Shen Haolin and Shen Cha returned to Tiger Hill. Mei Lin and Mei Zhu, who had returned early, prepared hot water and helped the two of them take off their cloaks, robes, cotton boots stained with a thick layer of snow, and took away the clothes at home. They came out and placed them on the soft couch and left the room. The two of them were also attending the family banquet tonight. They also had to go back to prepare and participate in the family banquet beautifully.
After washing his face with hot water, soaking his feet, and drinking a large bowl of ginger soup to dissipate the coldness in his body, Shen Haolin changed his clothes, hugged the hand stove, and leaned comfortably on the soft couch. Watching Shen Cha standing in front of the closet, feeling worried.
"Wear this!" Shen Cha pinched her nose and finished drinking the ginger soup, threw the bowl on the table outside, stuffed another piece of sugar into her mouth to relieve the spicy ginger smell, washed her hands, and started again Returning to the closet, he took out two light pink robes and waved them in front of Shen Haolin, "Our clothes are either black or white. This is a more festive color."
"This dress... doesn't look like your style. You probably wouldn't choose this color." Shen Haolin took it over and looked at it, then handed it to Shen Cha, "The material is good and the style is good. It's a popular style in Xijing this year. ?”
"Yes, you remember the last time His Majesty sent a letter, it also contained the styles of Xijing's winter clothes. Miaomiao followed this pattern and asked a tailor to make it." Shen Cha put the selected clothes and matching boots Putting it aside, he took two blankets and covered Shen Haolin's body, and said, "I didn't choose this material, Miaomiao and Xiaojiu chose it. Xiaojiu said, this color matches us very well. We both compare it." Bai, unlike him, would turn as dark as briquettes as soon as he goes to the battlefield or in the sun. Moreover, he said, we always wear white or black, which makes us look old-fashioned and old-fashioned at our current age. It doesn't match. Fortunately, Xiaojiu is back in vain now and is very confident to wear this color. He also made one and said he would wear it at today's family banquet." Shen Cha shivered and quickly got into the blanket. Inside, "It's so cold. It seems that it will be much colder if the snow stops and then starts to snow than if it keeps snowing all the time. In the morning, I told the teams responsible for patrol today to see if any of the houses had any charcoal fires." Yes, if you look at any house that doesn’t pay attention to lighting the fire, remind them not to suffer from the cold during the Chinese New Year, but don’t run out of water either.”
"You're right. The wind is still very strong today, and it's very easy to get lost. Don't let the excitement end and it turns into a tragedy." Shen Haolin put the stove aside, held Shen Cha in his arms, and kissed Kissing the top of her hair, he said, "Go to sleep. Even if you can't sleep, you have to recuperate. It doesn't have to be what time in the evening. Today is the Chinese New Year, and they will definitely have to drink, and they will have to go through a lot of trouble!"
"Drink, it doesn't matter if you're drunk. If you dare to fool around, just throw them all into the snow to sober up!" Shen Cha nuzzled in Shen Haolin's arms, "Except for Brother Xiaotian, today he is going to the house to unveil the tiles. , it doesn’t matter, you can do whatever he wants.”
"Still worried about him?" Shen Haolin tightened his arms, "That kid is still awake. There was no other emotion between them except hatred. Even if those people were alive, they would end up like this in the end. They did something wrong back then. The matter was immediately retaliated, which can be regarded as fulfilling Xiaotian's wish. I think Xiaotian will not struggle with this for too long. His main target is still the person behind the scenes." Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha. on the back, "Stop overthinking, just go to sleep!"
"Oh!" Shen Cha responded and closed his eyes obediently.
She didn't sleep for too long, only two hours at most. She felt like she had just closed her eyes and felt a little sleepy when she was woken up by Shen Haolin.
"Is it time?" Shen Cha lazily sat up, probably because he just woke up and was still a little dizzy. He swayed back and forth, fell into Shen Haolin's arms, and rubbed his shoulders twice. Next, "I'll take a nap again, just a nap!"
She kept talking, but Shen Cha slept for a full cup of tea. When Mei Lin and Mei Zhu knocked on the door and came in, she was still in a dazed, half-asleep state.
"My lord, general, happy New Year!" Mei Lin and Mei Zhu had already put on their newly made pink robes. They saluted Shen Haolin and Shen Cha with smiles and took the two gifts handed to them by Shen Haolin. Xiaobao said, "Thank you, Mr. Guo, and thank you, General!"
"You're welcome, you should!" Shen Cha put his hands on Shen Haolin's shoulders and said vaguely, "In the new year, we will continue to walk hand in hand."
"Yes, General!" Merlin saluted, and when she saw the wink Shen Haolin gave her, she nodded slightly, walked outside and dipped a handkerchief in some cold water, then came back and said, "General, I'm sorry."
After saying that, she gently wiped Shen Cha's face with a handkerchief dipped in cold water.
"Ah, it's so cold!" Shen Cha was startled by the ice blow and immediately opened his eyes, "Merlin, you've learned this badly, who did you learn this from?"
"General, it's not my fault!" Merlin hid his handkerchief behind his back and pointed at Shen Haolin, "This was the Duke's idea!"
"It didn't take long for me to be sold!" Shen Haolin shook his head helplessly, "Okay, it's time to get up. As the owner, we can't let everyone wait for us, right? Besides, there are still There are elders here!"
"I know, I know, get up now!" Shen Cha was so sleepy that she didn't feel sleepy anymore. She stretched, jumped off the soft couch, and ran outside to wash herself. His face was completely refreshed. She picked up the tea cup and took a few sips of tea. She walked back and picked up the robes on the hanger. She handed one of them to Mei Zhu and said, "Help the Duke change his clothes."
The two of them changed their clothes, put on their boots, and put on their dry and dry cloaks that were dry and warm. They left Tiger Hill with Plum Lin and Plum Bamboo, and walked slowly towards the Nuan Pavilion. When they arrived at the door of Nuan Pavilion, they saw Uncle Yan standing there wrapped in thick white fox fur, directing the guards of the Duke's Mansion to help the Nuan Pavilion.
When the guards saw Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, they all stopped and saluted them.
"My lord, my eldest lady, happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year to you too!" Shen Haolin smiled slightly, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. It's not hard!"
Shen Haolin pulled Shen Cha up the steps and came to Uncle Yan. He smiled and said, "Uncle Yan, have a great New Year!"
"My lord, my eldest lady, happy New Year!" Uncle Yan nodded and pointed into the Nuan Pavilion, "It's very cold outside, hurry in and warm yourself up!"
"Yes!" Shen Cha followed Shen Haolin for a few steps, then thought of something and stepped back, whispering a few words in Uncle Yan's ear, "You can find a chance to tell Master, if he drinks too much and goes crazy If so, please forgive me, Master. I just saw Brother Xiaotian chatting in the room, so it’s not convenient for me to go over and talk about this. Uncle Yan, please don’t forget it!”
"Don't worry, this is an important matter and you can't forget it. But..." Uncle Yan looked inside and let the guards carrying fruits in. "This news comes really suddenly, but it is still good news. , it can relieve Xiaotian’s heartache for so many years. No wonder, I see that he feels refreshed today, which is different from how he feels every day. It’s true that people feel refreshed during happy events!”
"Yes, we are happy for him too!" Shen Cha waved to Jin Jing and the three children who were walking over, "Then I will go in first, but you must remember to say that Master hates drinking. You're crazy, don't look back, little brother Tian will hit his hand."
"Leave it to me, I'll tell him soon!" Uncle Yan patted Shen Cha on the shoulder, "I will definitely not let Xiaotian suffer!"
"What are you going to suffer? Who wants to suffer?" Jin Miaomiao led the three children over and heard the word "suffering". She first saluted Uncle Yan, and then asked the three children to give tea to Yan and Shen Cha In greeting, he said, "Go in, don't freeze here!"
"Go, go, don't worry, I'm here!"
Shen Cha nodded and entered the Nuan Pavilion with Jin Miaomiao. As he walked, he took off his cloak and handed it to Merlin behind him.
"I just said this color suits you very well." Jin Miaomiao looked Chen Cha up and down, and then looked at Shen Haolin who was sitting next to Xue Ruitian, "A man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle. The Duke of Guo is dressed like this , looks about the same age as you, doesn’t look like he’s older than you at all.”
"Thank you for the compliment. My brother also appreciated that your vision is better than mine, and the color and material of your clothes are well chosen." Shen Cha stopped, squatted down and said to the three children, "Come, follow me to wish Master a happy new year." !”
The three children nodded obediently and followed Shen Cha to Qin Zheng. A cushion had been placed in front of him. The four of them, led by Shen Cha, knelt on the cushion and kowtowed three times to Qin Zheng respectfully.
"Master, my disciple and his junior brothers wish you a happy New Year!"
