Meanwhile, inside the Prime Minister's residence.
Under the bright red veil, Hongxiu waited happily for the auspicious hour. At this moment, a maid ran in to report that the prince consort had brought a woman into the mansion and had also invited a doctor, saying that the wedding would be postponed for the time being.
Hongxiu was stunned and froze on the spot.
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At that time, in the back room of the Prime Minister's residence, the doctor took Meng Wan's pulse and went out to write a prescription after confirming that she was alright. Only Meng Wan and Chu Heng remained in the room.
Chu Heng walked up to her and said, "The doctor said there are no internal injuries and you'll be fine after a few days of rest. Since you were injured while saving me, you can recuperate in my residence for the next two days. I'll go out now, you can rest."
Meng Wan was exhausted, but now that she finally had a chance to be alone with Huangfu Mi, how could she fall asleep? She grabbed his wrist, ignoring his surprise, and stared at his handsome face with her eyes wide open, shaking her head: "I'm not tired, can you talk to me for a while?"
With a pleading look in his eyes, like a child's, Chu Ge couldn't bear to refuse. After hesitating for a moment, he sat down beside her as instructed and asked, "What do you want to say?"
--First update, another one tonight. Why isn't anyone leaving comments? The comment section is so quiet, I feel like banging my head against the wall! Aaaaaah!!! --
V89 [Second Update]
Looking into her eyes, which held a hint of pleading like a child's, Chu Heng couldn't bear to refuse. After a moment's hesitation, he sat down beside her as instructed and asked, "What do you want to say?"
His gentle tone was no different from before, which almost brought Meng Wan to tears. However, she knew that now was not the time to shed tears. She had finally gotten a chance to be alone with him, so she naturally had to ask him carefully what had happened these past few days and why he didn't recognize her.
So she coughed lightly to calm herself down before saying, "It's nothing, I just want to know about you, anything that's related to you."
Chu Heng was clearly taken aback by her eager tone. He stared at her for a long time, then smiled knowingly, looking at her and asking instead of answering, "Are you asking this because I look a lot like someone you know? Is that why you stepped forward to save me just now?"
Meng Wan paused.
Imagination? If it were just imagination, why would she be so obsessed? There's only one reason she's doing this: she's convinced that he is who he is, her Huangfu Mi!
"I asked you first, so you should answer me first. Last time in the palace, I noticed you seemed to have a headache. Could you tell me if you had a head injury?"
Meng Wan was not a stupid person. Over the years, she had read extensively and had also studied some medical techniques.
The reason why someone can't remember people and things from the past is nothing more than one thing: they have the kind of amnesia described in books. But she didn't dare to make a judgment, so she came to ask him.
Chu Heng nodded in agreement: "My father and the others told me that I accidentally fell off a cliff while hunting three months ago and hit my head, so I can't remember anything from before."
Three months ago?
Meng Wan raised her eyebrows, becoming even more certain at this moment.
Even the timing matches perfectly, how could it not be him?
She sat up abruptly, ignoring the injury on her abdomen, and gripped his wrist tightly: "Listen to me, you are not the prime minister's son of Western Shu, nor are you Princess Hongxiu's childhood sweetheart. You are Huangfu Mi, my Huangfu Mi!"
His firm tone left little room for doubt, yet Chu Heng was still taken aback: "You're saying I'm not my father's son, but Huangfu Mi?"
“Yes!” Meng Wan nodded: “You are the seventh prince of Lanling, my husband. Three months ago, a palace coup occurred, and you were forced off a cliff by the empress's men, thus disappearing without a trace. We all thought you were dead, but we couldn't find your body, so we didn't give up searching everywhere…”
At this point, Meng Wan's eyes were already brimming with tears. Three months of perseverance had finally paid off. She had seen him, she had seen Huangfu Mi, whom she had been longing for day and night!
"But..." Now it was Chu Heng's turn to be confused. He couldn't remember a single thing from before. From the moment he opened his eyes, his father, the princess, the king, and everyone else told him that he was the son of the Prime Minister's mansion, and he had never doubted it. But this woman, this woman named Meng Wan, told him that everything was a lie, that he was not from Western Shu, but a prince of the Lanling Dynasty.
But... is he really him?
"There are no 'buts', Huangfu Mi. Believe me, I'm not lying. How could I not recognize my own husband? You are Huangfu Mi, without a doubt!"
She spoke with unwavering conviction, and by the end, she was so excited that she almost pressed herself against his face. Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Hongxiu, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, stood in the doorway.
Clearly not expecting the two to get so close, Meng Wan was holding his hand so urgently, as if she was saying something, which made Hongxiu feel flustered.
Ignoring everything else, she strode forward, shoved Meng Wan aside, and pulled Chu Heng to her side: "Brother Heng, what are you doing? Today is our wedding day, and you've left me here alone, even missing the auspicious hour. And now, you're all entangled with this strange woman. Brother Heng, how can you face me?"
He kept calling Chu Heng "Brother Heng" as if it were really true. Meng Wan watched from the side, her anger rising. Without thinking, she grabbed Chu Heng's other hand: "Princess, aren't you the one who went too far? Knowing his identity, you deceived him when he had amnesia. Now that we're all here, you still won't let it go. I want to ask you, what exactly do you want to do!"
Her sharp tone was something she would never have used if it weren't for Huangfu Mi's involvement, but at this moment, she knew she had to do it, she absolutely had to!
Hongxiu was speechless, her face turning ugly. But how could she show weakness now? Seeing Meng Wan grab Chu Heng's hand, she panicked and grabbed the other hand tightly, pulling him away as if she wanted to snatch him away.
The atmosphere instantly became very strange, with the two women, one on the left and one on the right, neither willing to let go.
Chu Heng was caught in the middle and was completely confused. He couldn't tell who was telling the truth and who was lying between the two women. He only knew that he couldn't let them continue arguing at this moment.
So he simply pulled his hands off both of them, stood a few feet away from them, frowned and looked at them for a while, then said, "Stop arguing."
Turning to Hongxiu, he said, "Princess, I was wrong today. A wild horse suddenly appeared and almost injured me. I was saved by Miss Meng Wan, but she was injured while saving me. It is only right and proper that I bring her back to recuperate. As for the delay, I will go to the palace later to apologize to the King and ask him to choose a couple more days."
"no!"
Before he could finish speaking, Meng Wan hurriedly interrupted, "How can you get married like that?"
"Meng Wan, don't go too far. This is our business. We can decide whether or not to get married. What right do you have to stop us?"
"Because I'm his wife!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
After a brief confrontation, the argument escalated into another round. Chu Heng, watching from the side, felt utterly exasperated. He raised his voice and reprimanded them. Once they quieted down, he said, "Alright, stop arguing. I don't want to know about the past now, and I can't remember it anyway. So don't say anything more!"
He turned to Meng Wan and said, "You should rest here. I'll take the princess back to the palace now!"
Hongxiu, looking like she had the upper hand, raised an eyebrow at Meng Wan, but Meng Wan ignored her. When she heard that Huangfu Mi was going out, she instinctively thought of the crazy horse that had suddenly charged out earlier. She softened her voice and said, "Then be careful."
Chu Heng couldn't help but glance at her again because of her gentleness, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded and then went over to open the door for Hongxiu himself. The two of them then left the room together.
Hongxiu kept a straight face, especially when she thought about the look Meng Wan had given him earlier. She felt uneasy, so she turned to Chu Heng and tentatively asked, "By the way, Brother Heng, what were you talking about in the room earlier? I thought she seemed to be whispering something to you."