Gu En felt a little heartbroken. The Gu family all knew that Sisi was definitely going to get engaged to Huo Junhao.
The girls of the Gu family have all had their turn; it's his turn now, the eldest son!
As a result, that brat Renren already has a fiancée. Doesn't anyone in the family consider him?
Is it because he hasn't tried hard enough?
"What's wrong, Enzi? Did you panic when you heard that Renren is to be engaged?" The Empress Dowager looked at Gu En and asked with a smile.
Gu En was taken aback. Was he being that obvious?
Gu Xin and Gu Si both looked at him with smiles.
"Panic won't help! You see why I mentioned arranging a marriage for Renren? It's because everyone can see through Mingyue's little schemes, right? They're childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little, that's the perfect description of them. Enzi, you don't have a girl like that by your side, so even if your great-grandmother wanted to arrange it for you, it wouldn't work!" The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
"No, no, no." Gu En shook her head. "Great-Grandma, that's not what I meant. I'm not panicking, not at all. I'm focused on my studies right now."
"Hahaha, how could a fine young man not think of a lady? Even if his studies are his priority, he will still be moved when the time comes." The Empress Dowager didn't believe it at all.
She's lived to be so old, and although she spent most of her later years in the palace, she's quite good at judging people!
Is Enzi noticeably different now that she's back from her study abroad trip?
I'm afraid this kid himself hasn't even realized his own feelings.
The Empress Dowager had no intention of giving Gu En any pointers; she wanted him to discover this for himself.
She stopped talking about that issue and started asking about Gu Xin's trip to Taizhou.
She knew about several cases, but she still wanted to hear Gu Xin's account.
Gu Xin recounted the cases one by one. Apart from the case of the Prince of Donglin's Mansion, Gu En had participated in the other two cases. Whenever Gu Xin mentioned Zheng Qiu, Gu En would interrupt. The Empress Dowager couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, but he himself didn't even realize it.
"Enzi, are you on good terms with this Xiao Qiu?" the Empress Dowager asked.
She knew Zheng Qiu's identity. Zheng Qiu was currently a coroner at the Dali Temple. Although he didn't hold a high position, the Dali Temple was responsible for hiring people, so how could the higher-ups not investigate him? Therefore, the Emperor knew that Zheng Qiu was a child of the Zheng family, and the Empress Dowager naturally knew that Zheng Qiu was close to Gu Xin.
But the Empress Dowager was surprised to see that Gu En seemed unaware that Zheng Qiu was a girl. This great-grandson seemed quite clever, so how could he not know?
“Yes, Great-Grandma,” Gu En said excitedly. “Although I haven’t known Xiao Qiu for long, I felt an instant connection with him. At the Qi’an Inn, we even had a long talk by candlelight, but I got sleepy, and Xiao Qiu tried her best. I’m thinking about when I can go find Xiao Qiu for a heart-to-heart talk after we get back to the capital, when there are no major cases! I think he’s really interesting; he’s the most special person I’ve ever met in my life.”
Gu Xin and Gu Si exchanged a glance. This was developing way too fast. They had only separated yesterday, and today was already the most special day?
If you do this, and it takes a while to tell that the other person is a girl, you will be in a lot of pain.
He was deeply worried about Gu En, but he himself was completely oblivious, continuing to tell the Empress Dowager how special Zheng Qiu was.
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