"Because you are filial, righteous, and generous. Remember? When we first met, you escorted me to my relatives' house."
"The mountain roads were difficult to traverse, and I told you not to accompany me, but you secretly followed. You endured the pain of your shoes tearing as you escorted me for fifty miles."
Prince Kang was stunned: "You knew all along?"
Princess Consort Kang chuckled: "Of course I knew, someone was always hissing in pain behind me, how could I not notice? I just pretended not to expose you."
"Do you still remember? On the day we set our wedding date, your family brought all their valuables to trade for a cow, as a betrothal gift to my family."
"In front of my parents, you held my hand tightly and said: Hui Niang, I will never disappoint you in my lifetime."
Prince Kang lowered his head in shame.
Tears trickled down Princess Consort Kang's face.
