Beilin shook her head firmly: "No, mother, I will not apologize."
"I would rather be locked up here forever than bow to someone like Martin. Besides, I don't believe that being well-matched can bring me happiness."
Seeing Beilin being so stubborn, the Second Lady couldn't help but feel anxious: "Why don't you understand, child?"
"If you remain locked up, your youth will be ruined. Do you really want to spend your entire life in this small, secret place?"
Beilin was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Mother, I know you are doing this for my own good."
"But I have my own insistence on this matter. If I have to apologize in exchange for my freedom, then I would rather not have this freedom."
The second lady looked at Beilin, her eyes full of helplessness and worry.
She knew that Beilin probably wouldn't listen to anything she said at this moment.
But she really couldn't bear to see her daughter trapped in this secret place.
After thinking for a moment, the second wife said, "Belin, think about it again. Mother is leaving now. I hope you can change your mind."
After saying that, she slowly turned around and walked out of the room with a heart full of worry.
Time passed slowly and silently, and Martin had been waiting in the hall for a long time.
Father White, who was standing beside him, was chatting with Martin from time to time.
Martin glanced at the time inadvertently, thinking to himself, then turned around, greeted his father White, and stood up.
He took out a high-level space ring from his arms, gently handed it to his father White, and then prepared to say goodbye and leave.
After all, he had just returned and there were still many things to deal with. He really didn't want to spend too much time here.
He just raised his hand and lightly drew a line in the air, and a glowing crack in space instantly appeared.
Martin walked in without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the exit of the secret realm.
Seeing this, the gatekeeper knight hurriedly saluted respectfully.
Martin smiled at the knights in response, and then walked out under the knights' salutes and gazes.
Martin stepped out of the secret realm and saw a group of Imperial Dragon Knights waiting in an orderly manner outside Lake Hestia.
When the dragon knights saw him appear, they all knelt on one knee and shouted "loyalty" in unison. The sound echoed all around, demonstrating their absolute support for Martin.
Martin looked calm and nodded slightly, then, surrounded by dragon knights, he stepped into an open space crack.
A moment later, everyone returned to the palace through the space crack.
At this moment, the chief steward Lilith, along with a group of maids, had already been waiting in the wide open space.
Queen Jovian and the other imperial concubines also arrived at the scene, surrounded by court knights neatly arranged.
When a space crack suddenly appeared, Martin led the dragon knights out of it and landed steadily on the open space of the palace.
The chief steward Lilith had sharp eyes and caught Martin's figure at a glance. She hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, welcome back."
In an instant, the other maids and the court knights present all saluted, and a unified voice echoed in the air: "Your Majesty, welcome back."
Martin walked straight to Jovian and other female relatives without stopping, with a gentle smile on his face. He hugged them one by one, showing his intimacy.
After a long moment, Martin turned his gaze to the chief steward, Lilith, and said gently, "Thank you for your hard work during this period, Lilith. Let's all do our respective duties. There's no need for everyone to stand here."
As he spoke, he glanced at the dragon knights and court knights and ordered, "You too, go about your business."
The court knights and dragon riders responded in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
The voices were loud and uniform, and then they evacuated in an orderly manner.
Upon hearing this, Chief Steward Lilith immediately turned around and signaled to her head maids. The head maids understood and led the maids to retreat in an orderly manner.
In the end, only seven or eight maids were left, staying there and ready to take care of things at any time.
Martin turned to Lilith and ordered, "Go prepare some hot water. I want to take a bath. Let the quintuplets serve me."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Vian couldn't help but roll her eyes and muttered to herself: He's just come back and he's not quiet anymore.
But then she thought, fortunately Martin did not bring back other women this time, which was a blessing in disguise, so she decided to let him go.
Lilith responded respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Then he quickly stepped back to arrange this matter.
Soon, the steaming hot bath water was ready and the quintuplets walked into the bathroom with light steps.
They have pretty faces and shy expressions, and they are dressed in light and skimpy service clothes, showing their youthful vitality.
Martin walked into the bathroom, slowly took off his clothes, and stepped into the bathtub.
The quintuplets expertly picked up the towels and began to gently wipe Martin's body.
One of the girls gently scooped up hot water with her hand and poured it on Martin's shoulders. The water slowly slid down his strong back.
The other one picked up the soap, carefully rubbed it into foam, and applied it to Martin's arm with gentle and skillful movements.
Qiao Vian was outside the bathroom, listening to the faint sounds coming from the bathroom. She felt a little helpless, but didn't care too much.
She then took her sisters back to her bedroom and waited for Martin to finish washing up.
In the bathroom, Martin closed his eyes slightly, enjoying this moment of comfort.
The quintuplets blushed shyly and provided Martin with meticulous service. Two hours passed quickly.
After taking a shower, Martin changed into comfortable pajamas and walked out of the bathroom with the help of the quintuplets.
When Qiao Wei'an saw Martin coming into the bedroom, she stood up to greet him and asked with concern, "Your Majesty, did you enjoy the bath?"
Martin smiled: "Yeah, very comfortable."
After hearing what Martin said, some people present curled their lips, and some couldn't help rolling their eyes.
Xingchen couldn't help but say, "Sister, don't ask me. I take a shower for two hours every time. How can I be uncomfortable?"
Hearing this, Martin walked over to Xingchen, gently hugged her in his arms, and teased, "Why, are you jealous?"
Xingchen was hugged by Martin in front of all the sisters. She blushed immediately and said softly, "Your Majesty, please let me go. I'm embarrassed with so many people watching."
Martin smiled and kissed Xingchen on the cheek before letting her go.
His eyes fell on Xingchen's bulging belly. Thinking that there was still some time before the baby was born, he couldn't help but remind her seriously: "Xingchen, you must take care of yourself and be careful about everything."
Xingchen blushed and nodded slightly in response.
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