[Red House] But for the sake of the king

On the evening of New Year's Eve, the four members of the Lin family had a reunion dinner and sat around to watch the new year.Tang ordered the kitchen to order glutinous rice balls and dumplings according to the southern custom, no matter how much you eat, it's just for a good start.He also specially ordered people to put a few golden pegs under the pillows of the two children as lucky money.

Daiyu has a weak stomach and doesn't like eating too much glutinous rice, so she only ate one glutinous rice ball and put it down. Seeing that Lin Heng was still eating happily, she teased him, "I just ate a lot of big fish and meat. It’s glutinous rice balls and dumplings, so you don’t have to worry about accumulating food at night, you should feel uncomfortable again.”

Lin Heng hurriedly swallowed the glutinous rice balls in his mouth, and retorted, "My sister said to me again, obviously you eat less, but you said that I eat more. Just now I deliberately saved my stomach, just waiting for the glutinous rice balls."

Tang didn't eat either. She looked at her siblings with a smile, and said, "It's a blessing to be able to eat. When Heng'er grows up again, she should eat more. Don't worry about your sister, she's just joking with you. If you like it There are still some in the kitchen, just let them do it, you can’t be hungry. Yu’er, you have to eat two more bites, you didn’t eat a few bites just now, but you can’t sleep all night tonight, eat hot dumplings for a while I'm not afraid of the cold."

Daiyu laughed and said, "That's enough. It's not cold to sit on the kang, but I'm afraid I can't do it all night. I just slept through last year. It's time to have some fun. Hongxiu, go and get the dominoes." , I will play with grandma for a while."

Tang quickly stopped her, "There is no match for what you are trying to do, so why are we playing?"

Daiyu said, "Let them go and invite Nanny Lu and Nanny Bu again, it's not too difficult."

But Tang said, "Come on, I have a good family reunion, there is no need to call the two of them here again. Let's just sit together and have tea and chat."

Daiyu still sent Hongxiu to get the dominoes, "We can chat as much as we want, and it's not the same while playing cards. Since we don't call a few mothers, it's cheaper for them. It's boring to follow me all day long." Let them play for a while tonight, otherwise this girl Bai Shao will fall asleep standing up again."

Everyone laughed, Bai Shao really fell asleep standing and leaning against the edge of the door during the New Year's Eve last year, this year many people talked about her, they laughed a few times, and today it was used as a joke again.Bai Shao was usually careless, but now she felt embarrassed, blushed and exchanged a cup of hot tea for Dai Yu, and stood far away from the door.

Seeing that the girls were really bored standing there, Tang said, "That's it, let them prepare a few more decks of cards, and leave two of you to guard the door, and for the rest, go outside and find a match for yourself. I don't care about you either. Heng'er, are you playing with your father here or are you looking for fun?"

After listening to Daiyu's joke just now, Lin Ruhai was talking to Lin Heng about daily maintenance, and regardless of how their grandparents and grandchildren arranged it, she laughed after hearing this, "Mom's eyes are now full of grandchildren, and she has no sons. Status. It's not interesting anyway, it's better to wipe the dominoes with mother, there is no such leisure time on weekdays."

Tang said with a smile, "Come on, I've never seen you play before, do you know how?"

Lin Ruhai was taken aback for a moment, he really couldn't.But having said all that, the father and son can find something to do at this time, and said, "It's not difficult, just watch two rounds and it will be over. You play first, and your son will take over later."

Hongxiu came in with the dominoes, Tang didn't say anything else, let a small table be set up and started playing.I don't know why, even Lin Heng watched it from the sidelines, but Lin Ruhai still didn't understand the doorway inside.Fortunately, there was no shortage of him, so Tang let him sit aside and read a book.It's hard for Lin Ruhai to be able to read a book so earnestly, and there are continuous sound of firecrackers far outside the house, bang bang, very lively.Lin Heng felt itchy when he heard this, and Lai begged Tang for a while, then went out with a few servants and set off firecrackers.

It was getting late at night, and everyone gradually couldn't hold it anymore, and they all yawned.Daiyu asked someone to prepare thick hot tea, and it was better after drinking two cups.Tang shi was getting older, so he was really tired, so he leaned on the kang to watch them play, and fell asleep after a while.Seeing this, Daiyu asked someone to collect the dominoes, and asked the girl to fetch a book, and she also leaned on the kang and began to read.

At this time, another little girl came in and quietly found Zisu who was guarding the door.After hearing this, Zisu felt puzzled, and didn't dare to delay, walked carefully to Lin Ruhai and whispered back, "Master, the housekeeper sent someone to say that there is a distinguished guest."

Lin Ruhai felt strange. On New Year's Eve, even Lin Qingxuan, who had always been a loner, said early on that he would go back to the south for the New Year. How could there be any distinguished guests at this time.However, since the housekeeper outside would deliver the news, he must not be an ordinary guest, so he tidied up and went to meet the guest.

Until he saw the familiar back of that man in the study, Lin Ruhai couldn't laugh or cry, "Why are you doing this trick again? It's always so scary. Even the old man has returned to the palace on New Year's Eve, so you just ran out lazily."

Jun Qi looked at him with a smile, "It's like that every year. I feel tired even if they're not tired. This year, the old man has spoken, and it's not good to have so many people making noise. Just eat. As for the mother, she will go to I've been with the old man, and now I'm going to watch the new year together. Why, aren't you happy that I'm here?"

Lin Ruhai said, "How old are you, to do such reckless things. If something happens in the palace, it will be a disaster if you can't be found."

Jun Qi's cold hand covered Ru Hai's hand, which made him shrink back, but he didn't let it go, "I don't know what's going on now, I just saw it yesterday, and just looked at the group of people, and then I think of you. Lao Liu is also very happy recently, and he is so loud in front of me every day. In comparison, we are not as good as him."

Lin Ruhai hurriedly said, "What are you talking about nonsensically, sit down and drink a cup of hot tea, your hands are freezing like this."

Jun Qi is as good as he is, but he doesn't let anyone go, "What are you doing at home, are you still keeping watch until dawn like in previous years?"

Lin Ruhai said, "Yeah, it's like this every year. I just stayed with my mother together. Anyway, I don't have many family members. If we separate to watch the new year, it would be very deserted. It's much more lively when we gather together. The old lady is also happy to see it. "

Jun Qi laughed, "I was afraid that you would be too deserted. Didn't I come here just to join in the fun? Anyway, I got my mother's permission. Shouldn't my son-in-law also come to stay with my mother-in-law for a year old?"

Lin Ruhai glared at him, "You're talking nonsense again."

As soon as the words fell, a servant outside replied, "Master, the old lady said that it is not convenient for her to meet guests, please feel at ease to entertain the distinguished guests, master, and don't rush over. If it is too late, there is no need to go over."

Jun Qi said first, "It seems that the old lady is shrewd, she probably knew that I was here. It's really inconvenient today, and I have to thank my mother-in-law face to face some other day."

Lin Ruhai dismissed the boy, and quarreled with him lazily, "Did you come here just to make a few jokes? I don't believe when you are so disregarding the overall situation. The Wang family hasn't found me yet, just went to Jia's I ran twice. Probably this time things got serious, and the people of the Jia family were aware of it, so they didn't dare to take care of it. However, the Wang family had been involved with the Zhen family before, and this time many of the Wang family's affairs were nonsense. I don't know, are you really planning to bring down the Jia family as well?"

Jun Qi lazily circled Ruhai from his back, resting his chin on his shoulder, "You're always such a disappointment, don't tell me I came out just because of these messy things. If it's just this, it's the same if I go back to the palace to discuss with you." Yes, why sneak out. I just want to celebrate the New Year with you, there are too many things these days, why do you say there are so many troubles. "

Lin Ruhai's heart skipped a beat, what should come will always come.

"Ruhai, you have already guessed it, the person behind Jiangnan is the elder brother." Jun Qihu's voice was low and deep, and the speed of speech that could be slowed down brought out a hint of lazy temptation at the end, but revealed a hint of innocence. I felt desolate, "Walking around, I didn't expect to come to this point. I felt wronged for him before, but now I don't know what to do. If it is possible, I really want to leave everything at once and let the two of us live freely. Why bother with these things?" Annoyance. It’s strange to say that my eldest brother and I got along well in the past, but now he targets me everywhere, do you really think that I robbed him of the throne?”

Lin Ruhai's hand slowly cooled down, and thousands of words could only be turned into a sigh. "There must be many difficulties in it, maybe there are misunderstandings..."

Jun Qi smiled lightly and said, "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, it was indeed the queen mother who caused the elder brother to end up like this back then, and the mother's debt should be paid by the son. It's just that the good brothers in the past will still be like strangers in the end. It is said that there are no brothers in the Tian family. It's really good. I just feel a little pity. I was very happy when I found out his whereabouts. The old man has been brooding about him for more than ten years. I am alive, but the rest is helpless. I want to contact him, but although he knows that I am looking for him, he just avoids me."

Lin Ruhai turned around and hugged Jun Qi in his arms. The posture of the two big men is really funny, but at this moment, the two sides are the only support for each other.

"Let it be." Lin Ruhai sighed, and said, "Are you hungry now? The kitchen has dumplings, glutinous rice balls, and other dishes. If you are hungry, let them make them. Tangyuan is still used The method in the south is not like shaking the Lantern Festival here, it is softer, you can try it."

Jun Qi swept away his depression before, and said with a smile, "I don't think so, but I'm really hungry when you talk about it. As long as you pay attention, you still have the southern custom for many years. Usually, you only eat Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival. , this dumpling is said to be the same as Yuanxiao, I want to try it."

Lin Ruhai ordered the servant to let the kitchen cook a bowl of dumplings and a bowl of glutinous rice balls. He wanted to drink two cups, but it was too late, and he was afraid that Jun Qi would drink it the next morning.It's just that the kitchen delivered a table of dishes in the end, in addition to the specified dumplings and glutinous rice balls, there were also a few side dishes and a pot of warm wine.

Lin Ruhai asked in amazement, "What are these many appetizers for? Who ordered them?"

The boy replied, "It was brought by the old lady's order. The old lady also said that it is enough for the master to have a drink or two. Don't be greedy. This pouch was given to this gentleman by the old lady's order. the same."

Jun Qi was confused when he heard that, Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing, dismissed the boy, played with the purse and laughed, "Come on, this is the right time to enter the house."

Jun Qi asked, "What does this mean? Is there anything different about this purse?"

Lin Ruhai said, "Yu'er and Heng'er can get such a purse every New Year's Eve. It contains lucky money. You can open it and see for yourself. I haven't received such a purse for many years. It's because you have a lot of face."

Jun Qi regained his composure, the old lady of affection treated him like a child, and said with a smile, "So, the New Year's money has been collected, shouldn't I kowtow?" As she said that, she really wanted to go outside.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly stopped him, "There are so many servants watching from behind, don't cause any trouble. Seriously eat something, sit for a while and leave."

Jun Qi said, "You are serious, come, come and have a drink with me. Another year has passed, and I finally celebrated the New Year with you. Every year in the future, we will be like this, okay?"

Lin Ruhai toasted and touched each other, smiling, and replied decisively, "Okay."