"Didn't Physician Wang say that you're much better now? We...we can wait a little longer. We can try again..."
Hearing her words, Jiang Jin's smile widened. "Then I'll trouble you, Madam."
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About six months later, Wan Ge became pregnant. Jiang Jin was overjoyed upon receiving the news.
The whole country celebrated, and three years of taxes were waived.
Since taking office, he has already implemented many reforms in taxation. Now, with direct tax reductions and exemptions, the impact on the national treasury will not be significant, since the treasury has other sources of revenue.
Yes, the national treasury's funds come from some of Jiang Jin's businesses.
Wan Ge later discovered that Jiang Jin was not only a good emperor, but also an excellent businessman. His business acumen and methods were unmatched by many people... or rather, no one.
Wan Ge also learned a lot from him, and her own shop also made a fortune.
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The following year, a healthy baby boy was born. Wange felt that the childbirth went smoothly and she was not so afraid of childbirth.
Just when she was thinking about having a second child, she discovered that Jiang Jin had already taken a potion that would prevent him from having children.
Jiang Jin said that he only needs one child.
He knew that childbirth was a painful experience for women. His desire for children wasn't driven by a longing to carry on the family line, but rather by the fact that Wan Ge had been impeached in court.
Now that we have a child, he's quite good-looking, healthy, and intelligent. Having him as a child is enough.
Jiang Jin's thinking wasn't wrong; their child was indeed very intelligent. At the age of fourteen, he handled government affairs with remarkable ease.
So Jiang Jin handed over all the tasks to the children, while he took his wife on a trip to enjoy the scenery.
On the way south, I met Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran was holding a very small child in one arm and holding the hand of an eight or nine-year-old boy in the other.
Through chatting, he discovered that the baby he was holding was his grandson, and the little boy next to him was his son.
After being away from the struggles, Jiang Ran felt much more at ease. He felt loved because his wife gave him all the love he had ever lacked.
Jiang Ran was living a very happy and leisurely life, and he also solemnly apologized to Jiang Jin.
Because he knew that the current emperor was his son, even though he was still so young.
He then truly realized that perhaps Jiang Jin wasn't really that interested in that position; he just wanted to live. His mother also only wanted him to live. His mother was right; she would take action against him, but he wouldn't harbor any murderous intent towards him.
Jiang Ran invited them to stay for dinner, but Jiang Jin declined, because they were continuing their journey south. They had stopped to see if he was doing well, and now that they knew he was doing well, that was enough.
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For many years afterward, Jiang Jin took her to live in different places, moving on whenever they got tired of her, until they finally returned to the capital city in their later years to enjoy their old age.
Historical records don't describe the two much, only saying that the emperor and empress were deeply in love, a couple who were devoted to each other for life and whose love was unwavering until death, unlike any emperor before them.
The rest of the descriptions almost all focus on Jiang Jin's great achievements during this period. His reforms, his teaching methods, and his business strategies have all become objects of study for later generations.
Jiang Jin's reign was short, but his influence on later generations was significant.
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