Chapter 286 Mind

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Shen Anan was half lying on the soft couch in the room, watching the shadowy figure behind the screen talking.

Xiao Yuan's eyes were heavy, "Are you sure that the princess is healthy?"

The doctor nodded, "I really can't see any symptoms, but if it is the Fourth Prince's case, his memory is declining. It is indeed possible for a person to lose his mind as his memory disappears, and return to the year when his memory was lost."

Xiao Yuan frowned tightly.

The imperial physician bowed his head and dared not speak.

"You mean, if her memory is declining and remains at the level of her childhood, her mind may also be that of her childhood?"

"In theory, yes."

Xiao Yuan turned his head and looked towards the inner room behind the screen. Although he couldn't see clearly, he knew that she was definitely looking at him.

He closed his eyes and suppressed all his emotions. When he opened his eyes again, he said to the doctor calmly, "You can leave now. Don't mention this to anyone."

"Yes, Fourth Prince, rest assured. I will keep my mouth shut." The chief imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Fourth Prince was much easier to talk to than the Fourth Prince's wife.

Xiao Yuan stood outside to relax for a while before he stepped back into the inner room. When he raised his eyes, he was met with Shen Anan's charming smile.

She patted the seat beside her and motioned Xiao Yuan to sit over there.

Xiao Yuan curled his lips softly, sat down beside her as she wished, and gently stroked her head.

"What did you say to the imperial physician outside?" Shen Anan suddenly asked.

Xiao Yuan paused and shook his head. "Nothing. Let him check your pulse and see when we can have a child."

"And then, what did he say?"

Shen Anan was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, so Xiao Yuan had to choose his words carefully and said, "The imperial physician said that we are not trying hard enough. Let's try harder. Maybe we will get pregnant soon."

Shen Anan was stunned, her face quickly turned red, and she whispered, "What a lousy imperial physician, he's talking nonsense."

"What nonsense!" Xiao Yuan held her in his arms, rubbing the back of her head and pressing it against his chest. "In this case, the medicine is only auxiliary. The key lies in diligence."

Shen Anan raised her head from his chest and blinked, "Diligence can make up for lack of talent?"

Xiao Yuan lowered his eyes, half hugged her and pressed her down, "You said I'm clumsy?"

"Didn't you say that yourself?"

Shen Anan's weak rebuttal slowly disappeared and turned into a blushing and heart-pounding whimper.

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Shen Anan fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow tiredly.

When she woke up the next day, she touched the bed out of habit, but found that there was no one beside her.

She rubbed her eyes and half sat up. Mo Xiang immediately walked in with small steps. When she saw Shen Anan's naked body, she immediately lowered her head shyly.

Shen Anan pulled the quilt to cover her and asked, "Did my husband go to the study?"

"Yes, Prince Ling and Duke Li came early in the morning, and the son-in-law is discussing matters with them in the study."

"What big deal has you coming so early?" She muttered and asked Mo Xiang to help her change clothes and wash up.

After cleaning up and finishing her breakfast, she looked at a book for a while, then told Mo Xiang to go to the kitchen to prepare some food. She wanted to take a look in the study.

She had been staying in Wutong Garden these days and rarely even went to see Xiao Yuan. When Mo Xiang heard that she was going to the study, she immediately went to prepare.

Two quarters of an hour later, Shen Anan carried some snacks through the corridor and came to the study yard.

Qing An saw that she was stunned for a moment, and immediately wanted to report it, but Shen Anan raised her hand to stop him, "No need to report, I'll go in and deliver some snacks, don't disturb them."

Qing'an nodded slightly, but when he saw the prince's wife moving so cautiously, he was speechless for a moment.

"Princess, there are only the master, Prince Ling, and Duke Li inside."

There's no need to be sneaky, as if you're trying to catch someone cheating.

Shen Anan frowned slightly, and Mo Xiang on the side glared at Qing An fiercely and lowered his voice, "Who has the right to say what the prince's wife wants to do?"

Qingan, "..."

Did he say anything?

But Mo Xiang's eyes quickly turned red.

Qing'an was speechless again, chose to shut up and lowered his head silently.

Shen Anan's temper has become more and more childish these days, and Mo Xiang and Xiao Yuan would go along with her. She quietly pushed open the study door and walked in with very light steps.

Mo Xiang cooperated with her and closed the door quietly, not forgetting to glare at Qing An again, "Don't talk nonsense again in the future. The princess is sensitive. If you make her unhappy, I will punish you."

Qing'an pursed his lips tightly, blinked at Mo Xiang, and just nodded.

In the study, Ling Chenyi's voice rang out, "Tomorrow at the Fifth Prince's banquet, the Emperor will certainly announce Xiao Tian and the Zheng family's marriage. If he is not stopped, he will have another powerful supporter in the court in the future."

The atmosphere was silent for a moment. After being silent for a long time, Li Huaiyan raised his head and found that both of them were looking at him. He frowned and said, "If you want to find a solution, then find a solution. Why are you staring at me?"

Ling Chenyi, "Didn't you vow at the beginning that you would be able to solve this matter? Now that the time has come, you have become a fool."

"..." Li Huaiyan drooped his eyelids and said nothing.

Ling Chenyi hooked his arm around his neck and pulled him towards his side, asking, "A few days ago, you were so close to Miss Zheng, but these two days you stayed at the brothel. Tell me the truth, did you have a fight?"

"...Not really." Li Huaiyan waved his arm away and Ling Chenyi immediately became interested. "Then what exactly is going on? Tell me about it."

Li Huaiyan glanced at his gossipy face, his eyes gloomy, "Are you doing this for official business, or do you just want to laugh at me?"

Ling Chenyi touched his nose and smiled awkwardly, "You figured this out."

Li Huaiyan snorted.

Xiao Yuan, who had been silent all this time, spoke slowly, "Chen Yi is also considering your feelings. Xiao Tian and the Zheng family cannot get married. If it really comes to that, when some means are used, it will definitely affect the girl of the Zheng family. We know what you mean, so we have a sense of propriety in our hearts."

Li Huaiyan fell into a long silence.

After a long while, he scratched his hair irritably, "That girl is not bad, she meets my standards for marrying a wife, but I can't say I like her very much."

He leaned back in his chair helplessly.

Ling Chenyi raised his eyebrows, "Then just wait for now. After the banquet tomorrow, you will have plenty of time to cultivate your feelings, and then you can make a decision."

"I want to do the same, but..." Li Huaiyan sighed, looking melancholy, "She is a boudoir girl, not one of those girls in the brothel who plays with you. How can she be willing to keep associating with you without explanation?"

Ling Chenyi and Xiao Yuan understood what was going on this time.

Ling Chenyi, "Then the Zheng family girl asked you for your status?"

"Not really. Anyway... I can't make that decision yet."

She just asked herself how she felt, and told herself that she was going to be betrothed to the Fifth Prince, and if she liked him, she should take the next step.

Let him propose marriage? In Li Huaiyan's view, getting a wife is a very important matter, so how can he be so careless? With his romantic nature, if he doesn't choose the right one, he will marry a she-devil and turn Duke Li upside down.

Although he felt that the girl from the Zheng family should not be that kind of person.

Xiao Yuan was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly, "Since you have no interest in her, it will be much easier tomorrow. Chen Yi, find someone..."

"Wait." Li Huaiyan tried to stop him, looking conflicted. "She is a girl after all, can we not start with her?"

Ling Chenyi and Xiao Yuan looked at each other and looked at Li Huaiyan leisurely.

Li Huaiyan began to feel uncomfortable, but he still whispered, "Otherwise... let's take down her father first. The evidence we have is enough to strip him of his official uniform."

Ling Chenyi picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said calmly, "Of course, we can, but the banquet is tomorrow, so it will be too late. We can only choose to let them get engaged first, and then deal with Lord Zheng."

"How can that be possible?" Li Huaiyan frowned. "If they get engaged and the Zheng family is gone, that would be like forcing the girl to die."

"No matter what you do, you can come up with a compromise." Ling Chenyi put down the teacup and looked at him with a frown.

Li Huaiyan fell silent again.

Xiao Yuan glanced at the outside world and his gaze fixed instantly.

Behind the screen, a small ball of light was floating. He curled the corners of his lips slightly, stood up and walked over.

Ling Chenyi and Li Huaiyan both looked up at him.

Then he was seen standing next to the screen, poking the screen with his finger and laughing happily.

The two were confused, and then they saw a head appearing from behind the screen. The pretty little face looked at Xiao Yuan with a smile.

"Sister-in-law." Ling Chenyi stood up and bowed, and Li Huaiyan also followed suit.

He then smiled teasingly, "You two really know how to have fun, is this some boudoir fun?"

Shen Anan blushed, "I heard from the maid that you were discussing something, and it happened that the kitchen had just made some new snacks, so I brought some for you to try."

She came out with the lunch box, put it on the table and opened it.

The two of them leaned inside and saw that they were all sweets. They were not very interested, but they still picked up a piece to taste it out of courtesy.

Shen Anan took one personally and handed it to Xiao Yuan.

He took a light bite and his face twitched with sweetness, "Why did the kitchen make something so sweet again?"

Shen Anan just smiled and didn't respond.

Ling Chenyi and Li Huaiyan looked at each other, and always felt that Shen Anan today was a little different from before, and their styles of doing things were too different.

However, neither of them dared to say anything. They silently ate the choking sweet snack and found an excuse to leave.

After everyone left, Shen Anan sat down in the chair where Xiao Yuan had just sat, took a piece of dessert and ate it, and said casually, "I just heard you say there is a banquet tomorrow?"

"Well, father wants to hold a housewarming party for Xiao Tian."

In fact, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to tell the ministers how much he valued Xiao Tian and take the opportunity to let him make friends with powerful officials.

Shen Anan's eyes darkened slightly, and Xiao Yuan caught it. At this moment, he seemed to see her again.

"An An."

"Yeah." She raised her eyes again, and clarity appeared in her eyes again.

"Can you take me with you tomorrow?"

Xiao Yuan was a little hesitant.

Shen Anan knew what he was worried about, so she reached out and grabbed his sleeve and shook it gently, "Don't worry, I will follow you tomorrow and will definitely not run around, nor will I talk to others easily, so as not to let people see any clues."