After a while, Lu Zheng released Gu Xin.
“Brother Yuanyuan, let’s go inside and warm up by the fire! It’s in the North Garden. There are only a few little ones who are already fast asleep and the people taking care of them here. There’s no one else around. Let’s go chat!” Gu Xin said, shaking Lu Zheng’s hand.
"Okay!" Lu Zheng nodded.
Then, holding Gu Xin, he jumped down from the tree.
The North Garden of the Gu family mansion was indeed very quiet. Most of the people had left, and the maids and servants were taking care of the younger children, so no one came to disturb the two of them.
Gu Xin pulled Lu Zheng into the classroom of Beiyuan Nursery School, where the charcoal fire had not yet been extinguished.
She then had tea and snacks prepared, making it seem as if she intended to chat with Lu Zheng until dawn.
"My brother-in-law said there was a fight just now. You took the Duke of Zhenguo back, is he alright?" Gu Xin asked.
"It's nothing, I was just drunk," Lu Zheng said.
"Did he come over today to talk to my parents about our marriage?" Gu Xin asked again.
"He probably has that idea! He asked me about it before I came over during the day." Lu Zheng nodded, then asked, "By the way, Xin Xin, what are your requirements for the wedding?"
"I don't have any requirements! My grandparents and parents will take care of it for me! Yuanyuan, let's not talk about the wedding, let's talk about your family!" Gu Xin really didn't have many requirements for the wedding.
She used to think about marriage, but after witnessing Gu Hui's marriage, Princess Jinghe's marriage, and Gu Nian's marriage, she felt that she should be similar to them, and she had no complaints.
"Hmm, go ahead." Lu Zheng didn't know how to bring up the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. He had mentioned it to Gu Xin before, but now he didn't know how to bring it up or what to say.
He believed that once Gu Xin married into the family, no one would dare to openly embarrass her, and he wouldn't allow it either, even if it meant embarrassing her secretly.
"Why didn't you come in? Why were you up in the tree? Were you in a bad mood? Was it because of your father?" Gu Xin asked.
"Not entirely." Lu Zheng shook his head.
At this moment, the maid brought in tea and snacks, and he didn't continue speaking.
After the maid left and it was just the two of them, he said, "He was drunk. He called my mother's name and showed me her portrait. He said he had painted many portraits of my mother, filling an entire secret room. He said it was a secret, and he was only telling me."
"I just feel that my mother is gone, what's the point of him doing all this? Does he think he can just pretend to be all lovey-dovey now and let bygones be bygones?"
"Brother Yuanyuan, was Aunt Jia really killed by your father and the Lin family together?" Gu Xin asked.
“I don’t know, and neither does my sister. She was too young to understand much back then. All she knew was that Mother was gone, and not long after, Lin Shi entered the family. Less than ten months later, Lu Ming was born. That is to say, from the time my mother died until Lu Ming was born, it was less than ten months. In other words, they had an affair while my mother was still alive. So, what right does he have to miss my mother? What right does he have to be so attached to her? It’s disgusting.” Lu Zheng’s face was filled with hatred.
"Is the Duke of Zhenguo good to Lu Ming and Lu Ni?" Gu Xin asked again.
Lu Zheng was taken aback and looked at Gu Xin with some confusion, wondering why she asked that question.
“Tell me, and I’ll tell you why I asked that question.” Gu Xin nudged Lu Zheng.
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