During the meal, Gu Xin learned that this Aunt Yu was the maid who had been by Lu Zheng's mother Zhou's side since she arrived in the capital.
After Zhou died, Aunt Yu took care of Lu Xue until Lu Xue got married. Then Aunt Yu was freed from her slave status. Aunt Yu had some savings, so she opened a small restaurant here. It wasn't a big business, but with Lu Xue looking after it before and Lu Zheng looking after it now, she lived a peaceful and uneventful life over the years.
Lu Zheng told Gu Xin that all he knew about his mother, besides what he learned from Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Xiao, was from Aunt Yu.
After hearing this, Gu Xin also developed a good impression of Aunt Yu. More importantly, Aunt Yu was a very good cook. Gu Xin ate three big bowls of rice that night and finished all the dishes on the table.
Seeing that Gu Xin had such a good appetite, Aunt Yu was quite happy.
They stayed to chat for a while, but it was getting too late, so they were seen off.
Today was Gu Xin's first day at the yamen, so Lu Zheng didn't want to take her sightseeing too much. After dinner, he sent her home.
"Tsk, Third Sister, you've been away from home since you went to the yamen!" Gu Ren teased Gu Xin, who was on holiday today.
"You brat, what are you saying? I'm out there doing serious business!" Gu Xin tapped him on the head.
"Really? The Dali Temple is so nice, does it even include meals?" Gu Ren asked with a smile.
"You stinky Renren!" Gu Xin grabbed his chubby face and pulled it to both sides.
Gu Ren cried out for help, but no one came to his aid; even his fat mother laughed along.
Gu Ren sighed inwardly. Was this ancient times? Or was it the same passionate ancient times he had written about? He probably had transmigrated into a matriarchal society where the whole family favored women over men.
After the laughter and commotion, Gu Xin's family asked her about her case today, mainly whether she was used to it, whether she had bullied anyone, or whether she had been bullied.
They didn't ask much about the case.
Gu Xin didn't tell her family about the situation, only mentioning Zheng Qiu, He Gang, and He Qiang.
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The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Xin went to the yamen. Knowing that she might have to go to the mortuary to find Zheng Qiu, and that Dong Xue was scared, Gu Xin didn't even take Dong Xue with her and went by carriage by herself.
Anyway, if there are any errands to run, we can ask the driver to do them, and if the driver can't do it, there's always He Gang and He Qiang.
Inside the yamen, everyone was quite curious about Princess Xinxin. If they thought she was just there for fun yesterday, after the clues she found about the curly hair and the roof tiles, they no longer thought she was just there for fun.
Lord Qin summoned Gu Xin to his office.
Lord Qin sounds like a middle-aged man, but he's actually not that old; he's only two years older than Lu Zheng.
He asked Gu Xin to sit down and took out a picture.
Gu Xin looked at it, puzzled, then felt it looked somewhat familiar and asked, "Lord Qin, is this a map showing the location of Wangjia Village?"
Lord Qin nodded: "This is the courtyard of the family of the deceased Wang Dashun. This is the head of Wangjia Village, and this is the home of Wang Dashun's elder brother, Wang Da'an. This is the entrance to the back mountain. There is a cave here, in the woods behind Wangjia Village."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Xin.
Gu Xin raised an eyebrow. What did that mean?
Lord Qin continued, "Yesterday, the princess instructed He Gang and He Qiang to keep an eye on Wang Changfu. At the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), Wang Changfu left home with a bundle and went into the mountains."
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