The palace is having an extra meal today. There are no guests, but all the servants are on the table.
This situation can be regarded as the first of its kind.
But the princess's table was very deserted.
In addition to the princess and Gu Yun, there is also Huanxin.
Huanxin was very special. She didn't serve the table, she just stood aside and refused to sit down no matter how much the princess tried to persuade her.
I had no choice but to let her stand there.
Looking at her son, the princess smiled.
"Who was that girl just now?"
During the dinner, the princess asked the question she wanted to know most.
"I don't know him either!"
"Then she still gives you a gift?" The princess looked unbelieving.
Not only did she not believe it, Huanxin standing by also smiled softly, not believing what her young master said.
But the girl is indeed very beautiful, and she matches her young master very well.
"The person who gave the gift was her young lady, she was just an errand boy."
"Miss?" The princess stopped holding the chopsticks in her hand, stared at her son, and asked quickly: "Which family is the girl from?"
"have no idea!"
Another answer made the princess frown and her eyes turned to the gift box in Huanxin's hand.
The son not only accepted the gift from the other party happily, but also exchanged gifts with the other party.
In this situation, even if you don’t know who the other party is, no one will believe you.
"Huanxin, please open that gift box. I want to see what you are sending."
Huanxin glanced at her young master and saw that he had no objection, so she gently opened the box.
"Mother, how could you do this? This was given to me."
"What's wrong with the one I gave you? I, a mother-in-law, can't look at it anymore?"
Gu Yun lowered his head and stopped talking.
In fact, he also wanted to see what the gift was, but what if it was something private?
Or, like last time, is it a secret book?
Of course, the possibility of the secret code is so small that it is almost impossible.
Firstly, the maid did not inform him, and secondly, such a long box obviously looks like a painting.
Could it be Mingming's own portrait?
After thinking about it, Huanxin opened the box and handed it into the hands of the princess.
The moment she got the painting, the princess glanced at her son and gently unfolded the portrait.
His eyes were strange, then there was surprise, and then he looked at his son with a smile.
"Mom, don't be like this. I feel guilty. What on earth are you drawing?"
At this time, the princess unfolded the portrait and faced it towards Gu Yun.
There was a man in the portrait. At first glance, he looked a bit like himself. But at another glance, he realized that this was not him.
"This...this is impossible!"
Gu Yun suddenly stood up, reached out to take the portrait, and looked at it over and over again.
The characters in the portraits are lifelike and look exactly like me.
"It's impossible. My mother likes this girl. Her painting skills are so exquisite and she has more literary talent than my mother."
Huanxin on the side also smiled and nodded, seeming to agree very much with the princess's words.
Gu Yun, on the other hand, was holding the portrait, but his heart was filled with huge waves.
He had been writing to Feng Mingming for more than ten years, but they had never met in person. Even he could only draw the back of the other person, but he had no idea what the other person looked like.
But the other party...
"Mom, if I say that I have never seen her, would you believe it?"
The princess looked strange, looked at her son who looked surprised, shook her head and said with a smile: "You haven't seen her before, maybe she has seen you.
Is she the girl from this royal city? When did you meet her, and how much do you know about her?"
Gu Yun took a deep breath, staring at the portrait, and said quietly: "I have known each other since I was very young.
Mother, do you still remember the person who often corresponded with me in letters?
It's her, do you think she has seen me?"
When the princess heard this, her brows suddenly furrowed slightly, and she couldn't care less about eating.
Of course my son still knows something about it.
I started corresponding with a little girl when I was a few years old, during which time she even intercepted her messages several times.
Every time the content of the letter was so bland, she didn't pay much attention to it afterwards.
But more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the two of them still exchange letters. Not only that, they even sent someone to come in person during their son's coming-of-age ceremony.
What does this mean?
Especially the way my son rushed out when he suddenly heard the news of the other party's arrival after having a bad day.
"The maids are all so pretty, so the lady shouldn't be much different, right?"
The princess could only comfort herself in her heart.
"Yun'er, tell me the truth, how much do you know about this girl?"
Gu Yun looked at the portrait and finally put it away reluctantly. He took a deep breath and said, "Mother, I..."
"You haven't even met her face to face, what if she looks like an ugly monster?"
"Mom, what's wrong with you being ugly? When two people are together, it's not just about their looks."
"Hey, so you really like her?"
Gu Yun stopped talking. He was tricked by his mother again. He sat down at the table, ate silently and stopped talking.
Huanxin, who was standing nearby, smiled quickly and took the portrait from the young master's hand.
He secretly glanced at the portrait, his face slightly red.
The young master in the painting is even more handsome than the young master in reality, especially his demeanor. If the other party has never seen the young master, or does not know the young master, it is impossible to draw such a picture.
"If you really like her, write a letter to her when you go back later and ask her about her family background.
Well, I found out clearly that my mother will bring the betrothal gift to propose marriage."
Gu Yun: "..."
Although he and Feng Mingming had communicated for more than ten years, they had never talked about anything between men and women.
It's good now. After being told like this by your mother, you are already talking about marriage. Isn't this situation a bit strange?
"Mom, there's no one like you, maybe someone else..."
Seeing that her young master was embarrassed, Huanxin on the side quickly came to the rescue.
"Princess, during the coming-of-age ceremony today, there was a bit of chaos in the city. I heard that His Majesty issued an order to arrest two girls."
It's been a long time since this happened, and the palace still doesn't know about it.
"Oh? Catch two girls?" The princess laughed: "Did you find out the specific reason?"
Huanxin shook her head: "I don't know. I only know that the city gate is under security. If you see two girls traveling together, you will arrest them. I heard that it has something to do with our prince."
As soon as these words came out, both mother and son began to pay attention.
"I heard that the news came from the border. I met two women at the border. They were very powerful and the prince was no match for them.
The other party came directly to our royal city, as if they wanted to see someone.
So His Majesty was worried and issued this order."
After hearing this, saying that the princess was fine, Gu Yun's heart tightened and he stood up immediately.
Chapter completed!