Maidservants scattered flowers.
Attendants carried lanterns!
Some played the pipa, while others played the guzheng.
Some sang and danced, while others hurriedly found fireworks and firecrackers to light.
The scene was extraordinarily lively.
Chu Qing felt that all they lacked now were people waving red flags, beating gongs, and pounding drums.
The Princess Consort and Madam Shi were suspicious.
"Didn't you say Loulan Main City had rejected you?"
"Why are they welcoming you so warmly?"
Chu Qing was equally bewildered.
"I don't know!"
"I thought they would look down on me, mock me, or even give me the cold shoulder."
"I never expected them to welcome me like this."
"Could it be that I measured a gentleman's heart with a petty man's yardstick?"
Amid the bustle, accompanied by the pleasing sounds of strings and pipes, Chu Qing arrived at a banquet hall.
Maidservants sang and danced.
Cute young women performed sword dances.
Some breathed fire, while others performed ancient tricks.
The place was like New Year's.
Delighted, Chu Qing nodded repeatedly at everyone. "This counts as returning home in glory for me!"
"The people of Loulan City are still treating me rather well!"
"They must have realized their mistakes, which is why they are going all out to find ways to please me!"
"I wonder how happy it will be once those Lineage people arrive."
When those people saw Chu Qing nod at them, their eyes curved with delight.
Some even cupped their fists in salute, wishing they could rush up and introduce themselves.
Chu Qing asked the people around him, "When will those Lineage descendants arrive?"
That person smiled. "Honored guest, this time it is the Heads of the Houses who are coming."
"Those Lineage descendants are simply not qualified to meet you here."
"Once the banquet is over,