"Oh... Then Third Sister, aren't you going to send someone to protect Xiao Qiu? It's so dangerous for him to live alone outside!" Gu En said.
"If you invite him to stay at our house, he won't be in danger," Gu Xin said speechlessly.
“That’s fine, but he definitely won’t agree. Sigh…” Gu En sighed.
"Hahahaha..." The Empress Dowager looked at the three siblings and felt inexplicably happy. She laughed heartily and said, "Enzi, if you are smart, your great-grandmother will arrange a marriage for you at the end of the year. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
"Huh?" Gu En didn't understand why the Empress Dowager was suddenly talking about his marriage.
"Well, I'll arrange a marriage for you that I guarantee you'll be satisfied with. Of course, the premise is that you need to be smart and not be deceived by appearances," the Empress Dowager said meaningfully.
Gu Xin and Gu Si both understood the Empress Dowager's words and turned to look at Gu En.
"Okay, I'll remember, Great-Grandma." Gu En nodded with a bewildered look.
Gu Xin and Gu Si: "..."
What an idiot!
"Great-Grandma, I want to ask you for a favor!" Gu Xin couldn't bear to look at the silly Enzi anymore, so she brought up her other purpose.
"Why are you asking your great-grandmother for anything? Just tell me what you want. As long as the Great Zhou has it, your great-grandmother will find it for you," the Empress Dowager said magnanimously.
"Hehe, thank you, Great-Grandma! But I don't want anything, I want something else." Gu Xin said happily, "I just want to ask Great-Grandma to allow me and Sisi to go to Jiangnan with the officials from the Ministry of Rites to welcome the delegations from Jiacang Kingdom and several other countries."
"Nonsense!" The Empress Dowager was taken aback, then refused outright. "You and Sisi are princesses of our Great Zhou. How can you personally go to greet them?"
Gu Xin and Gu Si blinked pitifully at the Empress Dowager.
"Everything else is acceptable, but this is unacceptable. As princesses of the Great Zhou, although you sisters do not share the surname Ye, your words and actions represent the Great Zhou. Why should we use princesses to greet their envoys? We can handle everything else perfectly, but in this matter, your status and position do not allow it!" The Empress Dowager rarely spoke so sternly to the younger generation.
"Is it really not possible?" Gu Xin could see the Empress Dowager's determination, but she still wanted to try.
"Really, no." The Empress Dowager softened her tone and asked gently, "Xinxin, Sisi, you can go out to play if you want, but if you say you're going to welcome the other side's delegation, your great-grandmother will definitely not allow it. You are the most noble princesses of our Great Zhou, and you don't need to welcome anyone."
“Great-Grandma, we don’t want to go on a trip. We just want to learn their language. Our Great Zhou has never had any contact with people from these three places, and no one in Great Zhou speaks their language. We thought that if we learned it, we could understand their princesses and princes’ cursing if they came! And we could also guard against any schemes they might have!” Gu Xin said.
"You silly girl!" The Empress Dowager smiled helplessly. "They have messengers at the Ministry of Rites learning the language of the Great Zhou. Why don't you just tell your father, and you go directly to the Ministry of Rites to find those messengers?"
“That makes sense, that works too! It’s so hot and running around is exhausting.” Gu Xin’s eyes lit up. Why hadn’t she thought of this?
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