The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu, and thousands of households exchange new peaches for old charms every day.
Time flies so fast, and it’s New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye.
In the Champion House, Jia Qi stood in front of the lobby, looking at the fireworks that were blooming in the sky, his eyes a little dazed, it was another year.
Unknowingly, it has been fifteen years since I came to this world.
"Ah~~"
"Giggle~~"
Cheerful laughter came from the yard. Xiangling dodged and laughed non-stop. Not far behind her was Cai Luan, chasing her.
"Sister Cai Luan, I don't dare anymore, please spare me!!"
"You little hooves, who do you think you are? Big! When you are my age, if you are smaller than mine, I will pronounce the word Cai Luan backwards!!"
When Xiangling saw Jia Qi outside the lobby, her small steps were a little faster, and she ran towards Jia Qi crazily.
"Uncle~~Help~Sister Cai Luan said she has itchy teeth and wants to eat my flesh!"
After Xiang Ling grabbed Jia Qi, she hid behind Jia Qi and stuck out her tongue while looking at Cai Luan who was rushing behind her.
Cai Luan almost laughed angrily when she saw Xiang Ling's triumphant look. This little girl has learned to hide from Jia Chun, among other things.
"Come here~"
"I don't want to go there, sister Cai Luan is going to eat my flesh!"
Cai Luan laughed when he heard this.
"Then you just hope that your uncle will stay in the house forever. When your uncle goes out, you can see that I won't eat you~~"
Xiangling heard Cai Luan's words and grabbed Jia Qi's clothes.
"Uncle, listen, sister Cai Luan wants to eat me~~"
Hearing what the little girl said, Jia Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "What's going on? Isn't your sister Cai Luan the best friend to you on weekdays? Why do you want to eat you?"
Xiang Ling raised her head, blinked twice, and then gently tugged on Jia Chu's clothes. Jia Chu bent down with a smile and saw Xiang Ling standing on tiptoes, whispering in Jia Chu's ear: "Uncle, just now I and I Sister Cailuan was making dumplings. When Sister Cailuan reached for the rolling pin, she bumped into me. I just said to her, "It's very big," and she got angry~"
"Don't say~~"
Seeing that Xiang Ling was biting her ears with Jia Qi, Cai Luan stamped her feet, looked a little ashamed, and said anxiously.
Hearing Xiang Ling's words, Jia Qi glanced over and smiled softly, "Why are you angry? I didn't say I didn't like it~~"
When Cai Luan heard this, she stamped her feet shyly, causing a wave of excitement.
"I don't know what's going on. There was no change some time ago, but now even if I wrap it up, it doesn't work anymore~~"
Hearing Cai Luan's words, Jia Qi's mouth twitched.
"No, I'm not that kind of person. I just want to be natural. I don't admire the lilac of the literati~~"
Cai Luan looked at Jia Qi's sincere eyes and didn't believe it at all. She just said shyly, "It's all you~"
Jia Qi was a little embarrassed, "Okay, it's all me. Don't abuse yourself anymore. I won't feel uncomfortable if you pester me all day~"
Xiang Ling hid behind Jia Qi and stuck out her tongue with a smile.
Cai Luan rolled her eyes at her, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, my aunt won't argue with you anymore!!"
Then she came to Jia Qi's side and looked up at the sky together.
Jia Qi looked at the pear blossoms blooming one after another in the sky, and said softly: "The east wind blows thousands of trees and flowers at night. It blows down, and the stars are like rain. BMWs and carriages are full of fragrance. The phoenix flute sounds, the jade pot turns the light, A night of fish and dragon dance.
Moth snow willow golden strands. The laughter is full of fragrance. People look for him thousands of Baidu. Suddenly looking back, that person was there, in a dimly lit place. "
When Cai Luan heard Jia Qi's words, something strange appeared in her eyes. This poem was just right for the occasion, and the last sentence made people think about him even more. People searched for him thousands of times, but suddenly looked back, and that person was in the dim light. at.
This sentence was so beautiful that even a layman like her felt a little drunk when she heard it.
Xiangling has been studying poetry with Daiyu in the past few years. She heard Daiyu tell her that this poem was written by Xin Jiaxuan. The original intention did not seem to be that way. But at this time, hearing Jia Xi's voice, she felt a lot in her heart. An unforgettable feeling.
The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he found that person in a dimly lit place.
Is my uncle missing someone? Who could that person be? Are you talking about Miss Lin? Or should we talk about Shuangshuang sisters again?
Cai Luan and Xiang Ling were leaning on Jia Chu's side. Xiang Ling was not very tall now and was only close to Jia Chu's chest. Cai Luan was already on the same level as Jia Chu.
Cai Luan turned her head sideways and leaned on Jia Chu's shoulder, while Xiang Ling leaned into Jia Chu's arms.
"We will always be with you~"
Jia Qi didn't speak. After standing for a while, he smiled softly and took the two women back to the house.
"I heard that you are going to the palace tomorrow?"
"Hmm~"
"Can you not go?"
"I don't know, but wouldn't it be worse if we wait for the emperor to send the message?"
"Really, if we can't have a good New Year, why should we go to the palace during the New Year!!"
"Don't be ungrateful. Many people can't even ask for this kind of errand that you don't want to do!!"
In the Lin Mansion, looking at the thousands of fireworks in the night through the window, Daiyu didn't know what she was thinking in her eyes, and she was in a daze.
Daiyu didn't come back to her senses until the purple cuckoo on the side called.
"What's the matter, Zicuckoo?"
Zicuckoo said with a smile: "Miss, I'm asking if you're cold or not. Do you need to add some fire to your heater? I have to stay up late today!!"
Daiyu touched the hand stove that had begun to cool down and nodded lightly.
"Put some away!"
Zicuckoo said "Hey~", and then asked the little maids to get some more silver frost charcoal, put it in the brazier and ignite it, then took the hand stove over, picked two pieces and put them in.
"Father is not giving you a day off today. If you want to go back and reunite with your mother-in-law, I will ask Uncle Zhong to take you back~"
Seeing that Zijuan had been busy, Daiyu seemed to have remembered something, so she said.
When Zijuan heard Daiyu's words, the movements of her hands froze, and then she said: "Thank you for your kindness, girl, but if I leave, who will accompany the girl! Xueyan went to talk to her mother, and there are always people around the girl. There can’t be someone who can give orders, right??”
When Daiyu heard this, her heart warmed up. The little girl would rather stay with her than go back to accompany her mother.
At this moment, Daiyu suddenly froze, and a familiar laughter came to her ears.
"Miss Lin, Miss Lin~"
Daiyu stood up quickly and asked Zijuan to open the door. Not long after, she saw two beauties walking over carrying two glass lamps.
One tall and one short, one large and one small, contrasting each other.
"Ah~Sister Cai Luan, Sister Xiang Ling, it's you!!"
These two people were none other than Cai Luan and Xiang Ling. When they saw Dai Yu, they both smiled and said hello, and then said: "There is no one in the house, so the Marquis brought us here to visit!!"
Daiyu's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Brother Qi is here too??"
Seeing Daiyu's appearance, Cai Luan and Xiang Ling both smiled secretly.
Cai Luan said a little narrowly: "If we say that the person has not come, will Sister Lin be sad??"
Daiyu's face turned red, but the light at the door was dim and it was not obvious.
"Forget it if he doesn't come, it seems like someone begged him to come!!"
But after saying this, Daiyu still glanced towards the hanging flower door without giving up. Seeing Daiyu's little appearance, Cai Luan couldn't help laughing.
"Sister Cai Luan~~"
When Daiyu saw Cai Luan acting like this, she couldn't help but uttered a word of embarrassment.
Cai Luan smiled and shook her head, "Don't look at it, he's going to see Master Lin Ruhailin! He has to say a few words anyway, we won't be able to get through this moment!"
Hearing this, Daiyu withdrew her gaze with some reluctance, no wonder! It turned out that she was going to see her father. Knowing that Jia Qi could not come immediately, she only returned to the house to accompany Cai Luan and Xiang Ling.
Lin's study room.
Lin Ruhai was a little surprised to see Jia Qi. After all, everyone was at home with cats at this time, waiting quietly for the time to pass and complete the old custom of staying up late. It was unexpected that Jia Qi would come over at this time.
"Uncle Lin, there is no one at home, so I came here to make trouble. I didn't bring you any trouble, right?"
Lin Ruhai smiled and welcomed Jia Qi in.
"Brother Xing said this, but you are out of touch. Come in quickly! I just made a pot of good tea, let's try it together??"
Jia Qi also smiled and said: "That's right~ It's better to be respectful than obey orders!!"
When they came to the study, Lin Ruhai and Jia Qi exchanged a few words, then sighed softly and talked about something.
It's about the military reorganization report submitted from the cabinet.
After Jia Qi heard this, he narrowed his eyes. It seemed that some people couldn't sit still. Then a trace of sneer flashed in his eyes. Do you really think he was fooled? Or do you think you can command your own troops whoever wants to command them?
To put it bluntly, as long as he doesn't nod, even if Emperor Mingkang goes there in person, it won't work.
He narrowed his eyes. Just because he didn't interfere in the affairs of the court didn't mean that he didn't have the ability to interfere in the affairs of the court. It seemed that it was time for these people in the cabinet to make some moves.
When officials reach this level, it is impossible to say that their buttocks are clean. No matter how clean they are, there will still be clues left.
Jia Qi didn't get angry. After thinking about it, he nodded and indicated that he understood. Then he chatted with Lin Ruhai for a few words and planned to leave.
Lin Ruhai shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't be too late. We have to go to Daming Palace in advance tomorrow to pay our respects! If we go late, it will be bad~"
After hearing this, Jia Qi smiled awkwardly. He probably guessed what he was thinking. With his father-in-law in front of him, he wanted to see his daughter, but he was a little embarrassed when he was caught.
But since Lin Ruhai had already guessed it, Jia Qi didn't hide what he did. He had already talked about the matter before. Daiyu would be her own person sooner or later, it was just a matter of sooner or later.
Watching Jia Qi's leaving figure, Lin Ruhai shook his head, but then he raised the tea cup in his hand, saluted from a distance, and said in a way that only he could hear, "Madam, Brother Jing has already removed the culprit." The clan has been exterminated. You have paid the due price for what they did. May your spirit rest in peace in heaven~"
(End of chapter)
