The cold of winter gradually fades away, and the sunshine in late spring and early summer is warm and gentle.

The carriage rolled over the fallen leaves piled on the roadside, with dewdrops sticking to two naughty leaves that refused to move, and headed in the direction of Pei Zhong's original home.

Ever since Pei Zhong and his brothers all died, Pei Ding was the only one left in the Pei family.

At that time, Pei Chun took over Pei Zhong's family business.

Pei Zhong’s mansion was deliberately kept.

As a result, Pei Ding no longer had to leave the ancestral temple, so the Pei family's ancestral temple was continued to be used.

Except for the housekeeper who often sent people to clean the family temple, almost no one set foot in it.

Inevitably desolate.

Gu Yuan sat upright in the carriage, feeling infinite joy at the thought that he would be able to attend Ming Cheng's coming-of-age ceremony openly in a little while.

The corners of his mouth never dropped along the way.

After today, there will be a whole month until their wedding!

God knows how long he had been looking forward to getting married.

However, today is Mingcheng's coming-of-age ceremony, and almost half of the young and talented people in the capital are here.

What if one of them is good-looking and catches Mingcheng's attention?

The noise was getting closer, and Gu Yuan's carriage stopped near the inn opposite the Pei family.

After getting off the carriage, he stood still, raised his hand to adjust his hair, and asked specifically: "Chuyi, how am I dressed today?"

"Princess Funing will definitely like it."

Don’t underestimate the fact that Chuyi doesn’t say a word on ordinary days.

But it was obvious that he knew how to make Gu Yuan happy.

Just like now.

After hearing this, Gu Yuan couldn't help but smile, and the silver bell on his head moved proudly.

Ever since the envoys from Western Xinjiang arrived, the number of people from Western Xinjiang in the capital has increased, and Gu Yuan's hard days in the capital have been alleviated a lot.

In order to save face, the Emperor of Zhao specially moved a nest for him.

The space is much larger than before.

Moreover, Princess Funing's Mansion has now been rebuilt and is located next to Princess Jiashan's Mansion, with the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue's Mansion on both sides of the Princess' Mansion.

In another month, he and Ming Cheng will be able to move into their new home...

Pei Qing, who was standing at the door welcoming guests for his father, raised his eyebrows.

He said loudly: "The Third Prince is here really early!"

Gu Yuan did arrive early. Apart from the Feng family members who came earlier, Gu Yuan was the second one to arrive.

"Yuan was afraid that too many people would come and delay us on the road and miss the auspicious time, so he set out early."

Gu Yuan couldn't wait any longer, and just as he was about to go in, Pei Qing's eyes signaled him to stop.

He raised an eyebrow and asked quietly, "What's wrong, Mingjing?"

"The Crown Prince, the Sixth Prince, and the Eighth Prince will all be here soon, so be careful and don't let the Eighth Prince bully you.

If you really can't avoid it, stand with Lao Si and let him help you stop it."

Pei Qing spoke sincerely, and he didn't want his future brother-in-law to be bullied by an outsider at his sister's coming-of-age party.

Gu Yuan felt warm in his heart and nodded with a smile: "Thank you Mingjing for telling me, Yuan understands."

The inner court.

Feng Huan's mother, a close friend of Pei Chun who was usually well taken care of by the princess, arrived early in the hut where Pei Chun was dressing.

Looking at the face that was extremely similar to Feng Huan, Pei Chun frowned secretly with discomfort.

The princess's mother, on the other hand, talked to Feng Huan's mother with no unusual expression.

The words were quite intimate.

"In the blink of an eye, Chun'er has grown up, and we are almost old ladies."

Feng Huan's mother's voice was a little shrill, and there was a somewhat flattering look on her smiling face.

"Yes, Zixun is about to get married at this age. Is there a girl you like?"

The princess smiled and greeted politely.

The two chatted and laughed, and went together to welcome the guests with their sister-in-law Shi Wan, who was standing at the gate of the courtyard in advance to greet the guests.

Pei Chun stretched his neck to take a look and found that there was no one else in the room except Yingchun.

She breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed her whole body, put her chin on the table, and rubbed her head in boredom.

This morning, before dawn, my mother woke me up. I was so sleepy...

"Second brother, did Dr. Li say when he will arrive?"

Pei Chun lay on the table, shaking his head, and fiddling with the jade bracelet on his wrist back and forth with some fatigue.

At this time, the second brother Pei Cui was bending over outside the house, looking for herbs in the family temple with his head down, although in Pei Chun's view, these things were all weeds.

But today the whole family is busy with Pei Chun's coming-of-age ceremony.

The second brother had the easiest task. He just had to stand outside the window and chat with her so that she wouldn't get nervous.

So inevitably I felt a bit bored and started observing the messy grass on the ground in the backyard.

"He will come after your coming-of-age ceremony is over." The second brother Pei Cui straightened his back, shook off the grass covered with dirt, and shook his head helplessly.

He has heard this question countless times.

Ever since Prince Zhennan set out from Jiangnan, Mingcheng has been inquiring about the prince's health every day.

Either through Feng Huan or through Li Shenzhi.

Unfortunately, Li Shenzhi was kept in the prince's mansion half-forced and half-threatened by the prince, so it was not convenient for the two to meet.

But today, in order to ensure that he could hold his own in front of all the guests, the prince had to bring Li Shenzhi with him.

At that time, Pei Chun could have a good talk with Li Shenzhi, with whom he had been secretly in contact through letters.

"That's right. Today the emperor is going to take his concubines to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat. Even the officials originally scheduled to attend your coming-of-age ceremony are missing.

It would be a honor for my father if the prince could bring Li Shenzhi here later.

Oh, and by the way, he also competed with the Sixth and Eighth Princes."

The third brother Pei Zhan was hanging upside down, swinging from the eaves outside like a monkey.

Pei Chun didn't like what his third brother said to him, so he grabbed a peanut and threw it at his forehead.

"Hey, Pei Xiaoliu'er, today is your birthday and your coming-of-age ceremony. It's such a festive day. Please be more careful, understand?

Don’t ruin this festive atmosphere!”

After hearing this, Pei Chun grabbed the peanuts and pretended to throw more.

The third brother Pei Zhan shrank his neck and disappeared with a whoosh. Before leaving, he threw a peeled peanut to his second brother below.

The second brother dodged the attack from above his head and shook his head.

Among the younger brothers in the family, the third one is the best at teasing his siblings. He will not stop until he has made them angry and beaten them.

The third brother ran away, but Pei Chun didn't care. He wore a skirt and secretly observed the princess in the house, chatting with many high-ranking women in the capital.

It is no exaggeration to say that this small backyard basically gathers a group of women with the highest status except the emperor's concubines.

Some have promising husbands, and some have promising sons.

Well, my aunt Wang has a good relationship with my mother. They have been close friends since childhood, and their relationship is still so good after so many years.

In her previous life, Aunt Wang was one of the few people who dared to work for the Princess's Mansion, but... her marriage was not very good.

If this aunt had not been childless for many years, the two families would have definitely arranged an alliance.

"Mingcheng, the auspicious time has arrived, let's go out quickly!" Aunt Wang greeted her with a smile.

Pei Chun nodded, cleared his mind of the messy thoughts, turned and walked towards the front hall.

As soon as we entered, we saw that many of the people who came to the front hall were young men who came on behalf of their fathers because the emperor had taken many officials away to escape the summer heat.

When they saw Pei Chun, they all knelt down respectfully and saluted: "Greetings, Princess Funing."

Pei Chun turned his eyes and saw a figure in green clothes in the corner.

She raised an eyebrow and was about to speak when she heard a commotion outside.

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