Chapter 387 From the Future

Hu Xin'er seemed a little distracted and asked casually, "Not from here? Then where is he from? Is he a prince from another country?"

A prince and a princess, that's quite romantic.

The eldest princess said with some distress, "If it was a prince, I wouldn't be so surprised. He actually said that he came from some... some future."

Hu Xin'er suddenly came to her senses: "The future?"

She thought she had misheard, but the princess nodded and said, "Yes, Future. I asked what country Future is, and he said Future is not a country. So, could it be a tribe?"

Hu Xin'er confirmed again: "Which future? Is it a future that has never come?"

The princess' tone was very certain: "I asked him first and even asked him to write it out, but he didn't seem to be very good at calligraphy. Instead, he used a few charcoal sticks to write, and the characters he wrote were very strange."

Hu Xin'er used tea to write the simplified Chinese character for "future" on the table and asked anxiously, "Is this what he wrote?"

"Hey, how did you know?" The eldest princess was surprised at first, then inexplicably relieved. "It's good that you know the origin of this Future Kingdom. No one has ever heard of the future. I almost thought he was possessed by a ghost..."

Hu Xin'er couldn't find words to describe her feelings at this moment. "If it's really as I suspected, then it's okay to say he was possessed by an evil spirit."

The eldest princess thought she was joking and angrily knocked her head. "Hey, are you saying he's only being gentle to me when he's possessed by an evil spirit? ...Why aren't you answering? Are you even listening to me?"

Hu Xiner's heart was pounding, and she couldn't tell whether she was nervous or worried.

She managed to come to her senses: "That's not what I meant."

"Then tell me the origins of the Future Kingdom!" the princess said excitedly. "That way, we can get to know each other better, and it will be easy to capture him."

Hu Xin'er shook her head and said, "The future is not a country."

"What is that? A tribe like the You Clan?" The princess said happily. "Never mind. Someone like him should have a high status in the clan. He should be a young clan leader, right?"

Hu Xiner opened her mouth, wanting to interrupt the eldest princess's fantasy, but she was speechless.

What was she going to say? Maybe Erdong had traveled from the future? But how would that explain her own identity?

The princess continued, "Originally, his position as an imperial guard wasn't worthy of me. But now that he has this title, I wonder who in the capital would dare to bully him! Then I'll ask my father to grant us a marriage... Eh? What if his family is very poor?"

Hu Xin'er's thoughts were in a mess, and she answered in a daze, "No, it's a very rich place."

There are tall buildings, cars everywhere, and all kinds of smart devices... That is the hometown of her soul!

The eldest princess was a little skeptical. "Is there any country in this world richer than our Celestial Empire? We can hold a trade fair with them, and they will become rich... Hehe, Erdong will be very touched when he sees me treating his people like this, right?"

She kept chattering in Hu Xiner's ear, but didn't notice that Hu Xiner's expression was very complicated.

After confirming it, Hu Xiner still couldn't believe her own guess.

She looked at Erdong in the distance, but unexpectedly, he was also looking at her with a strange look in his eyes.

That look... is definitely not Erdong!

Could it be that Erdong was also pierced through? But Erdong had been staying in the Princess's Mansion and had never encountered any life-threatening crisis. How could he be pierced through inexplicably?

The eldest princess shook her hand impatiently: "Xin'er, what's wrong with you today? Why are you always distracted? Are you looking for your husband?"

Hu Xin'er came back to her senses, grabbed her hand, and said seriously: "Nangong Yue, can you take me to see Erdong, right now, the sooner the better!"

She rarely addressed the eldest princess by her full name. The eldest princess was stunned when she heard this: "You want to find him? Why don't you just go find him yourself?"

Hu Xin'er took the eldest princess's hand and was about to go forward to ask carefully when Butler Liu behind her suddenly announced, "The birthday banquet begins!"

She was startled by the shout, and before she could react, she was separated from the eldest princess.

Then, several maids surrounded her and took her to sit at the main table.

Those seated were either prominent figures from aristocratic families or important officials of the imperial court.

Originally, according to the status of Duke Xuanyuan, he should have been invited to attend the birthday banquet, but the last time Liu Yanchao fell off his horse in the hunting ground of the Duke's Mansion, it created a feud between the Liu family and the Xuanyuan family.

Regardless of whether it was the women in the backyard whispering in his ear or some unexpected incident, Duke Xuanyuan's actions were equivalent to trampling on the dignity of the Liu family.

Old Master Liu will never allow anyone to destroy the reputation of the Liu family!

The prince was of noble status and was also sitting at the main table. When he saw Hu Xiner sitting over, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

In a flash, he seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

When Hu Xiner saw the smile in his eyes, her alarm bells immediately rang, but she couldn't tell what kind of crisis was hidden on the table.

In this dynasty, having a beard is considered beautiful. Therefore, except for the Crown Prince, all those present at the table, whether they are in their thirties, forties, sixties or seventies, have flowing beards, making it impossible to tell their specific ages.

The most handsome middle-aged man among them was smiling. When he saw Hu Xiner sitting down, he smiled at her politely and observed her etiquette calmly.

Hu Xiner sat down next to Old Master Liu, feeling rather nervous as she was being stared at by so many elders.

The only thing that comforted her was that she had a good friend who was lawless.

The eldest princess sat down next to her, looking dignified and solemn. There was no trace of the look as she had just been holding her sleeve and muttering to herself.

If an ordinary family holds a birthday party, the birthday person or his family must stand up and thank the guests for coming to celebrate.

What's more, the Crown Prince and the eldest princess came to celebrate the birthday. Even if they were ordinary officials, they would be grateful and feel honored.

However, due to his noble status, Old Master Liu sat firmly in his seat and greeted everyone with a slight smile.

In fact, the Liu family does not have a high position in officialdom because of its small population and the lack of people in this generation who are interested in fame and fortune. However, its century-old reputation as a noble family is well-deserved.

This is also the reason why Old Master Liu is almost paranoid in protecting his reputation.

Hu Xiner listened to their greetings, her mind already on Mu Qing.

But at this moment, Old Master Liu said something that drew everyone's attention to her.

"Xin'er, recite a birthday poem." Old Master Liu said with a smile.

Hu Xiner fumbled around her body for a few times before realizing that the piece of paper on which she had written the poem had been discarded somewhere.

Seeing this, Old Master Liu gave the housekeeper a look.