Su Donglou shook his head like a rattle: "I'm sorry, I really can't help you with this."
"That's it. What else can I do besides sleeping?" Duan Tingxuan snorted coldly and strode up to the bamboo building, but heard Su Donglou chuckle behind him and said, "You can still think hard about it." The young marquis clenched his fists, thought for a long time, and finally restrained the urge to turn around and beat this guy up.
The next day, when Duan Tingxuan got up, he asked Lu Fengyu where the family was, but he heard this guy sneer and said, "Why? You want to go over and kill them to silence them? Haha, don't blame me for not reminding you, in that family, only the woman doesn't know martial arts. The others, whether it's her husband or her sons, are actually masters sent by the prince to protect her. Even I can't command them. If you attack rashly, it's not certain who will live and who will die."
Killing that woman would make the King of Xiangyang lose his support, which was indeed a good way to quickly solve the problem. However, the consequences were difficult to predict. Without this support, the King of Xiangyang might give up and honestly live in Jiangnan as an idle prince; or it might stimulate him to go crazy and rebel without knowing his own strength.
By then, although Duan Tingxuan could get rid of this guy with Jiangnan soldiers, what would you say when you return to the emperor? You said that the Prince of Xiangyang was crazy? He started to rebel without any preparation? If he dared to say this, the emperor would have to believe it, right? Moreover, what if the Prince of Xiangyang told the world about the Fourth Prince and Concubine Jing after the rebellion? Even if it was a rumor, Concubine Jing and the Fourth Prince would not have to live, not to mention, would the emperor believe it?
What? You said that the King of Xiangyang couldn't be so stupid? Haha, it's not about stupidity or not. A person who has worked hard for twenty years to usurp the throne, once he knows that all his plans have failed. Such a blow can really drive people crazy. It has nothing to do with IQ. Not everyone is like Lu Fengyu, who is content with "having food to eat is enough, and occasionally playing tricks to harm others is even better."
So after discussing, Duan Tingxuan and Su Donglou decided to keep their troops in Jiangnan. With Lu Fengyu and Su Donglou in control of King Xiangyang's every move, there was no need to worry that he would suddenly go crazy and become a big problem. As for whether Lu Fengyu would really defect to their side. Haha, is there any need to ask? Of course he wouldn't be sincere, not to mention that Su Donglou clearly wouldn't let him go. But what does it matter? With Su Donglou's means, whether it was the pills for regular detoxification or Su Nuannuan's dishes, any of them was enough to control this insidious venomous snake.
Without any other words, just listening to Lu Fengyu's words, we can know that he is indeed very sober. Of course. It is not ruled out that this guy has other purposes: if he does not alarm that family, the secret will still be relied on by the King of Xiangyang, and he can continue to be free and easy as the chief historian of the palace. At least the prince will have to wait until he ascends the throne to deal with them. In this way, there are still several years of free and easy life to live, and several years of delicious food to eat. What if he sees hope of a comeback in the middle of the road?
Therefore, Lu Fengyu must be the one who wants to maintain the status quo the most. He also saw through that Duan Tingxuan would not choose to inform the emperor of this matter in order to protect the fourth prince. As for the crown prince. He is a very emotional person. I am afraid that if he knew about this, he would make the same choice as Duan Tingxuan. It is precisely because of this that he secretly said something, fearing that Duan Tingxuan would be impulsive and reckless and make things out of control. If that woman died and Concubine Jing's testimony was lost, the prince would really go crazy.
After hearing Duan Tingxuan say that he was just going to take a look, Lu Fengyu knew that this man was still rational, so he gave him the address without hesitation. Duan Tingxuan set off, leaving Su Donglou looking at Lu Fengyu's listless appearance. The more he looked at him, the more he loved him. He just wanted to hug him and roll in the sheets or something, but it was a pity that Su Nuannuan was still here. He would never dare to do such a thing in front of this tough sister-in-law, although his sister-in-law didn't seem to care much.
The time when you can see but not eat is the most difficult to bear. It was not until almost noon that Duan Tingxuan finally came back. Su Donglou hurriedly went forward to ask about the situation. When he saw him nod, he knew that Lu Fengyu's confession was very true. As for how Duan Tingxuan knew about it, Su Donglou did not ask. He knew that his good brother must have some means. This guy is not just a simple civil servant, otherwise the emperor would not have let him go to Jiangnan.
"After we break up here, we will leave Jiangnan directly and not return to Hangzhou. After that, I plan to go to Niutou Mountain with Nuannuan. Duke Ping must return to the capital. He has suffered enough for the past two years of being wronged by Mo Bai. Even if his title cannot be restored, he must be free again. So let's go and tell him the good news first."
After lunch, Duan Tingxuan sat with Su Nuannuan, Su Donglou and Lu Fengyu and told them about their plans. Su Donglou nodded slowly and said, "That's good. After you leave, I will tell Mr. Lu about your identities and say that I was almost taken advantage of by you. Fortunately, I arranged a backup plan in advance, which saved me and Mr. Lu from danger. It's a pity that Aunt Feng died in this operation."
Having said this, he looked at Lu Fengyu and said with a half-smile: "My lie is also very crude, but it doesn't matter. I believe that with your talent, you will be able to make it perfect and won't arouse the prince's suspicion, right?"
Lu Fengyu snorted and said nothing, which was equivalent to tacit consent. For the number one foodie, making up a lie of this level was not a big deal? No matter how difficult the lie was, even if it was full of loopholes, as long as he wanted, he could make it up.
"As for the Prince of Xiangyang, let him live comfortably for another two years. Although the emperor is in his prime, he is nearly fifty years old after all. He is busy with government affairs and is physically and mentally exhausted. He has only this one brother. Hiding this matter will not make the emperor angry and will also prevent him from being known as a fratricidal person. Let the prince deal with this matter in the future."
Duan Tingxuan's next words made Lu Fengyu breathe a sigh of relief. He was thinking about it in his heart when he heard the other party change the subject and said lightly: "However, in the matter of Duke Pingguo, I still need Mr. Lu's help to make a decision. Can you think of a way to conceal the purpose of the rebellion of the Prince of Xiangyang and vindicate him? Besides, I have to bring something with me when I go to Jiangnan next time, right?"
Lu Fengyu lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said calmly: "I can give you the trading account books of those military rations. In this way, the unjust case of Duke Ping can be vindicated..."
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