chapter 2️⃣ " who will he picks"

So Old man 👴 Shao Chen decides to send out of the west, Bai Chen was cast out his own family 👨‍👩‍👦 and throw out of the west forever, "(we are on our way, a great-grandson, please tell me it's a boy?) said. Cao Chang, she hangs with her father and called her father-in-law, "(it's our daughter-in-law Yuan, how is our queen doing. ) Asked, Yuan Mei. "(she is good and about to be a mother.) Said, Yuan Mei "(

Can we come in and see him Wu? Asked. Shao Chen, (sure, open the door and let them in.) ordered, Wu Mei. They open the door, and they walked inside the castle, they are asleep on the bed, Yuan walked in the room. He opened his eyes and locked at her, your father and mother like to speak with you. Said, Yuan Mei. He got up and walked out of the room, I am a sorry son, for never being there for you. Said, Shao Chen. We do love you Cao, we want to be a part of your new family 👨‍👩‍👦 life, please. Begged, Song Chen. "

I have to discuss it with my wife. I don't do anything without her. He walked back in the room and, sat down on the edge of the bed. Which it wakes her up, mm, Cao. She said,

Sorry to make you Sun. Said, Cao

Rong, it's okay how long have I been asleep for. Asked, Sun Mei. You need to rest mom. My parents want to be a part of my life now, because we are having a baby, were they when I was coming up, asked. Cao Mei, she rubbed his back and said do you want them around Cao? Asked. Sun Mei, not really they weren't here for me before, I couldn't hold a candle to Bai, i not the blessed not the one who is love the most, Sun I worried. Said, Cao Mei

"About what? Asked. Sun Mei, what kind of father I will be, will I be like my father be distanced? Tears came down his face. " No, you will be better than him because you love your son, you love him, and he knows that we love him, said. Sun Mei, her grandparents Cao Chang and Yao Chang pulled up at the castle, I do love him I want to be a better father than my father, I can see me teaching him how to ride a horse 🐎, teach him how to be a great captain, how to use a blade 🗡, one day be good man, like his old man. She smiles at him and yawn out, you be a wonderful father as you are king captain and husband, our son will learn everything from us, he got on his knee.

And kiss her stomach and said. Can you hear me, it's me your father, and your mother we love you so much, we can wait to meet you, Cao Jr I promise you today and now on I'm going to be there for you me and mom, we be here when you need us, I listen, show no blessing, I will always be your biggest fan because you are my son nothing will change our love from you, because you and mom make me better myself every day, I love the both of you so much? They walked inside the room,

" Cao did you wake her up ? Asked. Yuan Mei, he is afraid that he turned into his father, I sense he was upset about, so I am up. Cao our grandparents Cao Cheng and Yao Cheng my mother parents. Introducing them to him, nice to meet you my lord and lady, said. Cao Rong, you are family son call us grandfather and grandmother, said. Cao Cheng. They stop at the west at the castle, this is where the king and the Queen 👸 lives. Said, Gou Qi, can we go in met them. Asked, Su Huan,

The Queen 👸 and the king 🤴 is busy today, but you can meet the king 🤴 and the queen 👸 of the East, so he drives the wagon down the west. " What is their name. Asked, Hào Tengfei. Queen 👸 Sun Mei and king 🤴 Cao Mei, answered. Gou Qi, inside the castle, my king 🤴 you need to go check on the wall and see if they need anything. Said, Sun Mei. I do not want to leave your side, said. Cao Mei. They kissed each other as he rubs her stomach,"

Have an idea a family gathering, we will check on the wall and the way of the land, you do the audiences, but not too much. Said,

Wu Mei , how do you three do this? Go do duty to the kingdom knowing your wives is carrying your child? Asked. Cao Mei, I am a farmer, it hard to but you have to. Said, Cao Cheng. Very but she's not showing yet, said, Wu Mei, I will be okay my king, we need that wall up, and they need to take a break, said. Sun Mei, he signed and finally said,

I call in see how you and the baby doing, I love you both so much, they kiss each other again, be knee down and kiss her stomach. " Son take care of my for me, dad will be back real soon. She strokes his faces, he kisses her and got up, and they left heading to the wall. Sun Mei, got up off the bed and walked out of their bedroom, maybe you should rest Sun Said, Yuan Mei, I rest enough mother, we do your festival after he is born. Said, Sun Mei. Where is the castle physician at ? Asked. Yao Cheng, grandmother I am fine nothing to worry about, Zou open the doors let them in the castle. They arrived in the East. "

This is the East where king 🤴 Chen Heng and princess Elena and Queen 👸 Xiao Heng rules. said, Gou Qi. " can we meet them? Asked. Gou Qi, he ride down the valley

into the city gates. "

Wu Rong, Cao Cheng, Shi Rong, Kong Rong, and Cao Rong is all at the tavern at the table, one of the waitresses walked up to the table, what 😦 can I start you all with? She asked. " I will have Chai tea, said. Wu Rong," we all have the same tea, said. Cao Cheng, meanwhile at the castle they are sitting 💺 at the table, the head cook 🔥 brings out the warm soybean milk, thank you 🙇. Said, Zhong Rong. " You are welcome my queen 👸, he walked into the kitchen 🔪, at the tavern. She brings them their teas out and sat down on the table." I give you boys a few minutes to decide, she went to wait at the next ➡️ table. " Thank you 🙇, time to talk about making your nineteen into Twenty sons said. Wu Rong, it is traditional that with a son or daughter be pass 🎫 down of the legion. Said, Shi Rong. "

Guys 👦 can we wait until my son is born 🐻 first, asked. Cao Rong, " war is coming soon to Chengdu. Said, Cao Cheng. " I know sir, we know. Said, Cao Rong, at the castle 🏰 . The head cook 🔥 brings them out some wonton jiu tea and sat 💺 the tray on the table, " thank you 🙇 , she sat down at the table, " you think 🤔 about going to the cottage for a few days until the baby 👶. comes? Asked. Zhong Rong, " what's wrong with staying here? said, Queen Zhong Rong. "you are about to have a baby 👶 Zhong, said. Yao Rong, " and you going to need a place where you can relax 😌 without stress, no audience, duties. said, Feng Cheng, at the tavern as they drink 🍺 some of their teas. " for the safety of her and the baby, said. Wu Rong, " it not going to be easy, like ❤️ your grandmother's mother in law we had to carry her to the cottage, Said, Shi Rong. " and great grandmother in law which I had to force there, said. Yao Rong, "

I am prepared for this? asked. Cao Rong, Gou Qi, Ye Bingwen, and. Hao Tengfei walked into the tavern. " what 😦 is this place? he asked. " a Tea tavern, they got the best 👍 Wontons and chai tea, answered, Gou Qi. Meanwhile back ⬅️ at the castle 🏰. and inside of the castle at the table, " why can we just stay home 🏡, I am comfortable having our son here, said. Zhong Rong, she got up and walked down the hall to the bathroom 🚿. " sorry, my darling daughter that decision is never up to us to make, said. Yuan Rong, Li Feng, Chang Yu, and Su Huan stop ✋ at the castle door, " this is a beautiful castle 🏰. said,

Li Feng. " it has in the Rong family 👪. for years, you can come in. Said, Yuan Rong. " what 😦 about her? Asked. Chang Yu, " it's her Castle 🏰 , she is the queen 👸. now, but she is my daughter, said. Yuan Rong, " and my granddaughter, said. Yao Chang, " and my granddaughter too, said. Zhong Rong, " and my great-granddaughter, said. Yao Rong, back at the tavern at the table." no, we are never are ready for the motions of our wives, you know she takes after her mother Cao, said. Wu Rong, " and her grandmother too, son. get ready for the whole nine yards, said. Shi, Rong. " both grandmothers son, it is not going to be pretty. said. Cao Chang, " and great grandmother too, a lot of ups and downs, said. Cao Rong, " great, a lot of fire 🔥. in her. he finishes his tea and got and went to the bathroom 🚿. " is he okay 😔? Asked. Ye Bingwen,

"yes 👍, we are prepared for the birth and labor of his unborn child 👶 and wife., said. Wu Mei, Sun Mei walks back ⬅️ into the room. she looked 👀. at them. and sat 💺 back ⬅️ down, " I am not leaving my home 🏡. said, Sun Mei, " Is there going to be a debate between you two, asked. Yuan Mei, " maybe Mother maybe, she said. Cao Mei walked back in sat down at the table, " anyone ready to ordered? Asked. Cao Mei, " after you. talked to her on the screen 💻. said, Wu Mei. " get her to see that going there is best for her and the baby 👶said. Shi Mei, " we all had to make that call soon, said. * Cao Mei " even me and your father 👨 did, said. Cao Rong. With one wave of his hand 👏 the screen 💻. appeared. "(yes, my king 👑?) said. Sun Mei " (please 🙏. my queen 👸 let's go to the cottage.) said, Cao Mei, at the castle 🏰. "( we are not leaving the castle 🏰. Cao, ) said. Sun Mei, " think 🤔 about the baby Zhong, said. Yuan Mei, "(Sun think 🤔 of our son, you don't need to be around stress and problems.) Said, Cao Rong. At the Tavern at the table, " (Sun I not going through this a second time, I am your father 👨. And you are going to that cottage, ) said. Wu Mei, " (I'm not going through it a third time, you are going to that cottage.) Said, Shi Mei. " (definitely not going through it four times, it is for both of you so you can be more relaxed Sun ) said. Cao Mei, at the castle 🏰, she looked 👀 at them. " A no is about to come out, said. Su Huan, no, honey she's thinking 💭 about it. Said, Yuan Mei, I already have and I want to have our son in the west and the castle, so the world 🌎 will know he is the true Prince of the West, who are the heck are you and what 😦 are you doing in our Castle 🏰, said. Sun Mei"( Sun, think 🤔 about our son, you won't be able to rest and relax there, with the wall need to be done, and audience of the people 👫 it is impossible to, let not debate this, please. I love ❤️ you,) said. Cao Mei, at the tavern, the waitress walked up. "

Are you ready to order? She asked them, (you call for this Cao. You clearly made your mind up without discussing with. You're paying me back for your brother,) said. zhong Mei. " Wonton's, please 🙏, said. Wu Mei, "(no, I have no feeling for him my Queen. I am not paying you back ⬅️ just thinking 🤔 about my family 👪. Needs, my wife, and my unborn child 👶. The peaceful calm and quiet 🔕 place where our son came to be born 🐻. Is this so wrong my queen 👸?) Asked. cao Mei, she cut the screen 💻. Off, and finish drinking her tea down, hear this everyone I'm not going to no cottage, our son prince 🤴 , Cao Jr. Mei is going to be born in the west and the castle 🏰, you don't like ❤️ it toughs Tofu, deal with it. Fang Yingtai, Yan Hai, Qiao Shan, Wen Feng, let's go. Said, Sun Mei. They went to get their horses 🐎,

They spend time with everyone, they went home. In the day turn into night 🌚, inside the castle at the table, Sun Mei and Cao Mei is waiting for the cooks 🔥 to bring out dinner, I do not want to hear 👂 it, or talk 💬 about my decision is final Cao we are staying and I'm having him here. Said, Zhong Rong. " Can you just give me a minute and hear 👂 me out? Said? Cao Mei no, you got my father, grandfathers, and great-grandfather in your ear 👂. Right now, you are doing what 😦 is best of them, not for me or our son. Until you stop ✋ listening 👂. To the voice of old 👵, and listen to your heart ❤️ and me, you do not get to say what 😦 is. Best for us. I go for a ride out before dinner, they bring her horse 🐎 around." Damn it! Zhong, he is my son too! We are going to the cottage. I am the head of this family 👪, and I am the king 👑! He shouts out. " I regret that also when you start to act 🎭 like ❤️ the king 👑, the loving husband, and proud father. Let me know when he shows 📺 up until I say what 😦 best for us, I say where I having him at, not you, not my parents, not my grandparents, and even not my great grandparents. She was about to walk out of the castle 🏰 , he grabs her by the arm 💪 to stop ✋. " not this time and it is too late, can we not debate this. Please 🙏 Zhong I just want what 😦 is best for you. Cried, Cao Rong, " how is going to the worse place on earth 🌐 be what 😦 best for me, that what 😦 the man 👨 in this family 👪 does, drag their wives to the cottage, why they do what 😦 they want. I need to think 💭, said. Sun Mei, " that is your father 👨, grandfathers, and great grandfathers you phrasing, about what? Said. Cao Rong, " on either to set you on fire 🔥 for your simple mindless weakness. They got on their horse, he just watches ⌚ her ride, he rubs his face 😂. And they got on their horse 🐎 and he went after her, " Come back, please 🙏, I don't care what 😦. You say or do me, I can not live without you in my life, I want to be his father. But his mother will not let me, she shot out a fire 🔥 at him, they dodge it. As it hits a tree, how immature of a Queen 👸, that how you want it fine, he throws a fireball at her, she. Hits 👊 its way. And they turn around, do not entertain this is between me and him, tell do you see you winning this outcome Cao Rong, you are not thinking 💭. Clearly, this is not going to end well for you. She got off the horse 🐎 and fire 🔥 surrounding her, stay out this, this. A dragon 🐲 fight, my Queen 👸 I'm thinking clearly and I think 🤔 they love ❤️ their wives so much and their unborn child to, they did all in their power to make sure that all goes well, can you see that is all I'm trying to do to, out of the love ❤️ for my wife and son. Begged, Cao Mei. He got off his horse and fire 🔥 surrounding him. Stop ✋ you're begging, pleading, groveling, whatever are you man-call yourself doing, they ran at each fighting and throwing fire at each other. She got him in the headlock, I am not doing anything but looking out for the both of you. He tosses her on the ground and sat 💺 on her." I love ❤️ you for crying 😂. Out Loud, tears came from his face 😂. She kicks him off her, he hit 👊 the ground, and she flipped up on her feet 👣, a fireball reappear in her hand 👏 as she walked up to him. " Go-ahead killed me if you wish 🙏 I am not going to fight you anymore, I love ❤️ you, Sun. Said, Cao Mei,. Out of her love ❤️ for him., she tosses it on the ground. " For crying 😂 out loud! Just go back ⬅️ to the castle 🏰 my king 👑, she got back ⬅️ on the horse, he got up. " You don't love ❤️ me back ⬅️ my Queen 👸? " Yes, Cao I do. They left 👈 again, he got on his horse 🐎 and head back to the castle 🏰, They arrived at the castle 🏰 and walked inside the castle 🏰, can you track 🐾 her? Asked. Cao Rong, you want me to track 🐾 the queen 👸? Asked, Zou Youngzheng. ". And my son, yes 👍, can you? Asked, Cao Rong. He pulled her up on the screen 💻, it shows her heading. The Far East of the castle 🏰, " where is she going? Where is that at? Aked, Cao Ring. " I don't have a clue, my king 👑. Said, Zou Youngzheng," call her, please 🙏. Said. Cao Mei, " sorry 💔 my king 👑 , it's too far out. Said, Kang Deming, " she comes back ⬅️ right 👉 , I mean 😏 she has to right. Asked, Cao Mei, " relax my king, she is the primal queen 👸 of the west, she will be back. Said, Zou Youngzheng. " she wants to be alone, not bother, especially what 😦 you trying to make her do. Said, Kang Deming, " excuse me, trying to want her to do anything, this cottage. " we serve the Rong family 👪 for generations, no one witnessed the birth of the newborn 🐻 Prince 🤴 or Princess 👸, said. Zou Youngzheng, " what 😦 they did and what 😦 you trying to do is deprive this kingdom of their rights to see the birth of the prince 🤴, and princesses 👸. They hurt 🤕 the people 👫, is that what 😦 you too? Asked. Kang Deming, he didn't see it like ❤️ that. " that all she wants is to let them witness the birth of your son and break the rift, give her that much my king 👑, I can still reach her primal screen 💻. Said, Zou Youngzheng. " okay, okay, call her why you can please 🙏, said. Cao Mei, He didn't see it like ❤️ that. " That all she wants is to let them witness the birth of your son and break the rift, give her that much my king 👑, I can still reach her primal screen 💻. Said, Zou Youngzheng. " okay, okay, call her why you can please 🙏, said. Cao Mei, he called her screen 💻, they stop ✋. As she waved her hand 👏 her screen 💻 appears, "( yeah, ) she said. " ( I sorry 💔 I didn't see it that way ↕️, let's give the people 👫 their heir, let's have him in the west and the castle 🏰 Sun, ) said. Cao Mei "( the people have a right to see him born 🐻 , my family hurt 🤕 them when they took that from them. Thank you 🙇 , Zou and Kang, from opening 👐 his eyes 👀 for me, I will be back in the morning 🌞.) Said, Sun Mei. " (can I come with you, please 🙏?) Asked. Cao Mei "(a course my king 👑 locked 🔒 up the castle 🏰 and come to me, ) he cut the screen 💻 off and thank them. And they got on the horse 🐎 and left, they locked 🔒 up the castle for the night 🌚 and the cooks 🔥 safe the food for tomorrow

rides up to her, she looks 👀. At him. And they head down to the village, where are we going? Asked. Cao Rong, the village of the Dragon 🐲 people, it's a secret 🔏 village, my great-grandmothers, grandmothers, and mother come here to get away from the ruling, audience, and marriage 💍, only the women 💁 in the family 👪. Knows about it keeps the secret of the village. No king never comes this far or know about it, accepted now I hold you to keep it a secret 🔏, said. Sun Mei, I will not tell the others about it, my love ❤️, said. Cao Mei, as they arrived in the village, there are welcome with songs of praises, They got off their horse 🐎, they walked into the village inn, 🎵 welcome to our humble village, our dragon 🐲 queen. The dragon 🐲 innkeeper sang to them, 🎵 we welcome you with our luxury room in our luxury inn if you follow me, please 🙏. 🎵 she sang, and they follow her into a room, a big room. " This is amazing, said. Cao Rong, I know, all night 🌚. They sing 🎼 to eat, drink and sing again, and during the day, sleep said. Zhong Rong, so let have fun 🎢 then. Said, Cao Rong. So they walked out of the inn, and they are dancing and breathing out fire 🔥 into the air, what 😦 are they singing? Asked. Cao Mei and Sun Mei joins in on the dance, and she throws out fire 🔥 into the air 💨, ". You are a dragon 🐲 listen, dance with me. So he joined in and dance with his wife and toss fire 🔥 into the air. As they slow down and finally come to an end, everyone cheered out and clapped, 🎵

Is it true, is it true that our very own Dragon 🐲 Queen 👸 with a dragon 🐲 egg 🥚 ?🎵 a dragon 🐲 village women 💁 sang, yes 👍, we are. Said, Sun Mei.🎵 maybe we like ❤️ to give you both plates 🍽️ Wontons and for the baby 👶 warm cup 🥤 of soybean milk 🍼, 🎵 she gives to them. " Thank you 🙇 they said to her, and they start to eat, as they bite into one of their wontons a feel happen that they can not explain it. " This is fantastic, said. Cao Mei ". I love the texture of it. I got to know-how, said. Sun Mei, They drink 🍻 so of their soybean milk 🍼, they start to sing again. " May I my queen 👸,

.They put their plates down,

And they start to dance to their singing, as the wind 💨 blows through the village, and the clouds ☁️ moved in front

Of the moon, they dance they eat

And they drink 🍺 the night 🌚 away. As the sun ☀️ is out and the moon went down in the sky 🌈, as the singing stop, to the last Wonton is earned to the soybean milk 🍼 is gone, everyone is in their beds 🛌 asleep, Sun and Cao are in their room, you are okay 😔 my wife. Asked, cao Mei. " Yeah, so peaceful here, and no I do not want to have him here, said. Sun Mei, they drifted off to sleep 🌚, the wind blows to the trees, the waves 🌊 crashed against the sand on the beach 🌺, they place two ✌️ trays at the door before they went to bed last night 🌚, Cao Mei got up out of the bed 🛌 walked up to the window and open 👐. It, the sunshine ✨ into the room. Sun is starting to wake ⏰ up, he walked up to the bed 🛌 sat 💺 on the edge. " You more beautiful when you sleep, my queen 👸. She opened 👐 her eyes 👀, you are happy 😂 my king 👑 in your marriage? Asked, Sun Mei.

" Why wouldn't be unhappy? I marred to the most beautiful woman 💁 in Chengdu, she is carrying my baby, he kissed her stomach. " Jr. I can not wait to hold you welcome you into the world, I will always be there for you and your mother, I love ❤️ you, my wife, he got back in bed 🛌. So this morning 🌞 they spend talking and getting to know one another, he rubs her stomach. So finally they went back to sleep 🌚. As the days have gone by. Now it is the evening 🌚, She wakes ⏰ up to go to the bathroom 🚿, "you okay? Where are you going? Asked. Cao Mei, " to the bathroom my king, mother said that they have a bathroom 🚿 outside, your family 👪 doesn't like ❤️ me too much. I saw the way your mother was looking 👀 at me, and your father 👨 too. Even when I was married to your brother, they didn't like ❤️ me then, marry you they still hate me. I don't want him to feel that Cao, said. Zhong Rong, he helped 🆘 her out of the bed 🛌. He won't be around them, and he will only beloved ❤️, he opened 👐 the door 🚪, " they bring us breakfast 🍳, what 😦 you say son we come back ⬅️ here on a family 👪 getaway? They Pick up the trays and put them on the table, and walked out of the room, and she walked into the bathroom 🚿. He stands outside it, can we come to an agreement on this, we stay at home 🏡 only if you stay in bed in rest 🛌, no audience, no tending to the wall or castle 🏰, I will handle that. Agreed, said. Cao Mei, she finished using the bathroom and washed her hands 👏. She walked out of the bathroom 🚿, agree 👍, thank you 🙇, my King 👑. Said, Sun Mei. " You are welcome my queen, they hold hands 👏 and walked back in the room, which they started to eat their breakfast 🍳. And talk 💬, fried wontons they are delicious, mm. Even baby 👶 Cao Jr is enjoying them, are you okay? Asked, Cao Mei " Yes, he moved. She is starting to show 📺 that she is carrying a baby. "

He loves it, mom, they are a delightful huh? Son.

Said, Cao Mei. They finished eating their breakfast 🍳 they talk 💬 some more, they litany talk 💬 the whole more. The sun ☀️ went down in the sun ☀️. And the moon came up, a shooting star 🌠 flies ✈️ down the sky 🌈, they came out of the houses 🏠 singing again, they walked out of the inn, and join in on the fun 🎢, as they sing about the Dragon Prince 🤴. " they sing about him, said. Cao Mei " mother said they sre blessing the baby 👶 and the birth of the baby 👶, said. Sun Mei, " sing on he is a special baby 👶 like ❤️ mom and dad 👨, she strokes his face 😂. They kiss 😘 each other very passionately on the lips 💋. 🎵 we borough you both something to eat, our queen 👸 and king 👑 , 🎵 they sing to them.🎵 the Queen 👸 needs to keep up her strength, so we bring you some nicely brew soybean milk 🍼 , 🎵 they continue to sing to them. " thank you 🙇, they said. " I agree with you, she does need to keep her strength up, said. Cao Mei, they dance , drink 🍺 the night 🌚 away,