Chapter 31: Two boys
I AM SOOO FUCKING PISSED!!!
I almost was done with editing this chapter and then everything got deleted!!! I mean, the story is not the problem as I have saved it up on my computer but my comments at the beginning and the end ... IT'S ALL FUCKING GONE!!! I AM SO PISSED!!!
So here I will try once FUCKING again:
I am back y'all!!
I feel a lot better than yesterday and therefore this chapter did not end up as short as I thought it would be.
Apropos short: The next chapter will already be the last one of this story.... of course, an epilogue will follow.
But enough of that, let's get straight to the new chapter. I hope you will enjoy <3 <3
Wei Ying's POV
"Are you ready?" Wang Ji asked me and I frowned.
"To leave with you? Yes! To attend this stupid banquet? No!"
"Happy birthday, my love." He whispered in my ear and I sighed.
"What is there to congratulate me for? I am 37 years old today. That is nothing to celebrate."
Wang Ji caressed my cheeks and kissed each of them alternately before his lips met mine, softly pressing against each other. "I don't care about your age, my love. So you shouldn't either."
I didn't say anything to that. In the past, I was like that too. Not caring about my age and ready to leave this world someday as it was destined to be. But ever since I had Wang Ji with me, that changed. For the first time, I was scared to die. I didn't want to leave Wang Ji at all. I wanted to stay with him for eternity.
Just thinking how I would age, get wrinkles, and start to walk slowly... I would be older, uglier, and wouldn't be able to give myself to Wang Ji. At least not the way I was doing now.
"Stop thinking whatever you are thinking right now, my love. Stop frowning."
"Why?" I asked him. "Do you even know what I am thinking?"
"Knowing, no, but I have an idea." He kissed me deeper. "I love you now and forever. That will never change. Stop thinking about the future but only live in the here and now. With me."
"I love you too, Wang Ji. I love you so much..." I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss even more. It hasn't been long since we left the bathroom after loving each other rather wildly, yet I couldn't get enough of this man.
His hands wrapped around my hips and he pulled me closer, our bodies colliding and the both of us moaned into the kiss. The kiss deepened even more and I was ready to forget about the banquet and just pull Wang Ji back to the bedroom when we heard Wen Ning clear his voice.
"I.... I am sorry, your Highnesses. But the banquet will start any moment... they are already w-waiting for you." He said awkwardly and jumped from one leg onto the other.
I was about to ignore him but Wang Ji pulled back. He frowned, his eyes darkened as well as his aura. For a moment I thought he was mad at Wen Ning and so I wanted to soothe him but when he kept staring at the front door where a knock sounded out of nowhere, I understood his mood.
Lan Huan seemed to pick me up. He knocked but seemed to be not man enough to call out for me. I shook my head and gave Wang Ji one last kiss.
"See you later at the banquet," I whispered.
"Mhn. I will be there." He struggled a little to let go of me but in the end, he did and disappeared into the bathroom. I turned to Wen Ning and nodded before walking towards the door and opening it.
Lan Huan stepped back and his aura screamed how guilty he was. Good!
"Everyone is waiting for you." He smiled at me. "Congratulations on your birthday, Wei Ying."
"Why did you have to arrange this banquet?"
"I did so every year and even if our relationship... is not the same as in the past, I will still arrange a birthday banquet for you every year that is to come. I know that I have no right to say this but I love you, Wei Ying. What I did was wrong. I know that and I will forever feel guilty about it. I won't ... I won't go near you if that makes you feel uncomfortable. I also moved out as you wished. But today is your birthday and I will celebrate this day every year that is to come."
"Lan Huan..." I shook my head. There was no need to argue with him. He wouldn't budge about his beliefs and his plans, no matter what I would say. It didn't matter anymore anyway as today was my last day here in the immortal realm.
"Let's go. I don't want to let the guests wait." With that, I walked ahead. Lan Huan was following me all while making sure to have a distance between us.
Quite a lot of people came and like usual I asked myself for what reason. I was no one important. Yes, I had the title of the first consort of the crown prince but I wasn't the empress nor was I immortal. So why would they all come?
I guess it was a matter of respect. Not coming meant disrespect to the royals of the heavenly realm. It didn't matter whose birthday it was, as long as it was someone from the royal family, from someone important, all had to come if they wanted to or not. Moreover, there was free food too. Not that they needed it as most of them were rich and royals themselves. But for a normal guy like me ... I would surely attend for the food.
I was greeted with respect and no one looked at me, nor Lan Huan, in a weird way. At least not weirder than usual. So that meant they didn't know what happened. They didn't know what Lan Huan did and I had to suffer. This was so typical...
I was angry but I shouldn't bother with it. My hours here way counted anyway and that made me able to greet the guests with a smile.
When I turned to the next guest, my eyes met those of Wang Ji, who just arrived. It took me a lot of energy to tear my eyes away from his. I was about to greet the next guest who was a prince from the water realm when my eyes landed on Wen Qing who just arrived as well. She didn't look all too good. She had a smile on her face and bowed her head in a greeting manner but she looked a little pale. In front of me, she stopped and wished me a happy birthday. I nodded and smiled at her before she left for her seat.
After I greeted all the guests I went to my seat which naturally was next to Lan Huan but thankfully I sat across Wang Ji. It was amazing to see how he looked rather disinterested while his aura seemed to flirt with me as it changed its colors frequently, all romantically and quite erotically too. I didn't know how he learned that and when but I will surely ask him that later. But for now, I tried to not look at Wang Ji, scared I might get distracted by him.
That sneaky and teasing smile he gave me secretly didn't help at all.
"Ladies and gentlemen," The emperor rose from his seat to greet everyone. "I am happy to see you all here. We didn't see each other in a while, aren't I right?" He asked jokingly and received a lot of smiles and chuckles.
"I think we all are happy and relieved that the things in the beast realm calmed down and the danger is gone. I want to thank you all for what you have done. I have read the reports and listened to everyone and I am relieved we have so many outstanding princes here who will, in the future, continue the work their ancestors did."
A round of applause.
"But enough of that. Today is a great day as it's the birthday of prince Wei Ying. Like every year the crown prince prepared-" The emperor suddenly stopped talking and looked at a certain spot. Everyone, myself included, turned around and a murmur went through the guest when they saw who was approaching the festivities.
No one else but Baoshan Sanren, the leader of the seers, arrived and was slowly floating down from heaven. It's normal for her to attend festivities at the royal palace but she never once attended my birthday which was understandable as I was, like I said earlier, no one important.
For her to attend today I fear there must be an important reason behind it. And as I watched her approach, I saw another familiar face right behind her. It was the seer I met at the library the day I finally found Wang Ji. His name was Xiao Xingchen, if I remembered it right.
Xiao Xingchen's eyes met mine and I gave him a gentle smile which was returned by him. Yet that smile didn't fully reach his eyes. It seemed that the seer was worried or sad about something which made me feel a little wary. Maybe if I would have seen his aura I would have known more. But strangely, that was something I never realized before as I seldom met a seer, I wasn't able to see a seer's aura.
"Your holiness!" The emperor immediately greeted her with respect. "What a pleasant surprise for you to attend the birthday banquet of prince Wei Ying."
He approached her and then bowed. "But then again, you even attended his wedding so I guess his existence is special."
Baoshan Sanren looked at the emperor. "Even though you think like that, your treatment seemed to differentiate from your way of thinking." Now it was deadly quiet. "But I am here for a reason. No, actually there are two reasons."
"I see." The emperor nodded slowly and looked slightly embarrassed. "What kind of reasons? I hope only good news?" The emperor chuckled and the guests followed.
"That is for everyone themselves to decide. This time I am here quite early as no one has the knowledge yet. The first signs started just a couple of days ago." She turned to Wen Qing. "I know you didn't want to draw attention to you as it's Wei Ying's birthday, my dear daughter, but you should have called a doctor if you don't feel well."
Everyone stared at Wen Qing who bit her lips and put her hand on her stomach. A hint of realization was seen in her eyes.
"You already felt it, didn't you?" Baoshan Sanren smiled. "Congratulations on your pregnancy."
"She is pregnant?"
"Princess Wen Qing is having a baby?"
"Is that true?
"Oh my goodness, what amazing news."
"She is with child."
"Since when?"
"She is having a baby."
"How far along is she?"
Murmurs and whispers went through the crowd as everyone expressed their surprise.
Baoshan Sanren nodded at Wen Qing. "You are little over a month now."
"A month?"
"Her holiness said she is with a child since over a month."
"A month already?"
"They must be so happy."
"Congratulations to the couple."
I looked at Lan Huan who gaped at Wen Qing in shock. The emperor did so too and it was obvious that no one knew about this. Wen Qing, on the other hand, didn't look too surprised. If she didn't know then she at least had a hunch before.
I was shocked too. How could she be pregnant? If she was with a child for over a month now, that meant that they had both spent the night together not too long ago. Albeit I didn't care about what they were doing in private as they were husband and wife, it was shocking to know that they both did it while their first child was still alive but very sick.
"Your highness..." Baoshan Sanren turned to Lan Huan who met her gaze. "I know you are surprised about the sudden news but I hope you know when it happened. Or was the alcohol too much that day?"
Lan Huan's face turned red as he bowed to the seer. "I was indeed quite drunk in the last weeks due to the knowledge of my son's counted days in this world but I still remember what I did. So yes, your holiness, I know when it happened."
"That is good. We don't want the boy to grow up with rumors circling about the way he was conceived. That is not something an innocent human being should go through. Don't you agree?" She asked in a rather strict manner.
"A boy!"
"She said its a boy."
"Did she say it's a boy!?"
"Unbelievable!"
"They are having an heir!"
The emperor walked towards Wen Qing and kissed the back of her hands. "Congratulations, my dear. I am so proud and happy to hear such amazing news. You shouldn't have held back with such important knowledge."
"I didn't know. I just ..." Wen Qing looked at me and I knew she felt guilty about the sudden announcement as it was my birthday today and I should have gotten all the attention. She didn't say a word about her health because of me so she felt guilty that the news still came out. But honestly...
I smiled at her and gave her an encouraging nod. I was happy for her but honestly, I was happy for myself even more.
Why? Because her being pregnant, with a boy at that, was great news. All the attention would be on her, her health, and the baby's health. I could see that Lan Huan was happy too albeit his aura was still too clouded with grievousness and guilt for what he did to me.
Her getting all the attention would make it easier for Wang Ji and me to leave here later. So I wasn't mad at her. Even if today wasn't the day I would leave with Wang Ji, even if there was no plan on leaving at all, I wouldn't be mad. I didn't care about their relationship at all. I didn't care if they fought or loved each other or if they spent the night together or not.
Okay, actually I would like it for them to fight every day as in my opinion they didn't deserve to be happy at all. Especially Lan Huan. But except that, I really didn't care.
The only thing that made me feel angry was the fact that they did it while they were supposed to care for their dead-sick child. But then again, Lan Huan was drunk and I wouldn't be too surprised if he forced himself upon Wen Qing as well. Seeing her not being angry at all, however, told me that what had happened the night Lan Huan was drunk and the child was conceived was something she wanted too. No one was forced to do something they didn't want to.
As usual, I was the only unlucky one.
I suddenly felt a warm breeze around me and looked at Wang Ji who was trying to calm me down from my storm of different feelings. I smiled at him before closing my eyes and taking in a deep breath for the calmness of Wang Ji to enter me.
'If something else of him was entering me right now I would surely feel even better...' I thought and immediately felt heat rushing to my cheeks.
How could I think something like this so easily and in public!? Shame on you, Wei Ying!
A look at Wang Ji told me that he knew exactly what I was thinking as there was a smirk on his face and he looked rather pleased. His eyes darkened and his aura beamed in an erotic red that I had to look away. Of course not before giving him a death glare.
"As happy as I might be about the sudden news of a grandchild, I still think it was not a good timing to announce it." The emperor said and bowed towards the seers. "I don't doubt your reasoning and I am happy that you wanted to give us so amazing news as fast as possible, but today is prince Wei Ying's birthday and I think it wouldn't have made a big difference to tell us about the pregnancy and the gender of the child tomorrow."
"I don't judge your opinion, your Majesty. In fact, I appreciate that you care for prince Wei Ying's feelings all of the sudden." Baoshan Sanren answered as he looked at the emperor. "But I am sure that today is the perfect timing for the announcement as there are not only one but two boys on their way to greet the world in a few months."
There was a louder mumble going through the crowd as everyone's eyes went back to the pregnant Wen Qing who looked just as shocked as she held her stomach even more protectively.
"Two boys!!"
"Did her holiness say she is having two boys!?"
"Holy mother of goddess, the princess is having twins!"
"Twins!"
"She is having twins!"
"She is pregnant with two boys! I can't believe it!"
The crowd got louder as they couldn't believe what they just heard. I didn't quite understand the excitement. I looked at Wang Ji who looked just as shocked as everyone else. I waited for him to meet my gaze and looked at him questioningly when he did but all he did was shake his head.
"Princess Wen Qing is having two boys?!" The emperor shouted out loud and turned back to his daughter-in-law. "That happened only once or twice in history!" He said amazed and kissed Wen Qing on the forehead.
I turned around and signaled Wen Ning to come over while everyone else's attention was on Wen Qing.
"Wen Ning, is that special? Being pregnant with two boys?"
"This is more than just special, Your Highness." Wen Ning answered in shock. "It's very rare for an immortal to be able to have twins. It does happen but very very seldom. Having twins is a good omen and means blessings and great luck for the family. But if there was someone blessed with twins it was usually two girls or a girl and a boy. I have never heard of twin boys but according to the emperor, it did happen before. Wen Qing having two boys means she is blessed by the goddesses."
I looked at the shocked Wen Qing. "The title of the empress seems to be hers for sure," I said and when our eyes met, I smiled and nodded at her. Her aura showed me she was shocked and she still felt guilty. The color of happiness was there too but not yet pronounced.
Lan Huan was the same. Shocked, guilty, and slightly happy whereas the guilt was stronger than any other emotion.
The guests all tried to rush forwards to congratulate the soon-to-be-mother but just one sign of Baoshan Sanren and the crown sat back down and it went quiet.
"Your.... Your holiness, I am really happy about the announcement and can't believe it ... it's such a blessing .... but I still think it could have waited until tomorrow. Why did it have to be announced today on Wei Ying's birthday?"
"Of course, the announcement of pregnancy had to be today and there is more than just one reason for that." Baoshan Sanren answered and while she talked Xiao Xingchen turned to me. His eyes still looked rather sad but that was not what scared me. It was the fact that his eyes moved to Wang Ji for a moment before meeting mine again.
'Does he know!?' I asked myself panicky. Xiao Xingchen smiled at me and turned back to Baoshan Sanren whose next words were more shocking to me than to everyone else.
"My dear sons and daughters, not once did the word twins leave my lips today, did they?"
"Excuse me?" The emperor was confused and so was everyone else.
"My words were the following: There are not only one but two boys on their way to greet the world in a few months. I said there would be two boys, not that they would be twins." Baoshan Sanren then turned to me and my heart stopped beating for a moment.
"As the other boy is carried by Wei Ying himself."
Yet another murmur went through the crowd but I didn't pay much attention to that. Too shocked was I by the sudden news. I forced myself to not look at Wang Ji.
'It can't be!' I thought in shock. Not that I wouldn't be happy in giving birth to Wang Ji's child, but Wang Ji and I were careful. Yes, we did the deed countless times in the last few days but Wang Ji made sure to use protection. I was a mortal but still was able to feel his spiritual energy when he used it for protection. Moreover, how could I get pregnant with his child within the last few days? This was impossible!
This meant that if I was indeed pregnant, and there was no need to doubt the words of a seer, and Wang Ji wasn't the father of my unborn child then ....
I looked at Lan Huan who covered his lips in shock. The realization was written all over his face. His aura didn't change much except for the greenish shimmer of hope and happiness in the middle of the clouded dark color.
It angered me like nothing else. But it was not the greenish shimmer of hope and happiness that angered me but the lack of guilt. The dark colors didn't change at all. It looked like before the announcement of my pregnancy which mean he did feel guilty about what he did to me, about him forcing himself on me, but he didn't feel all too guilty for getting me pregnant. Was it because I was pregnant with the boy he always wanted with me?
"Prince Wei Ying, is pregnant as well? With a boy?" The emperor asked the seers and Baoshan Sanren nodded.
"Indeed." The seer approached me. "Wen Qing and Wei Ying are both pregnant with boys and both will give birth around the same time."
"Is Wei Ying as far along with the pregnancy as Wen Qing?" The emperor asked slightly confused, as he knew very well that the worst night of my life was not as long ago and I surely couldn't have gotten pregnant at the same time as Wen Qing.
"He is around two weeks pregnant."
"But how-"
"Premature birth." She answered and I felt all eyes on me. "But don't worry, Wei Ying." She reached out and caressed my cheeks.
"Xingchen!" She called for the other seer who approached us. "You will stay here and guide Wei Ying through his pregnancy."
"Yes, your Holiness." Xiao Xingchen bowed to her and then looked at me. He knew I was with a child that must have been the reason for his sadness. Did he know how I conceived this child? Probably, as he was a seer after all.
"You will have no problems during your pregnancy but giving birth will be difficult for you. I will leave Xingchen with you. He will make sure everything will turn out well."
I couldn't thank her because I wasn't happy about this pregnancy. This was an unwanted pregnancy after all and the way I conceived him was everything but joyful. So all I could do was bowing to her in respect.
Baoshan Sanren turned to Xiao Xingchen and touched his cheeks. She looked at him for quite a long time and smiled. "Do your best, Xingchen, and you will get rewarded."
"Yes, your Holiness."
Baoshan Sanren looked at me for the last time and gave me a heartwarming and encouraging smile before slowly floating away.
Then everyone started to congratulate me and Wen Qing, and next to my birthday, the announcement of two pregnancies was celebrated. I heard a few times that it was unfortunate there would be no twins but what wasn't now could happen in the future so no one should be too disappointed.
Lan Huan next to me looked at me from time to time. All he did was receive the congratulations but other than that he did nothing but sit next to me quietly. He didn't even go to Wen Qing who was surrounded by guests as well as the emperor but it was seen that she hoped that Lan Huan would come to her as well. Yet, she didn't ask for him and I knew it was out of consideration for me.
It annoyed me that she was genuinely nice to me albeit I felt quite thankful for her consideration. Not that I needed it.
"Wen Qing is asking for you," I said to Lan Han without looking at him.
"I know."
"Then go to her."
"I would like to stay by your side."
"She is pregnant, Lan Huan."
"So are you."
"I can assure you that this pregnancy is everything but joyful news."
"Wei Ying, I-"
"Do you really think I would happy to get to know that I got pregnant because of that night!? That one night which is the worst night of my life?"
"I am sorry... I already told you I am sorry for what I did. I know I will never be able to make it up to you but I will try nonetheless. I know you won't forgive me but I will seek your forgiveness forever. I know I was wrong and I will bear the guilt until the day I die. But all that doesn't change my feelings for you."
"Are you even listening to yourself? Can you call what you are feeling for me love? I would call it obsession rather than that. I know that deep within you, you are happy about this pregnancy. You can fool everyone but not me."
"Wei Ying, I didn't expect that to happen! This pregnancy is just as a shock for me as it is for you."
I glared at him and right now I was so angry that I didn't care about any reputation or about who could hear me. "It wasn't enough for you to force yourself on me while I was asleep but you didn't even care to use protection!? I don't believe anything you say, Lan Huan. You say you didn't want that to happen yet you are happy about the outcome. Maybe that night was planned all along! Maybe you planned to get me pregnant, hoped it would be a boy and I would be happy and forgive you for everything you did."
"Wei Ying, that is not true! I lov-"
"Say you love me one more time and I will surely lose it!" I yelled. "This is not love! Also, it's not possible to feel guilty about this unwanted pregnancy and be happy at the same time, Lan Huan. Why don't you just admit that you are happy that you forced yourself on me? Why don't you just admit that you are satisfied with this baby? Isn't that what you always wanted? A boy being conceived and given birth to by me! How I conceived him doesn't matter to you for as long as I have this baby!"
"Wei Ying, please calm down. You are wrong. I-"
"I am not wrong!" I shouted at him. "You know that as much as I do. Unfortunately, I can't turn back time and make all of this unhappen but what I can do is make sure you stay away from me! You are not allowed close to me, you are not allowed to enter my palace and if you dare to think about me and this child, I am going to just kill myself together with it!"
"Wei Ying.... Please...."
"If you want to care about a pregnant consort, take care of Wen Qing. She will stay longer at your side than I will. As for the premature birth, I can handle it alone!" With that I jumped up and run away, ignoring the quietness around me and hundreds of eyes on me.
Behind me, I heard footsteps and knew from the sound they belonged to Wen Ning who was following me. I went to my palace, into my bedroom, and my bed, hiding under the blanket.
Tears flow down my cheeks as I realized that I wouldn't be able to leave here with Wang Ji. All because of this pregnancy! All because of Lan Huan. He once again destroyed my happiness.
To be continued...
Wei Ying is pregnant!!! But the father is the wrong guy...
What did Baoshan Sanren say? A premature birth? So not only an unwanted pregnancy but also a difficult birth? How much more does Wei Ying have to suffer!?
I don't know how to write the next and last chapter as there is a lot about to happen. For example, we can't end this story without lots of lovemaking, right? And we surely can't end this story without a happy end.
But hey, I already said that Wei Ying will have a happy ending so one less worry.
Still, before we start preparing ourselves for the last chapter, here is a little reminder/warning: Please keep the knives where they belong until the end of the whole story. I fear otherwise the happy ending I thought about would be difficult to achieve. And we all want Wei Ying to be happy, right?
I thought so *nodding*
Now let's talk about the future, shall we? I have still quite the ideas for YiZhan stories to write down. For example, for the next story idea...
*clear my throat* Vampires *clear my throat*
But for some time now (ever since I finished reading and watching KinnPorsche) I have quite a lot of VegasPete content filling my head.
I swear I can't get them out of my head!! I just can't!! This couple is living in my mind rent-free and I don't intend to kick them out or ask them for rent. They can stay for as long as they want.
I am not a pervert but... *eyebrow wiggle*
And I am sure every fan knows VegasPete equals (mostly) dark content.
Here is the question: Would you guys be interested in a VegasPete story?
I will write one nevertheless but maybe a side-project rather than two main projects as I don't want to give up on YiZhan
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments <3 <3
Feel free to leave a vote and a comment or two. I love reading your opinions <3 <3
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