"Niannian, do you remember the surnames of the officials in the six ministries from the book you read?" Gu Shouxin asked after Gu Xin left.
"Anyway, there's no one with the surname Sun. In the part I read, Lu Zheng was eighteen when his maternal grandfather presented him with potato seeds, which made the emperor remember him. The Duke of Zhenguo then took him back. The part about the capital starts from when he was eighteen. Then he sided with the Crown Prince and had a lot of dealings with the Six Ministries. My nephew is very lazy. The Ministers of the Six Ministries are Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, and Wu, and the Vice Ministers are Zheng, Wang, Feng, Chen, Chu, and Wei..." Gu Nian said.
“Lu Zheng is sixteen this year, and he will be eighteen the year after next. In other words, the Sun family will surely perish before the year after next.” Gu Shouxin smiled.
"Father, how did you know that Madam Cheng's family held official positions in the Six Ministries?" Gu Nian asked curiously.
“Your dad, before the renovation of Zuijianglou and after its opening, he accompanied me to the county town. While I was working, he would either go to the study to read or chat with scholars. I guess that’s when he found out about it,” Cai Xiaolian said with a smile.
“Yes. I did inquire beforehand. Madam Cheng’s family is the Ministry of Personnel. The Sun family is a distinguished family; their ancestors entered the court through the imperial examinations starting from the founding emperor. The whole family are scholars.” Gu Shouxin explained, “You said that Lu Zheng was reborn. Although many things changed because of his rebirth and our time travel, we are not in the capital, so these major events must not have changed.”
"This kid is really not reckless anymore! He's been cooperating with the Cheng family all this time and hasn't given us any warnings. Now that we've fallen out, he's trying to put our minds at ease like this," Cai Xiaolian said, raising an eyebrow and smiling.
"Undeniably, he's a smart man. It's just that I don't know how he changed. I remember he was convinced that we would harm Xinxin, but suddenly he became certain that we wouldn't, and instead, he got closer to us." Gu Shouxin couldn't understand the key to this.
"Maybe he wasn't quite ready to be reborn at first! We beat him up and made him completely wake up!" Gu Nian said.
That's the only way to think about it; otherwise, I really wouldn't understand.
Especially after Gu Xin confessed about the jade beads to them today, perhaps as the male lead, he has other functions besides being reborn?
"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore! Dad, is there anything we can do to hasten the demise of the Cheng family? So that they won't be implicated by the Sun family and will bring about their own destruction! I have a bad feeling that they might do something to Niannian," Cai Xiaolian said.
“Okay, leave it to me! You can focus on your work.” Gu Shouxin nodded.
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"Did the Cheng family really say that?" In the old house, Grandpa Gu was furious after hearing Gu Xin's words. His usually kind face changed, and he was angry.
"Hmm. Grandpa, they're bad. I want to call Yuanyuan, Huihui, and Sisi to go and beat up that Cheng Rui!" Gu Xin said, frowning.
"Alright, give him a beating! Let him know that even on his father's turf, there are still people who dare to mess with him! That arrogant brat!" Grandpa Gu, unusually, agreed wholeheartedly. Moreover, with Lu Zheng around, he wasn't worried about the children's safety.
"Grandpa, you mustn't tell my parents and sister! My sister will be angry if she hears what Cheng Rui said," Gu Xin added.
"Okay, we won't tell them. Xinxin is all grown up now and will stand up for her sister. Xinxin, you must remember, brothers and sisters can do whatever they want with each other, but we must always stand together against outsiders. If we all unite, no one will dare to bully you!" Grandpa Gu patted Gu Xin's head and said.
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