Husband, Be A Gentleman 『Liskook』

Chapter 35

The heavens didn't grant Jungkook's wish.

That day Jungkook and Bei Dou were out buying medicine while Lisa stayed at the manor watching young maids play in the gardens. She wanted to join them, but gentle ninth prince's wife needed to be dignified. Also, her dresses felt a little tighter than usual. She remembered last night when she was bathing, her breasts looked a little bigger too.

'Mistress, thirteenth prince is here,' a servant announced.

Lisa wondered if Pei Khan came to visit because a while ago she pinched his cheeks in the palace and said that when he was free, he could visit her and Jungkook.

Pei Khan never left the palace since he was born. After he heard ninth sister said he could visit her and ninth brother, he was deeply moved.

Consort La thought Pei Khan's request to visit Lisa and Jungkook was a good opportunity for Pei Khan to bond with Lisa. She waited for ninth prince to recover then she asked the emperor's permission to let Pei Khan visit Jungkook's manor.

The emperor consented and sent imperial guards with Pei Khan to Jungkook's manor.

The moment Pei Khan saw Lisa, he jumped into her arms and looked around for Jungkook.

'Kook kook?' Pei Khan asked.

Lisa carried Pei Khan to the gardens closer to her chamber.

'Your ninth brother is out,' Lisa said. She signalled a maid. 'Bring buns and sweets for thirteenth prince.'

Pei Khan was a little disappointed Jungkook was out, but he was happy he could to play with Lisa.

Lisa thought about what she could play with Pei Khan and remembered the cuju ball Jungkook brought home a while ago. 'Thirteenth brother, let's play cuju.'

In the past Lisa loved to play cuju in Xuan Qing. She put Pei Khan on the ground and ran to get the cuju ball from the chamber.

Pei Khan happily played with the cuju ball. If he kicked too far, his short legs would run little steps after the cuju ball.

Lisa, the maids, the servants and the imperial guards smiled and watched Pei Khan chased the ball. Pei Khan's expression was serious and he didn't allow anyone to retrieve the cuju ball for him.

Pei Khan kicked the cuju further after each kick. But after his strongest kick the cuju ball flew and landed in the well.

Lisa saw Pei Khan's sad round eyes and consoled him. 'Thirteenth brother, I'll make you a new cuju ball to play with.'

Pei Khan nodded his head. Lisa knew it would take too long to make a cuju ball from fabrics and decided it was quicker to use paper. She picked up Pei Khan and carried him to Jungkook's calligraphy room.

Inside Jungkook's calligraphy room, Lisa and Pei Khan collected torn paper on the floor and on the table. Then she showed Pei Khan how to flatten the torn paper and scrunched it into small paper balls.

Pei Khan thought it was too easy and quickly made a pile of small paper balls.

Suddenly Lisa glanced at one of the torn paper she picked up... Yan Jing. She read it carefully and the torn paper slipped out of her hands in her shocked state.

Jungkook returned to the manor and heard Pei Khan came to visit and was inside the calligraphy room with Lisa.

Jungkook entered the calligraphy room and saw Pei Khan was sitting on the floor happily making small paper balls. But Lisa sat on a chair in front of the table and she had the look of despair on her face. He glanced at the torn paper on the table and realised he forgot to burn the last copy of the letters.