newbobooks Chapter 56
Chapter 56
"Southern Kingdom History Wuxiao Years" records that in the third year of Wuxiao, the demons in Baijin City in Tokyo were in turmoil, and those suspected of dragons and unicorns disrupted the streets, disturbed the people's safety, and damaged the city's construction.Xiao Ling, the marquis of Ling, who is suitable to be stationed in Tokyo, visited the country of Qi, but failed to return.Xiao Ling was ashamed of his negligence, please blame himself, untied the crown and put it back on, and wrote a letter to resign.Emperor Wu Xiao cherished his talents and did not withdraw his official rank. He fined him half a year's salary, which made him think about it.
At the beginning of the new year, there was a heavy snowfall in Qicheng. The auspicious snow heralds a good year, and people ushered in the fourth year of Wuxiao amidst the joy and excitement.
A dark blue carriage drove through the streets of Qicheng at an unhurried pace. The wheels rolled over the snow, leaving two rows of ruts on the snow, deep and shallow, like the footsteps of a leisurely man.
The carriage is dark in color and has no decorations other than tassels. There are two horses, a coachman, and no other attendants. It is simple and light, just like an inn cart brought back from the New Year, driving through the streets. Unobtrusive.
But if a cloth merchant who knows the goods takes a closer look, he will be surprised to find that the cloth used on the carriage is all royal satin brought in tribute from the sea country. In the southern country, only the celebrities in front of the emperor can get one or two pieces.And the owner of this carriage actually used this hard-won good material on the carriage, what a reckless waste!
However, now the cloth merchants in Qicheng are busy taking orders for new clothes and have no time to go to the streets, so no one has noticed anything special about this carriage along the way.
The carriage stopped at the foot of the hill west of Qicheng, Lin Zhen and Xiao Ling got out of the carriage.
"It's been almost two years." Lin Zhen looked at the one hundred steps that had been cleared of snow, and went up the steps. On the hillside was the gate of the Lin Family Village. Seeing this familiar scene, he Can't help but sigh with emotion, "It's almost two years since I left here."
Two years ago, when he and Qin Yun paid homage to Lin Zixi, when they came back here, they saw Xiao Linghua's chariots and horses, brocade crowns and embroidered robes, looking like he was returning to his hometown. To be honest, he couldn't help being jealous. Besides, the embarrassment and bewilderment of the reunion made him have to treat Xiao Ling with a distant tone and expression.
Today, two years later, he and Xiao Ling came in the same car, and the car was light and easy. The years of estrangement between the two had already been eliminated.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhen couldn't help smiling.
Xiao Ling asked with a smile: "Brother, why are you laughing?"
Lin Zhendao: "When I saw you two years ago, I had a word in my head. Guess what it is?"
Xiao Ling rubbed his chin, pretended to be thinking for a while, and replied with a smile: "Senior Brother saw me, did he think of 'Suave and Suave'?"
"Don't put gold on your face, you think I'm those little girls." Lin Zhen scolded with a smile, "I always had such a word in my head: 'Like a stranger'... Do you understand this feeling, Uh, I just feel that you and I are not on the same path at all, you have a bright future with the appointment of officials and nobles, and I have a mediocre life, I thought... I thought we would never have any intersections again. "
There was a faint smile on the corner of Xiao Ling's mouth, and his pair of peach blossom eyes were particularly bright. He was silent for a while before he said: "I understand."
Lin Zhen rolled his eyes at him, and said: "When you come back, there are so many people following you, so flamboyant, it's like winning the number one prize, showing off. Tsk, Xiao Ling, you said you are not such a high-profile person Ah, what was going through your head at that time?"
Looking at the stairs, Xiao Ling seemed to recall his mood that day, and said in a calm tone, "Senior brother, do you still remember what I said to my senior brother when I left here?"
Lin Zhen froze for a moment, he certainly remembered, but he didn't know which sentence Xiao Ling was referring to.
"Brother, let's go out together, leave Linjiazhuang, and see the world together." Xiao Ling looked at Lin Zhen, and calmly repeated what he said that day. Although six years have passed, he was verbatim.He smiled slightly, with a bit of bitterness on the corner of his mouth, "But senior brother, you not only rejected me, but also said very unfeeling words. At that time, I thought to myself, 'Look, Xiao Ling, senior brother hates you so much, why don't you Go out and fend for yourself.'”
Xiao Ling said it lightly, but Lin Zhen was startled.
"But I don't want to withdraw from my senior's life like this. I want my name to appear in my senior's life even if I'm not around, so that my senior will always remember me." Xiao Ling stretched out his hand and fingers with Lin Zhen Interlocking, they held Lin Zhen's hand firmly, "I came back with such an excitement, but I just wanted to win the attention of my senior brother."
Lin Zhen stared blankly at Xiao Ling, and after a while he said, "You...you are so naive."
Xiao Ling showed his neat teeth and smiled very tenderly. He branded a kiss on the corner of Lin Zhen's mouth, and when he left, he still didn't forget to stick out his tongue and lick Lin Zhen's lips.
Lin Zhen stared in surprise, and cursed in a low voice: "What are you in love with? This is Qicheng! There are people who recognize us everywhere, what if we are seen by acquaintances, what if we are seen by our juniors? "
After he finished speaking, he looked around guiltily, for fear that Qin Yun's or Shi Xiao's voice would suddenly burst out later, and it would be really difficult to explain.
Xiao Ling clung to Lin Zhen's hand, and smiled nervously: "Brother, are you still afraid that others will know?"
"I..." Lin Zhen looked into Xiao Ling's eyes, and felt that the courage in his heart was slowly emerging, but he still had some scruples, "I'm afraid."
The smile on the corner of Xiao Ling's mouth stagnated, and his eyes gradually dimmed: "I know, if this is the case, then don't be too ostentatious."
However, just as his hand was slowly letting go, Lin Zhen suddenly squeezed his hand back forcefully, and leaned forward to kiss Xiao Ling's mouth with his strength. Breathing whitely, he said: "I am a person who has been unknown all my life, and I am not afraid of others knowing. But what I am afraid of is that you are the Marquis of the National Spirit, and you are Xiao Ling, the son of the Shen family who is well-known to everyone. What will others think of you if they find out?"
Xiao Ling was slightly startled, just about to speak, but Lin Zhen pressed his finger to his lips again.Lin Zhen continued: "But just now, I figured it out. Why do you care about so many messy things? You are not the one who cares about these things. It's not something dishonorable for us to be together. Why are you afraid of being caught by others? Say? What qualifications do other people have to say? It is a great blessing to be with you. Good things should be known to everyone, right? I have always been too timid and cautious. I am really sorry Alright, Ah Ling. As a senior brother, I should be more calm."
Xiao Ling looked at Lin Zhen in amazement, it was the first time Xiao Ling saw Lin Zhen like this when he said these things about the two of them so frankly and directly.
For a long time, Lin Zhen only took a step because he forced him to take a step. Although he was very passive, Xiao Ling was already very satisfied - as long as the senior brother can accept him, what is there to be dissatisfied with?
Xiao Ling only felt a heat in his heart, and complicated emotions rolled in his throat several times. Joy and touch were no longer enough to describe his mood at this time. He held Lin Zhen's hand, only feeling that he was holding infinite hope in his hand, and all kinds of thoughts It took him a long time to say a word in a deep voice: "Brother, let's go up."
"it is good."
The two held hands and walked up the steps step by step.
From the foot of the mountain to the gate of Linjiazhuang, you have to walk a hundred steps, pass fifty phoenix trees, and twenty clusters of gardenias.
They used to look at new grass in spring, smell gardenia in summer, sweep phoenix trees in autumn, and clear snow in winter.
But it has never been like this, the two hold each other tightly, and each step is extremely slow, as if each step is making a major decision.
Hold your hand and grow old with you.Love each other, this life will never change.
They walked through the spring, summer, autumn and winter in their memories, and finally came to the gate of Linjiazhuang.Shi Xiao, who was wandering in mind, saw the figures of the two people, and stayed there for a while, then suddenly jumped up, and shouted at the top of his voice: "I'm back! I'm back! Senior brother and senior brother Xiao are back!"
Two years ago, the younger brother who had a fat face is now 15 years old. His body has grown stronger, he has also lost weight, and his voice has grown like a duck.His eyes were bright, and he threw himself into Lin Zhen's arms happily: "Brother! I miss you so much! Why didn't you come back last year for Chinese New Year?"
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Xiao Ling took a step ahead of Shi Xiao and protected Lin Zhen, leaving Shi Xiao in the air.
Lin Zhen quickly reached out to catch Shi Xiao in case he fell, he squinted at Xiao Ling, then turned to look at Shi Xiao, his face couldn't hide his joy: "Little Shi, you've grown taller."
Shi Xiao didn't realize that Xiao Ling's action just now almost made him fall into the mud, he scratched his head embarrassingly, "Hehe, that's what Senior Brother Qin said about me when he came back." As he spoke, his eyes fell on Lin Zhen and Xiao Ling held hands together, paused for a moment, then raised their heads in surprise, and looked at the two of them.
Lin Zhen coughed lightly with the other hand, and turned her head to the other side unnaturally, "That...Little Stone...you don't have to be surprised, Xiao Ling and I..."
"Master will be very happy!" Xiao Shitou interrupted Lin Zhen excitedly, "Senior Brother and Senior Brother Xiao finally reconciled! Senior Brother will be very pleased to think about it!"
"Pfft." Xiao Ling laughed out loud.
Lin Zhen said awkwardly: "It's not like this, Xiao Shitou, Xiao Ling and I..."
"Oh, senior brother, what are you still doing standing outside the door, come in quickly!" Xiao Shitou interrupted Lin Zhen again, and greeted Lin Zhen and Xiao Ling to enter the door.
Lin Zhen was depressed. Why was it so difficult for him to confess something?
Maybe because they heard Shi Xiao's voice, more than a dozen juniors who were practicing kung fu all came after hearing the news, and immediately surrounded Lin Zhen and Xiao Ling.There are two juniors who just got started in the past two years, but when they were around ten years old, they stood together and looked at Lin Zhen and Xiao Ling curiously, which made Lin Zhen seem to see them when they were young.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Zhen looked at so many familiar faces and decided, "Everyone, I want to tell you one thing...that is..."
"Senior brother Xiao, I heard that you resigned but the emperor refused, right?"
"Brother Xiao, why do you want to resign?"
"Brother Xiao, have you seen the dragon? Have you seen the unicorn?"
"Senior Brother Xiao, do you often go to Qi Country? Is Qi Country fun?"
……
Apparently, everyone was more curious about Xiao Ling's experience, so many questions flooded Lin Zhen's voice.
Lin Zhen's smile froze, obviously what he was going to say next was much more important than Xiao Ling's nonsense!
He spoke again in embarrassment, doubling his volume: "Well... what I want to tell everyone is that Xiao Ling and I have already..."
"Senior brother Xiao! It is said that the princess wants to marry you! How does that princess look like?"
"Senior Brother Xiao, I also want to visit Tokyo, can you take me with you?"
"Brother Xiao, do you know Yan Jing? It's Yan Jing who is said to be immortal!"
"Senior Brother Xiao..."
Lin Zhen's voice was once again overwhelmed by the enthusiastic inquiries of his juniors.
Just as he was thinking about whether to speak for the third time, a sonorous and forceful voice rang out from behind the crowd, making the excited juniors quiet down all of a sudden.
"Is it Lin Zhen and Xiao Ling who are back?"
Lin Wu walked out from the crowd wearing a gray Taoist robe. He looked at his two most proud disciples and smiled slightly, "Zhen'er, what were you trying to say just now? What happened to you and Xiao Ling?"