348, Waiting for the Rabbit

348, Waiting for the Rabbit

They were in a carriage, so the journey was not very fast. It was not until noon on the third day that they arrived at Pingzhou City.

This time, Lu Mingfei was still wearing a mask, using the same identity and name he had used when he last came to Pingzhou City. With Prince Zhao sitting in the carriage, the generals guarding the city didn't even lift the curtain before letting the carriage pass.

After entering Pingzhou City, Zhao Lang did not take Lu Mingfei back to Prince Ding's Mansion, but sent him to another newly purchased house.

This house is a little far away from Prince Ding's Palace, so as to avoid being too close to the palace and having his good mother send people to disturb him again.

Lu Mingfei didn't even notice that the house they were staying in this time was any different from the one they had stayed in last time.

The carriage went straight into the yard, and the two men got off the carriage and went into the house.

They were all their own people here, so he had no reservations when talking to Zhao Lang. He started by asking, "Any news about Zhao Rui? Is he in the city?"

"Yesterday was his biological mother's birthday. He comes back every year to celebrate his biological mother's birthday with her." Zhao Lang is worthy of being a brother to Zhao Rui for so many years. He is very clear about Zhao Rui's every move.

In order to win the favor of their father, Zhao Rui had to act like a filial son and grandson in front of everyone.

In this regard, Zhao Lang is naturally not as good at pretending as Zhao Rui.

"Since he is here, we don't have to look for him!" Lu Mingfei clapped his hands and was ready to deal with Zhao Rui.

"Don't worry, he can't run away." Zhao Lang grabbed Lord Lu, who was so excited that he wanted to tie up Zhao Rui right now, and pulled him to the chair and sat him down, and signaled the servants to bring them some food.

He also sat down next to Lu Mingfei.

That’s right. Lu Mingfei felt uneasy when he thought of the poison in Zhao Lang. He hardly slept on the road these two days.

Zhao Lang was well aware of this. He held the young man's hand, patted it, and said soothingly, "Rest for a while, eat something, get some sleep, and then we'll go find him. It's still daylight now, so it's not convenient to act now."

"...Okay, then let's wait until dark before taking action." Lu Mingfei had no choice but to agree.

But after the two of them had eaten, washed up, and lay down on the bed to rest, he still couldn't fall asleep.

"Why is the sun still so bright outside?" Lu Mingfei has never been so eager for darkness as he is today.

"If you close your eyes, the sky won't be so bright." Zhao Lang had no choice but to reach out to cover Lu Mingfei's eyes, and felt two small fans brushing back and forth in his palms.

"If you don't sleep, I'll have to find a way to help you..."

Zhao Lang leaned in close to Lord Lu's ear and said the last sentence. Looking at the young man's round earlobe, he rubbed it back and forth with his lips, and finally couldn't help but grind it with his teeth.

"Hmm!" Lu Mingfei shrank his shoulders a little ticklishly, reached out and pushed someone's chin away, refusing, "No, you're too weak right now! You can't overdo it."

“…”The prince has been hungry for two days.

Ever since Lord Lu found out that he was poisoned, he stopped feeding him meat. He was even afraid that his sexual desire would affect the poison in his body, so he also stopped feeding him soup.

I’m afraid I can’t live like this!

In the past, when Lord Lu was not around, he would just become a monk. But now Lord Lu was lying next to him, and he couldn't even touch him!

Zhao Lang has never wanted to kill Zhao Rui as much as he does now!

Other monks can still drink alcohol and eat meat, but now he can't even drink alcohol!

Feeling the prince's depression, Lu Mingfei comforted him in return, "Don't be angry, wait until we catch Zhao Rui and ask for the antidote. When you recover, I will compensate you."

"Has that been said?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Lang's depression from the previous moment was swept away, and his eyes lit up.

"I won't lie to you about what I promised you." Lu Mingfei gave Prince Zhao a kiss in response.

It was the kind of kiss where she withdrew immediately as soon as her lips touched his, not even giving Zhao Lang a chance to catch up and ask for the sweetness.

The two of them took a nap in the afternoon, and then went out after regaining their strength.

***

Night fell, covering the entire Pingzhou city.

Pingzhou City was not like the small town of Li County, where the whole city would become quiet once dark, with not even a single person walking on the streets. But here, the nights were still very lively.

Although there are wars here all year round, there is always a large population here because of the traffic of caravans and the huge Zhenbei Army.

All the restaurants and inns on the street are open for business, and this is the best time for business for them.

There are also some vendors selling things on the street.

There is another place that does good business at night, and that is the brothels on the Flower Street. The brothels on this street only turn on their lights after dark, and the girls in the brothels solicit customers outside.

At this time, Lu Mingfei and Zhao Lang were sitting in a private room in a brothel on Flower Street and having dinner.

That's right, today the two of them chose a flower house as the place to have dinner. Although the food here is not very good, from the upstairs, you can see the gate of Yihongyuan opposite.

However, Lu Mingfei was already getting a little impatient and asked someone sitting across from him, who was still calmly drinking tea, "Tell me, why hasn't Zhao Rui come yet?"

"Who said he hasn't arrived yet?" Zhao Lang raised his eyelids slightly and looked at the anxious person opposite and asked.

"You mean, he's already in there?" Lu Mingfei asked, his eyes lighting up.

"Yes, he went in through the back door." Zhao Lang nodded.

Lu Mingfei picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. As he ate, he said viciously, "I never expected Zhao Rui to be so secretive when visiting brothels. He's such a hypocrite!"

"Otherwise, do you think he is a gentleman?" Zhao Lang laughed.

"Him? Don't tarnish the word gentleman!" Lu Mingfei didn't think that a scum who would poison his own brother could be associated with the word "gentleman".

The meal for the two of them took an hour.

After dinner, Zhao Lang had the things on the table cleared away, replaced the chessboard with one, and asked Lord Lu to play chess with him.

Although he knew that his chess skills were no match for Zhao Lang's, Lu Mingfei still asked after sitting down, "How about a little prize?"

"Do you want to make a gamble?" Zhao Lang signaled his opponent to make the first move.

Lu Mingfei's eyes flickered towards Zhao Lang, a malicious smile playing on his lips as he asked, "If I win, will I be the one to decide the prize?"

"What if I win?" Zhao Lang made a move and raised his eyebrows to look at Lord Lu who had made such a huge demand on him.

"I'll treat you tonight." Lu Mingfei said with a smile.

Although he knew that the prizes for both parties were unfair, Zhao Lang did not object. He just nodded and agreed, "Well, it's up to you. I'll take whatever you give me." I'll give you whatever you want, but he didn't say this out loud.

"Are you so sure that you will win?" Lu Mingfei asked with an unconvinced look on his face.

"...You can also win." Zhao Lang smiled.

But this time it was Lu Mingfei's turn not to laugh. He glared at an overconfident guy and said, "I don't need you to give in to me!" Humph!

Next, the two began fighting on the chessboard.

Lu Mingfei soon discovered that his opponent's style and approach had changed. If Zhao Lang used to be aggressive and aggressive on the chessboard, he now knew how to restrain his edge and use his advantages to encircle and suppress the enemy.

If Zhao Lang used to be a general who would open the city gates and lead his troops out to fight, then now he has adopted a different way of fighting: opening the city gates and luring the enemy in to catch them in a trap.

The fact that a person can change so much in a short period of time is enough to show that Zhao Lang has suffered a lot in places that he cannot see, which led to the changes he has today.

Zhao Lang noticed that his opponent was still not making a move. He saw that he was staring at him with a look of concern for him. He couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter? Just play chess, why are you staring at me?"

"...No." Lu Mingfei sniffed and dropped the white piece in his hand.

But when Zhao Lang looked at the young man's red eyes, which seemed to be filled with tears but trying not to let them fall, how could he bear to ignore Lord Lu?

He put the black piece between his fingers back into the chess pot and motioned Lu Mingfei to come over to him.

Seeing that Lu Mingfei didn't move from his seat, he stood up and walked over to Lu Mingfei. He reached out and hugged the young man's head, patted it, and asked softly, "What's wrong with you?"

"Why are you crying while we're playing chess? You haven't even lost yet."

"..." Lu Mingfei stretched out his hands and hugged Zhao Lang's waist, burying his face in Zhao Lang's abdomen. "I'm just a little sad."

"Sad? What's there to be sad about?" Zhao Lang didn't understand at all why the young man was playing chess with him. He was chatting and laughing with him one moment, and his eyes were red the next. What was so sad about that?

Lu Mingfei looked up at the person who was still laughing at him, puffed out his cheeks, and continued to bury his face in silence.

It was the first time Zhao Lang had seen Lu Mingfei like this. He wanted to tease Master Lu a few words, but he didn't say them. At this moment, he suddenly understood why Lu Mingfei was sad and why he was like this.

He had lived for more than twenty years, but this was the first time he felt favor and love from someone.

Even his biological mother had never loved him like this...

But it didn't matter, he would have Lu Mingfei, his Lord Lu. His Lord Lu would care for him, love him, and would worry about him getting hurt and not be able to sleep for days.

This is love for him alone, love that is unique to him.

For a while, neither of them spoke, but the silent conversation and love lingering between them lingered for a long time... 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