"Today, I will resign the position of Crown Prince as an apology to my mother and my unborn brother. I will assist my brother well in the future and bring honor to our Pingyang Palace!"

Seeing that Xiao Cen didn't say anything, Xiao Jinan knelt down in front of Lin Chunhuan and kowtowed several times without hesitation. In a blink of an eye, blood appeared on his forehead.

"Mother, it was my son's fault. I had evil intentions towards my unborn brother. I deserve death. But now I know I was wrong. I hope you can give me a chance to make amends!"

The sincerity in Xiao Jinan's eyes made Lin Chunhuan's scalp tingle.

As for the words "bearing humiliation and carrying heavy burdens", this grown-up girl has understood them very well!

There were several more bangs, and Xiao Jinan sobbed, "Mother, if you won't forgive me, then I will kneel here and die, just to atone for my sins!"

Lin Chunhuan bit her lip and didn't say anything for a long time.

He clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, wishing he could stab the man in front of him with three or six holes!

But at this moment, she couldn't do that. It must be said that Xiao Jinan's tactic of retreating to advance made her a little helpless.

If Xiao Jinan refused to admit that he pushed her into this and kept carrying on about it, she would have the opportunity to sow discord between them. But this man admitted it and with just a few words he exposed all her tricks.

If she continued to argue, it would seem that she was being unreasonable.

She pursed her pink lips gently. She had never hated her own stupidity as much as she did now. Lin Chunhuan took a deep breath and forced herself to smile. "Forget it."

"Your Highness, when you say this, it makes me, as an elder, look petty."

As he spoke, Lin Chunhuan walked to Xiao Cen again, his eyes filled with affection, "After all, the prince is the child that Xiao Lang raised."

"Even for Xiao Lang, I won't bother with a child."

Those sparkling eyes were filled with love, and Xiao Cen felt as if his heart had skipped a beat. In addition to being amazed, there was also countless gratitude, which was densely pouring out from the cracks in his heart.

Of course, Xiao Jinan's position as the crown prince was not deposed because of this incident. After all, the baby in her belly had not been born yet.

If he abandoned his adopted son right after having his biological child, even with Xiao Cen's identity, he would be criticized.

But saving his life and identity doesn't mean Xiao Jinan is safe. All the lucrative jobs he had were taken away, and he was transferred to a government office with many complicated tasks. If he did a good job, he would be rewarded, but if he didn't, he would be the first to die.

In the past, such work would never fall into Xiao Jinan's hands.

But this time, in order to appease Lin Chunhuan, Xiao Cen also made up his mind.

In a farm in the suburbs of Beijing, Xiao Cen held the pair of boneless little hands and said with a rather flattering smile: "There are several hot springs in this farm, which are very comfortable. Do you like them, Ah Huan?"

"It doesn't matter whether I like it or not. It's not mine anyway. I just got it from the prince."

Lin Chunhuan spoke in a bland tone, pursed her lips, and acted a bit like a little girl. At this moment, this made Xiao Cen feel more guilty than if he had been simply docile.

If she was pushed into the water and the murderer who almost killed her and her child was not hurt at all, and she was still happy as if nothing had happened, that would be really suspicious.

"Alright, alright, Your Majesty, you don't have to work so hard to coax me. After all, you have watched the prince grow up. You have been in love with him for more than ten years. You and I have only been married for a few months. How can you compare to that?"

"I can understand that. It's just that in my heart, I can't help but feel a little unfair for the child in my belly. I will figure it out slowly."

It would have been fine if Lin Chunhuan hadn't said this, but as soon as Xiao Cen said this, he got anxious, "Nonsense, how can we not compare! How can that rebellious son be compared with you? We are..."

Xiao Cen paused halfway through his words, and Lin Chunhuan knew that it was about their past.

However, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember when she first met Xiao Cen.

Originally, Xiao Cen was about to tell the story of the last time he fell into the water, but then he encountered the incident with Concubine Qian, and no matter how he asked later, he couldn't get anything out of him.

"Anyway, if Ah Huan wants this house, I'll go to the government office and give it to you. Everything I have is yours. Even if there's something I don't have, as long as you tell me, I'll get it for you even if I have to!"

Looking at Xiao Cen's determined eyes, Lin Chunhuan was stunned for a moment, "Prince, can you tell me about the past just to show your love for me?"

"This……"

"It's not that I don't want to say it, it's really..." Xiao Cen opened his mouth and closed it again.

There's no way, it's really hard to say.

But this was a rare opportunity, and Lin Chunhuan was not going to let it go. She immediately hooked her slender arms around Xiao Cen's neck, her eyes gleaming with a faint light, "Is there anything between you and me that cannot be said?"

"Or does the prince not consider Ah Huan as one of his own at all?"

This was too serious, causing Xiao Cen to frown unconsciously, "Nonsense!"

"That's all."

Seeing the stubbornness in Lin Chunhuan's eyes, Xiao Cen finally let go.

"It's not a big deal, actually. Once I tell her, Ah Huan will definitely remember it. But that memory is really unbearable for me."

Xiao Cen smiled and shook his head as he spoke, while Lin Chunhuan became even more confused, staring blankly with his big eyes wide open.

Xiao Cen let out a long sigh as his warm hands passed through his hair. "You should not have been sent to a nunnery at that time. You were still the eldest daughter of the Lin family."

"One year during the Lantern Festival, you dressed up as a boy and asked your family guards to take you to the most famous Nanfeng Pavilion in Xihai City at that time. Do you remember?"

Nanfeng Pavilion?

Lin Chunhuan was confused for only a moment before her past memories came flooding back and almost drowned her.

Or rather, she had never forgotten it at all, but she just couldn't connect Xiao Cen in front of her with that memory.

How could I forget?

That guard was her mother's confidant. Her father had been very busy since she was a child. Most of the occasions and memories in her life that required her father were all attended by that guard.

Including the time I visited Nanfeng Pavilion.

That time she went to her maternal grandfather's house to celebrate his birthday. She felt bored, so she begged the guard to take her out. She also spent a lot of money to hire a young waiter at Nanfeng Pavilion. He was a thin boy. She couldn't remember his appearance, but since he could enter Nanfeng Pavilion, she thought he must be good-looking.

But later on, her mother fell ill and her life underwent a huge change, so she never went to Xihai City or that place again.

"So..." Lin Chunhuan widened his eyes, "That young prostitute back then, couldn't he be..."

The rest of the words could not be said, but Xiao Cen's red ears said it all.

That memory was Xiao Cen’s darkest period, but there was a ray of light that seemed particularly dazzling in the darkness.

Even though so many years have passed and the little girl has grown into a young lady, he can still recognize at a glance the same features that he has imagined thousands of times in his dreams.

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