Chapter 212: Coming-of-Age Banquet

"Yes, why don't you go back to Jinling City with me? It's much more fun there than Sui'an City. I'll take you around and I'm sure you'll learn a lot."

Shang Zhiping looked embarrassed.

He wanted to go, but was it appropriate?

He turned around and looked at his mother who was sitting next to him. Seeing that she was also stunned, he lowered his head and said.

"I'm not going. I'm going to school in a few days."

His foundation was not good to begin with. If he didn't make up for it, he would be even more unable to keep up in the future.

When he thought of his mother worrying about him day and night in the past, Shang Zhiping knew that he couldn't be willful anymore, so he answered like this.

But the more sensible he was, the more his sister-in-law Liu felt sorry for her son's situation.

So he looked at Du Jingyi, got some encouragement from her eyes, and took a deep breath and said.

"Ping'er, do you want to go to Jinling City? If you want to go, then go ahead. There's no rush to go to school. You're not old now anyway, so it's good to go out more."

When Shang Zhiping heard this, his first reaction was surprise.

Didn't you say that you would find a teacher for him when you came to see the general's mansion a few days ago?

Besides, he has only left Sui'an City and his mother's side when he went to pick someone up a month ago, but there is a fixed date for his return.

Now this time, it will be at least half a year. Will your mother really allow it?

He was not sure, and looked at his mother cautiously, and then asked.

"Mother, is it really okay?"

Looking at his cautious appearance, his eldest sister-in-law Liu was also very distressed.

Even if she was reluctant in her heart, she had to let the child go out and try her luck, so she said patiently.

"Ping'er, go if you want to. Mother won't stop you. Besides, your great aunt and uncle Zhao are taking care of you in Jinling City. Mother is relieved."

Sister-in-law Liu is really relieved and really hopes that the child will be well in the future, so she said so.

Sincere to sincere, Shang Zhiping lives with his mother day and night, so he can naturally tell whether her words are true or false, so he was moved and relieved at the same time, and finally he mustered up his strength to say to Xing Zhao.

"Then...then I will go with uncle Zhao, will it be troublesome? If it is too troublesome, I won't go."

If it were someone else, Xing Zhao would have scolded him for his shy personality.

But he knew what Shang Zhiping had experienced before, so he naturally knew that it was impossible to change his personality in a short time, so he said with a smile.

"No trouble, but I was just kidding you. This time, my mother will go back first, and I will stay in Sui'an City for two months. Let's go south in March. The weather will be good then. When we return to Jinling City, it will be April. I will take you to see the peach blossoms in the mountain temple."

After hearing his words, Shang Zhiping's eyes were full of longing.

Although he has not set out yet, he is willing to go with his cousin Zhao.

Not only because he has a similar temperament to him, but more because of his talkativeness and knowledge. Whether it is a wild flower on the roadside or the customs of various places, he can talk about it easily.

Shang Zhiping is content with this, but he can't match it.

And when the eldest sister-in-law Liu heard that there were still two months, she was naturally happy. At least she could prepare more things for them to take with them on the road.

Seeing that the matter was set in stone, Du Jingyi did not persuade him anymore, and said with a smile.

"In that case, we won't keep my aunt for long, so that when we go to Jinling City in the future, my uncle will say that we have occupied his beloved wife and won't return her, and he will give us a hard time!"

"You have such a mouth, I really... like it very much!"

If Mrs. Xing was 20 or 30 years younger, she would definitely be a close friend with Du Jingyi, after all, their tempers and personalities are very similar.

Both were favored at home before marriage, and were also favored by their husband's family after marriage.

It is rare to know the ways of the world without being worldly.

Therefore, Mrs. Xing said goodbye to everyone with a cup of honey water instead of wine.

She went to the palace to bid farewell to the queen in advance, and three days later, she set off to return to Jinling City.

Shang Ji wanted Luo Yuan to escort her south, but was rejected.

The Tiger Guards had people, and the Xing family was not bad either. The people who came with her this time were not only servants, but also people with excellent kung fu, so it was not a problem to protect her south.

And Xing Zhao also said calmly.

"Don't worry, cousin. My father arranged it when my mother went out. It's only a month. It's nothing."

Finally, seeing that the mother and son were so insistent, Shang Ji had to give up.

The day after Mrs. Xing left, the Wei family's coming-of-age ceremony banquet was held in a lively manner.

As Shang Ji said before, he just sent Xing Zhao and Shang Zhiping to deliver the gifts, and they came back after not staying for long.

Although some people talked about it, they didn't say much because the Shang family did have an old man who died.

In Wei Jialian's yard.

At this moment, Mrs. Wei and the eldest lady of the Wei family (Wei Jialian's mother) were watching her put on makeup and dress up, busy back and forth, with smiles on their faces.

Especially Mrs. Wei, it was like seeing her own daughter coming of age, sweeping away the haze of the past few days.

And standing next to her were naturally Silang's wife and Shang Zhiyin. All the women of the family were there, and they were thinking about celebrating for Wei Jialian.

"Auntie looks so beautiful today, just like a fairy from a painting."

After being praised by Shang Zhiyin, Wei Jialian felt as if she had eaten honey in her heart, and she responded as soon as she opened her mouth.

"When you grow up in a few years, you will be more beautiful. Your aunt will prepare the best to celebrate your coming-of-age ceremony!"

The coming-of-age ceremony is the most solemn ceremony for women in Daxing Dynasty besides getting married, so naturally everyone yearns for it.

Especially for rich and powerful families like them, this coming-of-age ceremony is also a matchmaking ceremony, and the marriage will be decided in three to five months, so there is no room for error.

But there is someone who is not tactful and insists on telling them that the general's mansion only sent gifts, so naturally some people are unhappy.

Especially when Mrs. Wei heard about this, her face was gloomy enough to drip water.

If you talk about it, their relationship with the fifth old master is even closer. Now that the Duke has come, he is talking to her father and brothers in the front hall, and the general's mansion will put on a show.

"Aunt, what does the general's mansion mean?"

Wei Jialian asked angrily as soon as she opened her mouth.

At first, she was very dissatisfied that no invitation was sent to the Wei family during the housewarming party. Now that they can take the initiative to seek peace, the General's Mansion is still stubborn. It's really shameless!

So her originally beautiful face was full of anger and irritation. She was very annoyed by the General's Mansion's attitude of not giving face.

Mrs. Wei took a deep breath and said comfortingly.

"Don't worry about it. This is something your grandfather and father have to worry about. You just need to show off today."