Chapter 223
The New Year (3)
This was their first New Year after the marriage. Mu Mingtang didn’t wish for a long life and a wealth of wealth, but to spend the next New Year with Xie Xuanchen.
The firecrackers were noisy, and everyone greeted each other for the New Year, and the formation slowly dispersed after a while. Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen didn’t want to stay for long with others, so they went out together, away from the emperor in the middle. Unexpectedly, Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen who didn’t want to join in the fun, just bumped into Jiang Mingwei and Xie Xuanji on the outside.
The two of them were having trouble just now, so naturally, they didn’t have the heart to watch the fireworks. As soon as the hour passed, many people crowded into the middle to congratulate the emperor. Neither Xie Xuanji nor Jiang Mingwei had the heart to celebrate the New Year, so they were naturally leaked outside, but Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen also felt it was too crowded and took the initiative to go out.
When the two couples met, Mu Mingtang took the initiative to greet them as if nothing had happened earlier. “The brother and younger sister are here. The New Year has arrived. I wish the two of you a long-lasting relationship and beauty.”
Jiang Mingwei usually likes to hear these words, but in this situation, it was really difficult for Jiang Mingwei to be happy when Mu Mingtang said it. Jiang Mingwei pulled the corners of her mouth without smiling, and said, “Thank you, sister-in-law.”
“No thanks, this is my sincere wish for both of you.” Mu Mingtang rolled her eyes around the two and said, ” However, why do the brother and younger sister look unhappy? Is there a conflict?”
The atmosphere was frozen suddenly, Xie Xuanji said lightly: “No, the sister-in-law is wrong.”
“That’s good.” Mu Mingtang nodded and said, “It’s good that you don’t have conflicts. It’s not auspicious for you to have conflicts during the New Year. You are angry on the first day of the new year, and then you will be angry for the whole year.”
Jiang Mingwei who was offended by Mu Mingtang’s words, rolled her eyes to show the dissatisfaction, and wanted to speak back, yet Mu Mingtang didn’t wait for Jiang Mingwei to speak and said, “Do you have anything to say about your brother and sister? If you have any dissatisfaction, you should say it quickly, don’t hold it back. On the first day of the new year, if you will swallow your anger, and you will have to swallow your anger for the next year.”
Xie Xuanchen couldn’t bear it any longer, and laughed softly. When Xie Xuanchen laughed, the expressions of the couple on the opposite side obviously became even more ugly.
With a smile in his eyes, Xie Xuanchen looked down at Mu Mingtang: “Why do you say so many things?”
“New Year’s new atmosphere, this naturally makes sense.” Mu Mingtang glanced at Xie Xuanchen, said seriously.
Xie Xuanchen held back his smile and said to Xie Xuanji, “Your sister-in-law is young, lively, active, and outspoken. She said this for your own good, you should not worry.”
“Don’t dare.” Xie Xuanji lowered his head slightly, avoiding Xie Xuanchen’s eyes, and said, “Brother’s words are serious, sister-in-law’s words are eloquent, and this minister and younger brother keep it in mind, and dare not neglect.”
Jiang Mingwei also smiled reluctantly and said: “Bother, what my sister-in-law said was right, it is not appropriate to be tempted in the New Year. Sister-in-law is for our good, how can we not know the good and bad and blame the sister-in-law?”
“That’s good.” Mu Mingtang gave them a bright smile, “Brother, younger brother and sister must speak out when they are angry, don’t hold back, otherwise, the next year will be unhappy. Patience. Although patience is calm for a while, if you endure it for a long time, it will be too boring to live. Brother and sister, do you think so?”
Jiang Mingwei suspected that Mu Mingtang was deliberately mocking her, but she could not find any evidence and even in front of Xie Xuanchen, she was unable to scold Mu Mingtang. So when she was about to retire, a loud noise suddenly came from behind them, Mu Mingtang was startled and subconsciously ducked back.
Xie Xuanchen immediately reached out and embraced her. Mu Mingtang grabbed Xie Xuanchen’s sleeve and was shocked. When he looked back, he realized that it was an acrobatic artist who hung firecrackers on his body. At this moment, he turned somersaults with the crackling fire, alarming everyone around him.
When the emperor saw it, he smiled and applauded. The emperor was interested, so no one dared to disagree. Jiang Mingwei was clearly frightened, but she still had to laugh reluctantly and followed suit.
After that, the performer did various complex acrobatic movements in the open space. Although Mu Mingtang was frightened, she had to admit that this person was very talented and daring, and he looked very spectacular at the moment. Mu Mingtang hid in Xie Xuanchen’s arms, but was afraid and wanted to continue watching: “He lit firecrackers on his body and ran so fast, isn’t he afraid of being burned?”
“Maybe there is a special way.” Xie Xuanchen finished, Another firecracker was lit on the artist’s body. Xie Xuanchen could feel that Mu Mingtang had dodged, so he had no choice but to cover Mu Mingtang’s ears, and wrapped his arms around Mu Mingtang, saying, “I’m here, you don’t need to be afraid.”