Chapter 30 The person that day was me
Chu Siheng watched the departing pink-clad figure and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"This child is quite interesting."
After that, Lu Zhaoxue's appearance that day was quietly imprinted in Chu Siheng's heart, and he even sent someone to inquire about who she was without realizing it.
Later, when Emperor Mingwu and the Empress discussed the selection of the future Crown Princess, Chu Siheng couldn't help but think of her.
At that time, Chu Siheng subconsciously felt that his future crown princess should look like Lu Zhaoxue.
Chu Siheng never expected that his father would eventually betroth Lu Zhaoxue to his fourth brother, Chu Huaiyu.
Recalling this, Chu Siheng felt a pang of melancholy.
After a long while, Chu Siheng lowered his head and asked, "Ah Xue, do you still remember the first time we met?"
Chu Siheng's chin was still resting on the top of Lu Zhaoxue's head, and his voice was as gentle as the evening breeze.
Lu Zhaoxue was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Chu Siheng to suddenly bring up the past. She raised her head, looked at Chu Siheng's soft jawline, and slowly recalled, "I remember, that day I went to the Liu residence to visit Ruohua, and I happened to run into you."
"However, since you were dressed in ordinary clothes at the time, I never expected that you were actually His Highness the Crown Prince."
A faint trace of melancholy flashed in Chu Siheng's eyes. He shook his head with a wry smile: "So, the first time you remembered was that one time."
In fact, that was the second time Chu Siheng and Lu Zhaoxue met. At that time, he secretly traveled with several palace servants, disguised as his father and mother, but they encountered thieves on the way and all his money was stolen.
Left with no other choice, she went to the nearby residence of Vice Minister Liu for help, where she happened to meet Lu Zhaoxue, who had come to visit Liu Ruohua.
Chu Siheng spotted her from afar; she was looking down and whispering something to Liu Ruohua.
Lu Zhaoxue's eyebrows were curved, and her delicate face looked especially gentle and charming in the warm breeze.
He couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, almost failing to notice when Vice Minister Liu stepped forward to greet him.
Seeing this, Vice Minister Liu smiled and introduced them to him: "Your Highness, this is Lu Zhaoxue, the eldest daughter of the General Who Protects the Nation, and my younger daughter, Liu Ruohua."
The two women looked up at the sound and their eyes turned to Chu Siheng.
Chu Siheng felt a sudden tightness in her chest. Just as she was hesitating about what to say, Vice Minister Liu smiled and called them forward to pay their respects.
His eyes met Lu Zhaoxue's for a brief moment, and she immediately looked away, a faint blush rising on her cheeks.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince." The two bowed in unison.
Chu Siheng subconsciously reached out to help Lu Zhaoxue up, but his fingertips were about to touch her sleeve when he hurriedly withdrew them.
He stammered, "No need for formalities, please rise."
Later, when Vice Minister Liu spoke with him, his gaze would always uncontrollably follow Lu Zhaoxue's figure.
He barely listened to a word that Vice Minister Liu said.
"Siheng, wasn't that time at the Liu residence our first meeting?"
Lu Zhaoxue looked up in confusion, her eyes filled with bewilderment.
Looking at her bewildered expression, Chu Siheng said with a hint of resentment, "You really can't remember? We actually met a long time ago."
"That day you went to the palace banquet with your father, but you found the banquet boring, so you went out to play and suddenly bumped into my arms..."
Lu Zhaoxue's face froze instantly. She abruptly sat up from Chu Siheng's embrace, her eyes filled with disbelief: "That person... was it you?"
"It's you, Siheng?!"
"It's me." Chu Siheng nodded gently, gazing tenderly at Lu Zhaoxue.
Lu Zhaoxue's heart skipped a beat. She had always thought that the person from back then was Chu Huaiyu.
She was still young at the time and only caught a fleeting glimpse. Moreover, Chu Huaiyu and the Chu Siheng brothers looked extremely similar, so she never had any doubts.
It turns out that she had mistaken the person from the very beginning.
Lu Zhaoxue stared blankly into Chu Siheng's eyes, the past events intertwined with the truth before her, leaving her momentarily lost in thought.
"What's wrong, Xue?" Chu Siheng noticed that Lu Zhaoxue's expression was off, so he quickly reached out and gently stroked her cheek, his tone full of concern.
Lu Zhaoxue snapped out of her daze, a faint smile slowly curving her lips. She gently shook her head and leaned back into his arms.
She stretched out her arms and wrapped them tightly around Chu Siheng's waist, burying her face in his chest.
That's all in the past. As long as Chu Siheng is by her side now, that's enough.
Chu Siheng felt a warmth in his heart as he sensed Lu Zhaoxue's dependence on him. He gently patted her back and didn't ask any more questions.
Some things from the past don't need to be dwelled on; the time we spend together now is the best time.
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