LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS

AoTian and Rijun stood beneath Xing and AoTian held Little Xinxin while Rijun was holding his son Peizhi.

Xing looked around the temple that looked the same but felt entirely different than what she usually feels inside the temple.

"Maybe this is how all mortals feel inside a temple!", she thought. Till then, she could feel the presence of G.o.ds and Fei Lian always would come to the temple whenever she goes there. But now, even if he he was here, she won"t be able to feel him.

Xing placed the usual bowl of sweet buns she brought for Fei Lian in the altar as the Priestess rolled her eyes. Xing didn"t reveal the fact that Fei Lian and Mazu are her ancestors to anyone except Chenglei. And she knew he wouldn"t spread that news.

Standing there, Xing truly missed Fei Lian. If it was the past he would eat the sweet buns right in front of her happily. He was one of the few she loved and respected.

As the ceremony went on, Xing could see the sweet buns disappearing one by one. There was a gentle breeze inside the temple and Xing, even though could not feel Fei Lian"s presence, could be sure that he was there and her heart became light.

In the banquet, Xing could not help but notice the way the Emperor was behaving. His sat upright, with an imposing aura of an Emperor like always but Xing, the smart one when needed, could notice him focusing his glance trying to avoid a certain direction even though his eyes darted there unconsciously.

Xing, curious as she is, found a certain dainty Consort sitting in that particular direction the Emperor was trying to avoid.

The Consort on the other hand was sitting in the back, inconspicuously as always, while unblinkingly staring at the Emperor with a rare blush in her face.

He he he! So it is like that...

"How long are they together?", Xing asked Chenglei leaning at him in the guise of pouting him wine.

Chenglei saw his quirky wife all gossipy with her face filled with joy.

Was she looking at him? No!

He looked in the direction Xing was looking and found out his wife, dumb to see his love for her in the past, could easily figure out what his little brother was upto these days.

But why does she care about him? Hmpf!

"Wifey...", he looked at her sweetly as he bent towards her making it seem amorous for the onlookers. Xing could feel his warm breath on her face as he bent.

" You are spilling the wine", he hissed in her ears.

Puffing her cheeks, Xing sat straight making Chenglei chuckle. Baobei had already become friends with AhXuan who had joined with them and they were taking seriously in a language little kids speak and it was so adorable watching them both trying to act like adults.

There were murmurs in the lower level with the women getting jealous of Xing seeing how Prince Jin seemed so mesmerised by his Consort even after she gave birth. Some coyly complained to their husbands while one answered, "If you could look as pretty as the Consort after giving birth, I would look at you like that too. Too bad you look like a sack of potatoes now". His comment was flowed by the laughs of the other husbands who were looked down by their husbands making the wives frown in displeasure.

And so, unknowingly, Xing had gained more women who hated her without her doing anything.

His voice was loud and Xing who had a good sense of hearing, could hear that and so did Chenglei.

"Don"t worry! Even if you become a sack of potatoes, I"d still... Want you the same", Chenglei held her hands and said with his eyes twinkling.

He still couldn"t say "love" so he always replaced it with "want" and Xing who could read him, always heard it as "Love" and not "want".

"I will never turn to a sack of potatoes", she puffed up her cheeks and said in a whiney tone. "The day I gain weight is the day I die"

"But I want you to gain weight. You are all skin and bones and I would like some flesh on my woman... I can hold your waist with my one hand. I"m afraid I"d snap you in half... ", Chenglei said with all seriousness. He meant it.

"Find someone else, dear", Xing smiled and her sharp eyes emanated string warning.

" Well, whatever!", Chenglei was a bit disappointed but he was not one to be scared of her eyes. They always looked seductive for him no matter what mood she was in.

"Atleast you have flesh at the right places", he whispered with a little smirk and looked to the front not before having a short glance below her neck and her back.

Xing just shook her head smiling. This man is getting more and more brazen each day. There are already rumours circulating in the city that Prince Jin had become more and more softer after he became a father. His every action proved how much he has chanced as there were more and more people who saw him smiling.

Although it only happened when he was with the Consort, it didn"t stop others from admiring him.

Handsome men are a feast to the eyes!

Xing saw her father with his three grandkids smiling blissfully. Kei Takano attended the banquet too and even though Xing had the means to cure her legs, she decided not to. She and her brother killed Xu Mama, someone who was a family. She should never forget that she is living in grace.

The secret about Little Xinxin was kept from her too. Apart from her, everyone in the Huang family knew about it and also the Emperor, Seiren and Maya were the ones who knew about it. .

Then it was the gifting ceremony and Chenglei gave everything a Royal Uncle must give. Even though he was just an honorary Prince, his wife held the White Tiger Token and the Emperor gave him all the powers of a Royal Prince and so he is treated as a Royal Prince.

After that, the banquet was almost over and the guests started mingling among themselves. No one approached the top platform as they were guarded rightly not letting anyone near them.

The high n.o.bles are not easy to meet. And many people would like to make their acquaintances and these kind of banquets would be the only opportunities for them to get what they want and they would try to approach them. There was once when there was almost a stampede scaring AoTian"s precious little granddaughter and from then on the first level would be highly guarded.

Xing noticed Consort Jiang approaching her. She was allowed since Xing asked the guards to and she came and bowed to the couple and Xing asked her to join her and she sat beside Xing and Chenglei got up and left as he felt it was his cue. He wouldn"t be found with another woman by his side even if she was with his wife.

The Consort spoke to Xing for sometime and Xing who was curious about the progress of the relations.h.i.+p between her and the Emperor steered the conversation in that direction.

Seeing her blus.h.i.+ng, Xing could say she has fallen in love with the Emperor rather deeply. But what does he think?

Xing looked at the Emperor who turned his face to the other side immediately as he met eyes with her.

Is he shy?

Xing wondered when in fact, he was fuming.

Why is SHE sitting with Hanmi when I should be the one?

Xing didn"t care about that person ignoring her and chatted with Consort Jiang some more.

Xing realised the Consort had something to ask of Xing.

"I heard you could find any medicines you want, your highness", she always talked politely to Xing.

"Did he tell you?", Xing looked at the Emperor. She didn"t mind Consort Jiang knowing about her secrets since she trusted the decision of the Emperor. If he felt like the Consort is trustworthy, then she must be.

"Are you sick? But you seem fine.... Is it for someone else?", Xing was willing to help her.

"That.... I....", the Consort hesitated for a while and whispered in Xing"s ears what she actually wanted.

Xing"s eyes fixed on the Emperor and feeling a chill on his neck as his hair stood straight and he turned and looked in Xing"s direction to see her looking at him with killing intent.

What did my beloved Consort tell that Mingxia? Now she wants to kill me? Why?

The Emperor was confused.

"Dumba*s", Xing spoke as she looked at the Emperor, gritting her teeth. The Emperor heard what she said and so did the entire platform. The Emperor"s eyes widened in confusion.

Wait... What did I do?

"You highness, it"s me... I"m the one asking you of this.... Please don"t blame his majesty", the Consort pleaded.

"Is that so?", Xing smiled and yet her eyes weren"t. The Consort is telling the truth and Kouki is not involved....directly!

"Is this what you really want?", Xing asked with her eyes focused on the Consort.

The Consort nodded and she was sure of what she asked for as she had really thought through that before deciding.

"Then I"ll see what I can do", Xing smiled and her eyes got to a crescent but Chenglei whose eyes never left his wife could sense she was mad... Raging mad.

Judging by the way she cursed his brother, it seemed like she is mad at his brother and so he decided to bring her home before she snapped in front of the entire court and slapped his brother in front of everyone.

Xing was brought home by Chenglei and after putting the kids down for a nap, Xing started screaming at Chenglei.

"She wants a medicine to take her ability to conceive.... She is asking for a poison. Me... Me... I"m supposed to give her a poison to spoil her perfectly well womb. Does she know what I won"t give to have her womb? " her voice shook as she spoke.

"Why?",Chenglei knew how big of an issue this is for her and hugged her s.h.i.+vering body.
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"Because she wants to sleep with her husband without getting pregnant", she started sniffing.

"That dumba*s"

Chenglei understood why his brother made such a decision and still he couldn"t accept it.

" You and him are from different mothers. Aren"t you closer than most blood brothers? Why won"t Ah Xuan and his other child get along too? ", Xing knew the reason too and she asked him with her eyes welled up.

"Come on.. Don"t cry", Chenglei wiped her tears. " But we had seven more brothers with the same father and different mothers too. And we all hated each other enough for us to want to kill each other", he whispered and kissed her head hugging her and gently rubbing her back.

"And what if his child with Consort Jiang is a boy with the "dragon sign" as you say and both vie for the throne. As a father, whose side will he take? The son of the woman he hates or the son of the woman he loves? Won"t both of them will be his sons and his blood? Even if he doesn"t support anyone, will he be able to watch one of his son killing the other for the throne? Isn"t everything good for now? Only one of his son has the dragon sign and he will succeed him. Simple and perfect, right? Why complicate something so perfect? And... It was the Consort"s decision. Not Junjie"s right? "

Chenglei knew Xing knew all of this and still he repeated it knowing she is just emotional as it hit close to her heart.