Princess Shalin said with certainty, "Of course Brother Peng Er is interested in Sister Xie! The way he looks at Sister Xie is different from how he looks at us girls. Sister Hui is married and Sister Nian is engaged, so we don't count. But what about us other girls? The eldest, Princess, isn't engaged yet. Not to mention me, let's talk about Sister Sisi and Sister Xue'er. Out of all these girls, he looks at Sister Xie differently."
Gu Xin thought for a moment and said, "Your sister Xie and brother Peng are cousins, could that be the reason?"
Princess Shalin shook her head: "Then Sister Xue'er is also Brother Peng's cousin! Brother Peng sees Sister Xue'er no differently than he sees you, but he sees Sister Xie differently."
Princess Shalin was truly clever; she had completely figured out the identities of the girls traveling with her. Although she couldn't understand the Great Zhou language, she could tell that Gu Yingxue and Xie Zhiyi addressed the young generals of the Peng family in the same way. So she asked them and found out their relationship.
After listening, Gu Xin decided to pay special attention to Peng Erlang on the rest of the journey to see if it was as Princess Shalin had said.
At this moment, Lu Zheng walked over: "What are you talking about? Xin Xin, you actually like playing with little girls!"
Gu Xin pulled Lu Zheng aside and told him about Princess Shalin's analysis. Lu Zheng looked at Princess Shalin with surprise. Weren't all the princesses in the west, except for Agil, silly, naive and ignorant of the world? This little shrew is something else!
Princess Shalin stared at Lu Zheng, blinked, and said, "I know you can understand the Western language, General Zhou, so I would like to ask if you have any brothers at home?"
Lu Zheng: "?"
Gu Xin immediately became alert: "Little guy, what are you going to do?"
Princess Shalin laughed: "Sister Xinxin, I just want to be with you! You're going to marry General Zhou, right? Then I'll marry his brother, and we'll be family! My father and mother said I can marry into the Great Zhou, but it has to be a wealthy family. General Zhou looks extraordinary; he must be from a wealthy family! And his brother must be too! If my father and mother knew I could become family with you, Sister Xinxin, they'd be even more happy!"
Gu Xin's eyes widened.
Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh: "Your Highness, I only have one older sister and no brothers. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you!"
Princess Shalin sighed, "Oh dear! Can't even God grant my wish? I'm so sad. Sister Xinxin, could you please marry into a family with brothers?"
Now it was Gu Xin's turn to laugh: "Hahaha... Well..."
Lu Zheng immediately refused: "No way. If you want to be family with your sister Xinxin, she has many brothers. For example, Prince Ahai, and the boy who follows Lord Gu. Besides those two, your sister Xinxin has several younger brothers."
Princess Shalin's eyes lit up: "Really? I won't consider Prince Ahai. He's eighteen, a bit too old. The one next to Lord Gu looks too refined. I prefer the warrior type, the kind who can fight me!"
Lu Zheng and Gu Xin were amused by Princess Shalin's serious demeanor. They then asked her if she was going to Da Zhou purely for fun or to find a consort. She said both, and that the consort should ideally be someone related to her sister Xin Xin.
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