Chapter
"Mother!" My three piglets shouted as they run towards my crying. "Why are you crying?" I asked them worriedly.
They all launch themselves towards me and hugged me tightly. "Motheeeerr, w-we thought you're never going to wake up." Aiden stated crying wiping his tears and snots off his nose.
That's when I got a little confused "What? Why?" I asked them with my head tilted side ways at the same time I was consoling them because they were still crying.
"Mom, you were unconscious for five days." Arlo said, why eyes widen in shock.
"What?!" I yelled in disbelief. Five days?! How is that possible?! I was unconscious for five days?!
It took me a second to wrap my head around the situation, I turned my head to my three sons.
"Are you three ok? Did something happened when I'm unconscious? How were you able to cook food?" I bombarded them with questions.
I was a little taken a back when the three of them smiled "Don't worry mom, your friend Sir Ace came to help!" Asher answered enthusiastically.
That's when I got even more confused.
"Sir Ace?" I asked.
"Yes, he was the one who gave us medicine for your head! He was a little weird but I think he's nice."
My face paled at Arlo's answer, I quickly stood up from my bed and ran outside my room. I grabbed the sword and was about to run outside when Aiden, Asher and Arlo came tugging the hem of my dress.
"Mom! Is something wrong? Why did you run?" Aiden asked worriedly. "Is that man still here?" I asked them.
"Who? Sir Ace? No. He already left the day he gave us medicine and he said he would come back." Asher answered.
I sigh deeply and put he sword back to where it was then I kneeled infront of my children. I grab their tiny hands and looked at them intently.
"Aiden, Asher, Arlo. Never talk to that man ever again." I said to them. I can see they were confused.
I sigh in defeat, "I don't know a man name Ace. Whoever that man is I don't know him."
I can see their eyes widen in shock and their jaws dropped. "B-but he said he was your friend!" Asher stated.
"No. I don't know anyone name Ace." I said to him.
"B-but he helped us." Aiden said. Yes, he did although I'm confused as to why.
"I don't know why he helped us for now we just have to be thankful but when he comes back we have to pay him back for the medicine." I said to them, they all nodded in response.
I kissed them in the head and went back to the room.
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"Your highness! Please think your decision through!" One of the advisors shouted in the meeting room.
Ace looked at the old man who was so adiment to retract his decision.
"No. I already told you, she is the only woman whom I want to be my Empress." Ace said firmly looking at his advisors who was not at all pleased at his decision.
"That woman is not good enough to be the Empress of our proud kingdom! She was already found guilty of murdering the Empress dowager of her kingdom and not only that her husband already exiled her and to top it all of she already has three children!!" Doile the prime advisor of the Emperor shouted in anger slamming his fist on the table.
"I don't care, Its her or no one."
Ace leaned on his king chair and crossed his arms, looking at his advisors with emotionless face.
"Your highness, there are a lot of wonderful women in our kingdom. Lady Ashley has admired you ever since you two were little why not her?"
"I don't like her. " Ace answered immediately as if its the easiest question in the book.
The councils of advisors flinched at how fast the Emperor answered.
"But why? Lady Ashley is a wonderful and kind woma--"
"She's not her."
At this point the councils knew that the conversation is going no where. The Emperor would just reject every woman they choose to be Empress.
"Then what about her kids your highness?" Diole asked once again.
"What about them?" Ace asked back starring at him intensely.
"Hypothetically you marry this woman, what title would her kids be having?"
Ace's forehead twitch in anger "of course we would follow the tradition--" Ace answered.
The council members sigh in relief. Knowing that the crown prince would have to be his blood, but not even a second later they were in for a rude awakening.
"--her first born child will be the crown prince, her second child would be the second prince and her third child would be the third prince." Ace said with a bright smile, [ahhhh who would have thought that I would have three sons?] Ace thought happily thinking at how adorable those children are.
"WHAT?! absolutely not!! The crown prince should be your blood! Those children are not yours your majesty!"
Ace stared at them murderously, "I will marry her and she will be your Empress her children will be my children and the princes of the moon kingdom. If anyone dares to defy my order would be considered as a rebellion."
The council member halted in their seat, they knew that the Emperor was serious.
No one dared to say another word for it may kill them.
"If there's nothing more then, I consider this meeting adjourn." Ace stood up from his seat and left the room.
His trusted knight, Yile was waiting for him.
"Base on your face I guess the meeting went good huh?" Yile asked teasingly.
"I'm not in a mood Yile." Ace stated, Ace just walked pass him and Yile couldn't help but laughed.
He followed Ace and walked along side him. "Cheer up, I know something that might lighten up your mood."
"What?"
"One of the guards that we left for the future Empress and princes has come back with good news."
Ace quickly turned his attention to Yile. "What? How are they? Do they have enough food? Are they eating well? Are they hurt?"
Yile just shook his head in disbelief. "No. They're fine. The knight said that the Future Empress is now awake."
Ace sigh in relief "Thank Heavens." he said blushing in happiness.
[Ew.] Yile thought looking at the Emperor's face.
"Yile, prepare the carriage we will visit them tonight." Ace said.
"Your highness, think this through first. What are you going to do when you visit them?"
"Ask them to come with me and be my Empress." Ace answered nonchalantly.
"Did you forget that you lied to the children saying you and their mother are friends when the two of you are complete strangers!" Yile yelled at Ace.
Only then did Ace wrapped around his head what he has done.
"D-do you think they will be mad at me for lying? What if they wont take me as their father?" Ace asked worriedly.
"You're crazy." Yile said shaking his head.
"Im serious your majesty, what are your plans?"
"Well naturally I would ask her to come with me and be my Empress, I will take care of her! I will love her and give her everything she wanted, I will not create any doubt in her mind I will make her feel secure. Her and her children, I will love them with everything I have unlike that douche of an Emperor Travis who just threw her away." Ace stated in a jolly happy tone of voice.
"That's cheesy and all but what if she refuse?" Yile asked.
Ace's face then became serious "I'll court her until she becomes mine. I won't comeback here until they're with me."
At this point Yile knew it was pointless convincing the Emperor to think twice. He knew that if he made up his mind no force on earth can change it.
The two of them then continued on their walk while talking about the political stance of the kingdom.
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"Who-- who cooked this?" I asked my children looking at a very luxurious stake, mashed potato and a variety of fruits sliced evenly on the table.
"We don't know. Ever since you became unconscious food constantly pop out of the door. We tried finding out who its from but they were too skilled so we couldn't catch them." Aiden answered.
"Don't eat it. It might be poisoned." I told my children.
"We tried it, we've been eating it for days its not poisoned." Arlo said, he took one slice of apple and ate it to show me that its not poisoned.
I sigh in frustration. "Even so, we do not know where it came from."
"We suspect that it came from sir Ace!" Arlo said with a bright smile in his face.
[Hmmm... my children are quite fond of this sir Ace.]
"Sir Ace said that he would come back in a couple of days, maybe he left some of his people to look after us!"
"He said that he would be back?" I asked.
"Yes. But we don't know when." Aiden stated.
Who is that sir Ace and why is he helping us? First he gave us medicine, now food?
Something is not right. He might have even ordered someone to watch over us since there's someone bringing us food.
"Mother, you should eat." Aiden said handing over a plate to me.
'Fine I'll play along with this until I meet you sir Ace.'
"I'll have to thanked this Sir Ace when he come back. For now lets just eat." I said to them and their faces brighten and they all nodded in response.
After eating the food that pop out of the door, I must admit it was delicious and its been quiet a while since I took my first bite so its not poisoned.
Still it was weird, food popping out of the door whenever we need it? I still have to check who's behind this.
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"Mother! Look at me!" Asher shouted so I turned my attention to him. He then showed me his new technique using his daggers.
With his daggers in his hand, he quickly turned around and jump 360 on the air while slicing the branch of the tree.
I clapped happily. "Wow! That was amazing my Asher! I'm proud of you!" I said genuinely happy for my son learning a new technique.
"Mother, are you sure its safe for you to be outside?" Aiden asked me, I smiled at him and patted his head.
"Thank you for your concern Aiden, yes it should be fine to try and get some sun." I answered him.
The four of us are in our small backyard by the lemon tree. Asher was practicing his dagger, Aiden is seating beside me looking at me if I was truly fine and my Arlo is inside making lemon juice.
A few minutes later Arlo came back with four glass of cold Lemon juice. "Good timing Arlo! I'm so thirsty!" Asher shouted and ran to Arlo who was carrying some lemon juice.
"Next time make it yourself, I said I'll only make Mother." Arlo answered rolling his eyes in the heaven.
I couldn't help but chuckled. Asher just scratches the back of his neck. "But you make the best lemon juice!" Asher said to Arlo.
The four of gathered underneath the shade of the tree, with our lemon juice and snacks we happily ate.
While looking at the lemon tree suddenly I remember a song from my past life.
"My little monkeys do you want to hear a song?"
"Do you know how to sing Mother?" Aiden asked in shock, I can understand him they never really hear me sing before.
"A little." I answered.
"I want to hear mother sing!" Asher said raising his hands to the air. "m-me too." Arlo followed slightly raising his hand.
"Alright. Mother will sing for you hihi." I said to them giggling.
I first hummed the song I want to sing, this song reminded me of our lemon tree.
"~I wonder how, I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the
Blue, blue sky
[I looked at the beautiful blue sky, it was perfect and peaceful the clouds silently passing through us. I couldn't help but smile.]
And all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning, turning, turning, turning
Turning around
And all that I can see
Is just another lemon tree~"
When I finished singing, my children were all blushing. Then a clapping sound coming from behind could be heard.
I immediately turned around to see who it was and there I saw a man standing outside our fence.
I immediately grabbed Asher's daggers from his hand and stood up, with daggers in my hand I stood infront of my children, hiding them from the man.
"Who are you?" I asked him coldly, I clenched the daggers really tight and was ready to attack any moment.
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[End of Chapter]