Ji Bochang succeeded to the throne and was eager to have offspring.
This is perfectly understandable.
However, Jiang Ming was thinking about the matter of establishing an empress.
The appointment of a queen is not as simple as Ji Bochang wanting to get a wife!
Behind this lies a complex web of family interests.
Whose daughter can become queen? How can it be up to Ji Bochang to decide?
It has to be to Jiang Ming's satisfaction!
Now that Ji Bochang has announced that whoever gets pregnant first will become queen, this has inadvertently added to the troubles he has in handling the situation!
He increasingly felt that being a powerful minister required certain methods and artistry.
Otherwise, the monarch will become unrestrained!
"Stupid!"
"Your servant is here!"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "You must tell me immediately which concubine gets pregnant first!"
"This servant understands, and this servant will report to His Majesty the Prime Minister immediately!"
"Okay! Get lost!"
"Yes, yes! This servant will get out of here!"
......
After seeing the group off, Jiang Ming smiled and pinched Zhen Shan's cheek, even thoughtfully helping her put on her undergarment.
"Silly girl!"
Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Remember this! When men ask women questions, they always have an answer in mind. A smart woman knows that things have come to this point, and honestly telling the truth will make the man feel that she is sincere and trustworthy. A stupid woman, on the other hand, will try to find ways to argue, just like a clown... There is an old saying in the Central Plains, 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' On one hand, there is wealth and honor, fine clothes and sumptuous food; on the other hand, there is being despised and dying is not a pity... Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhen Shan stared at Jiang Ming with eyes full of fear and trembling, completely dumbfounded.
This girl is slow; her brain needs a while to process what she's going on. Jiang Ming waited patiently.
Seven or eight seconds later, she finally reacted, knelt down with a thud, and kept kowtowing to Jiang Ming.
"Your Excellency, my body has already been defiled by you. I belong to you in life and in death. I am willing to serve you like a slave, at your beck and call..."
"Hmm! Very good!"
Jiang Ming sat down on a rock and said, "Now you'd better tell me honestly what you did tonight?" Look up at me, don't lower your head!
Zhen Shan raised her head in terror and murmured, "I... Your Excellency, I'm afraid if I say it, the sky will fall..."
"Ha ha!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "If the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you. Go ahead and say it!"
Zhen Shan steadied himself, his gaze hardening slightly, and said, "I'm going to deliver a message."
"Messenger, what letter are you delivering? To whom are you delivering it?"
"To our Ji Kingdom's resident scholar in Yan Kingdom... Your Excellency, what is written in the letter? I really don't know!" Zhen Shan looked at Jiang Ming in horror.
"oh......"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and asked, "Does the Empress Dowager often send letters to that scholar? What is that scholar's name?"
"Yes, they send it every ten days to two weeks... The instructor's name is Cui Jinhao..."
"Um!"
Jiang Ming nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, in a little while, I'll write you a letter to replace this one and send it to that guy surnamed Cui."
"ah?"
Zhen Shan looked at Jiang Ming in horror.
"Hehe, don't be afraid!"
Jiang Ming smiled and said, "It won't delay your business. It's similar to what you wrote in your letter."
Since things have come to this point, even the truly virtuous have no choice but to let things take their course.
Jiang Ming took her away from the Imperial Garden and then took a carriage back to his official residence.
Although Jiang Ming married Ji Shishi, his family should be living in the Princess's residence.
But Jiang Ming also has his own office space, which has a bed and a room where he can stay!
Jiang Ming made it very clear to Ji Shishi that he was too busy and wouldn't be going home that night.
Ji Shishi is a reasonable person. She knows that her husband, as the prime minister, is busy with many affairs every day. Even if he is too busy and does not come home at night, she can understand.
In addition, Chen Ermei has been living in the government office as a personal maid these days, so Jiang Ming essentially has two homes in Jicheng.
After sending a servant to inform the Princess's residence, Jiang Ming went to his study and wrote a new letter.
As a former intelligence agent, Jiang Ming could easily imitate Jin's handwriting!
In the letter, he told the ruler of Ji that the new ruler of Yan had ascended the throne and was preparing to mint new coins, but was short of a large amount of timber. Ji had abundant timber and could make a fortune from it. In addition, the new ruler liked to eat venison, so they could capture a large number of deer and sell them to Yan.
In addition, Jiang Ming, speaking in the tone of an "older sister," told the King of Ji that with her in charge, Ji would be safe, and that she had firmly bound Jiang Ming, the powerful minister of Yan.
However, the State of Qi cannot be trusted.
The states of Yan and Ji were interdependent; if Yan fell, Qi could take advantage of the situation and eliminate the weaker state of Ji as well. Don't be fooled by the large sums of money and jewels Qi has given Ji; they are only temporarily held there, and Qi will reclaim them all eventually…
After writing the letter, he handed it to Zhenshan and asked her to deliver it now, with Jiang Ming following behind.
As Zhenshan had predicted...
After she arrived at the academy in Yan, she sent a message inside, and the scholar surnamed Cui came out, took the letter, and immediately returned without saying a word more.
With the mission accomplished, Jiang Ming smiled and helped Zhen Shan into the carriage before sending her back to the palace.
In the carriage, Jiang Ming gently embraced Zhen Shan, pinched her chin, and kissed her again.
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