304, respectively
304, respectively
After seeing the woman being dragged out, Lu Mingfei's dizzy head finally began to realize what was going on.
"Someone come here!" Zhao Lang shouted.
"What do you want me to do, Prince?" Qingzhu asked fearfully.
"Go and change all the bedding and pillows on the bed!" Zhao Langhan ordered with a cold face.
"Yes, yes, master, please wait a moment." Qingzhu hurried out and called for someone to bring new bedding and pillows. He replaced all the sheets and bedding in their master's room with new ones, and also had someone send a bathtub and hot water to the room before he led his people out.
When he left, he did not forget to close the door.
After everyone left, Lu Mingfei regained consciousness. "That woman just now..."
"Is she the woman who knocked over the teacup earlier?"
"It seems that even your clever brain is not completely bewitched by women!" Zhao Lang pulled up the young man sitting on the chair.
"I'm not bewitched by her. I just feel a little sorry for her..." When Lu Mingfei was being dragged away by Zhao Lang, he did not forget to defend himself.
Just because he said "she's a bit pitiful", Zhao Lang tormented him for the whole night.
When he woke up the next day, seeing this handsome face so close to him, Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth in anger. When he was thinking about whether to bite it to vent his anger, he met Zhao Lang's open eyes. It was obvious that this person had been awake for more than a moment.
"You... you're awake too?" he asked with a guilty conscience.
"Hmm." Zhao Lang found it a little funny to see Lord Lu's guilty look. He reached out and pinched the young man's chin, asking, "The way you looked at me just now, what did you want to do to me?"
"...No, nothing." Lu Mingfei had an innocent expression on his face.
He turned his head to look towards the window and saw the sunlight shining through the window paper into the room, and he knew that the sun was out outside today.
Not wanting Zhao Lang to continue to dwell on the previous question, he quickly changed the subject and asked, "When are you going back to the barracks?"
"Let me stay with you outside for a few days." Zhao Lang was a little reluctant to go back.
"Since you have asked for leave, you can't ask for too long. You have just been to the military camp for a short time, and it is time for you to perform well. Now your mother's birthday is over, and it is not good for you to continue to stay outside. You should go back to the military camp first." Lu Mingfei didn't really want Zhao Lang to accompany him outside and delay his own business.
Given their current situation, if Zhao Lang cannot secure his position as the crown prince, then there is only one outcome waiting for them - death.
If they don't want to die, they must stand in a higher position and possess greater power in order to have a place in the coming chaotic world.
The entire Yan army is now divided into the Zhenbei Army and the Zhennan Army. These two armies, one in the south and one in the north, have protected the entire Yan for many years. The new emperor's accession to the throne was not legitimate, and the other vassal kings have already made moves. Who knows what the Zhennan King and Ding King will think of it.
If Prince Ding declares himself king, then the Crown Prince Zhao Lang will become the prince, and the future heir to the Zhenbei Army.
However, if Zhao Lang wants to secure the position of crown prince and prince, and inherit everything from his father in the future, he needs not only ability but also scheming and means.
Lu Mingfei touched the young master's handsome face. He felt a little reluctant to part with him after so many months, thinking that they had to separate after just two days. However, he also knew that this separation was for the sake of their future togetherness, so he decided to leave.
"I don't have much to do here, and I can't help you at all. On the contrary, I'll only be holding you back. So, after thinking about it, I think it's better for me to go back to the base."
"Given the current situation, I'll make arrangements on our side in advance so that we can have a better chance of winning in the future." This trip to Pingzhou also made Lu Mingfei see one thing clearly, that is, not only can he not help Zhao Lang in Pingzhou, but he will become this person's weakness, making it difficult for the other party to act.
If Zhao Rui and Princess Ding knew about his relationship with Zhao Lang, the former would probably try every means to capture him and use him to threaten Zhao Lang; while the latter would try every means to kill him and make him disappear from this world.
He could get the first place in the exam, but in the face of force, this scholar would be killed with just one blow.
In that case, he might as well help Zhao Lang in the rear, solving all the problems of supplying materials and weapons, so that Zhao Lang would have no worries when fighting on the front lines. Moreover, he also needed time and hands to arrange some plans.
So it would be better for the two of them to separate for a while and take care of their own things.
"Are you planning to leave now?" Zhao Lang grabbed Lord Lu's hand as he tried to withdraw it, and rubbed his cheek against it. He felt that just rubbing it once wasn't enough, so he held Lord Lu's hand and kissed it twice.
The two of them were so close that Lu Mingfei saw his own reflection in Zhao Lang's eyes, as if he could see into his heart. At least at this moment, he was sure of one thing, that is, Zhao Lang had him in his eyes and in his heart.
He watched Zhao Lang kissing his hand, feeling the soft and warm touch on his hand. He looked at the person in front of him, and his heart beat particularly fast at this moment.
Lu Mingfei knew that he also liked Zhao Lang, but in the past this liking was more of admiration. However, since they had been together, this feeling had gradually changed.
"Well, I will take my men away when you return to the military camp. If you need anything, just send someone to send a letter to me and I will arrange it for you. As for your father, you can tell him about the bow and crossbow, but don't say it's yours. You can say it's a gift from a friend." Lu Mingfei reminded Zhao Lang.
Zhao Lang was also aware of this. If it was his, and he didn't give it to the entire Zhenbei Army, not only would his father think differently, but so would everyone else. But if it was a gift from a friend, then no one could say anything.
"But if I say that, my father will definitely want to see you."
"Let's meet. It's not like I can't meet people, right?" Lu Mingfei asked with a smile.
"That's right. Lord Lu is so outstanding, how could he be ashamed of himself?" Zhao Lang knew very well that the young man was outstanding. He was afraid that if his father knew that the bows and crossbows in their hands were made by the young man, he would definitely try his best to recruit the young man and use him for his own purposes.
But he was still a little worried and didn't want to let the young man in front of others. Instead, he wanted to hide him behind him and protect him.
Lu Mingfei could see the worry in Zhao Lang's eyes. He knew what he was worried about. "If I want to stand by your side, I must stand in front of others one day. Instead of asking you to bring me to your father, it would be better if he took the initiative to find me. At least it proves that I am worthy of Prince Ding's personal recruitment, isn't it?"
"It seems that Lord Lu has already thought about it." Zhao Lang nodded with a smile and accepted Lord Lu's notice.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
That morning, the two of them stayed in bed for a while, chatted for a while, and then got up to wash up.
***
After breakfast, they left Zhuangzi.
However, this time Lu Mingfei did not plan to return to the city with Zhao Lang, but took his men away directly.
Zhao Lang and his men escorted him ten miles away, and then he asked the man to stop escorting him.
"You can go back. You don't have to send me off. I can walk by myself."
"Um."
"Swords have no mercy on the battlefield, you must take care of yourself."
Zhao Lang nodded and looked at the person who was leaving silently.
There were people all around them, so they couldn't do anything too intimate. Lu Mingfei reached out and held Zhao Lang's arm, exchanged glances with him, and then got on the carriage and said to the guard driving the carriage, "Let's go."
"You guys protect him well." Zhao Lang said to the coachman.
The driver of the carriage was the horse guard who used to follow their prince.
Upon hearing this, Guard Ma knelt on one knee and promised their master: "Unless someone steps over my body, I will not let anyone hurt you."
"Let's go, and be careful on the way." Zhao Lang looked at the young man sitting in the carriage, lifting the curtain to look at him.
Their eyes met, and he nodded to the young man.
The horse guard sent the carriage and sat outside the shaft. After the guard in front rode away on horseback, he drove the carriage in the middle, followed by the mounted guards.
Zhao Lang stood there until the person who left had gone so far away that he could no longer see any trace of him. He still stood there without moving.
Qingzhu knew the relationship between the two masters, and naturally knew their prince's feelings and reluctance to part with the departed Lord Lu. However, it was late, and they should return to the city, so he could only bite the bullet and come to persuade his master, "Prince, let's go."
Hearing this, Zhao Lang glanced at the servant who came to persuade him to go back and asked, "Did you find out anything?"
Qingzhu knew what their prince was asking, so he replied, "I interrogated them last night, and the woman confessed. She said the steward arranged for her to go there and wanted to place her by your side to serve you."
"Whose man is that steward?"
"The eldest young master's."
Zhao Lang sneered, not too surprised by this. He said, "Clean it up," and got on his horse.
"Yes, master." Qingzhu responded, climbed onto the horse, and rode behind their prince.
When the group was walking back, their prince led people back to the city first, while Qingzhu took two people to stay at Zhuangzi's side to deal with some aftermath.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
