337, Finding Fault

337, Finding Fault

Since he no longer has to work part-time at the Ministry of Justice, Lu Mingfei no longer has to get up in the middle of the night to go to work like before.

However, he had to report to the Hanlin Academy, so he still had to go out to work before the hour of Mao.

However, he didn't sleep well that night, and when he got up and went out the next morning, he couldn't help yawning.

When Guard Ma helped their master into the carriage, he saw that their master looked exhausted and said with some concern: "Master, you don't look very well today."

"Hmm... maybe I didn't sleep well last night."

"Then please go to the car and take a nap, sir. I'll drive slowly."

"Um."

Lu Mingfei held the guard's hand and got into the carriage, then bent down and sat inside.

"Sir, please sit tight." The man outside reminded him, then grabbed the reins and spanked the horse's butt, and the horse pulled the carriage to move.

I don’t know if it’s going to rain, the weather is very hot and humid today.

Feeling a bit stuffy sitting in the carriage, Lu Mingfei simply pulled up the curtains and sat by the window to look out.

This place is close to the Imperial City and the six ministries, and the people who live here are all high-ranking officials. Therefore, at this time in the morning, there are many carriages and sedan chairs on the road, and the people sitting in them are all officials going to work in the government offices.

Looking at the carriages and sedan chairs coming and going on the road, Lu Mingfei felt as if he had finally broken into a high-level track after struggling for two lifetimes.

However, he probably won't be able to stay on this track for long, as he will be kicked out by these people here.

I wonder how long the emperor can hold out before agreeing to his transfer? Lu Mingfei was thinking about the progress of some things in his mind.

The new house they lived in was not too far from the Hanlin Academy, and even if the carriage went slowly, it wouldn't take too long to get there.

"Sir, we're here."

Hearing the reminder from outside, Lu Mingfei lifted the curtain, bent down and went out, holding the guard's hand to get off the carriage, "You go back, I'll go in by myself."

"Okay, sir, I will come to bring you lunch at noon." Guard Ma said.

Lu Mingfei nodded and walked towards the gate of the Hanlin Academy.

Before, his office was in a large courtyard, where he studied with his seniors and was surrounded by many people. Later, when he returned to the Hanlin Academy, his office became a small, remote house at the back.

He didn't really care about it.

It's just right that it's a bit remote, so he doesn't have to deal with his colleagues here.

But sometimes, it’s not that he doesn’t want to interact with others, but that others can’t see him.

As soon as he entered the Hanlin Academy, he ran into Zheng Zuye, a colleague who was always looking for trouble. When he saw him, he pretended to be scared and covered his body, saying to his colleague next to him: "Oh my, how come such a corrupt person came into our Hanlin Academy?"

"..." Lu Mingfei looked at this colleague who was so ugly that it hurt his eyes. He didn't want to pay any attention to such a person at all, so he just walked away.

Originally, he had already taken two steps, and then he heard this person say something.

"What if he falls in love with me?"

“…” Lu Mingfei.

This time, he stopped walking and looked back, and saw two people behind him looking at him.

He walked up to the colleague who was covering his chest, afraid that he would molest him, and looked down at him.

"Humph, you don't have a mirror at home, but you should have urine, right? If you really don't know how ugly you look, you can take a piss and look at yourself!"

"If you are ugly, don't come out and embarrass yourself! Ugly people are more likely to do bad things!" After saying this, Lu Mingfei turned around and walked away without paying any attention to the other person's dark face.

He had already walked away when he heard an angry roar from behind, "Lu Mingfei, stop right there!"

Who cares about you? Lu Mingfei sneered in his heart, and without stopping for a moment, he strode away.

Lu Mingfei, who had already walked far away at this time, did not notice the two people standing at a corner behind him. They happened to see him arguing with others and heard what he said.

Lord Cao couldn't help but laugh and said to his colleagues, "Young people are too straightforward."

"He is a man of temperament. What a pity..." Another adult next to him looked at Lu Mingfei with regret. What a pity that young people don't know how to restrain their brilliance and are easily broken by being too rigid.

"I don't think so. It's a waste of youth if one doesn't act frivolously." Lord Cao said.

Knowing that Lao Cao was trying to protect his former student, Lord Sun stopped arguing with his colleague about the matter and invited him, "Come on, come to my place for tea. I recently got a new jar of tea."

"We haven't finished the game of chess we played yesterday. Let's continue and finish it."

"good."

Soon, the two figures disappeared around the corner.

***

On the other side, Zheng Zuye had not yet caught up with Lu Mingfei when Lu Mingfei disappeared.

Knowing that Lu Mingfei liked to hide in the yard to read, when it was time to get off work at the yamen, Zheng Zuye bribed a minor official to close and lock the door of the yard where Lu Mingfei was.

"Sir, I have locked the door of that courtyard." After locking the door, the clerk gave the key to the lord who gave him the order.

"Well done." After Zheng Zuye took the key, he took out a silver ingot from his arms and handed it to the other party.

"Thank you, sir." After receiving the reward, the clerk left.

Zheng Zuye put the key in his arms, chuckled, and walked out happily. On the way, he met his colleagues who were also on duty, and he invited everyone to go out for a drink.

Lu Mingfei, who was sitting in the house reading a book, only heard a slight clanging sound coming from outside, like the sound of a lock being locked.

Before he could get up to check if the door was locked, a man in black floated down from above, landed in front of him, and told him, "Sir, the official you scolded this morning had the door to your courtyard locked."

"This Zheng Zuye, do you really think I'm easy to bully if I don't show my power? I can't deal with Prime Minister Wan, and I can't deal with a small shrimp like you!" Lu Mingfei closed the book in his hand and slapped the armrest of the chair.

"Sir, do you want to leave now? I will take you out." The secret guard asked their lord.

"No need, let's wait until dark. Let Zheng Zuye think that I was locked up in the Hanlin Academy for the night, so that he can be happy first." Lu Mingfei was a little angry at first, but when he thought about dealing with Zheng Zuye after dark, he was not so angry anymore.

"Go outside and tell Brother Ma to be more anxious."

Since you want to act, then act it out!

"Yes." The secret guard understood and asked the other brothers to stay here to guard their master, while he left to inform the people outside.

***

On this day, we waited until everyone in the Hanlin Academy left.

The outer gate was locked, and after it was completely dark, Lu Mingfei asked the secret guards to take him out of the Hanlin Academy and get on the carriage that was parked in the alley to pick him up.

When Guard Ma saw their master coming out, he asked with some concern, "Master, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Seeing the food prepared for him on the table, Lu Mingfei opened it, took out a meat pie, took a bite, and handed one to his brother. "Where is Zheng Zuye?"

"He and a few others were drinking in Zuihonglou." Guard Ma was eating a meat pie with one hand and holding the reins with the other to control the horse's movement.

"Let's go to Zuihonglou and take a look."

"Sir, Zuihonglou is a brothel..."

"Then let's go to that area and find a place to eat."

"Okay."

Seeing that their master didn't insist on going to the brothel, Guard Ma felt relieved. He wasn't afraid of their master doing anything else, but he was afraid that their master would go to the brothel.

Not long after, the two of them sat down to eat on the second floor of a restaurant opposite Zuihonglou.

Looking down from the upstairs, you can just see the entrance of Zuihonglou.

After they finished their meal, Zheng Zuye still hadn't come out of the brothel. Lu Mingfei didn't want to wait any longer. "Waiting like this isn't a solution. You go..."

The horse guard leaned his ear over.

After listening, he nodded and said to their master, "Yes, sir, please wait a moment. I will ask a brother to do it."

Then he went out and told the brothers outside what their master had ordered, and asked his brothers to deal with Zheng Zuye.

Not long after, Lu Mingfei left the restaurant with his guards and got on a carriage to go home and sleep.

***

However, that night he dreamed that Zhao Lang came into his dream to find him.

"Alang? Alang, what's wrong with you?"

"Alang, why don't you speak?"

"Alang..."

"Zhao Lang!"

Lu Mingfei suddenly sat up from the bed and realized that he was having a nightmare again.

"grown ups?"

The secret guards outside heard noises coming from their master's room. This time, without their master's permission, they jumped directly into the room through the window.

Seeing their master sitting on the bed, looking like he had a nightmare, the secret guard asked worriedly: "Master, are you having a nightmare?"

"I'm fine." Lu Mingfei waved his hand and asked the secret guard to go out and rest.

However, this time the secret guard did not leave immediately. Instead, he picked up the teapot and cup on the table and poured a glass of water for their master. "Master, please drink a glass of water to calm your nerves."

Lu Mingfei took the cup and drank the water in a few gulps. When he returned the cup, he said to the secret guard guarding the bed: "I'm fine, you can go out."

"...Yes, sir, I'm right outside. Call us if you need anything." The secret guard took the teacup and put it on the table.

This time he went out through the front door of the house and closed the door from the outside.

When the secret guards waiting outside saw their brothers coming out, some of them looked at their brothers and asked what had happened to their leader.

It’s okay, everyone can go home!

Eleven pairs of brothers around him waved their hands and told everyone to do what they should do. He sat at the door of their adults' room, guarding the adults inside. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading Book