Lakeside.
Zhu E's gaze froze, her hand that was stroking Chen Yi's cheek shifted gently to her flat abdomen.
It wasn't her after all...
Chen Yi gazed at her from below, wordless, quietly stroking the princess's face.
At that moment, he'd already realized—Zhu E had subconsciously mistaken herself for being pregnant.
Chen Yi didn't expose the truth. His intent was to plant a hidden mine between the two of them.
But in this scene, he found his conscience unyielding.
Now that Zhu E possessed a genuine heart ready to follow him, it didn't hurt to treat her tenderly for a time.
After all...
It's all that little fox's fault.
If this had happened half a year ago, he would have cared about nothing.
Zhu E lowered her eyelids, murmuring in a daze: "My lord, is what you said true? Not me, but the prince…"
"Of course it's true. Weren't you impersonating Qin Qingluo at that time?" Chen Yi paused before continuing, "That remark was meant for her ears."
