From that day on, Yuan Yi felt that time was flying by. Originally, he had already prepared the contraceptives himself, counting the days as he waited for the marking day to arrive — but now, he was a little afraid to face that day.
Yet life is just like this: the more you fear it, the faster it comes.
On the day the children turned one month old, it wasn’t just their full-month celebration — Li Heng would officially become the Emperor, and they would also be holding a simple make-up wedding ceremony. All of it would happen on the same day.
This was mainly his idea. He didn’t want to trouble the people or waste resources, and he didn’t want to keep fussing over things repeatedly. He felt that for things like ceremonies, it was good enough if they were just about right — what mattered more was the real life that came afterward. So he asked Li Heng whether they could hold it all on the same day. Li Heng thought it wasn’t impossible, and so he respected his opinion.
He had always thought this idea was great, but thinking about it now — it really gave him a headache.
Their wedding was relatively simple: both parties exchanged tokens in front of all the officials and their parents, relatives, and friends, received blessings, and then swore before all the citizens of Owanda to love and protect each other, to set an example for Owanda, and to receive the people’s blessings — and from then on, to take charge of having many children and much fortune.
Even the emperor’s enthronement ceremony went extremely smoothly — as long as the emperor’s name was recorded at the highest level of the imperial court, the Yuyu Hall, listened to the imperial council members pledge their loyalty, and heard the military officers and generals pledge theirs, it would be done. Although it took a bit of time, everyone knew the rules — it was just exhausting, that’s all.
The most difficult thing — turned out to be the children’s full-month banquet.
This was something that Yuan Yi and everyone else had never expected.
The full-month banquet started at five in the afternoon. This was also a local custom — full-month banquets were always held at night.
By that time, Yuan Yi had already been fussing around the entire day, changing clothes countless times, standing for who knows how long, and saying who knows how many words.
He thought the most tiring and difficult parts were already over, and aside from the marking, he just needed to relax a bit, play with the babies, eat and drink — that was all!
So he personally dressed the two little ones in new clothes.
The two little ones had completely changed in appearance. From the red and wrinkly look they had at birth, they had become fair and chubby. Their little arms were like lotus roots — chubby and soft to the touch — and their little cheeks, under the light, looked like two freshly ripened peaches.
On top of their heads was fine, soft fuzz — pinkish-white — so adorable that just looking at them made one want to take a bite.
Yuan Yi’s heart melted completely. He dressed the two little ones in the clothes that princes wore during national celebrations — brocade fabric, a medium blue color, embroidered with spiral-armed galaxy patterns in gold and silver thread. They looked very luxurious, in a style similar to their father’s, making them look a bit cool, and a bit cute. The inner lining was especially thoughtful — very soft, thin, and light — truly pleasing in every way.
As a result, just as Yuan Yi, together with Professor Jian, carried the newly dressed children into the banquet hall, each held by Yuan Yi and Li Heng respectively, with a “clang!” someone in the banquet hall suddenly fainted.
It was actually President Shan, who was in charge of hosting the full-month banquet!
This alpha female parliament President was upright, kind, and sensible, and she especially loved children — so Yuan Yi had invited her to host the babies’ full-month banquet. As for the daytime enthronement ceremony, that had been hosted by President Ling.
As a result, the full-month banquet had only just begun, and the host had already collapsed!
The parliament President’s status was no trivial matter. Li Heng immediately summoned the court physicians to come and check on President Shan to see what was going on.
The court physicians naturally didn’t dare delay and quickly gathered to examine her. But before they could come to a conclusion, two more people fainted in the outer circle of the crowd!
This time it was the King of Marledor — and the new chief steward of the imperial court in charge of the daily affairs of the Emperor and Empress, Yang Mei!
With three people fainting one after another, even Yuan Yi started to panic — not to mention those in charge of security and protection. If anything really happened, their careers would be ruined for life!
Who would’ve thought — it wasn’t over yet. One of the court physicians conducting the examination fainted too!
Cold sweat broke out on Mo Ting’s forehead. He said, “Quick! Check if there’s anything wrong with the food or drinks!”
The guests hadn’t had much time to eat yet, but since many were already tired from earlier events, the kitchen had prepared some appetizers and energy-replenishing drinks — the banquet hadn’t officially begun.
Seeing that Li Heng didn’t speak, Yuan Yi quickly said to Winter Wolf, “Winter Wolf, you go check too.”
But unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Heng suddenly said, “No need for any of that.”
Everyone’s gaze turned toward the new Emperor. They saw him smiling, looking fondly at the two little princes. Then he closed his eyes and focused. Not long after, the officials and the King of Marledor who had fainted slowly regained consciousness.
The chief court physician exclaimed in shock, “Your Majesty, may I ask… what exactly happened?”
Li Heng said, “It’s the two little princes being mischievous. Their spiritual power has been steadily growing — it’s clearly reached the level where it can make people within a certain range drowsy.”
No sooner had he said this than the chief court physician swayed and nearly fainted himself — fortunately, another official with quick reflexes caught him in time.
Li Heng held the elder son in his arms and, with a slightly stern tone, said, “Chenchen, Hanhan, no more mischief. If everyone falls asleep, who’s going to celebrate your full-month banquet with you?”
The two little ones had been playing happily, but suddenly found that they couldn’t play anymore — their used spiritual power could no longer reduce the number of flowing thoughts around them. Then, as if they had agreed beforehand, they both let out a loud “Waaah waaah!” and instantly filled the entire banquet hall with echoes of their aggrieved cries.
Yuan Yi had no choice but to hold and comfort them. He was already so exhausted that he felt a little dazed — and now he broke into a sweat from sheer panic.
When he had seen a few people faint earlier, he really had been frightened — especially since one of them was the King of Blue Gel Star. Their two nations had such a good relationship; they couldn’t afford to let their guest collapse here! But these two little ones wouldn’t stop crying!
The officials also felt awkward. At a moment like this, they couldn’t just fall asleep for real — but letting the two young princes cry like this wasn’t a solution either.
Someone brought over baby bottles, but the little ones refused to drink. The bottles were pushed away as soon as they were brought to their mouths.
Li Heng heard their voices starting to grow hoarse from crying and had no choice but to withdraw his own spiritual power.
But the moment he withdrew it — Professor Jian fainted!
The officials held back their laughter as they looked at this scene, not knowing what kind of suggestion to give. Meanwhile, the citizens watching the livestream, who were determined to celebrate with the Emperor’s family, were already laughing until they fell over. The comment section was exploding with joy and festivity.
Universal Celebration 299512: Hahahahaha, first time seeing both the Emperor and Empress go crazy together, right?
Universal Celebration 83: What’s even funnier is that none of the officials can do anything. You can already imagine how formidable these two young princes will be in the future.
Universal Celebration 5432564: What now? Feeling sorry for the Emperor and Empress for one second.
Universal Celebration 29007: Such strong princes! The Empress really knows how to give birth!
Universal Celebration 0889: Can give birth +1. Wishing the Emperor and Empress many children and much happiness.
Following that were a string of blessings, plus lottery draws and red envelope giveaways — for a moment, it truly felt like a nationwide celebration.
Only Yuan Yi felt like he was at his limit, tormented by these two little brats to the point where he thought he might get a heart attack. He told Li Heng, “Why don’t you stay here, and I’ll take them down first. With this kind of crying, who knows how long it’ll go on?”
Li Heng had no solution either and could only go along with it for now. But he didn’t let Yuan Yi go back alone — after saying a few words to some of the important guests, he accompanied Yuan Yi together to the newly arranged Imperial Garden.
After placing the two little ones on the bed, he used his spiritual power to influence them, making them drowsy and helping them fall asleep. Then he kissed Yuan Yi on the forehead and whispered by his ear, “You should rest and recharge a bit too — wait for me to come back.”
Yuan Yi: “……”
Now he understood why Li Heng hadn’t made the two little ones sleep back in the banquet hall.
His face felt a little warm. Yuan Yi nodded. Li Heng then returned to the banquet hall.
The two little ones were sleeping soundly. Yuan Yi watched them sleep, breathing softly, and gently pinched their chubby little cheeks.
They had cried so fiercely — yet now they were sleeping so sweetly, it was almost strange.
Thinking of what Li Heng had said, Yuan Yi simply decided to sleep a bit too.
He had gotten up too early and was exhausted. He didn’t even know how long he had slept.
He was woken up by the sound of voices. It was Li Heng — handing the two children over to Flight Wolf and Snow Wolf.
Li Heng instructed Flight Wolf and Snow Wolf, “If they start getting fussy, you can play some spiritual power resistance games with them. They usually get very happy when they have something to play with.”
Flight Wolf didn’t dare to try it and asked, “What if we lose control and hurt them? Your Majesty, perhaps it would be better to consider another approach?”
Li Heng said, “You’ll understand once you try it — you can’t hurt them. On the contrary, they’ll even be able to soothe you.”
Flight Wolf and Snow Wolf: “???”
The two of them quickly tried it out while Li Heng was still there — and found that it was really true! These two little treasures might look small, but their spiritual power was not weak at all. Moreover, their spiritual power was extremely, extremely gentle — just a light touch made one feel healed.
Yuan Yi, after listening for a while, also came out. He teased the older one a bit, then patted the younger one, and thinking that it might be many days before he saw them again, he told Flight Wolf and Snow Wolf, “They can now track objects within about fifty centimeters. So if you play with them, after a while they’ll be able to remember you.”
Flight Wolf and Snow Wolf were briefly stunned when they heard this, then spoke in unison with joy: “Many thanks for the Empress’s guidance.”
Yuan Yi was telling them that they could stay by his side in the future to serve, and could also help take care of and accompany the two young princes for long periods of time — otherwise, why would he have used the phrase “after a while”?
And taking care of these two little princes could be considered a tremendous blessing, because their spiritual power, just like their father’s, had a soothing effect. This meant that spending time with the young princes would also help enhance one’s own spiritual power.
Spiritual power wasn’t fixed or unchangeable — it was something that could be strengthened through training. It was just that normally, after using spiritual power, one might experience unexpected bouts of agitation, which was why they didn’t use it lightly.
But if one could be constantly soothed — wouldn’t that be the same as constant training?
Li Heng said, “You two will have to work hard for the next little while.”
Flight Wolf and Snow Wolf instantly understood the meaning behind these words and smiled, “Rest assured, we’ll complete the task without fail.”
Yuan Yi pretended not to understand.
Only after everyone had left did Li Heng lock the door. He stroked Yuan Yi’s head and gently said, “Wife, I couldn’t give you a clear answer to your question before, since the answer lies in you, and I haven’t experienced it myself yet. But I can promise you this — I’ll do everything I can to make you feel pleasure, all right?”
Yuan Yi thought about it — actually, whether it was pleasurable or not, he couldn’t escape it anyway. And in any case, it shouldn’t be worse than endlessly enduring the heat period, right…
So he nodded, “It’s fine. It’s just that when I suddenly realized it was different from what I expected that day, I felt a little unprepared.”
Li Heng hugged him, “We’ll take it slow later — trust me.”
Yuan Yi gave a faint smile.
Li Heng scooped him up in a bridal carry and walked toward the bathroom.
Earlier, since there was the question of whether or not to personally see the guests off, Yuan Yi had never changed out of his formal outerwear. Now, as the two of them faced each other, they could finally set down the exhaustion and tension of the day and fully enjoy this moment of having one another.
The moment the door closed, Li Heng pressed a deep kiss onto Yuan Yi’s lips.
All those repressed feelings, the longing — in that moment, surged forth like a wild beast let out of its cage, rolling and grinding, tearing with all its might. It was impossible to tell who lost control first — the sound of fabric being ripped filled the bathroom, followed by unbearable biting, sometimes gentle, sometimes rough.
Under the soft lighting, the omega let out a faint moan. The scent of cedarwood and golden daphne finally twisted tightly in the air, entangling and surrounding them.
That familiar feeling surged back — unease, panic, an intense emptiness, like a hole torn open in the void.
Yuan Yi clung to Li Heng’s neck, finally unable to hold back as he sobbed, “Husband, I feel awful.”
Li Heng held him close, kneading him, carrying him to the bed, and softly called, “Baby…”
A trail of delicate kisses fell — all the long-standing anxiety and longing were finally filled in this moment.
Yuan Yi opened his reproductive cavity, and Li Heng let out a sigh, completely and utterly possessing the person in his arms…
Outside the window, snowflakes drifted down — the night was still long.
Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing great. It’s hard to believe, but we’re almost at the end – just a chapter to go. I can’t thank you enough for sticking around. Let’s see at the final chapter. Love you all!!!
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