The man lowered his eyes, as if trying to determine whether her words were true or not.
He had clearly gone to bed in the palace last night, and Aunt Qiu had said she would make him osmanthus cake the next day, so why had he woken up here? This woman also said he had fallen into the river... Could someone have sneaked into the palace, abducted him, and then thrown him into the river?
He couldn't figure it out.
Just then, he saw his hands and was shocked. How could his hands grow so big overnight?
He lifted the quilt, looked at himself, and was shocked again.
"How come I've grown so big all of a sudden?" His voice was that of a sexy adult man, but his tone was like that of a child, full of confusion and panic.
Xue Huan finally realized that something was wrong. Why did he look like he had lost his memory?
"How old are you?" she asked, bending over him.
"Four years old." The man said seriously with a stern face.
Actually, he’s only three, but he’ll be four in a few months, so there’s nothing wrong with him being four.
"Puff!" Xue Huan was now certain that this person was not just pretending to have lost his memory, but had indeed lost his memory.
My memory suddenly went back to my four-year-old childhood.
A wounded handsome man was picked up, but when he woke up he had lost his memory. Why does this plot give me the feeling of a melodramatic romance drama?
Xue Huan couldn't help but complain in her heart.
Facing this man who looked mature and handsome but was actually still a child at heart, she unconsciously acted like an older sister: "You're four years old now, do you still remember your name and where you live?"
This woman is so frivolous, she actually talked to him directly and had no manners at all, Pei Ji thought to himself, but since she didn't look like a bad person, he answered her reluctantly.
"Mother, mother calls me Akang, I live in the capital."
This woman didn't know his identity as a prince, so he couldn't reveal it on his own initiative.
Little did she know that Xue Huan had already guessed his origins. He had purple aura and lived in the capital, so he was most likely a member of the royal family.
"This is Fengchi County in Quanzhou, which is very far from the capital."
Pei Ji frowned when he heard this. If his mother didn't see him, she would be very anxious. He had to rush back as soon as possible.
"If you send me back, I will ask my mother to reward you generously."
Reward? Why does this word sound so irritating?
Xue Huan looked at his seemingly calm but actually nervous expression, and suddenly became furious and reached out to pinch his face.
Well, it feels really good.
"How dare you! How dare you offend this prince!" Pei Ji was so ashamed and shocked that he didn't care about hiding his identity.
However, Xue Huan had already guessed about his identity, and his self-proclaimed identity now only further verified it, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
Seeing his cheeks flushed with anger, she wanted to tease him even more. "Offended? Oh, I'm so scared. You're not going to have me arrested and spanked, are you? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. But since I've already offended you, it shouldn't matter if I offend you again, right?"
As she said that, she pinched his face again, not only his face, but also his ears.
Pei Ji: “…”
This woman! This woman!
When he returns to his mother, he will make sure she punishes her severely!
Seeing him staring at her with puffy cheeks and red eyes, Xue Huan felt that she seemed to have gone a little too far. She quickly sat down next to him and took his hand to comfort him, "Don't cry, don't cry. I was wrong. I apologize to you, okay?"
"Who is crying? I never cry." Pei Ji shook off her hand and turned his back, like a naughty child.
Xue Huan's heart softened instantly. "Okay, okay, you're not crying. I must have seen it wrong. Look, what is this?"
She took out a box of candied fruit, which she had bought in town before. She had originally bought it to sweeten Xue Jun's mouth when he took medicine, but she put it into the space and forgot to take it out. Now it was just right to use it to coax the big child who had lost his memory.
She took one and passed it to his mouth, "Ah, open your mouth, it's very sweet."
Pei Ji snorted. What kind of food had he not seen in the palace? This kind of crude-looking candied fruit was simply not something he could put in front of. Even the palace servants around him ate more exquisite food than this.
But, perhaps it was because her coaxing tone was too sweet, or perhaps it was the greed of a child at work, he could not resist the temptation and opened his mouth to eat the candied fruit.
Xue Huan also ate one herself. Due to her occupational habit, every time she ate a new food, she couldn't help but taste and analyze it carefully, and imagine its production process in her mind.
However, in Pei Ji's eyes, it was a completely different matter.
Looking at the way she savored the food carefully, her eyes were narrowed with beauty, as if she had never eaten candied fruit before. It was really pitiful.
"When we get back, I'll ask Mother to give you a large cart of preserved fruits so you can eat as much as you want."
Now that his identity has been exposed, he no longer hides it.
Queen Mother? Xue Huan raised an eyebrow. This meant he was the Queen's son, a legitimate son. How could he end up being seriously injured and his body abandoned?
"You can't go back for a while."
"Why?"
She reached out and ripped his clothes off. Pei Ji reacted with shame and anger, covering his chest and trying to defend his innocence, "You!"
"Look at how many wounds you have on your body. Do you know how these wounds came about?"
Pei Ji then realized that she wanted him to see the wounds on his body. Looking down at the crisscrossing scars on his chest, he shook his head in shock and confusion.
Xue Huan put her arm around his shoulder and looked him in the eyes seriously and earnestly: "This injury was obviously caused by your enemy. Now that you have lost your memory, going back would be like walking into a tiger's mouth. Also, how do you plan to go back? You want me to take you back? That's impossible. I have to take care of my family and can't get away at all. Even if you want to go back, you have to wait until your injuries are healed and your memory is restored."
Of course, whether the memory can be restored depends on God.
Maybe he will never recover.
Pei Ji digested what she said and fell silent, his brows drooping, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Xue Huan patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, stop feeling sorry for yourself. I'll take you down the mountain and let the doctor see you."
Originally, she hadn't planned to bring him home, but now he had lost his memory and was only the equivalent of a four-year-old child. How could she leave him here alone?
Since she was bringing him along, Xue Huan naturally couldn't take shortcuts and could only lead him down the mountain.
On the way down the mountain, she reminded him of many things, such as try not to talk when meeting others and let her handle it, so as to prevent him from accidentally revealing his identity.
You have to know that he is the loser in the conspiracy and power struggle. If his identity is exposed and leads to his brothers' assassination again, not only his own life may be in danger, but she and the entire Xue family may also be implicated.
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