after a time heaven sent them a son . then she told her husband : " to - day i will confess to you that i am truly the princess of dungting sea . when you had rejected my uncle 's proposal and gone away , i fell ill of longing , and was near death . my parents wanted to send for you , but they feared you might take exception to my family . and so it was that i married you disguised as a human maiden . i had not ventured to tell you until now , but since heaven has sent us a son , i hope that you will love his mother as well . " then liu i awoke as though from a deep sleep , and from that time on both were very fond of each other .
the princess of the dungting sea 's family feared liu i might take exception to her family .
why was the princess of the dungting sea disguised as a human maiden ?
why was the princess of the dungting sea disguised as a human maiden ?