Destiny in this life: Sisterly love is deep and dreams are sweet

Soon, the day for Lu Wanxi and Hairi finally arrived.

Ning Guogong and his wife stood on the east side of the main hall waiting for the guests, and the secretary tray stood on the west side. The guests were all waiting outside.

After Lu Wanxi took a shower, she changed her clothes and sat in the room waiting.

When the guests arrived, Ning Guogong and his wife came forward to greet them. After a formal salute, the guests entered the room. All the guests arrived, and Ning Guogong and his wife sat down at the host's seat.

Then came the ceremony. Ning Guogong stood up and gave a simple speech, "Today, my little daughter Wanxi is performing the ceremony of hair extensions. Thank you all for coming. The ceremony of hair extensions has officially begun."

Mrs. Ning Guogong came slowly, washed her hands, and took her place in the west.

Lu Wanxi came out, stood in the center of the main hall, facing south, and bowed to the guests. Then he was sitting on the hairpin chair facing west. Mrs. Ning Guogong combed Lu Wanxi's hair and tied up three thousand black hair.

Later, a minister presented Luopa and hairpins, and the guests walked up to Lu Wanxi and loudly recited a congratulatory speech: "On the auspicious day of the month, you will start to add Yuanfu. Abandon your young ambitions and follow them to become virtuous. Longevity is the most important thing." , Jieer Jingfu."

Then Duke Ningguo combed Lu Wanxi's hair and added hairpins, then stood up and returned to her original position.

Finally, Lu Wanxi stood up, and the guests bowed to her and congratulated her. Back in the inner room, Lu Wanxi changed her clothes again. She is wearing a scarlet skirt and a beaded flower hairpin on her head.

After Lu Wanxi came out, she bowed to the guests first. Then, facing Ning Guogong and his wife, they bowed formally three times.

Lu Wanxi knelt in front of Ning Guogong and his wife, and listened to her parents' instructions. "Be filial when you serve your relatives, and be kind when you take care of others. Be kind, gentle, upright, respectful, thrifty and modest. Don't be overbearing or coquettish, don't criticize or deceive."

Lu Wanxi replied: "Although my son is not sensitive, I dare not accept it!". Pay homage to Ning Guogong and his wife again.

Lu Wanxi stood up and bowed to the guests present to express her gratitude.

Finally, Ning Guogong announced to everyone, "My daughter's hairpin ceremony has been completed. Thank you all for coming to watch the ceremony."

Mr. and Mrs. Ning Guogong and Lu Wanxi once again bowed to everyone to express their gratitude, and the hairpin ceremony ended here.

Lu Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally over. It turns out that the coming-of-age ceremony for women in ancient times was so troublesome. When I think about the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, the whole family just went to have a meal to celebrate coming of age.

Lu Wanxi returned to Ningxiang Courtyard after a tiring day, and lay down on the bed from exhaustion, not wanting to move at all. I was really exhausted from kneeling and worshiping all day long.

Seeing that she was so tired, Lu Yanhua thought of her hair extension ceremony ten days later. What should she do?

"Sister! How do you feel?"

"I don't feel anything, I just feel tired."

Lu Yanhua complained and complained, "You said that these ancients really didn't mind the trouble. Why did Ji Xili make him so tired? When we were adults, we just got together as a family to have a meal and that was it."

"China is a country of etiquette. Although these etiquettes are complicated, they also show how much they attach importance to them."

"That's true."

Lanyue Pavilion, Xiangyang Marquis Mansion

Aunt Liu and Lu Yanru naturally knew that today was Lu Wanxi's hairpin ceremony. "Auntie, my eldest sister doesn't even let us go out even if we have hair extensions. Does my father really not want us anymore?"

"No, definitely not. The Marquis said he would not abandon us, and the Marquis will not."

Lu Yanru began to resent Aunt Liu and yelled at her directly, "It's all your fault, it's all your uselessness. If you were my father's wife, if you were the Marquise, I would be my father's legitimate daughter, so I would not suffer this humiliation. .”

Aunt Liu really didn't expect to be so disliked by her daughter, "You actually scolded me like this? Are you blaming all this on me?"

"I don't blame you. If you were the wife of my father Ming Media, would I be able to participate in the draft? Lu Wanxi and Lu Yanhua can participate in the draft. Lu Wanxi even has a chance to sit on the throne of the crown princess. What's wrong with Lu Yanhua? I can also marry a prince and become a princess. But what about me? What do I have? It’s all you, all this is because of you.”

"Didn't you say that you would find a way for father to straighten you up? How many years have I been waiting, why hasn't father straightened you up yet? Now the servants are saying that my father is going to remarry, and the prince's mansion will welcome a new man. Marquise of noble birth. Who are you now? Who am I?"

"Since you can't give me the identity of your legitimate daughter, why did you give birth to me?"

"Yanru, there's nothing I can do about it. Mom comes from a humble background, and your grandmother won't allow the Marquis to straighten me up."

Hearing this, Lu Yanru became furious. "Now that you know why you were so shameless to seduce my father, gave birth to me and Hengdong, and made it impossible for us to hold our heads high in this house. I hate you, I hate you to death."

Aunt Liu's heart froze when she heard this. All her life, she said she was doing it for her children, but now her daughter actually hates her.

"It's my mother who's sorry for you. It's all my fault. But there's nothing I can do about it. I want to win for myself and fight for myself."

Lu Yanru pushed her away, turned around and went to the room, slammed the door hard, and lay on the bed crying loudly, hating the injustice of her fate.

That night, the whole family went to Tingyuxuan for dinner.

Old Mrs. Lu looked at Lu Hongye's lost look and felt very angry. The two aunts sent to the Marquis of Xiangyang Mansion, now the old lady's spies, brought news that Lu Hongye would stand outside Lan Yue Pavilion in a daze from time to time.

"As soon as Yan Hua's wedding ceremony is over, the second son will follow me to the He family to hire someone."

Everyone looked at Lu Hongye, but he did not object, but agreed. "The son remembers and obeys his mother's arrangements in everything."

"This marriage is not easy to come by. Miss He is only 22 years old. Her parents passed away, so the marriage was delayed. The He family is a scholarly family with a clear family background, which is already very advantageous to you. When Miss He gets married, you should treat her well. , if you let me know that you still have delusions, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

"Yes! My son has remembered it."

Lu Yanhua heard that Miss He was only 22 years old, and she was already 15. Miss He is seven years older than me, and her mental age is not the same. Two years apart, she will be her stepmother. This is really hard to accept. In ancient times...

However, Lu Yanhua took a closer look at Lu Hongye. He looked like he was in his 30s. People in ancient times got married early. He is only a dozen years older than Miss He, so the age difference is not bad!

But when I think about Miss He getting married, she will be the stepmother of four teenage children, which is really aggrieved. Sigh~ It's so pitiful. A good girl who comes from a famous family, why should she marry a man who only cares about Liu's charming son? It’s really not worth it, it’s really not worth it.

If this were in modern times, this would not be pure... That's not right. Modern people would definitely not marry their daughters off unless they had some agenda.

Lu Yanhua thought that this girl He probably had no choice. After all, her age was here. She was still unmarried at the age of 22, so in the eyes of outsiders she was an old girl. Moreover, people with poor backgrounds will definitely look down on him. If he settles for the next best thing, Lu Hongye should be the most suitable candidate.

It is really the tragedy of this era! The woman's life is so sad.

Mrs. Lu was worried that Lu Yanhua and Lu Hengsong would get into trouble, and said, "Yan Hua Hengsong, this girl He comes from a scholarly family. When she gets married, she will definitely be a qualified stepmother."

Before Lu Yanhua said anything, she heard Lu Hengsong say: "It's time for the Hou Mansion to have a serious mistress. My grandson thinks this is good. As long as he is not a concubine, it will be fine. I hope my father can be more sober in the future and stop being raped." People are deceived.”

Lu Hengsong's words made it impossible for Lu Hongye to step down. Even his own son could belittle him at will. "What you say is becoming less and less important. Do you still have any rules?"

"What are you yelling about? What did Heng Song say wrong? Even children know better than you, and you don't know how to be ashamed." Mrs. Lu scolded sternly.

Lu Hengsong couldn't stand how his father had been obsessed with Mrs. Liu over the years. He even favored Lu Yan as Lu Hengdong more than he and his sister. He was filled with anger, but he still felt aggrieved?

"Father, my son wishes that you and your stepmother will be harmonious in the future, and that you will never indulge in concubines or destroy your wives again."

"you……"

At this time, Ning Guogong said: "Heng Song, you are really no big or small, you dare to say anything?"

Lu Hengsong had always respected his uncle, and he didn't dare to say anything more now. "Heng Song knows his mistake."

But Lu Yanhua applauded her brother in her heart. This scumbag father just deserves to be scolded. If he could, he would like to scold him along with Lu Hengsong. The good wife doesn't like her, but she goes to like a concubine who is not worthy of the spotlight. She does this kind of thing of pampering her concubine and destroying her wife, and yet she can still sit here happily. Isn’t it said that spoiling a concubine and destroying a wife will have serious consequences? The most severe thing was being exiled or demoted. How could Lu Hongye still be fine? He was also awarded the title of Marquis, which seems to be based on his military merit.

Seeing Lu Hongye's face, Lu Yanhua felt really worthless for the original owner's biological mother, Mrs. Cui. She had ruined her whole life and lost her life for a scumbag. It was so worthless and stupid.

After dinner, Lu Hengsong came specifically to see Lu Yanhua. Lu Yanhua took her to Ningxiang Courtyard and was given some refreshments.

Lu Hengsong came to ask her something about Miss He, thinking that they all said that women in the boudoir should know something about her.

"You just said those words at the dinner table, so you are not afraid of father punishing you."

Lu Hengsong is not afraid of him? "I'm not afraid of him? Who made him do such a shameful thing? And isn't there my second sister and grandmother protecting me? I am my father's legitimate son, and the title will be mine in the future. Is it difficult for my father to return the favor? Do you want to leave the title to Hengdong?"

Lu Yanhua had to sigh with emotion, he was indeed a child raised by an old lady, and his tone of voice was exactly the same as that of the old lady. "That's right, you are my father's legitimate son. No matter how good my father is, this is still important."

"Second sister! Do you know anything about the He family and our stepmother?"

How could Lu Yanhua understand? He looked at Lu Wanxi with pleading eyes. Lu Wanxi immediately said: "Hengsong, do you think your second sister will understand? There are so many noble girls in Yujing City, and Miss He because her parents observe filial piety. , and barely participates in poetry club polo, how can we possibly know anything about her?"

"That's what the eldest sister said. So what kind of person is this Miss He? If she doesn't want to be like Aunt Liu, then my father should not renew his relationship."

"Grandma's vision is naturally unmistakable, and the He family also comes from a clean family, and the daughter they raised is not much different," Lu Wanxi said.

"Sister is right, Hengsong, do you hate Miss He?"

Lu Hengsong hesitated. He had no impression of his biological mother Cui. But that was his biological mother after all, and he shouldn't forget her and accept another woman as his mother.

"I don't know. After she married my father, she became our mother. But second sister, we have a mother! Although our mother is gone, she is still our mother."

When Lu Yanhua heard this, her eyes suddenly became wet. She also missed her mother so much. "Yes! We have mothers."

"But according to etiquette, we just have to call Miss He our mother."

"But Miss He is also very pitiful. She has to be our stepmother at such a young age."

If Miss He hadn't had to observe filial piety due to the death of her parents, she might have had a good marriage long ago. With her background and upbringing, it is not difficult to marry into a good family.

But now she has to be the successor and stepmother for others. Lu Yanhua really feels that she is very unlucky.

"Second sister, we only have one mother, but in front of outsiders, we still have to call her mother. This is etiquette and upbringing, and we should do this."

Lu Yanhua nodded and said, "Yes!"

This child looks more mature than himself. "In a few days, after the Second Sister and Hairpin Ceremony are over, I will take you out to play."

"Okay! Second sister must keep her word."

"Of course, when did the second sister stop talking about what she said?"

After Lu Hengsong left, Lu Yanhua said to Lu Wanxi: "Sister! Do you think this Miss He is quite pitiful?"

"It's quite pitiful. At the age of 22, she was in her prime. She just graduated from college, but in the eyes of the world, she has become an old girl."

"Who says it isn't? It's too much that feudal society kills people. Why can't you find a good family at this age?"

"The times are like this, you can't help yourself!" Lu Wanxi sighed with emotion.

Lu Yanhua's hair-doing ceremony was as grand as Lu Wanxi's. They were both the direct daughters of the Lu family in Fan Yang, and Mrs. Ning Guo also combed and hair-combed her hair.

From the beginning to the end, Lu Yanhua felt uncomfortable. She was exhausted from kneeling and worshiping.

Finally all the etiquette was over, and the hair-raising ceremony finally came to an end.

According to the rules, a matchmaker will come to a girl's house after she has haircut. However, because Lu Wanxi and Lu Yanhua were both entering the palace draft, no matchmaker came to the door. Otherwise, with the reputation of the Fan Yang Lu family, the gates of Ningguo Duke's Mansion and Xiangyang Marquis' Mansion would be broken through by matchmakers.

After a tiring day, Lu Yanhua lay on the bed, looking weak. "I understand your hard work, it's so tiring."

"Finally, we've gotten through this haircut ceremony. I don't know what else is waiting for us next?"

"What are you afraid of? Soldiers come to block you, water comes to cover you."