"When Gu Lao Er's sons were getting married, the Crown Prince was already grown up. I'm not too worried about Gu Lao Si's grandson. But as for Gu Lao Da and his wife, I'm really a bit worried! If Enzi doesn't find a good wife, the eldest branch of the family will have a hard time in the future!" the Emperor sighed.
“That’s true. A qualified matriarch benefits three generations of her descendants, while an unqualified one will harm future generations,” the Empress Dowager nodded and said.
"This Zheng Qiu, well, I saw her once when I was traveling incognito in Jiangnan. She was only ten or eleven years old then, accompanying her godfather to perform autopsies. At that age, she certainly seemed more mature than her peers. I genuinely thought she was a boy, and even thought she was a promising talent, so I suggested that Old Qin pay more attention to her. Sure enough, she didn't disappoint me; this year, Old Qin brought her directly back to the capital. Then Old Qin said she was actually a girl. I thought, a girl is fine, as long as she can work," the Emperor added.
The emperor had a very good first impression of Zheng Qiu. It was when he took Xue Qianyu out to play, traveling all the way from Jiangnan to Dingzhou and then encountered the Gu family. He had met Zheng Qiu in Jiangnan.
Zheng Qiu did indeed surprise him at the time, and he also asked Lord Qin, who was then the prefect of Jiangnan, to mentor and guide Zheng Qiu.
However, Zheng Qiu was unaware of all of this.
"From what Enzi and Xinxin have told me, she seems like a steady and reliable girl. Let's see how she handles her family affairs! As for the Zheng family's matter, we shouldn't interfere unless absolutely necessary. Let the younger ones, like Xinxin, help her. When the time is right, we can even make things a little more difficult for that child," the Empress Dowager said with a smile.
"Grandmother, that's not fair of you! That girl has already suffered enough, and you're making things even harder for her?" the emperor said with a gloating laugh.
"This is a test. Besides, we won't let anything happen to her, and we'll let her resolve the problem in the end. It's just a matter of seeing how well she handles things," the Empress Dowager said calmly.
"Grandmother, what if she passes the test, but we find that Enzi doesn't have feelings for her? What should we do then?" the Emperor asked again.
"Then consider it helping Xin Xin's friend. If she can get through this, her character and abilities will be enough to help her find a suitable husband. This is a win-win situation for everyone," the Empress Dowager said calmly.
"It seems that Grandmother still values Enzi the most! You haven't been this careful about Huihui's and Xinxin's crushes." The Emperor was practically saying that Grandmother favored boys over girls.
"Among these sisters, apart from Huihui and Niannian, Xinxin and Sisi can be said to be childhood sweethearts. And all of them know each other's partners very well. Who doesn't know each other? Even the most complicated Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, now the Zhenguo Duke is wholeheartedly devoted to Lu Zheng. What is there to worry about? Besides, with Lu Zheng's abilities, his feelings for Xinxin, and Xinxin's own abilities, what is there to worry about?" the Empress Dowager explained.
"That's true. And let me tell you, Peng Ze, Xue Qianyu, Lu Zheng, and Huo Junhao are truly among the best men in our Great Zhou. They were all won over by the four Gu sisters in one go. I heard the Empress mention it; some noblewomen are even secretly envious and jealous!" the Emperor said with a smile.
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