My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Che, Liu Che looked at Zhu Di, and Zhu Di looked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Then let's do it on the eighteenth of the first lunar month."

He made the final decision.

He glanced at Li Lizhi.

Li Lizhi had just lifted her head from her mother's arms, her blush still fresh, and was looking at him.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

Chen Mo suddenly smiled.

He gripped her hand and whispered.

"Is the 18th of the first lunar month alright?"

Li Lizhi looked at him, at the earnest light in his eyes—

She nodded slightly.

"OK."

"Alright, alright! It's settled then! The 18th of the first lunar month! Manager Chen, we must sit at the head table then!"

"I, too, must sit at the head table."

"So it is for me."

Li Yuan walked over with a smile and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder:

"Boy, I'm entrusting my granddaughter to you."

Chen Mo looked at him, at this former founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and at the complex emotion deep in his eyes—

He nodded solemnly:

"Don't worry, old man."

Li Yuan nodded and said nothing more.

"Manager Chen, you'd better drink to your heart's content when the time comes!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's drink until we drop!"

Liu Ju and Fusu walked over and offered their congratulations in a warm voice.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui also smiled and clasped their hands in greeting.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Xiao Sizi finally broke free from Li Chengqian's hand, ran over, and hugged Chen Mo's leg.

"Manager Chen! Manager Chen! Are you going to be my brother-in-law from now on?"

Chen Mo looked down at her and smiled.

"Yes, it's my brother-in-law."

The little rhinoceros blinked, then suddenly clapped its hands and cheered:

"Great! Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! Sizi has a brother-in-law now!"

Everyone burst into laughter at her antics.

Li Chengqian stood at the back of the crowd, watching this scene with a very complex expression on his face.

He glanced at his sister, then at Chen Mo, and then at the direction of his phone—

Forget it.

We can talk about "window cleaning" another day.

Today is a good day.

Under the moonlight, a group of people laughed heartily.

The sound of firecrackers drifted from afar, crackling and popping, as if celebrating something.

Chen Mo held Li Lizhi's hand, watching the group of emperors and generals making a ruckus, their smiling faces, some sincere, some teasing—

He seemed to have thought of something.

"Oh dear! I almost forgot!"

Li Lizhi was startled by him.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Mo didn't say anything, but simply let go of her hand and turned to run into the inn.

Li Lizhi stood there, stunned, watching his figure disappear through the door, her face blank.

A short while later, Chen Mo carried a large box out of it.

Open--

It was filled with fireworks.

Colorful, big and small, piled up to the brim.

Zhu Gaosui stepped forward.

"What's this? A firecracker?"

Liu Che nodded.

"I spared some too, but not that many."

Zhu Di raised an eyebrow slightly.

"These are... modern fireworks?"

Chen Mo nodded and grinned:

"I was planning to release it today, but I got busy and forgot. Perfect timing—"

He glanced at Li Lizhi, then looked at the people filling the courtyard:

"Today is a good day, let's set off fireworks!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Huo Qubing was the first to rush forward and pick up the largest box.

"How should we put this?"

Chen Mo took out a lighter from the box and pointed to the open space in front of the yard.

"Move it over there. I'll take some."

A group of people hurriedly started moving the fireworks.

Little Sizi squirmed in Li Chengqian's arms, extremely excited.

"Fireworks! Fireworks! Sizi wants to see fireworks!"

Empress Zhangsun stood together with Empress Ma and Wei Zifu, all with smiles on their faces.

Li Lizhi stood beside Chen Mo, watching the busy group of people, then looking at him beside her—

She chuckled softly.

Chen Mo looked down at her: "What are you laughing at?"

Li Lizhi shook her head and remained silent.

Chen Mo took the lighter and walked to the largest box of fireworks.

He glanced back at the crowd.

Under the moonlight, a group of people stood in the courtyard, all their eyes fixed on him.

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned. Liu Che raised an eyebrow slightly. Zhu Di smiled.

Ying Zheng's face was expressionless, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

Li Yuan smiled broadly. Li Shimin held his wine cup, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

Li Chengqian held the little ox in his arms, his face full of anticipation.

Liu Ju and Fusu stood together, looking at each other and smiling.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Gaochi smiled warmly, while Zhu Gaosui cracked melon seeds with a grin.

Empress Ma, Empress Wei Zifu, and Empress Zhangsun stood together, all with loving smiles on their faces.

Little Sizi stared wide-eyed in Li Chengqian's arms.

Li Lizhi stood beside him, the moonlight falling on her face and illuminating her bright, sparkling eyes.

Chen Mo smiled.

He lit the fuse.

"laugh--"

The sound of the fuse burning was exceptionally clear in the quiet courtyard.

Everyone held their breath.

Then--

"Bang!"

A burst of fire shot into the sky and exploded in the night.

Multicolored lights instantly illuminated the entire courtyard.

Red, yellow, blue, green, purple—

One after another, they bloom in the night sky.

"Wow--!!!"

Little Sizi was the first to cheer, clapping his little hands loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head back, his eyes wide open.

"Good heavens! This is way more powerful than the firecrackers of our Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Che nodded slightly, his eyes filled with amazement.

"Truly extraordinary."

Zhu Di gazed at the night sky, his smile deepening.

Ying Zheng raised his head, looked at the lights blooming in the night sky, and couldn't help but smile.

Li Yuan, supported by Li Shimin, looked up at the night sky and murmured.

"Beautiful...so beautiful..."

Li Shimin remained silent.

He simply looked at the fireworks, then at his father beside him, then at his children not far away, and then at the people filling the courtyard—

He suddenly felt that his life wasn't so regrettable after all.

Meanwhile, Huo Qubing and Zhu Gaoxu, who were drunk inside, were awakened by the sound of fireworks. They looked dejected as they saw the fireworks and the lively crowd outside.

Most importantly, there's Li Lizhi, who's holding hands with Chen Mo.

Huo Qubing: ? ? ?

Zhu Gaoxu: ? ? ?

Did they miss out on something incredibly great?

At the same time, Chen Mo ordered another box.

"Bang bang bang—"

More fireworks rose into the sky.

Red like fire, yellow like gold, blue like the sea, green like emerald, purple like the sunset—

One by one, in clusters, in patches, they illuminated half the sky.

Little Sizi clapped her little hands until they were red in Li Chengqian's arms.

"It's great! It's great! Sizi wants to see more!"

Li Lizhi stood beside Chen Mo, looking up at the night sky.

The light from the fireworks fell on her face, flickering and making her already beautiful face even more captivating.

Chen Mo looked down at her.

Under the moonlight and illuminated by the fireworks, her eyes shone like stars.

"Do you like it?" he asked.

Li Lizhi turned her head and looked at him.

She smiled.

That smile was more radiant than fireworks.

"I like it," she said.

Chen Mo smiled too.

He gently took her hand.

The two stood side by side, looking up at the night sky.

The fireworks are still going off.

One after another.

It illuminated this night that belonged to no dynasty.

It illuminated this group of people from different eras.