Cai Xiaolian sat down at the dressing table and took off all the hair ornaments from her head, finally feeling much more relaxed.
"Second Aunt, I suspect the Crown Prince isn't normal. He's either like us, or like Lu Zheng and Li Shan. But the latter is less likely; the former is more probable—he's like me." Gu Ren climbed onto a chair, sat on the soft cushion, and analyzed with a Sherlock Holmes-like expression.
"Just because he said he wanted Nian Nian to teach him how to make fireworks, and then he learned how to use it in weapons?" Cai Xiaolian asked rhetorically.
“That’s one reason. Secondly, Third Sister noticed his disdainful little expressions, and how easily they changed. Thirdly, this kid is too smart; he’s not like a child at all. Huo Junhao is known as a child prodigy, but when Third Sister got married, Huo Junhao’s parents also attended the wedding, and I overheard them talking to my mother. They said that when Huo Junhao was two or three years old, he was just like our Seventh and Eighth children! So, the little prince is definitely not normal,” Gu Ren explained.
Huo Junhao's father was stationed in Jiangnan, but he has been transferred back this year and is now the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, holding the same official position as Gu Shouxin.
“I think this question still needs to be verified.” Cai Xiaolian stood up, took off her outer cloak, and put on her ordinary padded jacket, and said to Gu Ren.
“Yes, it needs to be verified. So, leave this problem to me. This January, I’ve been going to the palace every day to pay my respects to Great-Grandmother. I refuse to believe we can’t find any evidence! Second Aunt, if he really is a time traveler, what do you think we should do?” Gu Ren asked again.
“If he really is a time traveler, then things will be much easier.” Cai Xiaolian smiled and said, “Have your second uncle teach him properly! Didn’t the Emperor appoint your second uncle as his teacher? Your second and third brother-in-laws can teach him martial arts. No matter where he came from, he won’t be able to escape our family, whether he’s a scholar or a warrior. I believe he’s the kind of person who can benefit us.”
"OK! I understand!" Gu Ren snapped his fingers and jumped off the chair. "Second Aunt, is your commercial center going to start construction in the first month of the lunar calendar? Come on, let's go outside and call Third Sister, Fifth Sister, and Gu Sanniu to come along and chat!"
"Renren, are you really planning to go to the Royal Academy?" Cai Xiaolian reached out to take Gu Ren's hand and continued to ask, "Also, your second aunt is very curious to know what you will do when you grow up? Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be planning to take the imperial examinations or become an official, but you still need to find something to do, otherwise it will be too boring."
"When I grow up, I'll go to sea! This world is one I created, but it's still a planet. Besides the Great Zhou and its surrounding areas, there must be humans on the other side of the sea! I want to see what those places are like. Since it's a world I created, I don't want the history of the Great Zhou to be exactly the same as the history we originally lived in. We can speed up development. Although the rise and fall of a dynasty is inevitable, we can make this dynasty last longer!"
"Your ambition sounds like you want to unify the world!" Cai Xiaolian joked.
"It all depends on what kind of situation the Crown Prince is in. If he's as I guessed, hey, my dream might actually come true!" Gu Ren said seriously.
"...Then I wish you success!" That was all Cai Xiaolian could say.
The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the main hall.
At this moment, Gu En, Gu Xin, Gu Si, and Gu Yingxue were not asleep either, and Zhang Shi was also eating peanuts and drinking wine at the table.
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