Of course Gu Jingyan wanted her.
He had never wanted someone so much before.
Moreover, he was the king of a country. Unlike the seven kings, he knew from the moment he ascended the throne that the whole world belonged to him. There was nothing he wanted but could not have, or dared not have.
But he is an emperor, not a beast.
Given Li Shushu's situation last night, he had to endure it even if he wanted to.
And, strangely enough, he became unusually patient in front of this young woman.
There is a long time to come, he is not in a hurry and can wait.
So, when he finished handling government affairs last night and saw Li Shushu holding a book and falling asleep with his head tilted, he did not feel much emotional fluctuation.
He just laid her down gently and covered her with the quilt, then willingly went to spend the night on the couch next to her.
It was not until the morning when Li Dehai called him in that he saw him standing up from the couch in neat clothes and looking panic-stricken that he realized that he seemed to have done something extraordinary.
He stopped everyone from talking so that she could continue to dream sweetly.
Before leaving, he turned his head to look at the person who was still sleeping. She was really well-behaved, even her sleeping posture was so quiet, and it seemed that she had hardly moved all night.
An unprecedented sense of steadiness made Gu Jingyan go to court happily...
During the morning court session that day, Gu Jingyan's mind was rarely distracted.
It was because the face of the person in my mind finally became extremely clear.
Before, maybe because they were played by two different people during the day and at night, and he was not too serious at that time, so although he had some impression of that person, to be honest, the impression was not very deep. Occasionally when he thought of her, he only remembered her graceful figure and so on, but his impression of her face was vague.
It was only after not seeing him for more than ten days and knowing the truth behind it, and spending a night together last night, that he finally remembered that face.
He was so lost in thought about her that he almost didn't even notice the officials talking about induced childbirth and adoption, until Li Dehai carefully reminded him, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Only then did he bring his wandering thoughts back.
"Your Majesty, Master Lu, the Grand Master of Imperial Households, just wanted to suggest that you adopt a child from the royal family to raise." Li Dehai knew that Your Majesty was worried today and must have been distracted and didn't hear, so he could only remind him in a low voice.
"How outrageous!" Gu Jingyan disagreed upon hearing this. "I'm still young, only twenty-six years old, and you're so anxious to find a successor for me?"
"But, Your Majesty, after all, you have been on the throne for ten years, and the selection has gone through three or four rounds, but..." Lord Lu still insisted: "I think it is better to select suitable talents early, adopt them while they are still young, and train them early, so as to avoid any accidents... It's better to be prepared, right, Your Majesty!"
"Ahem" Gu Jingyan has always been decisive and confident in other state affairs.
But every time he heard them mention that he had been on the throne for ten years but had no children, he felt a little guilty, "Ahem, before, it was just that I was obsessed with state affairs and rarely set foot in the harem. It doesn't mean that I can't have a queen, right?
Besides, it’s not like there’s anyone in the harem who’s been pregnant before, wasn’t the Imperial Concubine pregnant before? "
"Besides, the imperial physician has checked my pulse every day and hasn't found anything wrong with my health!" He put his fist to his lips and coughed fakely to ease the embarrassment: "Ahem, I'm in good health now. I just need to go to the harem more often in the future. There's no need to discuss this matter further."
"But..." Lord Lu was a stubborn person. He was not doing this for himself, but for the sake of the Dasheng Empire. He was afraid that if there was no one to succeed him, it would cause unnecessary disputes and the people would suffer.
"Dismiss the court!" Gu Jingyan didn't want to talk about this today, so he just shouted.
"Dismiss the court..." Li Dehai shouted.
Ignoring the noisy greetings from below, Gu Jingyan called Li Dehai and quickly walked out of the Golden Palace.
Gu Jingyan left the Golden Palace and was excitedly preparing to return to the Yangxin Palace to have breakfast with Li Shushu.
But he was blocked by the people around the Queen Mother.
It turned out that the empress dowager had also heard about what happened at the morning court and became anxious, so she quickly sent someone to invite the emperor.
Speaking of this empress dowager, she is already very old. If it were another empress dowager, by her age, she would have been the grandmother of dozens of princes and princesses, but she has not a single one.
Anxiety, real anxiety!
How she was able to bear children and gave birth to two sons, Gu Jingyan and Gu Jingheng, and a daughter.
Logically, there should be nothing wrong with the genes they inherited, right?
How come when it comes to offspring, the emperor has been on the throne for ten years, married for more than ten years, and there have been more than thirty beauties coming and going in the harem, but except for one or two who got pregnant and had miscarriages, no child has been born.
The seventh prince, Gu Jingheng, is even more outrageous. He is already over 20 years old, but he doesn't even have a partner, let alone children. Even though people urge him, he won't listen and says he has his own plans.
Whenever the Queen Mother thought of this, her hair would turn a few more gray with worry.
"Son," the Queen Mother said, "why not, listen to the ministers' advice and choose a suitable person from the royal family to adopt? This matter is of great importance, so it's better to make plans early."
Although they are not her son's biological children, it would be nice to adopt one so that she can fulfill her grandmother's wish. She is old, and it is too lonely in this deep palace without the laughter of children.
Gu Jingyan still insisted on his own opinion. He said, "Mother, you see, there are concubines who have become pregnant before. This shows that I am not infertile, right? I want to try again, just in case it works?"
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