The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Today, Meng Yuqing, the sixth young lady of the Meng family, saw countless treasures in the plum garden, and naturally felt jealous.

Moreover, I heard that all five great families, including their Meng family, sent people to attend the ceremony. This is the first time that all five great families have gathered at a banquet, an unprecedented honor.

What a huge honor!

The coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin, and Meng Yuqing deliberately said loudly, "The hairpin-insertion ceremony is actually nothing special. It's just the main guest helping to insert a hairpin into the hair! It's all the same old routine. I attend several coming-of-age ceremonies a year, and I'm already tired of it. When Miss Su comes out later, there's definitely nothing special about it either."

Meng Baozhu couldn't bear to hear others belittle her Sister Su. She was so angry that her eyes were blurry with tears. She stomped her feet and retorted, "Sixth Sister, just you wait and see. Sister Su's appearance will definitely be extraordinary."

If it weren't for not wanting to ruin Sister Su's coming-of-age ceremony, Meng Baozhu would have already reached out and pulled Meng Yuqing's hair.

Xiangming entered the room and told her about how Meng Baozhu had been made to cry by Meng Yuqing.

Su Qianqian was helpless. It seemed she had to come up with something interesting, otherwise Baozhu's defense would have been in vain.

The hairpin-adding ceremony is divided into three stages: the initial addition, the second addition, and the third addition.

The clothes worn at each stage are different.

When first dressed, light colors are usually used to symbolize purity, so Su Qianqian chose light yellow, and the skirt was adorned with large silk peony flowers.

When Su Qianqian emerged wearing a light yellow dress, surrounded by colorful butterflies, she looked like a fairy.

The formula for the bee-attracting powder she previously used on Murong Yan came from a rare book obtained from an underground passage in Qinghe County.

Actually, the bee-attracting and butterfly-attracting powder is a mixture of two formulas: bee-attracting powder and butterfly-attracting powder.

Su Qianqian specially sprinkled some butterfly-attracting powder on her skirt today, creating a spectacular sight of butterflies swirling around and dancing.

Meng Baozhu and Meng Yuqing were seated next to each other. She snorted at Meng Yuqing, "See? You got slapped in the face. How could Sister Su's coming-of-age ceremony be old-fashioned!"

Murong Yan heard the female guests around her discussing animatedly—

"The butterflies are all flying around Miss Su, which means that Miss Su has received God's blessing."

"That's right, this unusual occurrence is definitely an auspicious sign."

Murong Yan was so angry that she was dizzy: What a load of rubbish! Miss Su must have used some kind of drug. She had fallen for Miss Su's "attracting bees and butterflies" powder twice before, and her face had been stung like a pig's head both times! Every time she thought about it, she was so angry that she couldn't eat.

The ceremony of inserting the hairpin was a grand affair, attracting a large audience.

"On an auspicious day in the month, I will start to wear clothes. I will give up my ambitions and follow you to become a virtuous person..."

Lady Anguo personally inserted the pink hairpin into Su Qianqian's black hair.

When it came to the third round, Su Qianqian wore a dark red, wide-sleeved, curved-hem dress, and with the help of the Duchess of Anguo, she wore a ruby ​​and gold hairpin bestowed by the Empress Dowager.

"In accordance with the proper time of the year and the decree of the month, Xianjiaer is to wear..."

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Xuanyuan Jing was very happy and personally went to Su Qianqian to congratulate her, "Miss Su, it's been a long time. Thank you for letting me witness such a unique coming-of-age ceremony."

Xuanyuan Jing looked much prettier than when he last saw Su Qianqian; his sallow complexion had turned into a porcelain white. He was especially grateful to Su Qianqian for the beauty powder.

After the ceremony, it was time to cut the cake.

Su Qianqian took the long sword from the maid. The hilt of the sword was tied with a red ribbon, which gave it a festive feel.

The moment Su Qianqian raised the knife, sighs filled the air.

"Such colorful and beautiful flowers, Miss Su must have put in a lot of effort to make them. It's such a pity to cut them off."

"Yes, this cake is so beautiful, I can't bear to eat it. I really want to stop Miss Su from eating it."

Although they were eager to try this novel food, they also felt regretful, as they couldn't bear to see the colorful and beautiful flowers being cut open.

Some people couldn't bear to ruin the cake's colorful and beautiful appearance, while others were curious as to why they didn't see the Crown Prince.

"Where is Prince Gong? I didn't see him during the hairpin-insertion ceremony either. Everyone says that Prince Gong is extremely kind to Miss Su, but I don't think so. He was absent from such an important occasion, which clearly shows that he doesn't take Miss Su seriously."

Murong Yan: "Yes, that's why rumors aren't always reliable."

Su Qianqian cut the cake into large pieces, not according to the number of people, but with a small bowl of cake for each table.

The guests rushed to their seats to be the first to taste the cake.

Just a moment ago, everyone was saying it was a pity to cut the cake, but now everyone is running as fast as they can, completely disregarding their image, as if they're afraid they won't be able to taste it if they're too slow.

After Su Qianqian finished cutting the cake, she could finally relax for a while.

She had previously sent a macaw to monitor the Seventh Prince and Prime Minister Feng.

The macaw has returned to its own cage.

As soon as Su Qianqian entered, the macaw immediately began repeating Prime Minister Feng's words.

"...Get Su Bing drunk, stuff a 10,000-tael silver note into his arms, accuse him of bribery, and have him arrested and thrown into jail on the spot at his daughter's coming-of-age banquet. The little girl will be furious."

Parrots love to mimic human speech, and this macaw had drunk from a spiritual spring, making it much smarter than ordinary parrots. Its hearing and intelligence were enhanced, and it repeated everything that Prime Minister Feng and Lord Lu said during their secret plot to Su Qianqian.

Su Qianqian thought this matter was easy to handle. Since the person arranged by Prime Minister Feng would sit at the same table as her father, it would be easy to find that person.

Although the banquets for men and women were separate, Su Qianqian commanded tens of thousands of troops in Qinghe County and faced men every day.

So when she walked into the men's section, no one found it strange.

Prime Minister Feng sat at the table and ate with great relish.

There were eight people sitting at the table, and he was the one with the highest official rank, so no one dared to take the cake from him.

So the bowl of cake was placed in front of Prime Minister Feng, who ate it with his hands and face covered in colorful cream.

"Delicious, so delicious."

Although he had been targeting that Miss Su, he had to admit that the girl's cooking skills were truly excellent; the food she made was always so delicious that people were completely captivated and unable to tear themselves away.

The flowers on the cake, in particular, melt in your mouth, have a light and delicate texture, and are sweet but not cloying. I have never eaten such delicious food before.

Prime Minister Feng asked the old woman in charge of serving the dishes, "What are the flowers on the cake made of?"

The old woman explained, "Miss Su said this stuff is called cream."

Lord Lu sat next to Prime Minister Feng, his mouth watering.

He figured that since the Prime Minister had taken the initiative to ask about the cream, it must be because the cream was particularly delicious.

I thought there would be some cream left at the bottom of the bowl so he could taste it, but to my surprise, after eating the cake, Prime Minister Feng licked the earthenware bowl clean.

The prime minister of a country doesn't care about his image at all. He eats like a dog, even licking his food bowl. Is this really okay?