Fei Wan dismissed everyone else and left Xi Ruo alone.
Fei Wan didn't ask her anything specifically, but gave Xi Ruo a task to dress her up.
The beauty in the mirror, even without makeup, was still so beautiful that it was impossible to look away. The paleness on her face from lying in bed for so long did not dim her beauty, but instead added a touch of sickly beauty.
No wonder…
Xiao Heng could not forget that.
Fei Wan shifted his gaze to the woman behind the beauty in the mirror.
Xiruo received the order and tied her hair without saying a word.
Although Xiruo was gentle and didn't hurt her, Feiwan still noticed that her movements were a bit awkward.
And on Xiruo's right hand... there was a shallow scar.
Fei Wan searched his memory for this familiar scar and had a vague guess in his mind.
When Xi Ruo was about to put the last gold hairpin on her, Fei Wan took the hairpin from her hand and looked at her with a smile.
Xi Ruo couldn't guess Fei Wan's intention, and she felt a little frightened.
"Empress...?"
"Um."
Fei Wan curved her eyebrows and smiled as she put the gold hairpin into her hand.
"I reward you. I am happy today."
But she was not as happy as other servants who received rewards. Xi Ruo looked down at the golden hairpin in her hand and said nothing.
There was neither thanks nor refusal.
Xi Ruo didn't know what to say. The girl in front of her was no different from the carefree Princess of Song a year ago.
Xi Ruo bit her lower lip, somewhat unwillingly, but she couldn't help herself: "Empress, are you really happy?"
After she finished speaking, she realized her mistake and quickly knelt down to apologize.
Xi Ruo lowered her head, waiting for the girl in front of her to scold her.
However, instead of being scolded, she received an unexpected answer.
"Xi Ruo...I remember you."
Xi Ruo was a little surprised. She didn't know what Fei Wan meant.
Fei Wan pursed her lips slightly. She bent down and helped Xi Ruo up. Her voice was soft and gentle: "We have known each other... for almost eight years."
Xi Ruo's body trembled, and she slowly raised her head with a look of disbelief on her face.
Fei Wan and Xi Ruo had indeed known each other for eight years, but Xi Ruo had never appeared in Song Fei Wan's previous memory.
Just because Xi Ruo has been... her shadow for seven years.
Before getting married, the princesses of Song State were accompanied by a secret guard to protect their master's safety.
The secret guards exist like shadows.
Xiruo is Song Feiwan's "shadow" and has been with her since she was eight years old.
Xiruo had no name at that time, and her appearance was not known, so she usually could not appear in Song Feiwan's sight.
Even if they have no sense of presence, the secret guards will appear as long as danger comes.
When he was young, Song Feiwan was rescued by this secret guard, and the secret guard was injured as a result, and the injury was in his right hand.
Fei Wan used the excuse of giving Xi Ruo the hairpin to test her, and there were calluses on her fingertips.
Ordinary women will not produce these thick calluses through needlework, only those who practice martial arts can do so.
Fei Wan felt a sense of familiarity when he saw her for the first time. Combined with the plot and various details, he immediately confirmed her identity.
In the plot, the only palace maid who never leaves Song Feiwan is Xi Ruo.
No matter why, just treat her well unconditionally.
Song Feiwan was so heartbroken at that time that he had no time to care about anything else, so how could he notice anything different about the palace maids around him?
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