CHAPTER 1114: CHAPTER 1108: RETURNING CLOAKED IN FROST AND ADORNED WITH SNOW

When he returned to the capital, shouldn’t he have come back with the grand army, then greeted personally by the Emperor, Ministers, and the citizens? After that, follow the Emperor to the palace to celebrate with the court officials, and then finally return to the mansion in a comfortable, soft palanquin?

"How come? Don’t recognize me anymore?" Jin Zijin said with amusement.

Jin Zijin’s demeanor was naturally comforting, and with his smile, he seemed like the sun melting winter snow.

The two servants at the gatehouse hastened to say: "Greetings, Your Highness, the Grand Prince."

"The Grand Prince has returned to the mansion, go quickly to inform the Princess."

"Your Highness, you must have had a weary journey, please come inside quickly."

On hearing this news, the servants were stirred up as if a pot had been overturned. The Grand Prince’s residence had not been this lively since the day of their wedding.

A woman’s heart in a deep courtyard is wrapped in concern; she hears her lord has returned, braving frost and snow.

Hearing this news, Gu Youyou, without caring to properly cover her belly, ran out from the inner court.

It was not until she saw the man, dusted with frost and hanging with snow, standing before her, that she truly felt his return.

It had snowed in the north, and Gu Youyou had thought with the roads being difficult, it would be several more days before he could return; she did not expect him to actually make it back.

"Youyou!"

Jin Zijin opened his arms wide, waiting for her to fly into them like a swallow returning to the forest.

Naturally, Gu Youyou couldn’t disappoint him and threw herself straight into his embrace.

Only, the bulging belly was a bit awkward, getting in the way in the middle.

Having carried the baby for several months, this was the first time Gu Youyou found the little one between them to be a nuisance.

The servants gathered around, finding the sight quite odd.

Since Gu Youyou’s pregnancy had not been announced publicly, only a few trustworthy maids in the inner court knew about it.

The people surrounding them were unaware of Gu Youyou’s pregnancy.

Gu Youyou customarily wore loose clothing, and with the onset of winter, she wrapped herself up like a rice dumpling; they merely thought the Princess Consort was sensitive to cold, hence the attire.

And Gu Youyou’s cold sensitivity was no secret.

But now... the more they looked at her belly, the stranger it seemed.

Jin Zijin bent down, caressing her belly, and asked, "Is the child giving you trouble?"

Gu Youyou patted her belly, saying, "Very well-behaved, just like you."

With this peculiar scene, everyone finally confirmed something: their lady master was pregnant after all.

But they were not aware.

To not know that the female master was pregnant, the servants felt they had indeed failed miserably.

What should they do now? Seize this chance to show their loyalty, or stand far away, not to disturb them?

The servants in the mansion were in a quandary and had not yet resolved it when their master had already carried the mistress into the inner court.

Under the broad daylight, as if in a world with no others, they were caught off guard and showered with a heavy dose of public affection, which hurt their feelings quite a bit.

Xiang Chun, elated, held her chin high following them into the inner court, inducing envy amongst everyone.

This was the head maid of the lady master; look at how glorious she was, apparently aware of the lady master’s pregnancy.

Gu Youyou, carried over the threshold by her husband, was very happy indeed, but the sudden recollection that Miss Du was still in the residence shocked her greatly, prompting her to push and say, "No, no, put me down."

Jin Zijin paused slightly, not putting her down, but instead stopped and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Gu Youyou, both embarrassed and flustered, said, "Don’t ask right now, put me down first, I’ll tell you in a bit."