The atmosphere fell into a strange silence for a moment.

After a while, Ye Shu hesitantly asked, "You... How long have you been here?"

... And how much did he overhear?

Jin Wang's smile faded a little, "Not long."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "But I followed you here."

"..."

That meant that he had heard everything.

Ye Shu felt a chill run down his spine. It was so cold that he was trembling all over.

Tonight, Jin Wang was pretending to be drunk. As for why, it was probably because he wanted to test whether or not he would leave with Xiao Huan.

His previous worries were not misplaced. This person had already noticed that there was something wrong between him and Xiao Huan.

Jin Wang walked forward step by step and reached out to grab Ye Shu. However, the latter retreated half a step in shock.

His hand hovered in the air for a moment before he easily pulled Ye Shu over.

"Are you cold?" Jin Wang held his hand, "Your palms are sweaty. Are you afraid that this Prince will be angry?"

Ye Shu's lips turned pale as he pursed his lips.

Jin Wang used one hand to pull Ye Shu into his embrace and gently stroked his back, "This Prince won't be angry. Don't be afraid."

Jin Wang pressed his forehead against Ye Shu's cold forehead. His eyes were gentle as he smiled gently, "Little fool, you're willing to stay for this Prince. This Prince is more than happy, so why would I be angry?"

Ye Shu's eyes were a little flustered, "I..."

"Let's go back first. It's too cold outside," Jin Wang said.

He called for someone to bring over the imperial carriage and helped Ye Shu onto it.

Ye Shu still hadn't recovered from his shock and was still in a daze. He only regained his senses when Jin Wang reached out to take off his fox fur coat when they entered the room.

He was brought back to Yangxin Palace Hall by Jin Wang.

Jin Wang placed his fox fur coat to the side and said with a smile, "You didn't object when I asked you if you were willing to return to the Yangxin Palace Hall. You're not allowed to back out now."

The eunuch delivered the Cold Dispelling Ginger Soup. Jin Wang took it and scooped up a spoonful to feed Ye Shu, but the latter dodged, "I... I'll do it myself."

Jin Wang did not object.

He dismissed the servants in the hall, and the two of them sat side by side on the small couch.

Ye Shu took small sips of the ginger soup and tilted her head to look at Jin Wang.

Jin Wang's expression still didn't reveal anything, but the suffocating pressure around him had disappeared, as if he really wasn't angry.

On the contrary … he was a little happy?

Ye Shu asked, "If I really left with Xiao Huan just now, would you kill me?"

Jin Wang paused and said, "No."

"Then will you lock me up?"

Jin Wang placed the bowl of soup to the side and thought for a moment before shaking his head, "I don't know."

"Tonight, I've been thinking, if you really want to leave, should I keep you here?" Jin Wang lowered his eyes and his expression darkened slightly, "It's easy to keep people, but it's hard to keep people's hearts.

Your heart isn't with me. Even if you stay this time, you'll find a chance to leave in the future. "

"So … I went there alone today."

He only went there for an answer.

Ye Shu understood what he meant, and his voice suddenly became dry, "You … how can you be like this? If I really left today …"

"Then I would chase you back."

Jin Wang smiled and stroked Ye Shu's hair, "Xiao Huan thinks that everything will be fine if I bring you to my fief. He underestimates me too much."

"I never give up on what I want easily."

Jin Wang looked into Ye Shu's eyes and said seriously, "This is what you taught me."

Ye Shu's eyes stung and he lowered his head, "… It wasn't me."

Jin Wang asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, it wasn't me."

Ye Shu didn't dare to look at him, but his voice was soft but clear, "Jin Wang, what I said to Xiao Huan today was not a lie. I'm not the Ye Shu you know. I … I've been lying to you all this time."

Jin Wang's hand on Ye Shu's back froze for a moment before he slowly withdrew it.

Ye Shu couldn't stop his hands from trembling. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his voice.

But he couldn't do it. He couldn't even express himself clearly.

Ye Shu spoke incoherently. He stumbled over his transmigration, his original world, his true identity, and all the lies he had told in the past.

Ye Shu's voice trembled more and more as he spoke, "… It's like this. I'm not the Ye Shu you know. I don't know where the real Ye Shu went. I … I'm not worthy of you being so good to me."

The hall was silent for a long time.

Ye Shu didn't dare to turn his head to look at the expression of the person beside him, but he could feel that the person's gaze was fixed on him.

Time seemed to pass very slowly in this silence. Ye Shu felt like he was being slowly roasted over a fire. He was almost driven crazy by this feeling.

"Are you done?" Jin Wang suddenly asked.

Ye Shu slowly nodded.

Jin Wang sighed and leaned over to Ye Shu with his arms open, as if he wanted to hug him.

Ye Shu reflexively stood up and avoided his embrace.

Jin Wang looked up. It was hard to tell if he was happy or angry, "What, you won't let me hug you?"

"I …" Ye Shu hurriedly met Jin Wang's gaze, but there was no trace of anger in the latter's eyes.

Jin Wang stretched his body and sat down on the small couch. He leisurely said, "Didn't you say earlier that you would be at my disposal after confessing?"

Ye Shu nodded, "… Yes."

"Then why aren't you coming over?"

Ye Shu couldn't figure out what Jin Wang was thinking. He hesitantly took half a step forward, then another half a step, and was directly pulled into Jin Wang's embrace.

Jin Wang let Ye Shu sit on his lap. He hugged him tightly from behind and rested his head on Ye Shu's shoulder.

"I've wronged you in the past," Jin Wang suddenly said softly.

Ye Shu was stunned.

"You came to this strange world with no one to rely on. Even your life was threatened. You must be very afraid, right?"

Ye Shu's eyes suddenly turned red.

Jin Wang said softly, "You clearly didn't do anything, but you had to take responsibility for the things you didn't do. You were bullied like that.

I'm sorry, I've wronged you. "

This was the second time that Jin Wang had apologized to him.

But why?

Wasn't he the one who did something wrong? Why did this person have to apologize?

Ye Shu's mind was in a mess. He stared blankly at Jin Wang until the latter tenderly brushed his finger across Ye Shu's cheek, "Don't cry, A Shu. I'm here, don't cry."

He … was crying?

Before Ye Shu could think about it, he felt a warm touch on his eyelids.

Jin Wang kissed away his tears.

Ye Shu cried even harder.

He tilted his head to avoid Jin Wang's kiss. He didn't say anything, but his tears fell silently like a string of beads.

Jin Wang didn't know what to do with him. He didn't dare to touch him again, so he just gently stroked his back.

This pacification was very effective. Ye Shu's trembling body slowly softened.

Jin Wang carried him into the inner room, then called for someone to bring hot water. He wrung out a handkerchief and helped wipe his face.

Ye Shu tilted his head to avoid it, but Jin Wang said, "Don't move. You're crying like a cat. Wipe it."

Ye Shu pursed his lips and didn't try to avoid it.

Jin Wang helped him wipe away the tears on his face, then took a warm handkerchief and placed it over Ye Shu's eyes. He then hugged him tightly.

"You really can't cry anymore."

Jin Wang sighed, "If you continue crying, Imperial Physician Feng will blame me for not doting on you and causing you to be angry all day while pregnant."

Ye Shu softly gasped and asked in a small voice, "You … … why did you … …"

Why wasn't he surprised at all?

Jin Wang's feelings for the original owner were self-evident. He should have been very angry when he found out that Ye Shu had impersonated him.

But not only was he not angry, he even apologized to him and comforted him.

Unless … …

Ye Shu pushed away Jin Wang's hand. He raised his red eyes and asked, "Did you … … already guess?"

Jin Wang was silent for a moment, "I couldn't guess your identity, but I roughly knew that there was a problem with your identity."

"Why?"

Jin Wang said, "On the day Xiao Huan entered the palace, I told you that we were going to the south to deal with the flood. When we passed by the Lord Hu's fief, you suggested that I become friends with him. Do you remember?"

Ye Shu didn't answer. Jin Wang continued, "It was indeed you who suggested that I become friends with him, but the location wasn't right.

We never went to the fief. I met the Lord Hu several years ago when he came to the capital to celebrate the previous emperor's birthday. "

Ye Shu suddenly understood.

No wonder Xiao Huan kept saying that he wanted to take Ye Shu away from the capital and not let him stay in the fief.

They didn't meet at the fief.

From that moment on, Jin Wang knew that he wasn't the real Ye Shu.

Or perhaps, he had already had his suspicions even earlier.

Ye Shu's fingers curled up and he continued to ask, "Then why … … why are you still so good to me? I'm clearly not … …"

His voice still sounded like he was about to cry. He sounded very wronged.

Ye Shu knew that he shouldn't be like this. He was the one who deceived Jin Wang's feelings first. No matter what secrets there were, deceiving people was wrong.

He should properly apologize to Jin Wang and tell him the truth. He shouldn't be so pretentious as to cry endlessly and let others comfort him.

But he couldn't help it.

The better Jin Wang treated him, the more he couldn't help it.

Ye Shu's eyelashes trembled slightly. Droplets of tears filled his eyes.

Jin Wang lifted his head and looked into his red eyes, "A Shu, we've known each other for more than ten years."

"More than ten years of getting along and supporting each other. Do you think that's not enough for this Prince to understand you?"

Ye Shu didn't understand, "What are you saying … …"

"I said, I don't believe that you're a fake."

Jin Wang said each word seriously, "I don't believe that you've been replaced by someone else. I don't believe that you're a different person from the past."

"You're the Ye Shu I know. You're not someone else."

Ye Shu even forgot to cry.

He said so much, but this person thought that he was lying?

What was wrong with this person's brain???

He sat up and said anxiously, "I'm really not lying to you. I can't possibly … …"

"Don't be anxious. It's not that this Prince doesn't believe what you're saying," Jin Wang interrupted him and asked patiently, "You said that you lost some of your memories when you were young?"

"… … Yes."

Jin Wang asked again, "You said that when you were young, your legs were disabled, but one day, they suddenly recovered."

"… … Yes."

Jin Wang laughed softly, "See, you've already told me the answer."

Ye Shu still didn't understand.

"If you hadn't brought this up today, this Prince would have almost forgotten."

Jin Wang placed his hands on Ye Shu's legs and said softly, "When this Prince and A Shu first met, his legs weren't very nimble. It wasn't that he couldn't use them, but that he didn't know how to.

"At that time, he was already seven or eight years old, but he acted like a child who had just learned how to walk.

"He said that when he was young, his legs were disabled, and they were just cured not long ago.

"After this Prince left the Cold Palace with him and regained my status as a prince, I had the imperial physician examine him."

Jin Wang looked at Ye Shu and said seriously, "His legs were very healthy, and there were no traces of his previous illness."

Ye Shu was stunned.

He had cried too fiercely just now, so his mind was in a mess, as if he had already lost the ability to think.

Ye Shu was stunned for a long time, then said absentmindedly, "The original owner was also disabled?

So I transmigrated here because I look like him?

That … … That's quite a coincidence. "

"… …"

Jin Wang's expression suddenly became indescribable.

"What's wrong with you? You're not smart when you should be smart, but when you're not smart, you come up with one idea after another."

Jin Wang was quite helpless. He gently pinched Ye Shu's cheek, "We clearly have another guess."

"Is it possible that … … you're him?"