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The palace maid heard the commotion and wanted to come in to help with changing clothes, but Shen Chuwei rejected her.

After freshening up, Shen Chuwei came out from the bedchamber, and breakfast had already been laid out on the dining table.

She walked straight to the table and sat down, looking at the table full of delicate pastries and congee, just one glance was enough to stimulate her appetite.

Shen Chuwei had been hungry for a while and couldn’t wait to pick up her chopsticks and grab a bun to take a bite. It was filled with meat, the skin thin and the soup rich—tasty indeed.

The palace maid came in with small, quick steps to report, "Princess, the Crown Prince has arrived."

Upon hearing ’Crown Prince,’ Shen Chuwei subconsciously thought of Xiao Jinyan, then she remembered this was Nanzhao Country. Hadn’t Ye Haoting mentioned yesterday that the Crown Prince would show her around?

"He’s arrived already?"

The palace maid: "..." Aren’t you going to see what time it is now~

Shen Chuwei had just taken a bite of a crystal bun when she saw a man dressed in a cyan brocade robe walk through the door, with brows and eyes somewhat resembling Ye Haoting—it wasn’t hard to guess that he was the Crown Prince.

Should she get up and pay her respects?

But Ye Haoting said that she didn’t need to pay respects when she saw him, and the Crown Prince certainly wasn’t on par with the Emperor. Did that mean she didn’t need to pay respects?

Ye Yuxi had also learned from the Emperor just yesterday that Jiuyou had come back. After so many years, everyone thought Jiuyou’s chances of survival were slim, and yet she was alive.

So, after the morning court session, he had hurried over to Wuyou Palace.

When he saw the girl sitting at the table for breakfast, holding a crystal bun in her hand and taking a bite, with her cheeks puffed out on one side and her eyes bright and sparkling, it instantly reminded him of her as a child when she would eat and talk with her cheeks always puffed out, just like buns.

"Jiuyou."

Ye Yuxi walked over with a smile and sat down at the dining table.

Shen Chuwei hurriedly swallowed the mouthful of bun in her mouth and smiled at Ye Yuxi, "Crown Prince, hello."

After speaking, she put the remaining half of the crystal bun into her mouth—the conversation mustn’t interfere with eating!

Ye Yuxi’s eyes paused for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Father said you don’t remember your past. Calling this prince ’Crown Prince’ is too formal; you should call me Brother Yuxi."

Shen Chuwei took a sip of congee and said, "I’m not used to it."

Ye Yuxi replied, "Call me it a few times, and you’ll get used to it."

Shen Chuwei looked at Ye Yuxi in front of her, truly feeling uncomfortable calling a stranger ’Brother,’ her eyes shifted, and she said with a grin, "How about we wait until we get to know each other better before I call you that, is that alright?"

Ye Yuxi was briefly taken aback by her words, but considering she had just returned and didn’t remember the past, he wasn’t in a rush.

"As long as you’re happy."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei continued eating her breakfast.

Ye Yuxi quietly watched her eat, not saying a word to disturb her.

After finishing breakfast, the palace maid handed over water for rinsing the mouth, and after Shen Chuwei had rinsed her mouth, she followed Ye Yuxi out of the bedchamber.

Ye Yuxi looked down at Jiuyou, who was a head shorter than him, and smiled, "Jiuyou, you’ve grown quite a bit. When you were little, you were only this tall."

Ye Yuxi even gestured to show where.

Shen Chuwei looked at the spot he was gesturing to and expressed doubt. Was Feng Wuyou really that short?

"How old are you referring to?"

Ye Yuxi thought for a moment, then said, "When you were nine years old."

Shen Chuwei had forgotten how tall she was when she was over ten years old, but it probably wasn’t much.

This scene was caught by Ye Anyu who was passing by. She stopped and looked over, finding the woman beside the Crown Prince somewhat familiar but couldn’t recall where she had seen her before.

The Crown Prince hasn’t appointed a Crown Princess until now. Could the lady who had the honor to enter the palace be someone Ye Yuxi intended to engage with?

"Who is the lady by the Crown Prince’s side?"

Shuangnu looked at the woman next to the Crown Prince for a while and shook her head, "Princess, I haven’t heard of any lady entering the palace. She looks very unfamiliar."

"Let’s go take a look," Ye Anyu walked over with small steps and greeted with a smile.

"Brother Crown Prince, who is this lady?" Ye Anyu said, glancing at the woman in front of her, feeling like she had seen her before but couldn’t remember which family’s daughter she was.

Seeing his sister arrive, Ye Yuxi introduced with a smile, "Anyu, this is Princess Jiuyou, she just returned yesterday."

Ye Anyu’s eyes widened in disbelief, looking at the woman in front of her and then at Ye Yuxi, "She’s Princess Jiuyou?"

Ye Yuxi nodded, "Yes."

Shen Chuwei looked bewildered—is Princess Jiuyou supposed to be this scary? It almost seemed to frighten her into bug eyes...

Ye Anyu cast a doubtful glance at the woman in front of her, "How is that possible? Wasn’t Princess Jiuyou dead? She might just be an imposter; Brother Crown Prince, do not be deceived by her."

She didn’t have a title, so why should Feng Wuyou have one?

Shen Chuwei felt a bit guilty and blinked her pretty eyes twice. You’re right, I am indeed an imposter~

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