Su Donglou was also very angry when he mentioned this matter. He said angrily, "It would have been easy to fool that idiot, but the difficulty was that he had a dog-headed military advisor by his side. This person is extremely insidious and cunning, but the King of Xiangyang trusts him very much. I don't know if he is really wary of me or is simply jealous of my youth and success. Anyway, no matter what I do, he refuses to say a good word about me in front of the King of Xiangyang, which has prevented me from making any progress until now."
"Then why not just kill him?"
Duan Tingxuan frowned, thinking this matter was a little unbelievable. Su Donglou didn't seem to be such a soft-hearted person. How could he keep a guy who was so evil until now?
Su Donglou rolled his eyes at him and laughed, "He is the most trusted confidant of the King of Xiangyang. He is not a pig in a pigsty that can be pulled out and slaughtered whenever he is not pleased. Besides, he always says bad things about me and then dies. Do you think the King of Xiangyang will not doubt me?"
"Is that the reason? It seems a bit flimsy, right?" Seeing Su Nuannuan sipping tea slowly, Duan Tingxuan also picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip leisurely, and his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see directly into Su Donglou's heart.
"I have to say, although this man is very bad, I really can't bear to kill him. I must defeat him fair and square and make him kneel at my feet. No matter how angry and jealous he is, he can't escape from my control." Su Donglou also leisurely took a sip of tea, but heard a "puff" sound. He turned his head and saw that Su Nuannuan actually spat out a mouthful of tea.
Looking at Su Nuannuan in astonishment, Su Donglou asked carefully after a while: "Sister-in-law, did I say something wrong?"
"No, you didn't say anything wrong, but your mentality... seems to be a bad sign." Su Nuannuan wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, looked at Su Donglou and said, "Are you in love with that person?"
"Puff, cough, cough..." Su Donglou almost coughed to death. Duan Tingxuan glanced at his wife and said in a deep voice: "Nuannuan, don't talk nonsense. How is this possible? Who do you think Donglou is?"
"Then just pretend I didn't say anything." Su Nuannuan also felt that she was thinking too much. Although Su Donglou's mentality just now was in line with the development pattern of BL novels, life is not a novel after all, and such a shocking thing should probably not happen.
"Well... my sister-in-law has a really strong imagination." Su Donglou bowed: "Donglou admits defeat."
Su Nuannuan felt even more embarrassed, so she lowered her head and ate her snacks attentively. She waved her hands and said, "Don't worry about me. You guys continue talking, continue talking."
Su Donglou was a little confused by Su Nuannuan's sudden words, but now he calmed down. After sorting out his thoughts, he said to Duan Tingxuan in a serious tone: "According to the plan you gave me, I have already arranged it. I plan to send you to Lu Fengyu to be a cook..."
"Wait. This... you don't have to think about it." Duan Tingxuan sighed: "I can't use this identity anymore."
"Why?" Su Donglou was surprised: "Lu Fengyu is a treacherous and cunning person, and he is very cautious. His only shortcoming is that he loves to eat. I was very excited when you sent me the plan that day, but apart from this identity, there is really no way to get close to him, let alone get useful clues from him."
"Wait, this person who loves to eat... is... a bad person?"
Su Nuannuan raised her hand. She questioned with suspicion. In her opinion, foodies would not be bad. Especially those who love to eat, it is even more impossible for them to be bad. She, Duan Tingxuan and the old lady are a good example. People who like to eat in the mansion, such as the second girl, Aunt Jing, Aunt Lin, Duan Tingfang, etc., are not bad. Even the sinister couple Duan Tingye and Shi Yurou, who have to make money with food, now look a little cute. Of course, there are negative examples, such as Xu Ranyun and Xue Zhilan, who are not good at eating, so Su Nuannuan suspects that they are actually vicious. (Hey! They just don’t want to be friends with you, and they are not qualified and dare not go to you to ask for food, okay?)
“You can’t say bad things about him.” Su Donglou frowned, which was rare. He seemed to be at a loss for words. He hesitated and said, “Anyway… well, if my sister-in-law has a chance to meet him, she will know that this person is insidious, as insidious as a poisonous snake, and cunning, but he loves to eat and doesn’t like to kill people. He is determined to be a loyal minister. He knows everything about Prince Xiangyang and can be considered Prince Xiangyang’s close confidant, so…”
At this point, Su Donglou seemed unable to continue. Based on this point alone, it could not be said that Lu Fengyu was a bad person. Loyalty was a good virtue after all, even if the object of loyalty was wrong.
So in the end he could only spread his hands and said: "Anyway, once you get in touch with him, you will know what kind of person he is. There is just one thing. Now I have no idea how to get you, Tingxuan, close to him. What should I do?"
"This is a problem, and it's a serious one." Duan Tingxuan sighed, "To be honest, I didn't know I had no talent for cooking. It's really a pity."
Su Donglou was silent. Apart from this identity, it was indeed difficult for him to arrange anything, so he said in a deep voice: "Can't you try harder? Show the same enthusiasm you had when you first studied literature and martial arts..."
Before he could finish, Duan Tingxuan waved his hands sadly and said, "I started learning at the age of three, and could recite three chapters of the Analects in one hour when I was four. I started practicing martial arts at the age of six, and after one month of breathing exercises, I built the foundation of internal strength. But today I started learning cooking from Nuannuan, and in less than an hour, the kitchen caught fire twice. Fortunately, everyone worked together to put it out immediately. If we continue to experiment, the fire will not be able to keep burning. Alas..."
Su Donglou was completely speechless. Duan Tingxuan had always been a proud guy. Now that he was willing to talk about such a dark history, it was obvious that he had given up on his cooking skills. Don't say it, if he didn't give up, would he really wait until the kitchen burned down before giving up? He immediately said in embarrassment: "This is difficult, it's really difficult. What should I do?"
"Since you love to eat, why don't you let me be the cook? It's all about cooking, so whoever does it doesn't matter."
Seeing the two grown men sitting opposite each other with worried looks, Su Nuannuan quickly offered herself, but heard Duan Tingxuan say flatly, "No."
"Why not? When it comes to cooking skills, I'm far better than you, okay?" It was a rare opportunity to look down on Duan Tingxuan, so Su Nuannuan naturally didn't want to miss it.
"It's no use throwing me around. This is not a joke. It's too dangerous." Duan Tingxuan refused to give in and glared at his wife: "Do you think this is just playing house?"
"Then why did you bring me to Jiangnan?" Su Nuannuan frowned: "Is it just to let me cook for you? Then you go to risk your life and let me stay here to eat and wait for death?"
"I brought you here to travel, not to take you to any dangerous places. I'll take care of those things, so women should stay out of it."
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