"Master Su, the prince has a difficult matter here. After much thought, I can't think of anyone more suitable than you, so I want to send you to carry out the task. This matter is of great importance, so you have to do it yourself."
In the chief secretary's office, Lu Fengyu invited Su Donglou over. When he saw him come in, he went straight to the point and told him the purpose of inviting him over.
"But I don't know what is so serious? Do you really believe me now, sir?"
Su Donglou turned the teacup carelessly. What's the big deal? It's all bullshit. When will Lu Fengyu, this venomous snake, be willing to give him a big deal? If it's a big deal, most of them are tests, such as the matter of Pingguogong's grain and grass. Testing is nothing, but after you tried it, you fucking trusted me. I gritted my teeth and helped you do those bad things, and in the end I was still suspected. Dou E didn't have such an injustice as me.
So Su Donglou didn't take this to heart at all, but the next moment, he heard Lu Fengyu say in a deep voice: "Help me kill someone, a person who should have died."
"What do you mean?" Su Donglou looked up in astonishment: "Where are you going? Who are you going to kill?" Oh my god, has this venomous snake finally believed in himself? Just by saying a few vague words about his suspicion of Duan Tingxuan and helping him settle a few things, is he finally seeing the moon after waiting for the clouds to clear?
"Let's go to Shenxian Ridge." Lu Fengyu's expression became more solemn, and he said word by word: "Su Donglou, listen carefully, this is not a test, this is the first thing that the prince and I ask you to do after we truly trust you. After this is done, in the future... you and I will help the prince achieve great things, and great wealth will be at your fingertips."
Su Donglou licked his lips. As soon as the word "Shenxianling" came out, he knew that this was definitely not a test. Duan Tingxuan had just said that Shenxianling might have the person they were looking for, which showed that this was a very important place. Before, Lu Fengyu had never told him about this place, but now he suddenly asked him to go there to kill someone, which showed that the other party finally trusted him sincerely.
Thinking of this, Su Donglou was both excited and nervous. He was excited because his efforts over the past year had not been in vain, and he finally waited for this day. He was nervous because he didn't know who Lu Fengyu had sent him to kill. Could this person be killed? This was different from the case of Duke Ping that day. The reason why he acted so rudely in that case was because he knew that Duan Tingxuan would help him. Duke Ping could at least keep his life and wait for the injustice to be redressed. The people who died in that case were either Lu Fengyu's confidants or greedy people, and they all deserved to die.
But today, Lu Fengyu, who had always refused to get bloodstained, explicitly asked him to kill someone, but he had no idea how important this person was. But now was not the time to think about this. The most important thing was to gain the trust of King Xiangyang and Lu Fengyu. So he nodded calmly and said lightly: "Who to kill?"
"Long Pingzhang."
Lu Fengyu's words almost made Su Donglou jump up in surprise. He clenched his fists, tried his best to control his emotions, and said in a deep voice: "Long Pingzhang? The Jiangnan Dao Censor? But he..." At this point, he seemed to suddenly understand and nodded: "I see, no wonder you said you went to kill a person who should have died. What? Could it be that this person is not dead?"
"Yes." Lu Fengyu's usually calm face was rarely angry. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "That bunch of rubbish. They didn't even check before pushing everyone off the cliff. Most importantly, he didn't die after falling off the cliff. How lucky is that? But I won't let him have a happy future. Now that we know, he must die. Su Donglou, this matter is extremely important. We can only succeed and not fail. Do you... understand what I mean?"
"Such words are simply insulting to me." Su Donglou smiled. "A bookworm who can't even lift a chicken deserves to be told that he can only succeed and not fail? Okay, leave it to me. But... is the information accurate? Are you sure it's that Long Pingzhang? Could it be that someone is deliberately using this dead man to make a fuss? Be careful not to be lured out by someone."
"Am I so stupid in your eyes?" Lu Fengyu glared at Su Donglou, but felt comforted in his heart, thinking that this guy could actually consider me to this extent, which shows that he has no second thoughts. Hmm! It seems a bit too much to refuse to believe him for more than a year, but it is better to be safe than sorry. This is a business that may result in the confiscation of property and the death penalty, so it is never too careful.
Thinking this way, Su Donglou seemed much more pleasing to the eye. The two talked for a while, and then Su Donglou said goodbye and left.
Lu Fengyu turned around and was about to clean up the remaining snacks on the plate when he saw a eunuch outside the door come in and say that the King of Xiangyang had summoned him. He held his forehead and muttered, "Wait a minute, I'll finish the remaining snacks."
When he came to see the King of Xiangyang, there was still a piece of residue on the corner of Lu Changshi's mouth that he hadn't cleaned up. Naturally, he caused the king to laugh at him. The big foodie blushed and said angrily, "Your Majesty, did you call me here just to make fun of you?"
The King of Xiangyang then held back his laughter and nodded, saying, "No, I have something serious to discuss with you, sir." After that, he handed over a letter and said in a deep voice, "Take a look, Duan Tingxuan and his wife have finally revealed their true colors."
Lu Fengyu's hand couldn't help but tremble when he received the letter. At this moment, his mind almost lost control, and shock and fear surged up at the same time.
It was no wonder that he was panicking. Once the King of Xiangyang knew the identities of Duan Tingxuan and his wife, he would definitely eliminate them. These two had been by his side for so long, and he hadn't noticed. This was a big mistake. Even from now on, the King would no longer trust him, and all his efforts over the past years would go down the drain. Most importantly, he would no longer be able to enjoy Su Nuannuan's fancy delicacies that had not yet been released. How could this not make Lu Fengyu panic?
Fortunately, he had been the number one think tank in the palace for so many years, and he was very good at cultivation. So even though he was crying like a ghost in his heart, Lu Fengyu was still calm on the surface. After reading the letter, he was secretly relieved, but his face was solemn and said: "The couple finally appeared. If it is as the letter says, Duke Ping really said such words after being drunk, then it means that Duan Tingxuan must have obtained some key evidence and is sure to vindicate him, otherwise he would never dare to say such a thing."
Prince Xiangyang also said in a deep voice: "That's right. Duan Tingxuan has always been insidious. He went to Niutou Mountain but didn't show up for so long. Even the local officials didn't know where he was. This is definitely not the way to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law. And now they suddenly showed up again, but didn't interact with people. Only Duke Ping spoke out. I'm afraid there is some evidence in their hands. Haha! A dignified prince of a marquisate did this for his fallen parents-in-law. I don't know how much Duan Tingxuan loves his Hedong Lion."
Lu Fengyu pondered for a long while before saying decisively, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. This fire will never burn us. The matter was handled very properly that day. The important witnesses have been killed. Now the grain has been sold in batches without any mistakes. Even if Duan Tingxuan can track down the whereabouts of that batch of grain, he can't bring the fire to us."
Prince Xiangyang nodded and said, "I also know this, but after hearing what you said, I feel much more at ease. Now that I think about it, I'm lucky I listened to your advice and didn't hand over the grain sales to Donglou. Otherwise, if Duan Tingxuan traced the matter back to Mingyulou, we would have lost an arm for nothing."
Lu Fengyu smiled and said, "That's right. Under the current circumstances, Mingyulou is becoming more and more important. I know that the prince has already trusted Donglou, but he is just being cold to me. Don't worry, my lord. I am not jealous of others' talents. As long as I can help you achieve great things, I hope you have more talents. If Donglou can do what I said this time, he will be my brother in the future. I am willing to be your brain and arm and work together to conquer the world."
"Well, well said." King Xiangyang nodded repeatedly, his eyes flashing with admiration: "I like your calm and wise character. If I get what I want one day, I will not let you down."
Coming out of the study of King Xiangyang, Lu Fengyu lost his calmness and excitement in front of King Xiangyang: On the other side of Niutou Mountain, there is a prince and his wife, which makes the matter even more confusing. Which one is the real prince and his wife here in Jiangnan or on Niutou Mountain? It seems that they are afraid that I will suspect, so they show up there to cover up. But if that is the case, why didn't they show up earlier? If it is said that Duan Tingxuan and Su Donglou colluded and knew that I had begun to suspect, so they arranged this, then they are too stupid, right? This is simply a case of trying to cover up the truth with Su Donglou. Would the guy called a fox by the bigwigs in the court do such a stupid thing?
Even though Lu Fengyu was extremely intelligent, he only felt a little pain in his head at this moment. He simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He thought to himself, everything depends on Su Donglou's performance. Whether he is loyal or wavering, he will be able to test it out this time.
Hangzhou is not far from Suzhou. Su Donglou did not take a boat, but came to Suzhou alone on horseback.
He got off the horse at the contact point given by Lu Fengyu, looked at the lush mountains, took a deep breath, clenched his fists secretly, and then turned around to look around. Sure enough, he saw a pergola in the distance, so he walked over. As it was hot today, people set up pergolas on both sides of the mountain road to sell tea, snacks and the like for passers-by to escape the heat and quench their thirst.
Su Donglou entered the tea stall and sat down. His eyes swept over the tea-selling woman. He saw that the woman was quite pretty, but she just sat lazily on the chair. She did not greet Su Donglou when he came in. When she saw him looking at her, she said impatiently, "The tea is over there, pour it yourself. Don't expect me to get up and serve you."
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