Every night, I would stay up late and wait for Ren to return. I would offer to bathe him as an excuse to spend even more time together. As the days went by, I started to notice more injuries on Ren’s body. It started off with a few grazes on his knuckles and then some small cuts here and there, mostly on his arms. Ren never mentioned anything to me, but I would use the excuse of bathing him to fully inspect his body. “You should go to sleep first. There’s no need for you to wait up for me,” Ren said on one of the nights when he came back to the tent. “I wouldn’t do that. More like, I couldn’t sleep no matter how hard I tried. I want to see you, Ren,” I said before I offered him one of my sweetest smiles. He smiled back at me. Knowing that he didn’t want me to approach him when he was unclean, I quickly offered to bathe for him. I wished it was just my imagination, but I knew well that it wasn’t so. Today Ren’s injuries had gotten worst. “Ren, let me patch you up…” I offered immedi
Honestly, I wasn’t sure how to react to these new pieces of information. Perhaps it was just a little too much information? I wasn’t at all interested in his past affairs or experience with other women, but I do get the point that he was trying to make though. “Aha…” was all that I managed to say. “I don’t want any woman to end up like my mother if I can help it and I don’t any child to have a childhood like mine,” Ren stated coldly. I wasn’t sure what to say to him, but I knew that Ren wasn’t looking for words of comfort. He was looking for something else…“Are you scared that I’ll end up like your mother and that our child will have a terrible childhood?” I asked quite frankly. If you asked me, that was the message that I got from Ren’s short story about his mother and their relationship. Ren looked at me with a lightly astonished expression before he slowly nodded.“I am…” he replied bluntly. “Then there’s no need to be. I love you and I’ve decided to spend my life with you fo
“Lower your hips. Take my cock inside of you, Rin,” Ren instructed in a voice thick with lust.He groaned softly when I slowly lowered my hips onto his thick shaft. Slowly, I felt his massive and hot rod plunging into my hot depths. Inch by inch, I lowered my hips and took in his length and thickness until I was sitting on his lap with his entire cock buried deep inside of my wet hole. “Ah…Ren. It’s so deep inside…” I whispered and sighed in satisfaction. His cock filled me up completely and I felt so full inside. Ren began thrusting his hips from below and his cock pulled out and rammed into my hole, following the motion of his hips. His hands gripped my hips and positioned my pussy opening where he wanted it. He pounded into my wet hole from below as my body bounced up and down his upstanding cock. I cried out his name loudly as the pleasure of our mating intensified. After crying out so many times in the past when we did it, I stopped caring if other people could hear us making
And he’s just sitting there like nothing happened? “Calm down Shin, you’re causing unnecessary worry for Rin,” Ren said sternly. “Where did you get hit? Show me your injury now!” I demanded as I stood up at his side. “My left shoulder. It’s just a graze, these fools are overly panicking,” Ren replied calmly. “Take of your armor and clothes now,” I quickly instructed. Doctor Kai was at my side with the necessary medical tools and medicine as he nodded sternly at me. “Ren, this isn’t the time to be stubborn about this. Let’s quickly take care of this,” I said, trying to sound calm and patient. Ren sighed in resignation and with Shin’s help, removed his armor before he took off his shirt. That was when I saw the bloodstain on his shoulder and knew that it was definitely more than a graze. I’ve seen worst injuries and they didn’t bother me anymore; however, seeing Ren injured and bleeding had a detrimental effect on me. My hands started shaking. “Focus,” Doctor Kai whispered close
When I came to I was laying in bed in Ren’s tent. The light stung my eyes and I realized that it was still daytime. I wondered how long I was out for. By that time, I had figured that I had fainted from exhaustion and overwork. Diagnosing myself wasn’t difficult. Glancing to the side of the bed, I saw Doctor Kai sitting there with a concerned look on his face. “My Lady. How are you feeling?” He asked softly when I opened my eyes. “I’m ok. I guess that I fainted?” I asked. “Yes, you did,” Doctor Kai confirmed. “How long was I out for?” I asked as I tried to sit up.“Please continued to lay down. You were out for a few hours,” Doctor Kai said with worry. “I feel fine now. I guess I was just tired…” I said before smiling weakly at him.The old doctor nodded in agreement before his brows furrowed.“Excuse me, My Lady, please let me inspect your body for a moment,” Doctor Kai requested. “Ok…” I replied as I nodded. Having him run a basic check was probably for the best. I doubt anyt
The soldiers and everyone else around me started cheering loudly as the returning army came into sight. Ren must be leading them back on his horse. I couldn’t wait to see him and hold him in my arms. The light came closer until the entire horizon seemed to be covered in orange light. Finally, I could make out shapes of men on horses and soldiers on foot. “Ren…” I whispered his name softly before the wind blew his name away from my lips. When the army came close enough, I could make out the group of men on horseback. The one in the center must be Ren along with Shin and his other generals. I couldn’t stop smiling as I sighed with relief. He’s finally back…The soldiers ran out of the encampment to gather around the army that had arrived, cheering loudly. Soldiers hugged one another and it looked and sounded as if the celebration had already started. It’s going to be a long and joyous night ahead for all of us. “Welcome back, Ren…” I said as I smiled up at him. Standing to the side
“Ren…I’m cumming! Ahhh…ohhh…” I cried out before moaning like I was going mad. When my climax hit me, it felt like I was going to black out. I couldn’t take it anymore and truly considered begging him to stop pounding his cock into my wet hole. It feels good but it felt like I was going to break for real. “Ren…” I called his name breathlessly. “Almost…” Ren whispered lustily. His hips moved faster, slamming his cock deeper and even faster into me as he raced towards his release. He cried out my name loudly when he reached his climax. His cock twitched wildly inside of me before it spurted his hot seed into me. I held his body tightly to me until he stilled. As we slept side by side after our wild lovemaking session, I asked him what was on my mind. Now that the war was over, what happens next? “Ren, what’s going to happen now that the war is over?” I asked the question that had been on my mind. “The neighboring empire will be paying settlements to us along with other things base
“Well, yes. That’s the general idea…” I mumbled.While Uncle Gobei was shocked, Auntie seemed to have a very different take on the situation. “Wow. Wait a second. If you give him a son then you’ll be like a princess and then the next empress of the empire or something like that, right?” Auntie asked excitedly. Clearly, she got the big picture of all of this pinned down already. “Yes, pretty much. Of course, I’m not interested in becoming the next empress or anything…but I do want to have a family with Ren,” I said truthfully. “Is that what you’ve decided for yourself?” Uncle Gobei asked as he watched me intently. “Yes. This is what I have decided. Sorry but I don’t think I can return to our town anymore…” I said before I smiled with a mix of sadness at them. “Oh, don’t worry about that. When you become the empress, I will make sure to visit you in your fancy palace…haha!” Auntie said cheerfully before she laughed loudly. I knew that she was doing all this to keep the mood light
“Really? I think you’re as young and as pretty as before…if not more pretty…” Ren said reassuringly before he bent down to kiss my cheek tenderly.Although I knew that he was probably just saying it to please me, I couldn’t help but feel my heart flutter at his words. The truth was that I have aged, and I definitely don’t look as fresh or young as I did all those years ago. Even I wasn’t foolish enough to believe that I haven’t aged. “Thank you, Ren…but that’s not really the point…” I replied with a small laugh. “Can’t we try for one more? Please…just one more…” Ren pleaded sweetly. “But we already have three children…” I pointed out. “But we don’t have a daughter yet…” Ren said with a sigh as he looked depressed and deflated. I wanted to roll my eyes at fate. Most women had problem pleasing their husband and his family because they couldn’t produce a son. In my case, I had no problem producing sons, but my husband was adamant in wanting a daughter so that he could spoil her like
My political influence changed again when I became pregnant with my second child and soon gave birth to another very healthy son. Having two sons for the emperor gave the entire empire confidence that the line of succession is secure. Despite Prince Kin’s women giving birth to a few sons as well at that point, it was clear that the line of succession will continue in Ren’s branch of the family, much to the dowager empress’s joy. Strangely, I have developed an amicable relationship with the dowager empress over the years as she had taken much interest in her great grandchildren. Naturally, I was favored without needing to do anything much. Unfortunately, the dowager empress passed away from old age before she got to see the face of our third child. To my utmost surprise and to many others’ jealousy, she had chosen to leave all her treasures to me so that I could distribute it to my children’s wives when they got married. I cried so much at her funeral that Ren had to step in and lead
Lately Ren has found his work as the emperor boring and repetitive. As a result, he has been spending more time with me and our children. That was a great thing for me and our family, but I wasn’t sure if it was best for the empire. “Shin can take care of most things. He’s unmarried, has no kids, and loves the empire. He’s perfect for the job,” Ren said before laughing loudly. That was his response when I asked him about skipping out on some of his royal duties. It’s been around 7 years now since Ren and I got married but Shin was still as single and free as a bird. Despite our efforts to get him to settle down, Shin had some how successfully evaded the topic of marriage all together. Even an arrangement by the previous emperor couldn’t tie him down. Shin now considers my children as his own and acts as their loving godfather. …When we arrived back at the main palace, I was greeted by my second son, Rem. Rem is more of a carefree spirit compared to Rou. He doesn’t seem super devot
“It sounds very complicated. In my town, weddings are something that you celebrate with your close friends and family in a simple way…” I mumbled. “I’m sure that doesn’t apply if you marry a prince or if you’re becoming the next empress,” Ren said with a laugh. “I guess you’re right…” I said with a nod of my head. “Don’t worry too much. We’ll both have it easy until the day itself. If you’re not too picky, you can leave the preparation to the officials and the staff. They’ll get everything done and if you have any special requests, just let them know and they’ll figure it out,” Ren said before he patted my head. I guess planning my own wedding was out of the question. I was sure that whatever the officials in charge had in mind would be very different to what I wanted. Recalling the minimal version of the wedding dress that Ren once made me wear to appear in court, I shuddered at the thought of the real wedding dress itself and the ceremony involved. “I’ll leave it to them then.
“Why didn’t you tell me about the baby?” Ren asked the moment the door to my bedroom closed behind us. “I…I was just waiting for the right moment to tell you,” I said honestly. “When did you find out?” Ren asked. “About a month ago while we were still in the middle of war,” I confessed softly. “You should have told me,” Ren insisted. “But you were so busy, and you were out there fighting every day. I didn’t want to add to your burdens,” I explained. “Regardless, you still should have told me,” Ren repeated his same opinion. “I’m sorry, Ren. It wasn’t like I was trying to keep it from you,” I apologized sadly. “I would have taken care of you better…” Ren muttered. Is that why he was so mad? “You’re so sweet, Ren,” I said before giggling. It was probably the first time that I think I saw Ren blush. I couldn’t stop myself from giggling at the sight. “Thank you, Rin. I can’t wait to raise our baby together,” Ren said as he hugged me close to him. “Me too…” I replied before sm
“But if you go, they might kill you…” Shin said. “Isn’t there someone who can help me?” I asked as a thought struck me. “You can’t be seriously thinking about…” Shin muttered as he probably caught on to what I was thinking. “Please, Shin…please help Ren…please help me…” I begged. “Shit…this is crazy…” Shin said in pure disbelief. I watched as Shin sprinted off. After he was gone, my legs lost all its strength and I eased down onto a nearby chair and concentrated on keeping my breathing calm. I placed a hand on my tummy as I prayed that all three of us would be safe. …**Back to the present**Everyone looked towards the entrance of the hall, where a frail old woman walked in slowly with her most trusted eunuch supporting her arms on both sides. Despite her age and her weakened body, the Dowager Empress walked with a straight back full of pride. In unison as if they had practiced it beforehand, everyone stood up from their seat and bowed. Ren and I did the same. “Mother…” the em
After quite a long while had passed, all five doctors were done with inspecting my body. Ren returned back to my side before he placed a comforting hand on my shoulder as we all waited for the verdict from the doctors. “So, what is your opinion regarding the Lady White Lotus,” the emperor asked impatiently. Each doctor was asked to present his view one by one starting with the least senior and ending with Doctor Pai, who was the most senior of them all. “Your Majesty, I believe that the Lady White Lotus is with child,” the first doctor stated before bowing deeply to the emperor. The whole hall erupted in whispers and gasps of shock. Some members of court who had undoubtedly been eagerly waiting for the next royal heir cheered and clapped their hands. “Silence. Next…” the emperor said firmly as he invited the next doctor to give his opinion. “Your Majesty. The Lady White Lotus is indeed pregnant,” the second doctor said before bowing to show his respect. “Next…” the emperor said
I can do this. I can do this. I can do this! “There is no need to punish the crown prince because I am without a doubt loyal to this empire. I wish for a bright future for this empire because that would mean a bright future for our child…” I said, making sure that my voice rang loud and clear. “Rin…” I heard Ren whisper my name. “What are you saying?” the emperor asked as a frown formed in between his brows. “I am with child. I am pregnant with the crown prince’s child,” I stated firmly. I could feel and hear everyone’s shock. Loud gasp of surprise filled the room followed by whispers. I could feel everyone’s eyes on me, and I placed my hands over my stomach as if to protect the baby that was inside. “What are you saying? Leave with Shin right now,” Ren hissed to me as he came to my side. “No…I am not leaving you…” I said stubbornly. “Is it true, Rin?” Ren asked softly, I could feel his gaze on my stomach. I smiled weakly at him as I nodded. His eyes widened in surprise befor
Ren stood up from his seat and all eyes were on him. He took in a breath to calm himself before facing the emperor and the members of court. “I believe that the punishment decided for the town of Amber Leaves is just and fair. The emperor who also approved it seem to share my beliefs. The people of the town had no knowledge of what was going on and did not benefit from the enemy. Because of this, I believe that they should not be punished. I spent more than three months fighting the war. Compared to someone who had never stepped foot on the battlefield or the town itself, I believe that it should be fair to say that I am more knowledgeable about the situation,” Ren said calmly.“What about the punishment for Lady White Lotus? It is indeed her town that rebelled against the empire,” a senior member of court inquired sternly. “The Lady White Lotus has failed to deliver a royal heir for this empire as well. It has been a very long time and she is not yet with child,” the empress spoke