were all decorated with gold. She also wore a dress woven with gold thread, and her whole body was adorned with gold.

“It doesn’t look like me anymore.”

Qing Dai smiled and said, "Yes, she doesn't look like a young lady, but more like a little princess."

"Don't talk nonsense."

She would rather go home and be a young lady, but when she thought about the fact that a princess could only grow up in this nine-story palace and looked up at the sky inside the palace walls, Lin Yu felt that it would be better not to be a princess.

Tan Fang volunteered: "I will go with you today."

She knew people in the palace and could always remind herself of etiquette and rules, so Lin Yu naturally would not object.

The scale of the prince's coming-of-age ceremony was not large, but the procedures in the Wenhua Hall were complicated.

As soon as he entered the hall, Lin Yu saw a familiar face. It was the eunuch who came to the shore to pick someone up that day.

He led Lin Yu away by his side, and Tan Fang behind him told her: "This is Li Quan, the eunuch Li, who is beside His Majesty."

"The girl will stand here in a while." Li Quan led her to a place.

Lin Yu nodded in response and subconsciously looked across. A couple with python patterns on their bodies were standing there. The man should be under 30 years old, so he must be the prince.

"Are you the Jiangnan woman?"

A strange female voice came from the side, and Lin Yu turned his head suddenly again.

The woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked older than him, had an expression that could not hide her arrogance, and looked at people without any scruples.

Tan Fang hurriedly reminded from behind: "It's the eldest princess."

There was only one princess in the Daxing royal family, who was born to the same mother as the crown prince and was given the title Pingyao.

"Greetings, Princess." She had learned etiquette and performed the greeting in a very professional manner.

Pingyao added another comment: "Girls from Jiangnan are indeed different. Stand up."

Only then did Lin Yu realize that he was arranged to stand next to the eldest princess.

Thinking that she was the queen's daughter and that she had offended the queen a long time ago, she felt that every day was a year and hated why the ceremony of coming of age had not yet begun.

I thought it would be best if we didn't bother each other, but Pingyao asked casually, "What's your name?"

After entering the palace, everyone called her "Miss Lin", and her name seemed to have not been used for a long time.

When Pingyao suddenly asked about this, Lin Yu was secretly excited for some reason, and even forgot some of the rules of answering questions, and said directly: "My name is Lin Yu, Shuangmu Lin, left gold and right jade."

After saying this, he turned his eyes carefully and observed the princess's reaction.

Pingyao didn't pursue her gaffe, but just sneered: "What a tacky name."

It doesn't sound like a deliberate sarcasm, but I really think the name is vulgar.

Lin Yu pursed her lips, not daring to say anything, and turned her head back in a sullen manner, "It is my fault for polluting the princess' ears."

The words were in accordance with the rules, but the resentment in my heart also overflowed.

Pingyao would be twenty in another month, and she had not yet married nor been granted a princess's mansion. This was the first time she had met Lin Yu, an "outsider" like him.

Seeing that she was still young, he couldn't help but want to tease her.

"I heard that you frightened a nanny who was teaching my mother yesterday."

The Queen had no intention of raising an army to punish the culprit for this matter, but her daughter told the story first.

Lin Yu didn't know how Princess Pingyao would be in such a difficult situation, but she knew that she could never admit to this crime.

"To answer your question, Princess, I was ill at the time and it was your Highness's snake that jumped out."

It was clearly an attempt to shirk responsibility, but Pingyao didn't feel embarrassed when he heard it.

He even said with a gloating look: "Old man, this is how you should scare her."

Lin Yu almost suspected that he had heard it wrong. He opened his eyes slightly wide, and before the two of them started the next round of conversation, the emperor and empress arrived in the palace.

This was the first time Lin Yu met the monarch of Daxing. In the past, he only knew that his reign was called Xianzhen. Today, he saw that he was the same age as the queen, in his early forties, and did not look old.

After the ceremony began, Lin Yu met an acquaintance beside Emperor Xianzhen, and Grand Tutor Shen personally presided over the ceremony.

Everything was going according to plan, but she suddenly felt like something was missing.

In the queue of princes on the opposite side, the seventh prince has not arrived yet.

While some official language was being read in the hall, Lin Yu quietly turned around and asked Tan Fang: "Why is the Seventh Prince not here?"

Tanfang didn't know what was going on and just shook her head slightly.

At this time, Xu Jinxuan had already stepped into the hall, with his long hair tied on top of his head. He found Lin Yu in the crowd at a glance.

Not as pretty as she usually is.

But since it's her, it's not that bad.

After making his mental comment and raising his lips to others, he returned to his nonchalant look, lowered his eyes, expressionless, and walked step by step to his imperial father.

It was the first time that Lin Yu saw him being so polite. He knelt there quietly listening to the admonitions, his thin body standing straight.

This was the first time that Lin Yu realized the difference in the identities of the two people. The person who was beside him in the past was "Xu Jinxuan", and the one standing in front of the palace today was the Fifth Prince.

The vision in front of him gradually became blurred, and the solemn words in his ears became inaudible. Lin Yu continued with his thoughts from last night.

Is my life tied to his like this?

In fact, her current life was not too bad, at least much better than her tragic death in her previous life, but sometimes, she still felt uneasy.

For example, Xu Jinxuan has never revealed his past, nor has he ever talked about his future.

Why did he return to the palace? What did he want to do? He never told himself...

While he was thinking about all these things, there was a new move over there. The prince's golden crown was about to be placed on his head.

"Oh no!"

But at this moment, a eunuch's cry of surprise was suddenly heard outside the hall.

The ceremony was interrupted, and everyone heard him say, "Wenyuan Pavilion caught fire, and the fire has spread to Wenhua Hall. Your Majesty, please leave the hall as soon as possible!"