LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS 456 It's Time

The entire courtyard was filled with snow, white as cotton. That winter, they had a heavy snowfall,even after the new year and the Emperor's birthday, the snowfall didn't reduce.

"It snowed a lot the day I met you too", Xing told Chenglei. She was leisurely leaning on Chenglei, with her legs stretched on the couch, with his hand placed on her big belly as he was hugging her from behind.

"Hmm. You were really adorable", he said kissing her cheek while resting his chin on her shoulder and Xing chuckled, "How'd you know?", she patted his cheek with her hand that was warm with him holding it for long.

Xing was in the presumption that Chenglei didn't remember their past and he didn't want to change it either.

"I just know. How would a great beauty like you be any less adorable as a child? Impossible! ", Chenglei spun more of his lies realising he almost slipped and exposed his lie.

"What a sweet talker", Xing leaned back and kissed his cheek and he pecked her lips taking his opportunity.

Their room was maintained in a nice temperature with the help of braziers and Xing was wearing just a thin layer of loose clothes since she didn't like to wear more

"He moved... He is moving... I can feel him...", Chenglei was excited as he sensed the movement in her belly. He couldn't help but get excited everytime he feels the baby move inside her.

Xing just chuckled. She never guessed he'd turn this silly.

"Whoa! I saw... I saw him move... I saw his feet... His feet. Xing... He is going to put a hole in your belly... Xing, Look.. Look... His feet. Don't poke your mother ", Chenglei placed his hand over her belly as if he was holding the crack in a dam as he became anxious seeing the little feet clearly visible through her clothes and he really was scared if that little imp in there would tear her apart to come out.

" Calm down, Chenglei", Xing hand to calm her husband who actually got pale out of fear. Usually women would be the one who gets scared thinking of their delivery around the last trimester. But in her home, it was Chenglei who got scared more and more each pa.s.sing day. He sometimes has nightmares and wakes up in the middle of the night. He never told her what he dreamt about but he would be sweating and pale. She would be comforting him back to sleep.

"It's normal... Why are you getting anxious? See.... I'm fine. It doesn't hurt. I'm fine", she repeated and only then she saw the color returning to his face.

"And you do know babies don't burst open their mother's belly and come out, right? Our son will come out the same way he got in", she giggled softly tried to lift his mood but Chenglei still wasn't in the mood to smile.
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"Xing...", he hugged her and leaned on her shoulder, "Be fine, okay... I can't live without you", his voice was so low and she could feel his fingers getting cold and she held his hands and rubbed them in her hands to warm them up.

"I'm not going to die. You know that", she repeated for the umpteenth time, just like she did in the past couple months.

"A woman died yesterday, giving birth, Xing. This is the second one in the past month. Didn't you say what we hear will happen to us?", Chenglei rubbed his forehead on her shoulder and hugged her close. He really didn't want to leave her side.

"And more than two hundred women gave birth to healthy children in the past month. What about that?", Xing took a deep breath thinking about the silliness of her husband.

"But... Xing... I know", he let out a deep breath. He wasn't scared that she might die during labour. He knew she can chose her death. But what if due to some complications, something bad happened to their child and Xing just exchanges her life for their child's? That was his worry that keeps him awake at night. He has heard that more than a hundred babies were stillborn in their city alone, in the past month. It seems like for the first delivery, it is highly dangerous for both the mother and child in most cases and both of them surviving is a very hard thing.

"Xing, remember you are the most important person for me", he said.

"Yeah, I know", Xing didn't know what Chenglei's been worrying about as he didn't tell her about it but she could guess a little. She herself did know that if it comes to her life or the child's, she'd choose the child's life in a heartbeat. He knows it too and that would be the thing worrying him.

"Chenglei, me and our baby will be fine. Don't worry", she sat straight and holding her belly tried to stand up. Chenglei got up first and supported her slipping his hand around her shoulder.

"What do you want? Do you have to..."

"Get to court", she pushed him to the vanity and did his hair. He didn't want to leave her and struggled but she knew he would just keep on worrying for no reason if he stayed here. At least if he gets out, his mind will be occupied with other things.

"Fine, I'll go. But you got to promise me that you'll send for me in any case. There are many physicians in our Manor and... No, I'll inform Lin Mubai... What will you do if the pain gets lot severe? Poor wife... We cannot have more children.... More doctors and... "

"Chenglei...", Xing cut him off his ramble and she felt a strong pain in her abdomen . "We cannot send for the Imperial physician lest..."

"I don't care that he'll figure out that this is your first delivery. I'll kill him after he saves you. I'll bring more doctors and experienced midwives... And... ", he paced to and fro in their room. His hands were fisted and his eyebrows were knitted in serious contemplation.

"You are this anxious and you aren't even letting me feel anxious", Xing sighed as she shouted. Her contractions has started. She knew it is time for her to deliver the baby and she didn't want him there, getting stressed out. He definitely won't be supporting her and would be panicking and making her more stressed. She wanted to send him away. He'd be the one dying if he watched the childbirth. She was confident the child was perfect and his position was just right and since she is Cured, there would be no trouble delivering the child. She had faith that she has helped a lot of women delivering their babies and all those good deeds will help her, she knew.

And, Isn't he going too overboard?

"Shouldn't I be the one who is scared and you should be the one comforting me? Why is that reverse in our case..? I can't even get scared to deliver the baby while you can! How is this fair? I'll be the one in pain. Not you, dummy! What I say goes. You have no right to say or do anything, Mind it! No doctors, no midwives.... I'll be fine with just one physician and a couple of midwives. No more! And definitely no killing of physicians! ", Xing pointed at Chenglei and that got him a bit relaxed.

" Fine... Fine... What you say, goes! I won't go overboard. I won't kill ", he chuckled awkwardly trying to get her calm down and tried to hug her but with her belly protruding, he could not and he patted her shoulder ," How will I take a life the same day our son is born...? I won't, I promise! ", he held her hand.

" Getting stressed is not good for you. So don't. Tell me what I need to do and I'll do it", he spoke in a coaxing way and kissed her forehead.

"Go to court", she pushed him and she placed her hand on her belly and even though Chenglei didn't want to, he still left their Manor after giving instructions to Lin Mubai.

In the court, the Emperor noticed his brother completely out of it. He's been like this the past couple of months. He'd just stand there until the court ends and the moment the court ends, he'd just rush back home. Today is no exception it seemed.

But suddenly he saw Lin Mubai entering the court and he whispered something in Chenglei's ears and the latter just left the court without even excusing himself with the Emperor. The entire court had a confused look by the impudent act of Prince Jin but no one had the guts to say anything.

AoTian saw what happened and he could guess what might have happened.

"Your Majesty, I..."

Before AoTian could excuse himself, the Emperor whose face was filled with mirth excused him and also sent a couple of the Imperial Physicians with him.

'I'm going to become an Uncle...',he wanted to scream.

Throughout the way, Chenglei cussed Lin Mubai for waiting this long before informing him. Poor Mubai's plight was unknown to him. He was tied by his wife to not leave the manor and he had to escape like a thief to get his brother wolf.

"If anything happens to my wife.... I'll... I'll... Castrate you!", Chenglei threatened Mubai who was cowering.

Why not kill me? Why castrate?

In long strides, Chenglei reached their courtyard, there...