northernbook Chapter 336 They all saw it too.
Chapter 336 They all saw it too.
In the garden, everyone wrapped their coats tighter around themselves and huddled together in twos and threes, whispering among themselves.
"Sigh, tell me, why did the head maid call us to the garden in the middle of the night, in this freezing cold?"
The speaker was a woman who usually cleaned the house.
A relatively young woman next to her breathed warm air into her hands and rubbed them together: "Didn't she say that coming was voluntary? We're not forcing anyone. If you're cold, you can go back first!"
The woman clicked her tongue: "Oh dear, that's true, but everyone's coming this way! We can't fall behind, can we?"
Just kidding, as someone at the heart of the gossip, how could she miss the first scene!
Even if it's freezing cold, you have to come and join this latest excitement!
Another person leaned closer to the two and said, "I've heard that it was Miss Long who asked the Prince to gather everyone here, saying... saying she wanted to give everyone a surprise or something, but we don't know the specifics!"
"A surprise from Miss Long?" The cleaning woman tucked her hands into her sleeves and shrank her neck. "Now that you mention it, I'm starting to look forward to it."
"Just wait and see, we'll find out soon enough."
"Look over there, it looks like it's about to start."
The group all looked in the direction the woman was pointing.
For safety reasons, Long Chuqing had specifically instructed everyone not to get too close, and everyone listened to the instructions and stood at a distance to watch.
Some people were curious and craned their necks to look across, trying to see what they were doing, but the light in the garden was insufficient, and they couldn't see clearly from a distance.
The main issue is that fireworks will be set off later, so we can't light too many lanterns to avoid affecting the effect.
Qing Tong approached Long Chuqing and said, "Miss Long, we have arranged the bamboo tubes as you instructed."
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look."
Long Chuqing looked at Xiao Han beside her and said, "You wait here."
"Hmm." Xiao Han smiled and nodded slightly.
Long Chuqing and Qing Tong walked together toward the place where the fireworks were set up.
"See this line?" Long Chuqing asked Qing Tong and Qing Song, pointing to the fuse. "Just light it with a tinderbox, then run a little further away."
The two nodded. "Understood."
Long Chuqing took the tinder from Qing Tong's hand. "Let me light one first!"
The fuse was lit, producing tiny sparks and a "buzzing" sound.
"Let's go quickly." Long Chuqing gestured, then she and Qing Tongqingsong retreated to Xiao Han's side, who was not far away.
"Puff puff……"
Sparks began to burst out of the bamboo tube, and a beam of light rapidly rose.
"Crackling..."
Thousands of sparks, like stars, continuously erupted from the bamboo tube, shooting into the sky and scattering into countless tiny points of light that spread outwards and tilted downwards, resembling a magnificent, luminous fire tree.
"Wow!" Everyone's eyes lit up, and they exclaimed in unison.
A maidservant clasped her hands tightly in front of her, exclaiming, "How beautiful! What is this? I've never seen anything like it before!"
Another maid, her eyes fixed on the fireworks in the distance, leaned close to her ear and said, "I heard them say that Miss Long calls these fireworks."
"Fireworks? They're so beautiful and festive, perfect for a New Year's Day."
The maid's eyes sparkled with starlight, reflected in the distant fireworks, and her face wore a smile, a result of being infected by the excitement of the moment.
"No, I want to make a New Year's wish."
The maid clasped her hands together, but couldn't bear to close her eyes, keeping her eyes fixed on the fireworks in front of her, silently praying in her heart.
The dazzling fireworks were reflected in everyone's eyes. At this moment, regardless of age or gender, everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles, showing their appreciation for the beautiful scenery before them and their anticipation for the new year to come.
"Look, look... I might have made these fireworks! They're so beautiful, hehe, aren't I amazing!"
Qingshan excitedly tugged at Qingtong's sleeve and nudged Qingsong's arm, saying smugly.
The many doubts that had previously been raised about these bamboo tubes have now been completely forgotten, leaving only a sense of pride.
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe I made them." Qingzhou, standing to the side, also looked smug, arms crossed. "I made several!"
"Childish brat," Qingyang muttered under his breath, pouting.
Bronze was helpless: Well... I've been tricked by these two.
Let them be smug! After all, they did contribute to the beautiful scenery before us.
I never expected that something that was originally unremarkable and even underestimated would have such a stunning effect after it was set ablaze.
They've retracted their previous doubts; they're completely convinced now.
It must be said, Miss Long is indeed amazing.
Qingying stared in disbelief, muttering, "Can soil and charcoal really have this effect?"
"Look, Granny, it's what the young lady made! It's so beautiful!" Ziguang said excitedly, taking Granny Lin's hand. "We also contributed to it!"
"Yes! It looks beautiful." Granny Lin said with a smile, "At first, I didn't know what it was, but I didn't expect the result to be so good."
Xiao Han was also amazed when he saw the fireworks: Is this the surprise Chu Qing was talking about?
It was truly a pleasant surprise; it really is beautiful.
He said that anything that Chu Qing would consider a pleasant surprise could not be ordinary.
So here's the question: where did Chu Qing learn how to make these fireworks from?
She knows a lot of things.
Xiao Han looked at Long Chuqing beside him, then leaned in and whispered in her ear, "The surprise you prepared is as dazzling as the stars. It's beautiful and wonderful."
Long Chuqing gently raised her chin and smiled sweetly, "Of course."
The dazzling waterfall of light gradually weakened, leaving only a few wisps of bluish-white smoke floating in the air, with a lingering smell of burnt saltpeter in the air.
"There are still many! I'll go prepare to put one down."
Qingsong picked up a bamboo tube from the side and ran towards the fireworks display across the street.
He had just seen how Long Chuqing operated it; following her method, he fixed the bamboo tube in place and then lit the fuse.
"Miss Dragon, may we set off two fireworks at the same time?" Bronze asked.
“Of course!” Long Chuqing replied, “Just put them a little far apart.”
So, Qing Tong also picked up a bamboo tube and ran towards the fireworks area.
"Puff puff puff..."
Two more dazzling fireworks shot high into the sky, illuminating the garden brilliantly.
Xiao Han quietly moved closer to Long Chuqing, then leaned down and said, "Chuqing, Happy New Year."
Looking at Long Chuqing's face, which was smooth and radiant in the light of the fireworks, Xiao Han couldn't help but secretly kiss her cheek.
A hint of surprise appeared in Long Chuqing's eyes, which reflected the fireworks.
She quickly looked around, but thankfully everyone's attention was on the fireworks and no one noticed what had just happened.
She turned to look at Xiao Han beside her, puffed out her cheeks, and glared at him.
This guy actually did it in public...
Oh well, it's Chinese New Year, so I won't bother arguing with him.
"Happy New Year," Long Chuqing whispered.
The stars were reflected in Xiao Han's eyes, and a happy smile graced his face.
Standing at the back, Qingying excitedly patted the brothers beside her.
"Oh dear... I think I just saw the prince secretly kiss Miss Long."
Everyone: It's not just "seems," they all saw it too.
Long Chuqing: "..."