I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 151 - 103: Seniority (2)

Since it was a public-funded trip, Gu Lan quickly agreed and followed Gu Changting out of the palace.

As for who’s fallen ill in Xiaoxiang Palace?

What does it have to do with her?

Anyway, he was the one who accidentally spilled the red bean porridge himself.

After all, some folks survived sixteen years without enough food or clothing, so a few more hungry days won’t kill him. Maybe he’ll unlock some hidden potential and start farming in Xiaoxiang Palace.

At this moment, Rong Heng in Xiaoxiang Palace sneezed, rubbed his growling stomach, and thought: Is it still possible to start growing rice in the palace now?

Or maybe he should find Jiu and have him cook a meal for him...

Gu Changting served as the Junior Minister at Honglu Temple, while his father, Second Young Master Gu, was the Assistant Minister of Rites. The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple were practically one entity, both responsible for entertaining foreign guests.

"The envoy this time is the son of the Qiangrong Chanyu. We’ll first meet at the embassy, and I’ll introduce him to you later," Gu Changting said.

Gu Lan nodded. The group left the palace, and she recalled what the book said about the Qiangrong on the way.

Qiangrong isn’t a specific country but a group of tribes in the northwest of Yan Country.

The leader of Qiangrong is called the Chanyu and has established the Qiangrong Royal Court at the peak of the snow mountains.

Rather than an emperor, the Chanyu is more like the leader of the largest tribe and the Alliance Hierarch of the entire group.

When Gu Chengye met Gu Lan, he repeatedly reminded her: although the Qiangrong people are violent and treacherous, she doesn’t need to be afraid. She can even be a bit arrogant because every Chanyu throughout history has called the Dingyuan Marquis "father".

"The Chanyu of Qiangrong calls the Dingyuan Marquis ’father’?" Gu Lan asked curiously, piqued by the topic.

Gu Chengye proudly replied, "Yes, our Dingyuan Marquis Mansion has guarded the Northern Territory for a century. From being equally matched a hundred years ago to now having Qiangrong bow to our Dayan. In your great-grandfather’s time, we directly pushed Qiangrong back beyond Wolf Mountain. Since then, the Chanyu at that time was forced to recognize your great-grandfather as his godfather."

Who knew the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was so fierce? However, after Gu Chengzhao became the Dingyuan Marquis, both sides began to adopt a strategy of avoiding conflict, resulting in Gu Chengzhao having no significant military achievements, now overshadowed by Prince Rui’s great victory.

"Do these people really want to meet me?"

Second Young Master Gu said, "Those Qiangrong folks got beaten down by the Marquis in the Northern Territory, so they want to see what the next Dingyuan Marquis is like. You understand what your uncle means, right?"

Gu Lan understood that the Qiangrong envoys came to see her to test the waters and see if the next Dingyuan Marquis would be someone easy to control so they could regain some confidence.

... Well, they should continue to remain self-conscious.

"Since the Chanyu calls the Dingyuan Marquis ’father’, doesn’t that mean the current Chanyu is of my generation and should call me brother? How old is he?"

Gu Lan asked with a smiling face, her gaze already on a group of oddly dressed people approaching behind Gu Chengye.

Gu Chengye touched his chin, "The old Chanyu is now over sixty, are you satisfied?"

"Quite satisfied, a sixty-year-old grandfather calling me brother," Gu Lan grinned arrogantly, pointing at the group, "So these people behind must be calling me father since they’re not sixty yet."

Gu Chengye turned around, not expecting the Qiangrong people to have already arrived at the embassy. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Leading the group was a man with dozens of slender, red braided strands on his head. His physique was robust, with a copper-colored, highly defined face, and sharp and bold features. His brown eyes were extremely sharp.

Although it was late autumn, he was bare-chested, seeming quite gallant.

"This is the leader of the Qiangrong envoy, Duoji, the Eldest Prince of Qiangrong and the eldest son of the old Chanyu," Gu Chengye introduced proactively.

Gu Lan waved a hand and flashed a bright smile, greeting, "Hello Eldest Prince, you’re the next Chanyu, and I’m your next father."

Gu Changting twitched the corner of his mouth; greeting like this, won’t you get beaten up?

However, since they were on Yan’s turf, their original intention was to discomfort these Qiangrong people, so Gu Lan’s actions were understandable.

Gu Changting thought he once worried that Brother Lan, so small, might feel intimidated seeing this crowd of monsters and weirdos, but now it seems... there’s no need to worry.

The Qiangrong Eldest Prince scratched his head, taking a moment to process what Gu Lan had said.

"Are you Gu Chengzhao’s son?" The Eldest Prince’s voice was so thunderous that Gu Lan’s ears hurt a little.

The Eldest Prince scrutinized Gu Lan, thinking she looked like a weak pretty boy.

"Are you my new son?" Gu Lan countered, her voice cool, making the Eldest Prince’s eyelid twitch.