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Chapter 814: Chapter 580: The Method to Recognize the Daughter, Xiao Jinyan Regains Memory 1/3

Shen Chuwei didn’t notice the dissatisfied gaze and difficulty eating across from her; she picked up several slices of fish and put them into her bowl, eating without restraint.

Today she sent a little palace maid to check what ingredients there were in the Imperial Kitchen. Her identity now was Princess Jiuyou, quite different from when she had first arrived in Daxia and lacked everything.

Upon hearing there was blackfish, she thought of pickled fish.

She had not eaten pickled fish in a long time and was quite craving it.

During this late meal, Shen Chuwei ate four bowls of rice before she finally set down her chopsticks, contented.

On the other hand, Xiao Jinyan hardly dared try anything for fear of its taste, always feeling that the National Master was watching him.

Especially when Chuwei picked food for him, that icy stare became even more noticeable.

Jun Moqing finished his meal without waiting for his daughter to pick food for him; indeed, once someone has a beloved, they forget their father.

After wiping the corners of her mouth, Shen Chuwei looked at the National Master with a beaming smile, "Dad, did you enjoy the meal?"

Jun Moqing: "...It was okay."

The smile on Shen Chuwei’s lips stiffened for a moment. Was it only okay? Could it be that the meal wasn’t to his taste? She puzzledly scanned the remnants of the meal in front of her... He didn’t eat a small amount!

After finishing the evening meal, Jun Moqing stared at the two in front of him for a long time before leaving, making Shen Chuwei and Xiao Jinyan extremely nervous, constantly feeling as though the next second, the National Master would unsheathe his sword and place it between them.

Fortunately, after looking for a while, the National Master turned and left.

Shen Chuwei heaved a long sigh, watching the National Master’s figure walk into the Main Hall before she took Xiao Jinyan’s hand and whispered, "We nearly blew our cover today."

Xiao Jinyan also let out a sigh of relief, always feeling pressured in front of the National Master.

"What happened?"

Shen Chuwei said, "Today Ye Anyu came to deliver a message to me because she overheard something I said."

A flash of disgust crossed Xiao Jinyan’s eyes, "I knew she had no good intentions."

He asked again, "So, what happened?"

Shen Chuwei replied with a look of relief, "Thankfully, the National Master didn’t believe her words, or I would have been done for."

Xiao Jinyan said, "I think the National Master’s judgment is accurate."

Shen Chuwei helplessly shrugged her shoulders, "Too bad it isn’t."

Xiao Jinyan couldn’t help but ask further, "Why don’t you believe in the National Master’s judgment?"

Shen Chuwei batted her attractive, large eyes twice and looked around before pulling Xiao Jinyan to a quiet place.

Xiao Jinyan, seeing her sneaky behavior, still cooperated and followed her until she stopped.

"Is it some serious secret?" she could only be so cautious when it was about serious secrets.

Shen Chuwei said, "There is a secret to be told, which I don’t really want to reveal because you might not believe it if I do tell."

Xiao Jinyan was intrigued, "If you don’t tell me, how would you know whether I’d believe it or not?"

Shen Chuwei touched her chin and continued to stare at Xiao Jinyan, "Do you believe in souls?"

Xiao Jinyan paused for a moment, then shook his head, "Haven’t seen one, so I don’t believe."

Shen Chuwei nodded, "Actually, I don’t believe it either."

Xiao Jinyan pursued the matter, "So, what secret did you want to tell?"

"Let’s wait until you recover your memory," Shen Chuwei looked up at Xiao Jinyan in front of her; it had been almost five years since her arrival, and she’d been married to Xiao Jinyan for four of them.

Xiao Jinyan was somewhat puzzled, "Why not tell me now?"

Shen Chuwei spread her hands, "Who asked you to forget me?"

Xiao Jinyan: "..."

Shen Chuwei tiptoed, stretched out her arms, and embraced his neck. With their significant height difference, even on tiptoes, it was a bit of a struggle.

The sudden embrace caught Xiao Jinyan off guard; in his current scant memories, aside from the intimate kiss within the Xingmiao Clan, there were no memories of being a couple.

So, intimate gestures indeed felt unfamiliar to him.

But unfamiliar as they were, it did not mean he would not react accordingly.

When embracing Chuwei, what came to mind was her as a child, back when she was so much shorter...

Shen Chuwei gave him a peck on the lips, "Alright, it’s late, time to rest."

Xiao Jinyan stared at her for a while before nodding, "Okay."

Two days later, which was the day Shen Chuwei and Xiao Jinyan had been anxiously anticipating, was also very nerve-wracking.

Shen Chuwei watched as the National Master took Xiao Jinyan into the Study Room, then closed the door.

Why couldn’t she go in?

Shen Chuwei leaned on the carved wooden door, trying desperately to peek inside, but couldn’t see anything.

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, "Princess Jiuyou, I suggest you poke a hole with your finger."

"Right." That’s how ancient people spied.

"Thanks," said Shen Chuwei. Emulating what she’d seen on TV, she put her finger in her mouth, then poked a hole through the paper window and pressed her eye against it for a thorough look — but she couldn’t see even a shadow.