The Zhou family.
The family had a happy New Year. In the evening, a group of young people gathered in the yard to set off fireworks, having a great time.
At this moment, there was no distinction between masters and servants in the entire mansion. Everyone was young and playing around, while the older people stood under the eaves, looking up at the sky and appreciating the moment when the beautiful fireworks bloomed.
After Li Mai and Zhou Quan accompanied them to set off the fireworks, they took Zhu Zhu and Xi Que back to their Li residence. They did not stay overnight at the Zhou residence.
They have a family over there they need to look after!
The shopkeepers all came back to the Li residence for the New Year, and everyone gathered together to celebrate. Li Mai had the kitchen prepare a lot of delicious food for them.
Yun Chang spent the holiday at the Yun residence with Chu Yan, Zhong Hui, and their group. They had a great time, and the Zhou and Lu families sent them plenty of food and New Year's gifts.
Li Mai even brought them a lot of fruit.
This was the first time they had ever eaten fruit during the New Year. As for where the fruit came from, they were too embarrassed to ask. They figured they wouldn't get an answer to such an unusual question, so they might as well just eat it and not ask so many questions.
When the Zhou family ate the fruit, they knew that Li Mai must have been brought from that mysterious place that she could reach.
This matter is a secret of the Zhou family; the whole family keeps it tightly under wraps and will not tell anyone.
Yun Chang and the others were cultivators, so they wouldn't ask any questions. They were grateful to Li Mai for giving them so much fruit.
Another reason why Li Mai and Zhou Quan brought the child back was that a few days ago, when Gu Zhe came to deliver the fruits she needed for the New Year, she promised him that on New Year's Eve she would go with him to see her two older brothers and her mother from her previous life.
It's possible that Gu Zhe had already told his family about his past life.
When Lu Ban and the others saw Li Mai and the others return, they quickly helped unload the carriages and asked them if they had eaten dinner. They said they had already finished eating and cleaning up. They were going to cook dumplings in a little while and asked if they wanted some.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan, along with Zhu Zhu, joined them for a meal of dumplings to welcome the gods before returning to their rooms to rest.
Moreover, Li Mai gave everyone a ten-day holiday, and they only went back to work on the eleventh day of the first lunar month.
The four people from the village also returned, and their place was quite lively. Only the three people who went with Zhou Lin and his group spent the New Year with the Zhou family at the Zhou residence.
After chatting and laughing with everyone for a while, Zhou Quan heard that Yun Chang hadn't rested either, so he went over and talked to him for a bit before returning. The couple then took Zhu Zhu into the house.
The moment they locked the door, another person appeared on the floor.
Li Mai happened to be holding Zhu Zhu's hand, which prevented Zhu Zhu from being startled.
Zhuzhu curiously examined the suddenly appearing Gu Zhe. This uncle was dressed in luxurious clothes and was obviously not an ordinary person. Moreover, Zhuzhu could also sense spiritual power from him.
"I came to tell you that you shouldn't go there yet. It's not safe there right now. Wait until you give birth, and things should be more stable by then!" Gu Zhe appeared and said somewhat apologetically.
"Is war about to break out?" Li Mai asked in surprise.
"No, it's that several princes in the royal family have started a fight. Our princely residences are currently surrounded by the Imperial Guards, for fear that we will get involved in the struggle for the throne." Gu Zhe shook his head helplessly. Wouldn't it be better for him to cultivate his immortal path and live a carefree and happy life with his family? Why should he get involved in their struggle?
In this life, he only wants to live his life well and protect his family.
"Aren't you a member of the royal family?" Li Mai asked in surprise.
“My grandfather was the younger brother of the current emperor’s grandfather, and our descendants are hereditary princes. However, I don’t like to meddle in royal affairs, so I basically don’t have any responsibilities and just live a carefree life.”
“It’s just that your two older brothers are currently working in the Ministry of War. They happened to be back in the capital for the New Year when this happened. It happened before the palace banquet. Luckily, we ran back to our residence in time, and then we were surrounded,” Gu Zhe said with a helpless expression.
Li Mai asked incredulously, "How old is your emperor of Nanyou Kingdom?"
"Around fifty, I guess? He's actually not a bad person. He didn't make any major mistakes in his political career, and he's not exactly a tyrant. He's just a bit lecherous, a bit outrageous. Some of his consorts were women he snatched from the princes."
"Therefore, these princes hate him to the core. Now that they have grown stronger, they have joined forces to deal with their father first, and then decide who will be the emperor. They have all approached me, trying to get me to take their side, but I refused on the grounds of illness."
“I can’t leave for too long right now. I’m just going to rest in the study for a while. Your brothers and your mother don’t know anything about cultivation, so I have to go back to protect them. When Dad can’t take care of you, you two have to be careful.”
After Gu Zhe finished speaking, he reached out and patted Zhuzhu's head, then smiled and said to Li Mai, "Your daughter is very cute. She has even awakened a spiritual vein? And it's the metal element?"
Li Mai nodded and hummed in agreement.
"Alright, you guys be careful." After saying that, Gu Zhe produced a red wooden box and handed it to Zhuzhu. "This is our New Year's money for Zhuzhu." After saying that, he smiled at Li Mai, and his figure disappeared and left.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan exchanged a glance. They were relieved that they didn't have to go there to meet anyone. Li Mai then took Zhu Zhu and Zhou Quan into the space to cultivate.
When Zhu Zhu opened the box that Gu Zhe had given her, she found five large beads of five different colors inside. The beads were made of pearls. Even Li Mai was stunned. Where did Gu Zhe get these things?
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