246: Pregnant

No matter how good Tu Nan's Physique was, she couldn't surpass Your Majesty.

When she woke up the next morning, everything from yesterday was so exaggerated that she couldn't bear to look at it.

She even felt like she had been starved for too long and had gone half crazy.

Mhm... the other half would be saved for the next time she went crazy.

Just like some people use alcohol as an excuse to act crazy, as long as Tu Nan had a clear goal, she could always be crazy in a more unique way.

By the time she finished rinsing off in the shower and wandered into the living room wrapped in a bath towel to drink water, she didn't expect that Your Majesty, who was usually busy, would still be there.

He had someone deliver a stack of documents and was sitting upright on the sofa reviewing them.

He made the soft sofa look like a throne.

He carried a divine radiance.

This made the barefoot Tu Nan, wrapped only in a bath towel, seem very out of place.

But her... clothes were still in a trunk in the living room, so she had to go out.

She edged along the side, shuffling toward it.

The Emperor didn't even look up, suddenly mocking her: "Weren't you very bold yesterday? What are you afraid of now?"

Tu Nan's footsteps paused for a moment. She walked to the trunk and first picked out a set of underwear.

Since The Emperor said so, she let the towel drop and began to dress herself openly.

The Emperor caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye, and the veins on the hand holding the pen bulged.

Tu Nan wrapped herself completely in clothes again, then took a few steps toward The Emperor and calmly reported her insights.

"Your Majesty, yesterday was different. I compared them, and... if you aren't wearing clothes, I'm not that afraid of you."

The pen snapped, and ink stained The Emperor's hand.

It dripped onto the documents.

Tu Nan hurriedly lifted her skirt and bowed, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Did I disturb you? I really didn't think I couldn't tell the truth."

She looked extremely self-reproachful.

"After all, you taught me that when facing the monarch, one must be honest." She emphasized the last word.

The Emperor grabbed a decorative cloth from the sofa and casually wiped his hands, finally looking at this Female Beast under the bright lights; her face was flushed, and she looked in excellent spirits.

"Very well."

He said.

Seeing this Female Beast pretending to be respectful while actually being smug, his thoughts instantly returned to the misty atmosphere of last night.

"Honest..." He toyed with the word, tilting his chin slightly. "What were you thinking about when you woke up this morning?"

"...That you are very strong?" It was hard to answer that, but she still had to give praise where it was due.

A flash of amusement crossed The Emperor's eyes as he asked her, "Do you want a morning kiss?"

Tu Nan pondered his words for a moment and finally nodded honestly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Your absence from my side made the night feel somewhat incomplete."

The Emperor reached out his hand to her.

Tu Nan approached him.

Then, with The Emperor's arm around her waist, she received a gentle kiss.

After that, Your Majesty returned to normal, and Tu Nan automatically switched back to her previous attitude.

The Emperor went to the Command Room, while Tu Nan went to see the Children and then to the Meeting Room.

The way the two interacted seemed as if nothing had changed.

Until evening... when Tu Nan returned to the room, she saw three Engineers coming out of The Emperor's room, and Peng Tianyu seemed to be giving instructions as a supervisor.

"What is this?" Tu Nan was a bit puzzled.

Peng Tianyu's expression was complex, unsure of how to face this earth-shaking change. As a member of the Imperial Guard, he knew Your Majesty's temperament far better than these soldiers on the fleet.

The Engineers, however, were straightforward and replied immediately.

"Report: the bathtub renovation is complete."

"Bathtub..."

Tu Nan walked past them into the room and saw that in Your Majesty's room, the shower area had been expanded, with the modular walls protruding significantly into the living room.

She opened the door and peeked inside.

A metal "bath" the size of a small swimming pool completely occupied what was originally Your Majesty's entire bathroom.

"It's all bathtub, so what about the other facilities?" Where was the toilet?

"Ah, isn't there one in the outer room?" the soldier replied.

Tu Nan looked in the direction he pointed, then at Captain Peng... she finally understood what the Imperial Guard captain's strange look meant.

Captain Peng's brain worked quite well in certain strange aspects.

For example, he had keenly realized that such a modification inevitably meant something had happened.

The soldiers took their leave.

The Emperor returned fairly early that day, roughly two hours after dinner. This was a contrast to his usual schedule of not returning here to rest at all or returning only in the middle of the night.

"You modified the bathtub..." Tu Nan asked faintly.

The Emperor took off his coat, glanced into the bathroom with satisfaction, and began filling the tub with water.

Walking back to the living room, he asked Tu Nan in surprise.

"Don't you like water too?"

Tu Nan gave a forced smile, feeling as though she knew what she was about to face.

"This subject... is a cat; I don't love it that much."

"Mhm, no problem. I, however, like water very much."

The Emperor was full of interest, glancing at Tu Nan over and over again.

Until Tu Nan couldn't help it and, suppressing her bristling hair, asked, "Your Majesty, may I ask if there is something you need?"

"Asking what you already know," The Emperor criticized her. "Didn't you say you wanted to be honest? You're moving so slowly."

With a long stride, he walked over, picked Tu Nan up by the waist, and walked comfortably toward the bath.

Tu Nan hugged his neck and let out a startled cry.

She wanted to protest, but as she held him, the words of refusal circled in her mouth and then vanished without a trace.

"Your Majesty, don't just throw me in like this; the water isn't deep enough."

"Mhm, the one in the Imperial Palace is deep; we can try it when we get back."

"I'll be afraid if it's too deep."

"I'll allow you to step on me."

"..."

This really was a fine agreement.

***

Days passed like this. The Star Worms seemed to have made a pact; they suddenly didn't cause any major trouble, and Your Majesty was able to return on time every day.

As for Tu Nan, aside from nearly being soaked through by the water, her days were indeed quite good.

Your Majesty was delicious.

Unlike his majestic appearance, once his clothes disappeared, he was quite willing to let Tu Nan have her way.

Because the Silver Armored Knight had been confined for inexplicably attacking Your Majesty, Captain Peng was transferred back to Tu Nan's side.

This captain suddenly had much less to say, but his eyes had become much more observant.

Tu Nan often felt unnerved by his gaze.

On the seventh day, right on time, Tu Nan went to the Medical Clinic and called for Doctor James.

"A pregnancy test, is it? Mhm, come in; I've been waiting for days."

He happily led Tu Nan to a Medical Room containing special equipment.

Was there originally pregnancy testing equipment on the flagship? Or had he recently had it urgently transferred from somewhere? Tu Nan smiled, trying not to think about the question that made her blush slightly.

She just waited obediently for the result.

"Let me see..." Doctor James looked at the result, blinked, and blinked again.

He leaned in close to Tu Nan and whispered with a laugh, "Your Majesty is Your Majesty after all; it happened on the very first night."

He handed the result to Tu Nan.

It went so smoothly? Tu Nan hadn't expected it to be like this.

"You can tell Your Majesty now." The little old man smiled at her kindly. "He will be happy."

This James really was not simple... he knew everything.

Tu Nan took a photo of the result and sent it to Your Majesty.

Having achieved her goal, she felt a bit empty instead.

The Emperor's video call came through immediately.

We're both on the flagship... is this really necessary? Tu Nan hesitated over the answer button.

But Your Majesty was Your Majesty; his video call priority was high enough to be forced through directly.

His figure was projected directly into this small Examination Room.

He was in full military uniform.