Chapter 302 - Lost in Transit

The next morning, Lei Xing and the Emperor had a leisure morning together.

They woke up very early mainly because they were hungry, well, Lei Xing was hungry, the Emperor already always woke up early most of the time.

After Lei Xing's wonderful declaration, the pair had immediately set out to fulfill this grand endeavor of theirs and ended up lulling themselves to sleep without dinner.

Lei Xing, who had worked very hard and had barely had anything to eat all day yesterday woke up famished. 

While their breakfast got ready, the pair took a fun bath together to kill time. At breakfast, the usual bowl of contraceptive broth was there waiting for Lei Xing.

Lei Xing glanced at the Emperor across the table to find him staring at the bowl but when he noticed her eyes on him, he immediately picked up his chopsticks and looked down at his plate.

Lei Xing smiled, he always did that. Whenever they had breakfast together, he would always sneak glances at the bowl, obviously trying and failing at not paying attention to its presence. And when she would drink it, he would intentionally bury his head into his plate.

Lei Xing was sure that in his mind, he was trying not to pressure her, but his eyes could not help "sneakily" being drawn to it and he did his awful best to do it without her notice.

"Take this away...and tell the Imperial physicians not to send it anymore." Lei Xing ordered pointing at the bowl. Xiao Ruo smiled and happily took the bowl and handed it over to another maid to take away. 

Lei Xing then turned to see the Emperor happily smiling at her. She snorted and then picked up her chopsticks to spend precious time with her second love, good food. 

After breakfast, the two sat down together sipping on tea, well, Lei Xing was sipping on tea and the Emperor was staring at her.

He had been behaving a bit oddly since they woke up. She had actually woken up to him staring at her stomach and lightly stroking it with a smile - which she understood, he was excited about the prospects of a child. But then he kept glancing at her stomach, every time she stood up and even now that she was sitting, he was staring.

{...It's weird but kinda cute...maybe he thinks the more he stares at it the quicker it happens...}

Lei Xing snorted and smiled at the Emperor, who blinked at her before smiling back and promptly faced forward. 

They sat quietly for while, until the Emperor suddenly looked at Xiao Ruo and ordered, "Call for head physician..."

Xiao Ruo promptly bowed and then left, while Lei Xing asked with concern, "Physician? Are you feeling ill?" 

"Not at all..." The Emperor responded with a smile and then he seriously asked, "Do you feel any different?"

Lei Xing looked at the expectant expression on his face and knit her brows and tentatively asked, "Any different how?"

The Emperor knit his brows as well and then picked up his teacup, "We'll wait for the head physician..." He resolutely said and then went about sipping his tea.

Lei Xing scrutinized him and then asked, "You don't think I'm pregnant already, do you?"

{...That would certainly explain all the stomach staring (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)...}

The Emperor glanced at her and nodded, "Perhaps..."

"I'm not pregnant." Lei Xing said with a little laugh, amused.

The Emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you know you're not?"

"Well...What makes you think that I am?" Lei Xing asked with another laugh.

The Emperor knit his brows and glanced at Ah Jin, who immediately got the message and bowed and exited the room to give them privacy. The Emperor then smiled at Lei Xing and said, "Well, I had a dream about babies...What do you think about twins?"

Lei Xing blinked at him in surprise before bursting into laughter. The Emperor frowned at her and Lei Xing said still amidst laughter, "I'm sorry...I didn't know men had conception dreams...What?" 

"I'm serious, I've never dreamt about babies before..." He said, unhappy Lei Xing was not taking this seriously. It was important.

"Well, have you ever had your wife tell you she wants a baby before?" Lei Xing asked with an amused raised eyebrow.

The Emperor narrowed his eyes at her, understanding where she was going with this, "This was different. It means something...I have a sixth sense about these things."

Lei Xing lightly snorted and then cleared her throat, "Okay, twins. I like twins, they're a 2-for-1 special, bargain deal. But even if I got "pregnant" last night with "twins", doctors won't be able to tell today. That's not how it works, it's way too soon..." She patiently explained.

{...Well, that quack might be able to tell, but let's not encourage him haha...}

The Emperor knit his brows and asked, "Well, how long then?"

Lei Xing blinked at him and shrugged, "Two weeks, a month, two months. I don't know, haven't been pregnant before...But I know it's definitely not today." She added narrowing her eyes at him.

"In that case, you cannot be certain, we shall wait for the head physician to be sure..." He said resuming sipping his tea. 

"Fine..." Lei Xing said stifll very amused, she could not believe that he was actually "convinced" that she was pregnant. She refilled her teacup and his and said, "Since we're waiting, why not share this revelatory dream of yours..."

The Emperor smiled and turned to her, happy for her interest, "It was a dark place, completely dark and empty, it seemed cold too. But in the middle of this empty darkness were two little babies with their own inner light radiating off of them brightening their immediate scenery, lighting their way as they crawled seemingly on a mission, with one following the other in complete silence, total concentration. They were the most beautiful babies I've ever seen - Not that I've seen a lot of babies, but there was something about them, a feeling...They're ours." He finished smiling at Lei Xing as he picked up his teacup.

Lei Xing blinked at him and then went, "Hmm...Well, I do understand how you got to conclusion of it being a conception dream. The surrounding darkness can be perceived as the w.o.m.b and their mission, as you call it, can be the journey to their birth...but dreams often bring to life our inner -"

"We'll wait for the head physician." The Emperor calmly cut in, facing forward and sipping his tea.

Lei Xing lightly shook her head and picked up her own teacup, "We'll wait then but I assure you, I am not pregnant..."

The Emperor did not respond and the two quietly waited, both with their own thoughts.

Lei Xing could honestly not believe they were having this conversation. While she has had one bizarre experience after another since arriving here, she really did not think this was much more than a simple situation of his dreams manifesting his desires. And even while, she knew the head physician's readings will show nothing, she could not help feeling anxious. 

{...There is no way I'm pregnant already, it's way too soon! Way, way too soon...Can't be that quick O_O)...}

The head physician quickly rushed over and Lei Xing was surprised to see that the old man had lost weight, it seems they had really been working him too hard recently. The Emperor apparently was not phased by the old man's condition and promptly instructed him to check on Lei Xing. 

The head physician knelt down next to her and took her pulse under the intense scrutiny of the two pairs of eyes. The head physician knit his brows and the Emperor and Lei Xing both went, "What is it?"

The head physician glanced at both their anxious faces and knelt back and bowed, "Her majesty is perfectly healthy...Your majesty, do you have any pain or discomfort anywhere?" He asked looking at Lei Xing, he had knit his brows because he was confused as to the reason he was summoned. 

Lei Xing glanced at the Emperor with a raised eyebrow, the Emperor then frowned down at the head physician and asked, "Anything on conception?"

"Conception?" The head physician repeated, confused, he then bowed and reminded, "Your majesty, as per your orders, the Empress has been drinking the contraception on a daily basis, so it -" He paused and glanced up at the Emperor's face and changed his tune, "I will change the medication to one for conception -"

"No, no, I don't need any medication." Lei Xing cut in, she was honestly tired of drinking this and that every day.

The Emperor looked at Lei Xing with a disgruntled expression and she explained, "As he said, I am perfectly healthy so there's no need for medication..."

{...Why don't you try drinking it every day and see how you feel? I've not even thought about the side effects of all these medication in my system -_-)'...}

The Emperor nodded and then dismissed the head physician. The head physician bowed but just as he got to his feet, Lei Xing remembered and asked, "How is Tung Mei doing?"

The head physician bowed and said, "Miss Tung's condition is not too good. It seems her illness was not treated properly the first time it occurred a few months ago. When an illness returns like this -.."

"Returns? She was sick before?" Lei Xing cut in with concern.

The head physician nodded, "I was told she came down with the same type of illness a few months ago and so had to delay her return home. But she miraculously recovered overnight so we are hoping for the same time of miracle again. But when an illness like this, it is often worse than before, but I will do my best to ensure the Miss's recovery." He added with another bow.

This royal couple had truly been overworking him these days. They called him for everything and even sent him outside the palace to whoever they wanted. It was as if they forgot that there was an entire department of physicians at their disposal. He had to handle the Empress dowager and just when he was finally getting some rest with the Empress dowager stabilizing, Lei Xing came and gave him another charge.

Lei Xing nodded, "Oh, okay. Thank you..." She said smiling at the overworked old man. 

The head physician blinked and smiled, at least they were grateful for his services, he was somewhat pacified with that, he then bowed and left.

Lei Xing was not that worried about Tung Mei. After all, she had her precious godfather with her now. She did not need to be told the miracle that happened before was the work of her godfather. Therefore, even if the head physician could not heal her, Doctor Lou would. 

So there was no cause to worry. 

Lei Xing turned back to the Emperor to see him with a disappointed expression. She lightly snorted, it was cute that he was truly expecting her to be pregnant already. 

Lei Xing stifled down her urge to laugh and tried to correct his mood. She held his hand and then smilingly said, "Don't worry, I'm sure your twins are still on the way, maybe they got lost en route -" She stopped and cleared her throat when the Emperor glanced at her, obviously not sharing in her amus.e.m.e.nt. 

"I'm sure they'll be here soon enough, they might even be here already, it's just that no one can tell yet, so let's try again in say two weeks or a month maybe..." She finished leaning over and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

{...Twins, as if hahaha...}

The Emperor knit his brows and then suddenly got up and then he reached down and pulled a confused Lei Xing up into his arms and kissed her and then smirked as he said, "We should put in more effort..."

Lei Xing raised an amused eyebrow and snorted, "More? There's no rus-" Her words were caught in her throat when the Emperor kissed her again. She laughed against his lips and happily kissed him back as she wrapped her arms around his neck, happily indulging in the passion. 

This was the morning after they had missed the day before, their blissfully happy morning after.