“Xiao Jin said that a tribe from the north has migrated here. They produce a kind of fruit that looks like peanuts and melon seeds. I thought Xin Xin probably hasn’t tried it before. The shop is over there and it just opened, so I’m planning to go and buy some,” Lu Zheng said, pointing ahead.
"Okay, go ahead and buy more." Gu Shouxin nodded.
"Second Uncle, let's go together! I'll buy it for Xinxin, and you can buy it for Second Aunt! Xiao Jin said that this stuff isn't available in Da Zhou, and Second Aunt and Niannian have probably never eaten it before. Let's buy it and show Xue Er and Brother-in-law what a good man really is!" Lu Zheng enthusiastically invited.
Gu Shouxin sneered. Xue Er and Niannian's marriage is already settled, and his marriage with Peng Ze is perfectly legitimate. Yours is still far from settled, yet you want to mock them?
However, Gu Shouxin still went to buy it with Lu Zheng.
These past two days he's been so focused on Gu Xin's situation that, since it's just the two of them now, he also asked about Lu Zheng's time in Yunhai.
“I never showed off my martial arts skills to the Yunhai people from the beginning. I always presented myself as a businessman, appearing weak and unassuming. The Yunhai people looked down on me, but I relied on my thick skin and bribed the steward in Agil's mansion with gold, and thus smoothly entered the princess's residence. I also got Bai Er and the others to join the Yunhai Army. Agil initially suspected me and my brother-in-law, but later, when my brother-in-law returned to Da Zhou, I took Bai Er and the others there and said that my brother-in-law had been killed by the sand pirates. I also had Bai Er and the others inflict some injuries on me.” Lu Zheng explained simply, “Agil is quite suspicious, but the Yunhai people are relatively straightforward and direct, with fewer ulterior motives. I set a trap to lure the Yunhai King…” The infighting among the princes' sons led to discontent among the families of the other women in the Yunhai Kingdom, who then conspired with the Liangjing Kingdom to kidnap Ajir. It was during that time that Ajir completely trusted me. The steward I bribed wanted to seize power but dared not act himself, so he placed me in the Yunhai Queen's rescue team. The steward wanted me to kill the head steward so we could jointly control the entire princess's residence, portraying me as extremely loyal, which Ajir and the Yunhai Queen believed. I also killed the head steward and took control of the princess's residence. However, in the end, Ajir discovered the truth. This Ajir is no less capable than our emperor's princes; he excels in every aspect.”
Gu Shouxin smiled and said, "Then I thought you used your good looks to gain Princess Yunhai's trust."
"I'm innocent!" Lu Zheng shouted, "Second Uncle, you don't know, Ajir's mind is full of conquering the world. In her eyes, there are only warriors and weaklings. And I happen to be a weakling. If I hadn't learned some bookkeeping methods from my second aunt and Niannian in the village and managed my grandfather's shop for a few years, I would have had some experience. In Ajir's eyes, I would just be a weakling."
Gu Shouxin smiled.
Lu Zheng continued, "Second Uncle, the women in the west like big, strong men. If Meng Meng came over, he would definitely be very popular. Look at Xiao Jin, from the perspective of our Great Zhou, he's a handsome young man, right? But look what happened, he's already eighteen and no girl has taken a liking to him yet, and he's even a prince of the Flowing Sand Kingdom! So, Second Uncle, I definitely didn't use my good looks to seduce him. I used my brain."
Gu Shouxin said, "What are you in such a hurry to explain? I didn't say anything. The fact that you're so eager to explain makes it seem like you're guilty!"
Lu Zheng: "..."
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