"Husband! I... it's not like all I can do is have children..." Cang Zhao puffed up her cheeks and nudged me with her elbow. Though she had been teased, her face was brimming with shy sweetness.
I pretended to lose my balance, taking the chance to wrap an arm around her willow-slender waist and pull her into my embrace.
"Are you trying to murder your husband? Even if we're only engaged," I said with a smile.
"When did Zhao'er ever try to murder her husband?" Cang Zhao shot me a bashful glare. Her deliberate struggle only made one want to hold her tighter.
"If you don't want to murder your husband, then try having a child. You were originally the first one to marry me, so you should have been the first to carry my child. But judging from things now, the process of marrying you has been full of twists and turns. Perhaps your Di Juan will give birth to my child before you do." I grinned.
"Ah? You two already... Husband, didn't you say Heavenly One Hall would be where you formally married us both?! You lied to me?" This time, Cang Zhao was genuinely anxious.
"I said Heavenly One Hall would be where I formally married you. When did I lie to you? I'm just marrying you into your own homes first. And while I'm at it, shouldn't we enter the bridal chamber and give your families something of an explanation?" I said with a smile.
Tears instantly welled up in Cang Zhao's big eyes. Looking at me through watery eyes, she said, "Everyone bullies me... I was clearly the first to agree to marry you. I should clearly have been the first to get pregnant."
"What? Wasn't it you who threw that opportunity away for nothing?