However, at first Gu Xin thought that the Empress Dowager would definitely let her go, so she never thought about this matter.
She's spent a lot of time traveling these past few years, enjoys going out and having fun, and is also quite interested in new characters.
However, she wasn't such an disobedient and willful girl. The Empress Dowager explained the reason to her, and she accepted it gladly. She planned to tell her father when she went back that night, so that she and Sisi could go to the Ministry of Rites to find those messengers.
This is fine too.
However, I can't bring Enzi and Xiaoqiu along.
Gu Xin turned to look at Gu En. Forget it, this silly guy, what's the point of creating opportunities for them? Creating more opportunities is useless. He's a complete idiot, even more so than Huo Yanyu.
The siblings spent the whole day playing in the palace, and only went home together after having dinner at night.
After having the palace servants see the sisters off, the Empress Dowager kept the Emperor behind and asked the Empress to take the Crown Prince back to rest.
"Grandmother, is something the matter?" The emperor was very surprised. His grandmother usually disliked him a lot, and it was rare for her to keep him after he had finished eating with the Gu family children.
"What's the situation with the Zheng family?" the Empress Dowager asked.
"Hmm? Which Zheng family?" the emperor asked, startled.
"The Princess Consort of Qi's family is the Marquis of Yong'an's residence." The Empress Dowager gave him a speechless look.
"What's wrong with the Zheng family? Is there a problem with their eldest daughter who married into the Donglin Prince's Mansion? Xin Xin didn't mention it in her memorial, did she?" The emperor was puzzled for a moment.
Princess Qi was Zheng Qiu's aunt, but she had already married Prince Qi and left the capital when Zheng Qiu was born.
The Zheng family's legitimate daughter mentioned by the emperor was Zheng Wei, the daughter of Zheng Qiu's stepmother, who married the eldest son of the Prince of Donglin.
The emperor thought that Zheng Wei was causing some trouble over the ownership of the title of Prince of Donglin!
"What I want to ask is whether the Zheng family currently has many sons serving in the court? Who is in charge of their household affairs now, and who do they usually associate with? This has nothing to do with Princess Qi or their married daughters." The Empress Dowager patiently explained.
"This? I don't know either! There don't seem to be many! However, the second son of the Zheng family should pass this year's imperial examination. Why is Grandmother asking about this?" the Emperor replied, then asked curiously.
"Their family's situation is similar to that of the Duke of Zhenguo's family back then! However, the old Duke was clear-headed and managed to protect Lu Xue and Lu Zheng, but the old Marquis of Yong'an's family failed to protect his two grandsons and one granddaughter," the Empress Dowager sighed and said.
"Oh, Grandmother, are you referring to that female coroner from the Dali Temple, the one who's close to Xin Xin? That girl Xin Xin asked you to help her avenge her friend, right?" At this point, the Emperor finally realized what was going on.
"I wanted to find a granddaughter-in-law for your imperial uncle," the Empress Dowager said helplessly.
"What? Prince En?" the emperor exclaimed in surprise.
"Hmm. Have the Dragon Guards investigate secretly, but don't intervene unless absolutely necessary. Observe the girl's abilities to see if she's a good match for Enzi. Of course, don't mention it to your uncle's family. Let them handle the child's affairs themselves. If the girl is good and they get together, that's great. If they don't, she'll still be Xinxin's friend," the Empress Dowager added.
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