That night, Chi Tang dreamed of Shen Nanxun.
This was the first time Chi Tang had dreamed of Shen Nanxun.
In his dream, Shen Nanxun poured an unknown flower juice into his inkstone, ground it carefully, and after a while, he began to dip his brush in the ink and start writing a letter...
The written envelope would be left to air dry overnight, surrounded by his usual incense.
The next day, he would deliberately smell it before putting it in an ordinary envelope.
There was no signature or inscription.
Then he told Hongling to deliver the letter.
Shen Nanxun would feel extremely happy after each letter was sent out.
He would cook for himself, make himself a bowl of noodles, add two poached eggs, and eat it slowly.
For some reason, Chi Tang suddenly thought of the fried egg that Shen Nanxun's mother had made on his birthday, which he had once seen before.
He must be missing his mother.
Time flew by in the dream. After Shen Nanxun sent out another letter, he picked up his brush, wanting to draw something on the rice paper. But after drawing half of it, he hesitated when he got to the face.
Large drops of ink fell, but he didn't make another stroke.
Suddenly, Shen Nanxun felt very sad. He threw down his pen and sat blankly in his chair.
There were no tears, no pain.
But Chi Tang could sense that he was very, very sad.
She thought.
Shen Nanxun probably wanted to paint his own mother.
However, he hadn't seen his mother for many years, and her voice and smile must have become blurred in his memory.
I thought of picking up a pen to paint a portrait of my mother, but I didn't know where to begin.
This is probably the saddest thing in the world.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Nanxun stood up, walked to a corner of the study, and knocked over a pot of flowers.
Hongling rushed in and asked what was wrong.
Shen Nanxun told her to throw the flowers away, saying they were annoying to look at.
But Chi Tang guessed that the flower juice mixed into the ink was probably from this flower.
It must be poisonous.
Although she didn't know exactly what kind of poison the flower contained, she was certain it was poisonous.
Shen Nanxun desperately wanted to kill Prince Anping—his biological father.
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Chi Tang did not wake up from her dream; instead, she slept soundly.
When she woke up at daybreak, she heard her family chattering excitedly outside.
Indeed, how could ordinary people have the opportunity to enter the palace? How could they not be excited?
Chi Tang smiled softly.
"Chenyi, you're here. Tangtang hasn't gotten up yet."
It was my sister-in-law's voice.
Chi Tang immediately got out of bed, dragged her shoes, and went out with her hair disheveled.
As I pushed open the door, a flood of sunlight streamed in, warm and comforting, making it hard to keep my eyes open.
"Brother Chenyi, how is His Highness?" Chi Tang asked with concern.
Huo Chenyi shook his head sadly: "Mother miscarried."
My mother had been experiencing severe abdominal pain since she got home last night.
He wanted to see if Tangtang had any ideas, but his mother stopped him.
The mother said that if the child was destined to die, it might be a blessing in disguise.
Huo Chenyi knew that his mother didn't have much affection for this child.
The mother hated exploitation and deception, but Lan Ling used exploitation and deception to obtain this child.
After all that followed, being forced to keep the child, the mother couldn't help but feel resentful.
But even if I don't have deep feelings for this child, I won't hold a grudge.
Perhaps they genuinely felt that this child wouldn't be happy even if born.
"What? Everything was fine yesterday?"
"How is His Highness?"
"How could she have miscarried? That's such a pity."
The Chi family all felt sorry for the eldest princess and wanted to visit her.
Huo Chenyi shook his head: "Mother doesn't want to see anyone."
The Chi family sighed and said nothing more.
No mother would be happy if she lost her child.
Then everyone could understand Princess Eldest.
"Brother Chenyi, it's alright, everything will be alright." Chi Tang held Huo Chenyi's hand and comforted him softly.
The Chi family didn't know the specifics of the child's relationship with Lan Ling, but she did.
Therefore, she knew how conflicted and uneasy Princess Eldest was inside.
"Yes, everything will be alright." Huo Chenyi's eyes were wide open, his gaze filled with something unreadable, his whole being listless and sad, as if shrouded in a low-pressure atmosphere.
Upon hearing this, Chi Tang immediately said, "Brother Chenyi, take me out to eat something delicious."
"All you ever do is give orders to Chenyi."
"Chenyi, don't spoil her."
Huo Chenyi tightened his grip on Chi Tang's hand and said, "Tangtang is very obedient."
The two of them came out quickly.
Chi Tang didn't care about her image and refused to leave the palace, so the two of them found a small corner to sit and wait.
As soon as he sat down, Huo Chenyi suddenly said, "I know everything."
"Um?"
"I know who my biological parents are, and I know who used me. I know everything."
Even though Huo Chenyi's voice was calm and indifferent, Chi Tang jumped up as if her pants were on fire.
Her eyes widened, and her voice rose: "How did you know?"
"I am... wait, why is the golden lotus between your eyebrows gone?"
There were five petals in total. One petal was missing initially, and then another was missing when saving Meng Kuo, so there should still be three.
But now that Chi Tang has woken up, she hasn't washed up or put on makeup, so the golden lotus between her eyebrows has disappeared!
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