Emperor Rongcheng was skeptical, but in the end, under Jiang Xianhao's expectant gaze, he slowly put it into his mouth.

Instantly, a strange taste filled his mouth, making him almost vomit.

However, seeing Jiang Xianhao's expectant eyes, he still didn't spit it out and forced himself to swallow it.

Then, he gave a genuine smile, using all his acting skills, and said, "It's delicious."

Then, sure enough, he quickly put the lid of the food box back on.

Jiang Xianhao suppressed a laugh before throwing herself into Emperor Rongcheng's arms.

"Since you like it, I'll make it for you again next time."

Emperor Rongcheng quickly shook his head.

"No, no, no need. You shouldn't go into the kitchen anymore."

After that, Emperor Rongcheng changed his strategy.

Every few days, he would repeat to Jiang Xianhao that he would only have her as his woman from now on, that he would only love her, and that he would not take any other concubines into the harem.

At first, Jiang Xianhao naturally didn't take it to heart.

However, later, Emperor Rongcheng took her directly to the Empress Dowager's palace and, in front of the Empress Dowager, said it again and again, which angered the Empress Dowager so much that she slammed the table and had no choice but to agree. Only then did he stand up.

After that, Jiang Xianhao truly believed his words and devoted herself to him even more wholeheartedly.

The two were deeply in love, and Emperor Rongcheng even spent a fortune to build a tall building for Jiang Xianhao because he was bored.

This aroused dissatisfaction among court officials, who repeatedly offered advice, but Emperor Rongcheng simply ignored them.

He wanted to give Jiang Xian the best of everything and couldn't bear to see Jiang Xian suffer any injustice.

He knew that Jiang Xian loved excitement and freedom, things he couldn't give her, but he would do his best to give her the best.

During the days of their playful bickering, Jiang Xianhao unexpectedly went into premature labor one day.

A day and a night later, Jiang Xianhao gave birth to Shen Hechuan.

Emperor Rongcheng waited outside for a full day and night until he was sure that both of them were unharmed, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although Shen Hechuan was premature, she was very healthy.

Moreover, because Jiang Xianhao was in good health, he was also a bit older than other babies of the same age.

This was originally a very fortunate and auspicious event, but in the eyes of Emperor Rongcheng, it took on a different meaning.

He always thought that Jiang Xianhao was in love with her childhood sweetheart, the former crown prince Li Wenci.

Moreover, he had personally witnessed Li Wenci, who was hungover, hurriedly leaving Jiang Xianhao's room.

At that time, he carefully prepared a hundred earthworms and excitedly brought them over to show Jiang Xian, wanting her to go fishing with him.

But then I saw this scene.

This made him feel extremely distressed and utterly hopeless. In the end, he simply dumped the hundred earthworms into the river.

At that time, he made up his mind to overthrow everything.

Once he successfully reached the pinnacle of power, all he wanted was Jiang Xianhao.

So he pretended nothing had happened and, disregarding Jiang Xianhao's wishes, forcibly locked her in the palace.

Until she agreed to be his queen.

However, looking at this child that belonged to her and another man, Emperor Rongcheng felt increasingly angry.

So, after that, he visited Jiang Xianhao less and less often without realizing it.

However, Jiang Xianhao was unaware of this because she was with Shen Hechuan at the time.

When Emperor Rongcheng entered, he saw that Jiang Xianhao doted on her son and didn't even glance at him, which aroused his jealousy.

Whenever she looked at Shen Hechuan's small face, he couldn't help but have doubts.

Is Jiang Xianhao seeing another person through this face?

This made him feel increasingly uncomfortable and increasingly out of control.

Finally, after Shen Hechuan turned one year old, their first argument broke out.

In order to make Jiang Xianhao let go of Shen Hechuan, Emperor Rongcheng directly appointed Shen Hechuan as the crown prince, which gave him a sufficient reason to forcibly take Shen Hechuan away.

Emperor Rongcheng pulled Shen Hechuan out of Jiang Xianhao's arms and ordered him to be taken to Shou'an Palace.

“The child is grown up now, and you don’t need to watch him every day. He should be allowed to grow up independently, which will be beneficial for his future development.”

Jiang Xianhao naturally disagreed.

"Shen Wanshan, have you gone mad?"

“He’s only one year old and hasn’t been weaned yet. If you ask him to leave me, he’ll cry and won’t be able to bear it.”

"Then let him cry. As a man, how can he always depend on his mother?"

"Don't forget, he is the future crown prince. As the crown prince, he needs to be responsible for his upbringing."

"A doting mother often spoils her son; I will absolutely not allow our future crown prince to develop a weak character."

Jiang Xianhao, seeing the resolute look on Emperor Rongcheng's face, naturally disagreed as well, and the two had a fierce argument.

But in the end, Jiang Xianhao lowered her head because she was too worried about Shen Hechuan.

After that incident, Emperor Rongcheng disregarded Jiang Xianhao's refusal and forcibly pinned her to the bed.

That was also the first time Jiang Xianhao felt the pain of being pinned down and helpless.

After that, Jiang Xianhao was finally able to see Shen Hechuan every day, but in the evening, she still had to be taken to Shou'an Palace.

Fortunately, although the Empress Dowager seemed stern, she was kind-hearted and kept comforting Jiang Xianhao.

"Don't worry, this child will never be exposed while he's with me. Just consider it as Hechuan keeping me company."

"My Shou'an Palace is so desolate. With Hechuan here, I feel much more at ease."

Jiang Xianhao nodded, but she still couldn't stop feeling sad.

She couldn't understand why Emperor Rongcheng had changed so drastically and treated their children so cruelly.

Although the two seemed to have returned to normal after that, there was no trace of their previous affection.

Jiang Xianhao also changed from her previous liveliness, becoming calm and often sitting quietly in the garden, lost in thought.

Emperor Rongcheng no longer fawned over Jiang Xianhao. Sometimes when he came to see her, he would just look at her with eyes full of guilt and heartache, but he didn't know how to start a conversation.

The two fell into a silent cold war.

Until Jiang Xianhao became pregnant again.

This pregnancy eased the tension in their relationship, but things could never go back to the way they were before.

When Shen Rongyang was born, Emperor Rongcheng was overjoyed for a long time.

Looking at their beautiful and adorable daughter, the two felt as if they had returned to the time when they were deeply in love.

Emperor Rongcheng also changed his attitude from before, and would come to visit Shen Rongyang every day. He would even personally carry her to the Wanhe Hall to handle state affairs.

He would even feed her himself.

Jiang Xianhao was the same; the two of them gave all their love to this daughter.

But at times like these, Jiang Xianhao would think of her son.

Therefore, she visits her son every day.

Emperor Rongcheng didn't know what was wrong with him, but even so, he was still dissatisfied. He said that Shen Hechuan was already three years old, and as the crown prince, he should be cold and indifferent. He once again prevented Jiang Xianhao from meeting him.

The two then argued again.