"Alive? Lord Long is not dead?" Su Nuannuan was also shocked, but she heard Duan Tingxuan angrily say: "Pingzhang survived the disaster, but... Lu Fengyu knew about it, so he sent Donglou to silence him, but who knew... who knew that this bastard really took action... You bastard, you killed an official of the imperial court, do you know how serious this crime is?"
The young marquis was really heartbroken, his eyes were red at this moment, but he heard Su Nuannuan hurriedly said: "Wait wait, Donglou, tell me the details of this matter, what happened? Why did Lord Long come back to life? How did Lu Fengyu know? Why did you really want to kill him? He holds important clues in his hands."
Su Donglou recounted the whole story, and finally spread his hands and said, "So I have no choice. Lu Fengyu said that this is the first thing he asked me to do after trusting me. For such a major event, do you think he can really let me do it alone? There are so many eyes watching me in the distance that I can't detect, so what can I do? Even if there is a possibility of saving people, can I not save them? But since there is no such possibility, why don't I make a decision immediately? Am I still hesitating and ruining the good situation that I have worked so hard to get?"
"Then... then you should have discussed it with me in advance." Duan Tingxuan knew that Su Donglou was telling the truth, but he still couldn't get over it. He heard Su Donglou sneer, "I discuss it with you? Do you think you can have a good idea? By then, you will just be the one wavering. Your mind must know that Long Pingzhang must die, but your feelings will never allow you to give me such an order. Instead of this, it is better not to inform you, so as to save you from suffering. Now that the person has been killed, any sins will be borne by me. It has nothing to do with you. You are still the loyal and righteous Prince Anping, and I am the heartless and ungrateful one."
"You..." Duan Tingxuan's throat was blocked by blood. Su Donglou's sarcasm was too vicious, but what he said was also the truth. The dilemma of the world is nothing more than this.
"Alright, alright. Tingxuan, Donglou is helpless about this matter. Moreover, he only cares about you. So you can't blame him. As for Lord Long... Alas! We can only say that it is destined..." Su Nuannuan said here, and suddenly a light bulb flashed in her mind. She looked at Su Donglou and said, "You said. After Lord Long escaped the catastrophe, he settled down in Shenxian Ridge and has been looking for his target, but he didn't find it?"
"Yes. Judging from what he said, it should be true. And the place I found is his temporary residence. It can be seen that he lives in the mountains." Seeing that Duan Tingxuan did not speak, Su Donglou stopped and answered Su Nuannuan's question honestly.
"That's a little strange." Su Nuannuan frowned. "According to Donglou, there is no one else in the bamboo building. Only Lord Long is there. But Tingxuan, Lord Long is obviously a weak scholar, isn't he? He is delicate and fragile. Can he build a bamboo building by himself? Does he have this ability? Not to mention that it is a towering mountain. In the area of Jiangnan, there are too many fierce snakes, insects, rats and ants. Does Lord Long have experience in surviving in the wild? How can he live in these mountains for so many days without any harm?"
As soon as Su Nuannuan said this, Su Donglou and Duan Tingxuan were both stunned. After a long while, Su Donglou murmured, "More than just surviving? I think he is living a good life. He is wearing an ordinary scholar's clothes. Although it is not silk or satin, it is intact. I am wondering, after escaping death, did he appear in the market again? He was not discovered by Lu Fengyu and King Xiangyang's spies? Isn't he too lucky?"
At this point, he couldn't help but slap his thigh and said in annoyance: "Oh my god, I was fooled by such a trick. It's shameful, too shameful. Sister-in-law, you must keep this a secret from me, otherwise I will have no face to mix in the underworld."
"You mean, that Pingzhang is fake? Pingzhang didn't... come back to life?" Duan Tingxuan's tone became gloomy again when he finished speaking, but Su Nuannuan comforted him, "Isn't this good? Dying in the line of duty is better than surviving a disaster and then being killed by your own people. This way, you don't have to be angry with Donglou, and you two will still be good brothers in the future."
Duan Tingxuan: ...
The matter was finally revealed. Since Long Pingzhang had never come back to life, Su Donglou must have killed Lu Fengyu's men. Duan Tingxuan just wanted to say "Well done." However, thinking that he had just lost his temper with this good friend and now he had to make friends with him immediately, he really couldn't bring himself to say it, so he remained silent.
The room fell silent for a moment. Su Nuannuan yawned and said impatiently, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to sleep."
Duan Tingxuan then came down the stairs, coughed and said, "Um...you said there were three things and one more thing you wanted to discuss with me, but now you only mentioned two. What are the other two?"
Su Donglou said unhappily, "I forgot. Anyway, I am a heartless, ruthless, and cruel person. It is normal for me to have a bad memory."
"Don't be childish, okay? You are the chief of the six southern provinces, what a bold title, but you are so petty? Don't let me look down on you."
Su Nuannuan glared, so Su Donglou snorted and said lightly: "The third thing, I think Lu Fengyu already knows your identity, but his attitude is very strange. Today, under the pretext of being drunk, he specifically told me that once I find out your identity, I am not allowed to tell anyone. I must inform him first, and then he will decide how to deal with you."
Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan looked at each other. This was the most important information tonight, but they couldn't figure out how Lu Fengyu saw through their identities. They had been getting along very well these days, and they didn't seem to have any temptation or malice in him.
What to do? Go or stay?
This was a thought that came to the minds of the couple at the same time. Duan Tingxuan looked at Su Donglou and said, "What you want to discuss with me is whether Nuannuan and I should stay or go? Although you said that Lu Fengyu seemed to know our identities, his attitude has not changed at all..."
Before he could finish, Su Donglou shook his head and said, "This is just the third thing I want to inform you of. As for what I want to discuss with you... well, I mean, maybe I can add a little more fuel to make Lu Fengyu completely regard me as his confidant."
"Are you going to expose our identities?" Duan Tingxuan was also an extremely smart man. He guessed Su Donglou's thoughts at once and asked in a deep voice.
Su Donglou nodded and said seriously, "Although I don't know the reason, since Lu Fengyu has seen through your identities, he shouldn't keep you here any longer, but his attitude has not changed at all. I think he probably wants to delay for a while, taking the opportunity to eat a few more meals prepared by my sister-in-law, and then arrest you when he can't delay any longer." At this point, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, "If this is really the reason, I'm afraid he will be confirmed as the number one foodie in history, and will go down in history because of this."
Even at such a tense moment, after hearing Su Donglou's words, Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan couldn't help but smile knowingly. Duan Tingxuan then said thoughtfully, "Take another risk? Okay, let's do this. If you tell Lu Fengyu about our identities, he will definitely trust you completely. In this way, although Nuannuan and I are in danger, we can at least protect ourselves with your support."
"Yes, I think so too." Su Donglou also nodded excitedly and said, "From what I heard from Lu Fengyu, he knows the inside story of the important clue in Shenxianling. And that is the biggest trump card of King Xiangyang, and it is also the opponent's reliance. If you want to get a confession from King Xiangyang, I am afraid he will not agree even if you kill him. But Lu Fengyu is different. Although he is insidious and cunning, he is cowardly and timid. If we can find an opportunity to control him, he may not be able to keep the secret for King Xiangyang under the combination of food and torture. By then, King Xiangyang's rebellion flag may be cut off before it is even raised."
"Your analysis is correct, let's do this." Duan Tingxuan was also excited. He hit his left palm with his right fist and sighed, "After enduring these few months, the results are finally coming out, damn it." Thinking of the end of this frustrating spy life experience, the young marquis excitedly cursed.
Su Donglou was not suitable to stay for long, so he left quickly. Duan Tingxuan couldn't sleep here anymore, so he got up and went to the window to look at the dark night. Suddenly, he heard Su Nuannuan behind him asking, "What's wrong? Did you think of Lord Long?"
"yes."
The young marquis turned around and gently hugged his wife to his arms, as if he could draw some warmth and strength from this, and murmured: "When I first heard Donglou say that Pingzhang was not dead, I was so excited that my heart almost jumped out of my chest, so I was furious afterwards. In fact, rationally, I knew that Donglou's choice was cruel but correct, but emotionally I could not accept it no matter what."
Su Nuannuan said softly, "It is for this reason that Donglou did not discuss the mission with you after receiving it from Lu Fengyu. He knew that it would be futile to discuss it with you, but in order to add to your suffering, he simply shouldered all the burdens. You are very lucky to have such loyal friends, as is Lord Long and Donglou."
"Yes." Duan Tingxuan let out a long sigh and said with a bitter smile: "It's a pity that Pingzhang is gone now. Even though I feel that he is still here and that he will appear in front of me the next moment, it's all a daydream. He is dead after all. He hasn't even tasted the delicious food you made..."
"Lord Long is also a foodie?" Su Nuannuan interrupted her husband, looked up and asked curiously.
"Oh, that's not the case." Duan Tingxuan shrugged, but smiled and said, "But even if you are not a foodie, you will still enjoy your delicacies."
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