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Di Shaoze walked into the hall and went straight towards the bed. He saw Lin Huai'en leaning against the head of the bed, his face full of fragility and paleness. He looked at the dragon pattern on the quilt with a look of hesitation and confusion.

"I am no longer in serious condition. Your Majesty, I am truly honored to have troubled you to personally visit me..." Seeing Emperor Shaoze, Lin Huai'en no longer cared about his confusion. Although he didn't understand how he ended up lying on His Majesty's dragon couch, he still tried to struggle to his feet and bow to Emperor Shaoze with all due courtesy.

"There's no need for that." The sinister look in Di Shaoze's eyes was so thick that it was hard to dissolve. When he saw that he was about to salute him, he felt like a huge stone was blocking his heart.

According to the imperial physician's diagnosis, all of Lin Huai'en's memories of Di Shaoze were transferred to Xue Dingchu.

Ten years ago, the young boy who understood his ideals and took him in was Xue Dingchu; eight years ago, the young man who was exiled to a foreign land and shared the same hardships with him was Xue Dingchu; five years ago, the young man who cooperated with him in the court was Xue Dingchu; seven months ago, the man who married him with the three letters and six ceremonies was still Xue Dingchu.

All memories, without exception, were replaced. Not even the smallest scrap of memory was left for Di Shaoze.

In Lin Huai'en's mind, Di Shaoze was merely an emperor and a superior. His presence might not even be as strong as that of the large cypress tree at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion...

"Your Majesty, I want to go back home first. My mother and husband should be waiting for me." Lin Huai'en said goodbye politely.

Husband...

Di Shaoze clenched his fists, but could only grit his teeth and swallow. He chewed the harsh name back and forth two or three times before he suppressed the pain in his heart and said gently, "My dear, there's no rush. Drink the medicine and go back."

Considering the condition of the disease, the imperial physician believed that Lin Huai'en could not be forcibly stimulated, and could only cooperate with him in acting according to his wrong memory. Otherwise, if he was not careful, it was very likely to cause miscarriage and harm the health of both the adult and the child.

In order to avoid being exposed, while Lin Huai'en was taking medicine, the imperial physician went to the Prime Minister's residence first and announced the good news, saying that Lin Huai'en was pregnant.

Mrs. Lin was overjoyed. She was going to be a grandmother. From then on, the family of two would become a family of three!

Then, the imperial physician began to report the bad news, saying that Lin Huai'en had memory disorder.

Mrs. Lin even expressed that it was a double happiness, and from now on her En'er would be able to get rid of the haze brought by Di Shaoze. She even wanted to set off firecrackers for three consecutive days!

In the evening, Di Shaoze put on the image of an extremely kind emperor and sent Lin Huai'en on the carriage back home. Then, his right eyelid suddenly twitched uneasily, so he ordered the secret guard to go and check on him.

When the secret guard came back to report, Di Shaoze realized that Madam Lin had put on a complete show and had also colluded with Xue Dingchu, and they all moved into the Lin Mansion together.

Di Shaoze gritted his teeth, trying to suppress the heavy pain in his heart. At the same time, he felt a headache and fatigue. Not only Huai En wanted to escape from him, but everyone was also helping Huai En to escape from him. Is there really no hope at all?

Di Shaoze raised his palm to press down on his aching head, "I order you to monitor the Prime Minister's Mansion at all times and report any unusual movements of their whereabouts to me at any time!"

The secret guards said in unison: "Yes!"

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, beside a table laden with delicious food, Lin Huai'en ate heartily while stroking his belly. How could he be so thin? Even his ribs could be seen. This couldn't be right. Living such a happy life, he should also develop a happy weight.

Mrs. Lin stroked Lin Huai'en's head. Seeing that he was willing to eat, she smiled with relief and kindness. She quickly picked up more of his favorite dishes and occasionally picked up some for Xue Dingchu.

Lin Huai'en said, "Mother, I seemed to have fainted today, and it was His Majesty who took care of me. His Majesty was very kind and accompanied me to drink medicine and talk with me."

Madam Lin frowned and said, "His Majesty may seem kind, but he's actually full of evil intentions and isn't a good person. If he's being nice to you, he must have some ulterior motive. You'll need to stay away from His Majesty from now on, understand?"

Lin Huai'en was stunned. It turned out that his mother hated His Majesty so much. Then he would definitely stand on his mother's side and stay away from His Majesty in the future.

After dinner, Madam Lin and her maid went to clean up, leaving only Xue Dingchu and Lin Huai'en. Xue Dingchu froze, his eyes drooping as if he had made a mistake. He had never lied to Lin Huai'en once in his life.

As a result, he told such a big lie for the first time, and he didn't know how to face Lin Huai'en.

Lin Huai'en took the initiative to step forward and said with a smile: "Husband, let's go back to the room and rest."

When Xue Dingchu heard this, he felt a little embarrassed, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Lin Huai'en to his bedroom.

As soon as he entered the bedroom that belonged to Shuang'er and was filled with subtle fragrance, Xue Dingchu didn't dare to look any further. He avoided her awkwardly and said, "I will sleep in the outer room from now on."

Xue Dingchu wasn't very good at lying. He lowered his eyes and continued, "I'd make a lot of noise if I turned over, and I'm big and heavy, so I could easily crush you and the child."

"Yeah. Okay." Fortunately, Lin Huai'en believed him. "Then I'll go and spread some bedding for you. On winter nights, it gets colder the more you sleep. The outer room is next to the cold door, so the bedding needs to be thicker."

Xue Dingchu nodded, but his hands and feet were not idle. He followed Lin Huai'en to the cabinet to get bedding, and lent a hand from time to time, just like an obedient little husband.

After Lin Huai'en had spread out two layers of mattresses, Xue Dingchu didn't want Lin Huai'en to be too tired, so he said, "I'll spread out the rest. Don't get tired, rest early."

"Well, if you are tired, you should go to bed early." Lin Huai'en bent down and gently touched Xue Dingchu's cheek with his lips, bringing an extremely gentle touch.

After the kiss, Lin Huai'en's cheeks turned red and he turned around and walked into the inner room.

Only Xue Dingchu remained stunned, maintaining his unchanged sitting posture, unable to shake off the heat on his face and the throbbing in his heart...