As he spoke, he took Xiu'er's hand and was about to leave in a panic, but Duan Tingxuan grabbed his wrist and said sternly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Pingzhang, do you know how sad your uncle and aunt are when they know what happened to you? You are their only son, and your entire family is proud of you, but now they hear the news of your death..."
"I was dead anyway, wasn't I?" Long Pingzhang shouted, and after thinking for a moment, he quickly shook his sleeves and said, "Actually...actually you got the wrong person. I'm not that Lord Long. At first...at first I just wanted to cheat you out of your money. Let me go. I...I'm not that Lord Long."
"You don't even draft your nonsense?" Duan Tingxuan frowned: "You clearly called out my name at the beginning."
"I guessed that, I just made it up." Long Pingzhang yelled, but Duan Tingxuan gritted his teeth and said, "Really? Do you think my name is so tacky that it's so common that you can just make it up and it will be correct?"
"Anyway...anyway, I'm not that person." Long Pingzhang was anxious, and Su Nuannuan pulled Duan Tingxuan's sleeve and said, "Don't you see it yet? Lord Long can't bear to part with Miss Xiu'er. If you don't let him be with Miss Xiu'er, he won't go back with you."
"But the problem is... that's what he likes now, but he has lost all his memories now." How could Duan Tingxuan let his friend go? He didn't have the feminine mind of Su Nuannuan, and he couldn't allow his promising friend to live in a daze for a country woman, give up all his talents, and become a farmer with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky.
"Brother Niu, don't... don't be like this. This young master has already said it. You are such a high-ranking official, and your family is also very powerful. These past few months were just a dream you had."
Xiu'er's tears finally fell. She pulled Long Pingzhang's hand away and choked up, "Go with this young master and return to your home. That's where you should go. If...if you still remember me in the future. You can...you can come to see me and daddy..."
"No...Xiu'er, I...I can't leave you behind." Long Pingzhang held Xiu'er and heard Duan Tingxuan whispering in his ear about the excessive grief of his parents and relatives. He turned back and shouted, "Those are the parents and relatives of the deceased person. I...I don't remember anything. This is what I can remember now. But Xiu'er, why do you force me to accept that person's mess? Do you want to separate Xiu'er and me?"
"Asshole. What that person? That person is you. You just lost your memory now, but you are still you, not someone who looks like Long Pingzhang but has nothing to do with him. You have no impression of your parents and relatives now, and only Xiu'er is in your eyes and heart. But what if you recover your memory in the future? What will you do after recovering your memory? Will you abandon her and return to the family? Or will you suppress your longing for your parents for her? Your ambition, your ideal, you studied hard for ten years. Will you be traded for a lifetime of hard work and farming? Will you be willing at that time? Can you accept this kind of farmer's life?"
“I…I…”
Long Pingzhang stuttered for a moment, but heard Xiu'er crying, "Brother Niu, this young master is right. The reason why you don't want to go back now is because you only have me and Daddy in your memory. If one day you recover your memory, you won't want to live like this. You should go back with this young master. Don't... don't hurt me."
"This girl is so clear-headed." Su Nuannuan was shocked, and almost suspected that such a clear-headed and strong girl was also a time traveler. If a woman heard that her lover was such a super rich man, wouldn't she hold on tightly and not let go? But she was so rational that she could analyze the pros and cons in such a short time and was able to let go of her lover with great pain. This was really rare.
"No, Xiu'er, I... I like you, not because you saved my life, I just like you." Long Pingzhang held Xiu'er's hand tightly and refused to let go, but because Duan Tingxuan also held his sleeve tightly, not letting him break free, he looked a little struggling, and was obviously in a dilemma. Suddenly he turned around and said to Duan Tingxuan: "You are my good friend, right? A very good friend, right?"
"Yes." Although it was just one word, the young marquis said it with some difficulty. He swallowed his saliva and felt his scalp numbing slightly.
Sure enough, the next moment, Long Pingzhang's eyes lit up and he said hopefully, "Then can you help me, help me to be with Xiu'er? I can see that you are definitely not an ordinary person. Maybe with your intercession, my parents will accept Xiu'er. Didn't you say that I am their only son? Their only son was saved by Xiu'er. Why can't Xiu'er enter my house, right?"
"Your family is a wealthy family. A girl like Xiu'er may not be able to adapt to life there." Duan Tingxuan tried to persuade him earnestly. However, Long Pingzhang had obviously completely forgotten what a wealthy family was. He insisted, "Why can't I adapt? I can adapt to life in Xiu'er's family. That... Xiu'er is a very smart girl. She will definitely be able to adapt."
"Forget it, just think that I have recognized the wrong person. Go back with Miss Xiu'er and prepare for the marriage." Duan Tingxuan immediately didn't want to be loyal to his friend anymore after discovering that his good friend had become a hot potato. At this moment, Su Nuannuan even suspected that the young marquis on the mountaintop, who was crying and reciting an obituary to mourn his dead friend, was just an illusion.
Unexpectedly, Long Pingzhang was not a pushover either. He just said that he was not Long Pingzhang. Seeing Duan Tingxuan backing out, he insisted on it. He pulled Xiu'er back to his seat and even poured himself a cup of tea. He said slowly, "How could I have recognized the wrong person? Didn't I call out your name? The name Tingxuan is not Zhang San, Li Si, or Wang Ermaizi. I can just say it's right, right?"
Duan Tingxuan: ...
Even Su Nuannuan was speechless. Could it be that this Lord Long was a professional at pitting his teammates? He could just blame others for such a difficult problem, and it seemed that he couldn't get rid of it at the moment.
"Brother Niu..."
But Xiu'er was really a good girl, with a thin skin. Seeing her brother Niu being so shameless, her face turned red all the way to her neck. She struggled with her hands and said to Long Pingzhang, "Don't embarrass this young master. There is no way to have the best of both worlds. You...you should just go back with him."
"No, I want to have the best of both worlds." Long Pingzhang was probably afraid that his image in Xiu'er's heart would be downgraded, so he explained, "Xiu'er, you don't have to be ashamed. Although I have no memory, I have a vague feeling that this is how I usually get along with Tingxuan."
"The problem is you can't have your cake and eat it too."
Duan Tingxuan tried hard not to swear, but he really had nothing to refute. In the past, when he and Long Pingzhang were not doing anything serious, they would always cheat each other. However, he never dreamed that this guy, who had lost his memory, would actually dig such a big hole for him.
"Miss Xiu'er, what do you think?" Su Nuannuan ignored the two men who were staring at each other and turned to ask the other party's opinion. Women sympathize with each other, so of course she values the opinions of her own kind more.
"How about this, Brother Niu... Lord Long, you go back with this young master first, and when everything is settled, come find me again, I'll wait for you at home." Xiu'er said softly, but saw Long Pingzhang shaking his head like a rattle, muttering: "Xiu'er, don't lie to me, you won't wait for me at all. If I go home and become that Lord Long, you will definitely not be willing to marry me."
"Did you really lose your memory?" Duan Tingxuan was shocked: This wisdom is definitely at the level of the real Long Pingzhang. How could a person with amnesia have such wisdom? Aren't people with amnesia supposed to be stupid?
"I just lost my memory, not became demented." Long Pingzhang said proudly. If he hadn't insisted that he had lost his memory, Duan Tingxuan would not believe anything he said. His words and deeds were exactly the same as Long Pingzhang's. Look, now he even knows how to mock.
For a moment, the young marquis was at a loss. He scratched his head for a long time but couldn't think of a good way to satisfy both parties. He could only yell at Long Pingzhang: "Since you have lost your memory, why don't you stay in the valley and come to Songjiang? Now look, do you want me to abandon you or take you with me? Nuannuan and I still have to go to Niutou Mountain, and we don't have time to send you back to the capital."
"How about I wait for you here?" Long Pingzhang suggested, but Duan Tingxuan said with a gloomy face: "No. You have offended the King of Xiangyang before. The reason why you were seriously injured and fell off the cliff was because of his orders. If he knew that you appeared in Songjiang Prefecture, he would definitely send people to kill you again. It is not safe for you to stay here."
Long Pingzhang lowered his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly looked at Duan Tingxuan with shining eyes: "How much money did you bring this time? You just took out five thousand taels of silver notes, so it shouldn't be a problem to bring two more people along the way, right?"
"What do you mean?" The young marquis looked at his friend warily, but he turned to look at Xiu'er and said softly, "Sister Xiu, didn't you always say that you wanted to go out and see what the outside world is like? Now the opportunity has come, let's go with them. Anyway, it doesn't cost us money, at most I can return the money to him after I get home, what do you think?"
"Hey! Nuannuan and I finally have time to play together, why are you joining in the fun? Stop talking nonsense, I'll let Siping take you back to the capital."
"No, Xiu'er will definitely not be waiting for me at home, I must take her with me. Anyway, I have lost my memory, and now I only have Xiu'er in my heart. If my parents want to get their son back, they can't let me and Xiu'er be separated. Besides, Xiu'er is my lifesaver, they should thank Xiu'er."
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