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After meeting Ningxu at the door, Mo Xi finally realized, "Didn't we leave after the New Year?"

Ningxu nodded, "Yes."

Mo Xi: "Then aren't you standing someone up?"

Mo Xi was slightly shocked.

Ningxu waved her hand and walked forward. "When the time comes, just let Mo Xun write a letter to explain everything clearly."

"Why should it be me? You stood them up." Mo Xun glared at Ning Xu with dissatisfaction and resentment.

Ning Xu looked at Mo Xun with a smile on her face and said frankly, "I can't write."

Mo Xun: “…”

"Hey, you really don't mind this scar?" As the three of them walked, Mo Xi turned his head with some curiosity to look at the scar on Ning Xu's face.

Ningxu: "I don't mind. I've come this far, and this scar hasn't hindered me in any way."

Yu Luo is an expert in swordsmanship and the most favored person by the current emperor.

There really is no obstacle.

……

Mo Xi: “You’re awesome.”

Three days before New Year's Eve, the whole mansion began to clean up, and every courtyard was bustling with activity. Mo Xun and Mo Xiao did not go to the shop, and several people helped to decorate the place, such as lanterns, couplets, and window decorations. In theory, these things should not be done by young masters and young ladies, but they wanted to join in the fun.

Several younger generations of the Mo family were in the front hall. Mo Xun was sweeping the spider webs on the roof with a long broom, while Ningxu and Mo Xi were sweeping everywhere with feather dusters, and Ningxu was about to sweep Mo Xun.

Mo Xun: "Puh, puh, puh, Xiaoliu! Can you please watch out? Not everything can be swept with a feather duster! I'm a human being! You're sweeping my mouth!"

Ningxu: “sorry~”

Mo Xun: "What are you sweeping? You swept me!"

Ningxu made a face, looking nonchalant. She was not paying attention to her words at all, since the people around her were not mentally normal anyway.

"Then I'll go out and sweep the flowers~" and then he ran out with a feather duster.

Mo Xi didn't want to do the cleaning in the first place, and seeing Ning Xu starting to slack off, "I'll do it too!"

Mo Xiao followed the two people silently.

Mo Xun was left standing there in a daze, holding a long pole. "...Hey, who was it that mentioned the spring cleaning in the first place?"

In order to determine the menu for the New Year's Eve dinner, Mr. He wandered around the courtyards of the mansion, with a booklet and charcoal pencil in his hand, and approached the masters one by one to ask them what they wanted to eat.

When they arrived at the front hall, Ningxu and the other three girls were sitting and chatting, with the feather duster casually thrown on the table.

Mr. He: "Ladies~"

Ningxu: "Mr. He? You are here."

Mr. He: "Well, let me ask you ladies, what do you want to eat for the New Year's Eve dinner?"

Mr. He raised his hands seriously, holding a pen in one hand and a notebook in the other, as if he was coaxing a child.

Ningxu: "I want to eat corn crisps!"

Mo Xi (raising hand): "I want to eat sweet and sour fish."

Mo Xiao (raising his hand): "Stir-fried pork."

As the three of them mentioned something, Mr. He wrote it down. The booklet was filled with names of dishes. "Okay." "Well... isn't the fourth young master with you?"

"Him..." Ningxu stood up and looked towards the front hall, "What about him?"

As Ningxu looked over, Mo Xun was still diligently cleaning the spider webs.

Mo Xi nodded with interest, "He loves cleaning."

Mo Xiao nodded.

Mr. He didn't understand what was going on. He walked over to Mo Xun and asked him what dishes he wanted to eat, then left in a hurry.

The menus for the masters were prepared by Mr. He, and the menus for the guards and servants were prepared by the maid brought by Mo Xi. The general menu was decided in one day.

On New Year's Eve, the streets were filled with a strong festive atmosphere. Everyone had their New Year's Eve dinner early, and before the sun set, the dining tables were already full of people.

The Third Master and his companions sat at a large round table, while the guards sat at a small round table, with the table filled with dishes.

Since the Third Master and Old Master Mo didn't pay much attention to the distinction between the main and the secondary, their seats were almost random. Mo Xun and Mo Xi, two conspicuous people, squeezed Old Master Mo between them, and diligently picked up food for Old Master Mo, with a hint of vying for favor.

Mo Xi: "Grandpa, eat this!"

Mo Xun: "Grandpa, this is delicious!"

Mr. Mo happily accepted the service from the two, not favoring anyone over the other, and happily ate whatever they picked. "Okay, okay, you guys eat too, eat too."

However, Mr. Mo's eating speed could not keep up with the speed at which the two men picked up the dishes. Looking at the small mountain of food gradually piling up in front of him, if it had been in previous years, these two brats would never have dared to pick up food for him, and they would not even be able to sit at the same seat with him in Prince Mo's mansion.

Their parents were at the same table in Prince Mo's mansion. Due to etiquette, they could not cross the line, but today they could be a little unrestrained.

In fact, Mr. Mo himself does not pay attention to these things, but the Mo Palace is located in the capital, and everyone's words and actions are watched, so Master Mo is more strict.

San Ye and Ning Xu lived in their own world, completely blocking out the other people at the table.

Third Master: "I heard that Huai'an has a lantern festival on New Year's Eve, where people can enjoy the flowers and lanterns. The streets are very lively. Shall we go and have some fun after dinner?"

The Third Master picked up some food for Ningxu and observed whether Ningxu liked it before deciding what to pick next.

Ningxu ate the corn crisps with gusto, "Okay, let's experience the local characteristics."

Although lantern festivals are held frequently, she has never attended the one in Huai'an.

It was getting dark, and the people in the courtyard had almost finished eating. Ningxu took a rest at her seat after finishing her meal, and then the Third Master stood up, holding Ningxu's hand and preparing to leave.

Third Master: "Let's go."

Before Ningxu could stand up and respond, she heard a voice from afar, "Okay~!"

Mo Xi stood up and ran towards Ning Xu, "Let's go shopping!"

The Third Master's doting face instantly turned into helplessness and he could even utter some swear words.

Why is this girl everywhere?

Mo Xi's running aroused the interest of the others, and they all stood up and discussed where to go out and play. Seeing this, San Ye had no choice but to follow the others first and get rid of them after they got to the street.

Ningxu looked at the wonderful expression of the Third Master with a smile. She knew, of course, that the Third Master only wanted to be alone with her. This little problem could be solved by the Third Master in an instant. She only needed to hold his hand and follow behind him to cooperate with him.

Thinking that today is the last day of the old year, the Third Master turned around and gave the guards a day off. Today, they no longer had to protect them secretly and could go to the Lantern Festival with them.

As soon as these words were spoken, the yard instantly turned into a mountain of flowers and fruits, with monkeys shouting one after another. "Woo! Woo! Woo!" "Yeah! Holidays!" "Go out and play!" There was a chorus of cheers.

The large group came to the street together. Lanterns were hung under every eave of the street. The street was also dotted with plum blossoms. There was still unmelted snow on the roofs. Between the white snow and the white plum blossoms, there was the red of the stamens and wicks.

Ningxu: "So beautiful~"

Everyone was immersed in the beautiful scenery.

While everyone was not paying attention, the Third Master picked Ningxu up by the waist and ran towards a crowded place with her, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.