"Our struggles are all over, Chenglei", Xing"s hand hugging Chenglei"s neck tightened and her voice changed to whisper. "Finally!""Isn"t the last trial not over yet?", he asked. From what she told him it would be over only when he is able to confess to her.
"Ah... It doesn"t matter. I know you love me. And you know that I love you. And there is no time limit... So it is not that important...", she looked at him who was a bit out of sorts. But she was happy.
"I love you, Chenglei", Xing placed her forehead over his and said. "Did you hear me?"
"Yes", his warm breath fell on her lips and she could feel his bliss as he could hear her confession.
"Finally... Do you know this is the thousand and seventy first time I"m telling you this after I met you again in the desert.? I"m glad", she kissed his cheek and her lips lingered there.
"I"m sorry", he still couldn"t say it and he felt sad.
"Don"t apologise, My Prince", she whispered in his ears and gently nibbled on his ears making him stress up a bit.
"Just be nice to me in the future, okay? Only you can break me to pieces with just a cold glare", she rested her chin on his shoulders and closed her eyes with her hands still wrapped around his neck.
"I know", Chenglei hugged her around her waist. " I will"
Xing didn"t know when she slept but she had forgotten about the baby and went to a deep sleep in Chenglei"s embrace. Suddenly she felt cold and something heavy on her and she tried to open her eyes only to see the blurred image of Chenglei. She could feel something wet and warm on her neck.
Seeing her slightly awake, Chenglei bit her ears, "JiaXing.... It"s been long...", his magnetic deep voice almost begged as he gently traced on her cheeks while laying on top of her supported by his elbows.
"It has been...", Xing was missing him too and his gentle caresses aroused her.
"You are naked", she said rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand and inky when she opened her eyes did she realise...
"I"m naked too", she breathed out with a smile.
Did I just slept through it all?
Chenglei looked at her so alluring and couldn"t help himself anymore. He wanted to at least kiss her after she Confessed to him but she slept like a cat who found a comfortable place hugging him.
He placed her on the bed and waited for her to wake up but she didn"t and he lost his patience.
I love you
He wanted to tell her but he couldn"t and the flames of love burned in his heart made his patience reduce to ashes and then.... They are in this position now.
Before Chenglei bent over to kiss her, she was the one who kissed her first.
"I love you, Chenglei... I love you", she repeated everytime they took a breath like it was a chant.
While she was repeating those pleasant words, Chenglei who could acknowledge her love, could only kiss her back to express his love.
Maybe it was because both of them stayed away from each other for so long, both if them craved for each other more and they couldn"t help but indulge with each other.
"Stop...", Xing pushed him away realising she is moaning out loud, "We are not in our courtyard"
The sound insulation in this inn won"t be all that great.
"It"s fine, it"s our inn now. Only our people are here", he whispered and gently bit her collar bones.
What they didn"t know was their people had hard time sleeping hearing those two getting on with each other the entire night.
"Chenglei...", Xing saw the man who was hugging her like she is his last hope with his eyes closed. That didn"t hide the content he is feeling.
"Hmm", a smile formed in his face and he pulled her closer to him.
"You were wiling to marry me even though you thought I had someone else in my heart and I had slept with him?", she was surprised since she knew his character. He is not someone willing to be someone"s second choice.
Chenglei didn"t answer and kissed her forehead. His green emerald eyes opened and the golden streaks were only fairly visible in the dim light.
" I... Wanted you", he answered.
"See, you are the one who love me the most", she hugged his waist and planted a kiss in his lips,
"If I was the one who lost my memory and I came to know that you had a past lover, I"m not sure how I"d have reacted" ,she rested her head on his chest.
"You would have, silly", Chenglei gently drew circles on her back.
"You love me enough to almost lose yourself for me, enduring the hards.h.i.+ps"
"I...don"t know", she kissed his bare chest.
Did she lose herself though?
"Ah, whatever! Let"s not bring up the past anymore", Chenglei said and Xing agreed too.
Now that both of them know they love each other, they only have to enjoy the present and look forward to the future.
That day Chenglei made sure to let the entire city know that the Princess Consort left the city to give birth and the Prince sent her away so that she"d be safe since he feared for the safety of the Mother and child.
Even though they were married only for nine months, the people accepted the two month old boy as theirs since it was already established that they were secretly married for years and been together for a long time.
And so, without much ado, the crown Prince of a neighbouring Kingdom became a Prince of another kingdom.
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There was a big reception for the little Prince and a grand hundredth day celebration for the little Prince was held in the Jin Manor in the capital city. Although they didn"t overdo it and didn"t let it get more grander than the crown Prince"s hundredth day celebrations.
Little things like these must be taken care of since it could be misunderstood as rebelling against the throne. Of course the Emperor won"t misunderstand but the court will. For someone as influential as Chenglei, his every action will be scrutinised.
The Emperor was the chief guest and many delegates from the neighbouring countries attended too.
Ryuga attended in behalf of the Water Kingdom even though Xing asked the Water Emperor to sneak in somehow.
" Brother Katsu is awfully calm these days and even staying in other women"s courtyard these days not even minding the mourning period", Ryuga told Xing.
"You are his brother. Help him", Xing told him sternly. " Tell me if anything goes out of your hands. Look out for the welfare of the people"
Xing could not understand the Water Emperor. Why a person who kept away from other women suddenly chanced the moment his wife died? Could there be more?
But Chenglei who was carrying the baby saw her with Ryuga and joined their conversation as Ryuga expressed more concerns about their Emperor.
"Who could guess how one would grieve?", Chenglei gripped the boy closer to him.
Will sending him to his father help him grieve?
Without knowing, he had grown a lot more attached to this boy and already was considering him his own.
Ryuga took a look at the boy who took after his brother having and his Sister-in-law"s eyes. But the man who was holding the boy looked more of a father to that boy in appearance and demeanour.
One man"s loss is another man"s gain, he thought.
His brother lost his wife and she insisted on sending their son away and here is another man who had no chance of becoming a father becoming a father... With a son whom he have very little blood ties to.
Is this a game played by fate? How will it turn out?