Reborn: The First Rank "Madam"

C128 – Backrubbing

Their burning hot lips pressed tightly against each other. Even though they were on the verge of suffocating, the two of them were still unwilling to part.

The heartbeat in Zuo Shaoqing’s ears could no longer tell whether it was his or the other person’s. He only felt a raging fire burning in his body.

Lu Zheng was even more unbearable than him. He had already taken off the ice-cold armor, and the two of them were stroking each other’s body through the thin layer of clothing.

Lu Zheng ripped open Zuo Shaoqing’s shirt, and his warm palm went into Zuo Shaoqing’s waist, slowly moving up along the spine.

Zuo Shaoqing’s legs had already gone completely limp. He hung onto Lu Zheng’s body, while a numb feeling spread on his back. Wherever Lu Zheng’s hands landed, the feeling would be gone.

When the hand moved from his back to his chest, it was as if a bucket of oil had suddenly been poured over a fire.

“Ugh…” Zuo Shaoqing’s tongue was sore and numb at the same time. As he was being sucked back and forth in Lu Zheng’s mouth, he wanted more.

When the two of them were finally willing to part, Zuo Shaoqing’s lips and tongue were already burning with pain. The corner of his mouth that was bitten off became numb from the stimulation of his saliva. He called out in a low voice: “Master Lu…”

His voice was full of emotions, as if countless words were being spoken. His eyes were deep and passionate, as if he wanted to carve Lu Zheng deep into his heart.

Lu Zheng reached out his hand and caressed Lu Zheng’s face. His long and powerful fingers moved across Lu Zheng’s forehead. He felt like he was deeply immersed in a pair of bright, dark eyes. Something was slowly flowing out of his heart.

The two of them looked at each other quietly for a moment. Both of their auras filled up the other. Zuo Shaoqing seemed to be startled for a moment. He sniffed and then tiptoed, taking the initiative to kiss Lu Zheng’s lips.

This kiss was light, shallow, focused, and holy. Compared to the strong and spicy kiss just now, it was even more sorrowful.

Lips and tongue intertwined, tossing and turning. That kind of warm and soft touch made people tremble from the bottom of their hearts. Lu Zheng stared at that gorgeous face, that serious and infatuated expression made people want to swallow him up.

Lu Zheng’s breath tightened as he subconsciously tightened his grip on Zuo Shaoqing’s waist. The two of them stuck even more intimately together.

The clothes that were in his way had already been thrown away. Lu Zheng carried Zuo Shaoqing and walked towards the bath while kissing him.

On the west side of his room, there was a large bath. Warm water flowed from the tiger’s mouth into the bath. The gurgling water emitted a dense mist that filled the entire bathroom.

“Splash!” The two of them fell heavily into the water, causing a splash.

Zuo Shaoqing groaned. Although he didn’t feel any pain in the water, it was still strange to be suddenly surrounded by hot water.

Lu Zheng hugged him from behind, then pulled his head over to kiss his lips from the side. Their breath was heavy and long, their bodies were hot and swollen, but they still enjoyed the kiss.

With his eyes closed, Zuo Shaoqing leaned against Lu Zheng’s back, moving up and down with his chest without a gap.

He felt as if he was on the verge of losing control of his body. The flame that was rising from the bottom of his heart was like a prairie fire, ready to engulf him at any moment.

When Lu Zheng finally left his mouth, Zuo Shaoqing’s entire body trembled. After a long while, he finally said with a red face: “Master Lu… How about we take a bath first?” He did not forget the bloodstains on the armor. It seemed like Lu Zheng had spent the past few days on the road.

Lu Zheng answered with a soft “hmm” and then let go of his waist. He turned around and lied on the side of the pool.

Zuo Shaoqing stared at his broad back and took a few deep breaths to calm the restlessness in his body, so that he wouldn’t be unable to control himself and pounce forward.

Zuo Shaoqing gently caressed the honey colored skin with his long white fingers and kissed on Lu Zheng’s back. Then, he suddenly heard Lu Zheng’s rapid breathing and said with a smile, “Has Master Lu been doing well outside these days?”

Lu Zheng clapped his disorderly hands from behind, “Wipe your back properly!”

This wasn’t the first time Zuo Shaoqing served him a bath. He slowly understood the power of control, even though it was like scratching an itch for Lu Zheng.

“Do you know who was behind this?” Lu Zheng asked with his eyes closed.

“I’ve only been in the capital for a short time, so I can’t offend others. I’m sure…” The corner of his mouth twitched as he sneered, “There are some people who aren’t willing to see me in a good light.”

“You mean Mrs. Xue?”

“No, and my good brother.” Zuo Shaoqing had never revealed his hatred for Zuo Family in front of Lu Zheng, but with Lu Zheng’s intelligence, it was impossible for him to not know that Zuo Family and him were at odds.

Lu Zheng slightly opened his eyes and turned around to look at Zuo Shaoqing’s mist-covered face. “Are they trying to kill you?”

“That’s not enough. I still have some value in using it.” Zuo Shaoqing lowered his head, covering the ridicule in his eyes.

Zuo Shaoyan and Jiang Che must have reached some kind of agreement and it was related to him. Regardless of the reason, the one who didn’t want to see him in high school the most was probably him.

“Use you to curry favor with Jiang Che?” His voice was calm, but it had a chilling aura to it. Zuo Shaoqing could even hear the joints of his hands cracking.

Lu Zheng didn’t actually know the content of the secret conversation between Zuo Shaoyan and Jiang Che, he only speculated from Jiang Che’s attitude that since he was interested in Zuo Shaoqing and was close to Zuo Shaoyan, the conspiracy was most likely related to Zuo Shaoqing.

And now, everything Zuo Shaoyan did was a good explanation.

However, he didn’t know if Zuo Shaoyan had gone crazy or if he had gone stupid. He could actually do such an obvious loss in business, with one side being Wu Steel Manor and the other being Jiang’s Mansion.

Scholars were really stupid!

How could he know that in Zuo Shaoyan’s eyes, the relationship between him and Zuo Shaoqing was not reliable either. Since he couldn’t see or become a relative, it would be better to insure his marriage relationship.

“Jiang Che had a good plan, but I don’t know what benefits he promised Zuo Shaoyan.” Lu Zheng quickly figured out the twists and turns.

“After all, it’s a condition that his career will be more stable.”

“Hmph, that would depend on him passing the exam.”

“As long as he can reopen the Conference Test this time, he can still go to the examination grounds. At that time… It’s not too hard to get on the list.”

Lu Zheng placed his best eyes on the Zuo Family, and naturally knew why Zuo Shaoyan had missed out on the Conference Test this time.

However, what he didn’t know was that Zuo Shaoqing had planned this whole thing.

Zuo Shaoqing had also just figured this out. Zuo Shaoyan’s move could be said to be killing two birds with one stone, not only would it ruin his reputation, it would also cause his Conference Test to fail completely. At that time, he would have the chance to participate in the exam.

However, how in the world did he get those papers from his study?

Although Yinyi didn’t always stay in the room, how did Zuo Shaoyan know that there was such a thing in his room?

Or could it be that he just happened to stumble upon that stack of script and a case of cheating just happened to break out, so he decided to settle the score?

That’s right, he had never been in the habit of hiding anything. That stack of paper was placed randomly in a small wooden box, and any cleaning girl could get it.

Yinyi didn’t even look at a cleaning girl seriously. He didn’t even notice that he lost a few pieces of paper.

Lu Zheng stretched out his hand and rolled up Zuo Shaoqing’s hair, which was hanging down on his shoulders. He played around with Zuo Shaoqing as he pleased and commented: “How can you be an official if you have a bad character?” With a single sentence, Zuo Shaoyan’s career as a high-ranking official had come to an end, all thanks to the High Scholar.

Zuo Shaoqing chuckled depressingly. Lu Zheng could always find a just and honorable reason for his selfishness, just like when he forcefully took away that young man in the court.

“At that time, you also said that being greedy for money at night was beneficial. If I were to become an official, I would definitely be greedy for officials.” Zuo Shaoqing bit his shoulder.

“That was another time.” Lu Zheng loosened his muscles to make him bite more easily, “If you want to get greedy, then just get greedy for the family’s silver.” Convenient and fast, not less greedy than the outside.

Zuo Shaoqing left a neat imprint on his shoulder and licked it in satisfaction. He felt Lu Zheng’s body stiffen instantly.

He chuckled and said, “How generous of you! Aren’t you afraid that I’ll ruin this family?”

Lu Zheng grunted, turned around and spread open his arms, letting Zuo Shaoqing wipe the front of his arms.

He busied himself for a while, then stopped and said, “I feel like this case isn’t that simple. It can’t be someone surnamed Jiang, can it?”

“You suspect him?” Lu Zheng wrapped his arms around Ye Zichen’s waist to help him stand more stably in the water.

Zuo Shaoqing intentionally rubbed his chest with a cloth, gently rubbing it. Each of his movements was just right, making people itch in their hearts.

“He has sufficient motives, but he’s the emperor’s trusted aide. He definitely didn’t drag down the emperor. Otherwise, the first person the emperor wouldn’t let go after the matter was exposed is him.”

Lu Zheng glanced at him and muttered, “You seem to know him quite well.”

Zuo Shaoqing heard the bitterness in his words and smiled awkwardly, “I can’t say I understand it, but I feel that Vice Minister Jiang shouldn’t be someone who does not care about the bigger picture.”

Indeed, Jiang Che was a bit cunning, but he would never do something that went against Zhan Yuanfeng’s will. He definitely wouldn’t break the imperial examination rules and destroy a imperial examination just to get a man.

If he was really that lecherous, he wouldn’t have let Zhan Yuanfeng live to this day.

“Then tell me, who is the mastermind behind this?”

Zuo Shaoqing thought for a moment and tried to analyze, “Firstly, this person has the courage to fight against the emperor, so his status must be extraordinary. Secondly, this person has the ability to get the exam questions in advance, so he should have a lot of connections in the court.”

“Well, what can he gain?” Lu Zheng guided him through his thoughts.

“If it was Zuo Shaoyan, he would have the chance to obtain Conference Test, but he clearly didn’t have the ability to get the exam question beforehand, so it wasn’t him…” The words of the others were obviously not for the money, and it was impossible for them to be doing it for fame.

Lu Zheng asked with a smile in his eyes, “Why can’t you ask for money or for fame?”

Zuo Shaoqing answered with certainty: “That student suspected of cheating knows with one look that his family background is average, he would never spend a large amount of money to buy an exam question. Wealth is not the way to ask for it, but as for reputation, he does have a bad reputation.”

“It’s too late for me to guess that I don’t know any of the court officials.” Zuo Shaoqing shrugged.

“In that case, don’t even think about it…” Lu Zheng carried him and raised him up. Then, he asked with a hoarse voice, “It’s been so long since I wiped it. Shouldn’t we change the bottom?”

Zuo Shaoqing’s hand that was holding the cloth became stiff and his face became even redder. He didn’t dare to make a move even after a while.

“Master, we’re not done yet.”

“Are you sure we want to continue?” Lu Zheng pinched Zuo Shaoqing’s wrinkled fingers and asked.

Zuo Shaoqing was not aware of the passage of time. When he noticed this, he realized that someone’s chest had been wiped hard and red by him, as if someone loved him.

He secretly laughed, then quickly wiped off the lower half of his body. He purposely ignored some mental big guy and jumped out of the water first.

Lu Zheng stared at his perky butt and shook his mind. His throat quickly moved as he also walked out of the pool naked.

Zuo Shaoqing looked at the torn clothes scattered on the ground and blushed again. From these tattered and tattered clothes, he could tell that the kiss just now was so intense that it made him forget about it.

He casually grabbed a piece of Lu Zheng’s clothes and put it on. The hem of the clothes dragged on the ground, revealing two thin, long, white legs, giving off a somewhat charming feeling.

Lu Zheng’s eyes lit up, purposely not telling him that his clothes were also prepared in this room. He enjoyed the beautiful scenery for a while until his stomach was empty. Then, he had no choice but to get someone to bring him food to eat.