“Empress Dowager, you also know that wealthy families have many children, and it is impossible to bring every child here. Only those who are favored and have high status have the opportunity to come.

Although I am the legitimate daughter, my brother is away fighting all year round, and my father is busy with state affairs, so he inevitably ignores me. "

This made the Queen Mother a little depressed and a little angry.

"Don't say good things about your father. I have met him several times before, but he always came with his concubine and Chu Ranxin."

"My father was afraid that I would get into trouble, so he deliberately didn't bring me along."

The Queen Mother patted her head lovingly and said, "It's okay. You can come whenever you want. I will give the order later. You can come anytime you want. Your father is really a fool. He actually dotes on a concubine so much."

The Queen Mother had been the queen in the past, and she hated this kind of complacent concubine the most.

After chatting for a while, lunch was officially prepared, and the three of them went to the restaurant and started eating.

Chu Weiyue had never seen so many delicacies before, especially the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Drunken Duck, which were made with exquisite ingredients. They made her greedy.

She scooped a spoonful of soup without hesitation and took a sip. The rich aroma almost made her drunk.

"Empress Dowager, the food in this palace is so delicious."

Seeing that they also picked up the chopsticks, Chu Weiyue didn't hesitate and immediately picked up a duck leg and started to devour it.

Because she was so hungry, she didn't care about anything else and kept picking up dishes with her chopsticks, all of which were her favorites.

In less than a moment, he was almost half full, but because of his ugly eating manners, the corners of his mouth were covered with grease stains.

This made Wen Jingchi look a little ugly. Such a clumsy way of eating was a taboo in the palace. If it angered the empress dowager, it would be a loss.

I couldn't help but tug at the corner of Chu Weiyue's clothes and handed her a handkerchief.

"Pay attention to your eating manners. It's so ugly. Do you still look like a woman? It's disgraceful to offend the Queen Mother."

This made Chu Weiyue blink her eyes in grievance: "I have never eaten such delicious food before, so I lost my composure for a moment, please don't mind it, Queen Mother."

These words, on the contrary, caused a glimmer of pity to burn in the Queen Mother's eyes.

"It's okay. If you like, just eat more. These dishes are common in the palace. There's nothing wrong with that."

Then she smiled kindly and personally added more food to Chu Weiyue, filling up the entire plate. She herself did not eat much, but instead watched Chu Weiyue eat seriously.

Wen Jingchi's face darkened slightly. He never expected that the Queen Mother would be so moved by Chu Weiyue.

After eating and drinking, Chu Weiyue drank the full bowl of soup, then touched his round belly, feeling quite satisfied.

I thanked the Queen Mother: "Thank you for the lunch. Today is the most satisfying and happy meal I have ever had."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and gently touched Chu Weiyue's head.

"Since you like it, then come to the palace more often in the future." He then cast his gaze on Wen Jingchi with a hint of reprimand.

"Since you are already engaged, spend more time with your future princess, and don't waste all your energy on government affairs. Bring Wei Yue to the palace more often, just to keep me company and relieve my boredom."

"Okay grandma, I'll bring her over to see you when I have time."

Wen Jingchi glanced at Chu Weiyue and agreed without saying anything.

Chu Weiyue was so excited and happy that she held the empress dowager's arm.

"You are so kind to me, Queen Mother. You are as kind as my grandmother."

Before the Queen Mother could say anything, Wen Jingchi's expression changed instantly.

This is the imperial palace. The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother, extremely noble. How can we allow others to establish a relationship with her?

I thought the Queen Mother would be angry, but who would have thought that she actually laughed excitedly a few times, took off the bracelet in her hand, and put it on Chu Weiyue's wrist.

"You are going to marry the Ninth Prince in the future, and I am your grandmother!"

The two got along very well and felt like they had met too late.

After dinner, I accompanied the Queen Mother for a walk in the garden. Suddenly, I saw a small pavilion next to it, on which were placed pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, as well as various colors of paint.

This made Chu Weiyue a little confused: "Empress Dowager, why are there these things here? Is someone still painting here?"

The maidservant next to her immediately answered for the Queen Mother: "My Lady, this is something from the Queen Mother. She likes to paint and is currently learning how to paint birds."

The Queen Mother was a little embarrassed: "I just became interested and planned to learn painting. I am not good at painting, so I hide here and paint secretly. If the painting is not good, I will just throw it away to avoid being laughed at."

Walking over and taking a few glances at the Empress Dowager's paintings, Chu Weiyue's eyes lit up. Although she had just started learning, it was not difficult to see that she did have some talent.

Suddenly, the Queen Mother seemed to remember something.

"A few days ago, I heard from several officials in the court that you can also paint, and your painting skills are amazing, almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. How can it be false?"

Chu Weiyue was not shy at all. Instead, she patted her chest loudly, looking proud and complacent.

Wen Jingchi, who was standing next to him, snorted in dissatisfaction, which was quite ironic.

Chu Weiyue was dissatisfied with his behavior and immediately grabbed the Queen Mother's hand and asked her to sit on a stool on the side.

"Your Highness, please sit here and I will draw a picture for you."

"That's great. You should make me look younger and my eyes bigger..."

Obviously, the Queen Mother did not want to admit that she was old, and could not help but describe her requirements again.

Chu Weiyue understood what she meant. After all, every woman loves beauty and is afraid of aging no matter what age she is.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will definitely paint you as beautiful as you were when you were young."

These words made the empress dowager very excited. She had heard it many times and had no doubt about Chu Weiyue's painting skills, but today she also wanted to check it out for herself to see if he was really as outstanding as the rumors said.

She immediately asked the young palace maid to burn a stick of incense, and they were limited to the time of one stick of incense.

The queen mother sat back on one side, striking a pose that she thought was beautiful.

Chu Weiyue took the pen and started drawing on it. What she held was not a brush, but a charcoal pencil that she carried with her.

Shen Wen Jingchi stood by and watched, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

The last time I saw Chu Weiyue’s paintings, I didn’t see her painting process. I didn’t expect them to be so peculiar.

This piece of charcoal looks ordinary, except that it is sharpened at the front.

After drawing on it for a long time, I finally finished it. At this time, a stick of incense had just burned out.

Chu Weiyue let out a long breath and handed the painting to the Queen Mother: "Your Highness, what do you think of the painting? Does it resemble your demeanor when you were young?"