Her stepmother's son was two years younger than her brother, but he was well-educated and studied at the Imperial Academy. By the age of twelve, he had already passed the imperial examination and obtained the title of Xiucai.
What she wanted to do was to find out the cause of her mother's death, find out the reason for her brother's injury, and then save her younger brother so that he could not continue like this.
These words had been hidden in Zheng Qiu's heart for several years.
Only her deceased adoptive father knew her thoughts, and it had been several years. Now that someone else knew, she felt much better after she spoke out.
Gu Xin patted Zheng Qiu: "Your brother is at the Royal Academy, don't worry, I'll have my dad keep a close eye on him. No brat can keep up with my dad's ways. My cousin, my sister, who is my uncle's son, and the princess of the Goddess Kingdom, they're both ruthless at the Royal Academy. I'll have them take care of your brother too. I'll definitely train him to behave properly."
All the non-hereditary noble sons of prominent families in the capital who do not excel in their studies must attend the Royal Academy. Therefore, Zheng Qiu's younger brother must be at the Royal Academy.
Zheng Qiu gratefully thanked her, saying, "Thank you very much, Third Miss."
Gu Xin waved her hand: "We're friends now. Just call me Xin Xin, like my other friends. Besides, being taken care of by my dad and my family's Renren Mingyue is quite a lot, so you don't need to thank me."
Zheng Qiu smiled and said, "Okay, Xin Xin."
As the two talked, it got dark. Not long after, Dongxue arrived carrying a large food box.
"Third Miss, the Old Madam and the Old Master asked me to bring you some food. They were worried that you were too busy to eat, so they sent me. Please eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold," Dongxue said as she set out the bowls and chopsticks.
"Thank you, Dongxue!" Gu Xin invited Zheng Qiu to eat with them. Both of them had big appetites, and after eating snacks and drinking tea, and chatting for so long, they were really a little hungry.
Now that she was friends with Gu Xin, Zheng Qiu was no longer as polite as before, and started eating with chopsticks and a bowl in hand.
"This bowl contains strawberries that the master just picked from the estate today. There was only one basket in total. Some were sent to the palace, and some were given to the eldest and second young ladies. The master specifically instructed me that the third young lady must eat these first-batch strawberries; they are especially delicious," Dongxue explained, taking out another glass bowl filled with strawberries.
"Oh my, the strawberries are all ripe!" Gu Xin quickly ate one. "My uncle didn't tell me we were going strawberry picking today. But even if he had, I wouldn't have had time to go!"
Gu Xin fed Zheng Qiu another one.
Zheng Qiu had never eaten strawberries before, but after eating one, she found it really delicious.
Gu Xin fed her another strawberry: "Xiao Qiu, after this case is over, I'll take you out to play! Let's go to my family's estate, the one where we grow strawberries. We'll go strawberry picking. Next to the strawberry estate, there's also a flower farm. Let me tell you, my family has so many kinds of flowers..."
Zheng Qiu listened with a smile as Gu Xin talked about strawberries and flowers, about fruits she had never heard of or eaten before. She felt a little envious of Gu Xin. The Gu family was truly kind.
After the two had eaten and saw Dongxue off, they strolled around the yamen when the person who had gone to investigate returned.
Gu Xin immediately switched into work mode, listening to their report.
However, the investigators did not find any further information. The information they obtained was exactly the same as what Ye Cuiru had said, so they could not prove that Ye Cuiru was lying.
Could it be that what Ye Cuiru said is true?
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