It is the first day of the Lunar New Year in the second year of Dalong Yongping.
Liu Mingli and Liu Xuan finally ushered in the new year on the sixth day after their feast.
The first year of Dalong Yongping was really not a very good year.
The civil strife in the capital was barely subdued, and wars continued in northern Xinjiang for a whole year.
Floods occurred frequently in the south of the Yangtze River, and droughts broke out suddenly in the East China Sea.
Fortunately, everything was a near miss.
The civil strife in the capital subsided, the rebel vassal king was executed, and the new emperor ascended the throne and was renamed Yongping.
The war in Northern Xinjiang was also turned into peace with the concerted efforts of Liu Mingzhi and a group of brave and skilled veterans, who even counterattacked the enemy's country and nearly unified the world.
Floods in the south of the Yangtze River and droughts in the East China Sea were also successfully overcome with the support of the imperial court's abundant treasury.
As for the roosters, dogs, and thieves that occurred in the imperial court in order to fight for power, everyone was doing what they should do for the New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year, happy family.
Everyone is thinking about how to welcome the new year with a vision for the future.
Precisely this also shows that people are forgetful. When they celebrate the festival, they forget that more than 300,000 soldiers in northern Xinjiang sacrificed their lives to protect the peace of the rear.
They also forget that behind their hard-won peace, there are 300,000 compatriots and families who are living their own New Year miserably.
And the Liu Mansion, which was peaceful, happy and reunited, with a few curses heard from time to time, also welcomed two sudden uninvited guests on the day before New Year's Eve.
One of the countries in the Western Region is the overlord country in the east. King Gumo Rongrong of Gumo Kingdom and a mysterious woman from the North.
The mysterious woman has been wearing a bamboo hat and veil since she entered the Liu Mansion, and never shows her true face.
But the people in the Liu Mansion could tell from the mysterious woman's curvy figure, slender waist, and her aura of worldly beauty despite being separated by a veil.
This is just their feeling.
As for the true face of Lushan under the veil of the mysterious woman, it is unknown whether she is beautiful or extremely ugly.
After the mysterious woman entered the house, she stayed with Liu Mingzhi, the eldest son of the Liu family, and had almost no contact with others. As a result, many people were naturally curious about the identity of this uninvited guest.
However, although maids were not allowed to come and go in the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion, no maid dared to risk her life to find out the true identity of the mysterious woman.
For several days, only a handful of people in the Liu Mansion knew the true identity of the mysterious woman.
Except for Qi Yun, the royal wife, even the many wives and concubines of Young Master Liu did not know who this girl was.
Gradually, everyone put aside the identity of the mysterious beauty and concentrated on their own duties.
Wives and concubines such as Qi Ya and Qing Lian also focused on Gumo Rongrong, listening to her recount the past events that occurred during her husband's Western Expedition.
Although Murong Shan and Qi Yun went to the Western Regions one after another to accompany their husbands, it was very interesting to hear about the past events from the mouth of Gu Mo Rongrong, the younger sister of the King of the Western Regions.
The sky was hazy, and the crackling of firecrackers in the capital made the capital extremely lively.
Young Master Liu was also pulled out of bed by Qi Yun, Qi Ya, Ling Weier, Yun Qingshi, Qinglian, Ying'er, and Murong Shan to welcome the New Year. The seven girls woke up together, needless to say. I know how Mr. Liu spent his New Year’s Eve!
After getting up and washing up, Mr. Liu lamented that the blessings of the Seven Fairies were not so easy to enjoy, so he could only brace himself to welcome the New Year.
In the martial arts arena of the Liu Mansion, Young Master Liu and his master and servant Liu Song were bending down to spread out a bundle of hanging whips unique to Young Master Liu, covering the entire martial arts arena.
As for Young Master Liu's grown-up children, each of them held a stick of burning sandalwood in their hands and were looking excitedly at the dozens of barrels of fireworks lined up next to the martial arts arena.
Just wait for the firecrackers here to go off, and you can light the fire here and start cooking.
Looking at the brilliant flowers that exploded from time to time in the sky above the surrounding mansions, Mr. Liu's children were filled with envy, and they kept praying in their hearts that their father would hurry up and start the first shot of the new year.
Especially the cute little Liu Luoyue.
Although there are sisters like Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, and Liu Yaoyao, and brothers like Liu Chengfeng and Liu Chengzhi, the little cutie has become the leader among the many brothers and sisters.
I saw the little cutie holding burning sandalwood in one hand and an extra-large firework in the other, anxiously watching her father and Uncle Liu Song unfold the firecrackers, and excitedly staring at the fireworks a dozen steps away. .
The little cutie has a soft spot for these stimulating things that are like firecrackers, and she has no sense of her identity as a daughter.
She is a cute little girl who is loved by thousands of people. Does it matter whether she is a girl or not?
My father is the great dragon king who is inferior to one person and surpasses ten thousand people. My mother is the emperor who oversees a country. My aunt is a Turkic princess. So what if she is a former princess.
The Turkic Great Khan may also be the future aunt of this princess.
Being loved by so many people, even if I don’t go crazy, I would be sorry for my status as a princess.
So what if you don’t accept it?
Looking at the world, who else can be more honorable than this princess?
Even his younger brother Liu Chengqian didn't dare to say anything.
"Daddy, hurry up. If you don't light the fire, it will be dark."
Young Master Liu glared at the eager little cutie angrily: "Why are you so anxious? Your grandma hasn't sent the message yet, please wait a little longer!"
The little cutie stuck out her tongue at Young Master Liu angrily and hurriedly blew the sandalwood in her hand, hoping it wouldn't be extinguished at the critical moment.
After a while of tea, Master Liu and his servant finally finished spreading the extra-large hanging whip on the martial arts field.
Liu Song straightened up, hammered his waist, and looked at his young master with a faint smile.
"Master, it's so fast. You are already thirty-three, and Xiaosong is also thirty-three. Another year has passed in the blink of an eye. How wonderful!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the firecrackers that were like a long snake on the martial arts field and chuckled twice.
"Yes, it's so fast! It's been thirteen years in the blink of an eye! We have become fathers from the young boys we were back then. Thirteen years have passed, and I'm really afraid that this is a dream.
If this is a dream, Master, I hope I will never wake up.
From the initial attitude of playing, thirteen years have given me too many people and things that I can't let go of.
This bastard Jiang He has been patrolling the West for three years, and he doesn't know if it's safe or not.
Thirteen years, I still have a few more thirteen years to live..."
"Master, Master, the dumplings and glutinous rice balls are in the pot!"
Young Master Liu was agitated, turned around and looked towards the corridor. He saw the maid standing in the corridor waving a torch at him and waved in response.
"Understood, I will light the fire and start the cannon immediately!"
"Okay, I'll go back and resume my life first!"
Young Master Liu took out a fire stick from his arms and blew it on fire, waving to the pairs of children more than twenty steps away.
"You guys, get ready to start work!"
The children headed by the little cutie excitedly ran towards the arranged fireworks, holding incense candles in their hands.
Young Master Liu gave Liu Song a look, and Liu Song nodded slightly and retreated not far away.
Young Master Liu hurriedly walked to the pavilion in the front yard, raised his hand and ran out holding a pretty girl wearing a bamboo hat and veil.
The two of them held the firecrackers and lit the fuses on the firecrackers at the same time.
With a hiss, Major General Liu picked up the beauty, who was screaming out of fear, and ran away.
"You bastards, light the fire!"
For a moment, the Liu Mansion became lively amidst the sound of firecrackers and fireworks from the surrounding mansions.
The special firecrackers exploded with crackling sounds, and the gorgeous fireworks that could be seen throughout the capital bloomed one after another over the Liu Mansion.
On the steps of the pavilion in the front yard of Liu Mansion, Young Master Liu listened to the deafening sound of firecrackers, raised his eyes to look at the colorful fireworks in the sky, and looked down at the man wearing a bamboo hat and a gauze cover, clinging tightly to him. The mysterious beauty smiled faintly.
Gently lifting the gauze in front of the beautiful lady, Young Master Liu lowered his head and touched the beautiful lady's cherry lips.
"Xiaoxi, happy new year!"
The beauty's clear phoenix eyes reflected the gorgeous fireworks in the sky. She raised her arms high and hugged Young Master Liu's neck, and gave Young Master Liu a sweet kiss.
"Happy New Year, cousin!"
