Shen Chuwei thought she had seen it wrong, so she rubbed her eyes and looked a few more times, and found that she was not mistaken, it was him.

I never dreamed that I would meet an acquaintance here, and such an "acquaintance" at that. It was the first time I lamented my bad luck.

Actually, we're not really acquaintances. We've met maybe two or three times.

Just those two or three times were enough to scare her so much that she couldn't sleep well for two nights.

But why is the masked man here?

The man traveling with Ye Yuchen was wearing a black brocade robe with a dark blue undershirt underneath, and his long black hair was tied up with a jade crown.

In the backlight, the mask on the cheek seemed to be coated with a layer of silver.

Even from such a distance, I could feel his noble and sinister temperament.

Seeing them coming towards her, Shen Chuwei immediately hid behind a tree and held her breath, hoping that they would not be discovered, otherwise she would be exposed.

Ye Yuchen said: "I am still very happy that you can come back."

Masked Man: "Is this what you were expecting?"

"Of course, but..." Ye Yuchen stared at him for a long time.

Shen Chuwei hugged the cake tightly in her arms and took a sneak peek. Seeing Ye Yuchen and the masked man walking away, she heaved a sigh of relief. She patted her chest soothingly and said, "You scared me to death."

After the others walked further away, she came out from behind the tree and took a look from afar. She could only see a small part of the masked man, and her sense of security gradually returned.

What is the identity of the masked man? How could he enter the imperial study? Shen Chuwei turned around and went to the imperial study with doubts.

The eunuch at the door had seen her several times and was familiar with her. He went in and told her to come in.

Ye Haoting was sitting in front of the dragon table reading memorials. When he saw Xiaojiu coming in, he put down the memorials in his hand and looked at her with a smile.

"Xiaojiu, come here."

Shen Chuwei walked over with the cake in her hand, placed it in front of Ye Haoting, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I just came back from outside the palace. This is the cake I brought for you. It is moderately sweet. Do you like it?"

Ye Haoting looked at the pastries in front of him, opened the box, and took out the pastries inside. They were not as exquisite as those in the palace, but they looked good. He smiled and looked up at Xiaojiu.

"You are so thoughtful. Every time you leave the palace, you always bring me food."

Shen Chuwei naturally knew that every time Ye Haoting said that, he was talking about Feng Wuyou, so her decision to buy pastries was an accidental coincidence.

Ye Haoting lowered his head and picked up a piece of cake, brought it to his mouth and took a bite. It melted in his mouth and had just the right sweetness. For someone like him who doesn't like food that is too sweet, it was still very appetizing.

He smiled and said, "Xiaojiu, this cake tastes good."

Eunuch Xian brought up two cups of tea, one in front of the emperor and one in front of Princess Jiuyou.

Shen Chuwei was a little thirsty after walking for a long time, but she was a little embarrassed to drink first. Looking at Ye Haoting who was eating cakes, she smiled and reminded: "Your Majesty, drink some tea."

Ye Haoting glanced at the tea. Cakes and tea were a perfect match. He smiled and nodded, "Okay."

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup, brought it to his lips, blew on it, and took a sip.

Shen Chuwei then smiled, picked up the teacup, brought it to her lips, blew on it, and took several sips.

After the cakes were served and the tea was drunk, Shen Chuwei waved goodbye.

Ye Haoting ate pastries and watched Xiaojiu's figure disappear at the door of the imperial study. He originally wanted to tell her that Han'er was back, but when he thought that she didn't remember anything, she wouldn't understand even if he told her, so it was better to let Han'er tell her herself.

He sighed and continued eating his cake.

Eunuch Xian had been with the emperor for decades and was a popular figure around him. When he heard the emperor sigh, he asked, "Your Majesty, are you unhappy that the Third Prince is back?"

Ye Haoting said: “Of course I’m happy, but I don’t know what he has been through in these years. I saw that he has lost a lot of weight. There has been no news for so many years, and he suddenly came back…”

Eunuch Xian said in a gentle voice: "It's so difficult to find someone in such a huge crowd. The Third Prince must have suffered a lot during these years away from home."

Shen Chuwei left the imperial study and thought of the masked man. She didn't know why he came to the palace. He probably didn't know that she was also in the palace, right? Unless he was good at predicting, he definitely didn't know.

The palace is so big, she and he are not destined to be together, so they will definitely never meet.

Before the Imperial Master arrives, it would be safest for her to stay away from Wuyou Palace.

Shen Chuwei felt more at ease thinking of this, and returned to Wuyou Palace with brisk steps.

The maid was standing guard at the door. When she saw Princess Jiuyou coming back, she stepped forward and reported softly, "Princess, the Third Prince is here to see you."

Shen Chuwei's eyes flashed with doubt, "Third Prince?"

The maid nodded and replied, "Princess, it's the Third Prince."

Shen Chuwei walked in with doubts. She didn't know how many sons Ye Haoting had. Did they all have a good relationship with Feng Wuyou? Otherwise, when they learned that Feng Wuyou was back, would they all come to see her?

Shen Chuwei didn't care about these princes. It didn't matter who came to see her, as long as they didn't see the masked man.

Shen Chuwei walked briskly onto the arch bridge. Just when she wanted to get off the bridge briskly, she saw a figure standing next to the swing under the peach tree. He was wearing a dark brocade robe and a jade belt around his waist, which made him look tall and thin.

Her eyes were attracted by the silver mask on her cheek. No, she was frightened by the silver mask.

Although we could only see her profile and couldn't tell what she looked like from the side because she was wearing a mask, her nose was high, her lips were nice, and her jawline was also nice.

It is enough to see that the man under the peach tree is the masked man.

Shen Chuwei cursed in her heart. The more she didn't want to meet him, the more they happened to meet.

If I had known earlier, I would have stayed with Ye Haoting for a while longer. Maybe he would get impatient and leave on his own.

Is it too late to pretend that she didn't come back now? Shen Chuwei wanted to pretend that she didn't see it and just turn around and leave, but just as she had this thought, the tiger lion beast beside her ran towards her excitedly...

"Awooo" the tigon ran while wagging its tail, really like a giant dog.

Shen Chuwei couldn't help but roll her eyes and ask, "Come on, what's your name? Are you afraid that others won't know I'm back?" Seeing the masked man under the peach tree turned around and looked at her, Shen Chuwei looked at the huge tiger-lion beast in front of her, and she was quick-witted and squatted down directly. Her petite body was easily covered tightly by the huge body of the tiger-lion beast.

When the masked man turned around, he only saw the tiger-lion beast, but not Xiaojiu.

The tiger-lion beast looked down at Xiaojiu, not knowing why she suddenly squatted down. It blinked its big eyes twice and stepped back. I wanted to squat down with it.

Shen Chuwei noticed its thought and patted the tiger-lion beast's belly, signaling it to stand still.

Tigrex nuzzled her hand.

Shen Chuwei was so nervous that she could only touch its nose perfunctorily and pray in her heart that the masked man would leave soon.

The tigress shrugged his nose happily.

Just as Shen Chuwei was secretly praying that she would not be discovered, a familiar yet frightening male voice suddenly came from above her head.

"What are you doing?"

If the masked man wasn't so perverted, the voice would actually be quite nice.

No matter how nice it sounds, she doesn't want to hear it in her life! Being discovered, Shen Chuwei could only bite the bullet and reply: "The tiger lion beast is injured, I'll take a look at it."

At this time, she also guessed that the masked man was the third prince.

The third prince is Ye Suhan.

She breathed and lowered her head while speaking so that the masked man couldn't see her face.

Ye Suhan looked at her with a half-smile, "Really?"

The tiger-lion beast also cooperated very well and did not move, allowing her to do whatever she wanted.

Ye Suhan walked around the tiger-lion beast and came over, kneeling down beside her.

Shen Chuwei found that the masked man also squatted down. She was so scared that she quickly turned her head away and instinctively moved to the side. She couldn't help but complain in her heart, why did he squat down? Ye Suhan called out, "Xiao Jiu."

Shen Chuwei instinctively denied, "I'm not Xiaojiu, you got the wrong person."

Ye Suhan chuckled: "You are not Xiaojiu, why are you in Wuyou Palace?"

Shen Chuwei realized that she had confessed herself only after hearing what she said. She really wanted to slap herself so hard that she fainted and stopped herself from talking nonsense.

It's a pity that I'm afraid of pain. If I can't get dizzy, it would be a waste of suffering

Shen Chuwei lowered her head and didn't want to pay attention to the masked man, but she thought that if she didn't say anything, it would be tantamount to admitting that he was not the masked man, and that would mean he was impostor.

This would give the masked man more reason to say that she was a fake, and he might even be more eager to kick her out of the palace than Princess Ye Anyu.

She mustered up her courage and looked up at the masked man. The first thing she saw was the eye-catching silver mask. She widened her eyes in pretended surprise.

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“So it’s you…”

Ye Suhan laughed softly: "It's me."

Shen Chuwei asked again: "Are you the third prince?"

Ye Suhan nodded, "Yes, we grew up together."

Shen Chuwei: “…” Feng Wuyou is so unlucky to have a childhood sweetheart as perverted as you.

She grabbed the tiger-lion beast's hair, and her fear of the masked man was still as strong as the day he jumped off the building.

I thought I would never see him again after leaving the Xing Miao tribe, but I didn't expect to meet him again in the Nanzhao Kingdom.

She raised her head and wailed silently. Could she hold on until the day when the Imperial Master came back? Wait, he couldn't know where Xiao Jinyan was. If the masked man wanted to kill Xiao Jinyan, Xiao Jinyan was no match for him.

Shen Chuwei secretly glanced at Ye Suhan and found that his red eyes were staring at her without blinking, giving her the illusion that his thoughts were being seen through.

Ye Suhan looked at the tiger-lion beast in front of him. He hadn't seen it in many years. It was more than twice as big as before.

"Did you find out what disease the Tigrex has?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei remembered that he was squatting here to treat the tiger-lion beast.

She said seriously, "It's just some skin diseases, not a big problem."

Ye Suhan said: "That's good. The tiger-lion beast is not an ordinary wild beast. If it gets sick, it may not be so easy to cure."

Shen Chuwei helped the tiger-lion beast to stand up. Her legs were a little numb after squatting for so long. She glanced at Ye Suhan. They had met each other, so when did he plan to leave?

Ye Suhan noticed something was wrong with her, "Are your legs numb?"

Shen Chuwei felt that there was nothing to hide about the numbness in her legs, so she nodded.

"I'll carry you in." Without waiting for her to speak, Ye Suhan bent down, picked her up, and strode towards the side hall.

When Shen Chuwei realized what was happening, she angrily slapped Ye Suhan's chest with both hands, "Put me down now, don't you know that it's forbidden for men and women to have physical contact?"

Ye Suhan lowered his eyes and looked at her. "Before, you were too lazy to walk, so I carried you on my back. So what if I hold you in my arms?"

You carried Feng Wuyou on your back, not me! Shen Chuwei was extremely angry, "I don't remember it, why are you telling me this?"

Ye Suhan said, "Today in the Imperial Study, I heard Father mention your amnesia. You don't remember it, but I do."

Shen Chuwei: “…”

They arrived at the side hall soon. Ye Suhan stepped into the side hall and put her on the couch.

Shen Chuwei sat on the couch, raised her head and looked at Ye Suhan in front of her. She was very disgusted with his domineering behavior.

But then again, judging from his actions just now, does he believe that she is Feng Wuyou?

Ye Suhan held the coffee table with his hands and leaned forward. Shen Chuwei's body instinctively leaned back to keep a distance from him.

Ye Suhan watched her actions and did not approach her again.

"Are you afraid of me?"

The corners of Shen Chuwei's mouth twitched violently. How could she not be afraid when facing the pervert who forced her to jump off the building?

"You've seen it all, isn't it time to go?"

Ye Suhan sat down on the couch and said quietly, "I plan to have dinner with you."

Shen Chuwei immediately replied: "I like to eat alone."

Ye Suhan chuckled: "It doesn't matter how many people are eating at the table. What matters is that the food on the table is what you like."

Shen Chu curled her lips slightly. He must have been spying on her secretly when the Miao tribe was being promoted. Otherwise, how could he understand her so well? "Men and women should not be intimate with each other. It is not appropriate for a man and a woman to stay in a side hall alone."

Ye Suhan said: "We are not the only two in the side hall."

Shen Chuwei glanced at the side hall and did not see any palace maids. She frowned and looked at Ye Suhan, "Aren't there just two of us? The palace maids are all outside."

Ye Suhan glanced at Xuetuan lying on the ground and Caiyu pecking at her feathers on the window, "Do Xuetuan and Caiyu not count?"

"..." Shen Chuwei: "They are all animals."

Ye Suhan looked at her with a half-smile, "That's not what you said before."

Shen Chuwei: “…” She didn’t know why Feng Wuyou had done this before. If it were her, and she insisted on treating Xuetuan and Caiyu as people, it might be related to food, and her purpose was to eat two more servings~ In the end, Ye Suhan stayed for dinner.

Shen Chuwei's nervousness and worries would automatically be blocked as soon as she reached the dinner table, and she would start eating mode.

There were her favorite dishes on the table, so she ate four bowls of rice and some fruit.

After eating and drinking, she lay down on the couch like Ge You, looking at Ye Suhan who was drinking tea, looking leisurely and contented.

You've finished dinner but you're still not leaving! Ye Suhan raised his eyes and looked over, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." There's no other way. In front of a powerful pervert, you still have to be timid when you need to.

There was silence for a while.

Ye Suhan took two sips of tea, raised his head and looked at her, "I didn't expect you to enter the palace so soon."

Shen Chuwei looked at him puzzledly, "What do you mean?"

Ye Suhan did not answer but asked: "Are you at ease with Xiao Jinyan being alone outside?"

When Xiao Jinyan was mentioned, Shen Chuwei's heart immediately rose to her throat. As expected, he came back to kill Xiao Jinyan.

"Xiao Jinyan has no grudge against you, why do you always want to kill him?"

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