"Thank you for coming, Lily," said the queen with a big smile. "Are you tired? You should rest and have tea. Let deal with the boys."
"Ah.. Your Majesty is too kind," said Lily. "We are fine."
"Give Jorei to , so you can rest a little bit," Emlyn offered. "I miss this baby so much."
"Well, then... here you go," said Lily, finally gave in. She handed over her chubby baby to Emlyn. "Are you not tired? Jorei is quite heavy now and you are also carrying your baby in your womb..."
"No, it's nothing," said Emlyn with a chuckle. She then told Lily how healthy and fresh she always felt lately after Mr. Vitas advised her to walk a lot. "It really helps. Being active makes feel fresh and healthy."
She sat on the sofa and put baby Jorei on her lap and teased the chubby boy incessantly.? Emlyn was suddenly in a very good mood. Apparently, she was really missing Lily and her boys. This surprise from the queen ant so much to her.
Emlyn turned to Queen Elara and whispered her gratitude. "Queen Mother, thank you so much for inviting Lily and her children to co to the royal palace. I miss them dearly."
The queen smiled sweetly. "Ah, no need to thank . I miss them too. I haven't seen the youngest son after he was born. So, I think this is the perfect timing to et all of them."
Mars did tell his mother about his intention to make Emlyn and Lily close. He explained his plan to the queen that after he ascended the throne, he would find a good position for Athos in the capital, so he could move here with his family.
Queen Elara was supportive of this plan because she knew how hard it was to be alone in the capital without friends. She had t Lily several tis and grew fond of her.
So, Queen Elara thought, Lily would be a good lady-in-waiting for Emlyn once she beca the queen. It was crucial for a queen to have a good support system to do her day-to-day duty for the kingdom.
Lily was tired, but she was soon energized by the warm welco that she and her sons received in the royal palace. Athos imdiately went to see the king to talk about Southberry and reported his eting with Mars when the prince stopped by in his castle during the trip to Winterre.
King Jared also interrogated Athos about the wedding between Mars and Emlyn that he officiated at the beginning of spring.
Fortunately, Mars already explained everything to his cousin, so Athos didn't feel surprised or caught off guard by the king's interrogation. He explained everything well and King Jared couldn't really find anything to bla him with.
It was the crown prince who insisted that Aeron should officiate his wedding to the woman that he loved. As a governor, Athos only did what the future monarch asked him to do.
If anyone was to be blad, it would be none other than the prince himself for his stubbornness to marry Emlyn.
However, the king knew better. He had tried to punish Mars for taking a stand to defend Emlyn and for the fact that he married an enemy, a princess who tried to kill him, but King Jared couldn't proceed with the punishnt because his wife interfered.
Now, King Jared could only let Mars continue his marriage with that woman. As long as Emlyn didn't try to do anything harmful.. then he, King Jared, would learn to accept her into their family.
***
Lily let her older boys sit by the queen's sides, each on her right and left. They were educated by their parents and behaved really well. They accepted cakes from the queen with smiles on their faces and always said thank you.
Deep inside, Emlyn hoped Harlow and her other children would be as sweet as those boys. She quite liked Prince Louis, the oldest one. He was so handso and well-mannered. His eyes shone with intelligence.
He would sit sweetly in his place and listened to the grown-ups conversing with great interest. Emlyn thought the boy must be really smart, from the way he paid attention to the people and the environnt around him.
Ahh.. if Harlow was a baby girl, Emlyn would love to have her betrothed to Prince Louis. She smiled sheepishly at this thought.
Gosh.. what was she doing? Harlow was not even born, but she already thought about finding her a fiance?
She realized she had turned into one of those overly-enthusiastic mothers she often saw in courts. Always eting other mothers and talking about matching their children with each other.
She rubbed her belly lovingly and whispered sweet words to Harlow.
Jorei, who was sitting on her lap, laughed when he saw Emlyn rubbed her belly. The baby reached out his hand to also touch her belly and this made Emlyn laugh.
The three ladies were in such a good mood. They spend all the afternoon talking about the children, the latest fashion in the capital, and even so gossips about the ladies in Southberry and Draec.
It was such a good day.
***
Lily and her family stayed in the royal palace for one whole week. Athos did so royal duties while he was in the capital, while Lily spent a lot of ti with Emlyn and the queen.
After one week, they asked permission to visit and stay with Athos' parents. Duke and Duchess Greenan lived near the capital in their big land. They would love to see their daughter-in-law and grandchildren too.
With a heavy heart, Emlyn had to let Lily go to et her parents-in-law.
"It's okay. We will be there only for one week," said Lily reassuringly. "We will be back here after we visit Athos' parents. We will stay for another two nights before we return to Southberry."
Emlyn could only nod. She wished she could join them to see Athos' parents. However, she knew her place. They were not her family, so she didn't have any right to go with them.
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