The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1413 - 1413 686 Her son (2 taels)_5

Chapter 1413: 686 Her son (2 taels)_5 Chapter 1413: 686 Her son (2 taels)_5 The speaker was the man sitting opposite her, not yet forty years old, addressing her as “Imperial Sister,” but he seemed older than her.

“I heard that you’re the Crown Prince now,” she said.

The Crown Prince smiled, “Yes, after Imperial Sister was deposed, Father Emperor made me the Crown Prince.”

“Oh,” she turned her head slightly, looking towards the multitude of palaces and a lush Fruit Garden, “when did a Fruit Garden appear there? I remember it was a Lotus Pond, and I had it dug.”

The Crown Prince, with a pleasant countenance, replied, “Father Emperor ordered it to be filled in.”

“Oh,” she said again, her gaze lowered, “I was quite fond of the lotus flowers there.”

“Imperial Sister,” the Crown Prince said, “you see, you do remember things from the past.”

She shook her head slightly, her tone gentle, “I only remember things before I was seventeen.”

“Is that so?” the Crown Prince picked up the cup of tea from the table, took a light sip, and said, “Then what else does Imperial Sister remember?”

Her gaze drifted to the distant horizon, “I remember my mother and uncle, as well as my older and second cousins, my older female cousin, my younger male cousin, and my younger female cousin.”

The Crown Prince looked at her intently and said, “Mother has passed away.”

She nodded lightly, as if numbed or resigned, “Hmm, a new palace maid told me. The Xuanyuan Family is no more. I’m all alone now, Father Emperor no longer favors me; I must be cautious in the palace, or I might lose my life at any moment.”

Not missing any expression on her face, the Crown Prince responded, “Imperial Sister, don’t say such things. You still have Father Emperor, and you have me.”

She spoke softly, “Consort Han treats me well, and so do you, my second brother.”

The Crown Prince smiled, “It’s only right that we do.”

She didn’t continue the conversation, instead continuing to enjoy the scenery of the palace as if she hadn’t seen it for a long time and couldn’t get enough of it.

The breeze wrapped around her breathtakingly beautiful face, leaving one envious that time hadn’t carved any marks upon it.

The Crown Prince dismissed the eunuchs and palace maids guarding on the steps, “All of you may leave.”

“Yes!”

The palace maids retreated three measures.

The setting sun’s afterglow shone into her eyes, as if her beautiful eyes held a lost galaxy.

Those eyes, identical to the bloodline of the Xuanyuan Family, even without anger, unwittingly exerted a pressure as if stemming from the soul.

“Imperial Sister,” the Crown Prince called out to her.

However, she did not look toward him, still admiring whatever scenery she chose to, “You’ve been quite talkative today; I wish to look at the scenery.”

The Crown Prince watched her without blinking, his smile fading as he said quietly, “Have you truly lost your memory, Imperial Sister?”

She sighed, “If you don’t believe me, I can’t help it.”

Suddenly, the Crown Prince chuckled, “It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that what happened to Imperial Sister is so incredible. There’s no one else here; you don’t need to keep up appearances with me.”

“I’m not,” she replied.

The Crown Prince sneered coldly, “Is that so? When I just now asked Imperial Sister what she remembered, she mentioned her mother, her maternal family, but conspicuously failed to mention her own flesh and blood. Imperial Sister, have you truly forgotten your own son as well?”

She shook her head, “As I said, I’ve forgotten everything after the age of seventeen.”

Standing up, the Crown Prince leaned across the stone table towards her, “If Imperial Sister has forgotten, then let your brother help you recall. Imperial Sister, the year you turned seventeen, you suddenly disappeared from Yan Country, and later you had a child with someone, that child’s name is…”

“I remember now, his name is Huangfu Qing,” she said with a smile.

“No,” the Crown Prince said deliberately near her ear, “his name is Xiao Hen.”

She didn’t move.

“It seems Imperial Sister indeed remembers nothing,” the Crown Prince said with a smile, straightening up, “It’s getting late, I will take my leave.”

Having said that, he turned and walked out of the Pavilion, about to step down when he suddenly paused, as if remembering something. With a casual smile, he said, “I forgot to give Imperial Sister the welcoming gift.”

He stepped back, took out a small paper package from his bosom, opened it, and placed it on the table.

It was several pieces of Dried Meat picked up from the ground, the very pieces that Xiao Hen had dropped.

He smiled meaningfully, “Is Imperial Sister satisfied with this welcoming gift?”

“Wait.”

As the Crown Prince was about to leave the Pavilion, she called out to him.

Turning back, the Crown Prince looked at her with a smile that was not quite a smile, “Has Imperial Sister suddenly remembered something? Like what should be told to Father Emperor, and what shouldn’t?”

With a smile, she shook her head, “No, I just remembered that I brought a welcoming gift for you as well.”

Having said that, she walked slowly towards the Crown Prince, giving him a slight, charming smile.

The next second, she reached out her hand and pushed the Crown Prince down the steep steps!

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