Finally, she finished bathing and changed her clothes.
This time, Dabao was asleep and didn't show up at the banquet again. Ning Yue felt a bit embarrassed. After all, it was quite an "honor" to have the Crown Prince's grandson pee on her.
Thinking of this, she suddenly found it funny. That soft and cute little baby was really adorable.
During the banquet, the two men fell silent.
The Crown Prince still had to go to the palace to observe the New - Year's Eve vigil late at night. So, Xiao Xueyi took Ning Yue back. And Zhongli Mingye watched the beloved figure he had been longing for day and night.
He told Niaoniao and Micui to wait for him in the study.
"Yes! This servant saw it with her own eyes... There is really a scar on her back," Niaoniao said excitedly, her words jumbled, stirring up huge waves in Zhongli Mingye's heart.
"That scar was from the injury she got for Princess Heyi before. This servant served her then... There's absolutely no mistake... She... She is this servant's young mistress!" Niaoniao cried as she spoke, and Micui also shed tears beside her.
These were tears of joy. After all, Dabao's mother was finally found, and the Crown Prince's life would be more complete.
He waved his hand, telling them all to leave. Zhongli Mingye sat alone in the study in silence.
In fact, he was afraid to face it.
So, after seeing Xiao Xueyi off, he went to the palace alone for the New - Year's Eve vigil and didn't return until the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year.
He was so eager to know Song Jinyu's whereabouts that he couldn't wait to confirm Ning Yue's identity.
But he was also very afraid. What if she wasn't Song Jinyu?
What should he do then? Use Ning Yue as a substitute? Zhongli Mingye asked himself that he couldn't do such a thing...
Now that Niaoniao and Micui had seen it with their own eyes and were willing to stake their lives on it, Ning Yue was Song Jinyu, the one whose life he had caused to be lost,
the one who had sacrificed herself to protect him, the woman he, Zhongli Mingye, loved most.
It's just that... She had lost her memory. She had forgotten him, Dabao, and the Song family...
He stroked his chest, where a fire was burning fiercely. The candlelight flickered, and the flame in his phoenix - like eyes grew stronger. Snow began to fall outside at some unknown time.
He walked out step by step along the corridor. Looking up, he saw her smiling slightly on the Bright Moon Terrace. "You are truly different..."
"One can still drink wine like this..." Those sweet lips went straight to his heart.
There was also the jade carving she had warmed in her arms.
She didn't like learning the piano, but he had coaxed her into it, and he had also received an expensive "tuition fee". A smile curved his lips.
The days with her were so wonderful. The portrait in the study, which he had looked at every day,
was starting to fade a bit.
It had just been repaired a few days ago, and now Song Jinyu was back!
He looked up at the sky and reached out to catch a snowflake. It was slightly cold, but it melted instantly in his hot palm.
He clapped his hands and left the prince's mansion. Song Jinyu, I've waited for you for so long. If you've really forgotten those wonderful past times,
then from now on, we'll fill our lives with even more wonderful memories.
There won't be a single gap left!
Since returning from the Prince Yu's mansion, Ning Yue had often shut herself in. Apart from asking a few questions about Xiao Xueyi's leg injury, she didn't care about anything else.
She couldn't even say why she felt so sad.
Especially when she held Dabao that day, her eyes had inexplicably welled up with tears.
What was going on? She wanted to ask Xiao Xueyi, but she knew he wouldn't tell her. And when she tried to think about it herself, her head would hurt badly.
It was really strange.
Every time she tried to recall the past, the headache would get worse. In severe cases, she would even faint. So, Ning Yue didn't dare to think about the past...
Tonight, it was snowing outside. The snowflakes were huge, and she couldn't sleep. She had been in a low mood during the day and had slept too much,
so she was insomniac at night. She tossed and turned in bed. There was a heated kang in the room, but suddenly, she felt a bit cold at night. Looking closely, it seemed that the window wasn't closed tightly.
She had to get up to close the window. She could hear the cold wind blowing the snowflakes around outside. Under the moonlight, it was extremely beautiful. Ning Yue had no intention of sleeping anyway.
Since meeting the Crown Prince, her heart seemed to be blocked by something. This feeling was unprecedented. It seemed familiar yet sad.
This feeling... Xiao Xueyi couldn't give it to her.
So, she put on her clothes and pushed open the window. Watching the snowflakes floating in the sky, she felt much better. She reached out to catch a snowflake and blew on it gently.
The snowflake only stayed for a moment before turning into water.
When she reached out to catch another snowflake, suddenly, she stopped. Looking carefully, there was a figure under the window, as if buried in the snow.
If it weren't for the magnificent Crown Prince's court robe, Ning Yue wouldn't have believed that the person... was actually Zhongli Mingye!
Ning Yue was extremely surprised. She looked around, but there was no one else! What was he doing? Why was he outside the Bright Moon Tower... It was so cold.
Tonight was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and every family was celebrating at home. What was he doing?
Without thinking much, Ning Yue quickly grabbed an umbrella and ran out. Because she was in such a hurry, by the time she reached Zhongli Mingye,
her little face was flushed.
Seeing that he was almost a snowman and the snow was still pouring into his collar, Ning Yue quickly tiptoed and held the umbrella over him. "Your Highness... Are you enjoying the snow?"
Using her head, she knew it couldn't be. It was the first day of the Lunar New Year. He didn't even bring a guard with him. Wasn't he afraid of being assassinated? Thinking like this, Ning Yue blurted out,
"Your way of celebrating the New Year is really extraordinary..."
Zhongli Mingye didn't say a word. He just stared at her silently, as if he could never get enough of looking at her. With a stretch of his hand, the tiptoeing girl was pulled into his arms.
"Hey..." Their current posture was extremely ambiguous.
Ning Yue's face turned red again, and she quickly pushed him away. Seeing that the snow was falling even harder outside, she pulled Zhongli Mingye into the Bright Moon Tower with her.
Late at night, the stewards and servants had already gone to rest. Ning Yue looked around. Zhongli Mingye's clothes were already soaked with snow water, and she didn't know how long he had been standing outside.
She first asked him to sit in her room. She had wanted to arrange a guest room for him.
But at the moment, the heated kang in the guest rooms hadn't been lit. So, she had to let Zhongli Mingye stay in her room. "Your Highness, please sit down first..." Ning Yue stuffed a cup of hot tea into his hand,
and then immediately went to look for some clothes.
Fortunately, there was a steward still on night watch, and he gave her some clothes for male servants.
Ning Yue was in a dilemma and felt embarrassed. "At the moment, I don't have any proper clothes here... You'll have to change into these clothes for now." Zhongli Mingye didn't move his hands.
He just stretched out his arms and signaled her with his eyes.
What was going on?
She bit her lips uncomfortably. Did he want her to do it for him? How could that be? It was already very embarrassing to let the Crown Prince enter her boudoir to change clothes.
If... If she did it for him, what would that be... However, if she refused, wouldn't it anger him again?
An idea flashed through her mind. She immediately bowed and said, "I think the Crown Prince must be hungry. Ning Yue will go and prepare some food for you." After saying that, without waiting for Zhongli Mingye to react, she fled the room as if escaping.
There was a smile in Zhongli Mingye's phoenix - like eyes. Even though she had lost her memory, she was still so warm in front of him. Fortunately, God had been kind to him.
Although Song Jinyu had returned in this way, he was already very content!