334, Deep Thought
334, Deep Thought
Without looking back, Lu Mingfei knew that the person behind him had knelt down in front of him.
"Sir..." The young waiter kneeling on the ground raised his head, tears in his beautiful eyes.
No one can resist a face like this, and such a pitiful person.
Unfortunately, Lu Mingfei wasn't someone who could be blinded by beauty. He glanced back at the person kneeling on the ground and said, "If you have anything to say, come inside with me."
Then he left without looking back.
Guard Ma glared at the young waiter and then quickly followed the pace of their master.
The young waiter who was still kneeling on the ground wiped the tears from his face angrily when he saw the man leave, then quickly stood up and chased after him.
As soon as Lu Mingfei entered the house and sat down, the waiter appeared outside the door and then went into the house.
When I raised my eyes, I met a pair of eyes that were about to cry.
Before the waiter could kneel down and beg him, he said, "Sit down."
"...Thank you, sir." When the waiter saw the sullen look on the face of the gentleman sitting on the chair, he didn't dare to do anything rash and just found a chair and sat down obediently.
Guard Ma went to the door to get tea, but only brought in one cup and placed it next to their master.
Lu Mingfei glanced at the tea in his hand, then looked at Guard Ma.
"..." Guard Ma met the look of their master. Although he was unhappy, he still went out and brought in a cup of tea and placed it next to the young waiter.
Then he went back and stood behind their adults, staring at the new person in the room with a pair of fierce eyes.
If he wasn't afraid that his parents would be unhappy, he would have thrown this vixen out. But if he really did that, he was afraid that his parents would be unhappy.
So let’s continue and take a look.
"Tell me, what do you want to say to me?" Lu Mingfei picked up the tea, took a sip, and put the teacup down.
There have been so many things going on recently that he was so busy and tired that he just wanted to come back and have a good sleep.
It’s just that the current trouble cannot be ignored.
"Slave, I have no father or mother, no relatives, and I don't know where to go if I leave you. My Lord, you bought me back, and I will be yours forever..."
"Stop, stop."
Lu Mingfei knew what the next sentence meant without having to listen.
He looked at the young man before him, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features and a very handsome appearance. However, he didn't know if he was working in a brothel, as his movements were not as brisk as a boy's, but rather delicate and feminine.
When he went to Nanfeng Pavilion that day, he happened to see the boy being punished. At that time, he wanted to give Prime Minister Wan a handle, so he bought the boy back.
But in this matter, he is also somewhat responsible. He bought the person back, but now he doesn't want her anymore.
Although the boy in front of him was not a kitten or a puppy, he didn't seem to have any ability to survive outside.
Lu Mingfei pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache. He asked the person in front of him, "What's your name? How old are you?"
"My name is Caifeng. I'm already fifteen years old this year." Caifeng replied.
Lu Mingfei tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?" In the world he came from, fifteen years old was not considered an adult and was still in junior high and high school.
However, in this world, boys as young as twelve or thirteen were treated as half-adult men by their families, and by the age of fifteen they were old enough to serve in the military. Those who married early would have been married by the age of fifteen or sixteen.
So, in this world, fifteen years old is no longer a child.
Hearing this, Caifeng looked at the master in front of her with a pair of beautiful eyes, moved her lips, and said: "I want to stay by your side and serve you..."
"You can see that I already have servants around me, so I don't lack people to serve me." Lu Mingfei knew what kind of service the boy was talking about, but no matter what kind of service he wanted, he didn't dare to ask for it.
If he dared to keep a beautiful boy by his side to serve him, Zhao Lang would probably lead troops from Beijun to Kyoto to kill him.
Of course, he didn't keep Caifeng by his side to serve him, not because he was afraid that Zhao Lang would misunderstand him or anything like that. The main reason was that apart from Zhao Lang, his heart could no longer accommodate anyone else, regardless of gender.
So there was no need to keep such a troublesome thing around that would cause misunderstanding between him and Zhao Lang.
Hearing the rejection, Caifeng knelt down again with a cry of "ordinary", crying and begging: "Master, I can be your slave, as long as you stay by your side."
"Stand up and talk while standing!" Lu Mingfei said sternly, "Don't be so quiet. Just kneel down. Are you trying to force me to submit by kneeling down?"
Caifeng was startled by the harsh question and tears started to fall. He stood up while wiping his tears and replied, "Slave, slave dare not..."
"I think you're very brave!"
"Change your methods of manipulating others from now on! Remember this, you are a man, stand up, hold your head high, and live an upright life!" Lu Mingfei hated this method of manipulating others the most. No one had ever dared to use such methods to manipulate him in his life.
He turned around and looked at the guard standing beside him and said, "Give me his indenture."
"Yes, sir, please wait a moment." Guard Ma responded and walked out.
When passing by Caifeng, he glanced at this young eunuch who dared to come and compete for favor with their young master out of the corner of his eye, and snorted in his heart.
***
Not long after, Guard Ma came in with a piece of paper in his hand and handed it to their family's adult.
Lu Mingfei took the indenture and glanced at it before handing it back to Guard Ma. "Tomorrow, take his indenture to the government office and have him converted to a good citizen, then return it to him."
When Caifeng realized what the adults said, an expression of surprise and disbelief suddenly appeared on his face, and then tears began to fall.
Guard Ma paused for a moment, then reached out to take the indenture, and replied, "Yes."
"Why are you crying? Wipe your tears!" Lu Mingfei still looked fierce. "I'll change your citizenship to a good one, so you can survive better in this world in the future."
"Remember, I changed your citizenship to a good one. Don't sell yourself again because life is difficult in the future." Lu Mingfei knew that it would be difficult to survive in this world with a lowly citizenship. He was afraid that even if he went out to find a job, he would be inferior to others.
"Sir, wuwuwu..." Caifeng could no longer control himself and burst into tears. "Sir, why are you so nice to me?"
While crying, he raised his hands and used his sleeves to wipe the tears from his face, but the more he wiped, the more tears came and he couldn't wipe them away.
"Okay, stop crying." Seeing the child standing here alone crying so pitifully, Lu Mingfei also understood why the boy was crying like that.
For ordinary people who hold the status of a slave, if they have no money and power, there is no way to change their household registration. Not only will they themselves be slaves, but their descendants will also be slaves.
He stood up from the chair he was sitting on, walked over to the boy, took out the handkerchief in his arms and wiped the boy's tears, "I will take you out of Nanfeng Pavilion and give you freedom."
"You can continue to stay with me for the next few days. If you have thought of anything else to do, tell me. If you want to learn any skills, I will find a master to teach you. Once you have mastered it, you can leave."
"I can't even protect myself right now. You won't have a good life if you follow me."
Lu Mingfei didn't know how long he would stay in Kyoto Prefecture. He had already submitted his application for transfer and was just waiting for the emperor's approval and permission before he could leave the capital.
By then, Prime Minister Wan will definitely not let him go and will definitely attack him on his way out of the capital.
I hope that Prime Minister Wan will not let him down.
Therefore, he would definitely not carry such a burden as Caifeng with him. Even if he had to take him with him when he ran away, it would be a hassle for them.
Moreover, he did not trust Caifeng too much, and did not know if there was someone else behind Caifeng. Therefore, he did not dare to keep such a person by his side, or send him to Tong County.
If Prime Minister Wan hadn't shut down their family's shops in Kyoto, he could have let Caifeng work there. But now, he really didn't have a better place to put the boy.
"Sir, I'm not afraid. Just let me follow you." Caifeng took their sir's handkerchief, but was reluctant to use it to wipe his tears. He just held it in his hand and was unwilling to return it to their sir.
"From now on, when you are here with me, don't call yourself a slave or not, just call yourself me. Remember, you are no one's slave, you are a human being." In Lu Mingfei's eyes, the boy in front of him was about the same age as Zhang Qi, and in his eyes he was just a younger brother.
In his heart, he felt more pity and sympathy for people like Caifeng, without any other emotions mixed in.
"Okay, go back and have a good rest. When you think of something you want to learn, come and talk to me." After a tiring day, Lu Mingfei didn't have the heart to coax anyone, so he waved his hand and let Caifeng leave.
Caifeng wanted to say something, but when he saw the tired look on his master's face, he didn't say anything. "Slave... yes."
He looked at the adults with reluctance before turning and leaving.
Only after the man had left did Guard Ma ask their master, "Sir, why don't we just return the indenture to him, give him some money, and let him go? Why are you still bothering him so much?"
"What did you call me?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Sir." Could it be that he called the wrong name?
"Then tell me, why do I, your master, become an official?"
“…” Guard Ma was stunned for a moment before he understood what his master meant.
"Prepare water. I, your master, want to take a bath." Lu Mingfei walked out.
"Yes." Guard Ma hurried over and called for someone outside to bring water for their master to bathe.
But that night, after taking a shower and lying in bed, Lu Mingfei couldn't sleep. He thought of Caifeng and how many people like Caifeng there were in Kyoto Prefecture.
Thinking of the Great Yan Dynasty and the areas currently occupied by the vassal kings, how many men and women are trapped in the brothels?
Is there no way to give those who have been abducted and sold a free body? 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
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