Chapter 375; Do you know my mother?

"Old slave pays homage to Princess Wanfu."

"Mommy, no courtesy."

Lu Yaoyao raised his hands in vain.

"Your Majesty has ordered that if Princess Wanfu arrives, you should go to the Dragon Head Hall first."

"Okay, grandma, please lead the way."

Aunt Lu saluted again and led Lu Yaoyao to the Dragon Head Hall.

This is the main hall where Emperor Hongwen lived when he was not working.

Lu Yaoyao had never been there before. In the past, he always went directly to the Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty, Princess Wanfu has arrived."

"Let her in."

Wang De smiled and stepped back, and soon he led Lu Yaoyao into the main hall of Longshou Hall.

"My dearest daughter, I wish you all the best in meeting your majesty. I wish your majesty may be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."

"Hahaha, Wish you no gift."

"There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be so polite. Come and sit."

Lu Yaoyao straightened up. As soon as she stood up straight, Emperor Hongwen immediately noticed that she was different today.

He looked a little stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.

"I heard that you arrived in the capital a few days ago, why didn't you come into the palace to see me?"

"You also said that you didn't notify me in advance about your birthday, but my daughter accidentally learned about it from Xiaoxue."

"Tell me the truth, do you want to see my daughter make a fool of herself?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang De's expression changed, and he thought to himself: How dare this Wanfu dare to say anything.

Did he remind her earlier in vain?

Thinking of this, he looked at Emperor Hongwen with some worry, thinking quickly in his mind how he would plead for mercy if Emperor Hongwen was angry.

However, Emperor Hongwen did not have any intention of getting angry, but instead laughed.

"Listening to what you said, you still blame me for not notifying you in advance?"

"My birthday is such an important event. Who in the civil and military circles of the dynasty doesn't know about it? You are also the princess after all, how can you not know about it?"

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao curled his lips and continued, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened to my daughter in the past?"

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It seems that's really what happened.

In the past, Lu Yaoyao was just a plain-headed commoner. How many common people in Dongzhou could remember the birthday of Emperor Hongwen?

"Okay, I didn't think it through well, but girl, what gift have you prepared for me? Can you let me see it first?"

"Hey, I am poor, but I don't have any treasures to give to Your Majesty. I can only give you some gadgets I made myself."

"Do you really want to see it? If you are disappointed, you can't blame me."

Emperor Hongwen smiled and waved his hands.

"That's certainly not to blame. I'm not that stingy."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao asked Wang De to go and inform his maid outside and ask her to deliver the gift.

Wang De hurriedly walked out, and soon Qiu Shuang came in holding a sandalwood box.

First, he knelt down and paid homage to Emperor Hongwen.

"No need to pay tribute."

After Qiu Shuang thanked him, he brought the sandalwood box to Lu Yaoyao and then stepped aside.

"What's this?"

Emperor Hongwen stared at the box in Lu Yaoyao's hand curiously.

Lu Yaoyao was not in a hurry to answer, but opened the box directly.

I saw some small white squares neatly placed inside.

Emperor Hongwen reached out and took out a piece. Is it made of ivory?

Lu Yaoyao nodded.

"Is it made of the ivory you were going to get from me earlier?"

Lu Yaoyao nodded again.

"You girl, you take the things you want from me, and then give them to me as congratulatory gifts, you"

Emperor Hongwen was speechless.

Wang De next to him was also speechless. He had never seen this operation before.

"You know what, even though they are all ivory, there are tricks on them."

"Besides, this thing is for playing with, not for decoration. It is much better than your ivory tusks gathering dust in the warehouse."

"Oh? For playing? How to play?"

Emperor Hongwen immediately became interested.

He was also a fun-loving person when he was young, but after becoming the emperor, he always had to take into account his imperial image, so he hid many of his original hobbies and interests.

But facing Lu Yaoyao, and there were no outsiders here, he was rare and relaxed.

"This thing is called mahjong. As I said before, you asked me to prepare it and give you a copy."

"Yes, yes, I still remember this."

"Four people need to play this together."

"Isn't this just right? You and I, Wang De, and your maid."

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Shuang quickly said in fear, "I can't do this as a slave."

Just kidding, she is just a maid, how dare she play mahjong with the emperor at the same table.

"Neither can I do this, old slave."

Although Wang De doesn't know how to play, he must never play with His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, why don't you forget it? Today is your birthday, and you will have a lot of things to do soon."

"Okay, but I don't know how to play this thing. You have to teach me how to play it when you're done."

"No problem. When the time comes, you can find four people, including the courtiers, to teach you. It is best to find your concubines, so that it will be convenient for you if you want to play in the future."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen laughed again and pointed at Lu Yaoyao.

"You girl are so thoughtful."

"Okay."

"Wang De, please take Wanfu to the Chengtian Palace. This is her first time attending a palace banquet. Ask the Queen to help take care of her."

"yes."

Wang De responded. Lu Yaoyao packed up the mahjong and handed it to Qiu Shuang. After standing up and bowing, he followed Wang De and left.

After leaving the Dragon Head Hall, Wang De wanted to remind Lu Yaoyao again not to be too bold, as your majesty is not such an easy person to get along with.

But I don't know how to speak.

Lu Yaoyao at the side noticed his entanglement and immediately guessed what he was thinking.

"Eunuch Wang De, some people can't pretend. Rather than pretending, it's better to show it directly."

"This way you feel relaxed, and the other person also feels relaxed, don't you think so?"

Hearing this, Wang De was startled and turned to look at Lu Yaoyao with a smile on his face. It took him a while to react.

"The princess is right, but this old slave thinks too much."

"Eunuch Wang De, I am actually very curious as to why you are helping me so much?"

This was a question she had always had in her mind. When she met Wang De for the first time at the eldest princess's residence, she noticed something was wrong with the way this man looked at her.

After getting along with each other many times, she could clearly feel that Wang De took good care of her.

She didn't believe that there would be good things without reason, especially at that time she had not yet risen.

There is no reason why Wang Decai took a high look at her because she had received divine favor.

When Wang De heard this, he originally wanted to find a reason to excuse himself, but when he thought that Wan Fu was a shrewd and transparent woman, he immediately gave up the idea.

"You look very much like your mother. She was once kind to the old slave."

"Um?"

Lu Yaoyao was startled. She had thought about many possibilities, but she had never thought of this possibility.

"You know my mother?"

"We know each other. When we first met the princess in the eldest princess's mansion, all the slaves met Miss Lu."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Yaoyao suddenly understood. No wonder Wang De's eyes looked a little strange at first. It turned out that he had recognized the wrong person.

Wait, she remembered that Emperor Hongwen looked at her a little strangely.

"Your Majesty, does he also know my mother?"
Chapter completed!