347, learned
347, learned
The next day, after seeing off Captain Guo and his entourage, Lu Mingfei went to the county government office to handle official business.
He planned to spend two days to arrange things here, and then go with Zhao Lang to deal with Zhao Rui.
Although Zhao Lang didn't say it, he also knew that the time Zhao Lang could spend with him here would definitely not be much.
Given the current situation outside and the positions they are in, it is impossible for them to stay in one place and talk about love leisurely, at least in the next three to five years.
They have more important things to do right now than talking about love.
He had a rather troubling problem at the moment: the county government had no money in its account. Without money, he was unable to move forward, and many tasks could not be carried out.
He did have some money on hand, but it wasn't much. The rest was the money Zhao Lang had left with him, and he certainly couldn't embezzle Zhao Lang's money.
Moreover, Tong County has to spend money. If their supply is cut off, Tong County will be in chaos within half a month.
So Lu Mingfei could still tell which side was light and which side was heavy.
Since they couldn't move the money they had, he could only see if there were any local resources that could make money.
For example, copper mines? Iron mines? Gold mines, silver mines, etc. If they could find a gold mine, their poor county would be rich!
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei thought of someone and said to the guard Ma standing beside him, "Go and call the master over for me."
"Yes." Guard Ma responded and went out to call for help.
Not long after, the lawyer came hurriedly.
"Sir, are you looking for me?"
"Yes, I'm looking for you. Please take a seat, Master."
Lu Mingfei made a gesture of invitation and glanced at the guard beside him.
Guard Ma understood what was going on and came back with a tray in his hand with two cups of hot tea. He first replaced the cup in front of their master and then gave the second cup to the master who was sitting down.
Master Chen sat there with a look of deep fear on his face. He looked at their masters and asked, "Master, you asked me to come here. Is there anything you want to tell me?"
"Nothing special, I just want to chat with you." Lu Mingfei originally wanted to ask his master directly whether there were any mineral resources in Li County.
But then he thought, if the master knew what valuable resources there were here, Li County would not be so poor.
But then he thought, the master may not know what valuable resources are here, but he certainly knows the situation here better than he does, so he would go and talk to the master first, maybe he could discover something.
So they talked a lot that day, and he really learned a lot about the local situation from what his master said.
Seeing that it was almost noon and he was going to go back to have lunch with the young master at home, Lu Mingfei ended his conversation with his advisor and said, "Okay, advisor, you can go ahead and do your work. Send the geographical records of Li County to me later. I need to take a look."
"Yes, I'll get it for you right away." The lawyer stood up, bowed, and turned to go out.
Not long after, the lawyer asked two clerks to carry a large box to their master's place. After putting it down, he took his people out.
Lu Mingfei opened the box himself and was choked by the smoke and dust. "Cough."
"Sir, let me do it." Guard Ma came in from outside and saw that their sir was choking, so he came over to help.
"It's okay, I can do it myself. I just need to get a few books. It's not like I can't carry them." Lu Mingfei waved his hand and asked Guard Ma to stay aside.
However, Guard Ma was not a man who would obey orders, so he came over to help their adults get the books.
Seeing that there was no one else in the room, he leaned over to their master's ear and whispered, "Sir, I overheard something about the prince."
"Hmm? What's up?"
As soon as he heard that it was about Zhao Lang, Lu Mingfei immediately stopped what he was doing and turned his head to look at the person standing next to him.
Guard Ma looked around before leaning over to their master and whispering a few words in his ear.
After listening to this, Lu Mingfei thought of the injuries on Zhao Lang's body, and how Zhao Lang's complexion looked much worse this time than the last time he saw him.
"So that's how it is, no wonder..." He suddenly realized.
After finishing speaking, Guard Ma reminded their lords with some concern, "Sir, please don't tell them that I told you this."
"Okay, I won't tell anyone." Lu Mingfei gave Ma Ge a look that said "don't worry."
However, he felt that this matter was not heard by the people around him accidentally, but was deliberately told to the people on his side by people from Zhao Lang.
As for the purpose, it must be to let him let their prince go back to detoxify.
But the antidote hasn't been found yet, so how can the poison be removed? Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei felt a little anxious for some reason, worried that the longer the poison was left unresolved, the worse it would be for Zhao Lang's health.
Since this matter concerns Zhao Lang's life and safety, it naturally cannot be delayed any further.
***
That same day, Lu Mingfei arranged matters at the county government office and left a replacement there to take his place. The next morning, he and Zhao Lang rode out of the city in a carriage.
At this time, the two of them were sitting in the carriage. In the past, their Lord Lu liked to lie in his arms and talk to him the most, but today he just sat aside, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
In fact, Zhao Lang had already sensed the young man's anxiety since Lord Lu came back yesterday and told him that they were leaving today.
Seeing Lord Lu sitting upright again today, he simply reached out and pulled Lord Lu over to lie in his arms, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
It would be fine if he didn't mention it, but as soon as he talked about it, Lu Mingfei got angry.
He glared at the man and turned away.
"What? Are you really angry?" Zhao Lang used his hand to turn Lord Lu's face back. He knew that the young man was angry that he had concealed the truth from him and did not tell him that he was poisoned.
"I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to worry..."
"If you don't tell me, I won't worry anymore after I know." Lu Mingfei grabbed the hand that was pinching his chin, looked at him seriously, and said, "Zhao Lang, I hope you will treat me as a partner who can walk side by side with you, someone you can feel at ease with and trust your back to. Not a woman you can keep in the backyard!"
"Zhao Lang, I can tell you right now, if you were gone, I wouldn't live alone..."
"No!" Zhao Lang's face darkened when he heard Lu Mingfei's next words. He looked seriously at the young man who said such words to him, "I don't allow you to say such words! And I don't allow you to do such things!"
But Lu Mingfei was not afraid of Zhao Lang's stern face at all. He pulled Zhao Lang's hand and placed it on his own face, rubbing his cheek against Zhao Lang's hand, and told this man, "You know what? Although I have parents and brothers in this world..."
"But they are different from you."
"If they were gone, I would be sad, but I could still go on living. But if you were gone, I couldn't live."
Lu Mingfei pulled the hand that was on his face and kissed it, then told Zhao Lang very seriously: "A Lang, you provoked me first. I told you, I want to be with you for the rest of my life."
"If there is no you in this world, there will be no me. Do you understand?"
Zhao Lang was immediately captivated by the seriousness and affection in the young man's eyes. In the relationship between the two of them, he always felt that he was the one who liked Lu Mingfei and was the one who took the initiative.
But it was not until this moment that he realized that Lu Mingfei's seriousness towards him, his love for him, and his feelings for him were no less than his.
If there is no you in this world, there will be no me... His heart was stunned by these words.
He bent down and placed a kiss on the young man's lips. He looked him straight in the eyes and promised, "Okay, I understand. I will live well, and you too, live well."
"Let's work together and reach the highest position."
"Okay." Lu Mingfei raised his chin to respond to Zhao Lang's kiss, just like the love and promise they gave to each other.
In this life, there will be no one else except you.
In this life, we are a pair. In this world, there are you and me. Without you, there would be no me. We will be together through life and death, and never leave each other!
Lu Mingfei raised his hand to touch the handsome face of Prince Zhao. No matter how many years had passed, he was still bewitched by this beautiful face. "It's so beautiful."
"Baji!" He held the handsome face of the prince and kissed him, the kind that made a sound.
"..." Zhao Lang was neither amused nor angry by the compliment. He could only stare at Lord Lu without saying a word.
Seeing Zhao Lang glaring at him, Lu Mingfei was not afraid and laughed, "I'm praising you."
"You should thank your parents for giving you such a beautiful face, otherwise I wouldn't have..."
"What can't you do?" Zhao Lang gritted his teeth.
"I won't let you climb into my bed in the middle of the night!"
"Oh!"
Zhao Lang pressed down Lu Mingfei's legs with one foot, and scratched Lu Mingfei's belly with both hands.
"Hahahaha... You are not allowed to tickle me, Zhao Lang, you have no martial ethics, I despise you, hahahaha..." Lu Mingfei dodged Zhao Lang's hand, but failed to dodge it.
Because he was worried about the injuries on Zhao Lang's body, he didn't dare to struggle too hard. In the end, he was held in Zhao Lang's arms and tickled. This person specifically chose to tickle the place where he was most ticklish.
It's simply insane!
"Who do you despise? Say it again?"
"Hahaha, I was wrong, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again..."
"What's wrong?"
"I shouldn't tease you, hahahaha..."
Afraid that people outside would hear them making a fuss in the carriage and damage his image as Lord Lu, Lu Mingfei didn't dare laugh too loudly or beg for mercy too loudly.
It is obvious that Zhao Lang also knew this, which is why he dealt such a "fatal blow" to Lord Lu.
But before Lord Lu could even choke on his laughter, he finally stopped. Looking at the young man's smiling face, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss the young man's lips...
Since it is what you want, I will give it to you!
The guards driving the carriage and riding horses outside heard the movement inside the carriage, and everyone pretended not to hear it.
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