After the New Year, the new red silk curtains and red lanterns that Lin's family had put up for the wedding were never taken down.

  Just after the New Year, Lin Yan came out of her boudoir. Immediately following in February, Lin Lian married into the Zhongshan Hou's estate. Having just finished with Lin Lian's return banquet, and then less than three days later, it was already time for Lin Yan's hair-pinning ceremony.

  Lin Yan's current status is different, and the capping ceremony was exceptionally grand as it was personally handled by the Ministry of Rites.

  The matchmaker for the hair-pinning ceremony was Lin Huan, the principal guest was Empress Dowager Longyu, and the hairpin used in the hair-pinning ceremony was the Jiu Feng Chao Huang (Nine Phoenixes Peacock) hairpin personally bestowed by the Emperor. The hairpins prepared by the Zhuang family were not used.

  Tang He Dachang Gongzhu was not someone the Lin family could easily invite, she was the only daughter of Emperor Taizong, the emperor's only aunt, her seniority and status were all there. Emperor Taizong had only one pair of children, both born to the then-noble consort Xu Shi. Later, Emperor Taizong deposed Empress Yuan and established Noble Consort Xu as empress, after which no other consorts in the harem gave birth, and throughout his life, Emperor Taizong only had this pair of children with Xu Shi.

  When it comes to Empress Xu, or later Empress Xu, she is also a legendary figure. She was not married to the emperor at first, but to the Marquess of Longxuan. The Marquess of Longxuan seemed to have a tendency to favor his wife and eliminate his concubines. After Lady Xu lost her first child in childbirth, she turned her attention to Emperor Taizong. She then divorced the Marquess of Longxuan, entered the palace as a consort, gave birth to princes and princesses, and was established as the new empress, enjoying unparalleled glory throughout her life.

  Emperor Taizong was born with a violent temperament, and in his life, he had killed countless meritorious officials and sycophants. He also deposed Empress Yuan without cause. Moreover, he was fond of war, which brought heavy financial burdens to the country. However, it cannot be denied that Emperor Taizong did expand the territory of the Great Liang and laid a foundation for the prosperity of future generations. He is an emperor with both merits and demerits.

  But this emperor, however, showed extraordinary favor to Xu throughout his life. Unofficial histories all say that Emperor Taizong had only one pair of children because Xu's methods were cruel and poisonous, preventing other imperial consorts from becoming pregnant and harming those who did become pregnant. But Lin Daiyu heard from Mu Qing that the secret behind the palace was that Emperor Taizong did not allow other imperial consorts to have children in order to preserve Wen Zong's position as crown prince. Once, an imperial consort secretly became pregnant and was about to give birth, but Emperor Taizong still gave her a bowl of red flower soup to abort the child.

  Even towards his own children, he could be so ruthless and cruel, revealing the Emperor Taizong's unyielding and merciless nature.

  The legendary parents gave birth to Emperor Wenzong and Princess Tonghe, who were also not ordinary people. Emperor Taizong was good at martial arts, while Emperor Wenzong was fond of literature. Emperor Taizong expanded the territory, while Emperor Wenzong focused on recovery and development, implementing benevolent governance and developing the economy of the Great Liang.

  The only difference is that Emperor Taizong had only one favorite, Xu Shi, and only two children, Wen Zong and Princess Yonghe. In contrast, Emperor Wuzong favored all the beauties in his palace and had more than a dozen sons and daughters. He still has ten living brothers now. Moreover, Emperor Wuzong also learned from his father's example and forcibly took wives of officials for himself.

  But Emperor Taizong was ruthless when the three kings rebelled, beheading his three uncles with swift efficiency. And as for Princess Yongtai, although a woman, she had also wielded a sword and fought on the battlefield against rebels.

  One of her most legendary stories is that her fiancé, along with three kings, participated in a rebellion against her. In the end, she personally beheaded her fiancé and hung his head on the city wall. From then on, no one dared to say in front of her that princesses should not interfere in politics or that women should not hold power.

  Whether in the imperial family or in the hearts of courtiers, Princess Yonghe had a very high prestige. However, in recent years, Princess Yonghe has been living a simple and secluded life, no longer paying attention to external affairs and matters within the court.

  So someone like that is considered a face for the Lin family, she doesn't want to give it then she won't give it.

  So this time Lin Ke's hairpin ceremony, the Lin family did not think of inviting Tang He and Da Zhang Gongzhu, Li Shi and Zhuang Shi wanted to invite another well-known long princess in the imperial clan.

  But in the end, the emperor personally invited this aunt out and made her the guest of honor at Lin Hejing's capping ceremony.

  Whether it was the emperor who took into account the face of the Lin family, or was afraid that she would not be able to hold her own after entering the palace at a young age, so he kept expressing his importance and honor towards her as the new empress. But at this moment, Lin Fei's heart was somewhat moved by the emperor's actions.

  An empress favored by the emperor and one not favored are different, and what they can do is also different. In the end, these people rely on the emperor's power, and outsiders will only look at the emperor's plate of food.

  Tang He Dachang Gongzhu didn't look as majestic and heroic as the legends described, her facial features were even somewhat gentle. Although there were already white hairs on her temples, one could still see the stunning beauty of her youth.

  After the ceremony, she looked at Lin Xiao and said: "After entering the palace, take good care of the emperor." She sighed and continued: "That child, Ah Xian, has never been easy to raise since he was young. In the past, I hoped that Lin Xian could accompany him, now you are the same. Anyway, people from the Lin family, I trust them."

  In this world, those who dare to directly address the emperor and Empress Dowager by their given names are probably only Tang He and Princess Dazhang.

  Tang He Dachang Gongzhu was still the grandmother of Lin Yi's second wife, Madame Cheng. After the hairpinning ceremony, she was invited to leave by Madame Cheng.

  Zhuang walked over, reached out and gently stroked Lin Xiao's face, her eyes brimming with tears as she said: "My dear girl, you've really grown up."

  Lin Xiao smiled and said, "You have to grow up eventually, you can't stay a child forever."

  Zhuang said: "I'd rather you remained a child, then you wouldn't leave your mother." As she spoke, she choked back tears.

  Lin Huan hugged her and comforted her: "Then just keep treating me like a child, mom, and you can spoil me more."

  Zhuang was amused by her and burst out laughing, then said to her: "Let's go, go see your grandmother, and then go visit your maternal grandmother. Your maternal grandmother didn't come to attend the ceremony, she must be thinking a lot in her heart."

  At this time, Lin Yun ran over, running and saying: "There's still me, wait for me, I'm going too." As she said that, she grabbed onto Lin Xiao's hand, and handed her a woven flower ring, saying: "This is for you." Then she patted her chest and said: "I wove it myself, I picked the flowers myself, and then I wove it myself." Then she had an expression seeking praise.

  Lin Xiao took over the flower ring, touched her head and praised: "Really beautiful."

  Lin Xiang was beaming with pride.

  Lin Di put the flower garland on her head and then asked her: "Is it beautiful?"

  Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Mm, beautiful."

  After a while, she pulled Lin Di's hand again and said, "You also wear it for me."

  Lin Xiang smiled and said good, then put the flower garland on her head.

  Lin Xiang became excited, holding onto the flower garland on her head, running and jumping around, happy like a little rabbit.

  Zhuang's eyes moistened as he looked at his two lovely daughters.