The affairs of the An Family did not affect the festive atmosphere of preparing for the New Year at the Weiyuan Prince Residence.
On the twenty-second of the twelfth lunar month, servants at the Prince Residence began hanging lanterns and festoons. Daozi and Xiao Moreng, on their way back to the main courtyard after practicing martial arts, curiously approached to watch people hanging red lanterns.
Watching rows of red lanterns being hung under the eaves, Daozi became intrigued and said to the servants, "Give me the lantern, I want to try as well."
But the servants dared not hand the lantern to Daozi: "Little Prince, hanging lanterns can be dangerous, we can't let you take such risks." If anything were to happen to the Little Prince, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to compensate.
Daozi was visibly upset: "You're lying to me, I just watched you hang them, it obviously looks very simple."