"Xing.... Xing...."Xing who was half asleep surrounded by her three sons was woken up by her tipsy husband who was jealous his spot by her side was taken by his sons for the night.
Chenglei had drunk a lot after he was provoked by Ryuga. Xing left with the kids early and he stayed and one thing lead to another and he got tipsy.
"Are you drunk?", Xing asked whiffing.
"No.... Not me... I walked here! You should have seen the other guy.... He was carried back...", he grinned widely and looked so happy as he tried to hold her hand. Xing could figuratively see the tail wagging on his behind.
Ever since he learned how to drink from his wife, he"s gotten more annoying and he picked a fight with Ryuga for some reason and it escalated to a drinking match. Those two always were like dog and cat, fighting each time they met.
"What?", Xing hissed pus.h.i.+ng his hand off and he grabbed it and kissed her palm and trailed his kisses along her forearm.
"Come on, Chenglei!", Xing hissed. It"s not like she hated it. But... "The kids...",she gritted her teeth.
Can"t he just sleep alone for a night?
"Xing....", he looked at her with his eyes watery and pouting like a little boy, "It"s been a while... You are ignoring your only husband who only loves you...", he pulled her hand and licked and suckled her fingers and gently bit it.
"Shh! Alright", Xing knew he won"t be persuaded and carefully got down from the bed and covered her sons properly and set the pillows so that her sons won"t notice her absence.
" Why didn"t this wolf drink a couple more cups?At least he"d be sleeping by now. I shouldn"t let him get tipsy again. He gets too h.o.r.n.y when he is tipsy!"
Gritting her teeth she pulled him by his sleeves and left their room and brought the guy who was grinning ear to ear to the next room actually meant for their sons. They"ve been given a lavish Guest Manor inside the Palace for their stay in the Water Kingdom.
"My only wife, I know you want me too...", he grabbed the ties of her night robe to untie while kissing her neck.
"You",Xing grabbed his hand and pushed him, "We did it everyday on the way here... What do you mean it"s been a while?"
On the way to the Water Kingdom, he would sneak her out to some other room in the Inns they stayed or behind a tree when they stop to water the horses and also once when... He got a lot creative to say the least.
To now say we didn"t do it for a while...
How dare he?
Seeing her extremely angry, Chenglei wondered what he did wrong.
"Is she angry because I disturbed her sleep? But... I want her"
" Quickies don"t count", he grabbed her arm as she tried to leave and with a yank her robe fell on the floor.
"You!", Xing was furious but her lips were covered with his lips as his hands generously wandered on her milky white body.
"Mmmn", Xing moaned and pushed him away but his hold on her only got tighter and soon she couldn"t even back off.
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His clothes fell on the floor as she undressed him hurriedly and he was on top of her on the bed and he ploughed her field with utmost care and gentleness.
"I still can"t believe you are thirty one, Xing! You still look the same way when I undressed you for the first time", he said as he ran his finger over her back.
"This rascal Prince!", Xing pinched him hard on the tip of his nose like she used to, and he shouted in pain and it made her laugh.
"You...", he rubbed his nose and bit her lips hard and that stopped her laughter and she rubbed her red lips with a frown and he licked it to sooth her and ended up kissing her.
"I really can"t get enough of you Xing", he proceeded to kiss her neck that already had the markings of their pa.s.sionate session sometime ago.
"Easy now", Xing pushed him away and he lied beside her obediently. He has already pushed her far today. But the reason she got that furious, was weird.
And... She didn"t drink a sip today... Not just today but lately she doesn"t drink. Also... That monthly thing that ruins my time with her haven"t arrived yet.
"Xing! Are You Pregnant?", he shouted and she closed his mouth with her hands.
"Don"t wake up the kids", her face was slightly blushed with the exercise they did and also by his words and her eyes were gleaming with happiness.
"Is it a girl?", he couldn"t help but smile seeing her smile. She would be this happy only if it is a girl since she wanted a girl so much.
" Yes", she nodded.
"But... I... Did.. We... Just now ", he stuttered as he felt like he wasn"t that gentle.
"It"s fine... They are fine", Xing smiled with delight as her hand gently caressed her lower abdomen.
"They? THEY?", Chenglei shouted once more.
"Yes, twins. Both girls", Xing hugged her husband who was too excited.
"But how?", he still couldn"t believe it. For four years there was no news and now suddenly... Especially when she is already thirty one... By the time she delivers, she would be thirty two... The same age her mother died. Her grandmother also died giving birth to her father during a late pregnancy.
"Why now? Wasn"t I careful?"
Chenglei got scared.
"But we have more children... Especially when Xinxin is leaving us..."
He was happy too.
"It was one of the quickies-that-didn"t-count for you. To be exact it was when you turned me to face the wall and... ", Xing paused as she could sense his heartbeat racing.
"Why are you scared?", she asked placing her hand over his chest. He seemed disengaged.
"Nothing... I"m just... Excited...", Chenglei hugged her close and took in her scent.
"She was fine the previous times and she"ll be fine this time too. I cannot show my anxiety to her lest she"d hide everything from me like she did with Lian Lian"s birth", he decided.
"And she was mad I dismissed those quickies for this reason?", he smiled. "I really was wrong"
" Don"t lie, Chenglei, you enjoy quickies more", she poked his chest and he chuckled.
"That"s not true"
"Don"t tell me you were more excited when we did it...."
"Shh", Chenglei shushed her. Covering her with blanket, he stood up, picked up his outer robe from the floor and hurriedly wore it.
"Father, where is mother?", Feifei walked in rubbing his eyes, just as Chenglei got dressed.
"Ah, Feifei!", Chenglei picked him up and walked out of the room,
"You big boys are occupying your poor mother"s bed and she had no place to lie down and so she came to sleep here... Let"s not disturb her rest. She is tired... What do you need...."
The volume of Chenglei"s voice reduced as he walked away and Xing, shook her head and went back to sleep.
Sometime later she felt Chenglei lying beside her and he whispered in her ears.
" I want you by my side for a long time, Xing"
"This petty guy! Is he trying to tell me he doesn"t like quickies better?"
Xing pretended to sleep not answering him and she soon went back to deep sleep.
Chenglei on the other hand, couldn"t sleep the entire night as he had a really bad feeling about her pregnancy.
Weeks pa.s.sed and Xing herself saw that the Palace was really safe for Little Xinxin and even though she tried to compose her heart, she really couldn"t. The thought of leaving him behind left a bitter feeling in her stomach.
One day, Xinxin Lian Lian and Chenglei went to the hunting grounds and brought back two white tiger cubs. Just like her, animals were friendly to her children too. Although no one could understand the animals like she does, they still acted friendly with them.
"See mother, his eyes are like yours andittle brother"s", Xinxin happily showed Xing.
"Yes, and his hair is just like big brother"s", Lian Lian added.
" Their mother died. Poor cubs", Xinxin felt sorry. He was sympathetic and brave at the same time.
As Xing watched the kids playing with the cubs, Feifei was brought by his nanny. Xing didn"t bring Xiao Mei because she was pregnant for the second time and she wanted someone she trusted to look after their Manor.
Feifei stood at a distance watching his brothers play and he had an expression that they are doing something dirty.
"He is such a Huang", Chenglei whispered to Xing and she rolled her eyes.
"He looks like you though"
"Still... His characteristics are that of a Huang. Wait and see he will become a scholar, like your brother", Chenglei added.
"You think so?", Xing asked as she ate the dates Chenglei, removed the seed for her.
Chenglei nodded and Xing looked at her son looking at the brothers in deep contemplation.
She didn"t see the semblance to her family, but if he turned out like her brother, it won"t be bad.
" This is good brothers!", Feifei said suddenly and they paused their playing.
"Since we will leave first big brother here and second big brother will miss him, why don"t you two take one of these cubs to raise to reduce your longing for each other?", he spoke with his lips slightly curved to a gentle smile and his posture straight.
" What a sharp tongue! ", Xing could not help but say as she noticed both her elder sons tearing up.
In one sentence, her youngest son had told them that Xinxin will be left here and he would only be missed by his second brother and not by the youngest.
Chenglei knew their youngest son was always straightforward with his words and will express his thoughts as it is without consideration of the one in front of him and that worried his wife.
But, isn"t he like her? A Huang?
"I"m not lying though!", Feifei answered.
" So you won"t miss me?", Xinxin asked Feifei.
"That"s not what I meant",he replied immediately.
" I will miss you. But not that much. Maybe as much I will miss my first ink stone if it got broken. It is important and has some emotional significance since it"s a gift from grandfather but it is not irreplaceable", Feifei explained and was surprised to see everyone flabbergasted.
It would have been better if he didn"t explain! Like an ink stone? Seriously?
Xing rolled her eyes as Chenglei laughed.
Her six hear old is already flirting with girls... Well, one for now. Her four year old is... Well, eccentric to put it mildly. Her only adorable son is the Crown Prince of Water Kingdom and she has to leave him here.
WHY???
She screamed inside her head.
"My little daughters.... Please be good! ", she caressed her belly.
Xing learnt that Xinxin and LianLian has made a pact with themselves and they didn"t even tell her what it is. She knew if she asked Xinxin privately, he"d tell her but she decided not to.
Somethings between brothers should be left with them. Not even a mother can interfere!
They also named each others white tiger cub and Lian Lian brought "Akira" which means "bright".
Apparently Lianlian named Xinxin"s tiger "Maomao" which just means "cat". Her son who chose an awesome hairpin for Ying Mizaki when he he was just a year old, named a tiger, "cat".
"Guess he has your naming skills", Chenglei laughed.
The day of departure came and Xinxin in his Palace apparel came to send off his family along with his imperial father.