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Those two items had been in his bundle when he woke up.

Because of a painting and a piece of jade stone, he had spent time and effort to investigate, but to no avail.

He had tried many methods, but none restored his memory.

Latterly, having seen no results, he returned to Daxia and started afresh; busy every day, he temporarily gave up.

Latterly still, once he became Crown Prince and met Little Nine, he gave up.

If his guess was correct, the person in the painting was called Feng Wuyou.

The person in the painting’s eyebrows and eyes bore some resemblance to Shen Chuwei’s.

When he first met Shen Chuwei, she had just entered the East Palace, without heavy makeup, and he was still surprised by their similar facial features. After several probes, he knew that Shen Chuwei and Feng Wuyou just seemed somewhat alike.

Only when Shen Chuwei’s personality greatly changed did he begin to take note of her again.

Looking at the painting and jade stone in his hands, he had always wanted to recover his memory, to know the origins of these two items, and the person in the painting.

Xiao Jinyan put the items back into the secret compartment; now that he had Little Nine, these memories no longer held the same grip on him as before.

He pressed the glass lamp and the secret compartment closed again.

Returning to his desk, he continued reviewing the memorials.

Shen Chuwei was eating watermelon, with two babies beside her, eagerly gazing and tugging at Shen Chuwei’s sleeves with their little hands.

Opening their mouths, "Ah! Ah!"

They were just like little birds waiting to be fed, mouths agape, waiting for food.

Even the usually pampered Xuetuan, they no longer entertained.

How could Shen Chuwei let the babies be disappointed? She scooped a bit of watermelon juice with a spoon, looking at the two anticipating mouths, first the sister, the little foodie.

As soon as the spoon came close, Susu grabbed its handle tightly, eagerly sipping the watermelon juice.

After finishing the juice in the spoon, Susu was unwilling to let go, continuously sucking on the spoon.

Because the watermelon juice was sweet, the spoon that had been in the watermelon seeds was also sweet.

"Alright, that’s all," Shen Chuwei said.

Shen Chuwei had to use a bit of strength to pull back the spoon and then scooped a bit of watermelon juice for the brother. Babies were all the same; as soon as she extended the spoon, Taotao grasped the handle, and then settled down to drink the juice.

Back and forth, both little mouths, waiting for her to feed them, Shen Chuwei didn’t manage to eat any watermelon herself.

When the Empress came in, she saw Shen Chuwei feeding the babies watermelon, and curiously stared at the two little ones; she thought they could only drink milk, and their current eagerness for eating watermelon simply melted her heart.

"You two little foodies, is the watermelon tasty?"

Usually, upon seeing their royal grandma, the siblings would get very excited, reaching out for a hug.

Today, both little ones were focused on the spoon in Shen Chuwei’s hand, already addicted to eating watermelon.

The Empress couldn’t help but laugh aloud, "Can the babies eat watermelon now?"

Shen Chuwei said, "Mother, a little watermelon juice won’t hurt."

"That’s good," the Empress said while looking at the two little ones grabbing the spoon and drinking the watermelon juice, and she thought, maybe she’d like to try feeding them as well?

"Crown Princess, the babies are so adorable. Let me feed them too," the Empress offered.

Shen Chuwei couldn’t have been happier since feeding the little ones kept her from eating the watermelon.

She handed the spoon to the Empress, and then picked up another larger spoon to scoop out a big piece to eat herself.

The Empress used a small spoon to feed the babies some watermelon juice, and couldn’t help but laugh seeing the two little ones eagerly opening their mouths wide.

Xiao Jinyu went to Fengyi Palace to find his mother but didn’t see her; learning that she had gone to the East Palace, he rushed over without delay.

"Mother, sister-in-law," he greeted.

All the Empress’s attention was on her grandchildren, and she was somewhat surprised to see her son, "What brings you here?"

Xiao Jinyu moved a stool over and sat down, watching the Empress feed the babies and said, "I came to discuss an important matter with you, Mother."

The Empress sneered, "What important matter could you possibly have?"

Xiao Jinyu: "..." Indeed, his precious son-status had been forgotten now that she had grandchildren—the praise that used to be for him was now lavished upon them.

Shen Chuwei couldn’t help but laugh.

Xiao Jinyu cleared his throat, "Mother, I wish to take a wife."

Upon hearing this, the Empress paused in feeding the babies and looked up at her son, seeing his serious expression, not at all joking.

"Which lady has caught your eye?"

While eating her watermelon, Shen Chuwei suddenly thought of Lady Han, the only one who was very close to Xiao Jinxu; it must be her.

Xiao Jinyu came straight to the point: "It’s Lady Han. She has always been with me, and I want to give her a proper status."

The Empress had seen Lady Han a few times, once thinking her son would fancy a girl like Shen Chuwei who was more petite and cute. She hadn’t expected him to like someone like Lady Han...

"Have you thought this through?"

Xiao Jinxu very earnestly replied, "I’ve thought about it, Mother. I want to marry Lady Han as my principal wife."

The Empress rarely saw her son in such a rush to take a wife. After some events, she decided to respect her son’s decision.

"I have no objections. Whomever you wish to marry, you may; however, your father may not be so easy to convince," she said.

"Father adores me; he will surely agree," Xiao Jinyu said with utter confidence.

"All the better if he agrees," the Empress responded.

"Then I’ll go find Father," said Xiao Jinyu, standing up to leave.

The Empress quickly called after him, "Why the sudden wish to take a wife?"

Xiao Jinyu was a bit embarrassed to speak; how could he tell his mother that one day, inebriated, he’d taken Lady Han’s chastity?

"When my brother was as old as I am now, he had already taken a wife. I simply wish to take a wife as well," he said.

The Empress nodded in agreement, "You should indeed take a wife and have children. Go ahead."

Xiao Jinyu went directly to the Imperial Study Room to find his father.

The Emperor naturally agreed when he learned his son wanted to take a wife.

However, when he heard his son wanted to marry a commoner, he wasn’t very pleased.

"A commoner lady, what do you think about making her a concubine?"

Xiao Jinyu earnestly replied, "Father, I want to marry her as my principal wife. I don’t want any concubine."

Lately plagued with headaches, the Emperor, thinking of his long absence from Fengyi Palace, came up with an idea.

"Fine, you go back first. I will discuss this with your mother later."

"Thank you, Father," Xiao Jinyu said, not worried in the slightest—his mother had already agreed, and Father was sure to listen to her.

That night,

The Emperor was busy with his duties and planned to visit Fengyi Palace after finishing.

Concubine Xu sat on her bed eating watermelon and reading a drama script, this time a historical one.

While engrossed in her book, a silent shadow in black approached.

When it came close, Concubine Xu suddenly burst into laughter, "That’s hilarious."

The person in black: "..."

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