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  One day and one night at Lushan Shimen Stream, the kind of heart-wrenching fear and anxious hope, Zhou Xuan's water bag handed over, Lin Hanyu's casual comfort: "It's okay, don't be afraid——"…… These have already formed an indelible mark in Li Yongguo's heart. Now, Zhou Xuan and Lin Hanyu are the people Li Yongguo trusts most besides his parents. Zhou Xuan is his bosom friend, so naturally, Lin Erniang is his confidante. Moreover, when he first saw Lin Hanyu chasing a cat in the backyard, he felt that this girl was very special and different from those women he usually met. Based on the ancient principle of repaying kindness with one's body, Li Yongguo thought of marrying Lin Hanyu. Yesterday, he slightly revealed his intention in front of Lin Duhu, although Lin Duhu did not explicitly agree, but it should be a consent, there is no reason to refuse. Now, all that's needed is to return to the capital and get Li Yongguo's parents' agreement.

  Li Yonggu saw Zhou Xuan reveal a disbelieving expression, and sincerely said: "Brother Zhou, if you have something to say, I'm willing to listen to your advice."

  Zhou Xuan smiled: "Younger brother, in this world, the relationship between men and women is the most wonderful. It can be a promise of life and death, but it can also turn into irreconcilable enmity. In life, finding true love is not easy. Luckily, I have found two."

  "Ah!" Li Yonggu's eyes widened, it's said that finding true love is not easy, but this Zhou brother suddenly has two, isn't he too lucky? He asked: "Besides Miss Qin, which other one does Brother Zhou have?"

  "Needless to say, the feelings between men and women must be mutual. It can't be a one-sided affection. Just because you have some liking for Lin Er, it doesn't mean she'll definitely like you back, so you can't just go ahead with marriage plans. You can start as friends first, then see if your feelings are mutual."

  Li Yongguo asked in surprise: "Can men and women be friends?"

  This question is really stupid. Zhou Xuan Nian patiently said, "Of course. Do you think that between men and women, apart from talking about marriage, there's nothing else to discuss?"

  Li Yonggu said with a sigh: "But I'm about to return to Beijing soon, and we don't even have time to be friends."

  "Who let you, my younger brother, become such a high-ranking official? You're not free anymore. You're not an ordinary person, and you can't be like the common people of Tang Dynasty who get married first and then make friends. They don't know if they're compatible or not, but they're forced to be together, and that's where unhappy marriages come from."

  Li Yonggu thought for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Zhou brother, don't you also like Lin miss?"

  Zhou Xuan was taken aback, feeling embarrassed that his true intentions had been seen through. He had been enthusiastically explaining to Li Yonggu about the feelings between men and women, but in reality, he had not wanted Lin Hanyu to marry out. Now, Li Yonggu had pointed this out with a sharp tongue. Zhou Xuan couldn't help but feel awkward, but fortunately, his thick skin helped him laugh it off, saying: "Brother, you're joking! Miss Lin is still young and has always treated me like her nephew from the Black Mountain. I'm just acting as an elder, brother, you've seen that Miss Lin is completely innocent, she doesn't know anything about feelings between men and women!"

  Li Yonggu nodded and held Zhou Xuan's hand, saying: "It's really interesting to talk with Brother Zhou, I always hear new and strange theories. I heard that Brother Zhou will go to the capital next year to participate in the Yuanxiao Chess Conference. I'll talk to Lin Duhu soon and ask him to let Miss Lin Er follow you to Beijing, so we three can meet again. I'll also try to see if I can become friends with Miss Lin Er."

  Li Yonggu was also a hot-headed person and immediately went downstairs to find Lin Du Hu. Zhou Xuan followed him out.

  Lin Du Hu paced under the osmanthus tree in the small courtyard, and after listening to Li Yong Gu saying he wanted to invite Lin Han Yun to Beijing for a tour, Lin Du Hu thought for a moment and nodded: "Next year's Yuanxiao Chess Conference will also have people from Fenghua Military attending, the Du Hu Fu will send Fan Pan Guan to lead the delegation. At that time, let Han Yun follow along, anyway she likes to play around. If there's any disrespect in the capital, Lord Li please forgive her."

  Li Yonggu said: "The adults are worrying too much, Miss Lin has great kindness to me, just like Brother Zhou, they are all unrepayable debts. Even if it's a big deal, I will take the blame for them."

  Lin then pulled Li Yonggu aside and whispered for a long time. Judging from his solemn expression, it was clear that they were not discussing Lin Huanyu's affairs.

  The twilight rose, and the small courtyard was shrouded in a haze. Lin Gong raised his hands and said: "Lord Li, the carriages are ready, let's set off now."

  Li Yonggu came over and grasped Zhou Xuan's hand: "Brother Zhou, good friend, next year you must come to the capital city to visit me, at that time we will truly drink until we are drunk."

  Li Yonggu has washed away his previous arrogance and pride, and is still a very sincere person, worth making friends with.

  "Definitely come!" Zhou Xuan tightly grasped his hand and said: "Younger brother, I wish you a safe journey."

  The footsteps were light and quick, Lin Han followed Lin Heishan in, obviously Lin Du was asked by Lin Heishan to call her.

  "Governor Li, you haven't returned to Beijing yet, have you? Haven't all the boats already left?" Lin Hanyin exclaimed, looking around.

  "Zhou Xuan, what are you doing here?"

  Li Yonggu saw Lin Hanyun had the intention of urging him to leave quickly, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad. He thought: "Zhou Xuan was right, I really am one-sided in love. However, there is still an opportunity. Next year when she arrives in Beijing, I will accompany her to play around more, who knows, maybe it will be a long time before feelings develop."

  Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "Does Lord Li want to stay here for a few more days? What's wrong with that?"

  Lin Han said, "Great, too great! Hey, Zhou Xuan, why can your 'Tianlong Ji' only turn seven circles? If it turns a few more circles, the copper warriors will be motionless?"

  Lin knew that his daughter would never stop making a fuss, so he said: "Han Yun, Mr. Li is indeed returning to the capital, you should offer him a cup of wine and wish him a safe journey."

  "Zanling wine" is indeed a farewell wine, Lin, Zhou Xuan and Lin Han Yun raised their glasses together to bid farewell to Mr. Li.

  Li Yonggu and his ten men disguised themselves as merchants and left the Duhu Fu on horseback under the cover of night, with Lin Duhu not seeing them off from afar to avoid drawing attention.

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  Lin Han Yun giggled and said: "Lord Li was scared out of his wits by the three fools, and he's still pretending to be a merchant, how hilarious!"

  Lin glared at her and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense."

  Zhou Xuan said: "Lord Lin, I also bid farewell."

  Lin said: "No hurry, Lin has something to say to Master Zhou. Since it's not good to drink too much wine, would you like to go to my daughter Daoyun's 'Nine Difficulties Mountain House' for a cup of tea?"

  Zhou Xuan said: "How can I disturb Jingyi Fairy's quiet cultivation."

  Lin sighed and said, "It doesn't matter. Although Dao Yun is afraid of being disturbed, a refined guest like Master Zhou is always welcome wherever he goes. I heard from Dao Yun that Master Zhou also has great skills in the art of tea?"

  Zhou Xuan said: "Ashamed, I only knew how to drink."

  Lin Yixiao said to Lin Huanyu: "Yu'er, you come too."

  Lin Han Yun seemed to know what Father was going to say to Zhou Xuan, and quietly followed behind him with her head down.

  Arriving at the "Nine Difficulties Mountain House" by the flowing water, Jingyi Xianzi came out to greet them. Zhou Xuan thought that this time he would finally see Lin Xiaojie's true appearance, but unexpectedly she was still veiled in a thin gauze. However, her tall and slender figure had already taken Zhou Xuan's breath away. The chessboard-patterned Taoist robe unintentionally revealed her slim waist, which was so narrow that it made people want to measure it with their hands to see if it could be grasped in one hand. Because of her slim waist, her breasts appeared even more alluringly full...

  Zhou Xuan watched as Jingyi led the way, her slender waist and narrow hips swaying gently to the rhythm, her soft dao robe rippling like water waves. The beauty was so pitiful that Zhou Xuan couldn't help but feel sorry for her: "Is this flower-like beauty going to wither away in solitude within these deep courtyards? What a pity! It's said that women who are too beautiful will bring misfortune to their husbands, and Jingyi's figure is already top-notch - I wonder how beautiful her face is?"

  Entering the elegant room, Zhou Xuan sat cross-legged on the western seat, Lin Du Hu and Lin Han Yun knelt opposite each other, while two maidservants, Jian Yue and Ming Feng, attended to them on either side.

  Jingyi Xianzi brewed tea and personally poured it for the three of them.

  Zhou Xuan watched as she performed the tea ceremony with her slender fingers, a series of elegant movements that seemed to dance in the swirling tea fragrance, and said in a low, flute-like voice: "Young Master Zhou, this is Lushan Yunwu tea, grown on the steep cliffs, it's quite rare."

  He carefully looked at the pale green tea buds faintly visible in the white ceramic teacup, with dozens of tea buds standing upright in the water, floating to the surface and then sinking again, repeating this process several times, how mysterious.

  She took a sip, the fragrance was refreshing and the taste was sweet and refreshing. Zhou Xuan couldn't help but close her eyes in rapture, but in fact she was watching Jingyi Fairy pouring tea for her father with a curved waist, that twisted waist and buttocks were truly elegant and beautiful.

  "Lord Zhou, I'm a straightforward man, so please bear with me."

  "Wei Zheng said hastily: 'Your Excellency, don't be too hard on me, I beg of you. Please speak your mind.'"

  Lin Du looked at Lin Han Yun and said: "Is it true that Young Master Zhou opened an insect store with Little Miss Han Yun?"

  Zhou Xuan's face turned red: "I was too presumptuous."

  "No." Lin hastily said: "Lin Mou didn't mean to blame Zhou Gongzi, but felt that Yun'er and Zhou Gongzi were very compatible —"

  Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat: "What? Really going to marry Lin Hanyu off to me? Didn't they say she was promised to Li Yonggu?"

  Lin continued to say: "If Master Zhou doesn't mind, I am willing to recognize Master Zhou as my adopted son. Then Master Zhou and Han Yun would be siblings, and it will also be more convenient for them to be together in the future."

  As soon as Zhou Xuan heard this, he immediately understood Lin's intention and was quite annoyed in his heart: "I didn't think of marrying your daughter, what are you in a hurry for? What brother and sister, if you want to marry Lin Hanyu to Li Yonggu, just say it straight out. My parents are still alive, I don't want to be anyone's adopted son!"