freenovelworld Chapter 753 Hairpin
Chapter 753 Hairpin
After the court session, Emperor Qianwu summoned Song Tingshan to stay and walked with him in the imperial garden. Song Tingshan had been carefully trying to figure out his father's attitude, but unfortunately, it seemed that no matter what he said, Emperor Qianwu's expression was very peaceful.
There was neither praise for him nor accusation against him, which made Song Tingshan keenly feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Until he left, Emperor Qianwu looked at his back with complicated eyes.
Although he was his son, he did not have much friendship with Concubine Yao, and his biological mother was a foreigner, so it was impossible for him to ascend the throne in the future.
What's more, in the eyes of Emperor Qianwu, Song Tingshan was cruel and ruthless, but had bad character. Not only that, he was deep-minded, but his wisdom was mediocre.
Since he had no more expectations of him and he really owed him a lot over the years, Emperor Qianwu thought it would be okay to make up for it.
But, it can only be like this.
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Song Tingshan's affairs became a hot topic in the capital.
Emperor Qianwu granted the Sixth Prince's Mansion, and rewards flowed into the Sixth Prince's Mansion like water. Many people came to him upon hearing the news. As if overnight, Song Tingshan became the most popular person in the capital.
The lineage of Prince Duan was stunned for a long time. After they were convinced that this was true, they immediately changed their attitude and became warm.
Princess Hanyang didn't expect that he was actually a prince, but even if he was, she still didn't like such a sickly boy like him.
The Chengguo Mansion could be said to be the worst hit. Not only was their title stripped, but they also faced alienation and ridicule from everyone in the capital. For a time, they were afraid that Song Tingshan would take revenge.
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Shen Shuyi's coming-of-age ceremony took place in such a warm atmosphere.
It was a sunny day with clear skies. It was a rare good day as summer was approaching.
The Shen Mansion was even more lively. Some came because of Shen Jingchuan, and some came for Shen Shuyi. All in all, this coming-of-age ceremony was much more lively than in the previous life.
Qin Xuerong was not allowed to come out, so Shen Jingchuan and the second wife went to East Street to welcome the guests.
Shen Shuyi was wearing a beautiful dress and waiting in the east room, listening to Yuping talking about the situation outside.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Shen Shuyi felt as if he was in another world.
In her previous life, not long after this coming-of-age ceremony, she married Song Tingshan.
In this life, many things have changed.
Soon, the coming-of-age ceremony officially began. The Queen Mother invited Lady Chen Guo as the main guest to comb Shen Shuyi's hair and put on a hairpin.
Mrs. Chen Guo had a kind face. She looked at Shen Shuyi and said, "Abandon your childhood ambitions and help you become virtuous..."
Then Shen Shuyi changed her hairpin and long gown, and thanked Old Madam Shen and Shen Jingchuan.
"Respect your dignity and respect for your teacher."
Then Lady Chen helped her put on the hairpin and crown, and changed her into a golden dress with wide sleeves. The dress was given by the empress dowager. It was decorated with large pieces of gorgeous pearls and jade on the gold and silver threads, making it extremely gorgeous.
"To complete his virtue."
The wife of Duke Chengguo came to the case later and looked at Shen Shuyi and said, "The Queen Mother cannot come in person, but she has specially given you the name Zixi."
Zi refers to noble qualities, and Xi means connotation and brightness, which implies the wish that she can be happy.
"Thank you, Queen Dowager." Shen Shuyi looked at the words in front of him, his eyes slightly wet.
The word from the previous life was instigated by Qin Xuerong. Shen Jingchuan had run out of patience with her at that time and just did it perfunctorily, not caring at all that the word meant a curse.
Afterwards, Shen Jingchuan gave a few symbolic admonitions, and the entire coming-of-age ceremony was over.
After the banquet began, the guests became much more casual and many of them sent their blessings to Shen Shuyi.
But when there are people giving blessings, naturally there will be people who are jealous. Shen Jingzhen, Lou Yulan and others were also present.
Of course, the most noteworthy thing is that Song Tingshan is also here, no, he should be called Xiao Tingshan.
Shen Jingzhen looked at Shen Shuyi coldly and said sarcastically, "Congratulations, second sister. It's a pity that second sister is so unlucky. She rejected the current Sixth Prince and married Xie Jingchi, who is only good for appearance."
Shen Shuyi raised his eyes and glanced at her, his expression indifferent: "How is Third Sister doing in the Feng family? I heard that Old Madam Feng took the child to her to raise. You may not see her once in half a month."
This sentence touched Shen Jingzhen's sore spot, and her face twisted immediately.
"What are you so proud of? Even if the Queen Mother values you, a woman's husband is her destiny. You missed the chance to be a noble lady, and you will regret it in the future!"
Shen Jingzhen is now letting herself go more and more.
Shen Shuyi didn't care. His eyes swept across the bloodstain on the back of her neck that couldn't be hidden, and he smiled: "It seems that God is not very kind to you."
Shen Jingzhen clenched her fingers, her face stiff and filled with indescribable embarrassment.
Feng Bochang didn't know what was going on. He was normal at first, but if he didn't like something, he would find different ways to torture her, and she couldn't tell anyone about the pain.
When Shen Jingzhen thought of the wax that dripped on her a few days ago, she trembled uncontrollably and her face turned pale.
Shen Shuyi raised the corners of his lips: "It seems that the third sister is well disciplined by her own God."
In fact, what Shen Shuyi said was true. Ever since Shen Jingzhen lost the amulet in her belly, her life has not been as good as before.
Feng Bochang has punished her several times, and now she is much more obedient.
But it was only now that she realized that in Feng Bochang's backyard, if you coaxed him into happiness, he would be gentle and know how to be sympathetic to women. But if you made him angry, he would have many ways to torture you.
But...but how does Shen Shuyi know all this?
"Cousin, congratulations." Lou Yulan also came with Song Tingshan. Now that Song Tingshan has transformed into a prince, her status has risen even higher.
Lou Yulan held her waist with one hand and gently stroked her belly with the other. She was much more skilled than Shen Jingzhen.
"Cousin, I'm sorry... I didn't know Tingshan was a prince. If I knew, I would definitely..."
Lou Yulan's words attracted the attention of many people around.
Zhao Xueqing frowned and was about to speak for Shen Shuyi, but Shen Shuyi stopped her and looked at Lou Yulan with a smile.
"Cousin, if you want to pick up the things I don't want, go ahead and pick them up. But you think picking up shit smells good, but others don't think so."
Song Tingshan, who was about to step forward in the crowd not far away, stopped when he heard these words.
Lou Yulan originally had a somewhat boastful mentality, thinking that she had married Song Tingshan and thus had ascended to the throne, and now she was pregnant with the emperor's grandson.
But I didn't expect that Shen Shuyi would be so brave!
"Cousin, do you know what you are saying? You are speaking to the Sixth Prince like this, which is extremely treasonous. Aren't you afraid..."
Shen Shuyi interrupted with a smile: "I am now a first-rank official, so I don't think the Sixth Prince is qualified to deal with me. Of course, if the Sixth Prince is eager to treat himself as shit, he can go to His Majesty for help."
Lou Yulan's face turned green. She wanted to see Shen Shuyi regretting her decision, but she didn't expect that she would be so dismissive.
After a while, she suddenly smiled: "My cousin, you are just complaining about sour grapes. His Highness is a noble and gentle man. You missed a man like him. You are really blind. I believe that my cousin is regretting it now. There is no need to force yourself."