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Xiao Jinyan let out a silent sigh of relief inwardly. As long as it wasn’t a secretive departure without notice, that would be fine. He withdrew his gaze and looked over at Shen Chuwei, who was consuming stinky tofu one piece after another, and reminded her, "It’s a bit salty, drink some tea."

"Mm." Shen Chuwei picked up the teacup, blew on it gently, sipped a few mouthfuls of tea, then continued to eat after setting the cup down.

Xiao Jinyan called out softly, "Little Nine."

Shen Chuwei raised her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, "Hmm?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "About my affair with Feng Wuyou, do you really not want to hear about it?"

Shen Chuwei shook her head, "I don’t want to know."

Xiao Jinyan was somewhat helpless but respected her wishes; if she did not want to hear, he wouldn’t speak.

"Do you trust me, then?"

Shen Chuwei paused in the act of eating her stinky tofu. Actually, when eating, she didn’t like to discuss these matters.

But since Xiao Jinyan had brought it up, she couldn’t just not respond.

She nodded her head, "I trust you."

Those were the words Xiao Jinyan most wanted to hear, and his eyebrows smoothed out with relief, "I won’t disappoint you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei hesitated for a moment, then continued eating her stinky tofu.

The National Master had been away from the palace for three days, and Shen Chuwei was a bit afraid that he would return early but also hoped he could come back sooner.

Because once the National Master returned, she could confess that she was not Feng Wuyou but Shen Chuwei.

Having such a handsome father as the National Master was indeed a blessing.

Shen Chuwei genuinely had no intention of leaving secretly without notifying anyone; she was giving Xiao Jinyan time to deal with these things. She also didn’t know how he was planning to deal with them, as he was busy coming and going every day, and it was unclear what he was doing.

From the time she agreed to be with Xiao Jinyan, she had considered that there might come a day when Xiao Jinyan becomes the Emperor, with countless beauties at his disposal, and perhaps he might not stand firm.

She had prepared her own way out for herself, so the sky wouldn’t fall; it would only be a matter of feeling sad.

Having thought it all through, she started missing Taotao and Susu like crazy. Those two treasures couldn’t forget their mother; otherwise, she would indeed cry to death...

*

When Xiao Jinyan made a sudden visit to the third Prince, Ye Suhuan was drinking tea.

"Third Prince."

Ye Suhuan glanced at Xiao Jinyan, his voice cold, "What is it?"

Xiao Jinyan approached with measured steps, his gaze fixed on the silver mask on Ye Suhuan’s cheek, "I remember the third Prince didn’t use to wear a mask."

Ye Suhuan replied indifferently, "I didn’t before, but after Little Nine disappeared, I started wearing one. Is there a problem?"

"Third Prince, why do you wear a mask? Isn’t it because you’re afraid that Little Nine will recognize you as Wu Tan?" Xiao Jinyan’s voice suddenly turned icy, "You’ve hidden your identity well."

For years, Ye Suhuan had been getting close to Shen Chuwei under the identity of Wu Tan, even staying in the palace for a significant period.

No wonder Wu Tan was so unpleasant to look at all those years ago; it turns out he was Ye Suhuan.

Ye Suhuan looked up at Xiao Jinyan, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about, who is Wu Tan?"

Xiao Jinyan knew he wouldn’t easily admit it, so he was not in a rush for him to do so.

"Why does the third Prince have to pretend not to know? Little Nine still doesn’t know that you are Wu Tan. How would she view you if she finds out?"

Ye Suhuan’s tone remained indifferent, "If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

"Today, I didn’t come because of this. I’m here to ask about the specific details of Little Nine’s disappearance, which you know.

A few years ago, when we went to the White Horse Temple, you recognized Shen Chuwei as Little Nine.

I’m not wrong in thinking that you must have also investigated Shen Chuwei’s background, firmly believing she is Little Nine.

There must be some evidence. During the time of the Xingmiao Clan, it was also because of Shen Chuwei that you specifically came, trying multiple times to harm me but failing because of Little Nine. "

"Am I right, third Prince?"

In the past few days, Xiao Jinyan went to the Inn searching for Wu Tan only to find out Wu Tan had long since left, alongside the fact that Wu Tan and Ye Suhuan looked identical and both were from Nanzhao.

Since years ago, Ye Suhuan has been getting close to Shen Chuwei, aiming to confirm if Shen Chuwei truly was Little Nine.

He was curious how Ye Suhuan was so certain that Shen Chuwei was Little Nine, or did Ye Suhuan also know Shen Chuwei came from the modern era?

In the last few days, Xiao Jinyan had also cleared up some matters and people. At the time of Little Nine’s disappearance, only Ye Suhuan knew the last details.

Ye Suhuan paused in drinking tea, then looked up at Xiao Jinyan, "You’ve said so much; what exactly do you want to say?"

"I want to know the specifics of Little Nine’s disappearance and the evidence that Shen Chuwei is Little Nine."

Xiao Jinyan had always felt that Shen Chuwei was Feng Wuyou, even though he had no evidence, but his intuition told him he was not wrong.

Ye Suhuan simply responded coldly with four words, "No comment."

"Is the third Prince not afraid that I’ll tell Little Nine you are Wu Tan? In the future, if you want to get close to Little Nine using the identity of Wu Tan, it probably won’t be possible. She will dislike Wu Tan just as much as she dislikes the third Prince."