The Tale of the Lotus Heart novel Chapter 35

The next morning, I went straight to the twins’ room. Ixia was sitting in a rocking chair dozing off when I entered. I giggled before taking the twins out, one at a time, to feed them. By the time I finished feeding them, Ixia had woken up to help me burp them.

"Goddess Princess, the children's spiritual centers have awakened already. It happened late last night," Ixia informed me. I searched them both before coming to the same conclusion.

"It's pretty powerful to start with," I muttered to myself before passing some of my own spiritual energy to both of them. I smiled at them before looking back to Ixia.

"With their spirits awakened, they probably don't need the milk from me anymore. Let's switch them to honey mixtures, lotus soup, and spiritual energy. Either myself or Yong will take care of that last one," I instructed. Ixia nodded before going back to tending to the twins. I made my way to Yong's study where he had been even before I woke up this morning. Going over to him, I wrapped my arms around him from behind with a light smile.

"Have you even eaten yet?" I asked in worry. Yong set his brush down before holding my hand in his gently.

"I haven't, but I will soon. I promise," he replied. I sighed before walking around to sit on the edge of his desk.

"Tyrian and Amethyst have their spiritual cores awakened. They don't need my body to feed them anymore, which gives me more time to work on other things. I instructed Ixia to feed them honeys and lotus soup. We'll have to pass on our spiritual energy to them ourselves while also making sure the petals are sealed," I explained.

"Are you planning to go into the Royal Heavenly Palace today?" He asked. I nodded.

"The Emperor set up a meeting with the Love Immortal to prepare planning for our wedding. I have a feeling I won't contribute much, but I can't turn down the Emperor's kindness. That would be rude," I responded. Yong grabbed my hips before placing me in his lap. He held his empty hand out before his hairpin charm flew into it. He made me stay still as he placed it between the braids of my bun.

"You're going into the palace along today. I don't have the privilege of going with you, or I would, but I still have too much paperwork. I know you don't like when I use this on you. But seeing as I can't be there, I would appreciate it if you just left this in your hair. If nothing else, it makes me feel better," he begged. I hesitated before finally agreeing. It's not like I would have to use it anyway. I would just think of it as another accessory.