Xia Siheng froze, his heart racing. "Why didn't you knock?"
Couldn't husband and wife have a few little secrets?
Honestly.
How was he supposed to explain this?
Just then, a sting came from his fingertip. He seemed to have pricked it earlier.
He pulled his hand out and sucked on his finger.
Liu Wan pressed her lips together and turned to leave.
But he rose and hugged her from behind. "I was wrong, I was wrong. I was doing something that couldn't bear the light of day. You mustn't tell anyone."
Liu Wan glanced back at the cushioned stool, and her face instantly flushed crimson.
Wasn't that the undergarment she had been looking for this morning?
"Wan'er, I've mended it for you. Next time, your husband will be gentler and won't ruin your clothes."
Xia Siheng picked up the garment and held it up before Liu Wan.
Mortified and exasperated, Liu Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She wished she could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
What kind of stitching was this?
He'd sewn the ties onto the mandarin ducks' heads. Didn't the ducks have any objections?
She snatched it from him, her voice thick with embarrassment. "Don't ever do this again. You're a prince! What kind of behavior is this?"
And he'd ruined her bellyband with his sewing!
What a sin!
The corners of Xia Siheng's mouth lifted. Taking Liu Wan's hand, he smiled. "Wan'er cares about me most."
"I was wondering why you didn't come over when all that happened out front. So you were hiding here... sewing..."
She couldn't even bring herself to say it!
Xia Siheng's smile faded, his expression growing a little more serious. "Did she make things difficult for you?"
"Hadn't you already guessed she would?" Liu