The emperor was a gossipy man by nature, and he readily believed the words of sorcerers. So, he asked curiously, "Is that girl from the west? Wasn't it said that this kid had first dealt with a powerful minister in the Western Kingdom, then finally confessed to Da Junzi and was preparing to return to the Great Zhou, when he encountered the Yunhai incident, and then went to Langge and picked up Xin Xin? How could he have time to spend with a girl?"
The "Da Junzi" mentioned by the emperor is the ruler of the Liusha Kingdom.
He knew Grandma Gu's identity and that the King of Liusha was from the Goddess Kingdom. After meeting Queen Dugu, he had a good impression of the Goddess Kingdom. Therefore, since the King of Liusha came to the capital, he had enjoyed inviting people into the palace to drink and chat.
In front of Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, they addressed the ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom very casually.
Grandpa Gu smiled and glanced at Grandma Gu.
The emperor also looked at Grandma Gu.
Grandma Gu twitched her lips and said, "Neither of the children knows about this. We don't plan to say anything or get involved. It's Gu Yingxue, my nephew's adopted daughter, from our Gu family."
The emperor's mouth gaped open in astonishment. He blinked and said, "So it turns out this is a case of keeping the good stuff within the family! Since he's your nephew's son-in-law, and the sorcerer said it's a match made in heaven, then I won't take him away. But, Uncle and Aunt, I really have my eye on this young man. I was thinking of marrying him off to a princess so I could have a good son-in-law too. What a pity!"
"Hahaha, you..." Grandpa Gu shook his head with a smile and said, "I know a few of the princes who came from the West this time. Xin Xin also told me about them. Apart from Xiao Jin, Prince Goz and Prince Salin are both quite good."
The Emperor pursed his lips in annoyance: "That little ingrate Xin Xin, she didn't even come back to let me know she was safe. She just went off to travel and have fun. If only she had come back with the Western delegation! I wouldn't have had to be blind and rack my brains trying to find a way to keep all these princes and princesses here to choose from! I could have just let little Xin Xin choose for me. After all, it's her choosing her cousin-in-law!"
The emperor didn't consider himself an outsider at all. His grandchildren and grand-uncles were like cousins to his children.
Grandpa and Grandma Gu didn't respond to his words.
After chatting for a while, Aunt Gu arrived. Seeing the Emperor there, she invited him to play mahjong together.
The emperor happily went along with them.
Grandma Gu sighed, "Brother Chuan, who do you think the Emperor took after? I've heard that the late Emperor was a very kind person, loved his people like his own children, and was very diligent. The current Empress Dowager Jiang is also gentle and quiet. How come the Emperor is like this..."
Grandpa Gu patted Grandma Gu's hand and said with a serious expression, "He takes after our mother. When he was young, he followed his father from his fiefdom to the palace and was practically raised by our mother."
Grandma Gu: "..."
Well, the Empress Dowager has had a tough time raising such an emperor who is capable of great things yet constantly wants to relinquish his responsibilities. It must have been quite an achievement.
"Old Gu, come on, let's go into the palace to see the young prince." At this moment, Grandma Xiao also arrived. As soon as she entered the door and saw Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu holding hands, she covered her eyes and said, "Oh my goodness! You two old folks, can't you stop acting like this? How old are you? You're still acting like young people. Aren't you ashamed?"
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