The outside was busy welcoming the Prince who had arrived unannounced. Village Headman He could only look for Ji Jiu's grandfather. He didn't know how to react to such a sudden arrival. It wasn't like he had ever met such an elite royal family before. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a villager.
General Duan could only stare at his second grandson wide-eyed. He was playing with even more pomp than he was in full uniform. Did he really want to ignore him? Huh?
"Jun Prince saw his grandfather's gaze and he only laughed dryly. He forgot to think that this was just a small village, so he forgot to let the city governor bring him here like this.
"Everyone, get up and make yourself comfortable. We just came to join Sister Ji Jiu's pin-making ceremony." He hurriedly stated his purpose before the villagers misunderstood that he was doing something bad here. He saw the suspicious eyes of the villagers who stared unwaveringly. So he could only think in such a bad way.
"Why didn't you come and tell me the news first? Look at how shocked you have made the villagers." General Tuan complained to his grandson for not showing up.
"I already told Grandfather that I would come to celebrate the New Year with him. When the people at the border sent word to me that you were here, I must follow you. Or are you going to let me stay and celebrate the New Year alone again?" Prince Jun looked a little disappointed at his grandfather for seeing his new granddaughter as more important than him.
"Phew! You said, I didn't think so, but you played with such pomp. Mother Ji Jiu will be shocked."
"I apologize, Grandfather. Anyway, here I am. Please hurry and begin the ceremony. I'm already hungry. I came in such a hurry and haven't had a single day's rest." Prince Jun continued to beg his grandfather before being complained by Grandpa that he had been lost for a long time.
Ji Jiu walked out just as she heard Prince Jun's words as she had just found out about his location today. Last time, Grandpa only said that he was his grandson. She had never known that he had such a high rank.
"She hurriedly paid him full respect as Aunt Li had whispered. She had never met such an elite person. If Aunt Li wasn't there to tell her from the side. She must have lost her manners a lot.
Prince Jun meets Ji Jiu again after not seeing each other for several months. He felt that she was quite a bit more mature than before. Plus, today she was dressed so beautifully that even those who had seen the young lady in the capital were shocked. She's not the prettiest. But overall, she looked the most pure and noble he had ever seen.
"Ahem, get up, sister. I apologize for coming without telling you first. You continue with the ceremony. Brother, I have prepared a hairpin for you." Prince Jun was slightly embarrassed by Ji Jiu's curious gaze. This was the first time he had secretly brought the hairpin that his mother had given to his future bride. He also did not know. Why did he carry this pin to suppress the rebellion? Until I brought it here today.
"Alright, Butler Kang, let the ceremony begin. The villagers will prepare food for the table now. I'm starting to feel hungry as well." General Duan saw his nephew's expression and just laughed. Oh, when he asked last time, he didn't think he'd have any reaction to Miss Ji Jiu. Today, you can't look at your eyes without blinking, my grandson.
"Butler Kang accepted General Duan's words and began the next ceremony. This time it was Uncle Yu who brought a tray of liquor for Ji Jiu to drink. As for the person she asked to help comb her hair, it was Aunt He. Aunt Qiao and Aunt Li General Duan was the first to pin the pin on her. As for the others, Ji Jiu only took the pin and placed it on the tray. The villagers knew from the beginning that Ji Jiu didn't want them to waste their money on her. As for her story, they secretly pooled together money from the entire village to buy a hairpin for her. Ji Jiu smiled and thanked them and complained that she shouldn't have wasted money on such things. She just wanted them to come and bless her and eat with her. But when they brought it Ji Jiu had to accept it with a smile.
The last person to bring the hairpin to her was Prince Jun. He didn't allow Ji Jiu to take the hairpin and put it away like everyone else's, but he whispered in her ear that he wanted her to use the hairpin for the rest of her life. Ji Jiu has never been with a man before. When she encountered a situation like this, she did not know what to do. She could only look into the tall man's eyes to see if he was telling the truth or not. But she only saw the steady look in his eyes. Ji Jiu bit her lip timidly and lowered her head until he finished putting the pin on her. Ji Jiu just remembered that if she accepted the pin from any man, That would be considered as her engagement to the man. But what can she do now? Since he had pinned the hairpin on her like this
Ji Jiu could only turn to Grandfather for help, but instead she saw him smiling widely and contentedly. This made Ji Jiu's face even redder as to whether they were bullying her or not. Ji Jiu tried to calm down and invited the guests to sit down and eat to celebrate her pin-up ceremony instead.
Ji Jiu also invited the villagers to a New Year's party tonight at her house. She wanted the villagers to forget the bad things of the past year. And they had a happy start to the year. Of course, Ji Jiu had Aunt Qiao prepare a lot of cooking ingredients. The village chief also encouraged everyone to join Ji Jiu. He knew that she probably wanted all the villagers to be happy on New Year's Day this year.
After sending everyone out to eat, Ji Jiu went back in and changed into her own comfortable clothes instead of Grandpa's precious clothes. She was afraid that the clothes would get dirty so she wanted to keep them. Aunt Li and Gui Hua were both happy that Prince Jun gave them the hairpin, but Ji Jiu, who wasn't sure if he was serious or not, still wasn't impressed. She wanted to ask him to make sure. What exactly did he mean by giving her this? Even though she and he had only met once, many months ago.
It wasn't that she was too closed off, it was that she didn't have any experience.
This happened from a past life. So she didn't know how to act. Moreover, he was also the grandson of the grandfather whom she respected. She did not dare to disobey him too much. Ji Jiu put the various thoughts in his head aside for now. Now she had to go out to eat with Grandpa and the villagers.
Ji Jiu walked out with Aunt Li and Gui Hua. She thanked all the guests who had come to wish her well today before going to sit at the table with General Duan and Prince Jun. The village headman and his wife were at the same table.
Others may seem a little tense about having such a large person attending the event. But when Ah Yu started talking and inviting everyone to eat, The atmosphere at the event also started to improve a lot. Ji Jiu thanked little Uncle Yu for helping to change the atmosphere for her. Otherwise, the villagers would definitely have trouble drinking and eating.