The Empress Dowager had only asked the question tentatively, but to her surprise, she saw Fei Leng nod.
"Mother, you don't really think I like men, do you? I've always liked women. Xiao Jing only revealed her identity unintentionally because she was trying to save me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known she was a woman and I wouldn't be with her."
Upon hearing that the Emperor did not like men at all, the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief. Moreover, upon learning that the Emperor had an heir, she was overwhelmed with anxiety and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, you just said that Xiao Jing is pregnant. Is this true or false?"
Fei Leng nodded at the Empress Dowager, then spoke with a smile.
"Mother, how could I possibly lie to you about something like this? It must be true."
Upon hearing that it was true, the Empress Dowager was so moved that she almost shed tears, but fortunately she managed to hold them back in time.
"Mother, please calm down. I just want to see if you have any other opinions. If not, I will have the Grand Tutor calculate the date so that Xiao Jing can be brought into the palace as soon as possible. After all, she is pregnant now and cannot be delayed."
The Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly, her whole body filled with excitement. She looked at Fei Leng and suddenly smiled.
"That's wonderful, that's wonderful. Now I don't have to worry anymore. I've always been worried that Your Majesty doesn't like women. Now I'm just waiting to hold my little grandson. Go and ask the Grand Tutor to calculate the earliest possible date. I'll go with you to bring Consort Jing into the palace then."
The Empress Dowager's idea coincided with Fei Leng's; he also wanted to first make Jiang Jingyue a concubine, and then proceed slowly from there.
"Mother, since you have no objections, I will make the arrangements now. You will be in charge of handling Consort Jing's affairs after she enters the palace."
In fact, Fei Leng also wanted to make the arrangements himself, but he felt it was better to let the Empress Dowager make the arrangements, since the Empress Dowager had experience in this area and knew much more about such matters than he did.
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured to leave this matter to me. I will make the arrangements now. Also, regarding the palace where Consort Jing is staying, Your Majesty plans to place her there. The palace must also be properly arranged, with carpets laid out everywhere to prevent falls."
The palace where Jiang Jingyue would stay was actually intended to be his bedroom by Fei Leng after Jiang Jingyue entered the palace.
However, Fei Leng knew that the Empress Dowager would definitely disagree with this request, so he had to settle for second best and chose the palace closest to him. That palace was particularly large and magnificent. Originally, Empress Wu Jing was going to move into this palace, but for some reason, Fei Leng just felt that it was not suitable, so he did not agree in the end.
Now, this palace has finally welcomed its rightful owner.
"Mother, let's go to Lanyue Palace! It's a bigger place, and when the baby is born, there will be a place for it to play."
Originally, the Empress Dowager was not very willing to let Jiang Jingyue stay at that place, but after hearing Fei Leng's next sentence, the Empress Dowager had no further objections.
Now, in the Empress Dowager's heart, children are more important than anything else.
"Since Your Majesty has made the decision, I will now send people to Lanyue Palace to prepare for the arrival of Consort Jing."
Fei Leng nodded, said nothing more, and walked outside. He had important things to do and needed to find the Grand Tutor as soon as possible to have him calculate which day was the most auspicious.
The Grand Tutor was also quick; he soon calculated the auspicious date.
"Your Majesty, three days from now is the date of Daxing. It is an auspicious day. Your Majesty can set the date for Daxing, although the timing might be a bit tight."
There is another auspicious day, but that day is three months from now; it depends on whether the Emperor can wait that long.
Fei Leng could wait, but the baby in Jiang Jingyue's belly couldn't, so Fei Leng finally chose the time three days later.
"What? So rushed? Isn't this too hurried?"
When Jiang Jingyue heard the time Fei Leng mentioned, she was stunned. She really hadn't expected it to be so rushed.
Fei Leng rushed over as soon as the date was confirmed and told Jiang Jingyue the news. Although he also felt it was a bit rushed, it wasn't impossible.
"Xiao Jing, the earliest date is three days from now. Otherwise, if we wait any longer, we'll have to wait three months. I'm worried that the baby in your belly won't be able to wait that long, so we can only choose three days from now."
When Jiang Jingyue heard Fei Leng say this, she also felt that it made sense. If they waited another three months, it would definitely not work, because her belly would be very big by then, after all, it was twins.
"Your Majesty, I have no objection to this matter. Your Majesty should go and talk to my parents and see if they have any objections."
Lord Jiang would definitely have objections, after all, the time was so tight, he simply didn't have time to do anything.
However, since the other party was the emperor, even if he had objections, he had no choice but to swallow them and nod repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, as long as my daughter has no objections, then I will have no objections either."
The matter was decided just like that. Fei Leng gave Jiang Hou a day to spread the news that Jiang Jingyue was an adopted daughter, so that he could make further plans.
Since the Emperor has given the order, even if he is unwilling, Lord Jiang has to do as he is told.
So for a time, everyone in the capital was astonished that the Jiang family had actually driven their own young marquis out of the house for the sake of an adopted daughter. This was something no one else had ever expected.
"I don't know what Lord Jiang was thinking. He gave up a perfectly good young marquis and insisted on taking an adopted daughter into his household. In the future, they will have plenty of time to regret it."
"Haven't you heard? This adopted daughter of the Marquis Jiang's family is quite remarkable. She has caught the Emperor's eye and will soon be brought to the palace, where she will be promoted to the rank of Consort."
A woman suddenly spoke mysteriously, and the others couldn't believe it and couldn't help but look at her.
"Don't think I'm talking nonsense. We have people in the palace. My cousin works there now, and he's the one who told me this."
Upon hearing that she still had people working in the palace, the others who were surrounding her immediately began to believe her.
"So it turns out that the Jiang family had the intention of climbing the social ladder. Otherwise, they would never have done this. A royal concubine, especially one who has been favored by the emperor, is definitely of a much higher status than the young marquis."
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