Inside the room, Peng Sanlang looked at Gu Shouxin with guilt. Gu Shouxin remained silent, waiting for him to speak first.
"Second Uncle, I'm sorry, I put Xinxin in danger this time." After a long silence, Peng Sanlang finally spoke.
"You?" Gu Shouxin raised an eyebrow.
“Yes. Although Xin Xin is unharmed now, the situation was dangerous back then, and it’s not what I wanted to see. I’ve always thought that if anything had happened to Xin Xin that day, even if I had survived, I wouldn’t have been able to go on living,” Peng Sanlang said.
"Peng Chi, aren't you overestimating yourself?" Gu Shouxin smiled when he saw that Peng Chi was sincere.
Peng Sanlang looked at Gu Shouxin with a puzzled expression.
“As Xin Xin’s father, I can tell you with absolute certainty that even if it weren’t you, but anyone from Da Zhou or anyone from Liu Sha, Xin Xin would have done the same without hesitation in that situation. She took the risk not because it was you. Xin Xin was taught from a young age to remain calm in the face of danger, to do her best within her capabilities, and not to be influenced by any external voices. Since she risked her life to save you, it means that she believed she could avoid the danger. I trust her own judgment. So, Peng Chi, do you understand?” Gu Shouxin explained.
He was puzzled. He was protecting Lu Zheng from unwanted attention. When did the two of them become so close?
You should tell Peng Sanlang that it was all because of you that he remained so devoted to Lu Zheng, and that's definitely the one who's annoyed.
Peng Sanlang looked at Gu Shouxin with a hurt expression.
"Second Uncle Gu, I want to ask for Xin Xin's hand in marriage!" Peng Sanlang suddenly knelt down.
"The Gu family's children should make their own decisions about their marriages. It's no use telling me," Gu Shouxin said speechlessly.
“Xin Xin likes Zhou Yuan, but she doesn’t know that Zhou Yuan and Princess Yunhai…” Peng Sanlang was excited and wanted to say what he had heard in the prison cell, but his upbringing wouldn’t allow him to speak ill of others behind their backs. “Zhou Yuan has already done things that hurt Xin Xin in order to achieve his goals. Xin Xin doesn’t know the truth now, but what if she finds out later? It’s better to end it now than to suffer for a long time. Uncle Gu, please marry Xin Xin to me! I will protect her, I will give her the best, and I will never let her be hurt in this lifetime!”
Gu Shouxin: "...What happened between Zhou Yuan and Princess Yunhai? Did he use his good looks to seduce her? Did he sacrifice his looks?"
Peng Sanlang lowered his head and remained silent.
Gu Shouxin rubbed his forehead. Are all the Peng family's boys this stupid?
Do you believe everything others say?
Seeing that Gu Shouxin remained silent, Peng Sanlang anxiously raised his head and said again, "Second Uncle Gu, what I said is true. I know that what I did was despicable, but it was all for Xinxin. Xinxin was willing to risk her life to save me, which means she doesn't dislike me. Rather than letting her get hurt in the future, it's better to let her develop a relationship with me and not give her a chance to be hurt by Zhou Yuan."
Gu Shouxin chuckled in exasperation: "If the Yunhai royal family hadn't all died, I would really suspect that you'd been turned back by them to cause trouble. So tell me, what did you hear?"
Peng Sanlang pursed his lips. This concerned his reputation, and he was wholeheartedly loyal to the Great Zhou. In the end, he still said, "They say that Zhou Yuan is the Seventh Princess of Yunhai's man, and the Seventh Princess's most favored man. Therefore, he can get whatever he wants in the Seventh Princess's mansion. In just over half a year, he has taken over the internal affairs of the Seventh Princess's mansion. If it's not true, how could he send out accurate information so easily every time?"
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