Hua Mama's words surprised Jiang Jingyue. She hadn't expected the Empress Dowager to send someone to invite her over.
She was aching all over and didn't really want to move, but the Empress Dowager had specifically sent someone to invite her, so she couldn't very well refuse.
So Jiang Jingyue nodded to Granny Hua, "Please wait a little longer, Granny. I'll tidy myself up a bit, and then I'll go with you to see the Empress Dowager."
Jiang Jingyue asked Xiaoju to help her pack as quickly as possible. After she finished packing, she followed Granny Hua to the Empress Dowager's palace.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up the moment she saw Jiang Jingyue. No one knew that the Empress Dowager had a peculiar hobby: she was particularly fond of beautiful women.
The moment she saw Jiang Jingyue, she took an immediate liking to this woman, mainly because Jiang Jingyue was simply too beautiful.
"Good boy, you've come over! I was just getting bored staying in the palace all by myself, so I sent you over to keep me company and chat."
Jiang Jingyue immediately smiled, "It is my honor that Your Majesty the Empress Dowager wants to chat with me."
After saying this, Jiang Jingyue couldn't help but rub her aching lower back. She did this very carefully, but she didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would still notice.
At first, the Empress Dowager didn't think of anything else and assumed that Jiang Jingyue was feeling unwell, so she called out to Jiang Jingyue.
"Is Consort Mei feeling unwell? Should I have someone summon the imperial physician?"
Again, they wanted to call the imperial physician. Jiang Jingyue immediately shook her head. Why did everyone want to call the imperial physician for her? She didn't need it at all!
"But you seem to be quite unwell. Shouldn't we call the imperial physician?"
Seeing Jiang Jingyue shake her head so firmly, the Empress Dowager did not say anything more about summoning the imperial physician.
She called Jiang Jingyue over this time because she wanted to ask Jiang Jingyue something.
Because everyone in the palace was saying that the Emperor doted on Jiang Jingyue, she wanted to know if the Emperor had touched Jiang Jingyue.
She knew his own children well; although there were so many concubines in the harem, the emperor had never touched a single one.
The Empress Dowager also approached the Emperor about this matter, but the Emperor dismissed her with a simple "I don't feel anything for him" or "it doesn't suit my taste."
That's why the Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict ordering all ministers to send any eligible women from their families to the palace. She refused to believe that with so many women, the Emperor couldn't find one who suited his taste.
However, what the Empress Dowager did not expect was that those ministers would be so ungrateful.
She had already issued an imperial decree, yet she still dared to plead with the Emperor; she was truly ungrateful.
The Empress Dowager was furious about this for several days. Fortunately, when she heard that the Emperor had brought a woman into the palace and personally bestowed upon her the title of Consort, she was overjoyed.
The Empress Dowager felt that her anger vanished instantly. She thought that since the Emperor had just brought the person into the palace, they should be allowed to get along well first.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager had not summoned Jiang Jingyue during this period, wanting them to get along well.
After seeing Jiang Jingyue in the Imperial Garden yesterday, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but summon Jiang Jingyue today.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager held Jiang Jingyue's hand and couldn't help but touch it. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "It's so good to be young, your skin is so tender."
The Empress Dowager hesitated, mainly because she didn't know how to bring it up.
Seeing the Empress Dowager's hesitant expression, Jiang Jingyue couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she looked at the Empress Dowager with a face full of doubt.
"Your Majesty, is there something you wish to ask me?"
Seeing that Jiang Jingyue had asked the question herself, the Empress Dowager nodded, paused for a moment, and then looked at Jiang Jingyue and asked.
"Consort Mei, I just want to ask you whether you and the Emperor have shared a bed."
The Empress Dowager's words made her somewhat embarrassed, but she had no choice but to ask, even if it was embarrassing. She couldn't let the Emperor continue like this.
If this continues, not only will she be unable to sit still, but the ministers will also become restless.
When Jiang Jingyue heard the Empress Dowager's words, her almond-shaped eyes widened suddenly, and she glanced at the Empress Dowager somewhat embarrassedly.
When she saw the Empress Dowager's expectant look, Jiang Jingyue nodded shyly.
The moment she nodded, the Empress Dowager's eyes lit up.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief. She turned around to look at Granny Hua behind her, who nodded to the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty, this is true."
After saying this, Granny Hua came to the Empress Dowager's side, bent down and spoke to her for a while.
Although Jiang Jingyue didn't hear what the Empress Dowager and the others were saying, she could guess from their expressions.
Granny Hua must have told the Empress Dowager what she saw in her palace.
Thinking of this, Jiang Jingyue's face became even more embarrassed, and she was too ashamed to look at the Empress Dowager.
"Is this really true?"
While Jiang Jingyue was still thinking, she suddenly heard the Empress Dowager shout.
This sound startled Jiang Jingyue. When she looked up, she saw the Empress Dowager looking at her with a face full of satisfaction, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, this is true. I saw it with my own eyes. Your Majesty, it's not far from you becoming the Empress Dowager."
Upon hearing Hua Mama's words, the Empress Dowager's face lit up with a smile, her eyes filled with delight.
The Empress Dowager held Jiang Jingyue's hand, momentarily at a loss for words, choked with emotion and unable to speak.
Seeing the Empress Dowager's expression, Jiang Jingyue smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
When Jiang Jingyue asked her that question, the Empress Dowager immediately came to her senses.
She reached out and patted Jiang Jingyue's hand, then shook her head at Jiang Jingyue.
"It's nothing. I was just a little excited. You should get along well with the Emperor and have children for our royal family as soon as possible."
Jiang Jingyue blushed slightly, then looked up at the Empress Dowager with some embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured! Your Majesty, I will do my best."
The Empress Dowager liked Jiang Jingyue just the way she was and never refused to listen to her.
Unlike the other concubines, who would start crying and complaining as soon as they heard her speak, she hated that kind of thing the most.
"Good, good, what a good child. From now on, you can call me Empress Dowager. Don't worry, as long as you can give the Emperor an heir, I can get you whatever you want, or fulfill any request you may have."
Upon hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Jiang Jingyue shook her head.
"Your Majesty, I have no need for these things. It is my honor to be able to bear children for the Emperor."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
