C18 His Surname Was Zuo and His Name Was Shao Qing

After dinner, Nanny Liu carried the empty lunch box to the kitchen to return the chopsticks. Zuo Shaoqing told Luo Xiaoliu to bring in the purchased dishes and prepared to count them.

Luo Xiaoliu's curiosity almost jumped out of his chest. Unfortunately, he remembered Zuo Shaoqing's earlier words: Don't ask what you shouldn't ask! He could only stand to the side and watch Zuo Shaoqing busy.

Zuo Shaoqing touched the man's suit that Luo Xiaoliu bought. It wasn't really a good outfit, it was a bit rough and hard. It definitely couldn't compare to the suit that Lu Zheng was wearing, but taking out the clothes that were too good under his conditions made people suspicious.

He bought a few simple toiletries. Considering the temperature on the mountain, Zuo Shaoqing also got Lil 'Liu to buy a hand stove. Unfortunately, it was not easy to get the quilt up, so he could only pray that the man's body could withstand the cold at night.

After putting everything into a bag, Zuo Shaoqing also put the soup that he didn't drink into the bag. After thinking for a while, he instructed Luo Xiaoliu: "Go to the kitchen secretly later and get some clean food."

Luo Xiaoliu opened his mouth and said with a bitter face, "I …" If that crazy old woman in the kitchen sees it, he'll break the servant's legs! "

Zuo Shaoqing raised his head and glanced at him lightly, "Then don't let her see."

"..." "Yes."

At night, Zuo Shaoqing lied on the bed and counted the hours. No matter how tired he was, he couldn't bear to close his eyes. When it was time, he jumped up from the bed and ran out the door while carrying his packed bags.

This time, he didn't hide anything from Luo Xiaoliu and gave him a dark brown pill, "This month's antidote, remember, before dawn, don't let anyone find out that this grandpa went out."

Luo Xiaoliu took the antidote nervously, nodding his head like a rattle drum, "This servant will definitely defend the yard well!"

Zuo Shaoqing dashed all the way, wishing he could grow three legs. However, when he arrived outside the thatched cottage, he didn't dare to go in. He was scared, nervous, excited, and had mixed feelings.

Zuo Shaoqing lingered at the door for the time it takes to drink two cups of tea. He considered every possible situation that could happen, and he also thought of a way to deal with it before daring to take a step forward.

"Creak!" The old wooden door made a big noise in the dark night. Zuo Shaoqing was so shocked that he almost wanted to run away.

He took a deep breath of the cold air, carried his bag into the room, lit the oil lamp that had been placed on the table the night before, and looked at the bed.

Under the dim light, the person wrapped in the blanket slept very deeply. The faint yet steady sound of breathing came over, which somehow made Zuo Shaoqing feel at ease.

It's good that he's still alive. He's really afraid that Lu Zheng would be treated to death by me.

Zuo Shaoqing secretly put the bag together with the clothes he changed last night. As for the note that he burned, he pretended he didn't see it.

Zuo Shaoqing let out a sigh of relief when he saw that the person on the bed didn't move at all. He walked over to the bed and looked at the man in front of him carefully.

After all, he had never seen Lu Zheng before, so he could not be sure that he was the only one who had that wooden plate. He only knew that Duke Zhen Manor was passed down throughout the five generations, and the Old Duke had also passed away last year.

Moreover, combining all of the things in his past life, he was 90% sure that Lu Zheng had once been to the Youuxi Town before.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Young Eunuch Lu righteously inherited Duke Zhen's title, becoming the most sought after young talent in the entire Great Yang. Thus, when Lu Zheng wanted to marry a young woman who was of no repute, it caused a great stir in the entire Great Yang Kingdom.

When he shifted his gaze, Zuo Shaoqing realized that the two steamed buns that were placed beside his pillow had disappeared. Zuo Shaoqing noticed that the two steamed buns that were placed next to his pillow had disappeared. He had to catch that damned rat and skin it!

He took out the pot of soup from his bag. It was already cold. Zuo Shaoqing lit the fire and poured the soup into the teapot to heat it up.

Luckily, he had a hobby of making tea himself. Otherwise, it would be really taxing for a young master like him, who didn't even need to use any Yang Spring Water, to make tea.

After pouring a cup of soup, Zuo Shaoqing sat down on the edge of the bed and stared at his bloodless and dry lips for a long time.

Perhaps his eyes were too focused on Lu Zheng's lips to notice the quivering lids.

Before Zuo Shaoqing could make a decision, a callused hand clamped his throat like an iron pincer. His skin was tightly pressed together and he could even feel the killing intent coming from the other party's body.

Zuo Shaoqing was quite frightened. After cultivating the Mind Cleansing Technique, his senses had improved quite a bit, but he didn't even notice his opponent's movements.

He did not doubt that his neck would be broken by this hand in the next moment. He gripped the man's wrist and squeezed out a few words with great difficulty, "Release..." Let go! I'm the one who saved you! "

His life was precious, he definitely wouldn't give up his life like this, let alone when he had the intention to take revenge.

Zuo Shaoqing stared straight at Lu Zheng, using his eyes to convey his innocence and fear. Even though his eyes were extremely cold and filled with killing intent, Zuo Shaoqing did not dare to retreat.

The palm on Zuo Shaoqing's neck slowly loosened and then hung limply on the bed. Zuo Shaoqing looked as if he had received a new life, he stepped back and became alert.

"Where is this place?" The moment Lu Zheng opened his mouth, he discovered that his throat was burning. His entire body was weak and aching.

Zuo Shaoqing did not dare to not answer, "This is the back mountain of the Youuxi Town, the Green Tooth Academy."

"Who are you?"

Arriving, Zuo Shaoqing straightened his back slightly, bowed to him, and replied in a righteous tone, "My name is Zuo, and my name is Shao Qing. I'm a student of Green Lu Academy."

Zuo Shaoqing stopped talking. Other than a moment of excitement, he did not repeat that he had saved his life. He believed that with Young Master Lu's cleverness, it was not difficult to think of that.

Lu Zheng didn't continue asking questions, but ordered, "I'm thirsty, get me some water!"

He said those words boldly and confidently. If Zuo Shaoqing didn't know his identity, he would definitely slap him on the face with the teapot.

Zuo Shaoqing suppressed his anger, then handed the teacup in his hand over, "This is a soup that was specially prepared by my family. Young Master lost too much blood last night, I think it's better to make up for it."

Lu Zheng did not rush to pick it up. Instead, he stared at Zuo Shaoqing with a stern expression.

Zuo Shaoqing's mouth twitched. He actually saw the doubt in this bastard's eyes. He was clearly worried that Ye Zichen would poison the soup.

What a f * cking grandpa! If he couldn't get enough benefits from Lu Zheng in the future, he would definitely throw this man into the mountain ditch to feed the beasts.

Zuo Shaoqing knew that what he should do now was to drink a mouthful of soup to prove that there was no poison in it. However, he was playing the role of an upright and righteous scholar, so how could he accept such an insult?

"Young Master, are you questioning my character?" He slightly raised his chin and looked Lu Zheng in the eye with an injured look, "Although my family background is not obvious and my knowledge is limited, but I still think of myself as an open and aboveboard person."

Lu Zheng quietly sized up this young man. He had the exquisite facial features unique to the Southern Scholars. Even though the lights were dim, it was obvious that he had a good appearance.

Lu Zheng was most impatient with these pedantic scholars. Civil officials in the imperial court loved to impeach him when they had nothing to do. They would even view the killing of a few prisoners as grass and a bunch of fools!

However, since he was a pedantic scholar, there was no way that he would do such a malicious thing as poisoning.

"Hand it over!" Lu Zheng reached out his hand, took the cup and gulped it down.

The teacup was so small that Zuo Shaoqing had to refill it on the side. Only when most of the soup was poured into Lu Zheng's stomach did his lips finally brighten a little.

After finishing the medicine, Zuo Shaoqing took out the pastry that he packed. If you were to say Luo Xiaoliu was really talented, he actually took out a whole plate of horseshoe cake from the kitchen without any suspicion.

Zuo Shaoqing's original intention was for him to eat two pieces of food to rest his belly, then he would treat the leftover food as tomorrow. However, in the blink of an eye, a plate of horseshoe cake was gone.

"Although it's a little too sweet, I can still barely swallow it down." Lu Zheng commented with an indifferent expression.

Zuo Shaoqing tried his best to control his facial expression, not daring to give a look of contempt. He cursed in his heart: "You can barely swallow it all in one breath?"

Fortunately, Second Uncle got someone to send him 50 taels of silver in banknotes first. Otherwise, he would be a thief every day in the next few days.

After serving the old man enough food and drinks, Zuo Shaoqing went to the back of the house to fetch some water. He got a basin of warm water to clean Lu Zheng's body and prepared to put on his new clothes.

The upper half of Lu Zheng's body was naked, and Zuo Shaoqing had also cut a big hole in his pants. It could be said that apart from his underwear, the rest of his clothes were rags.

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