Cai Xiaolian chimed in, "Aunt Jiang, the one who does these things is my good friend's son. He has a special destiny and can't usually go out, so he's loved to stay home and think about these things since he was little. He's very quick-witted. We just tell him our ideas and their effects, and sometimes we draw some diagrams. He takes a look and figures it out himself."
Empress Dowager Jiang's eyes lit up: "Does that child live nearby?"
Cai Xiaolian: "No, they live in the prefectural city. They are wealthy merchants from Qingzhou Prefecture, and their family has a wide business. Our shampoo and conditioner sets are sold through the Li family. This ice crusher was a summer iced drink idea that Nian Nian, Xin Xin, and their three sisters came up with together with that child. They planned to open a small shop."
The Emperor said, "Oh, the Li family of Qingzhou! Their porcelain is quite fine. Mother, isn't that tea set in your room your favorite? It was made by them."
Empress Dowager Jiang was taken aback: "Really? Then can we invite them, mother and son, to come to the village? I'd really like to see the child; he's certainly quick-witted."
Gu Xin shook her head: "Grandma Jiang, Uncle Ye, you don't know, Brother Mu Yan is so unlucky! He can't go out. As soon as he goes out, he's bound to have bad luck. I've seen him five times outside his house. The worst time was when he was riding a horse with a dagger stuck in his calf, bleeding profusely. The horse was startled, and my dad chased after him for a long time before catching up. He lost so much blood that he passed out. The least bad time was when he was beaten by my sisters and me on the plum blossom stakes. He's quite good at kung fu, but outside, he always seems to get into all sorts of accidents."
The emperor was stunned: "Such a thing is possible?"
Lu Zheng interrupted, "Young Master Li is indeed unlucky. He's the only son in the Li family. His uncle has four daughters, and his mother only has him as her son. His father had many concubines, but none of the children they had survived. So, the Li family usually doesn't let him go out. His unlucky fate will get better after he turns eighteen."
The emperor became interested and looked at Lu Zheng, asking, "What does this lad look like? Is he handsome?"
Uncle Gu patted the emperor on the shoulder: "Hahaha, Brother Ye, we're really destined to meet. The first thing we both care about is whether it looks good or not!"
The emperor looked at Uncle Gu: "You actually care about appearance? I don't believe it."
He was thinking, "If you care so much about looks, how come you married a woman like that? No matter how you look at her, she's not good enough for you!"
Uncle Gu hurriedly explained, "How could we not pay attention! Don't you see that everyone in our Gu family is good-looking? Really, I really like good-looking people. I met that kid Li Muyan once. He's good-looking, but he stays at home all year round. He has fair skin, but he's not effeminate. He's quite manly."
The emperor looked at Uncle Gu with some doubt, but Gu Xin wouldn't allow anyone to doubt her uncle, so she stood in front of him and said, "Uncle Ye, Brother Muyan is really handsome."
The emperor asked with a smile, "Then how does it compare to your brother Yuanyuan?"
Gu Xin was taken aback, turned to look at Lu Zheng, thought for a moment, and said, "They are different ages and cannot be compared. Brother Mu Yan is eighteen years old, which is two years older than Brother Yuan Yuan."
Lu Zheng smiled.
Gu Renpang covered his face with his hands: You're so spineless! You're so spineless! I gave you the stars and the sea, and you didn't want them. You got carried away by a little girl!
Waaaaah...
I regret it so much!
Can I change the main character? This Lu Zheng has no future.
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