Under Jiang Yi's gaze, the old emperor also felt a little thirsty, so he drank the tea in one gulp.
Jiang Yi said, "Then let's take a break."
The effect of the elixir took effect very quickly. The old emperor was already feeling a little dizzy. He was brought to the couch by Jiang Yi and soon fell asleep.
His face gradually turned red, and he was waving his hands and feet on the couch. His breathing suddenly became rapid, and waves of groans were heard from the couch.
Jiang Yi watched the scene calmly.
The next day, the emperor woke up and saw Jiang Yi sleeping beside his bed, and a smile appeared on his face.
He hadn't felt this energetic for a long time. He remembered that he had taken Jiang Yi over and over again last night.
That youthful, confident and energetic feeling is back.
It was not that he was old and no longer capable, but that those women were not capable of inspiring his fighting spirit.
The person who helped him regain this feeling was Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi pretended to have just woken up, a hint of shyness appearing on her face at the right moment. "Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this?"
"Why do you still call yourself 'slave'? From now on you are my woman, so you must call yourself 'my concubine'." The old emperor said with a smile.
"But...but I don't have a status yet..." Jiang Yi wanted to say that she didn't have a status yet.
The old emperor understood the meaning of her words first and waved his hand, saying, "Pass on my order. The daughter of the Jiang family is gentle and respectful, and has won my heart. She shall be given the title of Zhaoyi."
In the previous life, Jiang Yi was only granted the title of Concubine at first.
But Zhaoyi and Jieyu are actually not much different.
Jiang Yi acted flattered and said quickly: "How could this servant be so worthy of me..."
"Well?" The old emperor looked at Jiang Yi teasingly, "Why don't you change your words?"
Jiang Yi quickly asked, "How could this concubine of mine have the honor and ability to become the Emperor's Zhaoyi?"
The old emperor said: "I like you, so you are worthy. Serve me well, and your blessings will be in the future."
He reached out and touched Jiang Yi's head.
"It's getting late. I have to get up. If you are still sleepy, go back to sleep."
A trace of confusion flashed across Jiang Yi's face. "Does this concubine need to go and pay her respects to the Empress?"
Thinking of the empress dowager, a hint of displeasure flashed across the old emperor's face.
In the past, the empress dowager was still relatively docile, but after she became the empress dowager, her hands became more and more excessive, and the old emperor felt vaguely displeased.
The queen looked honest at first, but she was actually the most vicious person.
At that time, due to his intentional interference, Queen Jiang could not get pregnant and had no legitimate son, but there had to be a crown prince.
At that time, the old emperor favored Li Zhao. Li Zhao was mature and steady at a young age, and was also the smartest among all the princes.
The old emperor hinted this to Queen Jiang, and from then on, Queen Jiang began to rely on the queen who gave birth to Li Zhao. She promoted her position and made her a noble concubine.
But the Empress Dowager, after becoming a Noble Consort, did not stop. Instead, she began to covet the throne of the Empress and cooperated with the Consort Shu...
The Queen Mother was vicious and cruel, and even Queen Jiang was no match for her. Jiang Yi was young and had just entered the palace. If the Queen Mother wanted to torture Jiang Yi, without him watching over him, Jiang Yi would probably suffer a lot.
He had finally found someone who looked so much like Queen Jiang. He had already lost Queen Jiang once and could not lose her a second time.
Therefore, the old emperor said, "The Empress is the most tolerant and kind person. If she knew how tired you were in serving me yesterday, I think she would not have the heart to let you go to pay your respects to her. Just stay here and wait for my return."
The old emperor has rarely favored his concubines in the past two years. He is indifferent to women, and even if he favors them occasionally, he will not promote them.
And this Jiang Yi, a woman who was suddenly sent in from outside the palace, was not only favored by the emperor, but also was named Zhaoyi.
In recent years, except for Concubine Shu, the Queen Mother has rarely regarded any woman in the harem as a rival.
The only princes who survived to adulthood among the old emperor's children were Li Zhao, born to her, and Li Song, born to Concubine Shu.
No matter how young and delicate the concubines are, they will never be able to become powerful if they don't have sons.
But this Jiang Yi was sent from Prince Heng's mansion, so there was no guarantee that Concubine Shu was playing some tricks in it. Moreover, this woman was given the surname "Jiang" by the old emperor, which made the empress dowager feel like she was facing a formidable enemy.
She had single-handedly eliminated Empress Jiang. If this newly arrived Concubine Jiang was related to the Jiang family, or even more so, a descendant of the Jiang family, then...
But it's impossible.
After all, Empress Jiang’s death was also related to Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu would not shoot herself in the foot.
Therefore, it is more likely that this Concubine Jiang was a substitute who was deliberately found by Concubine Shu to look similar to Queen Jiang.
Thinking of this, Queen Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Concubine Shu was just a concubine who was not worthy of being in public. The means she used were so despicable that she even let her son send a woman to the old emperor in such a flattering way.
This method is despicable and I am afraid it will hit the old emperor's heart.
No matter what, the Queen Mother felt that the new concubine Jiang Zhaoyi could not be kept, even if it was just to teach Concubine Shu a lesson.
She was calm and composed. She was the queen, and concubines were supposed to come and pay their respects to her when they first entered the palace. It would be easy for her to take Concubine Jiang's life.
But the queen waited for a long time but never saw Jiang Yi.
It was not until the empress sent someone to inquire about the news and heard what the old emperor said that she was so angry that her teeth chattered.
After being married for many years, how could the queen not hear clearly what the old emperor had not finished saying?
The old emperor said on the surface that she was tolerant and magnanimous and would not bother with Jiang Zhaoyi who had just entered the palace, but in fact he was afraid that she would do something to Jiang Zhaoyi.
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