The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 183: A fortnight of mourning.

Chapter 183: A fortnight of mourning.

Roland hesitated for a moment, on his face was the look of a man about to engage in a fierce battle, one that he was sure he would lose and yet he had no choice but to engage anyway. Decisively, he reached his hand down and ripped the quilt off the bed, revealing the figure that had been hiding beneath them.

It was his wife Sigrid, she was curled up like a child beneath a heavy quilt on a rainy day when the sky was raging. In her arms was a small red black baby sized clock which she had been hugging to bed every night and holding through the day.

She had been mourning the death of their child for a fortnight. During that time, she had done nothing but sleep, eat, run and cry. She did those things in that exact order, repeating them through the day.

The businesses had been left to Roland, the Thorin’s and her subordinates.

Roland sat down and looked at his wife who did not move an inch as if her body had been glued to the bed. "You cannot keep doing this Sigrid." he said.

She moved her legs, curling them inwards like a baby in the womb but she did not respond to his words. He was going to give her the same speech that he had given her the day before. Be strong, get up, you must move one...and all the other motivational speeches he had revised in his mind before delivering them to her.

He was not the first to attempt to drag her out of her mourning and make her re-enter normal society. Her grandmother had tried, her mother and her sister-in-law Deanne who had been very uncomfortable because she herself was pregnant.

At six months now, her bump was showing proudly and every time she saw Sigrid, she was overcome with guilt almost as if it was a crime for her own child to live while Sigrid’s died.

For that reason, Deanne was avoiding Sigrid as much as possible. Other people that had attempted to give her the you need to get back on your feet speech were her brothers, Mauve, Mrs. Elsworth, Mauve’s mother, princess Elarin.

Sigrid was not deaf, she was simply giving herself time to heal. Healing was not just physical, it was emotional as well. This was her first pregnancy and miscarriage in both lives, getting over it was not as simple as she thought it would be.

Roland laid on the bed curling his body to match Sigrid’s and his hand went around her waist. "Should I join you in bed, should we sleep all day? Or perhaps we should return to Stormwind. What do I need to do to get you back on your feet again? How do I bring back a smile on your face?"

She sighed sadly.

Roland sighed sadly as well. "I miss you Sigrid, Sunny and Venom also miss you. The people keep asking where you are, they want to see their crown princess. Some villagers from Stormwind came to the city, they brought you gifts and shared words of encouragement. The cloaks you ordered for are ready, the old lady that sewed them made you some simple shoes from sheep wool."

Sigrid took a deep breath and turned around, facing him. Her breath intermingled with his slowly, she stretched out her hand and touched his shoulder.

Roland took it as a good sign, he smiled and continued to share what had happened while she was grieving. "The resort you talked about, building started two weeks ago and it is moving along rather quickly. The first season of harvesting coffee is almost over, the plantation workers at your family estate are worried because they wont have much to do. The Ye state stands empty, I don’t know if you have plans for it. Oh, and our hens are already laying eggs. I am thinking about opening up a shop in the city to sell those eggs because we cannot consume them all. If they were a magical hen species people would line up to buy them, it’s too bad that they are ordinary."

"Emmah?" she asked.

While she was getting updates from the system on Emmah, she still wanted to hear it from him. In her absence, Emmah’s business had grown significantly and this was because she had not sent people to ruin it. This was because the lucky halo had not experienced any changes during this time.

The filming of Emmah’s version of titanic was also sailing along smoothly. It was as smooth as her relationship with prince Benjamin. The king had grounded him but Emmah still visited him everyday.

They had transitioned into a sweet couple, dating as if they were on modern earth itself. From hand holding, they were hugging and kissing. Emmah had even spent a night at Benjamin’s estate.

"She is doing the usual, selling clothes, shooting her movie and confusing my brother with her wily charm. He is using his money to fund all of her ventures. A few of the women on his estate that he slept with have been sent away after they tried to harm Emmah in one way or another.

Benjamin’s estate used to be peaceful but lately it is becoming more and more chaotic. One of his three children somehow choked on a cake and died."

Sigrid could tell Emmah’s lucky halo was the one making all those things happen.

"Was it a boy?" she asked.

Roland nodded. "He was Benjamin’s first son, fathered when my dear brother was only twenty. The mother is older than him she became widow at only twenty four. Currently she is thirty four."

"Is she among the women that have been sent away from his estate?" she raised her head as curiosity rushed through her.

Roland nodded. "He gave her a house and some gold and sent her to another city. The way things are looking, those women will be dealt with one after the other to make room room for Emmah. If you want to stop her from marrying Benjamin, you need to get up quickly."

Sigrid scoffed, this man was just tricking her. He was basically offering he a project to get her up on her feet again.

She sighed tiredly and pushed herself up, it was time to end the mourning period. The bank had already given her one warning, if she continued to lay in bed she would be punished.

"You are right, it is time to get back on my feet. It is time for Emmah’s little business to close before that prince arrives and sees what an enterprising, dazzling, bold woman she is."

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