As a result, Lu Fengyu became even more devoted to King Xiangyang, and King Xiangyang also regarded him as a support. He often sighed to him in private, saying that once he ascended the throne in the future, Lu Fengyu would be the head of the cabinet ministers and concurrently the Minister of Personnel, and when he stepped down in the future, he would be conferred a title. In short, this big pie in the future was almost bigger than the city of Hangzhou. In the entire palace, King Xiangyang trusted Lu Fengyu the most, and even Liu Qiang could not compare to this.
But when Lu Fengyu saw the snacks on the table, he felt that they were bland. He frowned and said, "Food should be delicious and tasty. These snacks look dirty, not to mention the taste. How can they arouse people's appetite? The chefs in the prince's mansion are only at this level."
King Xiangyang laughed and said, "You are becoming more and more picky. Forget about that. You can eat it if you want. I heard that you have been visiting Mingyu Villa quite frequently these days. Yesterday, you even slaughtered a few wolfhounds from the Western Regions that I gave you and sent them there. What's going on? Did you discover something?"
"No." When Lu Fengyu was mentioned, he gnashed his teeth in frustration, so he told the whole story. The King of Xiangyang was stunned. After a long while, he slammed the table and said angrily: "You are just kidding me. For a few snacks, you killed the dog I gave you. What would outsiders say if they knew? You are too unscrupulous."
"I have always been unscrupulous, Your Majesty knows that." Lu Fengyu rolled his eyes. He couldn't stand what he said in front of anyone, but the King of Xiangyang fell for it, thinking that it was a manifestation of his noble character. He said helplessly, "Sir, I know that you are unrestrained, but now you are no longer wandering alone, you are the chief historian of the palace. You should think twice before doing anything."
Lu Fengyu was silent for a long time before he said sullenly: "I understand. This time I did go too far. Don't worry, Your Majesty. I won't make the same mistake again."
"That's more like it." Prince Xiangyang nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "I knew you knew the limits. If not, we wouldn't be able to be such close friends."
"Yes, next time I must think carefully. Even hunters know that they won't release the eagle until they see the rabbit. I was so stupid that I killed the dog without even seeing the thing. It was so stupid." Lu Fengyu clenched his fists and criticized himself fiercely.
Prince of Xiangyang: ...It seems that the sense of propriety I mentioned is not referring to this matter?
"My Lord, do you still have those vicious dogs from the Western Regions?" Lu Fengyu raised his head and looked at King Xiangyang: "If you do, please give me a few more."
"What?" King Xiangyang had a bad feeling in his heart. But he saw Lu Fengyu said murderously: "That woman can't stand the sight of a dead dog. I want her to see it, in front of her. Skin the dog alive and torture it..."
"Shut up." King Xiangyang was so angry that his eyebrows stood up: "Do you think that what I said just now was in vain? If you dare to have ideas about my wolfhounds again, I will skin you alive." He was really angry to death. This confidant was even more willful than a child. How can I make him change this?
"My lord, you always say that you regard me as your lifelong confidant. Am I, your lifelong confidant, not as good as your wolfhounds?" Lu Fengyu looked at King Xiangyang aggrievedly, but King Xiangyang waved his hand and said, "Don't try that. I won't eat it. You are indeed much more important than wolfhounds, but I can't just watch my good dogs being skinned alive by you. Find other dogs. Since that cook can't bear to see cats and dogs suffer, you can find other local dogs to kill in front of her, the effect will be the same."
"This is a good idea, Your Majesty is wise." Lu Fengyu stood up excitedly: "I will arrange it right away."
Prince Xiangyang stared blankly at his number one confidant who happily walked away. It was not until Lu Fengyu reached the door that he remembered that he had not called the other party over to discuss how to "conquer" the cook.
"Come back, come back, we haven't talked about business yet." The King of Xiangyang shouted angrily, doubting for the first time his own judgment of people: Can such a foodie help him conquer the world? Well, others love food, but he is willing to sacrifice his life for food.
"Oh oh oh!" Lu Fengyu also came back to his senses and patted his forehead. He was helpless about his character of "getting carried away when hearing about food", and quickly turned around and sat down again: "Why did the prince summon me this time?"
"If I remember correctly, the wife of the prince in Anping Marquis's Mansion seems to be particularly good at cooking, right?" Prince Xiangyang tapped the table with his fingers and said thoughtfully. He looked at Lu Fengyu with a clear meaning in his eyes: "You know."
Of course Lu Fengyu understood it very well. After a little thought, his heart began to ache. He really couldn't accept the setting that the cook was the wife of the prince of Anping Marquis's mansion. However, this was a matter of life and death after all. No matter how reluctant he was, he dared not deceive himself. After thinking seriously for a while, he said seriously: "The prince's doubts are also the suspicions of this subordinate. So today I went to Mingyu Villa again. This is certainly for a good meal, but also for the sake of testing. However... there are two points that make this subordinate think that this possibility is very small."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Prince Xiangyang became interested. Ever since Liu Qiang made such a big fuss in the capital but returned empty-handed, Prince Xiangyang had a shadow in his heart towards Duan Tingxuan and the fierce prince's wife who even dealt with the Dog Butcher Gang. So when he heard that Mingyu Villa had a cook who even Lu Fengyu could praise, he immediately became suspicious.
"First: Although I have repeatedly warned the prince not to trust Su Donglou, I have not found any connection between this person and the forces in the capital after investigating for so many days. In addition, after several attempts, I feel that although Su Donglou is not a ruthless person who will do anything to achieve his goal, his ambition for power is real. This explains why he defected to the prince. So unless he is a member of the court, even if the couple went to the south of the Yangtze River in disguise, they would not dare to go to Mingyu Villa, which is tantamount to taking millet from the fire. Once Su Donglou becomes suspicious of them, he can easily kill them without any reason. After all, Mingyulou has a monopoly on the world of the six southern provinces. I don't think the prince of Anping will dare to take such a big risk."
Prince Xiangyang nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "You are right. Although I have listened to you and have been unwilling to trust Donglou wholeheartedly, he has done everything for me so far, and he has done it very well. So even if he is not my man, he would never defect to the court, otherwise Duke Ping would not have ended up like that."
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