Prince Mansion.
By the time Han Lei and Zhao Zun returned to the mansion, it was already late at night. Inside the mansion, red lanterns were hung high, laughter and chatter filled the air, and everyone in the mansion was staying up to welcome the New Year.
The children laughed as they played and chased each other, while the adults cut paper window decorations or raised their glasses to celebrate and wish for good weather in the coming year.
Zhao Ling'er and her mother sat around a table, staying up while writing wedding invitations based on the sorted guest list, while Ms Qin sat sullenly at a distance with the maids, cutting paper decorations.
While receiving the royal decree in the palace, Zhao Zun showed no emotion, his face devoid of joy or anger. However, upon returning to the mansion, as soon as he stepped into the main hall, his face darkened, and he harshly threw the luxurious cloak he was wearing onto the ground, having crumpled it into a ball.
