But Taibai Jinxing looked awkward. "Your Majesty... perhaps we could change who we send to Ziwei Palace! Not long ago, I took the seven princesses there. They got along quite well with Ren, and they even invited him to Yao Chi. They chatted all the way there, too! Why not have the princesses visit Ziwei Palace now and then? Something might come of it!"
The Queen Mother objected at once. "No... absolutely not! They're princesses of the Heavenly Court. What would people think if they kept running to Ren's place? What about their reputations? How would they marry in the future?"
Taibai Jinxing could only smile wryly.
A cold glint passed through the Jade Emperor's eyes. "It's fine. Let my seven daughters go chat with that boy Ren. I'm even bringing my daughters into this for his sake. He certainly commands enough respect!"
The Queen Mother fell silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty... they're your daughters, not strangers!"
The Jade Emperor's gaze was deep and unreadably cold. "My blood doesn't run through their veins. Neither does yours! They're merely a small accident from our reincarnations. With no blood ties left between us, the status we've given them is already generous. Besides, I'm not mistreating them. If Ren takes an interest in one of them, she'll have a future!"
The Queen Mother fell silent. She knew their former Mortal Physiques had long since been cast off. Even the memories of their Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation had become their Benevolent Corpses.
Without those Mortal Physiques, no blood ties remained. Why would Benevolent Corpses formed from a hundred lifetimes of memories care about daughters left behind in a single lifetime?
Even without the Jade Emperor saying it, the Queen Mother knew she would gradually grow detached. It wasn't cruelty. Their changed circumstances