322, Meet the Prince of Zhennan
322, Meet the Prince of Zhennan
When Lu Mingfei finally got rid of the girls' entanglement and ran to the small garden next door, he saw Qi Jun standing alone on the corridor.
When he got closer, he saw the slap marks on Prince Qi's face. Was it caused by their princess? He raised an eyebrow in his heart and asked Prince Qi, "Prince, where is the princess?"
"Leave."
Noticing Lu Mingfei's gaze on his face, Qi Jun reached out and touched his face. He knew without looking in the mirror that his face must have been red from the slap from the Fifth Princess just now. "I was just bitten by a mosquito," he said.
"oh."
Lu Mingfei had an expression that said, "I know nothing." He didn't continue to ask about other people's embarrassing things. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Prince, can you find a place to talk?"
"Okay, come with me." Qi Jun put down his hand that was touching his face and said to Lu Mingfei.
Before leaving with Prince Qi, Lu Mingfei did not forget to instruct the guards around him, "Go and see where the Fifth Princess has gone. Take good care of her and ask her to wait for me for a while."
"Yes." The guard responded and went to find someone.
Here, Lu Mingfei followed Prince Qi with a guard.
As Qi Jun led Lu Mingfei forward, he couldn't help but say, "Master Lu is so thoughtful."
"I have several younger brothers at home, and I have been used to taking care of them since they were young." Lu Mingfei could tell that there was something else behind the words of Prince Qi, so he explained.
"Oh, no wonder." After hearing Lu Mingfei's words, Qi Jun felt that his heart seemed to be less sore.
Lu Mingfei glanced at Prince Qi's expression and said, "Prince, you have to be patient with the girl you like. You have to coax and pamper her more, then she will like you."
"Is Lord Lu like this towards the girl he likes?" Qi Jun raised his eyebrows and asked Lord Lu.
"Well, yes, the one in our family... needs to be coaxed even more." Lu Mingfei said with a smile in his eyes.
The young master in their family has a temper even worse than the fifth princess.
Although their young master had a bad temper, he never lost his temper with him. Even when he came to him in a bad mood, he would control his temper.
At this point, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but advise Prince Qi, "I think you're not indifferent to the Fifth Princess. Since you like Her Royal Highness, why don't you spend more time and attention on the Fifth Princess?"
"Most love in this world is born out of long-term companionship and companionship."
"The Fifth Princess came here alone, without any relatives or friends. In the future, you, Prince, will be the princess's husband and her lover. You will spend your lives together."
"It seems that Lord Lu is very knowledgeable about these things." Qi Jun looked at Lu Mingfei's profile. He had to admit that Lu Mingfei had a handsome face, but most importantly, his personality. Talking and interacting with him made people feel extremely comfortable.
It’s no wonder that the Fifth Princess can’t forget Lu Mingfei.
Even he, after spending a few more times with Lu Mingfei, could not bear to hate such a person.
Meeting the gaze of Prince Qi, Lu Mingfei smiled and said, "I don't really understand you, it's just that I have someone I love."
"The Fifth Princess was born and raised in the inner palace, so she probably hasn't come into contact with many men since she was little. Her pursuit of me is more about her attraction to my aura of being the top scholar than to me as a person."
"This kind of liking is not real liking."
"...just like when we admire the flowers in the garden today, seeing those beautiful flowers and plants will make us feel happy. This kind of liking is just a superficial liking, a liking for beautiful things, beautiful things."
“To truly like someone is to like their appearance, their soul, and their person.”
"I think the prince's love for the fifth princess is actually a love for the fifth princess as a person, not just a superficial love. Prince, do you think what I said makes sense?"
"Oh, you're worthy of being the top scorer in the imperial examination. You're very eloquent." Qi Jun led Lu Mingfei to the gate of a courtyard and asked the guard at the gate, "Is my father in there?"
"Your Highness, the prince is in the study," said the guard.
"Please ask my father for me and tell him that I brought Lord Lu here. Ask my father if it is convenient for him to meet Lord Lu." Qi Jun did not forget that he had promised Lu Mingfei to take him to see his father.
And they also want to keep Lu Mingfei.
Even if they didn't keep him, they wanted Lu Mingfei to stand in their camp so that he could help them when necessary in the future.
However, he saw that Lord Lu was so smart and shrewd that he might not agree to their request.
"Yes, I'll go ask right away." The guard asked the prince and the guests to wait here for a while, and then went inside to pass the message.
After a while, the guard came out and said that their prince was free and asked their prince to take the guest to the study.
Lu Mingfei followed Prince Qi to the door of the study and saw a man standing inside. He held a brush in his hand and seemed to be drawing something on rice paper.
Qi Jun stepped into the study and bowed to his father, saying, "My son greets my father."
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty." Lu Mingfei followed behind Prince Qi and bowed to the Prince of Zhennan.
"Haha, no need to be polite." The Prince of Zhennan, who was standing at the desk drawing, raised his head and looked in the direction of his eldest son and Lu Mingfei. His eyes fell on Lu Mingfei and he said with a smile, "Hearing is believing. As expected, Lord Lu is such a promising young man."
"Your Highness, thank you for the compliment." Facing the praise from Prince Zhennan, Lu Mingfei's expression remained calm. He knew in his heart that Prince Zhennan's praise meant that there must be follow-up waiting for him.
"Lord Lu is too modest. He won the top three places in the imperial examination before he even came of age, becoming the youngest number one scholar. If it weren't for the Hu soldiers burning, killing and looting near the capital, and killing your family and your clansmen, you wouldn't have to resign and go home to mourn. Your official career would have been smooth." Prince Zhennan put down the brush in his hand, picked up the handkerchief beside him, wiped his hands, and walked out.
He signaled his eldest son to follow with the guests.
The three of them walked towards the tea room. Prince Zhennan sat down at the upper seat and waved his hand for his disciples and Lu Mingfei to sit down as well. "You two should sit down and talk too."
"Yes, father." Qi Jun replied.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Lu Mingfei bowed and followed Prince Qi to sit down, taking the seat behind him.
The maid served tea and snacks and then went outside.
The Prince of Zhennan took a sip of the tea, then put it down and looked at Lu Mingfei and said, "Lord Lu, I won't beat around the bush here. I admire your talent and character. As long as you are willing to follow me, you can set any conditions you want."
"I will keep the position of Prime Minister for you."
"..." Lu Mingfei didn't expect that the Prince of Zhennan spoke more directly than Prince Qi. These two were indeed father and son, their tone of voice was exactly the same.
However, the conditions that the Prince of Zhennan casually promised were much higher than those of the Prince of Qi.
A prime minister's position is reserved for him? If it were someone else, they would probably agree to it with a smile on their face.
But to him... the position of Prime Minister really meant nothing. He wouldn't join the Prince of Zhennan just for an official position.
Seeing that Lu Mingfei was silent, the Prince of Zhennan said directly, "Master Lu, go back and think carefully about what I have said. You can come to me or my son at any time."
This son is naturally the Prince of Qi who is sitting next to him.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Lu Mingfei knew that Prince Zhennan thought highly of him.
However, he did not forget the purpose of his trip to Nanjun to meet the King of Zhennan.
Therefore, after the Prince of Zhennan finished speaking, he said, "Your Majesty, I came here today to discuss something with you."
However, before he could speak, Prince Zhennan raised his hand to stop him.
Then he heard the Prince of Zhennan say, "I already know what you want to say."
"I know exactly what Zhao Chen and the officials in Kyoto Prefecture are planning. They simply want me to return to the court and persuade the other princes to do the same, so they can find a way to deal with us later."
Here, the Prince of Zhennan ruthlessly exposed the wishful thinking of the emperor and the officials in the court.
Hearing this, Lu Mingfei's face turned a little embarrassed, because the Prince of Zhennan's guess was not wrong. The emperor and the officials in the court did have this wishful thinking.
As soon as the Prince of Zhennan saw Lord Lu's expression, he knew he had guessed correctly. "Lord Lu, you have been in Kyoto Prefecture for so many years, you must know what kind of people those officials in the court are like."
"I think you have seen what kind of life the people have been living these years."
The Prince of Zhennan bet that Lu Mingfei, a top scholar born into a humble family, was a good official who could see through the suffering of the people. He used this as an excuse to continue, "Those people in the court all say they work for the country and the people. But in reality, they're secretly grabbing land, harming the people, buying and selling official positions, and committing all sorts of evil."
"That kid Zhao Chen is a ruthless man. I don't know how many evil things he has done behind the scenes."
"As for the fact that the Hu soldiers were able to sneak into Kyoto Prefecture and kill so many people without being discovered, we don't know how many people here are colluding with the Hu people."
"Lord Lu, Jingdu Prefecture is not a place to stay for long, and Zhao Chen is not a wise leader. I am here to advise you to join a wise leader as soon as possible. It will not be a bad thing for you."
"..." Lu Mingfei really didn't expect that the King of Zhennan was so eloquent. He was almost convinced by what the King of Zhennan said. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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