Anyone who passed up a bargain was a bastard.
No matter when, one had to secure one's own interests first.
Sure enough, after Zeng Anmin finished speaking, Princess's brows lifted slightly.
She looked into Zeng Anmin's eyes.
"What do you want?"
Her voice was very calm.
"Your Highness."
Zeng Anmin looked somewhat grief-stricken. "I have always asked for nothing in return from you. Why is the first thing you mention material things?"
"My heart and yours beat as one, yet our dealings are filled with profit and interest..."
Princess quietly watched him.
Only after he had finished everything did she slowly speak. "Finished?"
Uh.
Zeng Anmin gave a dry laugh. "Finished."
"Help me obtain the Xi Huang Diagram, and whatever you want, I can grant it to you."
Princess took a deep breath, staring straight at Zeng Anmin.
"Including myself."
Zeng Anmin's heart skipped half a beat.
He had never imagined Princess would say something so shocking!
And so, for a rare moment—
Zeng Anmin's face inexplicably reddened.
He was even somewhat at a loss...
"Ah?! Your... Your Highness... Y-you... what are you saying?"
Zeng Anmin wanted nothing more than to slap himself.
Wasn't his expression management usually flawless?
Why was he like this now?
Princess quietly looked at Zeng Anmin.
"As long as you help me obtain the Xi Huang Diagram."
"Everything you want, I can give you."
Zeng Anmin took a deep breath.
He made up his mind.
He would do the opposite!
The more someone like Princess, trapped deep within the palace and viewing everything only through profit, the more he had to display an ocean-deep affection!
"Your Highness."
Zeng Anmin's expression cooled slightly, and a faint trace of... disappointment showed in his eyes.
Disappointment?
The instant Princess read that message in his eyes, she