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Capítulo 61

Long Er glanced at Long San and Feng Ning, and snorted, "My brother is about to be forced to marry, how could I not come?" He was just a step too late, and by the time he arrived, the matter was already over.

Long San smiled and said, "Thank you, Second Brother."

Long Er then asked Feng Ning, "And what are you doing here?"

Feng Ning glared at him: "My husband is about to be forced into becoming a bandit's husband by another woman, how can I not come?"

Long Er felt uneasy thinking about what this woman had done in the past. He was about to say, "Who is your husband?" But when he saw Long San holding Feng Ning's hand and the two of them in a very intimate manner, he shut his mouth. In the end, he only said to Long San, "Don't worry about this. I will talk to Biyun Palace."

Feng Ning had figured out what Long Er was thinking. She opened her eyes wide and asked, "You want to take advantage of the situation?" Given Long Er's vindictive and greedy nature, he would definitely do more than just teach Yun Ranxiang a lesson for bullying Long San. He would probably try to blackmail her into handing over some business.

Long Er glared at Feng Ning: "What? She can rob my brother, but I can't rob her family's livelihood? Can we, the Long family, be bullied like this?" Feng Ning rolled her eyes back, with an expression that said, "I knew it."

Long Er got angry at her behavior. He pointed at Feng Ning and scolded Long San: "You should at least teach her a thing or two. She doesn't know any manners. How can you take her out to meet people? She needs to know how to read people's expressions when she speaks and acts."

Feng Ning retorted, "How could I not read people's expressions? I know you look down on me; it's written all over your face. I can see it clearly."

Long San quickly patted the back of her hand: "Second brother didn't mean that."

But Long Er added fuel to the fire: "You're quite sensible."

"Second Brother," Long San called out. Long Er and Feng Ning glared at each other, then turned away with a "humph." Long San sighed inwardly and said to Feng Ning, "Go back to your room and wash up, then get some sleep. I'll find you later when I'm done with my business." Feng Ning pouted, clearly unhappy, but Long San coaxed her out of the room.

Feng Ning looked at the closed door and knew that Long San and Long Er must have something to talk about behind her back. She pressed her ear to the door to eavesdrop, but the first thing she heard from Long Er was: "Look at the two of you, are you afraid that others will not know what good things you did last night?"

Feng Ning blushed, feeling guilty as she wondered how he knew. Just as she was about to listen further, the door opened, and Long San called out with a stern face, "Feng'er..."

Feng Ning lowered her head and pretended to kick the pebbles under her feet. She wouldn't leave; she just wanted to hear what they had to say.

Long San leaned close to her ear and said, "Your neck is covered in marks, your second brother noticed. If you're not afraid of people pointing and whispering, then stand here and let them see."

Upon hearing this, Feng Ning guiltily covered her neck, glared at Long San, and quickly turned and ran back to her temporary hut as if her pants were on fire. Only after Long San made sure she was far away did he close the door and go back to Long Er, saying, "Second Brother, I have something to tell you about Feng'er."

"Isn't it just that you've decided on her and plan to spend your life with her? I know, and I didn't say anything more. You chose her, and it's no use if I'm not happy about it."

“No, Second Brother.” Long San hesitated for a moment, then said, “I wanted to tell you that Feng’er is not Feng Ning.”

Long Er was taken aback: "What do you mean by 'not Feng Ning'?"

"They are two people, two completely different people."

Long Er narrowed his eyes: "Then who is she?"

"He's an orphan who grew up in Xia Kingdom." Long San told Long Er everything he had learned from his investigation and what had happened during this period. Long Er was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time after hearing it: "Really?"

"Absolutely true."

"You've only heard one side of the story from that Nianyi guy and then made your own assumptions..."

"I'm sure I'm Feng'er's first man."

Long Er frowned, only then realizing the implications of this matter. He was even more surprised: "Third brother, if you knew... how could you..."

Long San's face flushed, and he felt a little awkward: "Feng'er also has feelings for me."

Long Er fell silent. As the elder brother, he really couldn't say anything about matters between men and women. But what if the other person regained their memory, or their family came looking for them?

Long Er pondered for a long time before asking, "When did they switch the packages?"

"I don't know. The spies I sent to Xia Kingdom haven't returned with news yet. Also, someone is keeping an eye on Nianyi for me. They'll let me know if there's any movement." Long San still felt guilty towards Nianyi, and he felt very uncomfortable mentioning him. He added, "If we can confirm when Xiao Wu will arrive in Xiao Kingdom, we can estimate a timeframe."

"Even if there is a time frame, how could they do all this without anyone noticing? Where is the real Feng Ning? Why do they look exactly alike? Why switch them? I think the Feng family couple also believed that this one was their own daughter. Didn't they know? If they did know, what kind of trick were they playing?"

Long San remained silent; he couldn't answer any of these questions, but he knew that his beloved had brought him a huge problem.

Author's Note: After reading the comments, I found that many people didn't understand the previous chapter, but I've explained it all in this chapter, so everyone should understand now.

Now we're entering the mystery-solving phase. We'll unravel the mystery while discussing romance. Long San's love journey is long, so please be patient.

45

45. Master Long, delighted to have gained support...

Long Er thought for a moment and said, "I've investigated what kind of deep-seated grudge the Feng family mentioned."

"how?"

"Back when Grandpa Feng and Grandpa were both officials in the court, there were rumors that he was hiding treasures, colluding with the enemy, and plotting rebellion. That's why he resigned. I inquired and found out that the emperor originally wanted to sentence him to death, but Grandpa risked his life to save him, and that's how he was allowed to resign. Because it wasn't something to be proud of, the specific reason for his resignation was suppressed, and it was only said that he was retiring due to illness. Over the years, no one even dared to spread the rumors."

Long Sanqi said, "Since Grandpa risked his life to protect them, then it should be Grandpa who has done a favor for the Feng family. How can there be any enmity between them?"

Long Er took a sip of tea and continued, "I asked a few uncles and elders about the details behind this, and they were quite wary of it, which was strange. Later, I managed to get the truth out of them. It turns out that everyone privately believed that Grandpa Feng was framed by Grandpa."

"What? How could this be?" Long San refused to believe it. "Everyone knows about the friendship between Grandpa and Old Master Feng. When we were little, he always told us how they ran away from the village together to make their way in the world, how they begged for food together, how they learned martial arts, how they fought bandits, how they joined the army... Their achievements were legendary. That was a bond of life and death. Didn't they even arrange a marriage between their children? And didn't Grandpa vouch for Old Master Feng so that he could resign from his official post? How could it be Grandpa who did this?" Long San was agitated. His grandfather had always been a great hero in his eyes, and he couldn't accept anyone accusing his grandfather of such a betrayal.

Long Er said, "The source of all the trouble is that so-called treasure."

Long San calmed down, looked at Long Er, and the two were silent for a moment. Long San asked, "Treasure? The family heirloom that Grandpa left to our Long family, the treasure that we never intended to search for or dig up?"

Long Er nodded: "I used my connections and asked the old eunuchs in the palace. It is said that the treasure was found by Old Master Feng and my grandfather together. They agreed to guard it together and share it between their families. I overheard the eunuch's implication that he felt my grandfather had become greedy, but he didn't want to confront them and take it all for himself. Just then, the Emperor also heard some snippets about the treasure and questioned him about it. So my grandfather took the opportunity to frame Old Master Feng and that's how he got the Feng family out of the capital and took the treasure for himself."

"Old Master Feng is dead, so the Feng family descendants think that it was our Long family who caused this, and they also think that the treasure should belong to them, so they spent so much time and energy dealing with us?" Long San felt that this analysis made sense.

“Yes, I looked at that map carefully. There was a blank area, as if it was deliberately missing. I tried it with the seal that Grandpa left behind, and the printed map filled in half of that area. I think the other half should be in the hands of the Feng family.” Long Er said, “Demanding the fulfillment of the marriage contract, seizing business, and taking the treasure, step by step, it does seem to be something that was done for Grandpa Feng back then.”