Chapter 116 - Good Lenses, Bad Frames
“Hahaha… A vixen?” Jiang Che laughed out loud while slapping the table, “Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng, I didn't expect you to have such a day!”
Lu Zheng just coldly glanced at him, “Why did you ask me out?”
Jiang Che's laugh became lower and lower. Finally, he smiled coyly, “Why are you so serious? This Ru Yi Hall has only been opened for a few years. I just want to take you to relax.”
“I'm not familiar with you!”
“Truly heartless. After all, we were friends since we were young.” Seeing Lu Zheng's complexion darken, Jiang Che stopped and poured a cup of wine for Lu Zheng. Then, he said: “Actually, the reason I invited you here today is to tell you some news.”
Lu Zheng smelled the wine in the glass and casually poured it behind him. He threw the glass on the table and said, “You should keep it for yourself to drink.”
Jiang Che chuckled. He knew this would happen, so he didn't mind. Instead, he drank his own wine.
It was nothing for Jiang Che to drink alcohol from a romantic place. This kind of medicine was useless to him.
“The young miss of Zuo Family was kidnapped by Fifth Princess today.” Jiang Che was constantly staring at Lu Zheng and did not miss Lu Zheng's indifferent expression when he heard those words.
Sure enough, Jiang Che smiled even wider. “I knew the rumors outside were not to be trusted.”
Lu Zheng stared at him expressionlessly to entertain himself. He waited for him to finish laughing before he asked: “Is there anything else?” He had never said that he was interested in that woman from the Zuo Family, so what did it have to do with him how other people liked his?
Jiang Che shook his head and smiled, “Since we were young, we have always disliked each other. Only now do I understand that this is because we are of the same species.”
Lu Zheng sneered, “Don't put that little thing of yours on me.”
Jiang Che smiled meaningfully. From his point of view, Wu steel-like thoughts were not always on his mind. It was just that his appearance was too upright, making others unable to see through him.
He remembered that when he was young, his Jiang Family had already declined by leaps and bounds. It was only by relying on the glory of his ancestors that he was able to become a part of the royal family.
However, Lu Zheng was different. Even if he didn't say anything, he would still be the center of attention. Even the princes would be humble towards him. The only one who dared to openly oppose him was the First Prince.
Back then, the First Prince's favorite thing to do was to provoke him and try to make him change his mind. Whether it was crying or laughing, it was fine. Unfortunately, Lu Zheng never allowed him to succeed.
He even knew that Lu Zheng had placed a lot of obstacles in the way of the First Prince, causing him to gradually lose his favor as the First Prince.
This matter had never been discovered by anyone. If not for the fact that he had stumbled upon it by chance, just like the others, he would have thought that Young Master Lu was a righteous and upright person.
Even during the battle for the throne last year, everyone thought that Master Lu was just a soldier. Very few people knew that Zhan Yuanfeng and Master Lu had colluded with Zhan Yuanfeng since a long time ago.
“Life is short and bitter, the bank should enjoy its time. The Ru Yi Hall has a small reputation in the capital, and the young man has his own unique characteristics. He is not any worse than your beloved one.”
“You know a lot.” The color in Lu Zheng's eyes gradually deepened as he looked at Jiang Che with an even more thoughtful expression.
It wasn't strange that Jiang Che would investigate him, and it wasn't hard for them to find out the relationship between him and Zuo Shaoqing. But, he definitely didn't believe that Jiang Che specifically invited him here to play.
Jiang Che clapped his hands. The door was pushed open and a middle-aged man walked in with two handsome teenagers. The three people who were standing outside the door had already disappeared without a trace.
The middle-aged man bowed towards Jiang Che and said, “Master, we've brought him.”
Jiang Che waved him off and called the two teenagers over. After examining them in detail, he nodded with satisfaction.
He had made many people painstakingly search for these two youths. Not only were they young and handsome, but their bodies were flexible and flexible. More importantly, these two youths did not have the slightest bit of Feng Chen's aura. Instead, they had a faint scholarly aura.
“What do you think of them, Brother Lu?” Jiang Che asked Lu Zheng with a wink.
Lu Zheng replied without even glancing at the corner of his eyes, “It's your business if you want to play. Sorry, but I'm not going to accompany you!”
“So what if I have a look? If you are satisfied, I plan to use these two people to make a deal with you.”
Lu Zheng glanced at the two teenagers indifferently. His expression darkened, but he did not say anything.
Jiang Che was a little pleased with himself, “I went through so much trouble to get these two people to be sent here. They are definitely still young and are not any worse than that Zuo Family Scholar, right?”
Lu Zheng's eyes gradually became sharp. He stared at Jiang Che and asked, “What are you trying to say?”
“How about I trade them for you?”
“Bang…” Lu Zheng shattered the table with his palm, the strong palm wind knocked Jiang Che against the wall.
“You're courting death!” The people at the scene only saw a shadow flash in front of them. Then, they saw two pieces of wood stuck in the sides of Jiang Che's neck. With just an inch, Jiang Che's life would be taken.
“Cough, cough…” Jiang Che leaned against the wall and coughed twice as he held his chest. A sweet taste filled his throat. He was not a weak scholar, but in front of Lu Zheng, he did not have the strength to retaliate.
“Don't force me to kill you!” Lu Zheng warned him coldly. He stood up and turned around to leave. When he was near the door, the two waiters who were originally standing in the room fell down without a sound. They died without a sound.
“This kind of trash isn't even worthy of carrying shoes for him!”
Jiang Che was still a little out of breath after the group left, but he let out intermittent laughter from his mouth.
He had thought that Lu Zheng would fly into a rage, but he didn't expect Lu Zheng would kill him for a man. It seemed that he had underestimated Zuo Shaoqing's value in his heart.
If Lu Zheng didn't value Zuo Shaoqing at all, then it wouldn't be fun at all.
Flicking the dust off his body, Jiang Che was ready to leave. He walked to the two corpses, frowned, and sighed. “What a pity…”
The dragon had a reverse scale and the snake had seven inches. He really wanted to see if the weak Master Lu was still the same as when he was young. He was so perfect that no one could be jealous.
Nine days of Conference Test passed by in a flash. The weather was still good on this day, and a little sprout emerged from the large tree outside the Academic Institution.
The bell rang out three times, and all the examinees put down their pens, waiting for the invigilator to take away the test papers and seal them away.
Zuo Shaoqing ended earlier than him. He repeated the questions over and over again, although it was slightly different from his previous life, but this did not affect his performance. In fact, the last article was even more brilliant than the previous ones.
The Academic Institution door opened from the inside, Zuo Shaoqing stretched lazily and began to pack up his things.
When he came out of packing, he found that very few students could still carry their luggage. Many of them directly collapsed on their chairs, waiting for their families to come pick them up.
He glanced at Jiung Hengzhou and noticed that although the man's face was a bit pale and his eyes were bloodshot, he was still in good spirits. There was even a hint of joy on his face. Clearly, he had done well in the exam.
Zuo Shaoqing walked towards him with a smirk and called out to him, “Brother Jiung, let's go together?”
Jiung Hengzhou raised his head and looked at Zuo Shaoqing sleepily. Although the two of them had been taking the exam face to face these days, his focus was all on the exam and he had never really seen Zuo Shaoqing.
He did not expect that after nine days of Conference Test had passed, this thin and frail youth would still be in high spirits, his face flushed red.
He knew about the classes at the Green Lu Academy. There was no shooting riding at all, and in addition to the fact that the southern students were all thin, very few people could walk out of the exam grounds on their own.
“Brother Zuo is really impressive, I didn't expect you to be so healthy.” Jiung Hengzhou cupped his hands and praised sincerely.
Zuo Shaoqing blinked his eyes and said slyly, “If Brother Jiung had been working in the mountains since he was young, he would also have such a good body.”
The two walked out of the Academic Institution together, but neither of them said anything about the “How did the exam go?” It was obvious that they could tell the answer from each other's expressions and states.
“Shao Qing… Brother Hengzhou… Hold on!” Qu Changqing caught up from behind. However, his steps were very weak. He held the door and gasped for breath before even taking a few steps.
Zuo Shaoqing walked over to take the items from his hands. Coincidentally, Luo Xiaoliu ran over and threw all of them to him.
“Shao Qing, why are you acting like nothing happened?” Qu Changqing asked in surprise.
He could understand why Jiung Hengzhou was fine. After all, Jiung Hengzhou had always been the top student in riding lessons. But since when did Zuo Shaoqing have such a good physique?
“What can happen?” Zuo Shaoqing slightly raised his chin with a face full of pride. The training at the front end plus Wu Tie's frequently used inner force to help him recuperate his body, it would be weird if there was anything wrong.
Qu Changqing's mouth was wide open in shock for a long time before he finally spat out a sentence, “You really can't judge a book by its cover!”
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