A fake smile
A day that was neither comfortable nor happy
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Yu Seung-ho took out the big and small things in his hands and piled them on the windowsill for Helan Minzhi to see.
Helan Minzhi looked at the pile of things in his hands, there were two jars of fruit wine, roast chicken, her favorite pastries, and a box containing something that looked big. What could it be?
"What is this?" Helan Minzhi pointed at the huge box with confusion in his eyes. It was tied with a red ribbon and looked somewhat delicate.
"Well," Yu Seung-ho looked at Helan Minzhi's curious eyes, coughed lightly, and suddenly wanted to tease her and keep her in suspense, so he said, "Guess?"
Helan Minzhi tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly stopped smiling. He stared at him blankly and said, "I can't guess."
Yoo Seung-ho blinked and prompted, "It's food, a delicious kind!"
"Is it rice cake?" Helan Minzhi guessed in a low voice. It should be. The things in the box should be delicious. Besides, Yu Chenghao had taken all her favorite foods, so only rice cake was left.
She doesn't like to guess over and over again, because if she always guesses wrong, she will always be denied, and she doesn't like being denied.
Sure enough, Yu Seung-ho shook his head. Her guess was wrong. It wasn't rice cake.
"What is that?" Helan Minzhi suppressed her sadness. She shouldn't be sad at a time like this, right? Even if she didn't guess it right, it was still for her. Perhaps it was some unique gift.
"Come out first, I'll show you!" Yu Seung-ho pointed to the rockery behind and a stone table next to it. No one usually comes there at night, not to mention that this is Helan Minzhi's bedroom. Who would have nothing better to do at night and come here?
The stone table was illuminated by the moonlight. Helan Minzhi's makeup was smudged with tears, and she was struggling with whether to go out or not.
If she goes out, Yu Seung-ho will probably laugh at her and say she's a big tabby cat...
But if I don't go out, I can't let him in. He can see more clearly after he comes in. And if he comes in and is discovered, it will be even more difficult to explain.
But he couldn't just waste time like this. The wind was very strong in her bedroom, and Yu Seung-ho would catch a cold.
"Okay, wait for me." She finally decided to go out. The light outside was not that bright, it was just moonlight, and Yu Seung-ho probably couldn't see her face clearly.
But she still wiped her face before going out. In front of the person she likes, she always has to show her best in every aspect. All girls are like this, and Helan Minzhi is no exception.
When Helan Minzhi walked out, Yu Chenghao had already filled the stone table with food. He had taken out the shortbread, the roast chicken that was shiny and steaming, two jars of fruit wine, and in the middle was something that she couldn't guess what it was.
Helan Minzhi was a little surprised. She hadn't thought he had much in his hands just now, but now that he had taken it out, she saw that it was really a lot. She asked, "How did you bring so many things in?"
"I have a clever idea!" Yu Chenghao said proudly, leading Helan Minzhi to the table full of food. "Look, these are all your favorites. You must not have eaten much at the banquet today. Here, these are all yours!"
Helan Minzhi took a piece of the pastry and put it in her mouth. It was indeed the taste she liked, with a crispy fragrance filling her mouth. As she chewed, she said, "How do you know I'm not full?"
She doesn't have a big appetite and is usually full with a bowl of rice. She just likes to eat some snacks because she is greedy.
"That's always the case at banquets," Yu Seung-ho said. "I've noticed you don't eat much at these banquets, so I guess you're not full. Besides, the food the palace chefs cook isn't very good. It's not even as good as what Xiao Susu makes!"
Helan Minzhi was sensitive to this affectionate name and felt it was a bit ambiguous. The little emotion in her heart came back, so she pouted secretly and asked, "Who is 'Xiao Susu'? Do I know her?"
"Ah," Yu Seung-ho carefully smelled a hint of jealousy this time. He wasn't sure if it was jealousy, but he explained: "It's Jin Suting, the candidate for Crown Princess you've met. She will be our future sister-in-law, the future wife of your Crown Prince Helan Ruizhe! We know each other well, so we just call her casually."
When Ju said "our future sister-in-law", she realized that it was too ambiguous.
But Helan Ruizhe is Helan Minzhi's biological brother, and he is also a good brother of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so they are their future common sister-in-law.
Moreover, Yu Seung-ho was in a hurry to prepare the food, and he didn't know that the Queen Mother had approved the marriage in public and Jin Suting had become the Crown Princess.
Helan Minzhi understood the relationship and corrected him, saying, "She is now the Crown Princess. Grandma just announced it. The marriage was granted in front of all the noble ladies."
"What the hell?! No way!" Yu Seung-ho didn't know where to start when faced with this huge piece of news that had fallen from the sky. "How did Helan Ruizhe convince the Queen Mother? I remember that the Queen Mother seemed to particularly dislike Xiao Susu!"
"I don't know either," Helan Minzhi finished the last bite of the shortbread, took a sip of fruit wine, and swallowed the full mouthful. "And your sister Yu Qinglan, grandma arranged her marriage with the Ninth Prince."
"!!!" Yu Seung-ho's pupils trembled, and he couldn't return to normal for a long time. "I was away for just a short while, just a short while, and my sister was, like, granted a marriage?!"
No, this incident was too shocking for him and he needed to digest it.
No, the Queen Mother was a little anxious. In just one night, she found wives for the only two unmarried men in the royal family.
But if you think about it, Helan Ruizhe got what he wanted, so why did his sister marry Helan Yinsheng? The Queen Mother really had a trick up her sleeve when it came to choosing a love match. Did all the brothers and sisters in the world finally become lovers?
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