Secondly, when he doesn't speak, he looks like a handsome and noble young man. Once he speaks, his tone will definitely reveal the fact that he has lost his memory and turned into a child, which may attract the attention of the whole village.
Finally, Xue Huan also arranged a role for him - Xue's father's apprentice.
After all, his appearance was too sudden, and if he didn't have a reasonable identity, it would be a troublesome matter.
Although the identity of this apprentice cannot stand up to scrutiny, as long as his family insists on it, what else can outsiders say?
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Xue Huan let go of his hand and said, "Follow me, don't run around."
Pei Ji puffed up his cheeks in anger. Who would dare to speak to him like that in the palace? But now everything around him was so unfamiliar, making him feel uneasy and he had to rely on her.
When they met a villager on the road, their eyes widened when they saw Pei Ji standing next to Xue Huan. Who was this unfamiliar young man? He was so handsome, much taller than the average person, and looked like he came from a wealthy family, except that he was not dressed well.
"Huani'er, who is this?"
"This is my father's apprentice. He heard that my father had an accident in the mountains, so he came to see us."
"When did your father take in an apprentice?"
"Several years."
Pei Ji followed Xue Huan's instructions and didn't say a word the whole way. He seemed a little silent, but no one could tell anything was wrong.
When she got home, Xue Huan told her mother and the others a different story.
"Mom, his name is A Kang. I met him when I went to the mountains to look for Dad. He was seriously injured at the time, so I put him in the small hut where Dad was resting. But when I went to see him again today, he didn't remember anything. He only remembered that his name was A Kang. I wanted to save him as much as possible, so I brought him down here. I want to ask Doctor He to see him."
Although Pei Ji only has memories from the age of three or four, as the queen's legitimate son, he was enlightened very early. His words and deeds are quite dignified and exude a royal style.
When he saw Xue's mother, he nodded calmly and politely, and followed the local custom, calling her "Auntie."
Xue Huan said that his identity as a prince could not be exposed, so he would just pretend that he was traveling incognito.
Xue's mother looked at the young man in front of her with an extraordinary temperament. She couldn't tell at all that he had lost his memory, but since her daughter said so, it must be true.
"Akang, is that you? Come and sit down." She asked him to sit down, poured him some tea, and took out some cakes and put them on the table for him to eat.
Pei Ji sat down, his back straight as a pine tree, his arms resting naturally on his legs. Just from this sitting posture, it can be seen that he is well-educated and well-mannered.
Xue's mother couldn't help but feel a little curious about his origins.
Xue Huan pulled her mother aside and told her the same story she had used to deal with the villagers. "This way, Akang won't be gossiped about by others when he stays at our house. Besides, as a strong man, he can also act as a deterrent to others, so they won't bully us when Daddy isn't around."
Xue's mother nodded: "Huan'er, you are very thoughtful."
"Mom, I'll ask Doctor He to come and see him. Please keep an eye on him for me."
"Don't worry, I think this child is very well behaved."
Xue Huan said something to Pei Ji and went out.
The mother and daughter didn't avoid Pei Ji when they were talking just now, so he knew that she was going to ask a doctor to see her injury. But knowing it was one thing, and seeing her leave, he still felt a little uneasy, and his eyes kept following her.
Upon learning that Pei Ji only had memories before the age of four, Xue's mother looked at him with eyes full of pity. Seeing that he didn't even touch the cakes on the table, she couldn't help but ask, "Akang, don't you like these? How about I make you some flower cakes?"
The flowers in the yard were clearly trampled into a mess yesterday, but when I looked at them today, they had actually grown back, and they were more vigorous, brighter and more beautiful than before, pleasing to the eye, and making people feel much more cheerful just looking at them.
Somehow, Xue's mother felt that nothing had happened to Xue's father, so she did not lose heart. Looking at the yard full of flowers, her previous mood of making flower cakes came back.
She put down the embroidery in her hand, took a small basket from the kitchen, and went to the wall to pick flowers.
If we don’t pick them now, these wisteria flowers will wither, which will be such a pity.
Pei Ji looked at the furnishings in the main hall. Compared with his bedroom, this farmyard was obviously many times more shabby. However, although his bedroom was gorgeous and luxurious, it could not compare to the warmth and naturalness of this farmyard.
The room was immaculately clean and tidy, and some of the small ornaments were quite interesting, like the little deer woven from bamboo hanging on the wall, the small painting made of leaves and dried flowers, and the colorful pottery jar with two handles on the incense table, with a bright pink peach blossom stuck in it...
There is also a wind chime hanging under the eaves, which is made of bright and beautiful feathers and bells. When a gust of wind blows, the wind chime floats with the wind, making a crisp and pleasant sound.
The owner's care is evident in the details.
The flower garden in the yard is even more vibrant and exudes a sense of unrestrainedness. It is much more beautiful than the neatly maintained flower gardens in the palace.
The hidden fragrance of flowers in the air makes people feel relaxed and happy.
As he watched, Pei Ji's confusion faded away, and was replaced by curiosity. He couldn't help but get up from his chair and walked into the yard.
The colorful butterflies dancing among the branches attracted his attention. In fact, he liked these colorful little things very much, but when he was in the palace, he did not dare to show it.
Once he caught a very beautiful big butterfly and took it to show his mother. As a result, he happened to see his father coming out of his mother's palace in anger.
He accidentally bumped into his father's leg and the small bamboo cage containing the butterflies fell to the ground.
The emperor glanced at him coldly and said, "You're wasting your time on playing with things." He stepped on the bamboo cage and strode away.
He sat on the ground, looking at the butterfly that was trampled to pieces, and tears fell involuntarily.
The queen mother picked him up and coaxed him for a long time, but from then on, he no longer showed any affection for those little things.
Come to think of it, it seemed to have happened when he was two and a half years old.
He is almost four years old now and he is not in the palace, so it’s okay for him to play with butterflies for a while, right?
Thinking this, Pei Ji quietly approached a butterfly that was resting on a pink rose. The butterfly's wings fluttered gently, and its gorgeous wings shone brightly in the bright sunshine.
He clasped his hands together and rushed towards Butterfly from behind with lightning speed.
Xue's mother couldn't help but laugh when she saw this scene. Now she believed that he really had lost his memory. Otherwise, how could a normal adult man behave like such a child? The key point was that his expression was as innocent as a child, without a trace of adult haze.
Xue Huan invited Doctor He over. When she stepped into the courtyard, she saw A Kang holding his hands, his mouth wide open, revealing a smile of pure joy.
He was born with great looks, and this smile was like sunlight breaking through the clouds, clean and bright, so stunning that it was hard to look away.
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