32 The Legend Part 14 (2/2)

She drew herself closer in his embrace. After a moment of embracing each other, Hli Ja asked, ”Do you want to bathe and wash off your fatigue?”

”Hmm...”

The next day, Mua Kong had to report the progress to the king at the main palace, but he spent the entire afternoon with Hli Ja.

After a whole month, Mua Kong made time to be with Hli Ja whenever he could and went off to work in his study chamber when she had gone off to bed. They spent their day talking and idling around the mansion, or out of town sightseeing.

Mua Kong did not want to concern Hli Ja with his problems so he never talked about his work with her, even though she probed from time to time. He did not even tell her about his father denying her as his lawful wife until he conquered the entire continent.

She might not know the full details, but she at least knew that his father was unhappy with her because he had not brought her to greet anyone at the main palace. Even when she asked Chue Yi, he kept quiet, let alone asking Mua Kong.

However, the thing you do for the one you love is, you stick next to them and believe in them completely. You bend all your edges, your wills, and support them quietly as long as you get to be next to them.

Mua Kong had one month to be with Hli Ja. The problems in the southern border had not improved. Things had not gone according to the way he had planned. Mua Kong decided that his entire time would be dedicated to Hli Ja. In the time of one month that he had with her, he did nothing but spent the days with her, took her out for strolls, shopped with her, and ate delicious meals at famous restaurants.

While spending time with the one you love, time seemed to fly by in a flash. Soon, one month ended and Mua Kong left again.

Two months after Mua Kong left, Hli Ja felt more and more tired. She felt sensitive to smell and could not eat properly.

One morning, she could not get out of her bed. It was then she knew what was wrong with her. She had only heard from her grandma of pregnant women, but she had not had her period for over two months and her symptoms seemed to correlate. A sense of warmth and happiness overcame Hli Ja even though she wasn't feeling well at the moment. She slowly walked outside, careful about her unborn to ask a maid to bring her some clear broth soups. Though she knew it would be hard to drink the soup with how she was feeling, she was determined to be as healthy as possible, for the baby and for her.

At the end of the third month, Mua Kong came back home from the southern base. As always, the first thing he did was to see her before anything else. He found Hli Ja in the room. She was writing something.