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It has been said that Laba is the New Year, although it is not accurate, but after the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the entire capital has been filled with the flavor of the New Year. All kinds of dazzling New Year's goods and sacrificial supplies were put on the streets early, and the merchants and pedestrians on the street doubled compared to the past, and people had long lost the mind to work, counting the days with their eyes, just waiting for the annual New Year's Festival to come quickly.

At this time, people's attention and expectation of the New Year are far from what later generations can imagine. In the era hundreds of years later, because of the abundance of material and spiritual life, people are left with only one plot for the New Year, and they will not rejoice at its arrival. But in the Ming Dynasty, this era when many people always can't eat enough, let alone eat big fish and meat, and wear new clothes, the arrival of the New Year means that they can greatly improve their lives and make the children at home happy, not to mention that there are grand Lantern Festival and other cultural and entertainment activities after the New Year, and the New Year has naturally become a big day that most people yearn for.

In fact, not only ordinary people, but also officials of the Ming Dynasty also attach great importance to the New Year's Festival. Therefore, although according to the rules of the Taizu period, the imperial court officials could not release the Ya seal until after noon in the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but in this Wanli year, after the twentieth month of the lunar month, almost all the Yamen entered the state of herding sheep. Unless there is a particularly urgent emergency, all government affairs must be handled after the opening of the government on the 15th day of the first month of the following year.

The only exception may be the guards in the palace, because of their special responsibilities and status, it is not easy for them to have a happy New Year. After all, there must always be someone to guard the palace, and the emperor and the queen mother of the harem need their guards, so even in the real New Year, many of them have to stay in the palace all the time.

However, there are always some exceptions, such as Yang Zhen, because he won the trust of the Son of Heaven, so after the new year, Wanli granted him leave and let him go out of the palace for the New Year. At the same time, he also rewarded him with a lot of things, which should be regarded as a New Year's gift from the emperor.

So when Yang Zhen returned to his yard with a pair of jade, a few ingots of gold and some brocade, Zhang Jingyun, who was rushed out of the house, was very surprised: "Erlang, you will actually buy some New Year's goods back?" During this time, most of Yang Zhen stayed in the palace, and this courtyard was all handed over to her to deal with. At this moment, Zhang Jingyun is wearing a bright red brocade jacket, which looks particularly delicate and cute, and he no longer looks like he pretended to be a little Taoist priest before.

Seeing her speak like this, Yang Zhen couldn't help but laugh: "Have you ever seen someone buy gold?" These are all New Year's gifts from His Majesty. As he spoke, Yang Zhen had already put everything in his hand on the table in the courtyard.

Zhang Jingyun became even more interested when she heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to look at it carefully, while still exclaiming: "It turned out to be something in the palace, no wonder it is better than average." This brocade is so comfortable to the touch...... And this jade, without the slightest flaw, must be worth a lot of silver. ”

Yang Zhen looked at her excited appearance, and said with a smile: "This brocade is really good, I heard that the ladies in the palace also use this to make clothes." You can also take it and make a set of clothes another day, it will look good. To be honest, he still feels Zhang Jingyun's feelings for him very easily, even if he often can't accompany her, this girl doesn't have the slightest complaint, which makes Yang Zhen inevitably feel a little sorry for her, and now he naturally wants to make amends.

In addition, he also plans to bring one or two brocades when he writes to Luo Yueying in Hangzhou next time, which can be regarded as a little bit of his heart. Since the last time she met Luo Yueying, she complained that Yang Zhen didn't want her and didn't write to her, Yang Zhen learned a lesson, and after coming to the capital, she would write a letter every month or two for people to send to Hangzhou to express her longing. After the New Year, he will send another letter out.

Zhang Jingyun beside her heard his arrangement, and her pretty face suddenly gave birth to a layer of redness, Yang Zhen's statement was like a conversation between husband and wife, which made her both happy and ashamed, and her heart was even sweeter. As if to hide her shame, she picked up the pair of jade bi and looked at it carefully, and then said, "These are all rewarded by the emperor?" It seems that the emperor is really rich, if only I could go into the palace and get so many rewards. ”

Yang Zhen was pouring a cup of hot tea and drinking it slowly, and when he heard her words, he almost squirted out the water in his mouth. After holding back for a long time, he smiled and said: "You have only two choices for a woman to enter the palace, one is to be the emperor's concubine, and the other is to be a palace maid." And the latter could not have received so many rewards. ”

"Oh, that's the case......" Zhang Jingyun knew that he had thought things simple, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Forget it." Anyway, it's the same with you in the palace, don't I have a share in the reward you get? After saying this, she suddenly felt that something seemed wrong, which made her pretty face even redder.

Yang Zhen also saw her shyness, so he quickly changed the topic: "Actually, in addition to rewarding these things, Your Majesty also granted me leave. So from today until after the Lantern Festival, I don't have to go to the palace on an errand anymore. ”

"Really?" This time, Zhang Jingyun's joy was even greater than seeing Yang Zhen bring these things, and he suddenly laughed so big that his eyes narrowed into a slit. Although she didn't say it, it was still a little uncomfortable for Yang Zhen to stay in the palace all the time, and she lived here in the cold. She felt that if this continued, her relationship with Yang Zhen would not be able to go further, even if Yang Zhen could feel her affection, it would be difficult to develop quickly in this kind of situation where there was less gathering and more separation.

But now the opportunity has come, at least in the next month, he can finally be with Yang Zhen for a long time, and he should be able to discover more of his advantages. Thinking of this, Zhang Jingyun, who was overjoyed, still glanced at Yang Zhen secretly, wanting to see something from his face.

Yang Zhen also noticed Zhang Jingyun's strange appearance, and he didn't feel a little more pity for this girl. As a traveler whose psychological age is far beyond his age, how can he not see Zhang Jingyun's heart for him? Before, because he already had Luo Yueying, he always chose to pretend not to know when facing this relationship. Even when he was transferred to the palace on an errand and had to stay there for a long time, it made him feel a sense of relief.

But after all, people's hearts are long, and after getting along with Zhang Jingyun so together, Yang Zhen gradually saw many of her advantages - kindness, housekeeping, optimism, and most importantly, infatuation with herself, which made him unconsciously turn from apology to love for this girl. Although he knew that this seemed to be a bit unsympathetic to Luo Yueying, who was far away in Hangzhou, how many people could tell the truth?

So before coming back this time, Yang Zhen had already made a decision. Since both of them have their own intentions, why are they hiding? Anyway, now is not the era of monogamy in later generations, as long as everyone is willing to accept it, what about one or two more women?

Feeling Yang Zhen's burning gaze at her, Zhang Jingyun was a little overwhelmed, and after twisting her body a little uncomfortably, she slipped out of him under the pretext of preparing a meal for Yang Zhen. Looking at the behavior of this girl who wanted to say something and was ashamed, Yang Zhen unconsciously laughed from the bottom of his heart again......

In the next few days, although Yang Zhen and Zhang Jingyun did not open the layer of window paper, the relationship between the two was a little closer than before. The two often went to the streets together to buy all kinds of things for the New Year, and they also wandered around the capital together. Whether it is Tanzhe Temple or Xiangshan, they have left their traces.

And the performance of the two in and out of pairs finally let the neighbors around who were still talking to Zhang Jingyun know that this little lady who lived alone had already had a man. Soon, some aunts and aunts began to ask Zhang Jingyun about Yang Zhen's identity and origin uninvited, and after learning Yang Zhen's name, they began to call her a Yang family lady, often making her blush.

The days passed little by little and happily. Soon, the Chinese New Year's Eve of the third year of the Ming Dynasty finally arrived.

On this day, the whole city of Beijing is filled with the rich aroma of all kinds of food and the smell of sulfur after the firecrackers are set off. On this day, everyone has a happy smile on their faces, and whether they recognize each other or not, they will say hello to each other. On this day, everyone put aside all their worries and longed for a good year and a better life in the new year. On this day, the whole court also stopped all affairs, whether it was the internal struggle or the threat to the external Mongolian steppe, all of which were temporarily put aside.

On this day, Yang Zhen and Zhang Jingyun quietly enjoyed the Haidilao eating method he advocated in their own room, and put all the dishes they bought into the boiling broth, and ate them when they were scalded, so happy. In front of Yang Zhen, Zhang Jingyun ate extraordinarily gently, not like the style of Da Ra that he had shown before.

On this day, in the city of Beijing under the same night sky, a man who was burdened with the pain of losing his wife and child could only drown his sorrows with wine, and just wanted to get drunk before resting. Because only in a drunken dream will he meet his wife and children again.

On this day, thousands of miles away in Hangzhou City, a woman facing a table full of delicious food only felt that she did not know the taste, and all she thought about was that he was okay in Beijing City, and what was he eating for Chinese New Year's Eve.

Whether it is joy or sorrow or sorrow, with the passing of this day, the three years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty will completely pass, and the new year will eventually come. And many people don't think that not long after the New Year began, a storm had begun to brew!