Then I saw Su Yan standing there speechless and helpless.
He asked, "What's wrong?"
Su Fuliu immediately turned around and stood next to Feng Muting, saying, "Your Highness, Su Yan has arrived!"
Su Yan was taken aback again, thinking that Su Fuliu was now taking advantage of being Feng Muting's favorite to call him by his full name. In the past, Su Fuliu had always called him Butler Su politely.
However, given the current relationship between Su Fuliu and their prince, let alone calling him "Su Yan," he would have to listen even if they called him "big bad guy."
Feng Muting glanced at Su Fuliu beside him. This little fool looked at him with a "Your Highness is a bad guy, don't believe him" expression. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes, I know. You don't need to be nervous. Don't worry, I'm here."
Upon hearing this, Su Fuliu glanced at Feng Muting, smiled slightly, and then looked at Su Yan, letting out a loud snort as if to say: Su Yan, you're finished!
"Alright, you can go back now. I need to speak with Su Yan alone," Feng Muting said.
Su Fuliu nodded: "Alright, I'll take my leave now."
He knew that Feng Muting definitely wanted to interrogate Su Yan properly, so he couldn't disturb him.
After Su Fuliu left, Su Yan asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with Xiao Su? Why...why is she so hostile towards me?"
Feng Muting glanced at Su Yan and chuckled softly, "Let's talk in the study."
After saying that, he left first.
Su Yan quickly followed.
Once in the study, Su Yan eagerly looked at Feng Muting, waiting for him to answer his questions.
He really found it all very inexplicable.
Ever since Su Fuliu came back this time, her attitude towards him has changed completely, which is very strange.
Feng Muting replied, "Who told you to go to Jade Dragon Village to find me without changing your clothes, and to be so unlucky as to be seen by him?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yan was taken aback. After thinking for a long time, he finally realized what was going on: "Little Su, do you think I've betrayed Your Highness, or that I'm colluding with outsiders to plot against Your Highness? Is that why you're targeting me? He came back to deliver a message to Your Highness?"
Feng Muting nodded.
Su Yan was speechless: "How come Xiao Su's thoughts are different from normal people? When he saw me appear at Yulong Village, wasn't his first reaction to suspect the prince's identity? It seems that the prince is very well hidden, and he has never suspected the prince at all."
Feng Muting frowned slightly: "What do you mean by that? Are you saying Fu Liu is stupid?"
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A note from the author:
Sorry everyone, it's been a long wait. The dreaded weekend is over, and we're back to normal updates today~ Waaaaah!
Chapter 151 Confession
Su Yan couldn't help but shiver, then stiffly forced a smile: "No, no, what I meant was that I am extraordinary, a rare talent."
After he finished speaking, he saw that Feng Muting's expression had softened a bit, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tell me, what should I do now? Should I kill you to relieve Fuliu's worries, or should you stage a scene of 'bearing thorns to apologize' yourself?"
Su Yan couldn't help but purse his lips: "Your Highness could have easily explained it to me..."
"Explain what? Do you want me to tell him that I am Qin Shi?" Feng Muting retorted.
Su Yan choked, then pouted pitifully, "Your Highness, I've served you for so many years, are you really going to kill me?"
Just to make Su Fuliu happy and put her mind at ease, is it worth taking his life?
Feng Muting glanced at him, a hint of disdain in his eyes: "Alright, what kind of man are you, looking so pitiful? I was just saying it casually. If I really wanted to kill you, would I have let you wait until now?"
Su Yan immediately dropped his aggrieved expression and couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Thinking to myself that their prince was treating people too differently.
Little Su looked so wronged, and their prince always fell for it.
He looked aggrieved, but their prince was extremely disgusted.
But there was nothing he could do; he was just the prince's subordinate, while Xiao Su was the prince's favorite. They were not the same.
"Then, Your Highness, what should I do now? I can't let Xiao Su misunderstand me like this forever, can I?"
Feng Muting thought for a moment and said, "Fu Liu is soft-hearted. If you go and apologize with a bundle of thorns on your back, showing that you have truly changed your ways, he will definitely forgive you."
"Yes..." Su Yan had no choice but to do as he was told.
"Judging from your tone, you're not very happy?" Feng Muting asked back.
Su Yan immediately waved his hand: "No, no, I'd be happy to. I'll go and repent to Xiao Su right now!"
Feng Muting nodded.
Su Yan then left and went to find Su Fuliu.
Su Fuliu was still waiting for news in his room. He didn't know how Feng Muting would deal with Su Yan.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. He went to open it and saw Su Yan standing in the doorway.
He was taken aback for a moment: "Why are you here?"
Su Yan replied, "May I come in and talk?"
Su Fuliu didn't stop him, but let him in. However, he did warn him, "This is the Prince's residence. Don't try anything funny."
"I didn't come here to cause trouble. I've already admitted my mistake to the prince, and he's forgiven me. He sent me to tell you this so you wouldn't worry."
"Your Highness has just forgiven you like this?" Su Fuliu looked at Su Yan, who seemed completely unharmed. Did Feng Muting not punish him at all? Su Yan had betrayed him, after all. How could he learn his lesson if he didn't punish him?
"...Yes, I have repented and will never betray Your Highness again. I have sworn a solemn oath before Your Highness that if I betray Your Highness again, I will suffer a terrible death."
Su Fuliu listened, and realized that this oath was indeed quite vicious.
Since Feng Muting could forgive Su Yan, he had no reason not to forgive him.
Feng Muting is smarter than him. Since Feng Muting thinks he can trust Su Yan again, then he will naturally trust Feng Muting as well.
"Well, alright then. Since His Highness has forgiven you, why shouldn't I forgive you? However, I'll still be keeping an eye on you. If anything seems amiss, I'll immediately tell His Highness. So, you absolutely mustn't have any bad intentions towards His Highness," Su Fuliu snorted.
Su Yan blushed with embarrassment: "No, I will definitely be loyal to Your Highness and have no other intentions..."
Su Fuliu nodded: "That's more like it."
He acted as if he were in charge...
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A note from the author:
Su Su, look at yourself now! What are you still thinking about? Just give in to the prince!
Chapter 152 His people are only for him to bully.
In the study.
Feng Muting sat there looking at the folded document in his hand.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind.
He put down the commemorative document in his hand, looked up, and saw a man in black standing there, bowing and saying, "Your Highness."
"How's the investigation going?"
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I am incompetent and have failed to find out."
"Not a single clue found?"
The man in black thought for a moment, then said, "I asked the proprietress of Wangyou Tower. She said that when Su Fuliu came, she asked him where he was from. Su Fuliu replied that he was from Puzhou, but I went to Puzhou to investigate and couldn't find this person."
Feng Muting frowned slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Go to Xiao Kingdom and investigate."
"Xiao Kingdom?"
“Well, since his identity as a Puzhou native is fake, it means he intentionally concealed it. So investigate more broadly and see if any major events have occurred in Xiao Kingdom in recent years, and if any of these major events are related to treating and saving lives.”
The man in black nodded: "Yes, I understand."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
After the man in black left, Feng Muting sat there and thought about everything that had happened before. Every time the past was mentioned, Su Fuliu seemed to be very sad and in pain. What kind of grievances had this guy suffered in the past?
This silly little thing, even if he suffers injustice, he probably won't say anything or hold it against anyone.
If he asked directly, the little fool definitely wouldn't tell.
Therefore, he had to find out the truth. If anyone had bullied the little fool, he would definitely skin him alive and hang his skin on the city gate!
This little fool is too kind, but Feng Muting is not someone who is easy to talk to.
His people are only for him to bully.
Anyone who dares to touch a single hair on his head will be ripped bald!
Feng Muting glanced at the time, then got up and went out to find Su Fuliu.
He went to Su Fuliu's room, but Su Fuliu was not there, and his heart skipped a beat.
He turned around and ran to find someone.
As a result, they ran into Su Fuliu, who was carrying a food box and walking towards the study.
"Su Fuliu!" Feng Muting called out without thinking.
Su Fuliu stopped and turned around, only to see Feng Muting stride over: "Your Highness?"
"You, you went to the kitchen to cook for me?" Feng Muting finally felt relieved when he saw Su Fuliu.
He couldn't feel at ease if he didn't see this little idiot for even a short while.
Su Fuliu nodded: "Yes, Your Highness is so grateful that you don't mind my minor crime of running away. So I can only cook a meal for Your Highness."
"I'd rather know your answer sooner than you cook for me," Feng Muting said.
"..." Su Fuliu choked, then said, "So, Your Highness means you won't eat the meal I prepared?"
"No, no, no, you still need to eat, but it would be better if you could answer me sooner." Feng Muting quickly stopped her, afraid that Su Fuliu would turn around and leave with the food box.