The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1413

Chapter 1413: 686 Her son (2 taels)_5

The speaker was the man sitting opposite her, not yet forty years old, addressing her as "Imperial Sister," but he seemed older than her.

"I heard that you’re the Crown Prince now," she said.

The Crown Prince smiled, "Yes, after Imperial Sister was deposed, Father Emperor made me the Crown Prince."

"Oh," she turned her head slightly, looking towards the multitude of palaces and a lush Fruit Garden, "when did a Fruit Garden appear there? I remember it was a Lotus Pond, and I had it dug."

The Crown Prince, with a pleasant countenance, replied, "Father Emperor ordered it to be filled in."

"Oh," she said again, her gaze lowered, "I was quite fond of the lotus flowers there."

"Imperial Sister," the Crown Prince said, "you see, you do remember things from the past."

She shook her head slightly, her tone gentle, "I only remember things before I was seventeen."

"Is that so?" the Crown Prince picked up the cup of tea from the table, took a light sip, and said, "Then what else does Imperial Sister remember?"

Her gaze drifted to the distant horizon, "I remember my mother and uncle, as well as my older and second cousins, my older female cousin, my younger male cousin, and my younger female cousin."

The Crown Prince looked at her intently and said, "Mother has passed away."

She nodded lightly, as if numbed or resigned, "Hmm, a new palace maid told me. The Xuanyuan Family is no more. I’m all alone now, Father Emperor no longer favors me; I must be cautious in the palace, or I might lose my life at any moment."

Not missing any expression on her face, the Crown Prince responded, "Imperial Sister, don’t say such things. You still have Father Emperor, and you have me."

She spoke softly, "Consort Han treats me well, and so do you, my second brother."

The Crown Prince smiled, "It’s only right that we do."

She didn’t continue the conversation, instead continuing to enjoy the scenery of the palace as if she hadn’t seen it for a long time and couldn’t get enough of it.

The breeze wrapped around her breathtakingly beautiful face, leaving one envious that time hadn’t carved any marks upon it.

The Crown Prince dismissed the eunuchs and palace maids guarding on the steps, "All of you may leave."

"Yes!"

The palace maids retreated three measures.

The setting sun’s afterglow shone into her eyes, as if her beautiful eyes held a lost galaxy.