Beginning Of The End
Chapter 29
Chao Xing woke up alone and was wondering where everyone was.
She decided to look for Qǐ Shì lù and got dressed before heading towards the arena.
However the arena was empty.
As she looked around , she saw a young girl running towards the palace.
" Hey there. Whats going on? Where is everyone? " Chao Xing spoke softly but deep down she was a bit concerned.
The young girl spoke quickly before she started running again. " Lady Tiānshǐ was knocked down earlier and my daddy said that the baby will be born soon. The healers are with her. "
Chao Xing gasped and sprinted to the palace. When she arrived, she saw Lu Xun pacing quickly and looking worried. Shang Xiang was following him and speaking softly.
" Xun calm down! Im sure both Tiānshǐ and the baby will be fine. Relax. " Shang Xiang sounded calm and focused but Lu Xun shook his head and continued pacing.
Chao Xing ran over to Shang Xiang and looked at her with a worried look in her eyes. " What happened? "
Shang Xiang looked down at Chao Xing before speaking slowly. " One of the new recruits was a bit...excited and tripped. He knocked Tiānshǐ down a some steps..only a few steps...but she landed on her stomach. We brought her to the healers. She was in a lot of pain. We are waiting for the healers to tell us whats happening. "
Everyone was nervous and half the capital was in the palace throne room.
After a few hours one of the healers entered as Shang Xiang was trying to keep Lu Xun calm.
Shang Xiang stopped talking suddenly and looked up as the healer spoke. " Lady Tiānshǐ is fine and her baby is perfectly healthy. Congratulations Lu Xun. You have a baby daughter. Please give Tiānshǐ a day to rest before you visit her. She is very weak from the birth. "
Lu Xun motioned to go to Tiānshǐ but Shang Xiang stopped him " Werent you listening Xun? She needs a day to rest! "
Lu Xun tried to push past her as Lu Bu picked him up and spoke forcefully. " Listen to the healers boy. Give her today to rest and you can visit her tomorrow. Diao Chan and I will watch over her until then. "
Lu Xun nodded as Lu Bu put him down and everyone congratulated him. After everyone left the palace, Lu Xun went back to the arena to train the recruits. After a few minutes of apologies from the recruit that knocked Tiānshǐ over, training continued as normal.
Chao Xing decided to look for Qǐ Shì lù and found her sitting in the palace gardens.
" Qǐ Shì lù are you ok? " Chao Xing sat beside Qǐ Shì lù and held her close.
" Yeah im fine...I was just thinking of my new sister...What will she be like...What will mother name her...I'm just so excited! " Qǐ Shì lù giggled and tackled Chao Xing before kissing her deeply.
Qǐ Shì lù wasnt the only one that was excited. Liè Shì was so excited that she decided to dance through the streets of the capital. A large line of children were following her and dancing as well. The laughter from the children echoed through the capital.
Everyone was having fun as Zhen Ji followed the dance line and played her flute. After a short while, What started as a line of dancing children quickly turned into a festival. Villagers were putting streamers and lanterns all over the capital and others joined in and played instruments with Zhen Ji.
As night fell upon the capital , The city completely glowed. Lanterns lit up the streets as fireworks lit up the sky. There was delicious food and fruits on tables around the courtyard and everyone was dancing and laughing. Although they were all still a touch worried about Tiānshǐ, Everyone was celebrating the new baby girl.
Tiānshǐ could see the festivities from her window in the palace and smiled happily. She held her beautiful new daughter lovingly and leant back against her pillow as the music and laughter echoed into the night sky.
The festival continued into the night and very early the next morning.
Everyone was still happy and laughing as the wonderful music stopped and the lanterns were put away.
Tiānshǐ was still weak but had enough strength to sit up and hold her daughter.
Tiānshǐ was looking out the window in her room as Lu Xun entered.
Lu Xun hugged her gently but lovingly and kissed Tiānshǐ deeply. " A baby girl...Have you thought of any names for her? "
Tiānshǐ thought for a moment and looked back out the window. " I thought of one but I don't know if you'll like it...I thought of calling her Meilin. "
Lu Xun smiled and kissed Tiānshǐ`s cheek gently. " Meilin...I love it. "
Tiānshǐ smiled and kissed Lu Xun deeply before handing Meilin to him and laying back against her pillow. Tiānshǐ fell asleep rather quickly and slept for most of the day. Lu Xun sat in the room holding Meilin until nightfall.
As Lu Xun was leaving, Diao Chan and Shang Xiang arrived. Shang Xiang was very excited. " So what did you two name the baby? "
Lu Xun smiled but told Shang Xiang she should ask Tiānshǐ because she wanted to tell Shang Xiang herself.
After a few moments of giggling like a bunch of school girls , Tiānshǐ told them the name she chose. " I named her Meilin. "
" It's a beautiful name Tiānshǐ. I'm glad you picked a good one. " Shang Xiang held Meilin gently as Diao Chan hugged Tiānshǐ.
" Congratulations sweetheart. Im so happy for you and Lu Xun. Now you have a family of your own..." Diao Chan seemed a bit sad but smiled anyway.
" I always had a family of my own... I just didn't always know it mother. " Tiānshǐ hugged Diao Chan lovingly before Shang Xiang put Meilin in her cot.
Meilin slept all day so Tiānshǐ got a chance to rest aswell. As night fell upon the capital, Tiānshǐ fed Meilin before going back to bed for the night.
A new member for the ever-growing family and a festival to celebrate.
Will happiness prevail or is war just around the corner?
Read next chapter to find out!
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