Lu Zheng and Gu Xin treated it like teasing a child, not taking it seriously at all. Since Princess Shalin disliked Cheng Huaijin for being too old and Gu En for being too refined, they introduced Gu Ren to her. Upon hearing that he was only six years old, Princess Shalin got angry: "Sister Xinxin, General Zhou, don't treat me like a child. I want to find someone my own age. The biggest age difference I can tolerate is five years, just like you. He can only be older than me, not younger. I don't want to take care of people."
Gu Xin comforted her repeatedly, "Okay, okay, we were wrong. But, I can introduce you to a prince of our Great Zhou royal family. A princess like you should be matched with a prince."
Princess Shalin pursed her lips and after a long while said, "What do the princes of the Great Zhou royal family have to do with you? They have nothing to do with you, and I don't want them."
Gu Xin: "..."
Lu Zheng snapped his fingers: "Little Yanyan, I have someone here who perfectly meets your requirements. He's older than you, only one year older, not weak or scholarly, from a military family, and related to Xinxin. He's Xinxin's older sister, and he'd have to call her sister-in-law. How about that? By all accounts, you and Xinxin are family!"
Princess Salim's eyes lit up again.
Gu Xin turned to look at Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng said in the Great Zhou dialect, "General Peng has always wanted to find a wife for his grandson! Qilang, Qilang is just right, the age is right, and he is both literate and martial."
Gu Xin felt that this was not a good thing, as if she were abducting a little girl.
Lu Zheng then spoke to Princess Shalin in a Western dialect: "There's a prince in the Great Zhou royal family who fits your criteria. He's sixteen, already a prince, not at all pretentious, and a really fun guy. He should be calling you, Xinxin, 'sister,' really. And there's more..."
Lu Zheng counted several as Princess Shalin requested, and Princess Shalin was extremely satisfied. She said, "Sister Xinxin, I'll follow you from now on until you marry General Zhou. I'll give you a big gift then! Oh, I really want to go to Great Zhou soon! But, Sister Xinxin, that Brother Gu Si seems pretty good. Does he know kung fu? Should I try him out first?"
Lu Zheng laughed, but Gu Xin panicked: "No, Xiao Yanyan, listen to me, Enzi has someone he likes, you can rule that out."
Princess Salim nodded, not showing much disappointment.
Lu Zheng looked at Gu Xin with a puzzled expression: "When did Enzi get a sweetheart?"
Gu Xin: "Back then! Yingying, the tofu beauty from Zhoujia Town! Enzi liked her a lot back then!"
Lu Zheng smirked: "Isn't that because they're still young? Can they even be considered young?"
Gu Xin retorted confidently, "Why doesn't it count? I liked you back then too! Doesn't that count?"
Before Lu Zheng could speak, Gu Xin punched him angrily: "Hmph, Lu Zheng, didn't you have a crush on a girl when you were that age? Do you boys have to change your mind when you grow up? Tell me, which girl did you like before me?"
Lu Zheng rubbed his aching chest and quickly assured him, "Absolutely not, I swear, the only girl I like is Xin Xin."
Gu Xin didn't believe her: "Then why did you say it didn't count so quickly? If you haven't experienced it, why are you so sure? You do have a girl you like, right? Is she in the capital or Yuzhou?"
Princess Shalin noticed something was wrong. Why were Sister Xinxin and General Zhou arguing? What should I do? I don't understand. Should I go and get some help to understand what they're arguing about?
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