Chapter 44: Most Beautiful Family
Slun Gui obviously knew about the minister's prayers. He had considered this problem many times the moment Zheng Guozi decided to be an emperor. It was a weird feeling to know that a life would be growing in his body, as he rarely in any world with male pregnancy. Well, except that one time he entered a so-called 'omegaverse' world, he felt sick smelling all those pheromones of the main leads.
Sun Gui looked down at his belly with quizzing eyes. Then he imagined Zheng Guozi's face smiling with happiness as he looked at a wrapped blanket. Sun Gui remembered walking in at his silly husband practicing carrying a baby with a pillow.
He let out a chuckle. His head leaned back on the chair and looked at the sky in the garden.
'Having a baby with him wouldn't be so bad. I will have a family of my own here...'
First of all, he had to discuss this with the busy emperor.
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//R18//
"Ha... nng... Dear husband...ngg..." Sun Gui was on all fours when he felt deep thrusts from behind. Due to his ger's body, his behind easily became wet and made lewd sloppy noises in the empty courtroom.
"Ha... Yes, my dear?" Zheng Guozi, wearing the dragon robe towering over the body below, bent down to lick Sun Gui's ears. One of his hands stayed on the slim waist and the other roamed on the chest.
"Must we... do this...nng!... here?" His body tingled at the hand squeezing and rolling his red point. He had to hold onto the dragon throne to prevent himself from collapsing from stimulation. Yes, they were doing the deed on the dragon throne.
"Of course, it's a celebration of my ascension!" Zheng Guozi began to speed up, his rod slipped in and out easily with all the liquid coming from Sun Gui's hole. He exhaled in pleasure as he felt the walls tightening up around his cock.
The body underneath him released quick gasps and sensual moans as he penetrated deeper and deeper until he touched the womb. Sun Gui's body jumped and goosebumps appeared when he felt how deep Zheng Guozi was inside right now. Due to him being startled, his hole tightened again, bringing ultimate pleasure to the both of them and making them wince.
Zheng Guozi released his seeds into Sun Gui as always. Sun Gui slumped down almost immediately, but thanks to the emperor's quick move, their position changed into Sun Gui sitting on him, still connected.
//R18 ends//
The man used the dragon robe to cover up the naked body riddled with red marks.
"Ha, ha,... old man, do you want to have kids?" Sun Gui was too lazy to move, he just rested his back on the chest of the man.
"!!" Zheng Guozi's hazy eyes immediately became clear. He spun Sun Gui around, letting them meet face to face. Because of that sudden movement, Sun Gui let out a small moan.
"Are you sure? Do you really want to have children with me?" Zheng Guozi decisively filtered out the 'old man' remark and focused on the most important part.
He knew he was getting older. And no matter how much intercourse they had, Sun Gui never became pregnant. Zheng Guozi thought he might be infertile or too old to conceive children at 37. After hearing Sun Gui's question, he felt like the reason his wife never got pregnant was thanks to those powers he had. He also did not want to force him to give birth too, for fear of hurting him.
"I thought about it a lot… and I do want to have children with you. Not for the country but a family." Sun Gui hugged the man's neck and rested his head on the broad shoulders.
"Yes, a family with you… it's like a dream." Zheng Guozi sighed in satisfaction. Even though he was working the job he hated, he had never been happier. Thinking about it, his wife only deserved the highest position in the country. Their children would too in the future.
"However! We have to catch the rat first! Maybe even rats, who knows what they would do if they learned that I'm pregnant?" Sun Gui humphed as he thought of the safety of their future children.
"You have done a lot already, just sit back and I will catch them." Zheng Guozi turned his head and kissed the resting face on his shoulder.
Even though his voice was calm, the next day's action proved how excited he was. The emperor suddenly became invigorated and motivated as he deployed a wide search for Zheng Hong.
But a rat was still a rat, it hid very carefully. If not for Sun Gui, there was no way people would have known Zheng Hong colluding with the enemies.
Three years quickly passed when there was finally a wisp of their activity. Zheng Guozi caught the supply being secretly transferred out of a commoner's residence. Following the trail, it was the secret army raised by Zheng Hong.
Zheng Guozi sighed at his ambitious nephew. If he just ruled justly, it might not have turned out to be like this. The regent already planned to retire from court on the emperor's birthday, his plan only changed because of the appearance of his love.
So, he silently cut off all the supplies and resources, making the army weak and losing their morale. After the confirmation the enemies had become weak, the imperial army stormed in and arrested all the treasonous traitors. Some escaped but most importantly, the big rat was finally caught.
Due to treason, the only punishment that awaited them was execution. Sun Gui felt that the imperial rule was quite unfair as it also killed three generations for one person's deed, he convinced Zheng Guozi to send those families to the borders as free labor. However, the officials and Zheng Hong did not have the same privilege. Their execution date had already been decided.
"Zheng Hong, do you have anything else to say?" Zheng Guozi, after all, was still his uncle that had raised him for several years so his concern was not small for the pitiful man in the cell.
"...Have you schemed all this time? Why did you not just ascend the throne when Imperial Father passes but made me into one instead." Zheng Hong's eyes lost any life in them as if void of emotions. His head hung low, looking at the ground all the time in tattered clothes.
"... It is my fault. I should not have forced you when you were at that young age, where you should be playing with your peers and causing trouble. I failed your father and you." The man stood straight but his back was solemn. There was bitterness in his voice.
After that, Zheng Hong did not say anything more. He had resigned to his fate and his thoughts were unknown.
Pitying his nephew and himself for their ill fates as royalty, Zheng Guozi walked away. He granted Zheng Hong a quick death with no pain.
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Four months after the execution of Zheng Hong, Sun Gui noticed that his husband's mood finally stabilized. He could partly understand and partly not at the state of the emperor. Zheng Guozi was born into this world, acting exactly as the plot had mapped out until Sun Gui's appearance. So, all of Zheng Guozi's relationships were very real and meaningful to him on different levels.
Sun Gui could only smile sadly at his fate of occupying other people's bodies and living their lives as his. He never had a strong attachment to any world even if it was a happy one like the Lai family. Only his lover who crossed worlds with him was the only relationship he treasured the most. Thinking about it, he thought about the life that would grow inside his belly.
"I will treasure you too."
During that depressing atmosphere, Sun Gui had been contacting Sun Wen and Wan Yingtai for the past three years. One was to confirm Wan Yingtai's safety, she was a noblewoman after all. Secondly, he had to ensure that Sun Wen would suddenly have any ideas about becoming the empress like the plot again. Fortunately, the plot had already collapsed with the death of Zheng Hong so his worries lessened.
However, after time passed and Sun Wen finally found out the diviner was Sun Gui, their relationship seemed to turn better contrary to Sun Gui's expectation. Most surprisingly! Sun Wen and Wan Yingtai got together?!
"Okay, this is a plot twist for sure." His eyes wanted to bulge out of his sockets when he read the recent letter from Sun Wen.
In ancient time, women and gers could marry only men. Therefore, it was normal for them to have hostility toward each other, especially with gers being more fertile. It was unknown if such a relationship between a ger and a woman ever happened in the history of this world.
But if he had to deduce, Sun Wen's future time was probably more open in terms of relationships and sexualities. Sun Wen was the one to pursue Wan Yingtai after all. It seemed like Wan Yingtai had become 'handsome' as she became seasoned and experienced at traveling around the world, which turned Sun Wen's admiration into affection.
Sun Gui could only chuckle in disbelief at this development. The former Empress and concubine got together!
Anyway, the situation had been calm and peaceful. There were hardly any threats as Zheng Guozi had been steadily cleaning out the weeds. They finally decided to try having a baby at the constant pleas of the officials.
But was it really 'trying'? Zheng Guozi put all his work away for a weekend with Sun Gui and they rolled around the sheets the whole time. After that, the emperor once again became busy with work, hardly having any time for passion as he always returned to his chamber tired.
"The smell of this... Take it away! Why do you serve this to me? I want "
One and a half month later, Sun Gui had been suffering from extreme mood swings. His usual calm and elegant demeanor turned huffy and moody. Lately, he even felt some craving for sour fruits out of nowhere and he kept feeling nauseaus smelling the food served to him.
"I would be stupid not to know what is happening..." As soon as he noticed his change in behaviors, a speculation was already formed in his head.
Zheng Guozi also noticed this change and his face kept breaking out into a grin. Therefore, the imperial doctor was immediately summoned that evening to the palace.
As the doctor was taking Sun Gui's pulse, Zheng Guozi kneeled beside his wife holding the hem of his robe, which was an unacceptable behavior for an emperor but no one dared to day anything. All the people present only wished to have such beautiful love as them.
"T-There is a pregnant pulse. Congratulation to the Emperor! Congratulation to the Empress!" The doctor then kowtowed to both of them as he hailed his blessings to the monarchs. The servants instantly followed and their hailling rang throughtout the innercourt.
The man stiffened at the statement, as if he was dreaming at that moment. Feeling that his silly husband became stunned, Sun Gui just hugged his neck with a soft smile on this face.
Even though he was still in a daze, his arms responded back by wrapping the other body but the hug was gentle, as if scaring of the person in his arms breaking. His eyes were still wide and his mouth was slightly open, looking a little stupid in Sun Gui's opinion.
"We're having a baby." Sun Gui whispered into Zheng Guozi's ears, affirming the news to pull the man back to reality.
The emperor finally snapped out of it and his agape mouth turned into a bright smile as he laughed in joy. Zheng Guozi then kissed the other's cheek repeatedly with his eyes curved up.
The atmosphere in the palace was harmonious. Everyone celebrated for the first child of the new emperor. It actually made Sun Gui embarrassed a little because he never thought they would make such a big deal out of it.
The usual doting and caring emperor turned even more pampering. Even in court, he would have to hear of his wife's well-being every hour to make sure he did not suffer any discomfort. The moment he heard that Sun Gui complained a little, he would immediate up and left in the middle of the assembly to check on him. All the officials had black lines on their faces, thankfully, Zheng Guozi was capable so none of his work was delayed.
Finally, Sun Gui had gone into labor. It was unheard of for the emperor to be present during a childbirth but the servants already expected that Zheng Guozi would barge in anyway. What they did not expect was to see the Empress grabbing and yanking the head of the Emperor while cussing his gut out. But the Emperor only had concern on his face, so he let Sun Gui did whatever he wanted to alleviate his pain.
After two labourous hours, a child's cry came from a room.
"Your Imperial Majesty, it is a princess." The midwife handed a red-skin baby to the Emperor. He carefully held their daughter in his arms and walked toward the panting Empress.
"Our child..." Zheng Guozi sat next to Sun Gui and carefully put the child into Sun Gui's arm. He kissed the sweaty forehead and rested his head on it. They both turned to look at the crying one lovingly.
"She's so red, hahahaha!" Sun Gui could only mutter that after seeing the life created from him and his husband. He had to give it to the gers and the women. Who said that they were weak? This was worse then torture!!
"Do you want to name her?" The man took a cloth from the midwife and gently wiped the sweat off. His wife was such a strong person to immediate laugh after two toturous hours. Zheng Guozi actually almost fainted a couple times but his will to accompany his wife was strong so he had to hold on.
"... How about Zheng Xinyi? She will live a happy life in the quiet time of peace." They would work hard to make this country stronger to not suffer from any enemy's attacks, and more abundant to never worry about winter, and a loving atmosphere so the bloodbath for the throne never occured.
"I love it, Zheng Xinyi, Xinyi'er. And... I will make sure Xinyi'er lives such a life." Of course the Emperor understood the implications of the name that his wife suggested, as it was also his wish.
The three people bundled together on a bloody bed somehow became such a peaceful sight that the servants got teary eyes.
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Hellanutt I think I will just write a long chapter instead of dividing it in two like before. Also, this arc is long... I'm wrapping it up next chap (hopefully)
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