Behind the prince, a group of servants exchanged sly glances.
Before transmigrating into the book, Shen Mianmian was a single person. She had never experienced showing affection in front of everyone before. Her face turned even redder instantly. She didn't continue walking and just stood there, head down, waiting.
The next instant, she was pulled into someone's arms.
It was that familiar, clean scent again... Although the scent carried a hint of weariness from the journey, it still brought back memories of the past.
The two embraced in the passageway.
The servants watched with delight, while Guan Shui quietly came to Xiang Ning's side, as if he was caught up in the atmosphere and had to squeeze next to the person he liked.
It would be even better if I could give him a hug.
Of course, he wouldn't hug her. Putting aside whether Xiang Ning was willing, as the prince's attendant, he couldn't do such an inappropriate thing.
Liu Xiangning asked softly, "Brother Guanshui, was your young master always like this? I saw him once before at a gathering of the Minister's wives, and he seemed like... a completely different person?"
Guan Shui nodded, "Yes, things have changed. Before, the young master was a bit shorter than me, but this time when he came back, he was much taller than me. In just four months, he's grown more than an inch taller!"
Liu Xiangning nodded knowingly, "That's normal. I've heard from the elders that girls grow taller first and boys grow taller later, and some girls grow taller around twenty. But... doesn't their appearance change too?"
"Yes, the young master used to look more like the lady, but now... he also looks like the lady. He has the air of a marquis in his eyes, and he is no longer as childish as before, but more handsome."
"He looks even better than before! He was a fair-skinned boy before, but now... he's incredibly handsome!"
Guan Shui was taken aback and looked at the woman nervously, "You haven't fallen for the prince, have you?"
Liu Xiangning rolled her eyes at Guan Shui. "The young master is my master's man. How dare I compete with my master for a man? Besides, I like handsome men. There are so many handsome men in the world, how could I like them all? And I'm not the kind of person who falls in love with men so easily."
Guan Shui's heart tightened, and she asked cautiously, "Do you...like me?"
Liu Xiangning pursed her lips cautiously, "It depends on your performance."
Guan Shuijianxiang didn't directly reject him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
On the other side.
After hugging for a while in front of everyone, Shen Mianmian's old face was almost burning. She tried to push Fengchu away with all her might, but something astonishing happened—she couldn't move him at all!
This wasn't the first time she had pushed him away, but today, both the touch and the force were different!
In the past, his figure was, to put it nicely, slender; to put it bluntly, he was like a frail little bean sprout. She could push him away, if not push him, but she could move him a little.
But now, when she touched it with both hands, she felt firm muscles, and even though she was clearly using force, the other person didn't move, as if she were pushing against a wall.
Shen Mianmian looked up in surprise at the man who was much taller than her. "Are you going to take the civil service exam or the military exam? Is Mr. Ouyang studying literature or martial arts?"
Bai Qingzhou lowered his head, looking at the familiar face of the woman he liked, his eyes filled with love. "...Wen, this is a long story. I'll tell you slowly when we get back. Is Mother in the main courtyard? I'll go see her, and then we'll go back."
With that, he released the woman.
Shen Mianmian hurriedly said, "Oh right, you don't know that Madam is pregnant, do you?"
Bai Qingzhou was taken aback. "What?"
Chen Mianmian smiled and said, "Congratulations! You're going to have a younger brother or sister to help you share the burden! You should look forward to the baby being a boy. If it is, you'll be free and can do whatever you want."
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