Their eyes met, filled with tenderness and warmth.
Yet Liu Wan's eyes grew damp, and the feelings in her heart defied description.
How could he be so good to her!
Xia Siheng pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead. "There won't be anything wrong with the medicine Daoist Qianyun gave us. Let's go to the palace and fetch our daughter. It's been a whole day. She must miss us."
With that, he held out his hand to Liu Wan.
Liu Wan's heart stirred. Her eyes glistened, as though Xia Siheng had ground his tenderness into tiny pieces and tucked them into her heart.
Filling it to the brim.
She placed her hand in his palm, and their fingers intertwined, their hearts in perfect accord.
Two hearts pledged to each other-surely this was what it meant.
Liu Wan followed behind him, letting him lead her obediently outside.
Beneath her sleeve, a brown pill slid into her hand, and she swallowed it with lightning speed.
Only then would they truly be husband and wife of one heart, wouldn't they?
Outside the courtyard.
Steward Deng was still kneeling. When he finally saw the Prince and Princess Consort come out together, he hurriedly crawled over, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Your Highnesses, I truly know I was wrong. May I get up now?"
Xia Siheng did not even glance at him. "No!" he said coldly.
At that, the young Hidden Guard slapped Steward Deng again, then dragged him away to continue kneeling.
The two walked on at an unhurried pace, hand in hand.
The afternoon sunlight fell upon them. All the tender years in the world could not compare to this moment.
But.
An unwelcome guest awaited them.
Ruyun had been waiting outside the Main Courtyard for a long time.
Seeing the perfectly matched