The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 697 - 534: Xiao Jinyan is so jealous that he even envies his brother, and even has sons and daughters

Chapter 697: Chapter 534: Xiao Jinyan is so jealous that he even envies his brother, and even has sons and daughters

"Even if Master Lu hadn’t mentioned it, I would have come looking for you. I found you in less than two days after my arrival here, Master Lu truly is impressive."

Lin Xian also felt she was quite impressive. It was her first time in the Imperial City and she saw him right away, probably owing much to Xuetuan’s keen nose.

What he was more curious about, however, was the Master Lu she mentioned.

"The Master Lu you’ve spoken of, who is he? Can he really predict all this?"

"Master Lu is the head of the Astronomical Observatory. He’s skilled in astrology and fortune-telling, and knows a bit about divination too. He’s really amazing."

Shen Chuwei told Lin Xian about the time she’d prayed and made a wish.

"I asked for two taels of fish, and that same day the Imperial Kitchen delivered them. Impressive, don’t you think?"

Lin Xian’s mouth twitched fiercely, "Praying and wishing, and you asked for two taels of fish?"

Shen Chuwei explained, "Mm, I am a neglected cast-off concubine. The food sent from the Imperial Kitchen was either cabbage or leftover rice. I was just craving grilled fish at that time, so I made a wish for it."

Lin Xian’s eyes showed disbelief. A minor concubine who couldn’t even eat fish, rising to become the Crown Princess—that’s quite the legend.

But later, as he reminisced about Shen Chuwei’s words, he felt pain for her, but also a bit guilty.

Because there had been no praying and wishing at all, it was just a ruse to get her birth details.

Yet she regarded Lu Zhaoyan as a god~

Shen Chuwei continued to persuade, "Jinyu looks very similar to you, don’t you want to meet him?"

Lin Xian thought for a moment. It was just a delay of two days, so he agreed, "Fine, I’ll meet this person who resembles me."

Seeing him agree, Shen Chuwei happily kissed his lips, "I haven’t seen Jinyu for some days now, I wonder if he’s gotten thinner. He probably isn’t used to the food at the Military Camp either. He was pampered from a young age, so he must be having a hard time. When we see him..."

Lin Xian frowned at her words, "He’s your younger uncle. Why are you so concerned about him?"

Shen Chuwei replied, "Don’t you remember, although Jinyu is my younger uncle, I’m also his sister-in-law. He’s a decent person; he treats me like a younger sister. When you weren’t around, I was falsly accused in my fourth month of pregnancy of having an affair with your Guard, and he stood up to the Emperor for my sake."

Remembering the false accusations from Lady Liang when she was pregnant, and Xiao Jinyu’s protective fierceness, it still was vivid in her memory.

Lin Xian, hearing about standing up to the Emperor, thought this Xiao Jinyu was quite bold. Even as a Prince, how could he dare to challenge the Imperial authority?

Protecting Shen Chuwei so vehemently would make it easy for others to misinterpret their relationship.

"He protects you like this; could it be that he’s fond of you?"

At that, Shen Chuwei paused, lifted her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, and pinched his face while saying, "Don’t talk nonsense if you can’t remember."

Lin Xian huffed, "If it wasn’t for someone he cherishes, who would have the audacity to challenge royal power?"

Shen Chuwei replied, "The more you talk, the more absurd you sound. If your brother knew his Crown Prince brother was so suspicious of him, it would surely break his heart."

Lin Xian said, "Then you know, the Imperial Family is not a place known for kinship. Brothers turn on each other for the throne; it’s nothing out of the ordinary."

Shen Chuwei said, "I know, but you and your brother have a good relationship. His protection of me is mostly because of you. He once said, since the Crown Prince brother is on the Battlefield, it’s his duty as the younger brother to protect the Crown Prince’s wife and children. Besides, your brother is the most favored of all the Princes. It’s because the Emperor indulges him that he dares to be so bold and presumptuous. He must have been a little scared at the time, though."

Then she added, "Your brother has a lady he loves; they are already married."

Lin Xian was taken aback, not expecting the brotherly affection among the Princes to be so profound.

Wait, he realized something even more important.

"Did you say you were pregnant?"

Shen Chuwei nodded, "Yes, you’ve always been unable to remember, so I didn’t mention it, but we have two adorable babies, twins, a boy, and a girl. They’re almost two years old."

Lin Xian was overwhelmed by the amount of information he had received today. His head throbbed severely as he struggled to process everything.

He had a brother, and now sons and daughters too?

"The babies haven’t seen you for half a year; they must miss you terribly. I also haven’t seen them for two months and miss them deeply. Once we sort everything out here, we’ll rush back without delay."

She had been focused on Xiao Jinyan all this time. Now, talking about the two little ones, she missed them terribly.

Shen Chuwei noticed something was off with Xiao Jinyan as his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be in great discomfort.

"What’s wrong? You’re not going to start remembering again, are you?"