King of Song

Chapter 176 New Year's Eve Dinner
Lu Huiqing is still immersed in the grief of his brother's death, Lin Zhao is busy with the people's livelihood after the disaster in Hangzhou, and Emperor Zhao Xu is also planning to make some arrangements!
The two years of Xining came to an end in one snowstorm after another!
Outside the city of Hangzhou, covered with white snow, a world covered in white looks extraordinarily pure and beautiful.Especially the snow scene of West Lake has a special charm, especially for Lin Zhao and Meng Ruoying.

On the day when the snowflakes fell, they made a promise at the end of the broken bridge by the West Lake!For Mu Sihong, the same is true. They met Lin Zhao at the Qinhuai River, and they knew each other and fell in love with each other at the West Lake. Here are their best memories!
But today, they don't have time to enjoy the snow scene of West Lake together, and they can't even spend the year together!
Lin Zhao originally planned to bring the three girls back to Ning for the New Year, and the three beauties were very excited about this.Gu Yuelun misses her parents and her lovely younger brother; Ruoying is thinking about going back with Lin Zhao to see her grandmother and uncle together, so as to get Gaotang's consent and finalize the marriage; "Parents" allowed to wait to officially enter Lin's house!

However, the plan will never keep up with the changes. After the flood in Hangzhou, people's livelihood problems are quite serious, and there are countless government affairs to be dealt with.Lin Zhao, the county magistrate, can't leave at all, so he can only let this matter go!
Gu Yuelun also thought about bringing his grandmother, parents and younger brother to Hangzhou to be far away.But Mrs. Meng is old after all, Gu Dongping and Yan Gu are too young, and the cold winter is not suitable for long-distance travel.

Therefore, it is difficult to reunite in this new year, and it is destined to only separate the two places!
Of course, no one went back, and it would definitely not be appropriate to leave only a few old people in Jiangning.So after some discussion, Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun went back to Jiangning to accompany the old man, while Lin Zhao and Mu Sihong stayed in Hangzhou.After all, without Lin Zhao's company, it would be inconvenient for Mu Sihong to come to the door, not to mention that her physical condition is not very good, and she is not suitable for trekking.

Today is the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Lin Zhao sent Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun away outside the city. The carriage was ready. Lin Zhao asked, "Do you have all the cotton-padded clothes and quilts for the old lady, uncles, aunts and the little ones?"

"Cousin, don't worry, everything is ready, the old lady and parents will definitely like these New Year gifts from you!" Gu Yuelun replied with a smile.

Although the words were good, what Lin Zhao said was a bit sad. There are no parents in this world, and the only relatives are uncles and aunts who have the kindness of nurturing.But he spends most of the year outside, even though he is an official, it is also very beautiful.But he couldn't be filial to his knees, especially this year he couldn't even reunite for the New Year, Lin Zhao felt quite regretful.

What if it was a gift?Finally, I couldn't resist a face-to-face call, a greeting.Lin Zhao now finally understands the pain of the left-behind old people in the previous life, and the family love is so precious.

"Bring all the things, and those nourishing medicinal materials, take them back to honor the elderly!" The last time he ransacked the Yuhang County Mansion, Lin Zhao snatched some things from it, which will come in handy.Since he couldn't go back, he could only do this, Lin Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

"Cousin, don't worry, bring everything!"

Lin Zhao nodded lightly and said, "Go back and pay filial piety to uncle and aunt, and do my filial piety on my behalf. I will definitely go back and visit them when I have time!"

"Cousin, don't worry!" Gu Yuelun said softly, "You have business, and your parents won't blame you. On the contrary, they will be proud of you and happy for you!"

"En!" Lin Zhao nodded lightly, and walked to the side of the carriage. Meng Ruoying was dressed in winter clothes, which was particularly bright and charming in the snowy scene.

"Ruoying, I'm sorry, I can't go back this year!" Lin Zhao took Meng Ruoying's hand, and said softly, full of apology.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter!" Meng Ruoying shook her head lightly, with a smile on her face, understanding Lin Zhao very well.

But Lin Zhao knew that she had always wanted to take advantage of this new year to go home together, and then tell Mrs. Meng, Gu Qi and his wife about their love affair, and getting Gao Tang's nod was to conclude a marriage contract.

It's a pity that I missed it this time, Meng Ruoying must be a little disappointed in her heart!
Lin Zhao held Meng Ruoying's hand tightly, and said, "I promise that I will live up to you. After this busy period is over, I will immediately go back to Jiangning to see my grandmother and uncle!"

"Don't worry, I fully understand what you mean!" Meng Ruoying nodded slightly with a smile on her face, and said, "Brother's three-year filial piety period has not yet passed, as long as you don't worry!"

After saying this, Meng Ruoying blushed immediately, her heart was already promised, and she was not in a hurry!
"Don't worry, I'll just wait!" Lin Zhao chuckled, taking advantage of the fact that no one around was paying attention, he took a step forward, hugged Meng Ruoying, and kissed the beauty on the cheek.

Meng Ruoying didn't expect Lin Zhao to act so intimately, her face flushed and she felt a little hot.At the same time, he hurriedly looked around, for fear that his shy behavior would be seen by others.

The servants went to carry things, they were all far away, and only Gu Yuelun and Mu Sihong were at close range.

Mu Sihong turned her back to her, and Gu Yuelun... saw her giggling at Meng Ruoying... Seeing this, Meng Ruoying became even more shy, and her pretty face became more rosy, like a plum blossom blooming in the ice and snow , more and more beautiful...

Seeing the actions of his cousin and sister Ruoying, Gu Yuelun was originally smiling, but when he smiled, he blushed a little.For some reason, she was so envious of Sister Ruoying, she seemed to yearn for that kind of intimacy in her heart, and she blushed just thinking about it.

But Mu Sihong, who was talking to her to say goodbye, saw everything in her eyes, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion... Which girl doesn't have a spring?The little girl is growing up, and her heart is sprouting. It seems that the relationship between the cousins ​​will undergo subtle changes in the future.

"Okay, it's getting late, and it's time for us to go on the road!" Although reluctant to part, parting is necessary.Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun boarded the carriage and were escorted back to Jiangning by dozens of confidant servants.

The two beauties leaned out of the window from time to time, seemingly reluctant to part, until they turned a corner and were never seen again!Fortunately, it wasn't long before they parted from each other. After the New Year's Eve, they still had to return to Hangzhou.

The planting of cotton and tea has already been prepared, and someone will take care of it in the coming year. How can we leave Meng Ruoying?Of course, Meng Ruoying would not let go of this opportunity to be with Lin Zhao!

"Sihong, it must be a little deserted this year, it's just you and me!" Lin Zhao comforted softly on the way back.

But Mu Sihong smiled and shook her head and said: "In the future, in Qinhuai River, the New Year will be lively, but I have never been happy. Lonely and lively have nothing to do with happiness. As long as you are with your husband, everything will be fine!"

"Hey!" Lin Zhao said, "It's a pity that I can't go back to Jiangning. I also said that I will wait for you to go back to the old place of Qinhuai River in Shangyuan!"

"It's good that the husband has the heart, Sihong is content!" Mu Sihong smiled sweetly, and approached Lin Zhao's arms.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just the two of us these days, and we will definitely satisfy you at night!"

"Husband, how are you!" Mu Sihong's face was immediately shy, and her ruddy pretty face was buried deeper.But as soon as this matter was mentioned, Mu Sihong would think of getting pregnant.New year and new atmosphere, this period of time is full of affection, I don't know if I can fulfill my wish...

"Don't worry, there will also be a Lantern Festival in the West Lake during the Lantern Festival. Then we will go to the West Lake to enjoy the lanterns and guess lantern riddles!" In desperation, I can only make up for it in this way.

For this, Mu Sihong is naturally very satisfied, with infinite tenderness and sweetness in her heart, she just feels extremely happy...

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Back at the county government office, Lin Zhao called Yu Xuan over, although he said he couldn't go back to Jiangning to celebrate the New Year.Even if you stay in Hangzhou, it's best to finish all the messy things before the New Year, so that you can relax for two days during the New Year's Eve!
"Yaofu, I'm sorry, there are too many complicated things this year, and I can't let you go back to Bianjing to reunite with Ayun. I'm really sorry!" Lin Zhao apologized when he met Lin Zhao. Master did a very competent job, very good.It seems that he has become Lin Zhao's right-hand man, his true confidant.It's a pleasure to have such a helper.

Yu Xuan shook his head and said, "Young Master, what are you talking about? It is Yu Xuan's honor to stay in Hangzhou to spend the New Year with you. A Yun is very good in Bianjing, she will understand!"

Lin Zhaodao: "Don't worry, after you finish this part, you can go back to Bianjing to visit relatives, or bring Ayun to Hangzhou."

"Thank you, my lord, let's arrange it at that time!" Lin Zhao has been taking care of him all the time, which moved Yu Xuan very much. In his opinion, it is a kind of luck to be able to follow such a master.

Only then did Lin Zhao ask, "Is everything arranged properly? The New Year is coming soon, and the house repairs and food distribution in Qiantang County are all in place!"

"Don't worry, my lord, it's almost inseparable, and it will be all right on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month!" Yu Xuan patted his chest and assured.

Lin Zhaodao: "It's very good. Give as much food as possible to those poor people. I hope they can have a 'rich' festival."

Yu Xuandao: "Before, taking advantage of the low price, we bought a large amount of grain, which is completely enough to distribute to the common people!"

"That's great!" Lin Zhao said, "Since this is the case, why don't we extend the distribution of relief food to five months!"

"My lord!" Yu Xuan said, "But the court's custom is three months!"

"Don't worry about so much, since we have enough food in our hands, it doesn't hurt to put more! This year the people are having a hard time, so please help!"

"Young Master is really kind, I will hurry up and do it!"

In the blink of an eye, it was said that in the last two days of the end of the year, Lin Zhao originally planned to have a New Year's Eve dinner in the county government, but he didn't want to send an invitation from Zhizhou Zhao Bian.Let Lin Zhao go to the state government office to watch the year together!

Master Zhizhou must give face, so Lin Zhao had no choice but to take Mu Sihong and Yu Xuan to go together!

(End of this chapter)