Chapter 252: The Tree and the Jade Pool (1 / 2)
Xu Yanmiao’s coming-of-age ceremony was never going to be that simple.
The old emperor cleared his throat, his expression solemn. “You have no family, nor any elders. How about I perform your capping ceremony?”
Xu Yanmiao was utterly dumbfounded. “Your Majesty performing the capping ceremony for a minister?”
[Is there even a precedent for this?]
The old emperor chuckled.
Of course, there wasn’t. But from now on, there probably would be.
The old emperor shrugged off his outer robe and handed it to a eunuch before eagerly diving under his blankets, clutching an ancient almanac. He flipped to a page and held it up to Empress Dou.
“Express, look at these two auspicious dates. Which one do you think is better for Xu Yanmiao’s coming-of-age ceremony? The fifth day of the first month or the eighteenth?”
He pondered for a moment before muttering to himself, “Let’s go with the eighteenth! That date seems a bit better.”