Chapter 5355

Chapter 5352: Why Haven’t You Eaten The Fruit Yet?

"It’s smooth." Zenova calmly said as she turned to look at Jade.

The latter could only shrug. She wouldn’t have offered to hasten the pregnancy if she wasn’t confident that it was safe. But even as she said it was safe, many still harbored doubts.

They couldn’t be too sure and had to check more than nine times when it came to their children.

"Then why haven’t you gone back yet?"

Davis raised his brows at Zenova, leaving Jade dumbfounded. However, when Jade heard his next words, she found that it was fair.

𝚏𝒓𝖾𝒆𝙬𝔢𝗯𝓃𝘰𝒗𝚎𝑙.𝘤𝗈𝑚

"Instead, you went and checked the marriage candidates for me and even had the gall to recommend someone while Jade here is focused on helping you? Did you fall for her food?"

"Husband~" Jade said in a soft voice, "It’s fine. I’m not helping her out because I want to get in her good graces. Besides, as your current last wife, how could I dare stop others from entering the harem? You’re making this difficult for me."

"You-" Davis pointed at Jade when she saw her secretly giggle and hide behind Zenova.

It seems like the time he hadn’t seen her, she was already corrupted by her sisters to stand united.

Zenova suppressed her smile as she said coolly, "The range of dishes Jaisi Alstreim has and prepares through her secret methods is indeed mouth-watering even for someone like me who rarely enjoys eating food. Culinary inheritance isn’t something I’ve ever spared a second glance. Still, I don’t want to get poisoned later in my years as an Empress, so bringing her to the mix is a part of my plan to make our life richer and safer while still making yours much more extravagant. I dare anyone here to say that my recommendation is going overboard."

She panned her gaze at Myria, Stella, Tia, and Jade, but none of them said a word. In Fact, Stella even licked her lips, the aftertaste still lingering in her mouth as though she had just sneaked some food out of one of Jaisi Alstreim’s restaurants before coming here.

Davis was a bit stunned that even his Myria would be silent. His Myria was a pure maiden who disliked polygamy but was also corrupted by him. Because she was the only true Saintess in his heart, he wanted her to say no while the others said yes.

As though noticing his gaze, Myria smiled lightly.

"You deserve this extravagance, and Jaisi has also strived hard. The two of you are a good match."

Davis’s heart skipped a beat. That line sounded so mother-like that he nearly wanted to tease Myria in front of the others.

Zenova flicked her sleeves, "I indeed chose Jaisi Alstreim this time, but you have no need to heed my words. Besides, I could only recommend those who have submitted marriage proposals to you. If not, I would’ve chosen someone else."

"Oh? Who is it?" Davis’s gaze flickered with interest.

Zenova gestured at Tia, "Carrying on our Karmic Guardian Empress’s words, it’s too dangerous to let outsiders hold control over our formations, and this applies to Head Maid Esvele, who has control over the formations in our estate and main mansion. You should either make her yours or demote her to a mere maid and uplift a wife who is willing to take care of the domestic affairs, but I like her as she is dignified and calm and doesn’t make mistakes, so I want you to make her yours."

"..."

Davis went silent.

He had already considered this for a long time- to give in to his desires to pounce on his head maid or not. The problem was he knew Esvele wouldn’t resist since she had a guilty past, making it revolting for him to even try. How could he prey on his own valuable ally, who handled domestic affairs with such sincerity, trying to redeem herself after betraying Shirley?

"No, Esvele doesn’t have a hint of affection towards me. I could only sense respect in her eyes."

"That... shouldn’t be the case." Zenova sounded confused, "You used Heart Intent?"

𝙛𝕣𝖊𝚎𝑤𝘦𝕓𝓃𝕠𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝑐𝕠𝑚

"Of course. Zenova, I’m not dense. In fact, I can’t be dense. I act clueless to others who are fond of me to keep you all sane."

"..." Zenova nearly pouted as she subconsciously imitated her sisters, but stopped herself from doing it.

She maintained a calm outlook as she said, "I know, and we are grateful for your immense consideration despite your high stature, but honestly, what are you doing not touching your own maid? Don’t you know that the Head Maid of every Empire is the Emperor’s personal bedwarmer, and she would lose her life if she exchanged masters!?"

She abruptly snapped at him, causing Davis to be stupefied. The others also blinked, thinking pregnancy hormones were quite dangerous.

Was this even a matter to get mad about? They thought only Zenova would be like this.

Before he could respond, Zenova continued with narrowed eyes.

"I’m not trying to make it sound amorous or cajole you. I’m saying it’s a major security issue. Everything that happens within the estate is under the control of the Head Maid, who would usually be under the Empress’s control since she couldn’t be bothered to do everything through her majestic authority. If there is no Empress, the Head Maid falls under the Emperor’s control. Since no one controls her, then you should be her master in body and soul. Otherwise, if she goes rogue or becomes entranced with another man, whether it be someone else or your own descendants, it would invite a disaster. However, I have seen her kind. They are faithful, silent, stern yet hardworking, hoping to be seen one day. There’s no way she’s not affectionate towards you."

She declared with a wave of her hand, causing Davis to go silent.

He wanted to say Zenova was wrong, but he also had his concerns, as Esvele barely showed any emotion on her face, while his Heart Intent only picked up calm emotions similar to what he would sense from a rational person fully focused on their duties.

He knew this was a concern since Esvele wasn’t like this before.

She was passionate, cheerful, shy, and had even betrayed Shirley once and cried like a baby, seeking her forgiveness. He initially thought she repressed her emotions because she blamed herself, but even the repression wasn’t visible to his Heart Intent, so he could only imagine she had managed to reclaim and change herself into a calm person.

But her eyes, the way she gazed at him- was just like how Zenova said.

It sent mixed signals that it was creepy to him instead, like she was an otherworldly entity.

Davis had no time to care about these matters before, and he honestly didn’t want to touch his maid, because he felt it was another slippery slope, but now he finally had time to at least investigate, so he nodded.

"Alright, since this is the request of my majestic Zenova, who cares about the empire and its safety, I’ll listen to you and see what needs to be done."

"Your Majesty~ I can’t wait to give birth and shower in your praise."

"..."

Davis’s gaze churned as he looked at Zenova, wishing he were in his true body so he could just pull her into a passionate kiss. Dealing with his wives in his avatar form was a punishment in itself on its own, not that he was complaining, since he was thoroughly enjoying himself with his true body with no disturbance from anyone else.

With the replicas in this sanctuary, the avatar was capable of dealing with all issues just as the true body except intimacy.

He suppressed himself and finally moved to Stella, wishing to speak to her about her evolution, as he had a few ideas on how to cause a variation in her. In other words, he could trigger her natural evolution, but the natural lineage wasn’t the only option since there could be many variations.