"Zheng'er, I plan to submit my resignation after the New Year. Then I will arrange your marriage, and from then on, the Duke's Mansion will be in your hands! Our Lu family ancestors earned this title through military exploits, so I believe you have the ability to continue the glory of the Duke's Mansion!" After a long silence, the Duke of Zhenguo spoke again.
Lu Zheng frowned and looked at the Duke of Zhenguo.
He felt like he was listening to someone's dying words.
"So, I'd like to ask, when do you plan to set the wedding date? The Emperor has only granted you this marriage, but hasn't set a date yet. Do you think we should go through the formalities and discuss it with the Gu family first, or..." The Duke of Zhenguo asked Lu Zheng in a consultative tone.
"How do you plan to arrange my wedding?" Lu Zheng asked.
"You are the heir of my Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, the most outstanding young man in the capital. Miss Gu is a princess praised by all, so this marriage should naturally be held in grand style." The Zhenguo Duke smiled proudly and continued, "I plan to discuss this with you first. If you agree, after the fifteenth, I will ask the official matchmaker to come to the Gu family to discuss and complete the necessary procedures. I will see what the Gu family's requirements are so that I can make the necessary preparations."
Lu Zheng couldn't stand the Duke of Zhenguo's smile; he found it extremely irritating.
"The Emperor has bestowed a princess's residence upon Xin Xin. If the Gu family demands that I live in the princess's residence with Xin Xin, what are you going to do?" Lu Zheng asked.
The Duke of Zhenguo was taken aback.
Lu Zheng just watched him quietly.
"No matter where you two live in the future, they have many sons in the Gu family, and you don't need to go to their house. So, the wedding will still be held at the Duke's mansion." The Duke of Zhenguo sighed and said, "Zheng'er, you don't need to say these things to upset me. It is the princess who is marrying you, not you who are going to the princess's house to become her son-in-law. As long as you are here, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo mansion will always be you."
"Ha!" Lu Zheng remained unmoved and sneered, "Then I heard that a few years ago, not long after news of my death came, Father, you submitted a memorial requesting that Lu Ming be made the heir apparent."
The Duke of Zhenguo was taken aback, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes, which disappeared in an instant: "Since you're not here, then naturally we'll request an official title for Lu Ming."
"So, you don't care whether I live or die. After Grandfather died, you let Lin arbitrarily arrange marriages for my elder sister, and you let Lin say I was a jinx and send me back to my hometown. I was alive and in Lu Ming's way; now that I'm dead, you immediately go and petition for an official title for Lu Ming. So, what's the use of saying all this now? I'm alive, I'm living well, I'm in Lu Ming's way, I..."
"Bang!"
The Duke of Zhenguo raised the teacup on the table and threw it at Lu Zheng's feet. The teacup shattered, and tea and tea leaves spilled all over the floor. Lu Zheng's words came to an abrupt halt.
He got up, didn't even glance at the Duke of Zhenguo, and left.
The Duke of Zhenguo stood up, wanting to chase after him, and opened his mouth to shout, but he didn't shout out, nor did he chase after him.
"Oh, young master, what's going on here...?"
As Lu Zheng stepped out of the Duke of Zhenguo's study, he encountered Lu Ming calling out to him in a sarcastic tone. He gave Lu Ming a cold look and said, "Get lost!"
Lu Ming was startled and instinctively stepped aside, and Lu Zheng walked away.
Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and then felt extremely annoyed.
That damn Lu Zheng, acting like someone owes him money during the New Year, it's terrifying.
He was angry and didn't want to stay at home anymore. The first day of the Lunar New Year was over, and there was nothing interesting at home. He planned to go to the building to find a girl to relieve his boredom.
He instructed his servant to cover for him, then went back to his room, gathered some things, and went out.
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