"Alright, Father Emperor had me late in life, and I don't have many siblings. Jiang'er has already considered the issue of offspring for me and wants to have a few children for me?"
Jing Yan found it quite interesting.
Yue Jiang: "..."
"Your Highness...how many do you want? My body is weak, and too many will surely harm me."
You can have children, but it can't be endless.
Even the strongest body can't withstand that.
"You do know how to take care of yourself," Jingyan teased. "Didn't Jiang'er want to have children for me? Haven't you thought about how many children would be good? Just start now and see. When Jiang'er feels she has enough, she can stop having children."
The words were strange; if she could avoid giving birth herself, she would gladly broadcast them all over Jingguo.
“Okay,” Yue Jiang felt that discussing having children with Jing Yan was like talking to a brick wall; anyway, he could just work hard at night.
If she gets pregnant one day, how could he possibly deny it?
...
As she was about to sit up and have Qingke apply her makeup, she saw Jingyan intently examining her dressing table, staring at a row of snail-shell inkstones.
"They're all the same, so which one should we use?"
“This,” Yue Jiang didn’t realize Jing Yan’s intention for a moment and pointed blankly at a pure black one.
The next moment, Jing Yan applied the incense powder to her eyebrows, and Yue Jiang suddenly realized what was happening.
It was a "debt" she incurred by teasing Jing Yan before.
"Your Highness, do you know how to do this? Today we are to pay our respects and serve tea. If I ruin the painting, I will be so embarrassed."
Jing Yan remained focused and undisturbed: "It's not difficult at all. I often draw military maps in the army camp, so it's about the same."
Yue Jiang: "..."
Are these two really that similar? However, compared to military maps, drawing eyebrows should be simpler.
When Jingyan was drawing eyebrows, he wouldn't let Yuejiang look in the bronze mirror at all, so Yuejiang thought that Jingyan must not have any skills. But to her surprise, the finished product was surprisingly good.
With her delicate, arched eyebrows, long and graceful, they were elegant and beautiful. Paired with Yue Jiang's stunningly beautiful yet not seductive appearance, the eyebrow shape she drew was extraordinary.
Jing Yan is quite good at finding the good points in her face.
After finishing her eyebrows, Yue Jiang returned the favor by applying lip rouge to Jing Yan's lips.
Jing Yan dodged slightly, grabbed her hand, and said in a slightly stern voice, "Jiang'er, you are not allowed to tease me."
Yue Jiang stared at the wrist that Jing Yan was holding down, and deliberately teased him with ambiguous words: "Last night... I also told Your Highness not to come over, but even after I caught Your Highness... Your Highness still squeezed over!"
“Ahem, Jiang’er, you’re not allowed to be lewd in broad daylight,” Jing Yan said, her ears turning slightly red as she thought of something.
As expected, Jingyan was very shy during the day. Yuejiang then said seriously, "What is daytime debauchery? I only want to touch up Your Highness's wounds, to make them almost the same color as your lips."
After she finished speaking, Jing Yan understood and stopped resisting, persisting until Yue Jiang used her soft hands to apply lipstick to his lips.
He looked in the bronze mirror and saw that he had indeed improved a lot. Afterwards, Yue Jiang applied powder to his neck.
After they finished getting ready, the two went together to the inner palace to pay their respects.
The ceremony was held in the Delin Hall, with the same seating arrangements as the wedding yesterday, but with the addition of family members and two of the Empress Dowager's grandnieces.
Yue Jiang, along with Jing Yan, served tea to Jing Huaixu, Empress Ye, Empress Dowager Zheng, and Empress Dowager Cheng, and called out to others.
After all the formalities were completed, Empress Dowager Zheng glanced at the two of them and said in a light tone, "You two are quite a well-matched couple. I'm so glad I had a grandson. You two should arrange a great-grandson for me as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is busy with the military camp and may not have much time to attend to his children. You must urge him to do more to do so!"
Before Yue Jiang could reply, Jing Yan respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.
"Grandmother, rest assured. This morning, Jiang'er thoughtfully told me that she wanted to have a son for me. I will not go against Jiang'er's good intentions and dare not let Grandmother worry."
Empress Dowager Zheng stared at Yue Jiang, waiting for her reply, but Jing Yan stopped Yue Jiang from lecturing her.
She was momentarily surprised, a strange look of doubt appearing in her eyes, but it vanished in an instant.
After nodding in satisfaction, Empress Dowager Zheng pointed at Zheng Yutong and then introduced her to Yue Jiang with a smile, while subtly criticizing Empress Dowager Cheng.
“My niece has lived in the palace since she was a child. She has a gentle nature. If the Crown Princess is bored, she can go to the East Palace to play with you. She is much better than that arrogant and annoying one.”
“Yutong and the Crown Prince are also cousins, unlike others. You two may be even closer and have a better relationship in the future.”
"Kuai Yutong, greetings to your cousin-in-law, the Crown Princess."
Upon hearing these sarcastic remarks, Cheng Suyun secretly lowered her head and rolled her eyes.
Yue Jiang looked over at Zheng Yutong, who was a woman with a rosy complexion and a delicate, graceful demeanor, with a polite smile in her eyes.
As she got up and walked, her waist swayed. Based on her experience, Yue Jiang could tell that this grandniece of Empress Zheng had probably received some special "training" since childhood, just like her.
“Yu…” Zheng Yutong walked gracefully from her seat and had just bowed when Empress Dowager Cheng interrupted her.
“That’s excellent. If the Crown Princess gives birth to a child for the Crown Prince early on, I can help raise him, just like I raised Jingyi from a young age. No one can bully him.”
“Our Jingyi can still be a little aunt, and she can grow up too.”
Jingyi sat right in front of Empress Dowager Cheng, and she didn't look in that direction at all while Empress Dowager Zheng was speaking.
Because she disliked Empress Dowager Zheng, Jingyi would also go to play at Empress Dowager Zheng's place when she was young. Even though she was the youngest of all the grandchildren, whenever she met Jinglu and Jingning, she would be relegated to a cold bench in Empress Dowager Zheng's palace.
Jingyi still remembers the way Empress Dowager Zheng looked at her. If her elder brother Jingyan could be considered even slightly inferior to Empress Dowager Zheng, Jingyi could not be even slightly inferior.
On the contrary, Empress Dowager Cheng was very lenient with her, and she doted on her even though she was not related to her by blood.
However, Jingyi currently dislikes Yuejiang, as her mother and elder brother both favor her, and she has also taken over Cheng Suyun's position as the Crown Princess.
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