Yang Yi paused when he reached this point. Compared to earlier, his speech had slowed down, filled with doubt.
"What happened next?" Fu Zhen asked. "How did you reveal your identity to him?"
"When he said he felt a sense of familiarity with me, I guessed that he had an idea of who I was. I knew my facial features resembled my parents somewhat, but I didn't want any connections to the palace, so I didn't reply to him.
"But he continued on his own, saying that I resembled his father. He also said that we were destined to meet, and insisted on taking me to the palace to meet his parents.
"Naturally, I couldn't go. However, he wouldn't let me leave, grabbing hold of my sleeve and saying that there were guards everywhere outside, and I wouldn't be able to escape.
"He led me through the bushes to the meditation room on the mountain, where we spent two hours. I didn't reveal my identity to him, but he guessed it on his own."
"How did he guess?"
