King of Song

Chapter 20 Set sail
"Uncle, why?" Lin Zhao was very surprised, and the old lady and Meng Ruoying were also a little surprised. They just went to Bianjing, so why did they react so violently?

Gu Qi calmed down a bit, and found that his words were a little too aggressive, and immediately said calmly: "It's been 18 years, Zhao'er has never traveled far, I'm a little worried..."

Mrs. Meng said with a smile: "My son travels thousands of miles, my relatives are worried, and I understand."

Lin Zhao still had some doubts in his eyes, and he always felt that this matter was not that simple!
Meng Ruoying smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Gu. The Meng family has several businesses in Bianjing. If someone takes care of them, you don't have to worry about basic necessities. Besides, you can go with him and see him in person."

Gu Qi shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Yuelun's mother is not in good health, and now...she is pregnant again, so...so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to travel far, and I can't leave easily..."

"Auntie is pregnant?" Lin Zhao asked in surprise.

A trace of disappointment flashed across Mrs. Meng's face, and she smiled in relief, "Really?"

"The doctor has already read it, and he is sure of it, but we are all too old, so I am embarrassed to say it!" Gu Qi replied a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Meng said with a smile: "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's a happy event! You are not yet forty, and your wife is probably only in her early thirties, which is the right age!"

In this era, women get married early, Liu married Gu Qi when he was a teenager, and gave birth to Gu Yuelun early. In the past 15 years, the Liu family has nowhere to go, but Lin Zhao and Yue Lun, the couple didn't care about it at first, and they didn't expect to be pregnant again at this age. At the age of 40, in ancient times, he was already considered a man of old age, so Gu Qi was quite happy in his heart.It's just that recently, because of worrying about Lin Zhao, and Meng Ruogu's death, Mrs. Li's pregnancy has been a joy for nothing, and Mrs. Meng is still sad, so it's hard to speak out directly.

"Uncle is getting stronger and stronger, hehe, I want more little cousins!" Lin Zhao couldn't help joking.

Meng Ruoying also smiled and said, "Congratulations Uncle Gu, I will send some supplements to Aunt Liu later!"

"Thank you, Miss!"

"Since there is a happy event, let's discuss the matter of going to Bianjing later. Anyway, there is no rush for a day or two. We will discuss it later!" Mrs. Meng smoothed things over when she saw this.

Seeing her aunt at home, Lin Zhao smiled and congratulated her. Although Mrs. Liu could not speak, her face was filled with a maternal smile.Gu Yuelun nestled beside her excitedly, looking at her mother's belly, wondering if it was a younger brother or a younger sister?Also looked excited.

"Zhaoer, this trip to Bianjing..." On the contrary, Gu Qi was not very excited, and his eyes seemed to be more worried.

Lin Zhaodao: "Uncle, I know that you care about me and are worried that I will be wronged outside. But don't worry, I am already an adult, and I know how to take care of myself! Besides, there is Miss Meng in Bianjing, and the Meng family. The guys in the team will respond, and nothing will happen."

Gu Qi asked: "Zhaoer, do you really want to leave the Meng family?"

Lin Zhaodao: "Uncle, you have also seen these days. It is a low status, and sometimes it is really uncomfortable to be belittled by others. It is a lot of freedom to set up your own business. I have an idea. You and your cousin have crafts. We can do things by ourselves, not to mention being rich and powerful." , Xiaofu is safe, and a well-off family with a well-off family has no problems...

But I think you seem to have a lot of affection for the Meng family, and you don't really want to leave, and you really don't have the capital, so I think Miss Meng's proposal is good... A good man has ambitions everywhere. To be honest, I don't want to just do nothing for the rest of my life... ..."

"Zhaoer, you have changed a lot recently..."

Uh... That is, Lin Zhao knew it well, and had nothing to say, but smiled embarrassingly.

Gu Qi smiled and said: "Uncle can see that you have grown up! It's good to have big ambitions, but it's a pity..."

"What's the pity?" Lin Zhao found that his uncle often lost his mind when speaking recently, and sometimes he was a little baffled.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Gu Qi said in a sloppy manner, "Although Bianjing is good, it is thousands of miles away, the world outside is difficult, and people's hearts are dangerous. Uncle is worried that you will be wronged and hurt..."

"Don't worry, Uncle, everything will be fine. The young man is just going out to venture out. If it's good, he can have a successful career. If it's not good, when I hit the south wall, I'll go back to Jiangning obediently to honor you and your aunt, how about it? "Lin Zhao didn't know why his uncle was so stubbornly opposed, but no matter what, this trip to Bianjing was an excellent opportunity, and he couldn't give up easily.

"This one……"

"Uncle, is there something you are hiding from me?"

"Oh, no, no..." Gu Qi knew in his heart that his nephew was smart and eloquent, and if he stopped him, it might backfire.Moreover, he has made up his mind to go to Bianjing, and if he can't stop him for a while, he can't stop him forever, so let him go!It has been so many years, and that person is dead... Zhao'er is just running a restaurant in the market, so there should be nothing wrong...

"Since you have to go, then go! But you have to promise uncle, don't make too much publicity, be humble in everything, and take care of yourself..."

accepted!Hehe, Lin Zhao was so excited, he smiled and said, "I'll keep a low profile, no problem, uncle don't have to worry!" Then he asked, "What about my cousin?"

Gu Qi pondered for a moment, then said: "Let her go with you, but she is still young and a girl, you have to take good care of her!"

"Uncle, don't worry!" Lin Zhao assured him.He didn't know that Gu Qi was thinking, if his nephew and Ms. Meng had no destiny, it would be nice to let him be his son-in-law!

"You wait!" Gu Qi returned to the room for a while, took out a red cloth bag and handed it to Lin Zhao.When I opened it, I saw that it was a crystal clear jade pendant, engraved with patterns of auspicious clouds and the rising sun.

"This is the only image your mother left for you. Take it with you, and her spirit in heaven will bless you!" Gu Qi said sadly, his eyes slightly moist.

Mother?Lin Zhao caressed the auspicious cloud jade pendant. It has been a long time since he came to this era, but this is the first time he has come into contact with his mother's information.In Lin Zhao's original memory, it seems that the information about his parents' life experience is very thin. He only knows that his ancestral home is Zhuozhou, and his parents both died...

Lin Zhao said softly: "Uncle, you seem to seldom talk about your parents with me... I want to ask you, what kind of people are my parents? What was the original situation at home?"

Gu Qi was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Your father is a kind and kind person, knowledgeable and well-educated, a good person... Your mother is a beautiful and virtuous woman, kind... You had three older brothers, but unfortunately they all died... ...Your parents had high hopes for you, but it was a pity that fire...flood...ah!

Your mother entrusted you to me, and I took you all the way to flee famine and wander around, until I was taken in by Mrs. Meng when I came to Jiangning... Your parents are alive. Seeing that you have grown up so smart and capable, they will be very happy happy! "As he spoke, his voice was a little choked up.

Lin Zhao also sighed endlessly, although it was only a few words, there was too much weight behind it.Obviously my uncle didn't want to mention it more, maybe he didn't want to make himself suffer too much!I wanted to ask for details in detail, but it is not easy to open my mouth at this time.

"Take this jade pendant close to your body, don't lose it!"

Lin Zhao is very aware of the preciousness of the only relic left by his parents, so he should keep it properly.

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Gu Qi agreed, and Meng Ruoying naturally couldn't ask for it, so they hit it off right away.In a few days, it was ready and ready to go to Bianjing.

Since Gu Qi has been in the Meng Mansion for many years and has a lot of nostalgia, Meng Ruoying invited Gu Qi to be the chief housekeeper of the Meng Mansion to help her take care of her grandmother.After all, Mrs. Meng was already 70 years old, she couldn't fulfill her filial piety, she had to have a good person by her side to take care of her, and Gu Qi was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

With such an arrangement, Gu Qi naturally would not refuse, and readily agreed.Mrs. Meng was also very satisfied. At the same time, she sent someone to take good care of Mrs. Liu, take care of the miscarriage, and transfer all her love for her great-grandson to this unborn child.He has said several times that taking care of the child together after the birth is all about playing with grandchildren and chatting with each other.

Gu Yuelun has a girlish nature. Although she does not want to leave her parents, her father and cousin agree that she will go to Bianjing, and she also wants to go out for fun, so she readily agrees to go.

In this way, everything was in order in both cases. Both Lin Zhao and Meng Ruoying said that they would return home to visit their relatives at the end of the year, so Mrs. Meng and Gu Qi felt at ease.

At the beginning of April in the first year of Xining, Lin Zhao, Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun, surrounded by many servants, bid farewell to Mrs. Meng and Gu Qi, and left Jiangning to take a boat to Bianjing.

Gu Qi was worried, and deliberately sent it to the pier until the boat disappeared in the place where the water and the sky meet, and then left feeling disappointed.Lin Zhao was fine, but Gu Yuelun couldn't help but cry in sadness.

On the big river, Lin Zhao stood at the bow of the boat, glanced at Jiangning City behind him, and sighed softly!With a wave of his sleeves, he took away all his worries.As soon as I turned around, I saw the clear sky, the river flow was more urgent, and the breeze was gentle, just to set sail...

(End of this chapter)