The Beloved Imperial Consort

Chapter 78

Zhong Zheng Lin took Mu Xi Yao to stay the villa, spending there a comfortable time. They've delayed till she was in the fourth month of pregnancy before they rushed back to the estate half a month prior to the capping ceremony.

"Let them quietly stay in the inner yard. They will be conducting greeting rite right after princess consort marries over." Zhong Zheng Lin carried Mu Xi Yao off the carriage while instructing Tian Fu Shan to properly watch over newcomers in the inner yard, so they won't disturb Mu Xi Yao raising the fetus.

"Your Highness is in the Jiahe Palace on the day of the capping ceremony. Can't qie disguise myself and watch the event?" Why the place holding the capping ceremony needed to be cleared? The customs of Great Wei dynasty truly made Mu Xi Yao speechless. They were relatively open-minded toward the women. There were even female officials in the palace. But on such an important ceremony as a capping ceremony, they didn't allow womenfolk to observe.

"Do you want to see?" Zhong Zheng Lin looked at Mu Xi Yao's shining eyes filled with expectation.

"Qie naturally wants." Capping and hair pining ceremonies were both events Mu Xi Yao has been curious about for a long time. Originally, she should have had a hair pinning ceremony. Unfortunately, she married too early and even had a baby. The hair pining ceremony naturally had nothing to do with her. Great Wei's hair pinning ceremony was only aimed at those unwedded noble ladies. Not everyone could have such a privilege.

Zhong Zheng Lin was silent for a moment, contemplating a bit. One needed to keep fast and take a bath three days before the capping ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, Yuancheng Emperor and Three Dukes will be present. The only woman that could stay was his birth mother consort Shu.

"You can dress as an attender and observe behind the curtain. After the capping ceremony finishes, you're not allowed to stay."

Mu Xi Yao was overjoyed. Zhong Zheng Lin was truly able to smuggle her inside? It was a big matter that inflicted damage on etiquette, after all. However, there were already numerous etiquettes the sixth Highness has broken. It was hard to conceal dominancy of the man who stuck to his way of doing things.

"Is his Highness back?" Su Lin Rou threw away the needlework in her hands and looked at Dai momo with a complicated expression.

"Mistress, you mustn't be at loggerheads with his Highness. We can pass acting proudly toward the ordinary man. However, his sixth Highness isn't someone to mess with. This servant has heard from the estate's people that, apart from lady Mu, his Highness usually acts coldly and quite imposingly toward others. This kind of man is bound to be proud and arrogant. How can he tolerate a woman rebel against him?"

"I'm not as foolish as to provoke his Highness and make him displeased!" Su Lin Rou was enraged. She was only unable to appease the bitterness inside her heart. "Since his Highness gave a reply, did he instruct when to serve tea?"

"The chief steward has passed a message that everyone will conduct a greeting rite after princess consort marries over." Su Lin Rou's mind blanked for a moment. What was the meaning of this?

"We're not allowed to serve tea?" Wan Jing Wen looked at Zhu Jin, flabbergasted. What was the meaning behind this?

Could it be Zhong Zheng Lin wanted to show respect for He Lian Min Min? Wan Jing Wen's expression turned gloomy. The nail she has just painted with a bright color forcefully dug into the fabric of table lining.

"Do you want to shy away from work again?" Zhong Zheng Lin embraced Mu Xi Yao's waist from the back and his big hand caressed her abdomen.

The woman lazily shrunk her toes, brushing them lightly against his legs. "The poor quality cosmetic powder, stinky!"