Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

"The old slave pays homage to Princess Wanfu."

"Ma'am is free."

Lu Yaoyao raised her hand falsely.

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

"Okay, Madam, please lead the way."

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

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

Lu Yaoyao had never been there before, and used to go directly to the Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty, Princess Wanfu has arrived."

"Let her in."

Wang De stepped back with a smile, and not long after, he led Lu Yaoyao into the main hall of the Dragon Head Hall.

"My daughter, Wanfu, has met Your Majesty. I wish His Majesty a blessing like the East Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan."

"Hahaha, Wanfu is free."

"There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be so polite, come and sit."

Only then did Lu Yaoyao straighten up. As soon as she stood up straight, Emperor Hongwen immediately noticed the difference in her today.

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

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

"What did you say, why didn't you notify me in advance about your birthday, and the servant girl still found out about it from Xiaoxue by accident."

"Honestly, do you want to see the courtier make a fool of yourself?"

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

Did I remind her in vain before?
Thinking of this, he looked at Emperor Hongwen worriedly, thinking quickly in his mind how he would intercede if Emperor Hongwen got angry.

However, Emperor Hongwen did not intend to get angry at all, but laughed out loud.

"Listen to you, do you blame me for not notifying me in advance?"

"What a big event my birthday is, who doesn't know about civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty? You are also the princess after all, how can you not know?"

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao curled her lips and continued, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened to your daughter?"

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It seems that is really the case.

The former Lu Yaoyao was just an ordinary commoner. How many ordinary ordinary people in Dongzhou remember his birthday of Emperor Hongwen?
"Okay, it's because I didn't think carefully, but girl, what gift did you prepare for me? Can you let me have a look first."

"Hey, my daughter is poor, but I don't have any treasures to give to Your Majesty, so I can only give some gadgets I made myself."

"You really want to see it? If you are disappointed, you can't blame the minister."

Emperor Hongwen smiled and waved his hands.

"That can't be blamed, I'm not that stingy."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao asked Wang De to go and inform his maid outside to bring in the gift.

Wang De hurried out, and after a while Qiu Shuang came in holding a sandalwood box.

First, bow down to Emperor Hongwen.

"Retire without courtesy."

After Qiushuang thanked her, she sent the sandalwood box to Lu Yaoyao, and then retreated to the side.

"what is this?"

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

Lu Yaoyao didn't answer in a hurry, 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 wanted from me earlier?"

Lu Yaoyao nodded again.

"You girl is too. Take what you want from me, and then give it to me as a congratulatory gift, you"

Emperor Hongwen was very speechless.

Similarly, Wang De next to him was also a little speechless, he had never seen this operation before.

"You know what, although it's all ivory, it's a trick."

"Furthermore, this object is for play, not for decoration. It is much better than storing your ivory in the warehouse to accumulate dust."

"Oh? For playing? How to play?"

Emperor Hongwen immediately became interested.

When he was young, he was also a person who liked to play, but after becoming the emperor, he always had to take into account the image of the emperor, so he hid many of his original hobbies and interests.

But facing Lu Yaoyao, and there were no outsiders here, it was rare for him to let go.

"This thing is called mahjong. The court lady said before that you asked the court lady to finish it and give you a copy."

"Yes, yes, I still remember this."

"This is for four people to play together."

"Isn't this just right? You and Zhen, Wang De, and you, the maid."

As soon as these words came out, Qiushuang hurriedly said in panic, "You can't do it as a servant."

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

"The old slave can't do it either."

Although Wang De didn't know how to play, he absolutely couldn't play with His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, why don't you forget it, today is your birthday, and there are still many things to be busy in a while."

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

"No problem. When the time comes, you will find four people, and the courtiers will teach them together. 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 is really thoughtful."

"okay."

"Wang De, take Wanfu to Chengtian Palace. It's her first time attending a palace banquet. Ask the Queen to take care of her."

"Yes."

Wang De responded, and Lu Yaoyao packed the mahjong and handed it to Qiushuang. After standing up and saluting, Lu Yaoyao followed Wang De and retreated.

After leaving the Dragon Head Hall, Wang De wanted to remind Lu Yaoyao again, don't be too bold, Your Majesty is not such an easy-going person.

But he didn't know how to speak.

Lu Yaoyao at the side noticed his entanglement and immediately guessed his thoughts.

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

"It's easy for yourself, and it's easy for the other party, don't you think?"

Hearing this, Wang De was startled, turned to look at the smiling Lu Yaoyao, and it took him a while to react.

"The princess is right, but the old slave is thinking too much."

"Eunuch Wang De, I'm actually curious, why do you help me so much?"

This was a constant question in her mind. When she saw Wang De for the first time at the eldest princess's mansion, she realized that there was something wrong with the way this man looked at her.

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

She didn't believe that there would be good things for no reason, especially at that time she hadn't risen yet.

There is also no such thing as Wang Decai taking a high look at her because she has been favored.

Hearing this, Wang De originally wanted to find a reason to prevaricate, but when he thought that Wanfu was a shrewd and transparent woman, he immediately dismissed this idea.

"You look very similar to your mother, she used to be kind to the old slave."

"Ok?"

Lu Yaoyao was startled, she had thought of many possibilities, but she had never thought of such a possibility.

"You know my mother?"

"I know. When I first met the princess in the Dachang Princess's mansion, all the old slaves met Miss Lu."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Yaoyao suddenly realized, no wonder Wang De's eyes were a little strange at the beginning, it turned out that he had admitted the wrong person.

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

"Your Majesty, he also knows my mother?"