After having breakfast, the two left the courtyard.
Huo Junhao used to live here, but this time Huo's parents are here. They have a courtyard in the prefectural city. Huo Junhao used to stay in his own house when he took the exam. So this time, neither of the siblings will sleep with Lu Zheng and the other will sleep with the Gu sisters.
Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, Grandma Xiao, and Grandpa Zhou all live with Aunt Gu. Last night, after playing mahjong, the four elderly people didn't want to move.
Although Lu Zheng really wanted to take Gu Xin shopping alone, his rationality prevailed, and he took Gu Xin with him to meet up with Gu Shouxin and the others.
Throughout his journey, he sensed that someone was following him.
He wasn't flustered at all. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The oriole he raised was following behind. Perhaps today he would find out who the Lin family was in contact with in the prefectural city!
Anyway, he thought of everyone he knew in the city, but he couldn't think of anyone who could confirm his identity and tell the Lin family.
Li Shan was drinking tea in the teahouse when she saw Lu Zheng and Gu Xin walk by. She picked up her teacup and took a sip.
Tonight is your death night.
Li Shan had already made contact with the Lin family, but she was clever and didn't use her own identity. Instead, she used Zhu Mingsheng's help. She knew a lot about the Zhu family, and through a combination of threats and inducements, Zhu Mingsheng quickly took the bait and wouldn't betray her for the time being, because there was no need to. Everything she did was beneficial to the Lin family, and the Lin family would only give Zhu Mingsheng benefits.
She was trying to use the Duke and Duchess Rongguo to her advantage, which meant she was backing the Empress Dowager. Then she would have nothing to fear.
Li Shan didn't leave the teahouse until Lu Zheng and Gu Xin were out of sight.
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In the evening, the Gu sisters went to the lantern festival together.
Gu Hui and Gu Nian went to the Li family's house together. Strangely enough, Gu En wanted to go with them. His reason was that he wanted to see what the lantern festival at home was like, and he also wanted to see the trinkets in Li Muyan's room.
The Gu family had no suspicions. Gu Hui and Gu Nian thought it was no big deal. It was good to bring Enzi along. He would have to attend various literary gatherings sooner or later. Let him experience the world of older children first.
Gu En sighed inwardly, "Little brother, my devotion to you is comparable to Yingying's. If you were a woman, I would even doubt that I've fallen for you."
The lantern festival was still very lively this year. Gu Shouxin accompanied Cai Xiaolian to set up a stall on Liansheng Street. Although Liansheng Street was not yet completed, it was good to have some excitement in advance!
So, only the first wife and her husband, and the fourth wife and her husband, stayed with the children.
Gu Xin went into the crowd and realized that Yuan Yuan didn't seem to be there!
When she asked, she learned that her brother Yuanyuan had something to do in the afternoon and had told his family that he would go to the lantern festival to find them later.
So she stopped thinking about it and happily went to the lantern festival with everyone.
Gu Ren was the most excited. He had just been born last year and naturally didn't see it. This year, he could sit on his simple-minded father's shoulders and see farther than others!
He saw so many pretty girls, and he smiled happily while drooling.
It was Zhang's first time visiting the lantern festival in the prefectural city. She was afraid of getting lost in the huge crowds, so she clung tightly to Uncle Gu's clothes.
Uncle Gu and Madam Yang came once last year. They were newly married and quickly got separated from the group, wanting to go off to their own little world!
Uncle Gu solemnly instructed Huo Junhao: "Keep an eye on your three younger sisters. If even one of them is missing, you're finished!"
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