All she wanted was for Jing Yan to be unable to resist running to her, to abandon all his principles and standards for her.
Yue Jiang emerged from Jing Yan's embrace, bowing her head to smooth her disheveled hair, her voice gentle and soft.
"Your Highness, after my period, I have a few days when I have a better chance of conceiving. I really want to have a child with Your Highness."
After saying this, Jing Yan clenched his fist, a complex look flashing across his eyes. After a long while, he took a deep breath and turned his head to speak.
"I understand."
No matter what, the important matter of having offspring cannot be delayed, Jingyan thought.
***
Before the various countries sent envoys to Jing to offer their congratulations, General Du, who had returned home to observe mourning for his father, completed his mourning period and returned to the court to resume his duties.
Upon General Du's return, he paid his respects to Jing Huaixu in the imperial court, and Jing Huaixu reinstated General Du to his former position as General Guide.
However, General Du is now almost fifty years old. His father was a powerful general in the Jing Kingdom, and General Du has completely inherited his father's abilities.
Upon his reinstatement, Jing Huaixu hoped that he could train strong soldiers for the Jing Kingdom, so that he could share the heavy burden of the army with Jing Yan.
When the two empress dowagers learned of Jing Huaixu's plan, they were both tempted.
First, there was Empress Dowager Cheng. She had thought that with General Du's return, Jing Huaixu would simply find another team for General Du to train with.
She was surprised to find that General Du had been tasked with training the Xuanjia Army that had won such a great victory over the Feng Clan. She immediately realized that perhaps Jing Huaixu wanted to delegate more of the court's affairs to Jing Yan.
The Xuanjia Army is also of paramount importance; if there are any conflicts with other countries in the future, the Xuanjia Army will be the ones to stand in front.
If Jing Shuo can humbly learn from General Du, he can be considered to have joined the Xuanjia Army. When the day comes that he is on the battlefield, Jing Shuo can take advantage of his proximity to the enemy and make contributions.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Cheng was eager for Jing Shuo to visit General Du and for Consort Cheng to speak well of Jing Shuo to Jing Huaixu, so as to prevent the Changshou Palace from getting there first.
Consort Cheng was haunted by the shadow of her family's past decline, and she only had one son. She was always afraid that something might happen to her during such a risky military campaign.
"Isn't fighting and killing in the army too dangerous? Shuo'er has other ways to stand in the court. Didn't you say you were going to find a marriage partner? Why go to such lengths?"
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