Parents' Expectations

Holding her son, Aru knew that her husband was taking her to meet the Great Zhou king.

Although he had kept telling her not to be nervous, saying that the other party was his good brother and whatnot, how could something like this be made less nerve-racking just by saying not to be nervous?

Now that they had arrived outside the door, Aru looked at the figure inside who had risen to welcome them, and her entire heart leaped straight into her throat.

That was the Great Zhou king! Even an emperor as powerful as Yan Sheng had been defeated at his hands!

And a person of such stature had actually risen to welcome her?

At that thought, Aru became even more nervous, unable to control herself as she hurriedly knelt and bowed to him.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu quickly strode forward and helped her up.

"There are no outsiders here. Sister-in-law, you needn't be so polite."

Zhou Xu's voice was very gentle, easing Aru's nervousness somewhat.

During this time, Aru worked up her courage and secretly took a few glances at her husband's childhood friend and sworn brother.

She had seen Yan Sheng before, who was also an emperor, but the man before her gave her a completely different feeling from Yan Sheng.

He did not have Yan Sheng's pretentious, lofty bearing. When he spoke, there was not the slightest trace of imperiousness. He remained gentle and reserved the entire time.

When he casually joked around with her husband, he was also relaxed and at ease, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

At that moment, Aru began to believe that the two of them really had grown up together as childhood friends and sworn brothers.

"All right, all right. Hurry up and let me see my son."