The third day of the Lunar New Year, afternoon.

According to Dongling customs, ordinary people are not allowed to pay New Year's greetings.

Only if someone in the family died last year, can you open your house to welcome guests today.

That is to say, you cannot wish new year's greetings to the living today, but can only pay tribute to the deceased from last year.

Therefore, Shengjing City is extremely lively today, all shops are open and small vendors are setting up stalls.

As promised, Mo Zhaohua took Mu Xueyan out to watch the circus, and Chu Xuanchi naturally followed along.

Because Xiao Yan was traveling with her, Mu Xueyan became even happier, and the corners of her mouth were so curled up that she couldn't suppress it.

Chu Xuanchi brought Wuying and Fengying, Mo Zhaohua brought Huaying, and Mu Xueyan brought Yueying and Taoyao.

Mo Zhaohua deliberately did not bring pearls or amber, in order to avoid someone coming to assassinate Chu Xuanchi and hurt them.

Since Mu Xueyan and Xiao Yan were unmarried, Mo Zhaohua let her get on his carriage, and Xiao Yan got one alone.

Chu Xuanchi originally planned to ride with Xiao Yan, but Mo Zhaohua and Wuying stopped him, fearing that Xiao Yan would take the opportunity to hurt him.

Although Mu Xueyan wanted to ride with Xiao Yan, they were not traveling in the martial arts world, but in Shengjing City, so she had to be careful about the separation of men and women.

She sat in the carriage and quietly lifted a corner of the curtain to look out. "Is the New Year celebration in Shengjing so lively?"

"Isn't the New Year in Southern Xinjiang lively?" Mo Zhaohua said with a smile, "I thought the New Year celebrations were lively everywhere."

"It's lively. Southern Xinjiang is also lively." Mu Xueyan explained, "But there aren't so many people, and there aren't so many shops and vendors."

Mo Zhaohua told her, "There were fewer people in the past two days, and most shops were closed. Today is the busiest day after the New Year."

"I see." Mu Xueyan was thinking about watching the acrobatics, "Sister-in-law, where is the acrobatics troupe? I wonder if it's fun."

"I heard it was a lot of fun years ago, but whether it's just a reputation we'll find out soon." Mo Zhaohua heard this from Amber.

Amber is similar to when she was in the Shangshu Mansion. Pearl is in charge of the internal affairs and is responsible for serving Mo Zhaohua personally, while she is in charge of the external affairs and is responsible for inquiring and collecting information.

Some of the news was meant to entertain Mo Zhaohua, for example, a fun circus troupe had come to the city, and he didn't expect it to be used now.

Mo Zhaohua and Mu Xueyan chatted all the way in the carriage. Although Chu Xuanchi was also in the car, he basically did not interrupt and just listened.

"Why are there fewer and fewer people?" Mu Xueyan was still looking outside. "How can there be business if we perform juggling in such a remote place?"

Mo Zhaohua knew the reason, "Because we need to set up a stage, it's not convenient to have too many people there, so everyone came to see it after hearing the news in advance."

This was naturally what Amber told her. She was very good at dealing with people. She had only been in the Prince's Palace for a few months, but she had already gotten to know a group of people.

Mu Xueyan was not satisfied with just lifting a corner of the car curtain, she actually stuck her head out from time to time to look, and Mo Zhaohua followed her.

Chu Xuanchi didn't say anything when he saw her being so indulgent, because he could understand her. After all, that was how he treated Rong Heng.

Not long after, Mu Xueyan shouted excitedly, "We're here, Xue'er has seen the stage, there are quite a lot of people here."

“There are two performances every day, but the performances are not much different, so we can just watch one and then go shopping again.”

Mo Zhaohua has arranged everything. If there are assassins, it all depends on Chu Xuanchi's preparation. If there are no assassins, they will go on a boat trip.

"Okay." Mu Xueyan knew her own limitations. She was unfamiliar with the place and living under someone else's roof, so she should follow the arrangements of her host.

Changes in environment have a great impact on people. In just these few months, she has grown up and is no longer the same as when she first arrived.

The area here is vast and sparsely populated, so the carriage can be parked relatively close. The group got off the carriage and walked to the stage of the circus.

Mu Xueyan held Mo Zhaohua's arm affectionately, "Sister-in-law, do you know when the performance will start?"

Mo Zhaohua replied, "From the middle of the Wei hour to the end of the Shen hour, a total of one and a half hours, it should be about time to start."

They waited in front of the stage for a short while before the show began. They opened with a fire-breathing performance.

"Wow... this is really fun." Mu Xueyan clapped her hands like the spectators next to her, "It can even spit fire."

"Is Xue'er happy?" Mo Zhaohua looked at her with a smile and took the opportunity to glance at Xiao Yan out of the corner of his eye.

Mu Xueyan smiled innocently, "I'm so happy, Xue'er is so happy, thank you sister-in-law, you are the best sister-in-law."

"Just be happy." Mo Zhaohua said gently, "This is your first time to celebrate the New Year in Shengjing, so you must leave good memories."

Chu Xuanchi suddenly said, "Xue'er, your sister-in-law doesn't treat me this well. I'm a little jealous."

In order to avoid attracting attention, they not only deliberately did not drive carriages with the royal emblem, but also changed their names.

Mu Xueyan was very polite now, and immediately knelt down to salute, "Xue'er, thank you sister-in-law for taking so much trouble."

Mo Zhaohua felt like he was watching his daughter grow up. "You're welcome. As long as Xue'er is happy, everything is worth it."

The performance on the stage is still going on. Now it is the Stone Breaking Chest scene. A person is lying on the ground with a big stone on his chest.

When the performance ended, Mu Xueyan's eyes were still wide open. "Is that really a stone? Why did the stone break but the person was fine?"

Mo Zhaohua always responded to every question, "I don't know either, but it doesn't matter, it's just for fun. Knowing too much might ruin the fun."

"Sister-in-law is right." Mu Xueyan supported her and didn't ask any more questions.

The jugglers asked the audience for some tips, and then a new performance began. Mu Xueyan watched with great interest.

A spectator standing next to Chu Xuanchi suddenly pulled out a soft sword from his waist and attacked him.

The people Chu Xuanchi brought were too few to surround him, and the soft sword passed by Fengying.

"Ding..." Fengying had been reminded before going out, so he was prepared. The long sword in his hand was unsheathed instantly to block the attack.

Wuying ordered in a cold voice, "Protect the master, the mistress, and Miss Mu."

Following this shout, he, Huaying and Yueying all drew their weapons, and many of the spectators also attacked.

Mu Xueyan, who had been kept in the dark from beginning to end, hadn't reacted yet. "What's going on?"

Mo Zhaohua couldn't explain it clearly, "It should be the same as last time, coming for your brother, Xue'er, be careful."

"Another assassination?" Mu Xueyan suddenly realized, "Are these Nanzhao villains never going to stop? Let Xue'er kill them!"

Seeing that she was about to go into battle with her bare hands, Chu Xuanchi quickly stopped her, "Xue'er, don't be impulsive. You are responsible for protecting your sister-in-law."

Mo Zhaohua knew that this was just an excuse, so he chimed in, "Xue'er, I don't know Kung Fu, so I leave my life to you."

Mu Xueyan said firmly: "Don't be afraid, sister-in-law, Xue'er will protect you."

When the onlookers saw someone being killed, they screamed in fear and fled in panic, "Someone's been killed, everyone run..."

The four people of Wuying stood in four directions, surrounding Chu Xuanchi and others, forming a protective circle.

Chu Xuanchi asked calmly, "Who are you? Do you dare to tell me your name?"

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