Secret

The following evening, Qin Silong sent a private message to Qin Zhenzhen, who opened it in the presence of Su Bin.

"I'm heading to the study to address matters concerning the government office," the message read.

Su Bin instinctively considered making an excuse to leave, but Qin Zhenzhen intervened. "Fourth Brother sent a letter. Don't you want to know what he wrote?"

Su Bin smiled and replied, "The date on your letter is the same as the one I received yesterday, during our initial attack on the castle. I assume the content is identical, primarily reporting good news."

Having already read the letter, Qin Zhenzhen disclosed, "I have a secret to tell you. Do you want to hear it?"

Su Bin was taken aback. "Is it your secret or Fourth Brother's secret?"

While he had long been aware that both his wife and Qin Silong harbored secrets, hearing it directly from Qin Zhenzhen caught him off guard.