By the night of the thirtieth, the Zuo Family and the Jiang Family gathered together for a reunion dinner.
Zuo Zimo spent nearly half an hour setting off a multitude of fireworks in the courtyard, with Zuo Xiangning joining everyone for the spectacle.
After the elders had gone to sleep, Zuo Zixi and his wife stayed up with their younger siblings in the main hall of the front courtyard.
They chattered and laughed until the sky began to brighten, and only then did Zuo Xiangning return to snatch a quick nap.
This was the liveliest, most joyous New Year she had experienced, yet as she lay in bed, thoughts of Lingxiao, far away in another land, made her feel an emptiness inside.
Upon waking up and opening her eyes, Bing Yu approached Zuo Xiangning with a giggle, handing her a red box, "This is a gift prepared by His Lordship for you."
"His Lordship has returned?" Zuo Xiangning's eyes lit up.