Chapter 405
404: Deep Love Between Husband and Wife (3 more)
Xie Minmin was their second daughter, who had just turned five this year.
Xie Qian slowly sat down.
Then he got up again and walked back and forth in the study.
After a while, he continued, “Go on, keep talking!”
“When my sister went missing years ago, Mother was devastated. Management of the household affairs in the Marquis’s residence was temporarily taken over by our grandmother. It was only when Mother, through a go-between, proposed marriage that I had the good fortune to be wed to the Crown Prince. But it took me six months after entering the estate to take over the household affairs. During that time, Mother fell severely ill. Furthermore, our grandmother was reluctant to hand over authority. I had a malicious thought that perhaps this person, knowing how important my sister was to Mother, purposely kidnapped her to strike at Mother, to make her falter. And then to meddle with the medicine Mother was taking…”
“Wait, the medicine she was taking?” Xie Qian asked in a deep voice.
“Yes, the Crown Prince may not know, but I was on close terms with Hanhan. Hanhan said Mother’s health should not have deteriorated so suddenly. She must have been given some noxious substance. During my time managing the household, I was very careful with Mother’s medication. Hanhan also put a lot of effort into learning medicine. She prepared and brewed Mother’s medicine herself, without delegated help. However, Hanhan’s medical knowledge was limited after all. She couldn’t get to the root of Mother’s illness and could only keep dragging it out. And Mother…she lost the will to live…”
Xie Qian looked at the Crown Princess.
This was the first time, since they had been married, that Wan had talked to him about her family matters, her guesses, her suspicions.
“What about your younger brother?” Xie Qian inquired.
“My uncle? Since I have a younger sister-in-law, how could I, merely his sister-in-law, overstep my bounds and meddle in my younger uncle’s household affairs? At most, if I receive some herbs that uncle could use, I might send them over. But I really shouldn’t inquire too much!” the Crown Princess spoke softly.
Stepping forward, she took Xie Qian’s hand in hers and said gently, “My Crown Prince, as husband and wife, there are things I’ve wished to say for a very long time. Yet I haven’t had the courage to speak, nor dared to utter them, until today!”
“…” Xie Qian gazed down at the Crown Princess.
She was undoubtedly beautiful.
And gentle.
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But this display of emotion tonight was a side of her he had never seen before.In her eyes was not the usual calm reserve, but a wistful hesitation, an indescribable emotion that captivated the soul.
“Ever since I was a maiden, I have admired the Crown Prince. When I learned Mother had sent someone to propose marriage, I was ecstatic to the point of sleepless nights. To be wedded to the Crown Prince is the greatest fortune of my three lives. They say that between husband and wife, respect like guests and matching like a pair of eyebrows is best, but I became greedy. I wanted to converse intimately with the Crown Prince, to share a passionate relationship with him, I…”
The Crown Princess’s eyes turned slightly red, “I don’t just want the Crown Prince’s respect; I want him to adore me too!”
Having spoken thus, the Crown Princess still cared about her dignity.
A lady of a noble house, she valued propriety and her upbringing.
She looked at Xie Qian, and he at her, yet neither spoke.
Her face grew redder, the rims of her eyes redder still, and she could not help but shed tears.
Finally, Xie Qian sighed softly, lifted his hand to wipe the tears from her eyes, picked her up to sit on the desk, pinched her chin with a hint of punishment, and kissed her fiercely for a long while. After receiving her tender response, he sighed contentedly, “So all these years, have I not shown enough? Made you feel that our marriage was merely a matter of parental instruction, of matchmaking?”
“…” The Crown Princess suddenly widened her eyes.
“That year when Mother was gravely ill, she wanted me to marry to bring luck. Mother called me to her side and discussed several young ladies, asking me to choose one. And you were not among them!” Xie Qian said softly, wiping away the fresh tears from the corners of the Crown Princess’s reddened eyes.
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