Chapter 15 of Volume 1: Lotus Pond Stinks

  This condition is not difficult for Han Caiwei, she originally didn't remember Shen Feibai anyway, and Li Xiuzhi only wanted "Han Caiwei" to completely say goodbye to Shen Feibai, which was very simple, and she was confident that she could do it.

  What she was interested in was the promise made by Li Xiuzhen back then, could it be related to the inside story of "Han Caiwei" leaving the Wang's residence that year?

  "I... forgot the promise back then, can you tell me something, Your Highness?" She knew she shouldn't ask about past matters, but she was too curious and wanted to know. Otherwise, Li Xiuzhi's words were always vague and unclear to her.

  Li Xiuzhen was about to speak, but Shuang'er had just woken up drowsily, rubbed her eyes and saw the Third Prince here, startling her into kneeling on the ground: "Your servant has seen the prince! May the prince be auspicious!" Shuang'er hadn't expected Han Caiwei to invite the Third Prince over, so after kowtowing, she realized that Young Master was still sleeping and quickly lowered her voice, "Is the prince here to see Young Master? Does your servant need to wake Young Master up?"

  Li Xiuzhen glanced at Han Caiwei, saw her slightly frowning, and said lightly: "No need, you go brew a pot of tea, I'll just talk to your family's young lady outside."

  After Shuang'er poured tea for the two, she retreated from the room and took a look outside to find Ah Fu guarding the entrance. She had no choice but to turn back into the room and continue accompanying the young man sleeping. Li Xiuzhe and Han Caimei sat in the outer room, and before Li Xiuzhe could speak, Han Caimei got up to close the window lattice, only then did she sit back down.

  Li Xiuzhen saw the situation, took a glance at her and slightly raised an eyebrow saying: "Do you feel very cold?" Her clothes compared to this chilly autumn night were indeed somewhat thin.

  Han Caiwei shook her head and pouted, "I'm not cold, I just think the lotus pond outside smells terrible." A wave of stench wafted in, even the tea seemed to have a foul smell.

  Li Xiuzhen listened, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, and put down the tea cup, saying lightly: "That night was the first time I saw you, you were a very well-behaved girl, speaking very tactfully but every sentence was unassailable, gentle but with a strong will. Now that you've lost your memory, you don't have any etiquette or manners at all, and yet you still speak so directly."

  "Wasn't the appointment with Wang Ye also that night?" What's the use of understanding etiquette and rules? It still ends up with people being bullied to death, Han Caiwei thought indignantly.

  Li Xiuzhen nodded: "Actually, it can't be considered a promise, but rather a constraint on you by me. That night, you confessed your feelings for Shen Feibai and said that marrying me was unavoidable, saying that you were not worthy of me and wanted to leave the palace. But once you entered the palace, there's no way out unless death separates us. So I punished you by sending you to this separate courtyard to live out the rest of your life, ordering you to spend two hours every day in the ancestral hall reflecting on your actions. From then on, I instructed the palace staff to treat it as if you didn't exist. Who would have thought that this decision would cause my son to miss out on six years with his mother?"

  It turns out that's what happened, no wonder "Han Caiwei" could hide the young man for six years, no wonder Li Xiuzhi didn't know anything, it turned out that she had made up her mind not to hear or ask about it six years ago. It seems that Han Caiwei's thoughts hurt this king's self-esteem, so he sent her here to avoid seeing her, anyway, the palace doesn't lack women, and for him, Han Caiwei is just an accessory.

  If it weren't for him still remembering his mother's death anniversary, if it weren't for Han Caiwei traveling through time and space, perhaps the young man would never have seen his father in this lifetime.

  "What His Highness said about reflecting on my actions means I have to kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours?" If that's really the case, then this man is truly too petty and ruthless.

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