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Shen Chuwei drooped her shoulders, why was it different from what she had imagined?

Upon hearing she had lost weight, wasn’t the first reaction supposed to be one of concern, saying, "Why have you lost weight? In a moment, I will send someone to buy more food for you to nourish."

"Yiya..." Susu nuzzled the Emperor’s neck, her fingers, just removed from her mouth, were covered in saliva.

Xiao Jinyan just felt a wetness on his neck and looking down, he noticed the saliva-covered fingers gripping at his neck.

"I must take a bath now."

Shen Chuwei also saw her daughter’s bold act. Your father has a penchant for cleanliness... Looking at where her small hand was gripping, it was already red.

"Then hand Susu to this concubine."

"Hmm." Xiao Jinyan handed his daughter to Shen Chuwei, then went to bathe.

Shen Chuwei looked down at her daughter who was actually grinning, "You still can smile, huh? Look at what you’ve done to your father’s neck, not only is it covered in saliva, it’s also pinched red."

Susu laughed even more joyfully upon hearing this.

After Xiao Jinyan came out, he saw Ye Chu standing not far away. He walked over and politely called out, "Uncle Ye."

Ye Chu stared at Xiao Jinyan for a while, the changes from seven years ago were quite significant.

"You don’t remember me?"

Xiao Jinyan lifted his head in confusion, looking at Ye Chu, "Uncle Ye, what do you mean by that? Have we met before?"

Ye Chu looked at Xiao Jinyan for a moment, and seeing that he wasn’t feigning ignorance, he asked, "Have you forgotten what happened in Nanzhao Country?"

"I have forgotten some things and have not been able to recall them. Uncle Ye, could you possibly know?" Xiao Jinyan looked at Ye Chu with anticipation; he had always been trying to remember, but all efforts had been in vain.

If Uncle Ye knew, could it be that he had a chance to regain his memory?

Ye Chu now knew why, upon seeing him today, Xiao Jinyan had looked at him as if for the first time, asking, "Why did you forget?"

Xiao Jinyan honestly replied, "When I returned from Nanzhao Country, I encountered danger and got injured. When I awoke, I had forgotten."

Ye Chu asked, "Was it the injury that caused it?"

Xiao Jinyan thought back to the moment he woke up seven years ago; actually, he didn’t remember the details very clearly.

"I’m not sure, when I woke up my head would hurt, but it didn’t feel like it was due to an injury. The Imperial Doctors were also at a loss."

Ye Chu pondered for a moment, then said, "If it’s amnesia, there are only two possibilities: one is memory loss due to a serious head injury, and the other could be hypnosis. As for which one it is, only those with knowledge would know."

Hearing Uncle Ye’s words, Xiao Jinyan felt that he was an extraordinary person, perhaps... He eagerly asked, "Then, does Uncle Ye have a way to restore my memory?"

Ye Chu laughed lightly, "If it’s hypnosis, it’s not just anyone skilled in kung fu who can do it. It’s a unique skill, known only to a few."

The hope that had stirred in Xiao Jinyan was dashed again; so far, no one who understood hypnosis had been found.

He looked up again, "Then, does Uncle Ye know what happened to me in Nanzhao Country?"

Ye Chu replied, "Not much, but sometimes, forgetting is not necessarily a bad thing."

Xiao Jinyan said, "Uncle Ye is right, yet even if they are unpleasant memories, they are still a part of me. As they belong to me, I want to remember them."

"You make sense, what happens to you is for you to decide." After Ye Chu finished speaking, he turned and walked away.

Xiao Jinyan, as if recalling something, hurriedly asked, "Uncle Ye, how did we meet in the past?"

Ye Chu paused in his step, turned to look at Xiao Jinyan, and slowly said, "Back then you were sent to Nanzhao Country as a hostage.

Aling was worried about you, so she asked me to find you.

Being a hostage naturally comes with its challenges.

I taught you kung fu, by rights, I should be your master. "

After Ye Chu walked away, Xiao Jinyan still hadn’t processed his words.

Back then, he was sent to Nanzhao Country as a hostage, his mother actually worried about him?

It wasn’t like when he left, met with her cold words, wishing he would be sent to Nanzhao Country?

So, she did have me in her heart?

But why did she act that way towards me?

When I returned from Nanzhao Country, her gaze was so foreign.

It was so foreign that I didn’t dare to approach her, much less become close to her.

After feeding the babies and putting them to bed, Shen Chuwei waited for a long time without Xiao Jinyan’s return.

"Could he have gone to secretly buy me some treats?" It’s not far-fetched for Shen Chuwei to think this, as Xiao Jinyan had done such things before, surprising her pleasantly.

Just then, the door suddenly creaked open from the outside, and Shen Chuwei eagerly looked up to the doorway, only to see Xiao Jinyan in fresh clothes, with nothing in his hands.

Possibly because she had expectations, she felt very disappointed when they were not met.

Xiao Jinyan did not notice Shen Chuwei’s disappointed expression; he was still pondering Uncle Ye’s words, or rather, the words of his should-be master.

In the courtyard, the Empress wielded a sword, following Ye Chu’s moves, practicing stroke by stroke.

If back then, she had worked harder and mastered her kung fu, she wouldn’t have been caught by the Imperial Guard every time she ran away from the palace.

Meanwhile, the Emperor raced his horse to the front of a lake.

He had inquired all the way from the city outskirts, not missing any civilian houses, fearing to miss the chance to find the Empress and the others.

After searching for a long time without success, the Emperor’s patience ran out.

Looking at the peaceful woods, occasionally hearing the birds’ chirping.

Lingling, where on earth have you gone? I was wrong, just come back. Won’t admitting my mistake to you be enough?

You left and even took Susu and Taotao with you.

At that moment, a Guard hurried over, saluting to report, "Your Majesty, there is a residence not far from here called Fuyao Residence. Whether someone lives there is unknown."

The Emperor looked in the direction the Guard had pointed; due to the dense trees, he could not see the residence from his angle.

"Take me there to have a look."

"Your servant obeys." The Guard briskly walked ahead to lead the way.

ps: Third update.