Before the days of the Queen coronation, Feng Jiu had woken up early to make some breakfast before waking Dijun and Gun Gun up who was already tired from last night's late reading. Their tired eyes look calmly at the piles of wooden scrolls by the desk. It was the tea that had kept Dijun awake all morning. Although Dijun had particularly liked his daily reading, he didn't like it so much. But, a kind husband he was, he didn't say anything to her.

"Mother." Gun Gun then sighs to her. "Qing Qiu has so many customs! I thought we were carefree."

"Just because we're carefree doesn't mean we have rules." Feng Jiu then reminded him. "Bai Gun Gun keep in mind we're the fox clan not some savages running around in the forrest."

"Yes, mother I understand." Gun Gun said with a small frown. He had thought that all the rules he learns from his mother during their time in the mortal realm would help him but no. It didn't really help him one bit.

Feng Jiu rolled her eyes as she smacks the ruler hard on the table that scares Dijun a little that he flinched. His eyes quickly stare back at the words on the scroll.

"Besides, you and your father never learn about the customs. I can't let you embarrassed Qing Qiu." She stated with a smile as she crosses her arms. It felt nice to be the boss of something now! "After this, I'll take you somewhere special. So stop complaining."

As Dijun props his hand up he smirks as he looks at her.

"Yes, your Majesty." He mockingly said to her.

But had he known she would have glared at him, he wouldn't have said it. His eyebrows raised again giving her apologetic words before he continued to look onto his scroll. High God Zhe Yan watches in enjoyment as he tortured Dijun and Gun Gun even more as he makes a compliment in everything they do and even the smallest report of cough was sent to Feng Jiu right away who rather acted like her father in some ways. When Dijun and Zhe Yan were sitting down playing chess, Zhe Yan taps slightly on his shoulder.

"Ah, Dijun." He said to him sourly. "Isn't it tiring to get used to it here?"

Dijun sighs as he opens his eyes and move the chess piece with the tip of his finger and shook his head. Finally, he had bought himself extra time for himself. He had sent his son to run some errands with Mi Gu. It would give Dijun about an hour or so to relax a little.

"Of course not." Dijun then calmly replies to him. "If Xiao Bai can get used to the Nine Heavens, it should be easy for me then."

Zhe Yan shakes his head and sighs.

"True to your words." He said to Dijun. "But hey, I have a way to get you out."

"Oh?" Dijun said as he looks at Zhe Yan. "Do tell."

Zhe Yan smiles as he taps his fan around and leans closer to the table slyly moving his hand telling the Emperor to get a little closer.

"Xiao Jiu gets distracted if you keep staring hard enough." Zhe Yan said as he raises his eyes. "A handsome god like you of course she would get distracted."

Zhe Yan then motions his eyebrows up and down hinting Donghua to tried it out for himself. Or for so it was a popular trend with the youngster nowadays.

Hearing that Dijun's eyebrows then raised and nodded his head.

"Of course I'm handsome." He added. "Why else do you think she married me?"

"That's petty." Zhe Yan whispered back to him.

"Dijun? Gun Gun?" A voice then echos through the hall. "Are you done?"

Dijun smiles as he answers her and quickly grabbed his scrolls and brushes before he walks to Xiao Bai. It wasn't when he had hit himself hard on the fox den cave that had made him dropped all the stuff.

As Xiao Bai hears a small grunt she quickly ran to see the Emperor's nose bleeding. Dijun quickly gasped as he leans his head a little, his finger presses hard onto his nose. He had tried to turn away preventing her from seeing it but it was too late as she came to him. She even tried to help him but he pushes her away.

"I'm fine, Xiao Bai. I accidentally-" He pauses for a second as more blood flows down from his nose. At the corner, Zhe Yan laughs in enjoyment.

"I praise Dijun for that to get out of his studies." Zhe Yan said loudly as he was playing Go by himself. "He's better than Xiao Jiu back then.

The atmosphere felt tense these days. Of course, Qing Qiu has been quite busy preparing for the Queen coronation. Bai Yi and Bai Zhen were busy sending out invitations throughout the realms. Bai Qian and Ye Hua were busy dealing with all the broken-hearted young immortals that didn't receive Feng Jiu's heart. A-Li and Gun Gun were busy each night telling each other how their mothers have been torturing them. That of course leaves Dijun trying to adjust his life. At nighttime, Dijun would be busy with his wife helping her prepare. He didn't have much time to rest.

"Ah!" She yelps. "Donghua, your nose."

As Dijun wipes it off his finger and raises his head higher he tried to move her away except she grabbed her handkerchief and places it on his nose. But he had tried to push her hand away from him. Dijun had hated how he had made her so worry.

"Would you stay still!" Feng Jiu then roars as she smacks his hand and places the cloth and presses on his nose. Before she recognized how silly she was and clears her throat: "Sorry."

"Is alright." He responded back to her as he noticed how tired she had looked as he petted her head gently.

"Oh, you must be so stressful." She calmly said to him. "Ah, look at you why didn't you say anything."

Across the corner, Zhe Yan winks his eyes as he felt helpful for once. That would mean that Dijun now owns him. Zhe Yan said he will be expecting some labor to be done around his boasting forrest. He knew that Dijun wouldn't be able to see very well in the fox den because it was often dark with many oddly mazes that seems to confused him now and then. Dijun didn't have the fox eye to help him to navigate his ways around. Often time he would get lost there trying to find the bedroom. Zhe Yan had seen how Xiao Jiu would go find him every night after his bath. That she had declared last night they would bathe together to save her the many trips to find him.

Donghua's height was a little too tall for the fox den of theirs. It was normal for him bumping into things. He now understands why his wife had wanted to move into a different house.

As Feng Jiu sat her husband down on the chair and takes care of him.

"Does it hurt a lot?" She asked him. "I'm so sorry."

Dijun shakes his head again. Although he held the cloth tightly on his nose and leans his head a little to prevent the blood from spilling out more. He smiles at her as he grabbed her hand.

"I'm so sorry." She said to him again. "Is my fault. I've been too stressed these days. I didn't mean to put all the stress on you."

Donghua then moves his hand and place it on her shoulder where he grips it and nodded his head slightly.

"Is fine. I'm fine really. Is just a small nosebleed...I mean accident." He calmly said to her. "No worries. I understand your concern these days."

"Oh um.." She said to him. "I learn a spell that can stop it."

"Really?" He asked her. "I don't think I-"

Before he had said anything she had done it doing the spell as pain sprung in his nose making the bleeding even worse. There were bits of blood on his sleeve now and the cloth was dyed red. In a panic state, she grabbed more cloth and tried to stop it.

"You know what let's just relax a little." She said to him. Dijun smiles as he nodded his head.

"I would like that." He responds to her. "Where did you learn this spell?"

"Ah, I learn it from Cheng Yu-" Feng Jiu then pauses as her eyes pondered for a second. "Never mind."

"Mother, Father Lord I'm home-" Gun Gun said as he pauses at the door where Mi Gu drops his basket as he saw the Emperor's nose bleeding. At an instant Gun Gun gasped as he ran to his father's side.

"Mommy! You said never to bully people! You're such a big bully! How come Father's nose is-" Gun Gun said in shock. "Father Lord, you can tell me what happens and I can-"

Dijun smiles as he patted his son on the head.

"I'm fine. Father Lord has been too naughty these days." Dijun said slyly with a small quink as he saved his wife.

"Sit here for a few minutes." Feng Jiu then ordered them. "I believe there are some spells around here to stopped the bleeding."

"Xiao Bai is fine." Dijun then said to her. The spell she did earlier had to frighten him. It hurts for a split second before he realizes more blood had come out from his nose.

"Alright, but we need to go to the royal tailors later. They weren't happy after I kept rescheduling them for the 5th time already."

If it wasn't enough to torture Dijun and his son she had even taken him to the tailor shop down in Qing Qiu to measure out their ceremony robes.

"I'm sorry for taking you out like this." Feng Jiu responds as they were walking there. "Is just that the tailors are-"

Dijun grabbed her hand and smiles at her.

When Dijun and Feng Jiu was getting their robes to tailor for the royal ceremony, Gun Gun had finished his measurement. As the royal tailor told him to stay in place, he had a great curiosity around the area. He went through the shelf and shelf touching the soft fabric. But then he stops as he saw a man trying to steal the fabric. Trying to used his hand to stop him, Gun Gun had accidentally set the whole shelf filled with colorful fabric on fire.

"Oh no!" He muttered. "I mess up the spell again! I accidentally-! No-No! Let me try to put it out!"

Gun Gun takes a deep breath as he tries again as he lets out a small chanting spell he had to learn from the beginner spellbook.

Fire in and fire out

Blow the fire out with my hand

Send in a fire...- water and then waves

Begone!

However the flame on worse as Gun Gun had realized his mistake. How on the 3rd sentence he had said fire instead of water.

He was then dragged gently by the hand by the shop owners who frown at Dijun and Feng Jiu. At the same time, he was quite mad at them.

"Your majesty." He said in a cold voice while glaring at her. "First it was your late appointment. Now your son ruins my fabric how am I supposed to."

Feng Jiu sighs quietly as she grabbed Gun Gun's hand and pulls him back as she took out her small purse. And headed him some money: "I'm truly sorry. Here some money should cover the cost. I'll promise to pay you back for your lost, Mr. Tailor."

As they were walking out Feng Jiu gave out a deep sigh as she turns to Gun Gun and Dijun.

"Gun Gun, I know what you did was....not intentional." Feng Jiu said as she crosses her arms. The face of Gun Gun had frowned. He didn't like it one bit when he had hurt his mother. Gun Gun had considered him a good child but he had felt like recently there was too much for him to take in. After he had found out she was the Princess of Qing Qiu.  How his late reading on his Father. 

How Gun Gun has to learn to control his magic. When he was in the mortal realm, he had learned the same subject as them. From reading poems to a fine art. But here, it was far different. he didn't know how to control his magic. When they were in the shop, Gun Gun had seen someone robbing it. He had tried to stop it however he had accidentally light the fabric on fire.

Soon tears rolled down his eyes quickly.

"I'm so sorry Mommy." He quickly said to her. "Is just that everything is not like the mortal realm anymore! Everything is so different here! I try mommy I tried to fit in like others. But I just don't! I try mommy I swear I did!"

Gun Gun had expected his mother to scold him instead she came and kneel to his level where she hugged him. And soon Gun Gun could feel his father's arms wrapping around the 2 of them.

"I know. I saw." Feng Jiu said as she kisses slightly on his head. "I know I've put a lot of pressure on the 2 of you. I know Gun Gun is very different here. I don't expect you to adjust so quickly. Is my fault for making you feel this way. It takes time. A very long time. And take all the time you need."

"So mommy is not mad?" Gun Gun asked he wipes his tears away.

"No, I'm not." Feng Jiu said as she takes out her handkerchief wiping away his tears. "Take all the time you need. There something I always wanted to take the 2 of you."

Feng Jiu then offered her hand for them waiting for them to grab it.

"Come on grabbed it you two. I'll take you to this nice place when I was a cub."

When they grabbed it, Feng Jiu had to apparate them into beautiful scenery where the waterfall could be seen. The tall mountains and above were the Nine Heavens. The calming noise of the ribbing waterfalls and the small breeze had created a relaxing atmosphere.

"I like to come here often." Feng Jiu said to them. "Beautiful isn't it?"

Gun Gun sniffle as he nodded his head.

"But mommy what is this place?" He asked her. "Is beautiful!"

Instead of answering him Feng Jiu then flew them to the edge of the mountain where she screams as loud as she can that had made Dijun look at her.

"Xiao Bai?" He asked her.

"Don't worry no one can hear us." Feng Jiu said to them. "This place takes your worry away. In Qing Qiu, we called it the no worries cave."

"And how does that work, Mommy?" Gun Gun asked as he scratches his head.

"Think of what you worried about and scream anything you want!" Feng Jiu said as she looks at them with a bright smile they haven't seen in a while. "Don't think about anything and scream!"

Quickly Dijun then places his hand cupping his mouth to make his voice echos as he thought about something before yelling to the tip of his tongue.

"I LOVE YOU!" He said as he looks at her before he chuckles. It did feel good. As if all the weight were lifted inside of him.

Her smiles appear laughing. The smile he had missed a lot.

"I LOVE YOU TOO!" Feng Jiu then screams. "Ahhh~!"

Soon as Gun Gun joins them for the screaming fest. In the end, it had made them felt good as Feng Jiu smiles. She knew her plan would work out eventually. When Feng Jiu had dusted her hands she sighs as she places it on her hips before pointing at the stars.

"Those are shooting stars. Is said that in the mortal realm when you make a wish it would come true." Feng Jiu said as she closes her eyes making a wish.

"What did you wish for?" Dijun asked her calmly as they were walking home.

"That I can't tell you." Feng Jiu said as she grabbed his hand. "What about you? Did you wish for something?"

Quickly Dijun kisses her on the cheek and slyly releases her hand as he ran to his son and places him on his shoulder.

During their dinner time, Feng Jiu didn't say much instead she just ate as she lost her voice from earlier. When night comes, Dijun and Feng Jiu was staring at the moon, Dijun was too busy reading the scroll that had made her feel annoyed.

That night Gun Gun didn't beg to sleep with his mom. Rather he walks in annoy in his room stomping his feet as he drags his pillow and blanket outside. His strange action curious his father.

"Gun Gun, where are you going?" He asked him. "There are big snakes in Qing Qiu if you leave now."

"I'm still mad at mom!" Gun Gun declares as he crosses his hand trying to avoid talking to his father.

Hearing that he felt worried as he kneels to his son and petted his head.

"How so?" He asked calmly as he brought his son to his arms.

"Mom said that Qing Qiu doesn't have this many customs! She lies to me again as she did in the mortal realm." Gun Gun then said as he frowns. "Father Lord, can I sleep with you instead?"

The laughter was then sprung on the Emperor's face how the role had switch as he nodded his head.

"Gun Gun, you're mom is stress about becoming the Queen of Qing Qiu." Her father said. "Is normal for her to teach us these."

Overhearing them Feng Jiu frown as she looks at their interaction. Though she had felt hurtful at her son's words, he was rather right. She did lie to him many times. And she felt terrible about it. However she rather glad about it. She was glad that these days Gun Gun and Dijun get to spent more time together.

"Dijun and Gun Gun must be stress these days." She sighs as she talks to herself. "I'll make them some cake tomorrow!"

The next morning, Dijun didn't see Feng Jiu at all. He was too tired to even notice she wasn't there. It was when he rubbed his eyes and had smelled the delicious fragrance coming from the kitchen that had made him ran to the kitchen where he found Feng Jiu and Gun Gun.

"Ah~ you're awake." Feng Jiu said to him with a smile. "Sit down, I make you and Gun Gun some pastries."

Clapping his hands Dijun ran to her and kisses her on her lips before settling down. Lifting the steamer Feng Jiu smell the pastries before smiling and quickly put it on the plate. As she first hands it to Dijun whom she had given 3. And Gun Gun 3. At last, she gives herself 4.

"Mommy!" Gun Gun said as he looks down at his plate. "In the mortal realm, you said that parents have more pastries than children. How come you have more."

Dijun then flickered his eyes that he looks at her.

"Xiao Bai, what is this he's talking about?"

"Gun Gun you're too greedy. Be glad I made you some." Feng Jiu said to him. "Besides these are for Xiao A-Li."

As she picks up the plate Dijun then clears his throat ordering her to stop.

"Xiao Bai, I think I have never seen these pastries before. Never the less you decided to give it away to others."

She then gives him a small pat on his shoulder.

"I'll make some more when I get home. I need to talk to my Gu Gu and my uncle. I'll see you later." She then said to him before she had left she turns around and gave him her last words. "And Donghua, don't steal Gun Gun's pastries."

Take all the time you needed. There's no need to rush. No one will frown at you. 

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Thank you so much for reading it and it is deeply appreciated! 

Terribly sorry for my lack of updates recently. I've broken one of my fingers during a football game and it was really hard to type or write anything. I'll try my best to update. Thank you for your understanding : D

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