Why did the atmosphere... feel so strange??
When Zeng Anmin entered the room with a smile.
He saw the Princess leaning against the doorframe.
And Gu Xiangnan chatting and laughing with Qin Wanyue and Sai Chuxue.
Though there seemed to be no conflict on the surface.
Zeng Anmin still sensed the faint whiff of gunpowder hanging in the air...
"Madam, what is this...?"
Zeng Anmin blinked and looked at the Princess.
The moment the word "madam" left his lips.
The Princess first froze, then the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved upward.
Her phoenix eyes flicked imperceptibly toward Gu Xiangnan before she looked at Zeng Anmin with a faint smile.
"Zeng Lang, today is the first time us sisters have entered the Dao Palace."
"Of course, we must first pay our respects to the Human Emperor, so as to comply with Propriety and Law."
"That's true. Get yourselves ready and come with me to see my father." Zeng Anmin nodded in agreement, then smiled toward Gu Xiangnan.
"Nan'er, take it slow. There's no rush. The child in your belly is what matters."
His words made the other two women stiffen.
Only Sai Chuxue still looked at Zeng Anmin somewhat timidly.
Zeng Anmin casually stretched, then walked up to Sai Chuxue, pulled her into his embrace, and gently scraped her nose.
"Later, I'll have the servant messengers prepare a carriage for you and Sister Qin. You two are frailer, and after all that tossing about last night, you surely haven't recovered yet."
"Ah~"
Sai Chuxue's pretty face instantly flushed crimson. She instinctively buried her head against Zeng Anmin's chest.
Not just her.
After Zeng Anmin said that, both Gu Xiangnan and the Princess wore deeply unnatural expressions.
"Ahem." Pretending she had not heard him, Qin Wanyue approached Zeng Anmin with a