229, almost got caught
229, almost got caught
The snow stopped snowing overnight. In the morning, the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds, bathing the entire city of Kyoto, and the sky cleared up.
On this day, there were many more vendors selling things on the street than usual, and more people were out shopping. The restaurants and teahouses were especially crowded, and many people were talking about the imperial examination that had just ended the day before.
However, most of the candidates who just finished the examination are still resting at home today and have not gone out yet.
Since yesterday, business has been booming at Kyoto's medical clinics. Many of the candidates who had just left the examination halls have fallen ill. Some have sent servants out to buy medicine, while the more affluent families have invited doctors to their homes to see their patients.
On this day, doctors from all the major medical clinics in Kyoto Prefecture went everywhere to see patients but were unable to cure them.
The noisy sounds outside could not reach the Lu family courtyard, which seemed to be independent of Kyoto Prefecture.
At this time, the Lu family's courtyard was quiet and the owner of the house was still sleeping in bed.
“Squeak—”
There was a sound from the door of the courtyard.
Zhang Qi came in with a lunch box and saw that the door of the east wing was still closed. He knew that the person inside was still sleeping. He thought that the person in the room had just returned from the examination and was probably exhausted, so he did not disturb the person's sleep.
He brought the food he brought back into the kitchen and placed it one by one in the steamer on the stove. He took out a portion for himself and the driver, and left the rest to keep warm on the stove.
“Hmm…”
One hand stretched out of the quilt, but was so cold that it was quickly retracted back into the quilt.
Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and turned to look towards the window. The sunlight filtering through the cracks in the window told him that it should be sunny outside today, and it was probably getting late.
However, he was not in a hurry to get up. Instead, he lay in bed, thinking about some things that happened last night.
He and Zhao Lang...are they really together like this?
Thinking about this, Lu Mingfei still felt dazed and dreamy. But he had no regrets.
As for the practical problems and obstacles he was thinking about, he didn't think about them for now.
If they truly decide to be together, they can resolve these issues one by one in the future. If they encounter obstacles along the way that cause them to separate, then it can only be said that their love for each other is not yet at that level...it can only be said that they are not destined to be together.
Not to mention the relationship between men, even the relationship between men and women, who can like someone for a lifetime?
So sometimes thinking too much can make you hesitant. It’s better to take a step forward and try it out first to see how far you can go. They just need to be sure of one thing: whether they want to be together at the moment and whether they are serious about their feelings for each other or just playing around.
Since you are serious, why not talk about it first?
Thinking of the young master's handsome face, it seems that he would not be at a disadvantage if he fell in love with the young master, right?
"I'm definitely not attracted to the young master's beauty, hehe..." When he said this, Lu Mingfei almost didn't believe himself.
Last night, apart from kissing a few times, the two of them did not communicate further.
It was not until very late that Zhao Lang left his place and did not stay overnight.
Speaking of staying overnight, he remembered something: Zhao Lang had stopped climbing into his bed at night a long time ago. Could it be that Zhao Lang had developed feelings for him since then? That was why he didn't dare to run into his bed anymore.
"When did that start?" Lu Mingfei found that he couldn't remember it. Was it before he took the county exam, or after the county exam?
It seems to be after that?
By this calculation, it has been several years since then.
…
After waking up that day, he lay in bed for a long time, thinking about the things between himself and Zhao Lang for a long time before he climbed out of bed and put on the clothes folded on the stool beside the bed one by one.
“Knock knock—”
"Brother, are you awake?" Zhang Qi, who was outside, heard the noise coming from the house and came over to knock on the door.
"Yeah, I'm awake." Lu Mingfei looked at the hourglass on the table and realized that it was already past noon.
"Can I come in?"
"Come in."
After receiving the reply, Zhang Qi went to bring a basin of water for washing his face into the house.
"Don't you have to go to the workshop today?" Lu Mingfei stood in front of the shelf, wrung out a towel to wipe his face, looked up at the person standing next to him, and asked.
"I'm not going. There are special people in charge of the workshop there. I'll come back to take care of you, brother." Zhang Qi said.
"I'm not a three-year-old child. Do I need you to follow me around and take care of me?" Lu Mingfei looked at the boy, who was shorter than him, and found it funny. "Why don't you follow my father to the workshop and learn how to manage things from the managers there? Maybe you can use it in the future."
"..." Zhang Qi stopped talking for a moment. He wanted to stay in the city and serve his brother.
Lu Mingfei looked at the silent young man with his head down, raised his hand to hold Zhang Qi's head, and asked with a smile: "Are you still unhappy?"
"If you don't learn some skills sooner rather than later, how can you stay by my side? I don't accept useless people here."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qi raised his head and looked at his brother who was talking to him.
Lu Mingfei knew what Zhang Qi was thinking, but he also said seriously to the brother he brought back, "You have studied with me for so many years. Being a servant is a waste of the time and energy I have invested in you."
"I have to study and take exams now, so I don't have that much time to take care of you. Go out and learn more, and then come back to me so that you can help me with things."
"Brother, I will listen to you." Zhang Qi finally agreed and secretly made up his mind that he would not let his brother down!
After convincing Zhang Qi, Lu Mingfei patted Zhang Qi on the shoulder.
After washing up and having breakfast, he let Zhang Qi do whatever he wanted, and he stayed in the room like Ge You, not wanting to read or go anywhere. He just wanted to lie there until the end of time.
However, just because he doesn't go out doesn't mean that others won't come to his house to look for him.
In the evening, seeing Zhao Lang deliberately changing his appearance to come to his house to look for him, Lu Mingfei felt a little funny again. He invited the man into his room, and after closing the door, he asked him, "Why did you come to my house so early today?"
"I want to see you."
Zhao Lang reached out and hugged Lu Jieyuan's waist. He lowered his head and rubbed the tip of his nose against Lu Jieyuan's. He looked at Lu Jieyuan with a pair of smiling eyes and asked, "Lu Jieyuan, you are so knowledgeable. Can you explain to me what the saying "One day without seeing you makes me miss you like crazy" means?"
“…” Lu Mingfei felt like he was being teased.
The key is the lack of evidence!
Soft lips fell on his lips, he raised his chin and let Zhao Lang kiss his lips.
I have to say that Prince Zhao learns things very quickly. Now he is very skilled at kissing him, and there is no trace of the clumsiness he felt when he kissed him for the first time last night.
After the kiss, he smiled and praised the young master: "You really have made rapid progress."
"Thank you for the compliment." Zhao Lang accepted Lu Jieyuan's compliment without any embarrassment.
The two looked at each other, and seeing the smile on Zhao Lang's face, Lu Mingfei finally had a real feeling that they were in love. This feeling seemed pretty good, right?
Zhao Lang was reluctant to let go of the person in his arms. He turned Lu Jieyuan around so that his back was facing him. He put his arms around Lu Jieyuan's waist from behind, resting his chin on Lu Jieyuan's shoulder, and asked Lu Jieyuan: "Shall we go out for dinner? Or should I ask someone to buy some dishes from the restaurant?"
"Why don't you ask someone to go to the restaurant and buy some dishes? There are too many people outside recently, and I don't want to go out." Lu Mingfei said.
"Okay." Zhao Lang responded and kissed Lu Jieyuan on the ear before releasing the person in his arms. He went to open the door and instructed the guard outside, "Go to Xianglai Pavilion and bring back some dishes."
"Yes." The person outside responded and left.
Since the adults in the family were not at home, the two of them had nothing to worry about in the house, so they just hugged and kissed each other in the house. They both enjoyed this way of getting along with each other.
However, just as the two were kissing in the house, the door outside the yard suddenly rang. Lu Mingfei thought that the person Zhao Lang sent to buy vegetables had returned, but he didn't expect to hear the voices of his mother and brothers talking.
Then there was a knock on his bedroom door.
"Bang, bang, bang—"
"elder brother!"
"Why!"
Liu Sanniang, who was behind them, didn't catch up so quickly before she saw the two boys running to knock on the eldest son's door. "You two, keep your voices down. What if your eldest brother is sleeping in the room?"
At this time, Lu Mingfei, who was in the room, almost jumped up from Zhao Lang's body.
Seeing Zhao Lang reaching out to grab him, Lu Mingfei quickly grabbed the man's hand and told Zhao Lang in a low voice, "Don't mess around, my mother and the others are here!"
"I'm not going to do anything rash. I'm just helping you tidy up your clothes." Zhao Lang knew who was coming outside. He grabbed Lu Mingfei's hand, stood up, and helped Lu Mingfei tidy up his clothes.
While Zhao Lang was helping him put his clothes in order, Lu Mingfei turned towards the door and called out, "Mother, you're here."
"Yeah, did we disturb you?" asked Liu Sanniang outside the door.
"Brother, brother." There were two voices outside calling brother. They were the two boys Lu Mingrui and Lu Mingcong.
Zhang Xiaobao followed behind the two of them without saying a word.
"No, no." After Zhao Lang tidied up his clothes, Lu Mingfei also tidied up Zhao Lang's clothes before going to open the door.
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