Chapter 64: Talking

Zhou took a look and did not dare to speak. Although Zhou was also considered the mistress of the Jingbei Bo Mansion, some things were not something that could be said casually. The matter related to this prayer is one of them.

The servants may not know the whole story, but Zhou knew the origin of the inner love. Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, the mansion would receive a lot of visits, old and new, and personnel changes. As time goes by, the people who handed the posts continued to change. However, there was a post that had been unstoppable for more than ten years. Occasionally, the person who signed the letters changed his name, but no matter how they changed, they were surnamed Zhao, and they were almost delivered to the mansion on time.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we welcome the spring without slapping people in smiles. People hand out posts to send gifts to their doors, but no matter what, they cannot drive them away. But since Zhao received the first gift more than ten years ago, it has become a common practice since then. Every year, the gifts are not particularly expensive, but they are absolutely not cheap. Sometimes they are scarce food and sometimes daily necessities.

Over the years, all the gifts have been collected, but no one has ever opened them. Whether it is food, drink or utensils, they have been locked intact. By now, a room has almost piled up. No one dares to disobey what the old lady ordered. Even when the fourth brother of Lin Wen was greedy and wanted to eat something, he never dared to make the idea of ​​that room - the things were rotten and no one touched a single finger.

When I was young, I didn't understand it, but I couldn't hide it when I got older. My sons and daughters-in-law gradually knew about the relationship between the old lady Zhao and the Zhao family in the capital. Since they were so close, why did they make such a fuss? Lin Wen asked a lot, but the old lady always looked stern and didn't say a word. When she asked anxiously, she said with a stern face: "Remember what your surname is, do your own thing well, and don't embarrass the Lin family! Don't worry about other things!"

The old lady didn't say it, but she couldn't resist the suspicion of the younger generation. Slowly, Lin Wen was promoted to the office, and more people knew in the capital, and more could hear it. As an official in the same dynasty, he would have to meet people from the Zhao family. Who would have thought that no matter which one it was, Zhao Tuo, who was two levels higher than Lin Wen at that time, was very kind when he saw him, and there was also a sense of closeness. After a while, Lin Wen was hindering the relationship between the old lady. Even if he could not show kindness to others, he would not be cold. Therefore, when he met in the past, he often nodded, smiled at each other and then passed.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and this post has come true.

In the main hall, the old lady rubbed the post and read it for a long time, but sighed and said, "I've sent it, just take it away." As she said that, she threw the post to the servant and said no more.

The old lady said something, but the servant didn't move. He stood in the local area and said in a vain: "Old lady, I have collected the things, so... how do you say this?"

"How to go back!"

The old lady suddenly became angry and glared at the servant, and said something else, but was stunned by the servant's words: "Old Madam Qibing, outside..."

"No matter who comes outside!"

"Yes..." The servant got angry when he saw the old lady, and he didn't dare to say anything anymore, so he hurriedly stepped out. The old lady ignored it, and Lin Wu, who was next to him, was a little confused. Seeing that the servant's words were not as flexible as usual, he felt strange. After thinking about it, he found someone to go out of the main hall and walked towards the door of the mansion.

The servant took the post and walked up and down to the door of the mansion, thinking about how to explain to the people outside. But after walking through several yards, he saw that the door of the mansion was here, but he didn't think of any offense. He had to bite the bullet and open the door. As soon as he went out, he kept bowing and smiled on his face.

When the man outside the mansion saw it, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Why, the old lady still doesn't see anyone?" The servant saw that the man was not angry and his words were quite friendly, and nodded like an amnesty. At the same time, he felt a little surprised. The man said that he was called "old lady" instead of "old lady", but he seemed to be his own family, with a hint of closeness. Could it be...

Seeing that he was unfortunate, the man turned around and left, but he seemed to be unwilling to accept it. His steps were a little slow. He looked up at the plaque of Jingbei Bo Mansion and couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, the door of the mansion opened and Lin Wu slowly walked out.

Lin Wu left the mansion and looked up at the person standing outside. He couldn't help but be stunned and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. But just as he was about to bend down, he suddenly felt a little hesitant. If he met somewhere else, the other party's official rank was higher than his own, and there was nothing to say about the official ritual. But now he was at home. Strictly speaking, the other party came to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and that was to visit relatives. At this time, he met with the official ritual. I was afraid that something was wrong, so he would push the person three feet away with one move. It was too ruthless... But if the family ritual is followed, this would be even worse. If the old lady knew about it, it would be troublesome to be angry...

Lin Wu thought about this and his body stiffened. Fortunately, he put his hands on him in time and bowed to the other party, smiling bitterly: "Brother Zhao is here."

The other party has been looking at Lin Wu since he left the door. Seeing Lin Wu hesitating slightly, his eyes flashed, and then he also smiled bitterly: "Well, here, old lady...is it okay?"

"Yeah," Lin Wu nodded. "Thank you, Brother Zhao, for your concern, your mother is fine. Uh, is the Duke still healthy?"

"Well, my father is in good health, and some brothers asked."

After saying the two sentences, they were both embarrassed and looked at each other. They couldn't find anything to say for a moment. Lin Wu smiled bitterly and broke the silence: "Brother Zhao is busy, and he is here to visit such a festival. He should have invited him to serve tea in the house, but..."

"Ah..." Zhao Tuo waved his hand in understanding and smiled: "Forget it, I'm not an outsider, why bother with these things... Alas! Forget it, since the old lady is all right, I'm not here to be annoyed..."

"..." According to the etiquette, the guest should leave and he should speak for him, but Lin Wu stood at the mansion but couldn't say anything. He had to smile awkwardly and watch Zhao Tuo leave.

Who would have thought that Zhao Tuo did not leave immediately after saying that, but went to Lin Wu to get closer. Seeing that the people around him were far away, he turned around and whispered: "Brother Lin Wu, there are so many people here, so I won't be polite to you. To put it short, in fact, I came here this time not to meet the old lady."

Lin Wu was stunned and confused. Zhao Tuo continued, "I heard that you will be promoted soon after returning to Beijing this time. But this promotion may not be a good thing. This time my father asked me to tell you, it would be the best if you can stay in Beijing. If you are transferred to the southeast... it would be better not to go... Brothers, think about it carefully. Goodbye."
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