Last night's heavy snow wrapped the sprawling mansion in silver, with several crystal-clear icicles hanging under the eaves.
Shen Qingping and Shen Qing'an were making big snowballs in the courtyard early in the morning.
Today is Shen Qinglan's coming-of-age ceremony, and the maids and old servants in the mansion are all bustling about.
"Young masters, stop playing in the snow!" Lian Qiu held two cloaks and draped them over the two of them, "Let's go indoors by the fire, don't catch a cold."
The two, hearing this, hurriedly brushed off the remaining snow from their hands, held hands, and went back inside.
The guests today include those from Yongning Manor and the Medicine Sect, as well as people from Le Mansion and Yan Mansion, and the Prime Minister's wife.
Seeing carriages bearing various family emblems parked at the gates of Shen Mansion, the neighboring families were filled with curiosity about this new neighbor.
