Afraid of disturbing the sleep of the person next to him, he dared not move and tried to slow down his breathing as much as possible. Only when her breathing became completely stable did he move closer to her, gently lift her head, and extend his arm to provide her with a pillow.

He felt relieved when he felt the weight on his arm.

Suddenly, she turned over and faced away from him.

Pei Ji froze and found that she showed no signs of waking up, so he slowly exhaled the breath he had been holding.

He also turned sideways and hugged her from behind, locking her with his limbs domineeringly and holding her whole body in his arms.

He didn't know that Xue Huan was not actually asleep. Although she felt helpless about being used as a pillow by him, she could only indulge him considering that he would be leaving in two days.

After Yuan Huai and others left Fengchi, they immediately rushed to the next city without stopping, not daring to stop at all.

After confirming that Pei Ji did not send anyone to assassinate them, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Jiang Sui couldn't wait to write a letter and send it to the post station, choosing the expedited option and asking the courier to deliver it to the capital as quickly as possible.

The Second Prince must be informed as soon as possible that the Crown Prince is still alive!

*

A carriage stopped in front of the Huo Mansion.

Pei Ji got out of the car first, then turned around and extended a hand towards Xue Huan who lifted the car curtain.

Although Xue Huan didn't need his help at all, since her boyfriend was so considerate, why would she refuse? She placed her hand in his palm and, using his strength, jumped down.

Pei Ji has already dealt with everything here and is just waiting to go to the capital, but before that, he still has one thing to do, which is to bring Xue Huan to his mother so that they can meet.

Before that, he naturally had to ask Xue Huan for her opinion.

Only then did Xue Huan realize that the Queen who was said to have died in the fire was not dead, but was replaced from the palace by her powerful boyfriend.

Xue Huan naturally had no objection to meeting her boyfriend's mother. She had once lived with the queen as a fox and liked her very much.

However, this time her identity is not that fox spirit, but an "ugly daughter-in-law", and the queen's position has changed to that of the mother-in-law. Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been difficult to handle. Although she is not afraid, she can't help feeling a little nervous.

Pei Ji held her hand and looked at her with a smile, tenderness flowing in his eyes. Xue Huan's heart suddenly settled and she smiled back.

The two walked in hand in hand.

Just as she stepped in, a colorful rattan ball with bells tied to it rolled over and landed right at Xue Huan's feet.

A little man, not even as tall as her knees, came over clumsily and bent down to pick up the ball on the ground. He ended up squatting down, but couldn't reach it because his arms were too short.

Xue Huan was amused. She squatted down, picked up the ball and handed it to him, "Xiaobao, do you still remember your sister?"

Before coming, Pei Ji introduced several members of the family to her.

When she learned that Xiaobao, whom she had met at Old Man Tang's place, was the only remaining child of his maternal family, the Huo family, she couldn't help but sigh at the wonders of the world.

Xue Huan originally just wanted to tease Xiao Bao and didn't expect him to really remember her. After all, several months had passed since they last met. He was only a little over one year old now, and he was still a breastfeeding baby a few months ago. How could he remember someone?

Unexpectedly, Xiaobao jumped directly into her arms and shouted loudly: "Mom!"

Xue Huan: “…”

Pei Ji: “…”

Huo: “…”

Xiaobao was unaware of the adults' shock. He hugged Xue Huan's neck and leaned on her shoulder affectionately, not even wanting his beloved sepak takraw.

It was Mrs. Huo who reacted first, feeling both sad and amused, "Xiaobao, this is your sister, not your mother."

Xiaobao didn't care and called out "Mom" again.

Xue Huan stood up holding Xiaobao in her arms, "Auntie, Xiaobao is still young, just let him call you that. He'll know how to change his name when he grows up."

"Come, Huanhuan, sit here." Mrs. Huo had heard her son mention Xue Huan more than once. When she met her this time, she had a very good first impression of her.

In addition, since Xiaobao liked her so much, she loved her even more and led her to sit on the Luohan bed.

There used to be a low table on the Luohan bed, but now it has become Xiaobao's playground, with all kinds of toys on it. Just now, Xiaobao was sitting here playing with sepak takraw, and it rolled down. He didn't let others pick it up for him and wanted to do it himself.

Xue Huan held him on her lap and asked the maid who came with her to present the various gifts she had brought. There were food she had made herself, as well as milk powder, honey, and flower tea, all from the space.

There are also small clothes and toys made for Xiaobao.

The clothes were naturally not made by her, after all, she had never mastered needlework skills, but she provided the fabrics and clothing styles, which were then handed over to the embroiderer of Jinluoyi for production.

Those small clothes, hats and shoes are all made very exquisitely, and of course, comfort is also taken into consideration.

They have all been starched, dried, and ironed flat, and they still exude the fragrance of sunshine and soapberry.

Mrs. Huo looked at these small clothes and loved them very much. She couldn't let go of them and looked at them one by one. "Hanhan is so thoughtful."

With Xiaobao livening up the atmosphere, and Xue Huan and Mrs. Huo both wanting to get closer to each other, the two chatted quite harmoniously, without any undercurrents between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Pei Ji didn't even have the chance to say the words he had prepared.

Although he was left out, he became happy when he saw the two most important women in his life having a good chat.

After dinner, Xiaobao began to feel sleepy, his head nodding, but he kept holding Xue Huan's neck and refused to let go.

Mrs. Huo finally coaxed him down.

Pei Ji took Xue Huan to his yard, or to be more precise, his study.

There was an antique display stand behind the desk in the study, on which were scattered some antiques, jades and other ornaments. Pei Ji took Xue Huan to the display stand, held her hand and pressed it on a white jade lion on the right, then turned it several times according to a specific pattern.

Immediately afterwards, the antique display cabinet in front of him split into two, revealing a secret room at the back.

Xue Huan: Oh, is this the legendary secret room?

Pei Ji stood behind her, lowering his head slightly: "Hanhuan, have you remembered?"

Xue Huan knew he was asking about how to open the secret room, so she turned around and asked him, "Why are you telling me?"

Ever since she revealed that he had recovered his memory, he has been extremely frank in front of her and told her everything. Now he even told her how to open the secret room in the study. Does he trust her so much?

Xue Huan felt that if this continued, if their relationship broke down in the future, would he kill her, his ex-girlfriend who knew so many secrets, to silence her?

If Pei Ji knew what she was thinking, he would definitely punish her severely.

Pei Ji held her waist and pressed her towards him, "Husband and wife are one, what's mine is yours, there's nothing I can't tell you."