Jiang Jiang: “…”
She glanced around the hall. Since she moved in, there was a stage, and on one side there were so many jewels that they could hardly fit into the jewelry box on the dressing table, and a bookshelf specifically for her to display her storybooks.
...and a few extra pounds of flesh on your body.
Jiang Jiang didn't know for a moment where this idea of imprisonment came from.
Because she was talking to her, the empress dowager finally looked directly at Jiang Jiang, and then she saw that her face was rosy, even more radiant than when they first met.
The Queen Mother: “…?”
Has she finally reached the stage where her eyesight is dim?
"...As you can see." Jiang Jiang stood up and lowered her sleeves to cleverly cover the sharp weapon in her sleeve. The lotus pink palace dress made her look particularly harmless.
She opened the carved rosewood chest of drawers, revealing the neatly stacked boxes of various colors. "This is Suzhou's new tribute brocade, this is the Nanhai pearl headpiece, and this is..."
Jiang Jiang said he was tired and knew how to not treat himself badly, so he stopped decisively.
"And these rare things, His Majesty told me to play with them at will."
"Does this count as... imprisonment?"
The Queen Mother looked at the box of rare treasures, which she rarely saw, and her eyelids twitched. But after all, she was a woman who had experienced the ups and downs of dynasties. Although she felt that her worldview had been challenged, the Queen Mother still managed to maintain a calm demeanor:
"certainly."
"They are just some external possessions. He is the emperor, the ruler of the world. These rare treasures may be rare in your eyes, but they are nothing in the vast world."
"I'm worried about you too." The Queen Mother sighed and covered her hand with hers, like an elder worried about a younger generation. "Look at your face..."
The word "I've lost weight" got stuck in my throat and I couldn't say it.
Seeing the other person's expectant eyes, the Queen Mother said: "......"
The Queen Mother: "They are all haggard."
Jiang Jiang: “?”
How can you talk to a girl like that? Is that even human language?
The Queen Mother paused for a moment before continuing, "In the final analysis, wealth and splendor are merely external possessions... If he truly loved you, why would he be so reluctant to give you even a position?"
Suddenly, there were some small noises coming from the corner.
The two of them looked along the path, but found no traces.
"...Maybe it's the wind."
The Queen Mother continued to persuade her, "Men are unreliable. When the late emperor ascended the throne, I was the empress. The vows we made to each other turned to ashes after I became emperor. I watched him fill his harem with new women one by one..."
"I've hated it, I've struggled. But a man who's changed his mind treats you like a piece of trash, and everything you do is wrong."
Jiang Jiang didn't say anything. He watched wrinkles gradually appear at the corners of her eyes and pursed his lips.
The Queen Mother also seemed to open her heart:
"We women have always had it hard. Once we get married, we have no control over everything. But there is one fundamental principle that will never change."
Jiang Jiang opened his lips, interested: "What is it?"
"Children and my mother's family."
Jiang Jiang lost interest.
The Queen Mother didn't notice. She glanced around, making sure everyone had left. Then she leaned over to Jiang Jiang and said in a very low voice, "Now your mission is to conceive a prince as soon as possible... If it's a prince, then you will be the Queen Mother in the future."
Jiang Jiang tilted his head and met those cloudy eyes: "Empress Dowager? Are you sure you are not holding the emperor hostage to control the princes?"
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and studied her.
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