The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Ying Tianfu, Wei Guogong Mansion is full of lights, and people come and go at the gate of Xu Mansion.

Xu Miaojin sat in the boudoir, a little anxious, and got up from her seat from time to time.

She walked to the door, but was stopped by the maid in the house: "Miss, today is the day of the ceremony." The lord has commanded that you must not step out of this room. Don't embarrass us. "

I want to go out to breathe, what are you doing here?" Xu Miaojin was very unhappy when she was pulled by the maid.

"Miss, don't embarrass us! If you leave this room, we will all be punished by the master. Please stop, Miss!" Four

maids from the house stopped Xu Miaojin at the door, and she couldn't get out of the door at all.

Xu Miaojin pouted, huffed back to the room, and just wanted to sit down, she heard a babbling sound.

She looked back at the door, which was closed.

"Damn! These little girls dare to close the door!" Xu Miaojin stared at the closed door and shouted loudly: "Another day, if the eldest brother is not in the house, see how I clean you up! Dare to close Miss Ben, you really ate the gall of a leopard!" "

Little master, don't be angry! This is the order of the eldest master, it is useless for you to be angry with them." It

was Xu Miaojin's personal maid Xiaolan who spoke. She used to be the maid of Princess Xu of the Yan Mansion of Beiping, and because she got along well with Xu Miaojin, she was given to Xu Miaojin by Princess Xu as a personal maid.

The maid Xiaolan poured tea for Xu Miaojin, and persuaded her: "Little master, today is an important day. After the ceremony, you are an adult, and you may be about to get married. You have to change your little temperament, otherwise, be careful that you can't get angry!"

"Xiaolan, you hate it!" Xu Miaojin replied to Xiaolan, as if she remembered something, but her face was slightly red.

"Look at you, are you still shy? Have you already thought about getting married?"

Xiaolan and Xu Miaojin get along day and night, and they talk to Xu Miaojin more boldly, unlike other maids who have too many scruples.

Xu Miaojin covered her face with her hands and did not answer Xiaolan's question.

Seeing that Xu Miaojin didn't answer, Xiaolan said again: "Miss, which son-in-law brother do you fancie? Why didn't I find out?"

"Eh, Xiaolan, you're so annoying! If you dare to talk more, I'll take a needle and thread and sew up your mouth!"

Hearing Xu Miaojin's threat, the maid Xiaolan closed her mouth, stood quietly aside, and poured tea and water for Xu Miaojin.

Xiaolan didn't speak, the room was quiet, and Xu Miaojin became even more irritable.

She stood up and walked back and forth in the room, muttering in her mouth: "Third brother, third brother, why haven't you come back?"

In the hall of the Xu Mansion, Xu Huizu said a simple hello to the guests from all walks of life who came to attend the ceremony, and walked to the back hall.

Xu Huizu asked the housekeeper beside him: "Butler, where did Zengshou go, why didn't you ask him to come out to help greet the guests?" The housekeeper said: "

Master, the third master went out early in the morning, and the little one doesn't know where the third master went." "

It's really not like that! I don't usually go home, but I haven't been home for long, and I haven't seen anyone all day. It's better to stay in the army and don't come back!" Xu Huizu said to the housekeeper as he walked to the back hall.

Xu Zengshou changed his previous dress in the army, wearing a brocade robe, dressed like a rich and noble brother.

He walked towards the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, but before he could enter, he was blocked by the soldiers guarding the door.

"Who are you, why did you come to Beizhen Fusi?"

"I'm looking for your hundred households, his name is Zheng Hai. Go and call him out for me, I'm in a hurry!" Xu Zengshou saw that he couldn't go in, so he directly called the soldiers to report the news.

Feng Zhiyuan, the general banner of the Jinyi Guard, who came back from outside the door, pointed to Xu Zengshou at the door, and said to Zheng Hai: "Isn't that the matter of Xu Dudu

?" "Indeed, I don't know why he came to our Beizhen Fusi?" Zheng Hai and Feng Zhiyuan came back from outside together.

Zheng Hai walked towards Xu Zengshou from the side and shouted, "Brother Zengshou, why are you here

?" Xu Zengshou turned around, saw Zheng Hai, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Zheng Hai: "Come with me, I have something urgent to find you!"

"What is the urgency of you looking for me?" Zheng Hai looked curious.

Xu Zengshou pulled Zheng Hai and explained: "Today is an important day for my third sister, you have to come with me!" "

Brother Xu, what day is Miss Miaojin today?" Feng Zhiyuan on the side was also a little curious.

Xu Zengshou explained: "Today my sister held a ceremony. "

What is a ceremony?" Zheng Hai looked confused.

"You don't even understand this!" Xu Zengshou and Feng Zhiyuan both said in unison, both surprised that Zheng Hai didn't understand what etiquette was.

Feng Zhiyuan explained to Zheng Hai, and Zheng Hai understood that the so-called rite was the coming-of-age ceremony of ancient women.

In ancient times, when a woman reached the age of fifteen, she was considered an adult, and a woman performed a ceremony like a man performed a crown ceremony.

Men perform the crown ceremony to crown the hat, while women change their hairstyle, tie their hair and wear hairpins.

The age of the ceremony is generally between 15 and 20 years old, and it can be postponed until the age of 20 for women who are not engaged.

"Zheng Hai, you know what I mean, right?" Xu Zengshou asked Zheng Hai.

"Are you

asking me to go to the ceremony?" "No!"

Zheng Hai looked at Xu Zengshou: "Then what are you asking me to do?"

"Why don't you understand! Didn't you accept my sister's tips, don't you still understand her heart for you?" Xu Zengshou looked angry, clenched his fists, and glared at Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai looked confused and looked at Xu Zengshou in a daze.

Feng Zhiyuan smiled and explained to Zheng Hai: "If a girl gives you tips, then she likes you." Miss Miaojin, it's so pitiful to meet such an elm pimple as you!"

"Ahhh

Could it be that three years ago, she hinted: She likes me?

This, this is too precocious!

Are girls in ancient times so precocious?

Under the guidance of Feng Zhiyuan and Xu Zengshou, Zheng Hai bought some gifts, and the three of them drove to Xu's house in a carriage.

The carriage stopped in front of the Duke of Wei's mansion, and Xu Zengshou said to Zheng Hai: "I'll go in first, and you guys will go in by yourself."

Xu Zengshou got out of the carriage and walked quickly to the gate.

"Zengshou, please stay!" Xu Zengshou

stopped and looked back at a young man.

"Jiujiang, you are..."

"

What did you say?" Xu Zengshou looked surprised and stood still.

Zheng Hai stepped forward and said to Xu Zengshou, "Brother Zengshou, who is this benevolent brother?" The

man next to Xu Zengshou is also in his twenties, burly, handsome, graceful and luxurious, and he is a beautiful man.

The beautiful man glanced at Zheng Hai, snorted coldly, and said with a playful smile: "Even if you are a small hundred, you are also worthy of knowing that I am a brother and brother of Brother Zengshou?

I also hope to help increase longevity and say more good things about me in front of Ling Mei. Jiujiang is grateful here!"

Seeing that Xu Zengshou was silent, the beautiful man smiled, turned around and walked towards the door.

After the beautiful man left, Xu Zengshou was still silent, standing in place, looking at the back of the man leaving.

"Brother Zengshou, who is that person?" Zheng Hai also looked at the back of the beautiful man leaving.

Feng Zhiyuan on the side said in a low voice: "He is Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo." If

my sister is taken away by Li Jiujiang, see how I clean you up!"

Xu Zengshou glared at Zheng Hai and hurriedly walked into the door.