"Happy." Li Xia nodded.

  "What have you all been playing? What's your favorite?" Qin Wang cleverly changed his questioning approach.

  "After having a vegetarian meal, I went to visit someone and there was a young lady who treated me very well. We went to the riverbank to watch the martial arts performance and see the river lanterns." Li Xia thought that Li Wen Nan would say something like this, speaking a bit slowly.

  "Su Zhai? Is that going to the temple? Is the temple fun?"

  "Not fun, mountain is more fun."

  Li Wen'nan dislikes temples and likes to run up and down on mountains.

  "Which Miss Tang is nice to you?"

  "Home Jade sister."

  He knew they were going to the Tang's house, told by Fifth Brother, or else...

  "Where is the most fun?"

  "Martial arts, and also river lanterns."

  When watching the martial arts performance, Li Wen's excited voice changed.

  "The martial performance on the Qinhuai River is just for show; later when we arrive in Beijing, I'll take you to see the real thing at the Golden Bright Pond."

  Li Xia nodded and thought of Li Wenan, asking, "Is there water in Jinmingchi?"

  The King of Qin raised an eyebrow, this girl actually asked him a question, it's really too rare. "Yes! Of course there is, what kind of pool doesn't have water? There's a lot of water and it's very deep."

  "Is your aunt good to you?" Li Xia asked a sentence and didn't ask any more, nor did she speak again. Qin Wang had no choice but to find something else to say.

  "Good." Li Xia nodded.

  The King of Qin picked up another box from Li Xia's leg and replaced it with another one.

  "Does Xia like watching fireworks?" Qin Wang lowered his head and looked out from Li Xia's height.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Do you like listening to plays?"

  Li Xia hesitated. Does Li Wen Nan like to listen to opera? It seems unlikely, she can't sit still, maybe she'll like a supernatural play, but it's hard to say, she's not very brave...

  "Haven't you ever heard of plays?" Seeing Li Xia pinching a grain of sugar with a silly expression, Qin Wang burst out laughing and asked again.

  Li Xia wanted to nod, but didn't dare to continue. She was six years old after all, and hadn't heard of plays before - it seemed a bit impossible! Sigh, chatting with him was really tiring!

  The King of Qin looked at her still with a dull face, and his shoulders shook with laughter. "A Xia, what is play, do you know?"

  Li Xia couldn't help but glance at Qin Wang sideways, shook her head decisively, and then shook it again, her attitude extremely firm.

  Since he said he didn't know, then it's fine if he doesn't know.

  The King of Qin burst out laughing, almost falling backwards, and shouted to Li Wenshan, "Li Wu, come here! Your sister doesn't know what a play is. Didn't you say that when you were in Taiyuan Prefecture, you loved watching plays the most? Did you never take your sister to watch one? Is this how you spoil your sister?"

  "How could you not have seen it? You must not have asked clearly." Li Wenshan jumped over a few steps.

  Jin Zuo Yan immediately stood up, looked at the corner, took two steps to the side, stopped, retreated, and sat back down again.

  On the corner over there, Li Dong saw Fifth Brother jump up and run away, instantly becoming tense.

  Lu Yi took a step forward, pointing at the fireworks outside that were blooming radiantly, and smiled: "This is 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'. It was specially made by Jiang Zuo last year to pay respects to Her Majesty's holy birthday. However, it wasn't displayed last year because the Prince had been ill, and the Empress Dowager was in a bad mood and couldn't bear to see lively scenes. It was only taken out now."

  Lu Yi's tone was gentle and casual, Li Dong listened intently, suddenly having countless regrets. Just now, when the hundred birds paid homage to the phoenix, she was so anxious about Fifth Brother leaving that she didn't even look.

  "There are fifty-four branches of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, divided into three groups. Take a look." Lu Yi gestured towards the outside.

  Outside the window, amidst the rumbling sounds, a dazzling five-colored firework exploded in the middle, and countless small fireworks of various colors burst forth around it, crackling incessantly. Li Dong watched in astonishment, indeed it was a spectacular display worthy of the phrase "a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix".

  "This is called 'ascending to great heights year after year'." Lu Yi pointed at the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, one after another, a more magnificent firework ball soaring higher than the last, "This is the usual fireworks in the palace, set off every year, and many more will be set off, to take on a auspicious meaning.

  One year, the warehouse storing fireworks outside the city walls caught fire. All the fireworks shot up into the air at once. At that time, the official in charge was a member of the imperial family. He told the emperor that this was an auspicious sign. The emperor, enraged, first applied family law before national law, and had him stripped of his pants and beaten with ten slaps on the spot.

  Li Dong almost burst out laughing at what he heard.

  "This is a garden full of spring light." Lu Yi pointed to the window outside, introducing a piece of purple and red: "Jiang Niangniang likes this firework the most, and has been preparing it for many years."

  "It's very good-looking." Li Dong's voice was laced with a hint of nervousness as he added in a low tone.

  "...this is called 'Victory Still'."

  Outside the window, a group of bright light balls rotated and whistled, spinning down from the sky to the ground.

  Across the corner, Li Xia occasionally glanced at her sister standing in front of the window, with two excited cheeks blushing red, and half of Su Ye's face. From this position, she could see her sister's face through two windows, but indoors, only a corner of Lu Yi's clothes could be seen.

  The fireworks were long and fast, after watching the fireworks, Qin Wang stood up with a face of regret. "I have to go, before I came, my mother repeatedly instructed me that I can only watch the fireworks, and after watching the fireworks, I must return home. If I return late, she will nag me endlessly. Li Wu, if you want to see the lanterns, ask Feng Ge to arrange a few more people to serve you. Ah Xia is not allowed to go, you are too young, not allowed to stay up late, wait until you grow up and then go see the lanterns."

  Jin Zheyan always went in and out with the King of Qin, Li Wenshan looked at Gu Liu, Gu Liu hastily waved his hand, "I hate crowds the most, you can go see for yourself."

  Li Wenlan wanted to see the lanterns, but after hearing Gu Liu say that, she immediately hesitated. Eldest Brother Gu disliked crowds of people, and it seemed that he also disliked crowded places.

  Li Wenshan glanced at Li Dong, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head. "Forget it, I won't look this year either. The lanterns are here every year, I'll just look next year, it's all the same."

  He's finally understood, if he goes to see the lights, with so many people outside, he can't take care of Dong Jie, A Xia and Lan Ge Er three by himself. Su Ye is also a young girl, she needs his protection too. It must be troublesome for General Lu or Cheng Ying again. General Lu has a lot on his plate, and Cheng Ying is busy too, he can't cause more trouble.

  The King of Qin has gone out, Jin Zhenyu hinted that Lu Yi would stay behind to take care of Li's siblings, and he followed closely.

  Gu Liu yawned and looked at Lu Yi, "I'll take Li Hui back to my place..."

  "No need, yesterday morning, Wang Ye had already arranged it, I'll take them over." Lu Yi said with a smile.

  Li Wenshan hastily waved his hand, "No need, no need, we...". He didn't finish saying that they would go to live in the guest house. At this time, it was definitely impossible to find an empty room in this city. "...No need, General Lu, let Chengying take us over, you..."

  "Wu Lang, no need to be polite." Lu Yi smiled and interrupted Li Wenshan's politeness, letting Li Dong pass by. Gu Liu stretched out his hand to hold onto Li Wenlan, "I'll also send you over there, just in time to see if anything is missing."

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