At the end of the Xu Dynasty, Qinjiazhuang, Lantian County
The Tang Dynasty Spring Festival Gala in Qinjiazhuang continued, and after an hour, it finally ended in a blaze of gorgeous fireworks.
The craftsmen, academy students, and guards who came out of the Qin Mansion all greeted the villagers who came out to watch the fireworks with smiles on their faces, and enthusiastically told them about their experiences of the night.
Everything tonight is worth remembering and cherishing for all of their lives.
They never knew that they could spend New Year's Eve like this. Maybe before today, many of them had a sense of belonging to the Qin Mansion, but they only had a sense of belonging.
But after this night, they all regarded Qin Mansion as their home. They are even willing to give up their lives to protect this home. They just hope that they can watch the Spring Festival Gala and watch the fireworks every New Year like today.
The same was true for Qin Ming. He didn't expect that his impromptu idea would actually earn him the thanks of so many people in the house.
Especially when everyone left at the end, everyone bowed to him. That kind of scene was something he had never seen in his life.
After Li Yuan returned to his small courtyard, his mood could not be calm for a long time. Today was also the most special New Year's Eve in his life.
In the past ten years, he has hosted many New Year's Eve dinners, but there has never been a dinner party that made him so engaged as tonight's one.
Although the food tonight is not as good as the palace banquet, the dancers and musicians are not as good as the well-trained singers in the palace, and the banquet venue is not worth mentioning compared to the Tai Chi Palace.
But it happened that such a banquet left Li Yuan with endless aftertaste.
In addition to the two songs "Serving the Country with Loyalty" sung by the escort team and "Red Ridge" sung by Yang Zijun, what touched Li Yuan the most was the spirit displayed by everyone in the Qin Mansion. This spirit was what Li Yuan had experienced in other houses. It's something I've never seen on a servant.
Moreover, tonight's banquet also allowed him to understand Qin Ming better, and he felt lucky for his decision to pretend to be Qin Ming's relative and sneak in here.
While Li Yuan was thinking about this, Zhang Meiniang walked up to Li Yuan and said softly:
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, is it time to go to bed?"
Li Yuan also felt a little tired after hearing this, so he nodded and entered the back room with Zhang Meiniang's help.
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On the other hand, when Qin Ming took Qingwan back to the study room in the small courtyard, he found Xiao Changxi, Yang Zijun, Mao Tu, and Si Snake all sitting on the sofa in the study room.
He was a little confused for a moment, and then asked:
"Why don't you go back to bed so late?"
When the girls heard this, they all said in unison, just as they had agreed:
"We're here to continue the story."
When Qin Ming heard this, he looked at Xiao Changxi and saw her smiling and nodding towards him. He immediately understood that they were here specifically to keep vigil with him.
It was the custom of the Tang Dynasty that on the night of New Year's Eve, a vigil would be kept until dawn. There was no curfew in Chang'an City during these two days, so Chang'an City would be very lively during these two days.
Looking at the girls in the study at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. He waved for everyone to sit down, then smiled and said to everyone:
"Okay, then I'll talk for a while, but let's agree first that if anyone is really sleepy and can't hold on any longer, they'll go back to sleep first."
The girls nodded after hearing this.
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New Year's Day in the sixth year of Zhenguan, Mao Shi, Lantian County, Qin Mansion's study room
The sky was gradually getting brighter, and the few candles burning in the study were burned to the bottom.
Qin Ming yawned and looked down at Xiao Changxi, who was sleeping on his lap. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.
Last night when the story was about midnight, Yang Zijun, Si She, and Mao Tu were too sleepy to open their eyes, so Qin Ming asked them to go back to the yard to sleep.
Xiao Qingwan also fell asleep on the sofa when it was ugly, so Qin Ming carried Xiao Qingwan to his bedroom.
Xiao Changxi and Qin Ming were the only two people left in the study, so Qin Ming hugged Xiao Changxi unceremoniously and pulled a blanket over them.
Xiao Changxi originally insisted on chatting with Qin Ming, thinking of keeping vigil with Qin Ming, but maybe she was too sleepy, or maybe the blanket was too warm, so Xiao Changxi fell asleep after a while.
Qin Ming originally wanted to sleep, but he was afraid that he would fall asleep. Someone came in and saw the two of them, so he kept up his energy and persisted until dawn.
Looking at the gradually brightening sky, thinking that someone might be coming soon, he gently shook Xiao Changxi's body and said softly:
"Xi'er, Xi'er, it's dawn, wake up quickly."
Xiao Changxi opened her eyes drowsily, calmed down for a while, then stood up and was about to lift the quilt.
Seeing this, Qin Ming quickly pulled her into his arms. One hand naturally wrapped around Xiao Changxi's slim waist, and the other held Xiao Changxi's feet.
"Xi'er, you just woke up. It's easy to catch a cold if you stand up straight away. Please wake up for a while before getting up."
The reason why Qin Ming said this was that firstly, Qin Ming was really afraid that Xiao Changxi would catch cold, and secondly, it was mainly because Qin Ming wanted to hold Xiao Changxi for a while longer.
After all, at night, Xiao Changxi fell asleep as soon as she covered her with a blanket. Qin Ming was afraid that she would not sleep comfortably, so he put her down on the sofa.
Xiao Changxi had already woken up. She thought that when she just woke up, she was resting on Qin Ming's legs. At this time, her little feet were held by Qin Ming, and her body was also held in Qin Ming's arms. Her face was instantly covered with red.
She originally wanted to stay vigil with Qin Ming, but unexpectedly she fell asleep first.
At this time, she was sitting in Qin Ming's arms. She seemed to feel something. She moved a little awkwardly, and then said with a blushing face:
"Sir, can I go get some water for you to wash up?"
Qin Ming did not let go, he said with a wicked smile:
"I'll wash up later, and I'll give you a New Year's gift first."
After saying this, without waiting for Xiao Changxi's reaction, he lowered his head and kissed Xiao Changxi's lips. The hand that was originally on Xiao Changxi's waist secretly moved forward, and soon climbed up the high hill.
Xiao Changxi was a little stunned at first, thinking about what gift Qin Ming would give her, but she soon became immersed in Qin Ming's tenderness.
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