After the 30th, it is the first day of the new year.
Zhao Lin got up early in the morning to study.
Having lived two lives, he naturally knew that the only way to live a better life was through constant effort.
"Master, you work so hard. You can take a few days off during the New Year." Yun Zhiyi advised.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "If you want to succeed, you can't waste your time on meaningless things. What are your plans for the next few days?"
As a housekeeper, Yun Zhiyi's job is not only to manage all the matters within the Zhao family, but also to help Zhao Lin arrange his next itinerary.
This is also because there is no hostess.
Yun Zhiyi said, "Today we will go to Lord Li's house to wish him a happy new year. Tomorrow we will go to Zhu the chief steward to wish him a happy new year. The day after tomorrow is ***, and then everything will be fine."
Although I gave gifts before the New Year, that was last year.
You still have to pay your respects when you should.
Zhao Lin's interpersonal relationships are simple. Only these three people are worthy of his visiting to wish him a happy new year. He has no connection with the others and most of them are just acquaintances, so there is naturally no need to waste time.
Zhao Lin packed up the gifts, got on the carriage and went to Li Xingye's house.
You can ride a horse in the outer city, but in the inner city and the imperial city, you cannot ride a horse without permission. Even dukes and prime ministers have to take a carriage.
As a member of the royal family, the prefect of Shengjing, the Grand Secretary of Chongwenguan, and one of the most trusted people of the current emperor, Li Xingye has a high status and lives in Wuyi Lane.
Those who could live in Wuyi Lane were either high-ranking officials or princes. Ordinary people would not even dare to walk in, let alone live there.
Zhao Lin arrived at Li Xingye's door.
Li Xingye's house was a reward from above. It was said to be the residence of a prince of the previous dynasty. It had a heavy gate and covered a large area.
The difference between the house that Feng Siyuan built specially for him and this one is like the difference between a thatched house and a high-rise building.
There are already a lot of people queuing here.
Carriages were lined up one after another, stretching for two miles.
Happy New Year to Li Xingye. Apart from anything else, being able to enter the door is a blessing.
Zhao Lin asked the coachman to stop the carriage to the side, without queuing, and handed the visiting card to the doorman.
"Hey, young man, why don't you know the rules?"
A middle-aged man at the front of the line complained, "Everyone is queuing, why are you cutting in line?"
"Yeah, yeah, there's no such thing as cutting in line."
"Young people are ignorant, be careful that Lord Li will drive you away."
Not only this middle-aged man was dissatisfied, but everyone else was dissatisfied as well.
Zhao Lin stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, without explaining.
Soon the doorman came back and said, "Master, please let Mr. Zhao in."
Only then did Zhao Lin turn around, bow to everyone, and follow the doorman in.
"He really went in?"
Everyone was very surprised.
"Let us, the fourth and fifth rank officials, wait while a young man goes in first?"
"Could he be the descendant of some elder? Or perhaps the nephew of Lord Li?"
Everyone is just guessing.
"He is Zhao Lin, the Zhao Lin who wrote poems for the eunuchs."
Someone suddenly remembered and shouted.
"He is the eunuch's lackey Zhao Lin?"
Some people were immediately outraged.
"How dare such a person come to pay New Year's greetings to Lord Li? Lord Li let him in?"
"This shows how powerful the eunuchs are. Even Lord Li has to give in."
"If this continues, the country will no longer be a country."
Everyone denounced it.
Only a few people who were sitting in the carriage and did not get off sneered.
"Li Xingye is well-known for not bowing to the powerful. He is also highly trusted by His Majesty. Even if the powerful eunuchs come in person, they can't bully him. How can he give in?"
"So Li Xingye really thinks highly of that young man."
"Why do you think so highly of him? Is it just because he's good at poetry?"
“That shouldn’t be the case…”
They couldn't figure it out. They had no idea that Zhao Lin had exchanged letters with Li Xingye when he was an inspector, and how much of a surprise the content of the letters had given Li Xingye.
Among them were the Crown Prince Li Jingxian, Prince Yu Li Jingzhong, and the Sixth Prince Li Jingyi.
They all took out paper and pen and wrote it down carefully.
I have to tell my master about this when I get back and make Zhao Lin take it more seriously.
Zhao Lin came to the front hall and saw Li Xingye talking to someone.
"Students wish adults a happy new year."
Zhao Lin knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xingye.
Regardless of his status, age, or the help Li Xingye had given to Zhao Lin, he deserved this gift.
Li Xingye said happily, "Hurry up and get up. I told you not to come."
Zhao Lin stood up and said with a smile: "It is necessary to pay New Year's greetings to the elders, so why not come?"
Zhao Lin sat down, and the maid brought him tea and left quietly.
The man turned his head and looked at Zhao Lin, with a hint of surprise and resentment in his eyes.
It turned out to be Zhao Chenhan.
He also came to wish Li Xingye a happy new year.
After becoming the prince of Zhenbei Marquisate, Zhao Chenhan's status was completely different from before.
So as soon as he arrived, he was immediately invited in by Li Xingye.
I had just said two sentences when Zhao Lin came.
Zhao Chenhan clearly remembered that there was a large group of people queuing outside.
Normally, this kind of New Year's greetings should be done by everyone coming one by one, and then one person leaves and the next one comes in.
Do not affect each other.
Li Xingye would not make such a mistake. He let another person in before he left.
It only shows that Li Xingye loves Zhao Lin very much, like his own son or nephew.
And he was still standing, so he let Zhao Lin sit down.
The treatment is completely different.
Zhao Chenhan's heart was twisted with jealousy.
Li Xingye, this old bastard, ignored his own son from the Marquisate and insisted on winning over that bastard.
When my eldest brother-in-law becomes emperor and I become the King of Zhenbei, I will definitely kill your entire family.
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