Hearing her call her "elder sister," Jiang Tian's face betrayed no emotion.
Jiang Huayan's face gradually turned pale. She lowered her head and remained silent, waiting for Jiang Tian's reaction.
Jiang Tian didn't keep her waiting long, and smiled nonchalantly: "What do you mean by 'elder sister'?"
Jiang Huayan was stunned for a moment before saying, "It's...it's what Mother said...You are my eldest sister, but she has some unspeakable difficulties that forced her to live in anonymity. We are sisters with the same father and mother, you would never stand by and watch someone die..."
Jiang Tian laughed out loud. She looked at Jiang Huayan and said, "Your mother has been reading too many storybooks. I am not your eldest sister. Apart from our surnames, I have no connection with your family whatsoever. If you want to ask someone for help, saying these things is useless."
Jiang Huayan's eyes showed some timidity. She shook her head: "...It's you, I can feel it..."
At this moment, Jiang Tian suddenly smiled and asked, "What kind of person do you think the Emperor is?"
This question left Jiang Huayan momentarily stunned, and then her face gradually flushed red.
She only served Zhao Jing in bed once, but his imposing presence was imprinted on her heart.
In her heart, Zhao Jing was tall and majestic, a king who stood tall and upright.
Yet he was also unfathomable; no one could discern what was hidden in his heart.
Jiang Huayan told Jiang Tian everything she remembered about Zhao Jing, and then she saw her laugh: "Since in your eyes the emperor's mind is unpredictable, and anyone who makes a mistake may fall into an abyss, do you really think you can get me to risk my life for the Jiang family with just a few nice words? Isn't that too frivolous?"
Jiang Tian's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Have you ever thought that if my plea angers the Emperor, I might disappear from the palace in a few days? Forget about being a favored concubine, I won't even be able to remain an ordinary concubine."
"Are all members of the Jiang family this selfish, making an innocent person sacrifice themselves for you and then acting as if it's perfectly natural?!"
Jiang Huayan was so badly beaten by Jiang Tian's series of punches that she couldn't utter a single word.
Her eyes reddened, and she opened her mouth, "I didn't... I didn't..."
Jiang Tian felt no pity for her show of weakness. She smiled and suddenly said to the palace servants in the distance, "Please escort her out."
Jiang Huayan's expression changed, and before she could say anything more, she had no chance.
By the time Zhao Jing left court, he already knew everything.
His face was stern: "Since they are so ungrateful, I will show them no mercy."
Jiang Tian glanced at him, said nothing, and turned her gaze back to the book.
Seeing that she remained silent, Zhao Jing's heart skipped a beat. He immediately sat down beside her and forcefully pulled her into his arms.
Are you angry?
Zhao Jing stared into her eyes and asked in a low voice.
Even while being held, Jiang Tian's face still didn't reveal any clear emotions.
She glanced at Zhao Jing: "Why should I be angry? For the sake of the Jiang family?"
Zhao Jing was used to her cold words, and seeing that she showed no signs of anger, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then he said, "I will deal with them and not give them a chance to provoke you."
Jiang Tian didn't answer him, staring intently at the storybook in her hand.
Zhao Jing hesitated for a moment, then asked her, "Is there anything you've wanted lately? I'll go find it for you. This time it was my fault. I thought the Jiang family was well-behaved, but I didn't expect that they just hadn't found an opportunity to make a profit."
Jiang Tian finally put down the book in her hand and looked at Zhao Jing seriously: "Let's have a good talk."
Zhao Jing's nerves tightened instantly: "What do you want to talk about?"
"You and I have slept together for quite some time now. No matter how alluring a body is, it gets the same after a while. Now, are you willing to let me go?"
Zhao Jing's gaze suddenly turned icy: "You're still thinking about leaving?"
"What else could I possibly want if I didn't want to go out? To bury my youth in the deep palace for a man who isn't worth it, becoming a walking corpse?"
Zhao Jing's eyes flashed with hostility: "I've been trying to reform you for so long, haven't you wavered even a little?"
"To be reformed?" Jiang Tian laughed. "No matter how many rare treasures you give me, I won't care in the slightest. All I care about is living a more enjoyable life."
"Will a bird that has been captured and caged not want to fly away just because its owner is lenient with it?"
Zhao Jing was furious.
During this period, he was extremely obedient to Jiang Tian, sending her large quantities of rare and precious items to please her.
He thought she might soften a little, and that he could eventually win her over with persistent effort, but Jiang Tian ruthlessly shattered his illusions.
No matter how hard he tried to please her, this woman would not change!
She never intended to stay for him!
Zhao Jing gave a cold laugh as his gaze slid from Jiang Tian's face down to her fair and delicate neck.
"Didn't I say before that I brought you into the palace to enjoy you? How could I possibly let you go?"
“Even enjoyment can become tiresome one day,” Jiang Tian said calmly.
Zhao Jing stopped talking, tore off her outer robe, and began to gnaw at her snow-white flesh. After a while, he carried her into the bed curtains.
"At least I am not tired of it at this moment!"
The sounds of tearing clothes echoed continuously, interspersed with a few ambiguous moans, filling the palace chamber…
On the bed.
Zhao Jing embraced Jiang Tian, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, her forehead covered in fine sweat.
After gazing at her for a long time, Zhao Jing tenderly wiped away the beads of sweat from her brow.
But then, as if remembering something, his gaze turned cold again.
After giving her a bath and changing her into new clothes, Zhao Jing stared at her stomach, his expression slightly grim.
After a long while, he ordered someone to summon the imperial physician.
Jiang Tian had already woken up, but neither of them spoke.
The imperial physicians sensed something was amiss in the palace and remained extremely cautious.
After he finished taking Jiang Tian's pulse, the solemn look on his face was impossible for anyone to ignore.
Zhao Jing saw the difficulty hidden in his expression, and his heart sank deeper and deeper.
"How is it?"
The imperial physician wiped the cold sweat from his brow, knelt on the ground, and said cautiously, "Your Highness... Your Highness has been given a cold medicine. If you wish to conceive, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
The air in the palace seemed to have been sucked away in an instant, leaving a lingering feeling of suffocation.
Zhao Jing's expression was indescribably terrifying.
The imperial physician felt as if he had a thorn in his side and didn't dare to even raise his head.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Jing's voice rang out: "Was she drugged?"
"……yes."
Zhao Jing felt as if his heart was on fire, half in pain and half in anger.
Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Tian grabbed his sleeve, and Zhao Jing stiffly turned his head to look at her.
"Have the imperial physician leave. I have something to say to you."
Zhao Jing looked at her.
After the imperial physician left, Jiang Tian said, "No one in the palace would harm me. I eat and drink with you every day, so they wouldn't dare to do anything."
Zhao Jing did not speak.
“The drug was given to me by the man who adopted you. He was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to keep his sickly son and would do something shameful like having an affair. So he drugged me on the second day after I married into the family.”
"I'll probably never have my own children in this lifetime."
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