Just then, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers suddenly erupted from the direction of the front gate. Through the parlor's glass windows, they could see brilliant bursts of light blooming across the sky like fiery trees and silver flowers. Gu Shaozhen, Gu Shaoqin, the brothers Zheng Shaolian and Zheng Shaojin, and Tang Haocheng all looked at each other in confusion. They had just set off plenty of fireworks at the entrance, so why was there another round now, crackling away? It couldn't be the neighbors; the Gu Mansion's estate was vast, and the neighboring gates were too far away for the sound to be this crisp and clear.
Who was setting off fireworks outside the Gu Mansion?
