Jiang Ming pondered... Empress Yan probably thought that this Luo fellow would most likely become Jiang Ming's dog in the future.

Following him will limit my potential for growth...

Moreover, what if Mr. Jiang is testing me? If I agree, and Mr. Jiang gets jealous... what if he just kills me?

The saying goes, "to understand someone's feelings and thoughts," meaning to consider things from the other person's perspective. Jiang Ming was able to roughly read the Queen Yan's mind.

This woman is indeed cunning!

"Hehe...we'll talk about it later!"

After casually remarking, Jiang Ming left the imperial prison and headed straight for the inner palace.

Although Jiang Ming served as the 'spiritual pillar' of the new Yan King Ji Bochang, he was never restricted in his comings and goings within the inner palace.

He could even barge into Ji Bochang's bedroom and overturn his cup, just like he would in the Dukang County Prefectural Governor's residence.

But now that his status was different, Jiang Ming kept a low profile and went directly through the back gate of the palace to Jin's bedroom.

After being made Queen Dowager, Lady Jin spent her days in the palace, raising birds and admiring flowers, hoping that Jiang Ming would occasionally come to visit her...

Upon seeing Jiang Ming arrive, Jin immediately beamed with joy and stepped forward to try and take his hand in an ambiguous manner.

The maids beside her were also sensible; they immediately lowered their heads and stepped back...

"Prime Minister, what brings you to visit me today?"

Seeing that the maids had left, Jin sweetly took Jiang Ming's arm and rested her head on his shoulder.

On the seventh night after the death of Prince Yan, Ji Xi, Jiang Ming drank some wine and lost control. In the passageway next to Ji Xi's mourning hall, he had sex with Jin Shi, who was dressed in mourning clothes, and studied how to write the character "音" (yin).

After that, I never touched her again...

In this way, in a practical sense, Queen Dowager Kim was already Jiang Ming's lover.

Lovers are different from spouses; the first thing they do when they meet is naturally...

Jin was very considerate. As soon as she entered the house, she took off Jiang Ming's clothes and loosened his belt, just like a little wife.

"Prime Minister... the Princess hasn't found out about our affair, has she?" Madam Jin sweetly hugged Jiang Ming and murmured softly.

"puff!"

Jiang Ming pinched her chin and looked at her with a smile: "Empress Dowager, have you been worried about this matter all this time?"

"No way..."

Jin twisted her body coquettishly and said in a sweet voice, "Prime Minister, I am already your woman. When we are alone, please don't keep calling me 'Empress Dowager'. Just call me by my name... Hmm!"

Jin buried her face in Jiang Ming's chest, deeply moved, and took a deep breath...

Jiang Ming picked her up in a princess carry and carried her to the bed.

"Prime Minister, may I take a shower? I've been strolling around the garden all day, and I smell of sweat..."

"It's okay, I like it!"

Upon hearing Jiang Ming's words, Madam Jin smiled even more sweetly and said coquettishly, "Prime Minister, could it be that I'm pregnant? My period was supposed to start a few days ago, but it hasn't come yet..."

"Has the imperial physician examined you?"

"You're going to die!"

Jin playfully patted Jiang Ming's shoulder lightly: "How can we let the imperial physician know about this? What if people say I'm pregnant... what will we say then? It would be so embarrassing!"

"So what? Just say he's Ji Xi's posthumous child!" Jiang Ming laughed.

"Prime Minister..."

Jin frowned slightly, biting her lip, and said, "Actually, I'm not sure either. What do you think? If I get pregnant and the current king thinks I'm carrying Ji Xi's posthumous child, will he kill me? I'm really worried, but... I absolutely have to give birth to this child! It's like wanting to eat meat but being afraid of burning your mouth!"

"Hahaha!"

As Jiang Ming undressed her, he laughed and said, "It's alright, you can just give birth to the child here in Cining Palace, isolated from the outside world... I'll arrange a reliable midwife for you then."

"Um!"

Jin sweetly removed her bodice and nestled into Jiang Ming's arms: "Prime Minister, I'm still young. If possible, I'd like to have a few more children for you..."

"Hehe...that's easy, isn't it?"

......

Inside the bedchamber, Jiang Ming and Empress Dowager Jin were entwined in passion.

But he came today not just to seek pleasure, but to thoroughly investigate the Jin family's background!