"Is Shenxian Ridge the mountain range?" Duan Tingxuan asked quietly, pretending to beg and bow. When Su Donglou blinked, he whispered his and Su Nuannuan's conjecture about Bai Shi, and then said, "I originally wanted you to send someone to check it out, but now that there has been some movement from the King of Xiangyang, it is clear that he attaches great importance to this place. It is better not to alert the enemy. Let's wait until we return. After we return, I will find a way to go there in person."
Su Donglou blinked to show that he understood. After the two finished their conversation, he pretended to be angry and pushed Duan Tingxuan away, waving his sleeves and said, "You useless thing, forget it, since you said so yourself, I don't care anymore."
Just as he was about to leave, he saw Lu Fengyu hurried over. As soon as he saw him, he sneered, "I heard that Master Su was coming, so I hurried back to entertain him. Why are you leaving now? And since you came to see me, why are you in the kitchen?"
Su Donglou snorted with a cold face: "I am a good cook, but you used sweet words in front of the prince to take me away. Now I am hungry and want to find something to eat. Don't you allow me?"
His frankness made Lu Fengyu stunned, but soon his sneer turned into a smile, and he nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I did something unkind, and I apologized to Master Su. Since you are hungry, it's just right. Come sit at my place. I'll have someone bring some snacks and we can eat to our heart's content. Why don't you stay here tonight and not leave until you are drunk?"
"That's exactly what I meant." Su Donglou laughed, almost making Duan Tingxuan stumble as he entered the kitchen. He wondered in his heart: What is Donglou doing? Is he really going to get drunk before he leaves?
Lu Fengyu and Su Donglou, because they were here to eat snacks, they did not sit in the main hall, but came to the small flower hall. After the maids served the various snacks and teas from the kitchen, Lu Fengyu sent everyone out and pointed to a plate of small cakes and said, "Try it. Madam Wang said that this is Anle Tower's sponge cake, which is soft, sweet and very popular. It is said to be a secret recipe passed down from the Marquis' Mansion. Unfortunately, she didn't steal the whole recipe. So the flavor is a little worse."
Su Donglou ate two pieces and couldn't stop eating. He said angrily, "These things should have been mine. In the end, I didn't even get to eat them, but you got them all for free."
Lu Fengyu laughed and said, "This is nothing. Brother Su, you are the leader of the martial arts world of the six southern provinces, young and promising; and I am the military strategist beside the prince. I have lofty ambitions. One of us is a scholar, and the other is a warrior, so we can help the prince to accomplish his career. Only when we get along well, the prince will be remembered in history. So my cook is also your cook, what's the difference? If you want to argue with me in the future, just come over."
"That sounds like human language. Strange, why are you so human today?" Su Donglou sneered, but doubts arose in his heart. He thought to himself, could this guy have taken the wrong medicine? Why is he suddenly so open and frank? Have I finally passed the test? That's not right, he has been suspecting me for more than a year. Suddenly, I passed the test? Without even a sign or further test?
Just as he was thinking, he saw Lu Fengyu also picked up a small mooncake, took a bite, closed his eyes and tasted it carefully, then whispered: "This is the cloud ham mooncake made by Madam Wang. I didn't know that mooncakes made of cloud ham could be so delicious and taste so unique. Now I have to eat more than ten every day, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable all over."
Su Donglou stared at Lu Fengyu who was intoxicated. His murmurs like a dream had a lazy and magnetic feel, which was somewhat touching to his ears. Combined with the intoxicated and enjoyable expression, it actually gave off a strange and enchanting charm.
He quickly shook his head to get rid of the dirty thoughts that had just arisen in his mind. Just as he calmed down, he saw Lu Fengyu open his eyes and said casually: "The couple came from the capital, have you never checked their background?"
"Why do I need to check the background of a cook? Besides, their cousin has been working in my house for several years." Su Donglou's eyes suddenly lit up when he said this, and he laughed, "Why? You heard that they came from the capital, and you saw that Madam Wang is a good cook, so you are a little worried? In this case, then you return them to me. Now that Madam Wang's food is gone, I eat less. Didn't you see that I have lost weight?"
"Bah! You underestimate me too much. How can I spit out the meat I have eaten?" Lu Fengyu gave Su Donglou a disdainful look, then stood up and sat next to his mortal enemy, and said solemnly and softly: "But then again, we should not have the intention to harm others, but we must be on guard against others. This is a matter of course. At this time when the prince is about to make great achievements, we must not take it lightly. Brother Su, you have a wide network of contacts and many talented people under you. You might as well go to the capital to check the origins of the couple. If there is nothing unusual, then we will be in luck; but if there is something unusual, it will be a great achievement in front of the prince. From now on, you can replace Liu Qiang, that useless guy, and become the prince's right-hand man."
Su Donglou's eyes flashed, and he suddenly looked Lu Fengyu up and down, and said coldly: "If someone else said this, it would be fine, but I am really surprised that you said it. What? Mr. Lu finally believes that I want to sincerely help the prince to achieve great things?"
"I have been testing you for so long, and that's about it." Lu Fengyu did not deny it. He leaned forward, his arm crossed in front of Su Donglou, took a small cake from the plate and put it into his mouth. He chewed it and said vaguely, "The most important thing is that from all aspects, you are a hundred times better than Liu Qiang. The only thing you are not as good as him is that you pledged your loyalty to the prince too late. But it doesn't matter. Some things don't need to be said. If I were you, I would also be extremely cautious. Haha, a real man should do great things in the world. Brother Su is not an ordinary person. Rather than saying why I suddenly believe in you, it's better to say that after careful testing, I understand your character and know that you will never give up such a great fortune, so today I just told you some of my inner thoughts."
"In that case, I should be grateful that Mr. Lu finally let down his guard against me?" Su Donglou's tone was more of a sigh than a sarcasm. Seeing Lu Fengyu leaning over to get some snacks, he couldn't help but slap him on the shoulder and said unhappily, "That's enough. If you want to eat snacks, why don't you go back and eat your own? I only gave you two plates, and you want to take some back. Is that how you treat guests? Was I as stingy as you were back then?"
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