The Empress Dowager liked these words very much.
Her four great-granddaughters are so wonderful, her husband must also be a fine young man of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor, who were not related by blood, talked a lot that night until the Empress Dowager got tired and the two stopped talking.
The emperor returned to the empress's quarters, chatted with her for a while, and then went to check on the sleeping crown prince.
He was extremely pleased; the crown prince was growing up day by day, and the day when he could go out and play was getting closer and closer.
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When Gu Xin and her siblings returned home, she and Gu Si went to find Gu Shouxin to talk about going to the Ministry of Rites.
"You really do like going out to play more and more as you get older!" Gu Shouxin said helplessly, after hearing Gu Xin's reason. He could easily guess that this girl wanted to go to Jiangnan.
"Father, didn't Mother and Sister say that we should travel more while we're young? The world is vast, and a wider world allows us to broaden our horizons. We can't just stay in the capital and never go out, right?" Gu Xin wasn't embarrassed at all that her thoughts had been guessed, and said frankly.
“Yes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Traveling often can broaden one’s mind and make one more open-minded. From now on, I will allow you to go out twice a year,” Gu Shouxin said generously.
In his view, Gu Xin had indeed changed a lot in the two years she spent in the West. Although she did not go there voluntarily, it was a great help to her growth.
He certainly didn't want every trip to the West to be like that one, but he wasn't so rigid as to forbid Gu Xin from going out either.
"Dad, when I get married in the future, you must tell Yuanyuan about this. You must tell him that you allow it." Gu Xin was overjoyed when she heard this and smiled.
"Do I need to tell him? You told him yourself, and he'd let you go out and play every single month of the year!" Gu Shouxin said speechlessly.
"Hehehe..." Gu Xin thought about it and realized it made sense, and started laughing like an idiot.
"Third sister, you look so silly when you laugh like that! I really want to tell everyone outside that Princess Xinxin is usually a silly little fool!" Gu Si teased Gu Xinxin as she looked at her silly smile.
"Oh, Princess Sisi, you're making fun of people! At least I'm clever outside, while you're silly both at home and outside, Sisi." Gu Xin retorted.
“You’re both idiots, you’re both idiots!” Gu Shouxin said.
"Hahahaha..." Gu Xin and Gu Si laughed foolishly again.
Gu Shouxin shook his head with a helpless smile.
Time flies! Eight years have passed, and these two little girls have grown into young women in the blink of an eye.
"Alright, stop laughing. Tomorrow morning, you two go directly to the Ministry of Rites to see Lord Feng, my colleague, that serious-looking official who doesn't smile much. He'll make the arrangements for you. The Ministry of Rites has some people on assignment recently, so you two can teach them the Great Zhou language and learn theirs. How about this, let Yingxue come with you, making it three people, and there are three departments there. Plan your days carefully, and hopefully when the delegations from those three countries arrive, the three of you sisters will be able to communicate with them without any problems." Gu Shouxin interrupted the two, having made arrangements.
“Yes, Father (Second Uncle)!” the two sisters said in unison.
"It's getting late, go back and rest!" Gu Shouxin waved his hand, telling the two children to go back to their rooms.
The two sisters went out arm in arm.
After a good night's sleep, Gu Xin and Gu Si ate breakfast the next morning and went out to find Gu Yingxue before heading to the Ministry of Rites.
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