Time passes in a flash of rose-tinted marital bliss.
Soon, Xi Zirui is three months along, and finally showing, to his great delight.
He makes sure to walk everywhere bump first -- even though the weight really isn't putting any pressure on his spine as of yet -- and to rub it in the most conspicuous way possible.
It's an eye-rolling sight for everyone who isn't Han Yu -- for whom it's terribly erotic instead.
Xi Zirui delights in hearing some of the gossip that goes on behind his back.
"Honestly, it's as if he grew up without knowing kunjun could get pregnant and is constantly surprised by the fact," one servant says.
Another retorts, "If you ask me, he thought he was infertile before meeting his Highness."
"I just think he wants to rub in everyone's face the fact that he's his highness' mate and is carrying his children," says yet another.
