Gu Xin and Gu Si left the palace after having dinner. After they left, the emperor stayed with the Empress Dowager.
"Grandmother, I gave that girl such a difficult task. I hope you won't blame me?" the Emperor asked with a smile.
"So, Your Majesty, do you want me to blame you or not?" The Empress Dowager glanced at the Emperor and asked.
"Oh dear, Grandmother, are you still pulling this stunt on me? Of course, I don't want to be blamed! But those girls are all your precious darlings, so I can't agree or disagree. That's why I gave her a case. If she solves it, it shows she's got brains, and going to the yamen would be a blessing to our Great Zhou. If she can't solve it, she probably won't even want to talk about it anymore!" the Emperor explained, feeling aggrieved.
"You!" The Empress Dowager was amused by the Emperor's aggrieved look. "After all these years, you haven't changed at all! You want to use anyone, regardless of gender or age, as long as they're useful, right? Are you thinking that it would be best if Xin Xin solved this case, then she could use her abilities to shut those old guys up, and you wouldn't have to waste your breath. Then you'd have one more person to solve cases for you?"
"Hehe, Grandmother knows her grandson best." The Emperor didn't deny it, and continued, "Grandmother, Xin Xin is different from the other girls. Look at Hui, she loves fighting and killing, she settles everything with her fists. I reckon in her mind, she'd love for the Great Zhou to be attacked from all sides so she can kill them all and be a heroine! As for Nian Nian, she's always thinking about all sorts of strange and useful things that can benefit the people of our Great Zhou." She's strong, but not like Hui-ya. Si-si-ya, on the other hand, is a little money-grubber. Her accounting skills are probably on par with the old men in our Ministry of Revenue. In a few years, I'm afraid even the people in the Ministry of Revenue won't be as good at accounting and auditing as she is. She's just like her mother, loving money, and like Gu Er-ma's wife, she has the ability to make money. As for Xin-xin-ya, she seems to like everything, yet she also seems to like nothing. Like she said herself, she finally shows interest in something, shouldn't we support her?"
"And another thing! I really treat Xin Xin like my own daughter. If the princesses in our palace have the ability to do whatever they want, wouldn't I allow it? It's a pity that they don't have that ability! Their embroidery skills are only at the same level as Xin Xin's. It breaks my heart to see that!"
"Emperor, where did you learn to use other people's daughters to belittle your own?" The Empress Dowager glanced at the Emperor speechlessly. "Those little maids in the palace, in my opinion, are made to be unmotivated by you every day. And you, as their father, blame them for being incompetent?"
"Grandmother, you're wrong to say that. How could I be attacking them? I'm just stating the facts." The Emperor completely denied any intention to harm the princes and princesses. "Besides, the Gu family girls are all very capable! I just want all the children from those branches of the family to be mine!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The Empress Dowager glared at the Emperor.
"Hehe, grandson is talking nonsense. Grandson just envies Gu Er and his two brothers. They can live well without relying on themselves, just by relying on their children!" The emperor immediately admitted his mistake and then said.
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