"I really wanted him to give the antidote to that woman. If so, we"d have already crossed the border by now", Xing and placed her teacup with a bang on the table startling the officials of the Water Empire who attended the banquet.With her extravagant attire completed with her exquisitely made hairstyle,she looked truly becoming as always except for the frown in her face.
Chenglei couldn"t help but smile gently at his wife and held her hand and gently patted it to soothe her.
"Why are you calm?",she pouted. "Go kill him and let"s take his kingdom and our son", she said and Chenglei chuckled.
"No we can"t"
" Yes, we can! Why can"t we?"
"Because you really don"t want it"
"You are right... I really don"t", Xing leaned on Chenglei.
The Water Emperor announced Little Xinxin as the crown Prince and everyone knelt in front of the Emperor and his son.
There were many who found it unbelievable after they saw Chenglei with Xinxin. He looked more like Chenglei than his own father but there were definite proof from the letters Yukiko sent to the official transactions between the Water Emperor and the Wind Emperor regarding the safe housing of the Crown Prince of Water Kingdom with Prince Jin of Water Kingdom.
Some doubted Xinxin"s loyalty to the Water Emperor. Xing and Chenglei both knew that is some doubt that will follow them for years to come and they might be doubted in every turn. The Li family will be doubted in their Wind Kingdom while Xinxin will be doubted in his Water Kingdom. But it can be handled since they are smart and have power to handle it.
Xing taught Guyu language and the three kingdom"s languages to all of her children and Xinxin was fluent in all four languages and interacted with the officials in their mother-tongue and that pacified most of the officials.
He is still young and he can be brought up in their culture.
The official banquet was over and the officials left and Chenglei"s family and Ryuga"s family were the only ones left along with the Emperor.
The children were out playing and Chenglei was discussing the formalities and Xing was downing Cup after cup of tea while she felt a glare thrown at her.
"What?", Xing asked Ryuga"s wife who was looking at her like she stole her husband. She was cute and her hands had prominent calluses, characteristic of someone using a sword.
Xing"s open question startled Ryuga"s wife and it took a couple of seconds for her to compose before she asked, "Let"s have a dual"
Xing who was already in a bad mood looked at Ryuga who was equally surprised by his wife"s request.
"This fool told his wife that he proposed to me? What a fool! ", Xing frowned. "Now his wife is jealous if me. I mean, who wouldn"t? I"m pretty!", she laughed in her heart.
Ever since she saw Lian Lian"s face and everyone calling him a copy of her, she could see for herself how pretty she is and she got proud of her beauty.
" Do you think my husband is handsome?", Xing asked casually swallowing a mouthful of pastry.
"What?", Ryuga"s wife was confused by this change of topic.
"With a man who is ethereal like a G.o.d and ages like wine in my bed, why would I look at another man?", Xing sneered and she could sense it took her all for Ryuga"s wife to not smash the cup she was holding at Xing"s face.
What an arrogant woman!
But who cares, right? Certainly neither Xing nor Chenglei.
"My lovely wife", Chenglei took the chance and kissed her in front of everyone and Xing didn"t protest.
"My dear husband", she kissed him back in the cheek.
While everyone who saw the shameless people acting shameless a pitiful cry of a girl made everyone look at the door.
"Father... Father... He... He.....", Ryuga"s girl same age as Lianlian ran in.
"Mizuki, dear... What is it?", Ryuga got up and ran to his daughter.
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Xing noticed her son, Lian Lian standing beside her and she seemed to be complaining about Lian Lian.
"Mizuki.... Truly beautiful like a moon", Xing couldn"t help but admire the beauty of the little girl.
Chenglei saw his wife brightening up and wondered of he should bring this little girl to his Manor for his wife to raise too.
After coaxing the crying child and cajoling her to speak, the little girl spoke,
"He... Ki-kissed me", Mizuki pointed at Lianlian and Xing dropped the teacup she was holding and it smashed on the floor and Chenglei held her hand to calm her down.
These are frigging six year olds! What are they doing?
Ryuga chuckled and everyone could sense the darkness in it.
"Lianlian!", Xing shouted at her son and walked towards him. She would not allow anyone else to touch her son but that doesn"t mean her son could do anything he wants.
"Mother, I like Tsubaki", he said and Xing was perplexed.
"OK, you like camellia, and?", she asked.
"Tsubaki", he pointed at Mizuki who was wearing a camillia in her hair.
"Oh, dear", Xing looked at Mizuki who looked red like a camillia because of her crying. Ryuga calmed a bit down seeing Xing trying to be just and stepped back. But he was still fuming and so was his wife.
"What happened?", she smiled prettily at the girl and the girl sniffed and rubbed her eyes and Xing held her hands. "Tell me, dear", she was gentle.
If her son did something untoward to her, she"d bury him alive. No one can hurt women and her sons won"t be an exception, even her firstborn. In fact her sons should be held to a higher standard than other men.
With Xing"s gentle interrogation, she learned that, Lianlian got the candy from her hands, stunning her with a kiss in the cheek.
Xing looked at her son who hates sweets. He has no need to steal candy from a girl by kissing her and making her cry.
"Slap him", Xing stood up and told the little girl stunning everyone in the room.
"Do it", Xing spoke to the girl. "He did something you didn"t like and so you should slap him so he won"t repeat it"
If men who think they can do whatever are punished immediately, they"d never cross their line ever.
"But...", the little girl looked at the ground digging hole with her feet.
"Come on! Slap me, if you don"t like me ", Lianlian was shameless as he talked and seeing his mother getting angry he turned his face and looked at Mizuki.
Xing actually was surprised by how flirty his son was. How did the topic change from if she disliked the kiss to if she liked him? And who would have the heart to slap that pretty face?
"My son is something! And it kind of confirms my doubts if she is Empress Shu" s reincarnation" Xing contemplated.
And just as she expected the girl got red looking at the boy, "It"s just... He ate the candy I already took a bite of... I didn"t like that. Here, another candy", she spoke in a whisper looking at the ground and held out her hand with a candy and Lianlian picked it from her hand and ate it and looked at his mother with a smile.
"Look, mother! She didn"t hate the kiss! "
"How dare your son seduce my daughter!", Ryuga who was holding back till then lunged towards Chenglei but seeing his daughters bright eyes misting again, he held back.
"Let"s announce a Betrothal between Ying Mizuki and Li Lianlian", the Water Emperor said and Ryuga gritted his teeth.
"Ah, not necessary", Xing refused. What do kids know and who knows what might happen in the future.
"Mother, let"s", Lianlian knelt in front of her, "Let us get married and we will bring Mizuki to our Manor. I will take good care of her", he was decisive and honest with his feelings.
"No way!", Ryuga protested.
The girl was all red and looked at the floor thr while time. Xing was utterly shocked. She didn"t know about love or marriage when she was six and these kids....
Where do they learn these from? And how will he take care of his wife? He cannot even take care of himself!
She looked at Chenglei accusingly. He was the one who tricked her into marriage when she was six even though she didn"t know what it was.
But he pointed at Xing. Who could flirt as best as her?
"Ryuga, this is a good match", The Water Emperor was firm in his decision. Deciding marriages even when the children are babies is normal and the Emperor had the authority to decide marriages. And a marriage alliance between the Ying family and Li family would only strengthen the relations.h.i.+ps between the both kingdoms.
But they all knew who the final authority is.
"I see Mizuki is not refusing. But they are too young to decide and I don"t like parents influence in children"s marriages much. If the kids have the same feelings when they are eighteen, I have no problem accepting Ying Mizuki into my family", Xing spoke after seeing Chenglei nodded in agreement.
Let"s see what the future brings!