Banou spend her days surround by people. She have ensure Li Cheng nothing will go wrong and he should continue to lead the army in the border. Li Cheng is constantly worrying that other men are coveting his wife. He bought long capes for her to wear. Banou is complaining it's warm to wear on a hot day. He insist on her wearing it. Her boudoir is off limits to male servants. They are only allow when there is heavy objects to carry into her boudoir.
Li Cheng ever since he is cure of his erectile dysfunction, he had been actively seeking Banou. He dislike men staring at her in any situation but he is not unreasonable. He try not be jealous especially to his own family members.
Banou find her old trunk in the store room. She open it up to find all the craft toys that Li Cheng made that those years. She also find the first gift from Li Cheng, the Sea shell. Lastly her old wedding dress that she wore when she was exile from her country of birth. She touch it and lift it up from the trunk. Banou asked Aylin to find someone to help to move it to her bedroom. She hold her old wedding dress and walk back to the bedroom. She wait for the servants to move the trunk in the bedroom and waited for them to leave.
"My Princess, why..."
"You remember this dress, am i right?"
"Yes my princess. You were wearing it when... why did you take it out?"
"This wedding dress was supposed to be lucky. It went through prayers... It bring me out of my birth country and bring me to here Tang. It brings me to see and lived a different life from the other. "
"Princess, this dress also brings you pain. It's best that you burnt it."
"I... i cannot Aylin. This dress... is suppose to bless the bride. Do you think... i still can wear it?"
Aylin look at her surprise with her eyes open wide.
"You shouldn't Princess!"
"For the last time. This dress, for the last time."
Banou wears it. She is able to put on the supposed to be white trousers is now ivory, easily however the supposed to be white top is now ivory with green embroidery on the edges, it is tight and her breast is push together tightly. She put on a long coat with ivory lace and ivory satin. The accessories are still together with the dress. She put on the ivory with gold chain veil across her face. Another ivory veil with green embroidery allover is pin on her hair. Her wedding shoes are long missing when she arrive in the capital. She sit there and stare at the mirror. She did not notice her husband walk into the room. Quietly he ask Aylin to leave the room. After awhile, she noticed her husband is standing behind her. She turn around and smile.
"Ban Nu, you look beautiful."
"This was my old wedding dress. Many years ago, i was supposed to be married."
"What happened?"
"That family was executed and i was branded and exile."
"I am glad that you did not marry that man and you come here instead."
He squad down and touch her hands.
"If you did not come here, i think i will still remain a bachelor and die alone. Not knowing that there is someone out there for me and my long time disease can be cure. Lastly having a family of my own."
"You never... think bad of me... i sleep with a few men..."
"Those are unfortunate events. Now you have me. I will keep you safe away from unwanted dangers."
Banou smile and touch his cheeks. He goes down on his knees and kiss her.
"Can we treat it as our wedding day again?"
That night they skip dinner and the maids did not dare to intrude as they hear moaning from the boudoir. Inside the room, Li Cheng is kissing her allover. Banou feel the happiness every time she is with him. She is washing away the bad memories of this old wedding dress by striping it away one piece at a time. While he is still fully dress, she reach out for his manhood. Carefully stroking it while they are kissing. He sit on the couch while she stride over and welcome the dragon into her. She keep moving and releasing water that wet his pants. While he keep kissing her neck and asking her not to stop.
Throughout the night till morning, none of the servants dare to go to disturb their masters. Only the children are wanting to see their father who promise to play with them before they head off to school. Even when they return from school, their parents are no where to be seen.
A month later, Banou receive good news from the royal physician who comes by to check on the health of the royal family. The empress in joy, she rush to the royal temple for prayers. While Li Cheng in camp celebrate with his men.
Nine months later, a pair of twins are born. Two boys identical in every single way. Li Cheng on that day of their birth rush from camp. He ride his horse nonstop to reach the capital. At home when he finally reach the boudoir, his legs got weak that he fall outside the mansion. Wang MoMo and the butler hurry to help him and walk him inside the bedroom. He cry when he see the small little ones in the arms of those midwives. He look at Banou who is sound asleep so are the babies too. A sense of proudness and happiness swell in his chest.