Su Mingyu grinned. "I'll give birth! My husband is so handsome. I can't even imagine how breathtakingly beautiful our child will be in the future."
Hearing Su Mingyu joking with him, Gu Ruobai finally felt relieved. He knew Su Mingyu had a lot on her plate, so when he first heard she was pregnant, he was a bit worried she might not be able to accept it. Now seeing the faint smile on her lips, he felt a bit more at ease.
"My wife is also very beautiful," Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes, his deep eyes filled with smiles.
Su Mingyu buried her head in Gu Ruobai's arms and reached out to touch her belly. She let out a long breath.
In her past life, she failed to protect herself and her child. In this life, she wanted to give birth to the child with Gu Ruobai.
Since this matter was kept under wraps, it didn't stir up any waves. However, the dishes on Su Mingyu's dining table were getting more and more exquisite. It was as if they were trying to fatten her up like a pig.
Zhizhu was also very puzzled. "Miss, were you not well - fed during the days you were captured?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "Do I look like someone who has been mistreated?"
"Then what's going on?" Zhizhu tilted her head in confusion. "You don't know. The prince personally went to the kitchen to give instructions for these dishes."
Su Mingyu helplessly twitched the corners of her mouth. "Instead of thinking about your own business all day, why do you keep staring at me? You're almost twenty this year, aren't you? I'd like to see how long you and Qingfeng are going to drag it out."
At the mention of Qingfeng, Zhizhu's face changed. "I... If he doesn't come to me, what can I do?"
Seeing Zhizhu's shy look, Su Mingyu covered her mouth and chuckled. "You, why don't you go and find him? Look at you. You're almost an old maid waiting like this."
"I... As a woman, how can I be the first to go and find him? And you know his personality. He hardly pays any attention to me at all." At this, Zhizhu's face looked ugly.
Su Mingyu reached out and rubbed her head. "I can tell that Qingfeng has feelings for you. Maybe he just needs a bit more of a push. Look, since Tang Ziyan showed up, he has often come to our prince's mansion to look for you."
Zhizhu thought for a while and nodded. "It seems... it's really like that."
"This proves that he's getting anxious," Su Mingyu gave Zhizhu an encouraging look. "If you really like him, then keep it up. But you can't just keep waiting like this. You have to take the initiative, you know?"
"I... I know," Zhizhu's face was as red as a tomato.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu curled her lips into a gratified smile. "Alright, you can go now. I have something to go out for."
"No! You can't go out!" As soon as she heard that Su Mingyu was going out, Zhizhu quickly stopped her. "Miss, the prince has specifically instructed that you're not allowed to go out during this period."
Su Mingyu frowned. "Am I being locked up?"
Zhizhu shook her head. "Of course not. The prince is just worried about your safety."
"I'm a grown - up. What could possibly be unsafe for me?" Su Mingyu pouted. "If not, let Mu Yi accompany me."
"Then... that's okay. I'll go and call Mu Yi." Hearing that Mu Yi would go with her, Zhizhu felt relieved. She nodded and turned around to go out and call Mu Yi.
Just as Zhizhu found Mu Yi and finished telling him the matter, she heard a cold voice behind her. "If Young Master Mu Yi is unable to go, I can go in his place."
Mu Yi gave Tang Ziyan a deep look, his face darkening. "Don't worry about it, Young Master Tang. My duty is to protect the princess. Since the princess wants to go out now, I will naturally accompany her."
"Really?" Tang Ziyan raised his eyebrows. "Then let's go."
"Go... go?" Zhizhu looked at Tang Ziyan, almost thinking she had misheard. "Young Master Tang, you... you're going too?"
"I happen to have something to go out for too. It'll be better to have each other's backs with the princess, right?" Tang Ziyan squinted his long and narrow eyes and smiled charmingly.
Zhizhu blinked her bright eyes. "Okay... okay then."
She always felt that Tang Ziyan had been acting a bit strange recently, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange.
The market was bustling with activity. Mu Yi followed behind Su Mingyu, his face clearly showing his displeasure. "Princess, you said you had something important to go out for. Is this what you call important? Going to the market?"
Su Mingyu nodded without looking back. "Yes. Winter is coming soon. Our shops should start stocking winter clothes. What's wrong with me coming out to check the market?"
Tang Ziyan carefully shielded Su Mingyu from the pedestrians beside her. "I remember there's a shop up ahead. People from our Nanyuan often go there to buy clothes."
After hearing this, Su Mingyu nodded. "Let's go and take a look."
Just as Mu Yi was about to follow, Tang Ziyan suddenly grabbed him. "Young Master Mu Yi, it seems you don't like me very much?"
"Why should I like you? As a man, a male courtesan, you should do your own thing and help Zhizhu win Qingfeng's heart as soon as possible, instead of constantly hovering around our princess." Mu Yi's face was ugly, and his words were full of sarcasm.
Tang Ziyan didn't get angry. He just smiled faintly. "I'm here because the princess has paid me. So if Young Master Mu Yi really doesn't want to see me and finds me an eyesore, you can give me a large sum of silver, and I'll leave the prince's mansion. How about it?"
"You seem so refined, but I didn't expect you to be so money - grubbing!" Mu Yi snorted, looking extremely contemptuous.
The shop was full of clothes. Su Mingyu looked around. She found that the specialty of this shop was that the fabrics were of very good quality and the prices were cheap.
As she was looking, Su Mingyu suddenly felt someone approaching from behind. She instinctively took a step to the side, but before she could move, the person grabbed her arm tightly.
"Don't move," a familiar voice sounded behind her. Su Mingyu's heart sank. She glanced at the person behind her from the corner of her eye and found that Mu Yi had disappeared. Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "Tang Yan?"
Tang Yan's voice was soft. "I'm glad you still remember me. I thought the princess had forgotten me along with the Liuguang Magic Flower."
At the mention of the Liuguang Magic Flower, Su Mingyu turned around to look at him. "How could I forget? I've been constantly remembering the harm you've brought me."
"That's really an honor," Tang Yan squinted the corners of his eyes. "Princess, you still remember what you promised me before, right?"
"Of course I remember," Su Mingyu waved his hand away and put some distance between them. "But I think Gu Ruobai has already contacted you. Wouldn't it be clearer if you just ask him?"