Chapter 376 Memory Recovery
Since that day, the boy seemed to have lost some of his arrogance. Although he was still silent in front of Dan Shu, he became more docile.
In addition, he became more focused in practicing calligraphy and reading, and his ink-grinding skills became more and more sophisticated. Only occasionally, Dan Shu would look up and see the boy staring at her face in a trance, as if thinking about something. Every time at this time, she would casually ask, "What are you thinking about?"
The boy just shook his head slowly, and then returned to his indifferent and taciturn appearance.
Then every night before going to bed, he would go out of the room alone and find a place where there were not many people to practice boxing. However, without a master to teach him, there was no standard for the moves.
The conflict between the eldest princess and the eldest prince seemed to be quickly forgotten, and no one mentioned it.
Neither the emperor nor the queen asked about it.
Dan Shu went to the palace to listen to government affairs as usual. When the emperor asked her what she wanted the general beside him for, Dan Shu's tone sounded particularly calm: "I plan to train a general."
The emperor was surprised. Train a general?
Dongling attaches equal importance to civil and military affairs. There are many generals who can defend the country. Could it be that she doesn't like any of them?
However, the emperor has always trusted Dan Shu and usually doesn't ask about her affairs. He gives her power to the maximum extent. Dan Shu has almost the same decision-making power as him in major government affairs.
Unless the father and daughter have different opinions, they usually work together. The ministers will routinely present the imperial case for the emperor to check on the matters decided by Dan Shu, and the emperor is usually very satisfied with Dan Shu's ability.
The general beside the emperor is the best master in the palace. After being asked to go to the Princess's Mansion, he became Rong Huaijin's teacher.
Dan Shu could see that the boy was stubborn and unruly, and had an innate arrogance in his bones, but such arrogance needed absolutely strong skills to match, otherwise it would only bring him disaster.
So in the days that followed, in addition to the martial arts taught by the master, the first master in the palace, there was also the guidance of the Taifu - when she discussed articles with the Taifu, she would also ask the Taifu to guide the boy, and even did not mind asking the boy's thoughts and opinions on government affairs.
When she returned home at night, Dan Shu would personally check his homework.
As a crown prince, Dan Shu was used to being strict with herself, and was extremely strict in dealing with Rong Huaijin. She even set some punishment measures for this. Sometimes the boy neglected to practice calligraphy or recitation in order to practice martial arts, and was either punished to copy books or be spanked.
Under such strict and careful training and supervision, the boy's knowledge and martial arts made rapid progress.
At that time, Dan Shu was smart, wise, and insightful, and had already possessed the wisdom and bearing that girls of the same age did not have.
But she ignored that her attitude towards this young man had completely exceeded the limits of a "servant". Her wisdom was only in government affairs and knowledge, and she was completely insensible to emotions. So every time she saw the young man staring at her in a daze or showing a strange look, she just thought he was thinking about something important.
She never thought that this young man became docile day by day, gradually fading away his sharp edges in front of her, becoming submissive and obedient, and obeying her orders...
It was all because of the feelings that should not have gradually arisen in her heart.
"Your Majesty." The respectful voice sounded in her ears, as if the soul was suddenly pulled back from the sky. Nan Xi suddenly opened her eyes, her thoughts were still a little confused, and she was stunned for a long time before she spoke, "What time is it?"
"It's the hour of Hai." Yin Yue replied, "Miss Qingling is waiting outside, and Yin Shuang is preparing to go out with her to boil medicine."
Boil medicine?
Nan Xi was in a trance for a moment, her eyes turned slightly, and she saw someone sleeping beside her. She couldn't help but start to be dazed again, staring at Rong Yu's profile for a long time. The boy in the dream seemed to overlap with the appearance of the person in front of her, but one was a calm and noble adult man, and the other was a young and immature boy...
"Your Majesty?" Yin Yue saw her in a daze and couldn't help but start to worry, "Your Majesty didn't rest well, how about sleeping a little longer? I will take care of the prince."
Nan Xi came back to her senses and shook her head slowly: "No."
It turned out that memories can really be revived through dreams. She was almost certain at this time that Rong Yu and the Priest Hall must have done something to her, otherwise how could it be so coincidental that she had just experienced something during the day and started to have related dreams at night?
Even if you think about it during the day and dream at night, it can't be so effective, and even the scenes in the dream look so real, without even the slightest confusion.
The only explanation is that Rong Yu is guiding her to recover the memory of her previous life in some way.
The biggest difference between this dream and the previous ones is that she can finally see the faces of the two people in the dream clearly, and can empathize with Princess Danshu's emotions and thoughts.
But this feeling is inevitably a bit complicated and subtle.
At this moment, she is deeply in love with Rong Yu, but in the dream, she is looking at her ignorant appearance of love in her teenage years. She didn't feel anything when she fell into the dream, but now that she is awake, her mood is still quite strange.
Nan Xi sighed, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
Yin Yue brought warm water, she simply washed up, and her thoughts finally came back to her mind.
Nan Xi turned and walked to the bed, looking at Rong Yu who was sleeping soundly: "The prince doesn't have a fever, right?"
"No." Yin Yue shook her head, "But the prince seems to be talking in his sleep."
Talking in his sleep?
Nan Xi was reaching out to Rong Yu's forehead, and was slightly stunned when she heard it: "What did he say?"
Yin Yue replied: "I can't hear it clearly."
She didn't dare to say that the prince called another woman's name in the dream. Although she didn't know who that woman was, she was afraid that it would cause misunderstanding if she said it out loud, so Yin Yue chose to conceal it with good intentions.
Nan Xi didn't ask any more questions, but just hummed lightly. After trying it, Rong Yu seemed to have no fever, and then she felt relieved.
However, before Qing Ling went to boil the medicine, she came into the palace to check Rong Yu's pulse. After confirming that there was nothing serious, she took the medicine and went out with Yin Shuang.
"Although Miss Qing Ling is from the Princess's Mansion, she still needs to test for poison just in case." Yin Yue said, "So Yin Shuang followed her."
Nan Xi smiled, turned around and walked to the brocade couch and sat down: "I'm naturally relieved when you do things."
The palace servant brought the teacup over, and Yin Yue took it and presented it to Nan Xi.
Nan Xi held the teacup in her hand, and couldn't help but think of the young man in the dream again, and then she had an interesting idea. It turned out that Rong Yu was so powerful, and it was all because of her in her previous life.
But...
Nan Xi raised her fair and tender hands and couldn't help but think, why is she so weak in this life? She didn't inherit the noble wisdom of the eldest princess in her previous life.