Chapter 353: After All the Circling, It’s Still You
"Me?" He Zhaojun couldn't help but dodge, taking a step back to avoid the hand that was about to grab her sleeve, and looked at him in disbelief. They looked so different, even their hair color was different, how could she be his sister?
The village chief, who had come with him, quickly knelt and kowtowed, "Lord Zhao, it seems the princess has lost her memory after falling into the water. She's been unconscious for over two days, and she's not pretending not to recognize you, Lord Zhao."
Zhao Hu pondered for a moment. The young King of Nanyue blinked his dark brown eyes, seeming to quickly accept the explanation. He withdrew his hand awkwardly, a hint of pleading in his eyes. He lowered his voice and leaned close to He Zhaojun's ear.
"My lady, I have a favor to ask of you. Could you please pretend to be my princess for a while? If your identity is revealed, the village chief who lied will surely be punished. You wouldn't be able to bear to see your savior being caned because of you, would you?"
He Zhaojun remained unmoved. She blinked, as if encouraging Zhao Hu to continue his offer. Zhao Hu had hit a wall with a young girl for the first time, and he thought that this young girl from the Central Plains would be difficult to deal with even if she had lost her memory.
He smacked his lips and then used threats and inducements: "Being a princess has many advantages. You will have endless wealth and glory. You are the most prestigious person in this place besides me. If you want as many husbands as you want, just ask!"
He Zhaojun was not listening to him at all, because waves of fragrance drifted over from behind the screen. He Zhaojun sniffed and her saliva was about to flow.
As the King of Nanyue, Zhao Hu had some ability to read people's expressions. He saw that He Zhaojun was completely uninterested in finding the young master, and instead kept staring at the lunch on her desk. He quickly ordered, "My lady, you are starving. Bring her another set of bowls and chopsticks. We can talk while we eat."
"What a nice smell, what a nice smell..." He Zhaojun had been floating in the water for so many days and had been unconscious for a long time. She was already starving and skinny. She looked unrecognizable. Seeing the table full of delicacies and fine wines, she didn't know where to start eating.
Zhao Hu sighed, dismissed his attendants, and reached out to hold her hand that was about to grab the chicken leg. "You've been hungry for a long time. You can't eat too much greasy food at once. Have a bowl of porridge first, and then slowly increase your diet over the next few days."
He Zhaojun uttered an "oh" and scooped a spoonful into her mouth. The seemingly ordinary white porridge was surprisingly delicious. Her eyes lit up and she nodded with great satisfaction.
"If the food and treatment are always like this in the future, I think there's still room for negotiation." She raised her head and smiled at Zhao Hu. "First, tell me where your sister went."
Zhao Hu touched his forehead, looking deeply worried. "My sister's name is Zhao Jun. She's my father's daughter, born in his old age. He loves her dearly. When she was little, he sent her to a wealthy family in the Central Plains. He wanted her to learn the Central Plains' poetry, literature, and etiquette, and return to enlighten the people. Perhaps she was just a stubborn person, so she ran away on the way back, leaving a letter behind."
"This is the letter she left behind. Take a look," Zhao Hu deliberately tried to test whether He Zhaojun could read. He Zhaojun ate her porridge while glancing at the long and flowing letter.
She finished a whole bowl of scallop porridge, then elegantly wiped the corners of her mouth with a cloth. "Did she elope with the young master? No wonder. She's already fallen in love with her senior brother, and you asked her to come back to get married. She'll definitely find a way to escape."
"Tell me, who is your sister going to marry? Who can force her to jump into the river and escape?"
"The husband she wants to choose is a prince of the current Emperor Wen."
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