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The crowd surrounded Fei Yanchen, their eyes fixed on his face without uttering a word, as if they were trying to find something remarkable on his face.
Fei Yanchen reluctantly spoke, “Ask whatever you want to ask.”
The expressions of the crowd were strange, with many questions in their minds, but they couldn’t find the right words to begin with.
Grandma Shen’s voice trembled for a while before she finally managed to say a complete sentence, “Ah Chen, the portraits that the soldiers were holding outside the city gate, is it you?”
Fei Yanchen’s expression turned serious, and the hearts of the crowd trembled along with it.
Ever since he had a dream that felt both real and unreal about his past life, Fei Yanchen underwent a significant change in his character.
However, due to the phenomenon of loving someone’s house and everything associated with it, Fei Yanchen had been relatively gentle in dealing with the Shen family, and he had never made them feel such a sense of oppression.
So, when the crowd suddenly saw Fei Yanchen wearing such a serious expression, they felt somewhat uncomfortable.
In the next moment, Fei Yanchen spoke, “I was in the wrong for hiding this from all of you for so long. The person in that portrait is indeed me.”
It was as shocking as a clap of thunder on a clear day, although many had already suspected it.
But when Fei Yanchen confessed it with his own mouth, everyone was still stunned by the news, both surprised and disbelieving.
What did he just say?
He actually admitted that he is the person in the portrait!
If they remembered correctly, the person in the portrait seemed to be the Heir of some Dawei Prince !
Among those present, besides Fei Yanchen, the person directly involved, Shen Yu’an and Ji Xun remained the most composed without much change in their expressions.
Song Shi exclaimed in astonishment, “Then you are the prince’s son?”
Fei Yanchen nodded, “Indeed.”
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Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen, upon hearing Fei Yanchen’s affirmative answer, couldn’t catch their breath and slumped backward.
Song Shi and Zhao Shi, who were about to faint as well, quickly straightened their bodies and supported the elderly people who had almost fallen backward.
Shen Yu’an hurriedly helped grandma Shen regulate her breathing, saying, “Grandma, take deep breaths, inhale… exhale… that’s right!”
After a while, everyone finally regained their composure.
The crowd continued their onslaught of questions.
“Um, Ah Chen, does that mean you have regained your memories?”
Fei Yanchen nodded, “I just remembered recently.”
“Then isn’t the court looking for you? Why didn’t you go back? It’s much better to be at home than enduring the hardships of the journey, exposed to wind and sun, isn’t it?”
Fei Yanchen hesitated for a moment, and Shen Rong suddenly spoke up, “Could it be that the situation is more complicated than that?”
Shen Yu’an wanted to give her father a big thumbs up. She had to admit that he hit the nail on the head.
Fei Yanchen nodded again, instantly channeling his inner drama queen, exuding an aura of great vulnerability.
He said, “Yes, it would be dangerous for me to go back. If everyone found out, they would definitely drive me away. That’s why I couldn’t find a way to tell you all about my memory recovery. You won’t blame me, will you?”
Shen Yu’an: “…Oh, the taste of tea is so strong!”
Ji Xun: “…Fei Yanchen, I look down on you!”
Others: “Fei Yanchen is really pitiful. He’s just a child. What did he do to deserve such a miserable fate of being hunted down?”
Grandma Shen quickly said, “No, if you don’t want to go back, just stay with us peacefully. No one will drive you away.”
Fei Yanchen still had a good impression of grandma Shen. She was the one who had quickly changed the topic when they were at the city gate.
At that time, he had already prepared himself for the worst-case scenario of someone handing him over for a reward.
But the outcome was beyond his expectations. After grandma Shen reacted, the others quickly followed suit.
A smile spread across his face. “Thank you, Grandma Shen, and thank you, everyone.”
Everyone quickly waved their hands excitedly, saying, “No need to thank us, really.”
This was a crown prince! They never expected that one day they would be thanked by a crown prince.
Once again, everyone felt like they had entered a fantastical world.
Fei Yanchen jokingly remarked, “But if you were to hand me over and receive a reward of one hundred gold coins, then I owe all of you a favor.”
Zhao Shi and Ding Hehua excitedly supported each other’s hands, their faces filled with pained expressions.
“Well, that does sound like a loss. I’ve never seen what gold looks like in my entire life.”
“Neither have I.”
Everyone had a face full of exasperation at their remarks, but there was also some agreement.
Grandma Shen slapped Zhao Shi and Ding Hehua on their shoulders, stopping them from continuing their mournful wailing.
Then, feeling somewhat awkward, they looked at Fei Yanchen and explained, “Ah Chen, they have a loose tongue. Don’t take it to heart.”
Zhao Shi and Ding Hehua also chimed in, “Yes, we were just talking casually.”
Fei Yanchen smiled nonchalantly, “I understand. But I won’t let anyone suffer a loss.”
Then everyone curiously asked some questions, and Fei Yanchen chose to answer the simpler ones.
Song Shi sighed, “It’s fortunate that An’an is clever. She disguised Fei Yanchen in advance, or else he would have been exposed at the city gate, and we would have definitely been in trouble.”
Everyone couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief. “Yes, yes!”
However, they quickly felt something was amiss. How did Shen Yu’an know that Fei Yanchen had a problem and had arranged for his disguise in advance?
If they remembered correctly, the last time before encountering the soldiers’ search, Shen Yu’an had also disguised Fei Yanchen!
The members of the Shen family looked at Shen Yu’an with pride.
Truly deserving of being chosen by an immortal, she even had the ability to foresee the future.
Shen Yu’an had no idea that the Shen family already regarded her as someone chosen by an immortal. She only felt that everyone’s gaze was peculiar and wondered what was going on with them.
After discussing the matter, everyone started to divide the tasks of setting up tents or cooking.
Even though they now knew Fei Yanchen’s identity, they couldn’t help but tremble a little when setting up the tents together with him.
Oh my, could those hands really set up a tent?