380, Rumors
380, Rumors
The carriage passed through the streets and the crowds and stopped in front of the gate of the former Taifu Mansion, now the Fu Mansion.
Fu Lianxin got off the carriage and looked at the familiar gate. Just looking up at the new plaque above the gate, his heart was suddenly filled with emotion.
The once bustling Taifu Mansion is now deserted. Now, in Jingdu Prefecture, there is no longer any Taifu Mansion; only the Fu Mansion remains. There is no Taifu Fu anymore in this world.
In fact, he had predicted this day would come since the day his grandfather passed away. However, he never expected that not only would he fail to bring honor to his family, but he would also bring trouble to the entire family.
The old butler was waiting at the gate with the newly bought servants.
"Master, you are finally back..." Seeing their master coming back, the old housekeeper led everyone to kneel down.
"Welcome back home, young master."
"Uncle Chen, please stand up." Fu Lianxin bent down and helped the old butler who was kneeling on the ground to stand up, and also asked the other servants who were kneeling behind him to stand up.
"Thank you, thank you, young master. It's great to see that you are okay." The old butler said this while wiping away tears.
When the Fu family was in trouble and their master was imprisoned, the servants either ran away or were sold off by the government. After the Taifu Mansion was sealed, all the shops and farms were taken away by the court.
The old housekeeper had thought that after escaping, he would find a way to help his master. However, before he could do anything, he learned that the young master in prison had disappeared. Not long after, the rest of the Fu family was exiled to Beijun.
When he first learned that such a good young master in their family had passed away, he cried for a long time.
However, they did not expect that two years later, their master and young master were cleared of the charges, all members of the Fu family were exonerated, and the sealed house and all the shops and land in the city were given to their owner.
When he received the letter sent by his master, he was a little bit unbelieving. But when he recognized the handwriting of his young master, he knew that it was all true.
What they didn't expect was that their young master was still alive!
Now their master is an official in Beijun and cannot come back for the time being, so this huge mansion doesn't even have an owner.
Knowing that their young master would be returning to Beijing soon, the old housekeeper hurried to the pawnshop to buy a few maids and servants, and hurriedly cleaned up the house, waiting for their young master to come back.
Knowing that their young master had suffered a lot outside, the housekeeper felt distressed and invited their young master to return home: "Young master, you must have worked hard on the road. We have brought hot soup and food. Go back and wash up, eat something, and have a good rest."
"I just had dinner outside." Fu Lianxin walked up the stairs.
"Then I'll have someone prepare some hot water for you. Please go back to the courtyard and wash up. Knowing that you like living in Songlinyuan, I'll have someone clean up your original courtyard so you can move back in."
"good."
Walking through the corridor and looking at the bare courtyard, Fu Lianxin stopped here for a moment before turning around and continuing walking forward.
He knew that the current Taifu Mansion was no longer the same as before. If they wanted to revive the family, they could only rely on the efforts of their generation.
He almost caused the entire Fu family to disappear because of him, so he has the responsibility and obligation to raise the Fu family's lintel again!
Once he had this idea in mind, every step he took was firm.
***
Just when Fu Lianxin returned home, Lu Mingfei came to the Imperial College to find his teacher.
After staying at the Imperial Academy for more than an hour and asking his teacher some questions, he left the Imperial Academy and took a carriage to the Ministry of Revenue.
He spent the entire afternoon working in the Ministry of Revenue, handling various trivial matters.
Now, in addition to managing the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, he also took over some work from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War. There was also news coming from Tong County that needed his attention and decision-making. So now, all day long, he had almost no time to rest, and was busy all the time.
But despite this, he still tried his best to arrange all these things properly and do them well.
However, a day is too short, and the things that can be handled are always limited.
He was so busy that he stayed busy until dark. He finally left the Ministry of Revenue and got into the carriage that came to pick him up outside. He said to the driver, "Let's go back to the Lu Mansion."
"...Yes, sir." The guard who came to pick someone up paused and responded.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves outside, Lu Mingfei leaned against the wall of the carriage and raised his head. He knew that he had been living in Prince Ding's Mansion, and his reputation with Zhao Lang was not good.
Some time ago, because of Prime Minister Wan, he had been hiding in Prince Ding's Mansion.
However, outsiders did not know the real reason. They would only think that he, the Minister of Revenue, gave up his own house and went to live in Prince Ding's Mansion, wondering if he had some shameful relationship with the Regent.
In fact, he also knew that some rumors about him and the Regent had already begun to spread. The officials in the court looked at him with suspicion and strangeness. He didn't need to guess, he knew that these were all rumors spread by Prime Minister Wan and his men.
There's no way to explain this kind of rumor; the best way to deal with it is to ignore it. The more you explain, the more likely others will think you're guilty.
Not to mention that he and Zhao Lang already had an embarrassing relationship. If he explained it now, his current explanation would become a topic of gossip if the relationship between him and Zhao Lang was really made public in the future.
Given the current situation in the court, the relationship between him and Zhao Lang must not be made public.
Although there were many Nanpukan in Kyoto Prefecture, and some officials in the court would secretly keep male prostitutes and lovers, this was, after all, something that could not be made public, and at most it was just something men would talk about as a joke at the dinner table.
Now, he and Zhao Lang, one is the powerful regent, the other is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. If their true relationship were exposed, they would both become the subject of everyone's jokes, and he would have a hard time continuing his position as the minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Because if he and Zhao Lang were together, others would not think that Zhao Lang would be the one on the bottom. They would only say that he was the one being suppressed by the man, and was Zhao Lang's pet.
People even suspected that he had obtained the position of Minister of Revenue by relying on the relationship with the Prince Regent. No one would see his efforts and contributions, nor would they see the benefits and advantages he brought to the dynasty and the people.
From ancient times to the present, even if two men are together, the one on the bottom is always considered a woman. If a man becomes the wife of another man, he will be ridiculed and looked down upon.
Lu Mingfei was not worried about being ridiculed or looked down upon. He was more worried that he would not be able to carry out his future work.
Therefore, regarding the matter between him and Zhao Lang, only when they can really stand on a high position and everyone looks up to them, they can make their relationship public regardless of the worldly gaze.
However, in his own opinion, this was a private matter between him and Zhao Lang. When they found a suitable opportunity, they could tell their parents at home. As for outsiders, they had no obligation to inform them, so there was no need to go out and make their relationship public.
But he knew that Zhao Lang's thoughts on this matter were different from his. The man wanted to stick his body full of marks belonging to him, Zhao Lang, so that the whole world would know about their relationship.
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel a little funny.
"Sir, we're here." The carriage stopped in front of the Lu Mansion. The guard driving the carriage got off and said to their lord.
Lu Mingfei got off the carriage only after he felt it had stopped.
As he was about to enter, he remembered that he had not yet told Zhao Lang about his return today, so he said to the guard beside him, "Send someone to Prince Ding's Mansion to tell the Regent that I will be returning to the Lu Mansion from now on."
"...Yes." Guard Ma responded.
He knew without a doubt what expression would appear on their master's face when he heard these words.
This is indeed the case.
When Zhao Lang returned to Prince Ding's Mansion from outside, he learned from the housekeeper that Lord Lu had returned to his own home and would no longer stay at Prince Ding's Mansion. He paused as he was about to go in, turned around and walked out.
"Master, master!" The housekeeper hurriedly caught up with their master and blocked his way.
Being blocked, Zhao Lang glared at the housekeeper in front of him.
"Master, um, Lord Lu must have considered it for his own reasons for going back to live in his own house. If you, if you go to Lord Lu's house like this, I'm afraid some bad words will spread outside about you and Lord Lu..." The housekeeper didn't dare to say it, because there were already gossips outside about their master and Lord Lu.
It was Li Qun who was following behind who came forward and whispered a few words in the ear of their master.
"These people are just bored and have nothing to do!" Zhao Lang cursed in a low voice. They just killed a few assassins raised by Prime Minister Wan. It was really a bargain for that old man!
At that time, he should have asked someone to deal with that old bastard as well, instead of having the time to find someone to make up rumors about him and Lu Mingfei!
Isn't it just love to spread rumors?
They don't like to spread rumors, they only like to tell the truth!
"Find a few people..." Thinking of this, Zhao Lang explained a few of the true stories about Prime Minister Wan's family to the guards around him, "Have someone spread the word about them. Make sure everyone in Kyoto knows about it."
Li Qun almost laughed out loud when he heard this.
But he still held back and replied, "Yes, Master."
After knowing that going directly to the Lu Mansion would have a bad impact on Lu Mingfei's reputation, Zhao Lang turned inside and continued walking inside.
He returned to the courtyard where he lived, changed into ordinary clothes, and had someone change his appearance before he went out under a different identity.
Under the cover of night, we headed towards the house where Lord Lu lived.
Today's update.
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