“What?” I asked, not sure if I heard him right. Ren turned to face me directly before he repeated what he had just said. “I came back looking for you here; but I couldn’t find you. I did tell you to stay at home, but I guess you didn’t listen to my warning,” Ren said before smiling gently at me. Ren came back here looking for me? He came for me? However, on that day, I wasn’t at home. I was too busy dealing with the wounded along with Uncle Gobei, Auntie and the other doctors. “My people were under attack and so many were heavily wounded. How do you expect me to just sit idly at home when I can heal them?” I asked sarcastically. “I guess you’re right about that…” Ren whispered. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to use that tone with you,” I apologized softly. I didn’t think that Ren would come back for me. If it was true, maybe he did care for me back then. However, that didn’t matter as much as the future that we are working towards together. We must win this war and head back soon b
Around two weeks later, I began seeing the strain between Ren and Shin. Usually, I didn’t get to see much of Shin except for the rare occasions that we would run into each other as I travelled from Ren’s tent to the medical tent. It was rare for Shin to visit the medical camp and he rarely visited Ren’s tent either. However, Shin has been coming over to Ren’s tent very often as of late. Most of the time he wouldn’t enter and when he did the two of them wouldn’t discuss anything serious in front of me. At first, I had attributed that to the confidentiality of their work. I only found out a little later that that wasn’t entirely the case. “I told you before, Shin. We will not discuss that here…” Ren said sternly as he turned to stop Shin from following him into his tent. The edge in Ren’s voice caught my attention. It seemed like the two men had been arguing about something on their way back to the tent and now Ren was putting a complete stop to it. Shin sighed loudly before nodded a
“Ren…please…” I whimpered sweetly as I begged him for more pleasure. “What do you want, Rin?” Ren asked, his voice thick with desire. “You…Ren…please…I want you so badly…” I answered honestly. I wanted him inside of me now…“Then come. I’m ready for you…” Ren said as he sat on the side of the bed and waited for me to make my move. He’s so cruel to tease me at a time like this, but I was too desperate to have him to argue with him anymore. Quickly, I stood up from the bed and removed my clothes entirely from my body. Sliding my robe off my arms, the garment slid down my body onto the floor at my feet. Completely naked, I approached Ren and stood in between his legs before my hands began the task of undressing him. Ren watched me silently as I impatiently stripped him of his clothes from the top to the bottom. He seemed quite relaxed as he enjoyed my service and attention. When he was finally completely naked, I could tell that he was more than ready to take me. His gigantic cock w
For the first time since I arrived here, I was awake to send Ren off in the morning. Except, today, I was sending him off to the frontline of the battle. It wasn’t that I woke up earlier than usual today to send him off. The truth was that I didn’t catch a wink of sleep last night. Even after we had sex, I still couldn’t go to sleep. The moment Ren got up, was the moment that I also got up. “Ren…please come back safe,” I said softly. “I will,” Ren replied without any worry in his voice. “I’ll be waiting for you…” I said before offering him a weak smile. “I know. Don’t worry,” Ren said reassuringly. It easier said than done. How does he expect me not to worry about him? There wasn’t enough time for us to share more words. Ren was in a hurry to leave, and I knew that I had to let him leave sooner or later. I watched with a sinking heart as Ren walked away from the tent. For all that I knew, this might be the last time that I see him…That bitter thought haunted me and followed me
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
“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