"Pfft," Yue Jiang didn't expect Jing Yan to ask such a question, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, almost completely destroying the frustration she had been intentionally cultivating.
After laughing out loud, she deliberately lowered her eyes to make up for it, then stared at her stomach and sighed, which was actually meant to amuse Jing Yan.
"In just two nights, I didn't expect Your Highness to be so confident. It is I who have been a burden, so far."
Jing Yan: "..."
In truth, he didn't believe it would happen so quickly either.
To ease the awkwardness, Jing Yan chuckled twice, paced back and forth, and spoke in a calm tone, as if what had just happened was perfectly normal.
"Jiang'er, you were asking about the child. I was just asking casually. We've just gotten married, and there's no rush to have children. I will naturally love my child. Jiang'er, don't be so suspicious every day."
Yue Jiang glared at Jing Yan unhappily, her watery eyes filled with unspeakable sorrow, and she retorted in disappointment.
"How could I be paranoid? I saw it with my own eyes today, though I dared not speak of it. But as night fell, my heart grew increasingly uneasy and fearful, especially as I was about to..."
Having witnessed those two events during the day, Jingyan seemed to understand Yuejiang's concerns and asked her a question.
"Is it because of the Ninth Prince and Jing Ning?"
Yue Jiang nodded.
Jing Yan's eyes softened, and his voice held a hint of understanding: "Are you afraid that our children will also be sent to other countries as hostages for political marriages?"
Yue Jiang nodded hurriedly, looked up, and gazed sadly at Jing Yan. She walked over to his side and pulled him to sit down on the bedside to talk.
"The beautiful Jingning is to be married off to a man of similar age to the Emperor. It is said that the Ninth Prince's birth mother was once the most favored concubine of the Jade Emperor. The Ninth Prince himself is weak and sickly, so he will also have to go to another country."
"How could I not be terrified!"
Having witnessed these two events today, Yue Jiang finally considered the situations she would inevitably have to deal with in the future.
With the resurgence of Jing Kingdom's power, it will undoubtedly have more frequent interactions with other countries, in case one day it needs to arrange a marriage alliance as a hostage.
Sons are sent to other countries before they reach adulthood, and daughters cannot even find a husband of a suitable age.
Wouldn't that cause them great suffering? Even if she, as their mother, lived a life of luxury and fine clothes, she would probably never find true happiness.
Some plans have to be made early, at least to understand Jingyan's thoughts, so that Yuejiang can fight for more rights for her children in the future.
"Your Highness, will you be willing to abandon our children in the future?"
“Of course I’m reluctant to let them go through all that,” Jingyan said. In fact, he almost went to Anguo as a hostage when he was young.
At that time, Anguo wanted to better control Jingguo, so he sent a letter to invite him to Anguo as a hostage.
If it weren't for the fact that Prince Jingyan arrived late, and that the Emperor himself didn't have many children, and that his maternal grandfather was once the Emperor's tutor and was highly respected among his colleagues, then he would have been a great man.
The court officials negotiated with Anguo many times, offering to use the full strength of the nation to protect him, or to force Anguo to back down. Jingguo was willing to send Consort Zheng's son.
Anguo was hesitant about starting a war, so it didn't even want Consort Zheng's son. Instead, it asked for more silver that year, otherwise Jingyan might have grown up in Anguo.
"I have never been willing to establish diplomatic relations at the expense of kinship. The future is uncertain, but for now, Jiang'er, please rest assured. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, our children will only bring joy to our knees."
"Currently, the Kingdom of Jing has sent a hostage from the Kingdom of Yu, and the Kingdom of Yu is going to marry a princess to the Kingdom of Jing. This will not change for decades."
“Anguo is Jingguo’s mortal enemy; the two sides can never be on friendly terms.”
"Chen and Qi are far apart, so even if they were to interact, there would be no need for them to go through the trouble of exchanging hostages."
He will also work hard to give his wife and children a peaceful and stable life.
After Jingyan analyzed the situation, Yue Jiang breathed a sigh of relief; the situation was actually alright.
Her voice became lighter: "I was worrying too much. Alas, I was just being a worrier. I told you my child is Your Highness's child too, so you'll definitely love him."
"Your Highness, please come up and rest! I am exhausted."
Jing Yan had never seen a woman whose face changed faster than Yue Jiang's. Just moments ago, she had acted as if she would let him cry all night if he didn't care, but now she was heartlessly inviting him to bed.
Has Yue Jiang forgotten that she herself was also a princess sent for a political marriage, a princess who called him "husband" the moment they met and told him every word she loved him?
Could it be that he was feeling "sad" at that time, and that's what he did?
Jing Yan stopped Yue Jiang from undressing him, and it was his turn to ask for an answer: "Jiang'er is also a princess. If she is dissatisfied with the marriage alliance, is she also dissatisfied with me?"
As soon as Yue Jiang looked up, she saw Jing Yan's eyes probing her, his dark pupils reflecting the flickering candlelight.
His eyes seem gentle, but they often have a sharp edge that suddenly strikes you after you've unknowingly fallen into their gentleness, making you wake up as if from a dream and break out in a cold sweat.
But now, Yue Jiang has a way of dissolving that sharpness and disrupting his scrutiny of her in those eyes.
"Who made me marry Your Highness?" she answered without the slightest hesitation. With each word, her soft hand covered Jing Yan's waist, finding the ring buckle on his waist, and the jade belt fell off with a snap.
“Your Highness is young and handsome, not… an old geezer, so I haven’t suffered any loss. I’m not happy about the marriage alliance, but I’m satisfied with Your Highness,” Yue Jiang said, straddling Jing Yan and whispering in his ear.
Jing Yan should have felt that those few simple words were hasty and lacked sincerity.
But it is also so simple and straightforward that you can't find fault with it.
Yue Jiang continued to tug at the thinner belt around his waist until she opened his collar, revealing his strong chest. She traced the mountain-like curves of his chest with her fingers, as if admiring a precious treasure.
It was this spot that always pressed down on her, making it hard for her to breathe. Feeling resentful, Yue Jiang wanted to get revenge, so she covered her lips with hers and tried to bite Jing Yan.
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