After resting for a while, Lu Zheng came over to invite Gu Hui and Gu Xin to have dinner together.
There was a table set up in the hall, and only the four of them ate.
Gu Xin looked down and saw that the table was full of her favorite foods!
Looking at Gu Xin's bright eyes, Lu Zheng knew he was right. Although Xin Xin's taste was a bit stronger, she still liked those dishes!
After a hearty meal, Lu Zheng had the bowls and chopsticks removed.
"Brother Yuanyuan, how many people are in your yard? Is it just Uncle Hu, Aunt Hu, and that brave man Du Ruo?" Gu Xin asked curiously.
"A brave warrior?" Lu Zheng was taken aback.
“Yes! He’s so strong, he looks really tough, so he’s called a strongman! Calling him uncle makes him seem younger, and calling him big brother makes him seem a bit cold, so we call him a strongman!” Gu Xin explained.
“Yes, besides the three of them, there’s another one, Du Ruo’s older brother, Du Zhong!” Lu Zheng said with a smile.
In her past life, Xin Xin also called the Du brothers that way.
He remembered the first time she met the Du brothers. It was on the way from Jiangnan to the capital. There was an assassination attempt. The Du brothers were hiding in the shadows. Gu Xin saw it and that's when she started calling them "brave warriors."
So that's the reason for calling someone a hero!
The Du brothers were assassins hired by his stepmother to kill him when he came to Yuzhou when he was ten years old. He cleverly evaded them and eventually used a scheme to get the two brothers to work for him.
Several people around him were sent by his stepmother to assassinate him. He accepted those who could be used by him, and killed those who could not.
He wasn't very skilled in martial arts back then, but he was smart; killing him wouldn't be so easy.
“Du Ruo, Du Zhong! I bet someone in their family is a doctor, they even named their children after medicinal herbs. Right, Yuan Yuan?” Gu Xin looked at him with a “I’m so smart, praise me!” expression.
She has memorized all the names of the medicinal herbs in the medical manual that Grandma Xiao taught her. She said that learning medicine is no joke.
She not only memorized the names of the medicinal herbs, but also their medicinal properties and their interactions with other herbs. She hasn't finished memorizing them yet, but she'll be done soon.
“Yes, our Xinxin is really smart!” Lu Zheng agreed wholeheartedly.
"Hehehe~" Gu Xin laughed happily.
Gu Hui stared speechlessly at the two of them. There were two other living people standing nearby. Xin Xin didn't understand. A Yuan, could you please be more mindful?
Perhaps Gu Hui's gaze was too direct, because Lu Zheng coughed twice: "Ahem, Sister Huihui, I won't be going to the prefectural government office with you tomorrow. Meng Meng and Du Ruo will go with you!"
Gu Xin: "Why?"
Lu Zheng said apologetically, "The Xie family knows my father's side of the family, so they know me too. I don't want my father's side to know anything about me for the time being, so I'm sorry!"
Gu Xin suddenly realized, "No wonder, Yuan Yuan, you were wearing a mask last night, and you made Xie Nanfeng wear a mask just now. So you two know each other! But, Yuan Yuan, does Xie Nanfeng know Du Ruo? If he does, Du Ruo shouldn't come with us. It's not good to be exposed!"
Lu Zheng shook his head: "Right now, apart from the three of you and them, no one else knows that Du Ruo is one of my people. So, it's alright. I feel more at ease with him by my side. I'll be waiting for you at the tavern outside the government office tomorrow."
Gu Xin nodded: "Okay, Yuanyuan, you should take good care of yourself and not get discovered. You're from Yuzhou, so you must have a lot of relatives here."
Lu Zheng nodded: "Okay, I'll remember."
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