After the marriage, the sick and weak husband fell off the horse

Chapter 30: A trip for two in the snow on New Year’s Eve

It snowed all night last night, and bright white light filtered in from the small window, illuminating the room.

There are no peach blossoms in the peach trees in the courtyard, only layers of silver flowers. When the wind blows, a few more flowers fall rustlingly, blending into the same silvery white ground.

The door curtain of the main hall hung with a red lantern was opened from the inside, and a woman with a unique and bright appearance walked out. She had a ruby ​​​​gold hairpin on her head, which made her even more noble and bright, as if she was blooming in the snow. peonies.

She stretched out a pair of snow-white hands to catch the falling snowflakes and said with a smile, "The snow is so good this year. After the new year, I can go to the other courtyard to soak in the hot springs and enjoy the snow scenery."

Yu Ning put a fiery red fox fur on her and said, "At that time, let the guards catch some game in the mountains and roast it to eat. It will be very unique."

Xie Chunchao's eyes already had some anticipation, "We will set off after this year is over."

"By the way." Xie Chunchao looked back and forth and asked, "Where's the shocked face? Why hasn't he come yet?"

Today is the day when they enter the palace for the New Year's Eve banquet.

Every New Year's Eve, the emperor would invite officials from Shanling and their families to the palace for a banquet to show the emperor's benevolence and caring heart.

Of course, not all officials can go. Except for the emperor's relatives, those who can attend the banquet are all third-rank officials and above.

Except for important ministers and the emperor's valued confidants, all the other officials sat outside the inner hall.

The royal relatives and relatives with royal blood all sit in the inner hall.

If it hadn't been for Xie Chunchao, Lin Jingrong, as the concubine of the censor, would never have been able to enter the palace to attend this banquet in this life.

"Huh?" Yu Ning was also a little surprised, "I just saw Mr. Lin coming out early, why is he missing again now?"

"Maybe I went to the study to get something." Xie Chun said, "Go and find it."

In the study, Mingqiu whispered, "Sir, Lin Shaolin has been looking for you these past few days, but we have turned him away because you are seriously ill."

"He's now so heavily in debt to the gambling house that he's almost desperate."

Lin Jingrong asked casually, "Have you found everyone you need to find?"

Mingqiu said: "We have already found him, and we have been in contact with him these past few days."

"I guess the Lin Mansion's items will be sold out quietly by him soon."

A devilish smile appeared on Lin Jingrong's lips, and he gently plucked the wind chime with his jade-like fingers, saying, "It's time for this to end."

"Let the Lin family have a lively New Year."

As soon as Lin Jingrong finished speaking, Yu Ning's voice came from outside the house, "Mr. Lin? Are you there? It's time for us to set off."

Lin Jingrong said loudly, "Come right now."

He straightened his clothes and opened the door. A young master with a face as beautiful as a crown jewel and a noble and immortal temperament was smiling. The sick look between his brows added a bit of brokenness to him.

No matter how you look at him, he is a gentle and kind-hearted young man from an aristocratic family.

The two walked side by side. Because it was still snowing lightly, Lin Jingrong held a warm hand stove in one hand and held an oil umbrella for them with the other.

Xie Chunchao raised his eyes and looked at his slender hand. His skin was whiter than snow, and his knuckles were slightly red.

She always felt a little uncomfortable having such a jade-like person hold an umbrella for her.

It seemed that he was born to be raised with dignity and respect.

"You won't get cold if your hands are exposed, right?"

Lin Jingrong raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Chun Chao seems to have a deep misunderstanding of me."

Xie Chunchao:?

Lin Jingrong looked at these eyes that were clearer than ice and snow, and couldn't help but bend her eyes, "I'm not that fragile yet."

"I catch cold when I blow my hands." "I'm not a paper person."

Xie Chunchao blushed and thought to himself, men have always been very strong and care about face. Even though Lin Jingrong looked weak, he probably didn't like being said like that by others.

The two walked quietly in the snow, leaving two clear footprints.

The carriage has been waiting at the door for a long time, and Yushi Lin will also bring Wang family to the palace for a banquet today.

It's just that he is not an important minister or a confidant of the emperor, so he can only sit in the outer hall.

As Princess Xie Chunchao, she could bring Lin Jingrong into the inner palace to sit.

Lin Yushi has always been a person who is good at studying human affairs and sophistication, so he and the Wang family left early today, leaving only a carriage outside the house.

As soon as she got on the horse, she heard someone shouting Lin Jingrong's name outside. Just as she was about to lift the curtain to take a closer look, she bumped into Lin Jingrong who was about to get on the car.

Her chin hit Lin Jingrong's shoulder. She was already squatting.

With this collision, his whole center of gravity became unstable and he fell into Lin Jingrong's arms.

Lin Jingrong took a step back, then stretched out a hand to wrap around her waist to stabilize her body.

This was the first close contact between Xie Chunchao and Lin Jingrong.

Pain spread from his chin, and his body was close to him. Unexpectedly, his embrace was warm and soft.

She seemed to be able to smell the light fragrance on his body, and his black hair fell on her face, which was a little itchy.

She hurriedly backed away, and in desperation, she quickly retracted her hand on his waist, and said with a blushing face, "I...I just heard someone calling you, so I wanted to go out and watch."

The fingers under the sleeves were curled up, and the temperature and touch of his body seemed to still be retained on the fingertips.

It's really strange, he is obviously a sick man, but the feeling on his waist is actually tight and elastic.

She thought he was full of dry bones.

Lin Jingrong's eyes fell on Xie Chunchao's chin. His small and white chin was slightly red. He asked warmly,
"Aren't you hurt?"

Xie Chunchao touched his chin and said, "I'm fine."

She looked at the soft fox fur on Lin Jingrong's shoulders as she spoke, and used a joking tone to ease the embarrassment, "Fortunately, you wear a lot of clothes and are soft on your body."

Lin Jingrong patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Then I will wear more clothes next time."

As soon as Lin Jingrong finished speaking, Xie Chunchao seemed to hear someone outside calling Lin Jingrong's name again.

Her round eyes widened even further, "Listen, someone is calling you."

Lin Jingrong: "You heard wrong. No one called me. Let's leave quickly. It will be too late to go to the New Year's banquet."

After Lin Jingrong finished speaking, he knocked on the car wall with his hand and said, "Let's go."

The carriage drove slowly, leaving two deep ruts in the snow.

The more Xie Chunchao thought about it while sitting in the carriage, the more something was wrong. She had just heard someone calling Lin Jingrong. Why didn't Lin Jingrong refuse to admit it?
As she thought this, her eyes frequently looked at Lin Jingrong, who was leaning against the car wall with his eyes closed to relax.

Even if Lin Jingrong closed his eyes, he could feel her gaze that could not be ignored. He reluctantly opened his eyes and asked, "Chun Chao, what's wrong?"

"Someone clearly called you just now, why didn't you acknowledge it?"

Could it be that Lin Jingrong was secretly hiding something from her?
Xie Chunchao began to think wildly. Could it be that Lin Jingrong had a crush outside and someone came to her door?

Judging from the guilty look on his face, it was very likely that this was the case.

Lin Jingrong was silent for a moment and said, "There was someone calling me just now."

(End of this chapter)