Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 833: Stunning Loneliness (2)

Chapter 833: Chapter 833: Stunning Loneliness (2)

Whenever Mo Yan thought about how she had indeed said such words, she wished she could slap herself hard and quickly said, "Sister Lan, I was just talking nonsense. You shouldn’t take it to heart! We still have a long road ahead of us, and we shouldn’t waste it on someone we don’t like. If Young Master Du can’t give you the feelings you desire, are you going to hold yourself back your whole life? Sister Lan, Young Master Du really isn’t worth the risk!"

Liu Tinglan pondered for a moment but eventually shook her head, "Yanyan, Young Master Du hasn’t done anything wrong. Rashly breaking off the engagement wouldn’t be agreed to by my parents either. The Du Family has finally cleared their debts by relying on my family, and they’re just able to breathe a sigh of relief; they would be even less likely to agree to break off the engagement. If a dispute arises between the two families, it would look bad for my parents, and I wouldn’t have the face to meet people when going out."

Mistakes? Mo Yan’s eyes lit up. While Young Master Du’s utilitarian nature might not be a fault, remarrying after sending away his wife certainly indicated a major flaw in character. Right now, Young Master Du masked it well, and nobody had noticed. If it were to be exposed and Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu found out, perhaps breaking off the engagement would become much easier.

As for whether the Du Family would make a fuss, or whether the Liu Family’s reputation would suffer, those weren’t major issues; a single Dream Entering Technique from Xuetuan could solve them.

With that thought, Mo Yan made up her mind and didn’t continue to persuade Liu Tinglan.

Liu Tinglan also didn’t want to talk about these unpleasant matters on her good friend’s auspicious day, so she changed the topic, "Have you prepared all the dresses and accessories for your coming-of-age ceremony? Quickly, show them to me."

Mo Yan nodded, "Wait for me, I’ll go get them!" As she spoke, she stood up and walked towards the wardrobe against the west wall, retrieving the ceremony dresses and headpieces to be used for the coming-of-age ceremony and laid them on the bed.

Liu Tinglan quickly got up, her face filled with admiration, "They are so beautiful, these garments and accessories are just too beautiful!"

Mo Yan smiled faintly, her slender fingers gently gliding over the garments.

There were four sets of garments and accessories used for a girl’s coming-of-age ceremony. The first set was the Child’s Clothes worn before the rituals commenced, which were pure and brightly colored, symbolizing the innocence and vivacity of a young girl; the second set was for the Initial Rites, consisting of hairpins, silk veils, and plain-colored underskirts, symbolizing the purity of a budding maiden; the third set was for the Next Rites and included decorated hairpins and deep dresses with arched hems, symbolizing the dignity of a woman; the fourth set was for the Final Rites, with hair clasps and long-sleeve gowns, symbolizing the poised and elegant demeanor, the grace and grandeur of a woman.

Even though Mo Yan would only use these four sets for today, Xiao Ruiyuan and Mo Qingze were unwilling to settle for anything less and directly sought the most famous tailor in the capital, who specialized in custom ceremonial garments for the nobility, resulting in the creation of these four sets. Both the color coordination and the craftsmanship were impeccable.

Loving beauty is every girl’s nature; even if Mo Yan wasn’t too keen on splendid garments and fine jewelry, she still hoped to show her best self in front of everyone today, because these four sets of clothes were selected by the two most important men in her life, carrying their good wishes and holding extraordinary significance.

The two girls were admiring the beautiful garments when Xin Er ran in hurriedly, "Sister, the auspicious time is nearly upon us. Father sent me to see if you are ready. If you are ready, change into your ceremonial clothes and wait in the eastern room."

The so-called eastern room was a chamber built next to the main house, used by the girl undergoing the coming-of-age ceremony to change clothes. Before the ceremony began, she would wait in the eastern room.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan glanced at the water clock in the corner and saw that there was still half an hour left. She then said, "I’ll change into my dress right away and be ready in a moment! By the way, have all the guests arrived?"

Xin Er nodded vigorously, excitedly saying, "Yes, everyone has arrived. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess Consort came together, and people outside are saying you’re very fortunate!"