Chapter 1a - Like This

" Husband, come and see this embroidery of two crossed-neck mandarin ducks on the handkerchief I'm giving you. "

"Is it nice or not? I used a long time to finish this."

Ye Xing Tong excitedly took the barely acceptable handkerchief, which she took almost a month to learn the needlework, into the study.

Putting it up and shook the handkerchief in front of the man, who is sitting by the desk.
She was not a material to do needlework. For this handkerchief, she have to learn with her personal maidservant for a month to learn to embroider, she personally sewn it so gifted it to Husband, he would be happy.

A man with a handsome appearance put down the pen in his hand, walked unhurriedly towards Ye Xing Tong, the corner of his mouth curved up to a perfect arc with smile three part of happiness, three part of affection.

Two jade-smooth long slender hands cupped Ye Xing Tong's cheeks.

Distressly said, "My wife, you should just rest at home rather than doing these tiring work, you are making Husband heartbroken."

A bit red in the face, Ye Xing Tong muttered in a small voice, "Your birthday is coming soon, I wanted to give you a surprise!"

"Initially, I wanted to embroider one clothing for you, but I was too stupid, too stupid. No matter how I did it, it's not good, and my hand also get pricked a few times."

"In the end, have to use a month to learn how to embroider handkerchief, and it's the pattern of mandarin ducks crossing neck, Husband do you like it or not?"

Ye Xing Tong's voice became smaller when she spoke, she can't even hear her own voice when she reached the end.

This man here is Nanjiang first1 Princess Consort of Princess Ye Xing Tong - Jin Qicai.

He took a step forward and pulled Ye Xing Tong into his embrace.

Lovingly scold in a soft voice, "From now on, don't do this anymore. Your consort me, with my current status what kind of clothes I don't have.
As long as Wife is well, this Consort is willing to do anything."

Hearing this, Ye Xing Tong's eyes have a sparkling moist in it.

She muttered in a small voice, "I just want to personally make something for you, to express your importance to me. Okay okay, if you don't want me to do it, I won't do it anymore."

A chilling cold gaze flashed through Jin Qicai's eyes in a blink, too fast to be caught by anyone.
In a warm voice, "Wife, how about you come and see the portrait I drew of you."

Ye Xing Tong nodded, head like the pounding of garlic in a mortar, eyes blinking happily, "Good! I want to know how do I looked in Husband's eyes, it must a big beauty that can cause the downfall of a city."2

Jin Qicai carefully let go of Ye Xing Tong, and picked up from the desk a portrait of a beautiful woman to give to Ye Xing Tong.

Then, he kindly gave Ye Xing Tong her first cup of dark green-coloured tea, softly saying, "It's not the time for dinner yet, Wife drink some tea first to soothe your throat."

[Translator note : Not sure why the author must mention 'the first cup' instead of just a cup of tea.]

From the angle where Ye Xing Tong can't see, Jin Qicai secretly gripped his fist a few times, his gaze flashed a bit at the tea in his hand.