"Oh, it looks like Young Master Gu is drunk!" Some people around didn't believe Gu Xin's words, and were extremely excited because they had bet on Fatty Wang to win.
The woman in white smiled and glanced at him. "Heh, our Third Princess never lies."
"Pah! Princess, why aren't you the Emperor or your uncle?" Fatty Wang rolled his eyes at Gu Xin. This pretty boy, just now he said his aunt and uncle were her uncle and aunt, and he didn't even know him. When did his aunt and uncle get a nephew surnamed Gu?
"Wang Pang, you're so smart! Come on, finish this bowl, there are plenty more!" Gu Xin picked up another bowl.
Wang Pang went straight for him.
Some onlookers thought that maybe what Gu Xin said was true. If he had a general brother-in-law and a princess sister, then Gu's family must be very powerful. Why not ask them?
Then someone asked, "Young Master Gu, your sister is married, and her husband belongs to someone else. Look at Young Master Wang, everyone talks about his father. What does your father do, Young Master Gu?"
Gu Xin glanced at the man with a smile, her eyes suddenly becoming unfocused: "My father is amazing! Tell me, in the entire Great Zhou, who is the most powerful person with the surname Gu?"
"Tch!" Fatty Wang scoffed. "Who doesn't know the illustrious reputation of Vice Minister Gu of the Ministry of Rites? A few years ago, after becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination, he went to Kunzhou to take up his post for six years, after which he would return to the capital to serve in the Ministry of Rites. And he's worried about the headmaster of the Imperial Academy, who's trying to keep all those princesses, princes, and other spoiled brats in line. Are you suggesting that Minister Gu is your father? You must be drunk!"
"Oh! You're so interested in my dad! Do you admire him? I'll take you to meet him next time we go to Beijing!" Gu Xin raised an eyebrow and said with a smile.
"Hehehe, pretty boy, just admit defeat! If Lord Gu is your father, then I'll just acknowledge you as my father. Shameless bastard, always trying to make yourself look good. Are you going to say next time you go to Tongzhou that Prefect Wang is your father? And that his only son, Young Master Wang, is your brother? Hehe..." Fatty Wang clearly didn't believe it.
"Wang Pang, you actually have a habit of acknowledging people as your father! Fine, even though I'm not married, having a son this big is still acceptable. At least he can serve me tea and water, right? Come on, for the sake of becoming a father out of wedlock, I'm going to drink you under the table today!" Gu Xin picked up the bowl, overjoyed. She had achieved the painless childbirth her sister had mentioned, and the child was already this big, so she didn't have to spend any money raising him. Although he was a bit ugly, she could teach him properly!
Lord Liu and his wife don't seem like bad people. Prefect Wang of Tongzhou is said to be quite loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Why don't we have Prefect Wang teach our son a lesson? It would be good to have a fat man as an assistant!
Gu Xin didn't see that Mengmeng, who was sitting next to her, rolled her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Those who didn't know Gu Xin might not believe her words, but Mengmeng thought they were somewhat plausible.
This girl dressed as a man clearly comes from a good family. Her palms are calloused, but the backs of her hands are very delicate. She is obviously someone who has been pampered but has been wielding weapons for many years.
She said that Lord Gu is her father, which might actually be true.
Princess Xinxin recently came to the Donglin Prince's Mansion to investigate a case, right? She doesn't know whether she left or not, but she heard that Princess Xinxin went to the funeral yesterday, so maybe she didn't leave?
Mengmeng's mind raced. She wanted to seize the opportunity. She didn't ask Princess Xinxin for any help, but only hoped that if her sister wasn't around, she could ask Princess Xinxin to introduce her to someone she knew if she wanted to go to Kunzhou.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com