335, Encounter at the Noodle House
335, Encounter at the Noodle House
One day, after a day of reading in the Hanlin Academy, Lu Mingfei was craving for noodles from a noodle shop he used to go to, so he said to the guard driving the carriage, "Brother Ma, let's go to Wu Ji Noodle House for some noodles."
"Okay, sir, please sit down." Guard Ma knew that their sir wanted to go back to South Street to take a look, because the noodle shop their sir was talking about was right there on South Street.
After reminding them that the adults were seated, he drove the carriage towards South Street.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves and feeling the swaying sound in the carriage, Lu Mingfei fell asleep in a short while.
When he woke up, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. He sat up, lifted the curtain and looked out, and found that their carriage had returned to South Street.
South Street, which is bustling during the day, is now deserted at this time.
This has been the rule here for more than a decade.
It was already evening, and the sky in the west was filled with clouds. Rays of golden light poured down from the sky and sprinkled on the staggered roofs. The scene was particularly beautiful.
"I don't know how many times I can see such scenery?" Lu Mingfei murmured and couldn't help but sigh.
Looking at this familiar street, he seemed to see himself running around on the street, from a five or six-year-old child to a eleven or twelve-year-old boy, and then from a eleven or twelve-year-old boy again.
Later he went to study, first passing the examination to become a scholar, then a juren, and finally a jinshi. Later, he was chosen by the emperor as the top scholar, and wearing a bright red top scholar robe, he rode back here on horseback.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been twenty years since he came into this world.
When the carriage passed by, he felt a little sad when he saw that his adoptive father's pancake shop and their own braised food shop were both closed.
This morning, his father and adoptive father had already left Kyoto Prefecture with their men under his arrangement.
I'm afraid he is already on his way to Tong County.
His father and adoptive father had a lot of people, and they also brought people from the workshop. They had a trained guard team, and their people were armed with sharp weapons.
Therefore, Lu Mingfei was not worried that the people sent by Prime Minister Wan would go to his father and adoptive father.
If this really happens, it’s hard to say who will die at whose hands!
The carriage entered an alley and stopped in front of a noodle shop. The guard got off the carriage, took a low stool and put it on the ground, reminding the master inside: "Sir, we are here."
Lu Mingfei lifted the curtain himself, got out of the carriage, and got out of the carriage by stepping on a low stool.
The old man who was cooking noodles at the door saw the young man coming out of the carriage. He quickly put down the soup spoon in his hand and came out from the stove to greet him: "Master, you are here. Please come in."
"Grandpa Wu, just call me by my name. There's no need to call me adult or not." Lu Mingfei reached out and held the old man's hand, helping him up.
He grew up on South Street and knows everyone in the area. All the neighbors here know him.
"Okay, okay, please come in. What would you like to eat? I'll cook for you." The old man said with a smile.
"Give each of us a bowl of noodles, a serving of braised pork elbow, a serving of cucumber, and any other side dishes, just two will do." Although their family also makes braised food, Lu Mingfei still likes to eat their braised pork elbow.
Maybe because I don’t eat it often, I always feel that food from outside tastes better than food at home.
"Okay, please come in and sit down, it will be ready soon." The boss asked his son to take the guests into the store and sit down while he cooked noodles outside.
This is just a small noodle shop. There are no partitions, just a few tables in a room.
So Lu Mingfei just picked a table and sat down, and motioned for Guard Ma to sit down, "Sit down, don't just stand here."
"Yes." Guard Ma, who was disliked by their family's adults, finally sat down.
Not long after, their noodles were served, along with a large bowl of braised pork elbow and a few side dishes.
"Thank you, uncle." Lu Mingfei thanked the person who served them food.
"You're welcome. Take your time eating." The man served the noodles and left.
Lu Mingfei picked up the chopsticks and took a mouthful of noodles. Before he even put it in his mouth, he heard a voice outside saying "Please come in". He knew that another customer came to the noodle shop to eat noodles.
Hearing someone coming in, he subconsciously looked up towards the door.
I saw a man dressed in black and wearing a gauze hat, accompanied by a woman dressed in tight clothes and holding a long sword, the two walked into the noodle shop one after the other.
Although there was a layer of black gauze between them, Lu Mingfei felt that the person who walked in was looking at them, and this person gave him a sense of familiarity.
For some reason, he suddenly felt that the person might be coming for him.
Seeing the two people coming in, Guard Ma bit off the noodles in his mouth and swallowed them without chewing. One hand had already grabbed the long sword on the table.
Sure enough, the man walked over to their table and said to him, "Master Lu, we meet again."
It's him!
Depose the emperor!
When he heard the voice, Lu Mingfei immediately remembered who this person was. They had met him on the street last night.
But at that time they were each sitting in their own carriages and did not talk face to face like today.
"Lord Lu, won't you invite me to sit down and have a drink?" Zhao Yu asked.
Guard Ma also recognized the voice. It was the person who blocked their way last night. It was the deposed emperor!
Lu Mingfei held down the hand of the guard Ma who was about to draw his sword and said to him, "Brother Ma, please go sit over there." He knew that the deposed emperor came to see him again and again, and he must have something to ask him.
He could hide once or twice, but not three or four times. It would be better for him to meet this person and see what he was up to.
Guard Ma glanced at their master, then picked up his bowl and chopsticks, picked up the sword on the table, and moved his butt to sit on the stool at the next table.
However, the distance between them and the adults in their family is only two arms' length away.
As long as the deposed emperor makes any move that dares to harm their master, the long sword in his hand will stab the deposed emperor's heart!
At this time, the female guard following the deposed emperor came over and whispered something in their master's ear.
"It's okay." Zhao Yu didn't care when he learned that they were surrounded. He just looked at Lu Mingfei with a new scrutiny in his eyes.
This Lord Lu was actually hiding deeper than he had imagined.
"Please take a seat, Third Young Master." Lu Mingfei sat on the stool without getting up, and made a gesture of invitation, inviting the person standing to sit down and talk.
He turned around and stood at the back, not knowing what to do, and called out, "Uncle, give each of my two friends another bowl of noodles, and also serve some side dishes to the two tables next door."
"Okay." The man heard it and went out with his father.
Soon, there were only four of them in the room, and there were countless people around outside.
In addition to Lu Mingfei's people, the people outside also included people brought by the deposed emperor.
The people inside the house did not take action, and the two groups of people outside the house were also wary of each other and did not fight.
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"Have a cup of tea to moisten your throat first, your noodles will be here soon. The tea here is coarse tea, please don't mind it. Small places are definitely not as high-end as big restaurants." Lu Mingfei put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up the teapot on the table and poured tea for the person next to him.
Zhao Yu picked up the rough tea bowl, lifted her veil with her hand, brought the bowl to her mouth and took a sip of tea.
The tea in his mouth had a bitter taste, but he didn't dislike it. He even said, "This tea quenches my thirst."
"Haha, tea, whether good tea or coarse tea, isn't this the function?" Lu Mingfei smiled and said.
He naturally knew that this man, who came from a royal family and had lived a life of luxury since childhood, had never drunk such coarse tea.
It can be seen that even during his days on the run, the deposed emperor still lived a life of luxury in Kyoto Prefecture.
Not long after, the two bowls of noodles and food he ordered were delivered.
Lu Mingfei said to the man who brought them noodles, "Uncle, when someone comes over, just tell them we're full."
"Okay." The man responded and went out.
After seeing everyone leave, Lu Mingfei said to the deposed emperor sitting opposite him: "No outsiders will come in here. You can take off your veil and eat noodles."
"The noodles in this noodle shop are delicious, and their braised pork elbows are also very good. Grandpa Wu inherited the craft from his father, and it has been passed down to Grandpa Wu for the seventh generation."
"I guess you've never eaten at a restaurant like this before. You can try the noodles here. If they're delicious, you can come back next time."
"Aren't you afraid of me at all?" Zhao Yu asked with some confusion when he saw Lu Mingfei looking relaxed, as if he was treating him like an ordinary friend.
"Why would I be afraid of you? Aren't you the same as us, with two eyes and one nose? Can you grow another nose?" Seeing that the other party's noodles were coming, Lu Mingfei picked up his chopsticks and picked up some noodles to eat. If he didn't eat any more, his noodles would clump together.
"Haha, I thought you didn't want to have anything to do with me." Seeing Lu Mingfei eating so happily, and then taking another look at the noodles in front of him, Zhao Yu took off the gauze hat on his head and put it on the bench beside him.
Lu Mingfei did not deny this, but nodded and admitted honestly, "I am indeed afraid that the master in the palace will misunderstand me."
"You should also know that Prime Minister Wan is trying to find fault with me everywhere. If he knew that I met you, I'm afraid he would report it to the master in the palace."
"He's just Prime Minister Wan. If Lord Lu thinks that old man is in the way, I can help you get rid of him." Speaking of Prime Minister Wan, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Zhao Yu's eyes.
If he hadn't been schemed by that old man, how could he have lost his throne and become a homeless dog today! 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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