"Wait a minute, I'll have the steward prepare something. That child must have left in a hurry and didn't have time to bring any snacks! I heard from her uncle that she's the one who loves snacks the most among her four sisters!" The Duke of Zhenguo said, turning around to call someone to prepare food for Gu Xin.
Lu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but decided to wait for the Duke of Zhenguo to have someone prepare.
Lu Zheng wouldn't object to the Duke of Zhenguo treating Gu Xin well, since it wouldn't make a difference anyway.
In her previous life, the Duke of Zhenguo had never harmed Gu Xin, and he passed away not long after Gu Xin arrived in the capital.
He didn't know if the Duke of Zhenguo would have treated Gu Xin the same way the Lin family did because of his status if he had lived in his previous life. In any case, he could see that the Duke of Zhenguo genuinely liked and was satisfied with Gu Xin.
How should I put it?
This affection wasn't entirely because Gu Xin was the granddaughter of the Gu family and the protector princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Lu Zheng always felt that his father looked at Gu Xin as if she were his own daughter.
He and his sister Lu Xue were not much different in age. When he was old enough to remember things, his sister was also quite young, so he remembered how his father viewed his sister back then.
His son was an eyesore, but his sister wasn't, so his father treated his sister quite well.
Many times, he saw the way his father looked at Gu Xin, and it was exactly the same way his father looked at Lu Xue back then. He didn't know why it was like that, and he never asked. As long as his father didn't affect him and Gu Xin, that was fine.
The Duke of Zhenguo was worried that Lu Zheng might not listen, so after instructing the steward, he ran over to keep an eye on Lu Zheng.
"Father, have you been seeing your eldest uncle more often lately?" Lu Zheng asked, rubbing his forehead.
"Hmm. What's wrong? You can't?" came out in a very authentic Uncle Gu's accent.
Lu Zheng: "..."
Duke Zhenguo: "..."
Then the father and son couldn't help but laugh. But as soon as they laughed, they suddenly remembered something and immediately felt embarrassed. They suppressed their laughter, one looking at the sky and the other at the ground.
The Duke of Zhenguo said, "Gu Laoda is quite amusing. I've always thought he was quite amusing. Your mother and I even took him and Gu Laoer to cause trouble. Anyway, it's always Gu Laoer who comes up with bad ideas, while Gu Laoda is always the one who gets scolded when we get home. Gu Laoda hasn't changed at all, but Gu Laoer has changed a lot."
Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow but remained silent.
He didn't expect his father to suddenly bring up his mother. If it were before, he would have made sarcastic remarks or ignored him completely. But now, he was much calmer and just quietly looked at his father.
After finishing speaking, the Duke of Zhenguo realized that his son didn't like him mentioning his deceased wife. He carefully observed Lu Zheng's expression and, seeing that Lu Zheng didn't change his expression, breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Back then, Gu Laoda wouldn't let your mother marry me. He even challenged me to a duel, which of course resulted in his defeat. When your mother found out, she gave me a severe dressing-down, and then turned around and scolded Gu Laoda and Gu Laoer as well. She scolded Gu Laoda for being stupid for going in alone, and she scolded Gu Laoer for being pointless for not helping his brother. They're brothers in arms! So I said I'd give them a chance, and they could both come at me together. As a result, I got scolded by your mother again, and then she chased after me and started hitting me. At that point, Gu Laoda and Gu Laoer knew how to fight. Anyway, they were following behind your mother, and I was afraid of hurting her, so I didn't dare to use my full strength."
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