318, why not stay?
318, why not stay?
Lu Mingfei looked at Prince Qi who asked the question even though he knew the answer, and did not answer the question.
Because they all know the reason. Some things are better known in the heart, and there is no need to speak them out.
He put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up, walked to the edge of the guardrail and looked down, "The climate here in your Yunzhou City is so comfortable." The climate in Yunzhou City in March is warm, neither cold nor hot, and the humidity in the air is just right.
At this time, Kyoto Prefecture is still in the late winter and early spring, and it rains from time to time to cool down the temperature. It is really not as comfortable as March in Yunzhou City.
"Since Lord Lu likes Yunzhou City so much, why not stay here?" Qi Jun also stood up, walked to Lu Mingfei, turned his head to look at Lu Mingfei, and asked.
Hearing this, Lu Mingfei turned around and looked at Prince Qi, curled his lips and smiled, and politely rejected the other party's request to stay, "I'm afraid that won't work. My parents and relatives are all in Kyoto Prefecture."
"If Lord Lu is willing to stay, I can send someone to bring them here."
"When your family and clansmen come here, our Zhennan Palace can set aside a separate street in Yunzhou City for your clansmen to live in, allowing them to do business here and live and work in peace and contentment." In order to retain Lu Mingfei, Qi Jun promised generous benefits.
Lu Mingfei looked at Prince Qi, who had promised him a street as soon as he opened his mouth. It was obvious that Prince Qi, or rather the Prince of Zhennan's Palace, really wanted to keep him.
"Prince, your Zhennan Palace is really generous." Even if he didn't know the housing prices in Yunzhou City, he knew that a street could not be bought with money.
However, this little profit could not attract him.
"Our Zhennan Palace can provide you and your clansmen with more than just these few benefits. You can ask me for anything you want. As long as I can give it to you, I can agree to it."
"Even if I can't make the decision here, I will go and discuss it with my father and then give you an answer." Qi Jun generously allowed Lu Mingfei to make conditions with him.
He was not afraid that Lu Mingfei would make conditions with him, he was only afraid that Lu Mingfei would not make conditions with him.
Hearing the promise from Prince Qi, Lu Mingfei was not moved at all. Instead, he took the opportunity to ask, "How about Prince, can you arrange a time for me to meet the prince?" He was worried that he couldn't find a chance to meet the Prince of Zhennan. Now the opportunity was right in front of him, right?
Qi Jun looked at Lu Mingfei steadily and agreed, "Okay."
"I'll ask my father when he's free, and then I'll arrange for you to meet."
Qi Jun knew very well that what Lu Mingfei wanted to talk to his father about was not what they were discussing now.
They could more or less guess the purpose of Lu Mingfei's visit. However, Lu Mingfei's purpose did not conflict with their desire to keep him, right?
"In that case, thank you, Prince." With Prince Qi's answer, Lu Mingfei no longer had to worry about not being able to meet the Prince of Zhennan.
From what Prince Qi had just said, he knew that the Zhennan Palace wanted to keep him. If the Zhennan Prince wanted to keep him, he would definitely meet with him.
It seems that his status as the top scholar in the imperial examination is quite important?
However, he certainly could not agree to the proposal of Prince Zhennan and Prince Qi to stay in Yunzhou City and bring his family and clansmen here.
If it weren't for his relationship with Zhao Lang, he might have considered joining the Prince of Zhennan.
However, he and Zhao Lang had started planning several years ago. They had their own great cause to accomplish, and it was impossible for him to turn to the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion and Prince Qi.
It is easy for him to bring his family and clansmen to Nanjun now, but if Prince Ding rebels in the future and his relationship with Zhao Lang is exposed, it will not be so easy for him to bring his family and clansmen away.
Even if he took his family and clansmen away from Kyoto Prefecture, he would not be able to bring his family and clansmen to Nanjun.
Tong County had the foundation they had laid, and it was the safest place. If he ever needed to take his family and clansmen away from Kyoto Prefecture, he would send them to Tong County, not into the hands of the enemy.
Without hearing Lu Mingfei's answer, Qi Jun did not force Lu Mingfei to give him an answer right away. Instead, he said, "Master Lu, please go back and think about what I just said to you."
"As for you, Lord Lu, if you are willing to stay here, you can ask for any position you want."
"Okay, I'll go back and think about it carefully." Lu Mingfei replied with a smile.
On the surface, the two people were chatting and laughing, but in fact, they were calculating against each other in their hearts.
The meal for two people took quite a while.
Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Qi Jun wanted to arrange the second game and said to Lu Mingfei, "There's not much fun to do here at the restaurant. Why don't we go somewhere else?"
"Since this is the first time that Lord Lu has come to our Yunzhou City, I will take this opportunity today to give Lord Lu a good treat."
"Thank you for your kindness, Prince. But I'm a little tired today and want to go back to my residence to rest." Lu Mingfei could clearly understand what Qi Jun meant by this "treat".
He didn't dare follow Qi Jun to such a place of entertainment. Not liking to go there was one thing, but he was also afraid that someone far away in Beijun would find out.
If someone far away in North County knew about this, they would probably drop everything they were doing there and rush to South County to catch him.
Upon hearing this, Qi Jun laughed and said, "I've heard that Lord Lu has a girl he likes. I didn't expect that Lord Lu is so far away from Kyoto Prefecture that he doesn't even dare to go to the brothel with me for a drink."
"I guess Lord Lu really likes that girl, right?"
"Yes. I promised him that he would be my only son in this life." Lu Mingfei answered seriously.
Qi Jun looked at Lu Mingfei's serious expression, and the doubts he had in his heart about the relationship between Lu Mingfei and the Fifth Princess disappeared in an instant.
Being able to make a man admit in front of others that he will only have her in his life, it seems that Lu Mingfei really likes that girl.
He looked at the handsome young man who was a top scholar in the imperial examination and was trusted and valued by the emperor.
He knew that Lu Mingfei came from an ordinary civilian family and had reached his current position through his own efforts, step by step.
Even he had to admit that Lu Mingfei was a very outstanding person. It was no wonder that his mother took a liking to Lu Mingfei at first sight.
Until this moment, Qi Jun even began to feel that his previous suspicion that Lu Mingfei had an affair with the Fifth Princess was a slander and underestimation of this person.
"If I have the chance, I really want to meet that girl and see what she looks like who makes Lord Lu like her so much." He even began to be a little curious about what the girl he liked, whom Lu Mingfei mentioned in front of everyone without any hesitation, looked like and what kind of girl she was.
Lu Mingfei glanced at Prince Qi and left with a smile.
Of course he wouldn't say, "You know the person I like, and he's your good friend."
It was not until many years later, when Qi Jun learned about the relationship between Lu Mingfei and his good friend Zhao Lang, that he finally realized the meaning of the meaningful smile Lu Mingfei showed after hearing his words.
However, at this time, he did not know that Lu Mingfei and his good friend Zhao Lang knew each other and had a close relationship.
Therefore, he didn't understand the meaning of the smile on Lu Mingfei's face.
***
After going downstairs and out of the restaurant, Lu Mingfei got on the carriage waiting for him at the door and returned to his residence.
Yunzhou City was not too big, and the carriage made two circles before returning to the house where they were currently staying.
The house that Prince Qi arranged for them was not far from the Zhennan Palace and the main street. It was surrounded by large houses, so it must be the place where wealthy people lived.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the house. As soon as he got off the carriage and walked into the gate of the house, he saw the maid beside the fifth princess walking towards him with an anxious look on her face.
"But what happened to the Fifth Princess?" Seeing the maid's anxious expression, Lu Mingfei's first thought was that something happened to the Fifth Princess.
The maidservant looked like she had seen a savior and begged, "Sir, our princess is sick... Can you please go and see our princess?"
Hearing this, Lu Mingfei turned around and said to the guard following him, "Go get a doctor."
"Yes, I'll go right away." After hearing what their master said, the guards at the back turned around and walked out of the gate, got on the carriage, and drove the carriage to call the doctor.
It was so late at night, and Lu Mingfei didn't want to go see the fifth princess.
However, seeing the maid's anxious look, he hesitated for a moment before finally agreeing, "You lead the way."
"Yes, sir, please come this way." The maid was delighted to see that Lord Lu was willing to meet their princess, and happily led Lord Lu to the courtyard where their princess lived.
Following the maid leading the way, they arrived at the courtyard where the fifth princess lived. When they reached the door of the house, Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, but still stepped inside.
But after he entered, the maid guarding the door reached out to stop the guards behind him and said, "Our princess is inside, you can't go in."
The stopped horse guard looked at their master, asking with his eyes what they were going to do now.
Lu Mingfei glanced at the two maids and said to his guards, "Wait for me here."
"You two, come with me in. Leave this door open, don't close it." The latter sentence was said to the two maids.
Since the guards can't go in, then the palace maids can go in, right? Lu Mingfei didn't think it was a good thing for him to be alone with the fifth princess now.
The two maids looked at each other, replied "yes", and followed Lord Lu inside.
Seeing that he couldn't get in, the guard Ma stood at the door with several other brothers.
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