Chapter 26.2: Amnesia
Duanmu Xue nodded her head happily and waved the sleeve of her Phoenix Robe.
“Good, good. We’ll hold a grand feast tonight to celebrate the Crown Princess’ return.”
Hearing that, all the officials fell to their knees.
“Long live Her Majesty the Lady Emperor, tens and tens of thousand years. Long live His Majesty the Phoenix Empress, thousand and thousand years. Long live Her Highness the Crown Princess, thousand and thousand years.”
— Vermillion Bird Imperial Palace, Bonded Hearts Palace. —
Duanmu Xue held Duanmu Xi and looked at her up and down, one moment touching her here, next moment caressing her there, causing Duanmu Xi to be rather embarrassed.
“Alright already Xue Er. Let Little Xi go get some rest now.”
Seeing the embarrassed look on Duanmu Xi’s face, Huangfu Che went to pull Duanmu Xue away with a laugh.
Sitting down at the table, Duanmu Xue then caressed Duanmu Xi’s tiny face with a pained look on her face.
“Little Xi has become so thin. Where have you been the past one year and more? Why was your Emperor Mother here not able to find you having sent out so many people to look for you?”
“Mother.”
Seeing how much Duanmu Xue loved and missed her, Duanmu Xi felt a warmth rise up inside her heart, and she just came to call out to her mother unknowingly.
Duanmu Xue was taken aback. [Why had Little Xi called her Mother? Hadn’t she always called her Emperor Mother?]
Duanmu Xue turned to give Huangfu Che seated opposite a quizzical look.
Catching Duanmu Xue’s gaze, Huangfu Che then shook his head gently.
He could not understand why Little Xi did not call him Empress Father anymore either. Little Xi had always stuck herself to him the most in the past, following him wherever he went, incessantly calling out Empress Father, Empress Father nonstop.
Why was she acting like they were strangers?
“I lost my memory. So…..”
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Duanmu Xi showed a rare instance of initiative to offer up an explanation.
“What? Little Xi has amnesia?” Duanmu Xue immediately shot to her feet in surprise.
Even the ever composed Huangfu Che’s face was one of shock as he exclaimed: “What happened? Little Xi does not remember your Empress Father? But you had clearly…..”
Back when he had embraced her just a few days ago, he had clearly heard her address him as Father. Although she had not called him Empress Father, but it was still the same to him when she called him Father, so he had let her do as she wanted.
“That day, when I woke up on an island within an endless sea, I was already unable to remember who I was myself. But I would always have many strange dreams, and from those dreams I came to know a lot of things from the past.”
She did not want to tell them that she had traversed through worlds to come here as firstly, she did not want them to be sad, and secondly, she felt that she was really their daughter.
The feeling of kinship bonded by blood told her very clearly that they were her father and mother.
Duanmu Xue’s heart wrenched up in pain as she hugged Duanmu Xi in her arms, gently stroking her back comfortingly many times without stopping.
Chapter 26.2: Amnesia
Duanmu Xue nodded her head happily and waved the sleeve of her Phoenix Robe.
“Good, good. We’ll hold a grand feast tonight to celebrate the Crown Princess’ return.”
Hearing that, all the officials fell to their knees.
“Long live Her Majesty the Lady Emperor, tens and tens of thousand years. Long live His Majesty the Phoenix Empress, thousand and thousand years. Long live Her Highness the Crown Princess, thousand and thousand years.”
— Vermillion Bird Imperial Palace, Bonded Hearts Palace. —
Duanmu Xue held Duanmu Xi and looked at her up and down, one moment touching her here, next moment caressing her there, causing Duanmu Xi to be rather embarrassed.
“Alright already Xue Er. Let Little Xi go get some rest now.”
Seeing the embarrassed look on Duanmu Xi’s face, Huangfu Che went to pull Duanmu Xue away with a laugh.
Sitting down at the table, Duanmu Xue then caressed Duanmu Xi’s tiny face with a pained look on her face.
“Little Xi has become so thin. Where have you been the past one year and more? Why was your Emperor Mother here not able to find you having sent out so many people to look for you?”
“Mother.”
Seeing how much Duanmu Xue loved and missed her, Duanmu Xi felt a warmth rise up inside her heart, and she just came to call out to her mother unknowingly.
Duanmu Xue was taken aback. [Why had Little Xi called her Mother? Hadn’t she always called her Emperor Mother?]
Duanmu Xue turned to give Huangfu Che seated opposite a quizzical look.
Catching Duanmu Xue’s gaze, Huangfu Che then shook his head gently.
He could not understand why Little Xi did not call him Empress Father anymore either. Little Xi had always stuck herself to him the most in the past, following him wherever he went, incessantly calling out Empress Father, Empress Father nonstop.
Why was she acting like they were strangers?
“I lost my memory. So…..”
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Duanmu Xi showed a rare instance of initiative to offer up an explanation.
“What? Little Xi has amnesia?” Duanmu Xue immediately shot to her feet in surprise.
Even the ever composed Huangfu Che’s face was one of shock as he exclaimed: “What happened? Little Xi does not remember your Empress Father? But you had clearly…..”
Back when he had embraced her just a few days ago, he had clearly heard her address him as Father. Although she had not called him Empress Father, but it was still the same to him when she called him Father, so he had let her do as she wanted.
“That day, when I woke up on an island within an endless sea, I was already unable to remember who I was myself. But I would always have many strange dreams, and from those dreams I came to know a lot of things from the past.”
She did not want to tell them that she had traversed through worlds to come here as firstly, she did not want them to be sad, and secondly, she felt that she was really their daughter.
The feeling of kinship bonded by blood told her very clearly that they were her father and mother.
Duanmu Xue’s heart wrenched up in pain as she hugged Duanmu Xi in her arms, gently stroking her back comfortingly many times without stopping.
