Bai Sheng was overjoyed to hear this, and praised with a smile, "Mm, not bad, I didn't misjudge my friend. Alright, does Prince Yu have anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
After Bai Sheng finished speaking, she stood up and left.
Prince Yu watched her retreating back, which seemed to ignore everyone and everything, and followed with a哑然失笑.
He planned to find Lu Ye and ask him about the situation when the "little dark-faced boy" was first assigned to the Lu family, and if he remembered past events.
Lu Ye was just about to go out with Bai Sheng when Prince Yu called him to a halt.
Upon hearing Prince Yu wanted to talk with him, Lu Ye felt there was nothing of substance to discuss between them and simply brushed him off.
However, Prince Yu walked up to him, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "What I want to talk to you about concerns Bai Sheng."
Only then did Lu Ye glance at Bai Sheng, asking her to attend to other matters and wait for him.
Bai Sheng couldn't be bothered to listen to the men's little secrets; she went to sit by the trees near the main gate to wait for Lu Ye.
Prince Yu and Lu Ye walked to a secluded spot nearby, and Lu Ye directly asked, "Prince Yu, what is it? Speak."
Prince Yu looked around, lowered his voice, "Lu Ye, I want to understand, when Bai Sheng first arrived at your home, was she amnesiac? Can she recall past events?"
Lu Ye immediately became vigilant, "You, why do you ask this?"
"I've noticed that Bai Sheng seems to have no memory of certain past events, so I wanted to understand if she has amnesia," Prince Yu explained gently.
Past events?
Lu Ye recalled the past, and a wave of immense guilt washed over him.
At that time, he stayed at the martial arts academy in town and only returned home once every half a month.
One day, upon returning home, his father pointed to a skinny, dirty little girl and said she was his wife, instructing him to treat her well from then on and not fail her.
The little girl was huddled in a ball, so dirty on her body and hair that her face was unrecognizable.
He knew his parents must have taken pity on this little girl, bringing her home to be his wife, and incidentally saving her life.
At that time, he was still troubled by that dream, and naturally, no one else could enter his eyes.
Therefore, he was indifferent to it; since there was already a person in his dreams, who he married in reality didn't matter.
On their first meeting, he merely glanced at the little girl indifferently, without refusing her.
And at that time, Bai Sheng didn't seem as lively and spirited as she was now; she was altogether vacant, looking lost and dejected, much like a simpleton.
Besides knowing her name, whenever asked anything, she would just look blankly, was very timid, often shrunk in a corner, and remained silent all day.
It wasn't until one day, after she fainted from thirst, that she suddenly woke up and became a completely different person.
Lu Ye actually knew very well that the Bai Sheng who had reawakened was no longer the little slave Bai Sheng who seemed to have lost her soul.
The person he loved should be this awakened one.
The woman in his dreams was also this one; although he wasn't clear who she was or where she came from, he felt their souls had recognized each other.
"Has she recalled anything?" Prince Yu asked loudly when he saw Lu Ye lost in thought.
Lu Ye snapped back to reality, cleared his throat slightly, "In the beginning, she did have amnesia and couldn't recall many things. Later, she gradually remembered some."
"Did she ever tell you where she was from? Or who her parents were?" Prince Yu pressed.
"No, that's not important," Lu Ye said indifferently.
Prince Yu nodded, his eyes full of doubt, "Lu Ye, aren't you curious about Bai Sheng's background?"
Lu Ye smiled faintly and shook his head, "No matter what her identity is, no matter where she comes from, I only know that she is the wife I love most, and the mother of my child."
Prince Yu chuckled; these two were indeed surprisingly in sync.
"But, what if she is from Qinghuang Kingdom?" Prince Yu's smile faded, and he stared intently at Lu Ye, observing the change in his expression.
Lu Ye retorted, "So what? It doesn't affect my love for her in the slightest."
"You say she's from Qinghuang Kingdom, and you don't seem surprised at all. Could it be that you already knew she was from Qinghuang Kingdom?" Prince Yu was very surprised.
Lu Ye nodded, "I did indeed know for a long time." Qian Ye, who was sent to protect Prince Yu, had already informed him about Prince Yu investigating Bai Sheng.
He was not one to pry into others' privacy, but when it concerned his precious Bai Bao, he would never let anything slide.
"How could you know? Did you investigate?" Prince Yu looked at him incredulously. Lu Ye was just a commoner; if he wanted to investigate Bai Sheng's identity, could he do it alone? It was impossible.
"I have my ways," Lu Ye smiled.
Prince Yu's lips curled into a mocking smile, "Qinghuang Kingdom was destroyed by Great Xia. As a citizen of Great Xia, aren't you afraid that one day Bai Sheng will hate you?"
Lu Ye sneered coldly, "On what basis do you assume I don't hate Great Xia? If one day my precious Bai Bao wants to hate Great Xia, then I will hate it with her. Rest assured, I will never stand against her; I love what she loves, and I hate what she hates."
"But you, you are a citizen of Great Xia!" Prince Yu reminded him sharply.
"So what?!" Lu Ye suddenly showed a hint of anger, "My maternal grandfather, the Baili family, generations served Great Xia with their lives, devoted to the country, yet how did Great Xia treat them?
It was bad enough to suspect them, but to have his entire clan exterminated based on the deliberate framing by a few treacherous officials!
My third and fourth uncles lived in obscurity for twenty years!
My mother became a slave, hiding and enduring insults her entire life!
If I still have any loyalty or desire to serve Great Xia, it would be to forget my ancestors and acknowledge a traitor as my father!
Prince Yu, as a prince, is Prince Yu of Great Xia. You can only have your Emperor, your court, and your country in your eyes!
However, I, Lu Ye, am just a commoner. My country is my wife, my children, my family!
Anyone who dares to harm them, I will devour them alive and grind their bones to dust!"
Prince Yu stared blankly at Lu Ye, falling silent for a long time before speaking slowly, "I am not looking for you today to stand on Great Xia's side and oppose Bai Sheng, but rather to remind you that if one day she remembers anything, perhaps many things will change."
Lu Ye curled the corners of his lips, "No matter what changes, our love for each other will never change.
You should be the one who is most worried, after all, you are part of the royal family. It was your father who ordered the alliance with Northern Qi to destroy Qinghuang Kingdom and kill nearly half of its citizens!
If my wife remembers anything, will she still consider you a friend?"
Prince Yu's expression shifted slightly, "This... you don't need to worry about it."
He was indeed very worried, which was why he was so eager to clarify Bai Sheng's past.
Lu Ye seemed to have some misunderstanding about him; he would never harm Bai Sheng, even if she was from Qinghuang Kingdom, even if she hated him to the bone.