Jiang Tian tilted her head to look at him: "Great, what's wrong with that? I am now the Empress, second only to the Emperor, and whatever I want will be delivered to me in no time. You have also given me so much freedom, so of course life is easy."

Zhao Jing's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He smiled and suddenly said, "You're right. You are the Empress, and I am the Emperor. We are naturally a match made in heaven. How could our lives not be good?"

As he spoke, he gently stroked Jiang Tian's belly.

Jiang Tian frowned as she looked at him.

Zhao Jing continued, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, "I need an heir, but you can't have one. I'll find another woman to have one, and you can raise it. How about that?"

A moment of silence fell over the room.

Jiang Tian looked at him, and Zhao Jing stared intently at her as well.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Jiang Tian nodded: "Okay. Don't worry, I will treat him as my own son and raise him well."

As soon as he finished speaking, the gentleness in Zhao Jing's eyes vanished, replaced by a fierce glint as he stared at Jiang Tian: "Are these your true feelings?"

"Yes, you are the emperor, the whole world is yours, who can go against your wishes? If you want someone else to have your child, can I stop you? I have no other choice but to accept it."

Jiang Tian showed no fear.

"Well, you are truly a virtuous and kind empress. You can accept me having children with other women. Shouldn't I be glad that the empress I chose is not jealous!"

Zhao Jing's tone suddenly changed, and a look of gloom settled on his face.

Jiang Tian was still completely naked, but she sat up halfway and stared at him.

Her tone turned sharp: "What exactly do you want? If you want to find someone else, then go ahead and do it. I didn't stop you, and you're still unhappy about it? Do you expect me to keep watch over you two all night? If the baby is born, do you expect me to deliver it? Just how far do you want me to go?"

Her tone grew increasingly heated, and a hint of anger appeared on her face.

At this moment, Zhao Jing's anger suddenly dissipated, and joy returned to his eyes.

He put his arm around Jiang Tian, ​​and the two of them fell down together, looking at each other from head to toe.

"I thought you didn't care at all. You pushed me to another woman and you can still stay calm. What about all my efforts during this time? You should be jealous and have me all to yourself because the two of us are the real husband and wife. Everyone else is nothing. They are just passersby. Only we can stay together for a lifetime."

Clearly, he was testing the waters just now.

He lowered his head and kissed Jiang Tian's snow-white belly.

He said slowly, "I've asked around, and we still have a chance to have a child, it's just that the chance is slim. I don't believe that God would let me find you so many times, but he wouldn't even give me a child."

"Let's ask the miracle doctor to treat you. Maybe you'll be carrying our child someday."

His eyes revealed gentleness, and he spoke with a consultative attitude.

But he clearly wanted a child; after all, for an emperor, not having an heir would always be a regret.

The pressure from the officials was considerable.

He was in his twenties, and Jiang Tian wasn't young either. They had to try again and see if fate would be on their side.

"Can you just say what you mean from now on? Stop testing me. Nobody wants to play these games with you. I'm already by your side. Do you really need to probe me every time?"

Jiang Tian ignored him and went straight to expressing her dissatisfaction.

Even though she was lecturing him, Zhao Jing's smile kept widening.

Would anyone else dare to speak to him like that? Impossible.

They treated him with utmost respect, revering him as a deity, fearing that even the slightest displeasure from him would endanger their lives.

But this woman was never afraid of him, and she never showed any fear because of his change in status. The two of them interacted like an ordinary married couple, which was what he was looking for.

"It won't happen again."

Jiang Tian gave him a look, clearly indicating that she didn't believe him.

Zhao Jing knew he was suspicious, but old habits die hard, and as an emperor, it was difficult for him not to be suspicious.

He whispered in her ear, "I was just saying a few words to you, and you're already getting upset..."

Kissing Jiang Tian's earlobe, Zhao Jing lowered his head and took it into his mouth, a wave of heat sweeping through the entire palace...

The coronation ceremony was very grand.

Zhao Jing oversaw the preparation process step by step.

He's so good to someone that he'd pluck the stars from the sky for her.

He recalled that when they were together, even after becoming husband and wife, they hadn't had any of the traditional wedding ceremonies.

He was forced to drink alcohol and carried to the new house. The next day, he found that he had a wife by his side.

He still finds it hard to forget that shame.

This time, however, he chose his wife himself, and since he was happy, he wanted to give her the grandest investiture ceremony.

He wanted the whole world to know that he was very satisfied with his empress.

To this end, Zhao Jing used a little trick, involving Pei Ziye and Jiang Yuqin.

He entrusted some tasks to his two most trusted ministers, fearing that others might mess them up.

Seeing their dejected appearance, Zhao Jing felt a secret, indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Yes, he was indeed a wise and powerful emperor in the eyes of others, but couldn't he have his own joys and sorrows?

The Empress clearly belongs to him, yet these two are still so attached to her. What are they compared to him?

After the coronation ceremony, both officials and common people witnessed the emperor's affection for his empress.

The emperor forbade them to mention the past, so they dared not bring it up again.

The more power Jiang Tian held, the better her reputation became among the people.

She never abused her power, but instead did her best to benefit the people. Who wouldn't like such an empress?

Their lives seemed to be going peacefully.

Jiang Tian started taking her medicine.

Zhao Jing needs an heir.

For an emperor, having an heir is one of the essential factors for consolidating his rule.

In a sense, as empress, Jiang Tian could not shirk her responsibility to ensure the emperor had an heir.

But seeing her pour bowls of bitter medicine into her mouth, Zhao Jing always had a gloomy face.

Seeing his posture, Jiang Tian still spoke up: "What are you doing? If you want to have a child, you definitely need to get treatment. I'll be happy no matter how hard it is if you can get cured."

Seeing that Jiang Tian was going to comfort him instead, Zhao Jing could only force a smile.

However, as the medicine continued to be taken, the imperial physicians said that the effects were not promising.

The medicine given to Jiang Tian back then was far too potent, and treating her now would be an impossible task.

Zhao Jing was furious. He had seen Jiang Tian's efforts and naturally didn't want them to come up empty-handed.

He gave a direct order.

The imperial harem has no shortage of rare treasures; as long as she can be cured, anything is fair game.

If it can't be cured, my life will be in danger.

The renowned healers still wanted to live, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and try again and again on Jiang Tian.