The Empress has raised the question; even if you know the answer, you have to pretend you don't.
Jiang Tian shook her head matter-of-factly: "Your Majesty, this servant does not know."
The Empress was quite tolerant of the women the Crown Prince liked.
Her son has been clueless for so long, and no amount of medical advice or treatment has helped. Finally, a woman has caught his eye, and as his mother, she can't let him down.
Who knows if her son will continue to live a life of abstinence after leaving this woman?
She had tried to get so many beautiful women to get close to her son before, but he remained unmoved. Now that a woman of unremarkable appearance had finally managed to stand by his side, the Empress actually had some affection for Jiang Tian.
In any case, the fact that she was able to win over the Crown Prince proves that she is capable.
The main purpose of calling her over today is to get her to have a baby.
If the emperor were even slightly reliable, the empress wouldn't be in a hurry for her son to have offspring.
But the emperor was a devil.
In the Empress's eyes, if any ordinary person had been chosen as emperor, the entire dynasty would not have fallen into such a predicament.
But the old emperor was lucky; he ascended the throne and acted recklessly, causing unrest throughout the land.
The saying "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger" is absolutely true for her.
Dealing with the old emperor had truly exhausted her energy.
Having finally had a son, the Empress immediately focused her attention on him.
At least her son wouldn't betray her.
In her eyes, the emperor had no humanity.
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet the emperor saw his son as a thorn in his side.
After Murong Lie was made crown prince, he tried to assassinate him on several occasions.
Their methods were endless, from the initial murders to the increasingly insidious ones.
He even wanted his son to never have any children.
That way, he could rest easy.
This is the very person who, by sheer coincidence, became her husband; the Empress felt nauseous just thinking about it.
In any case, the Empress would not allow such a despicable creature as the old Emperor to ruin her son.
A reliable father will surely find a good person for his son and have him marry a virtuous and dignified bride.
It's not too late for them to consider having children after they get married.
But that's not the case at all now.
Murong Lie had no interest in women and had been living alone for many years.
The Empress was overjoyed that a woman had finally caught his eye.
Who knows if that damned emperor will have any tricks up his sleeve? It's better to make it a fait accompli and at least let Murong Lie have a child first.
Whether the child is born of the legitimate wife or a concubine, as long as he is of the Crown Prince's bloodline, the Empress will raise him well.
Her thinking was that simple and straightforward.
"You have been by the Crown Prince's side for many days now. I have only one request for you, which is to give the Crown Prince a child as soon as possible. I promise you that if you can give birth to a child for the Crown Prince in the future, I will make sure that the Crown Prince gives you the position of a concubine. At that time, you will no longer have to be his personal maid."
Who among the lackeys doesn't want to be the master? Even a disgusting figure like the old emperor had people drawn to him, all because they valued the power behind him.
The Empress had long seen through the essence of things and naturally knew how to strike at the heart of the matter.
After she finished speaking, Jiang Tian's eyes revealed a look of surprise.
She quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty. This servant will do my best."
Seeing how much the palace maid's attitude suited her, the Empress felt somewhat satisfied.
It was quite easy to intimidate the palace maids; just give them a lure, and they would take the bait.
Her son, however, was truly unruly; no matter how many times you told him, he would still do the opposite.
After exchanging a few more words with Jiang Tian, the Empress dismissed her with some gifts.
The gifts bestowed by the Empress were naturally extraordinary.
Besides precious jewelry, fine silks and satins, there was also a large quantity of medicinal herbs.
The Empress had the imperial physician examine Jiang Tian's pulse. The physician said that she was in good health, but it would be good for her to take some supplements.
As soon as Jiang Tian returned to the East Palace, she happened to run into Murong Lie, who was pacing around there.
She found it strange to see Murong Lie, but still stepped forward respectfully to pay her respects.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
After she finished bowing, Murong Lie looked her up and down and silently breathed a sigh of relief.
He never expected that his mother would be so impatient as to bring Jiang Tian along.
Remembering his mother's usual way of doing things, Murong Lie was still somewhat worried.
He was really afraid that she would say something she shouldn't to Jiang Tian.
Fortunately, Jiang Tian's expression didn't seem unusual.
"Come in."
After arriving at the study, Murong Lie asked her, "What did the Empress say to you?"
Jiang Tian's expression remained as calm as ever: "She didn't say anything, she just wanted me to have a child for you. You know that's impossible. I obediently agreed on the surface, and then the Empress sent me back, and even asked me to bring a batch of gifts."
Murong Lie's face turned bright red.
He truly hadn't expected his mother to be so blunt.
"Your Highness, those gifts must be for me, along with some medicinal herbs. The Empress wants me to nourish my body."
"It's all been given to you as a reward, so it's naturally yours, no need to say more."
Murong Lie was in a state of distress, never expecting that the palace maid was thinking about those gifts.
"That's good. Your Highness, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now?"
Murong Lie glared at Jiang Tian, wanting to say something, but not knowing how to begin.
Jiang Tian's expression remained calm. On her birthday, the two of them seemed to have a heart-to-heart talk, and in front of him, Jiang Tian no longer hid her slight sense of death.
Murong Lie couldn't do anything about her.
Whatever his motives, he doesn't want her dead at the moment.
If you punish her, she might just go around spreading rumors about him.
By keeping her close to him, he could keep an eye on her at all times.
In short, Murong Lie didn't actually have many countermeasures against Jiang Tian.
So all he could say was, "Then you can go down."
"yes."
Murong Lie thought that the matter was over once the Empress had met with Jiang Tian.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, when he went to pay his respects to the Empress, she brought up the old matter again.
"You should know what I told that palace maid. I have no other requests of you, except for a child. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. Let's have a child first, then we'll talk about other things."
The Empress was relatively open-minded; she believed that girls could also marry into families, and it wouldn't be too late to have another child later.
In short, there has to be one first.
Murong Lie felt a headache coming on as soon as she brought it up.
Only he knew how innocent his relationship with Jiang Tian truly was.
But everyone thought there was something going on between the two of them, leaving Murong Lie speechless.
After a long while, Murong Lie finally replied somewhat aggrievedly, "Mother, don't worry, I... I will try my best."
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