Although she had prepared herself mentally on the journey, she still felt somewhat apprehensive now.
Liu Xie also wanted to leave Zhen Mi with a good impression. After all, she could be considered his wife now.
It would hardly be proper to have her attend him in bed on her first day in the palace.
"You must be exhausted from the journey. Get some proper rest for now. You can attend me in bed tomorrow."
Although Zhen Mi was only fourteen, she was already a true beauty, and her figure had begun to blossom.
Since he had already transmigrated to ancient times, Liu Xie had no intention of remaining bound by the ethics and morals of later ages. Of course, a more important reason was that if he kept Zhen Mi by his side without touching her, Ju Shou would certainly grow suspicious if he found out.
That would not fit the persona he had maintained all along.
Liu Xie was not so noble that he would put himself in danger merely to cling to his moral principles.
But whatever happened, pregnancy had to be prevented.
The high death rate from difficult childbirth in ancient times had a great deal to do with women's pelvises not being fully developed.
Zhen Mi's pelvis was not yet fully developed. If she became pregnant, there was a very real chance that both mother and child would die.
As for the best solution, that would naturally be for Liu Xie to hold out a little longer. If he waited two years, there would be no problem at all, but that was not realistic.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhen Mi breathed a sigh of relief.
They had little to talk about, and before long, a subtle awkwardness settled over them. Seeing this, Liu Xie quickly said,