Wu Fei stared at him grimly.

Seeing this, the guard smiled again and said, "In that case, I will tell you the truth. My master is Su Huaiyue's eldest brother."

Su Muying? Wu Fei's eyes moved slightly.

"It would be nice to meet you," he said.

Wu Fei turned around and followed the guards back to the inn.

Su Muying did not see him in his room. It was a hidden room in the corner of the first floor, not even like a guest room.

Wu Fei walked in and saw Su Muying sitting at the round table in the middle of the room.

When Su Muying saw him, his expression was surprised for a moment.

"I think my face alone is enough to prove my identity." Su Muying said, "Are you... Wu Fei?"

"Oh? Lord Prime Minister recognizes me?" Wu Fei raised his eyebrows in curiosity.

Su Muying's appearance was not similar to Su Huaiyue's, but their skeletons showed that they were related. Moreover, as a former intelligence officer of Fengtang, Wu Fei had naturally seen the face of this prime minister.

But how could Su Muying know him? Wu Fei remained alert.

Su Muying said, "You may not remember. Ten years ago, Huaiyue rescued a group of orphans from Lingnan and asked me to help look after one or two of them. At that time, several talented ones were selected to fill the Wumen's manpower. You are one of them, and I just happen to have met you a few times... Your portraits and those of several people from the same period are still in my study."

Wu Fei smiled, and it was unclear whether he believed it or not: "Ten years, Prime Minister, you really have a good memory. What's the important matter that we meet so late at night?"

"Please take a seat, young friend." Su Muying said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. I saw you just now, and it seems that you have found Lord Dunxin's room?"

Wu Fei looked at him coldly and sat down at the table.

"We have a history. What do you think? Is the Prime Minister going to investigate?"

Su Muying shook his head: "I don't mean that. There is one thing I want to apologize to you for."

"Oh?" Wu Fei raised his eyebrows.

"What the guard told you just now was just a trick." Su Muying said, "I don't know the details of Wumen, I just know that this is my younger sister's power, so I tried to test it out. I didn't expect that it was an old friend."

Wu Fei looked at him.

"Since my younger sister disappeared, Wumen has been in hiding. I have been searching for it for many years but have found nothing." Su Muying said, "When Xiaoxu came back, I asked him about Wumen, but he denied knowing anything. Fortunately, the people I placed next to him found out about Wumen's existence, and I have been paying attention to it since then."

Wu Fei asked: "How did you guess my identity?"

"Gu Dashi is trusted by Xiaoxu, and it is said that he even uses the confidants of Wumen. You came to visit in the middle of the night, so I guess... you are also someone from Wumen, right?" Su Muying said, "That's why I sent the guards to stop you. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a success."

Wu Feng said nothing.

"It's nothing important." Su Muying touched the ring on his hand and looked at Wu Fei: "My younger sister's death was strange. Did Wu Men notice anything wrong?"

Wu Fei asked, "What do you mean?"

Su Muying seemed to be stunned: "Don't you know that there is another hidden story? My younger sister and brother-in-law are definitely not plotting treason, but..."

Wu Fei looked at him and asked, "Being framed?"

"...So you knew it." Su Muying said, "I guess Wu Mendang also knew it. But why..."

Su Muying slowly stood up and walked to the window. He seemed a little sad: "Why hasn't Wumen taken action to avenge my little sister in all these years?"

Wu Fei asked, "What do you mean?"

"I only have one question. Wumen is now in Gu Xu's hands. Has he taken any action? Does he have any plan to find out what happened and avenge his mother?" Su Muying asked in a low voice, "You don't need to tell me the details. Just tell me, is there any plan?"

Wu Fei narrowed his eyes slightly.

He said, "The Prime Minister seems to be of genuine character. Do you also want justice for Master Huaiyue?"

"Yes. As the prime minister, although I hold great power, I am also controlled by others in every way. I can have as many people as I want who are eyeing the Su family. There are some things that I cannot do, but Wumen can." Su Muying said, "If Wumen has such a plan, I am willing to provide the clues I have investigated over the years."

Wu Fei raised his lip corners and said, "To be honest, no one in the Wu Sect has such intention."

Su Muying turned around suddenly.

"How is that possible? Xiao Xu is definitely not a heartless person." Su Muying frowned.

"Gu Xu is circling around the emperor, begging for an official position. Perhaps your uncle is unreliable and cannot give him a future." Wu Fei said sarcastically, "Since we are family, why don't you help him?"

"The Su family is powerful, and it is not appropriate to have another powerful official at this time." Su Muying said, "I have already told Xiao Xu about this...but he..."

Wu Fei remained silent, waiting for Su Muying to continue his performance.

Su Muying really said, "I think you already know the rumors in the capital."

"Yes, it's a really terrible rumor." Wu Fei said.

"...I was very surprised during the previous New Year's Day." Su Muying pondered, "When the two of them were together, they didn't seem like father and son. Instead, they were particularly close. When the matter of the arranged marriage was mentioned at the night banquet, Xiao Xu's reaction was also very strange."

A trace of humiliation appeared on his face: "How could this happen! My Su family... Huaiyue..."

Su Muying covered her face.

"Are you done, Prime Minister? I have something else to do, so I won't keep you here any longer." Wu Fei indicated that he was about to leave.

Su Muying said, "My friend, please stay."

"Oh? Your Excellency the Prime Minister, do you have anything else to say?" Wu Fei smiled.

"When you mentioned my younger sister just now, I noticed that you were in a very different mood." Su Muying said, "You have been in Wumen for a long time, right?"

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister has a good eye." Wu Fei smiled, "What is it?"

"Xiao Xu doesn't want revenge, and as an elder, I can't force him. I think Huaiyue doesn't want him to take risks, so that's all." Su Muying said, "This matter... can only be done by ourselves."

"……you mean?"

"Why not form an alliance?" Su Muying said, "Huaiyue has done you a favor, and you don't seem to be an unsympathetic person. You must still have some thoughts in your heart. I have the power, but I don't have the manpower to act in secret. How about we... avenge Huaiyue ourselves?"

Wu Fei asked, "You want to cooperate with me?"

"That's right." Su Muying said, "I already have a preliminary plan for what happened back then, but there are many obstacles and it is difficult to accomplish it in one go."

"Who framed them back then?" Wu Fei stared at him.

"This matter...may be related to Gu Dashi." Su Muying said, "Don't you think it's strange? This Duke Dunxin clearly didn't make any outstanding contributions in the Ganzhou incident, but the emperor still rewarded him. Xiao Xu was shaken by this and was eager to become an official. Now he is dragged down by his reputation, and even Huaiyue and his wife are ashamed."

Su Muying said calmly: "This person...cannot be kept."

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