After the effects of the Forgetfulness Poison take hold, if Xiao Yanzi doesn't come into contact with things from the past, she won't remember those things anymore.
Conversely, if she returns to the same place after being poisoned and frequently comes into contact with the same people, her lost memories will slowly return.
The Empress Dowager looked at Mianhua and Mianyao and sighed, "These two little ones can already call me 'Father,' 'Mother,' and 'Grandfather,' I wonder when they'll be able to call me 'Mother Uku'..."
Emperor Qianlong smiled and said, "The children are still young. Give them some time, and they will learn eventually."
After spending half an hour at Yonghe Palace, Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi left.
"Yongqi, take Xiaoyanzi back to rest." Consort Yu looked at Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi. "We will take care of the two children."
Yongqi took Xiaoyanzi back to their room without hesitation. Xiaoyanzi was dumbfounded. "Don't we have to take care of the child tonight?"
Yongqi smiled and said, "As long as my mother and the others can soothe the child, they won't bother us."
He took Xiao Yanzi's hand and led her into his room, past the living room, and then to his study.
After entering the study, Yongqi placed Xiaoyanzi in her designated spot and said, "Sit here for a while."
Yongqi rummaged through the bookshelf, and Xiaoyanzi asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"
Yongqi then took down a lot of papers and books, explaining, "These are all articles you wrote before, calligraphy you practiced, and books you studied."
"There's something we wrote together on here. Take a look; maybe it will remind you of something..."
Xiao Yanzi flipped through the papers and saw various characters practiced on them, with the names of Yongqi and Xiao Yanzi appearing most frequently.
"Did I often write our names before?" Little Swallow asked Yongqi curiously.
Yongqi nodded. "Yes, ever since I taught you how to write my name, you've often written it like this..."
"However, I haven't told you yet. My surname is Aisin-Gioro, my given name is Yongqi, my courtesy name is Yunting, and my pen name is Tengqin Jushi..."
Little Swallow asked again, "Yunting? What does that character mean?"
"The literal meaning is that there are some beautiful bamboos around the pavilion, describing a person as honest and upright as bamboo..." Yongqi explained the meaning of Yunting while writing the two characters.
"And how did the hermit of the Fujikoto come to be?"
"Little Swallow, let me ask you first, do you know the ten most famous lay Buddhists in China in the past?"
"The Ten Lay Buddhists?" Little Swallow frowned. "I have an impression of them, I remember them."
(Su Shi, styled Dongpo Jushi; Wang Anshi, styled Banshan Jushi; Ouyang Xiu, styled Liuyi Jushi; Li Qingzhao, styled Yi'an Jushi; Zhu Shuzhen, styled Youqi Jushi; Fan Chengda, styled Shihu Jushi; Li Bai, styled Qinglian Jushi; Bai Juyi, styled Xiangshan Jushi; Tang Yin, styled Liuru Jushi; Pu Songling, styled Liuquan Jushi.)
Little Swallow only lost her memories of the people around her, not these literary common sense facts.
"So, how is your 'Tengqin Hermit' different from theirs?"
“One year, my sixth brother and I played a piece together at Father’s birthday banquet. Father thought my musical skills were better than his, so he bestowed this title upon me…”
(I searched for information on Yunting and Tengqin Jushi, but I couldn't find why Yongqi had this name and pen name in history, so I had to make it up myself. If you have a better interpretation, you can post it in the comments section.)
After glancing briefly at the books in the study, Xiao Yanzi remarked with emotion, "You've always been this good to me?"
"Of course."
He's been begging for this wife for so many years to finally get her, so of course he has to cherish and protect her.
Little Swallow accidentally touched a vase in the study, thus opening the secret room.
Little Swallow was stunned. "How come there are hidden mechanisms in your study?"
Yongqi tentatively asked, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"
"May I go in?" Little Swallow asked curiously, looking inside. "But why is it so dark in there?"
"You'll know once you go in."
Xiao Yanzi followed Yongqi into the secret room. Yongqi pressed a switch, and the secret room instantly lit up.
Little Swallow saw a bed to the side and wondered, "Those four things on the bed, are they for tying people up?"
Yongqi nodded, "Yes, when I make a mistake and upset you, you drag me here to punish me..."
"..." Little Swallow swallowed hard. "I'll punish you?"
She could hardly believe it. Was she kidding? She was punishing a prince? And a prince who was highly regarded by the emperor?
On the other side of the bed, there was what looked like a bathtub. "This is..."
Yongqi explained, "Sometimes, when we get tired of fooling around inside, we'll just take a shower here..."
...
"Stop talking!" Little Swallow looked at the chair and could already picture the scene!
That was too shameful; she simply couldn't bear to listen anymore!
Little Swallow felt that staying in there was a bit too dangerous, so she wanted to go out.
However, as she turned to leave, Yongqi picked her up and placed her on the table.
"What are you doing?" Little Swallow cried out in alarm.
Yongqi kissed her again, his hands holding her captive, preventing her from breaking free. She could only passively endure the pleasure Yongqi brought her.
Gradually, Xiao Yanzi became immersed in the moment, and her hands unconsciously wrapped around Yongqi's neck, responding to him.
Yongqi's large hands instinctively unbuttoned Xiaoyanzi's clothes, groping inside. "Yongqi..."
Since it was Xiao Yanzi's first day back in the palace, she wasn't allowed to wear a headdress.
Yongqi removed all the hairpins and other ornaments from her hair, letting her long hair fall loose. He then brought her hair to his front, pressed close to Xiaoyanzi's body, and brought his mouth to the back of her neck...
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Revised version:
"Little Swallow, has something come to mind?"
"It seems a little..."
"What were we doing in the scenes you recalled?"
"It feels so good to be doing this right now..."
"Little Swallow, shall we do this a few more times?"
"don't want……"
"Little Swallow, can you like me a little more? Let's be the closest people in the world, okay?"
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"Little Swallow..." The two of them skillfully performed the actions they used to do and said the words they used to say.
Although they've done this many, many times, each time brings new feelings and experiences, and they never get tired of it!
...
Xiao Yanzi fell asleep from exhaustion. Yongqi helped her wash up a little, then dressed her, carried her out of the secret room, left the study, and returned to the bedroom opposite.
Yongqi carried Xiaoyanzi inside, placed her on the bed, helped her take off her coat and shoes, covered her with a blanket, and then closed the bedroom door.
After that, he blew out the candles, sat down next to Xiao Yanzi, took off his coat and shoes, and then went to bed.
He had just lain down when Little Swallow habitually rolled into his arms. "Goodnight, Little Swallow."
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