King of Song

Chapter 521

On the occasion of the New Year, contact with relatives and friends is naturally indispensable.

Marquis Weiyuan, as a newly promoted nobleman and a hot new political star in the imperial court, is naturally a favorite for New Year's greetings.

For the past few days, the Hou Mansion has been full of guests, and Lin Zhaoshao had to come out to entertain them.At the same time, he was busy going to other places to pay New Year's greetings, such as Zhao Yan, Sima Guang, and although Wen Yanbo was not in Bianjing, Lin Zhao also visited several sons of the Wen family.

At the same time, Lin Zhao went to the residence of Zhang Zongyi, Minister of Rites.Although there are six books in the official residence, Zhang Zongyi did not dare to entrust Lin Zhao.He is very clear about how he came to be a minister, and he must know how to repay his kindness.Furthermore, Lin Zhao is also a servant at any rate, and a marquis, the most important thing is the grace of grace.

Zhang Shangshu is very shrewd. Maintaining a good relationship with Lin Zhao is definitely conducive to the stability of his position.Lin Zhao mentioned Wen Yanbo's son's imperial examination to him intentionally or unintentionally, Zhang Zongyi's heart moved, this is Wen Xianggong's son!If the Wen family owes me a favor, then...

Hey!

Zhang Zongyi smiled smugly, no matter how many people wanted to curry favor with Mr. Wen, they had no chance.As a minister of the Ministry of Rites, I still have to intervene more or less in the affairs of the imperial examination, and it's just a matter of lifting my hands.Let's see, there are really many benefits to befriend Lin Shilang.

In this way, Lin Zhaoyuan didn't have a little free time until after the tenth day of the first lunar month. Lin Zhaoyuan thought that he would take this opportunity to rest at home for a few days, but he didn't want another invitation to come to his door.

He didn't take it seriously at first, but when he saw the signature, Lin Zhao suddenly changed his mind!The person who posted the post was none other than Su Shi, Su Zizhan!
It turned out that Lin Zhao had been in Hangzhou Tongpan for three years. Now that his term expired, he returned to Bianjing to wait for a new appointment.Lin Zhao has been so busy lately that he really didn't know there was such a thing.I can be regarded as a half-landlord now, and I have never hosted a banquet to clean up the dust. On the contrary, it was Su Shi who posted the invitation first, and I feel a little rude.

You don't have to go to other banquets, but Su Zizhan's face must be given!

Su Shi's hometown is in the middle of Shu, and Bianjing does not have a mansion, but his younger brother Su Zhe has been in Bianjing for a few years, and once entered Wang Anshi's Third Department of Manufacturing and Regulations, so he bought a family business.Su Shi lived there temporarily, so he invited himself to have a banquet there!
On the morning of the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Lin Zhao set off for Su Mansion in the east of the city.This trip is not alone, but accompanied by Meng Ruoying.As early as in Hangzhou, Meng Ruoying had met Su Shi and others, so she was naturally familiar with them.Since Su Zizhan's term of office has expired this time, he must come back with his family. Mrs. Su naturally has to socialize. Meng Ruoying is an ordinary wife and has an imperial order, so it is most appropriate to come to visit.

Su Zhe's mansion is beside a small river in the east of the city. It doesn't look magnificent from the outside, and the area doesn't seem to be large.When they came to the gate, they handed over the invitation.Today Lin Zhao went out in a low-key and casual manner, and did not show the posture of Lord Hou first, so Menzi didn't pay much attention to it at first, only saying that he was an ordinary guest.But after seeing the invitation and the famous thorn, he was immediately amazed. He didn't expect this to be the famous Marquis of Weiyuan. He is really young!

After entering the mansion, Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers greeted them.After a few years of separation, Su Shi's face has a trace of time, but the age of 35 is still in his prime. Besides being suave and suave, he is more mature and stable, and has the temperament of a great writer.

As for Su Zhe, he was also in his thirties. His appearance was quite similar to Su Shi's, and he was also full of culture. Compared with his brother, he was a little more shrewd.It's no wonder that Da Su is better at diction, while Xiao Su is good at theory and government affairs, and has more achievements in official career. You must know that Su Zhe later became a prime minister.

"Dongyang, after a long time, the style is better than the past!" Su Shi walked up with a smile.

Su Zhe said with a smile: "The Marquis of Weiyuan is here, and the humble house is full of splendor!"

Lin Zhao knew that Su Zhe's words were half-truths and half-false, so he immediately laughed and said, "Brother Ziyou said something serious, Zhao wished the two brothers Su a New Year greeting!"

"Haha, it's not easy to invite Marquis Weiyuan!" Su Shi said with a smile, "I guess you only have a few days to spare!"

"Reciprocity is a matter of etiquette, and there are too many things to welcome and send, and I really can't get away from it!" Lin Zhaodao: "I just don't know when Brother Zizhan will arrive in Bianjing, and I don't know in advance, so I can also clean up the dust for Brother Su." ah!"

"It's only two or three days since I arrived!" Su Shi said helplessly: "I originally wanted to go back to Bianjing as soon as possible to celebrate the New Year with Ziyou and the others, but... for the sake of safety, I took the waterway, and I didn't want to have many ships on the way to deliver food. Going north, the river is blocked, and the boat is very slow, so that it is still on the canal on the first day of Zhengdan. If I knew it, I would have gone by land..."

Meng Ruoying was right behind Lin Zhao, hearing this, she couldn't help exchanging glances with her husband.Of course, she knew about Lin Zhao's large-scale purchase of grain!
Now on the canal, there are a large number of grain transport ships from the Meng family. I didn't expect that this would hinder Su Shi's itinerary. How should I say this?Lin Zhao smiled lightly, Yu Xuan and the others acted fairly quickly, and it is already the first month of the month.The period of spring plowing is not far away, and by then everyone should realize that the drought is coming!

"Ruoying met the two masters Su!" After Lin Zhao exchanged greetings, Meng Ruoying came forward to greet her.

In this day and age, the defense between men and women is not so serious, and everyone here is an open-minded person, let alone such a family gathering, so naturally there is no need to pay special attention to it.

Su Shi had met Meng Ruoying before, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Meng is being polite!"

"Siblings are here!" A ring ring rings softly behind her, and a dignified and elegant young woman greets her. It is Su Shi's wife, Wang Runzhi, who has been seen in Hangzhou.Mrs. Marquis Weiyuan came, so she naturally came out to greet her.

Su Zhe's wife had never met Meng Ruoying, but she knew that she had an imperial order, and she was not as familiar as Mrs. Wang, so she was a little cautious.

"Ruoying met the two wives!" Meng Ruoying was gentle and humble. After all, she was an old friend of her husband and was older than herself, so she naturally had to be polite.

Mrs. Wang smiled and exchanged a few words with her, and then a little girl beside her suddenly came out, blessed her and said, "I've seen Sister Ruoying!"

"You are……"

A beautiful young girl appeared in front of her, she was about thirteen or fourteen years old, her eyes were full of autumn water, her eyebrows, eyes and facial features were extremely delicate, clear and refined, a little bit cute, and a little bit charming.

Beautiful loli!
When Lin Zhao turned around and saw her, she couldn't help but feel a slight wave in her heart. She would definitely be a great beauty in two or three years.

Unexpectedly, the little girl walked directly in front of her, and said with a sweet smile, "Brother Lin!"

"You are..." Lin Zhao glanced at Mrs. Wang, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said with a smile, "Wang Chaoyun?"

"Brother Lin, do you still remember me?" Little Lolita suddenly had a look of surprise on her face.

Isn't that Wang Chaoyun by the West Lake?Back then at the Lantern Festival by the West Lake, the little girl almost fell off the high platform, but it was Lin Zhao who saved her!Later, because of the Green Crop Law, her parents were forced to death again, so she was temporarily adopted by Su Shi and Mrs. Wang.

According to the original plot in history, Wang Chaoyun became Su Shi's concubine after becoming a courtesan and gave birth to a son.Now a little deviation has occurred, and it still appears in the Su residence, but I don't know...

Lin Zhao glanced at Su Shi and Wang Chaoyun subconsciously, and some nasty thoughts inevitably came to his mind...

"Of course I remember!" Lin Zhao smiled, and talked to little Lolita in a relaxed tone.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a few years, how is Brother Lin?" Wang Chaoyun seemed very excited to see Lin Zhao.

Wang Runzhi could see clearly from behind that what this little girl likes most in normal times is to inquire about Brother Lin's affairs, okay, she knows best herself, so why do I need to ask more?Zhao Yun has grown up!
"Very good, how about you?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

Wang Chaoyun chuckled and said, "Very good, sister, brother-in-law is very kind to me!"

"Sister, brother-in-law?" Lin Zhao suddenly looked at Su Shi and Wang Runzhi in surprise, and when his eyes fell back on Wang Chaoyun, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Chaoyun has the same surname as mine, and now that he has lost his parents, we simply recognize each other. She is my little sister now!"

So that's the case?I became sisters with Mrs. Wang, will there be a relationship with Su Shi in the future...

The relationship between brother-in-law and sister-in-law, ahem, Mrs. Wang and Su Shi had this kind of relationship before, it is still very possible!
"Very good, very good, Miss Chaoyun has a wife to take care of her, so everything will be fine!" Lin Zhao smiled coyly, thinking that Wang Runzhi was really considerate, raising such a little loli for her husband, what a good wife!

Lin Zhaoquan didn't notice that Little Loli Chaoyun's eyes were fixed on Big Brother Lin all the time, almost fixedly, and there was some other kind of emotion in her eyes...

While talking, another guest arrived, it was Cai Jing!His Yuhang county magistrate has also expired, and the new champion of the year returned to Bianjing to seek a future.

When he saw Lin Zhao, Cai Jing's eyes lit up immediately, and there was a hint of envy, admiration, and even a hint of jealousy in his eyes!At the beginning in Hangzhou, at the same age, he was the number one scholar, while Lin Zhao was just a Jinshi awarded by the imperial family, and both were county magistrates.But three years have passed, Lin Zhaohua turned around and became a servant and a marquis, while he himself...is too far behind!

Lin Shilang is really good at it, good luck!

The most important thing in Cai Jing's heart at the moment is envy. At the same time, he is very confident in himself, and one day he will be able to become a marquis and a minister.At the same time, Cai Jing calculated that Lin Shilang is extraordinary now, and maintaining a good relationship with him may be beneficial to his future!
Everyone exchanged a few pleasantries, and Su Zhe, as the host, said: "Okay, everyone, let's go in and take a seat!"

The guests are as you please, but in this way, male guests and female guests will naturally be entertained separately.Cai Jing also brought his wife here, and was already led to the back hall by Mrs. Wang.

Lin Zhao chatted and laughed with Su Shi and the others and walked towards the hall, but he didn't know that Wang Chaoyun was turning around every step of the way, looking at him reluctantly!

(End of this chapter)