Chapter 722

"Hiss!"

Hearing this, Gao Feng suddenly gasped.

A wave of shock hit his heart.

The Treasure Pavilion was an asset of the Duke of Ding's Prefecture, and the painting was also Gao Tianlong's collection.

In other words, this was a free gain of thirty thousand taels?

"You stay here to welcome guests; I'm going inside for a moment."

Gao Yang was stunned and hurriedly grabbed Gao Feng, who was about to leave, "Father, where are you going?"

"My attitude toward him just now was a bit poor; I'm going in to put on a smile."

Gao Yang: "..."

"Father, your attitude should be a bit colder; being too enthusiastic will give the game away. It's just like feeding a dog—giving it a bone every now and then is best."

Seeing this, Gao Feng's face turned cold again.

The two continued to welcome guests.

But what Gao Yang did not know was that all of this had fallen into the eyes of Shangguan Wan'er.

Her expression was complex, and she muttered to herself.

"If just a 'white moonlight' is so hard to let go of, then how terrifying would it be if that white moonlight were dead?"

"This matter must be reported to His Majesty; Song Qingqing must die!"

Shangguan Wan'er made a secret resolution and took a deep breath.

"The First Imperial Prince of the Zhao Kingdom has arrived!"

"The Prince of Yan has arrived!"

"The First Princess of the Chu Kingdom has arrived!"

"Censor-in-Chief Yan Zheng has arrived!"

Soon, several more figures walked in, causing a wave of shock.

Especially the arrival of Chu Ningyu and Yan Zheng made them find it even more incredible.

"The First Princess of Great Chu actually came..."

"Censor-in-Chief Yan Zheng, this is our Great Qian's number one critic; Lord Gao actually dared to invite this person?"

"A role model for our generation, simply a role model for us all!"

Everyone wore expressions of disbelief.

Soon, Xu Xuanji, Cui Xinghe, and Wang Zhong also arrived one after another.

The vast Duke of Ding's Prefecture became noisy.

Looking around, almost all the high-ranking officials of the court had arrived; even those ministers who disagreed with Gao Yang politically had given him face.

Such a turnout, looking across the entire Great Qian, was simply unique!

Soon, Gao Tianlong, dressed in brocade robes, walked out. He swept his tiger-like eyes over the officials present and said with majesty.

"I am very grateful that you all could come in your busy schedules to attend my grandson's capping ceremony!"

For a time, the officials spoke up with polite pleasantries.

Gao Tianlong nodded at Gao Feng, and Gao Feng also stood out and spoke to Gao Yang.

"Yang'er, you are twenty years old today. According to the rules of our Great Qian, I, as your father, will hold your capping ceremony today and bestow a courtesy name upon you!"

"Step forward!"

Hearing this, Gao Yang took a proactive step forward.

Then, Gao Feng took a black cloth hat from a tray on the side and placed it on Gao Yang's head.

The capping ceremony of Great Qian is not complicated; it consists of three steps: the first capping, the second capping, and the third capping!

The first step is the initial capping, which is placing a black cloth cap on the person being capped.

The second step is the second capping, which involves going inside to change into solemn clothing and then wearing a hat made of white deer skin; this process is the second capping.

The third step is the third capping; the process is actually similar, just changing into a red-black hat.