Gu Xin and her sisters stayed at home for two more days. After Princess Jinghe returned home for her third wedding anniversary, they planned to set off.
On the evening of August 22nd, at the Kang Prince's Mansion.
The Empress Dowager looked at her grandchildren with a constant smile.
"Lu Zheng, Qian Yu, you two must protect Niannian and Xin Xin well. If they lose even a single hair, neither of you should return to the capital!" Upon hearing that they were going out to play together, the Empress Dowager only said one sentence to Lu Zheng and Xue Qian Yu.
They wouldn't dare; even if they themselves lost all their hair, they wouldn't let the two girls lose a single hair.
The two quickly made their promises.
The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction: "How was the route arranged this time? Tell this old woman."
Gu Xin said, "Great-Grandma, we'll set off from Kuncheng Wharf, then travel to Jinan Prefecture for a few days, and continue our journey to Fuzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Taizhou, and finally return to Beijing from Taizhou. That's just in time for my sister and Brother Xue's wedding."
The Empress Dowager pulled Gu Nian over and patted her hand: "Yes, have fun, have a good time. You've been locked up in the armory for over a year and haven't gone out much. Your great-grandmother is getting bored. You must have as much fun as you want, have a great time!"
Gu Nian nodded: "Yes, I know, Great-Grandma. I plan to have Xue Qianyu carry me whenever I need to walk, except when traveling by car, horse, or boat, especially when climbing hills or slopes. I'll also ask Xue Qianyu to carry things I need when I'm shopping. I want him to buy me delicious food and play fun games with me. He can give me whatever I want! I promise I won't tire myself out or make myself suffer."
Xue Qianyu said that he was certain he could do it.
Gu Xin laughed and said, "I want one too! Sister, Brother Yuanyuan said there's a temple with stairs all the way up. Let's go and pray. We'll walk up half the stairs, and Brother Yuanyuan and Brother Xue will carry the other half. Let's see who gets there first."
Gu Nian: "Okay!"
Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu exchanged a glance and smiled.
Okay, let's see who gets there first.
Gu Xin added, "Oh right, we're going to the beach for a barbecue. I'll teach Yuan Yuan how to do it so he can cook it for me sometime!"
Gu Nian nodded: "Okay, let your Second Brother Xue learn too, so he can cook for me in the future!"
Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu nodded: "Okay!"
Gu Si sat to the side, a little envious: "I really want to go too!"
Huo Yanyu, Xie Zhiyi, and Gu Yingxue all nodded.
Cai Xiaolian said, "Why don't the three of you come along too? Yiyi, you have to go to the capital for Niannian's wedding in December. Yingxue has to go too! Sisi, you can go with your sister. We'll stay with Great-Grandma. Grandmother, what do you think?"
Seeing the hopeful look in Gu Si's eyes, the Empress Dowager smiled and nodded, "Alright! We young ladies should go out and see the world more often. As long as your second and third sisters don't mind, you can go!"
Gu Xin and Gu Nian naturally didn't mind.
If it were just Gu Si alone, they would worry that Si Si would have no one to play with, but now that she has several friends, they don't have to worry anymore.
So the team expanded again.
Gu Ren also wanted to go, but he knew that Gu Datou would definitely find him troublesome. Sigh, Gu Datou is just sexist.
So, on the 23rd, Gu Xin, Gu Nian, and Gu Si, along with Huo Yanyu, Xie Zhiyi, Gu Yingxue, Lu Zheng, and Xue Qianyu, a total of eight people, set off from Kunzhou Wharf.
They only brought enough silver, and no servants.
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