Chapter 591: Coming of Age (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“That’s right. It’s getting late,” Gu Yunzhen said seriously as she looked at the sky.
Gu Yanfei was a little stunned. Isn’t it just the beginning of the year? Why did she say that its getting late?
The palace maid pushed An Le’s wheelchair towards the palace chambers, while Gu Yunzhen held onto Gu Yanfei’s arm, walking briskly, almost half-dragging and half-pushing.
Every person’s face was filled with overly radiant smiles.
Gu Yanfei looked back and forth at the crowd, feeling a sense that something unknown had happened. Subconsciously, she quickly pinched her fingers and performed a simple divination.
The divination revealed an auspicious omen.
In that case, since it has come, let us embrace it.
Gu Yanfei followed them through a few curtains and arrived at an elegant dormitory. There was a dressing table, a screen, clothes hangers, chairs, and so on. Silver-red clothes embroidered with a phoenix were hanging on the rosewood coat rack on the east wall.
“Sister, sit down quickly,” An Lc urged happily. She ordered the palace maid to push Gu Yanfei over to the dressing table.
On the dressing table, there were all kinds of exquisite and complicated jewelry. From hairpins, crowns, golden collars, earrings, jade pendants, golden rings, and so on, there was everything. The big rubies embedded in the jewelry shone brightly.
Gu Yanfei looked at An Le, who was reflected in the mercury mirror, and asked at a loss, “Is the Hundred Flowers Banquet about to begin?”
“It’s not the Hundred Flowers Banquet.” Gu Yunzhen covered her mouth and chuckled.
An Le smiled happily and said mysteriously, “Today is Sister’s coming-of-age banquet. Father said that he wants to personally hold Sister’s coming-of-age ceremony.”
“…” Gu Yanfei was stunned again, and she looked a little confused.
It had been 200 years. Gu Yanfei was a little confused about her birthday in this life.
However, she vaguely remembered that her birthday wasn’t on National Day.
Gu Yunzhen saw Gu Yanfei’s confusion and took the initiative to explain to her, “Yanfei, today is your birthday.”
Today?Gu Yanfei was even more puzzled. Isn’t my birthday on the second of March?
Gu Yunzhen quickly explained, “Eldest Brother asked Mother Su.”
The second day of March was actually Gu Yunrong’s birthday. Gu Yanfei was a few days older than Gu Yunrong.
“So my birthday is February 27th,” Gu Yanfei said to herself with a curious expression.
Therefore, she was 15 years old today and of marriageable age.
Gu Yunzhen looked at Gu Yanfei in the mirror and said, “Yanfei, I wanted to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for you in the residence, but Big Brother told me not to prepare…”
An Le said happily, “Sister Yanfei, the Ceremonial Director has been preparing for your coming-of-age ceremony for more than a month.”
“I helped decorate Qinghui Hall today.”
An Le took out a silver pocket watch from her sleeve. After looking at the time, she hurriedly urged, “It’s about time. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Sister Yanfei, you have to dress up quickly.”
An Le was beaming with joy as she instructed the palace maids to dress Gu Yanfei up.
Its about time?Hearing this familiar sentence, Gu Yanfei couldn’t help but be stunned. She looked at the pocket watch in An Le’s hand. This silver pocket watch with grass patterns was exactly the same as Chu Yi’s.
So that was what he meant just now?
Gu Yanfei’s eyes rippled gently, and the corners of her lips curled up.
The palace maid skillfully styled Gu Yanfei’s hair into a crescent-shaped bun, creatively weaving small braids into the bun and wrapping a colorful tassel around it.
While Gu Yanfei was combing her hair, Gu Yunzhen walked to the hanger and carefully sized up the new clothes hanging on the rosewood hanger.
The silver-red ceremonial gown hung neatly, with not a single wrinkle on the pristine fabric. The skirt was embroidered with a large patch of gorgeous hibiscus flowers in shades of crimson, pink, peach, and watermelon red. Hundreds of hibiscus flowers bloomed vividly on the long skirt, with delicate golden threads interwoven in the fabric, casting a dreamlike, iridescent glow.
After sizing it up for a moment, Gu Yunzhen asked with certainty, “This is a Phoenix Brocade, right?”
“Sister, you have good taste!” An Le asked the palace maid to push the wheelchair over and stop beside Gu Yunzhen.
Gu Yanfei walked over and asked, “What’s a Phoenix Brocade?”
Gu Yunzhen raised the corner of her dress with one hand and placed the material under the sun to take a look. “I heard that the Phoenix Brocade is a new material from the State of Yue. Peacock feathers have been woven into the material, so it has such a beautiful luster.”
An Le nodded repeatedly.
Eldest Brother had ordered someone to bring this material back to the capital from the State of Yue at full speed. It had come just in time..