Of course, Jiu Gongting knew that the ministers would have objections, but he didn't care. He just wanted to give the people he loved the best of everything.
So he had already decided that when Jing Jingyue entered the palace, he would definitely make her empress. He had already drafted the imperial edict, so he would definitely not change his mind.
When he heard Jiang Jingyue say that, he immediately spoke to her.
"Yuebao, you don't need to care what the ministers say about this. As long as you are willing, that's fine. But don't worry, I won't force you. I will wait for you until you agree."
Jiang Jingyue still felt that it was not right for someone to become empress so soon after entering the palace, so she still couldn't agree to it.
"Your Majesty, I think that when I enter the palace, you could casually bestow upon me the title of concubine, and then when I give birth to a prince for Your Majesty, Your Majesty could then bestow upon me the title of Empress! What do you think of this idea, Your Majesty?"
Jiu Gongting hesitated, unsure whether she should tell Jiang Jingyue about it.
However, after only a moment's hesitation, he suddenly said to Jiang Jingyue.
"Yuebao, it's possible that we won't be able to have our own prince. I've had a check-up, and there's nothing wrong with it, but none of my concubines have gotten pregnant. So, I'm destined to have no imperial offspring in this lifetime."
Jiang Jingyue looked at the sullen emperor in front of her and felt a little sorry for him. She hesitated for a moment, and then thought about it again.
At this moment, she couldn't help but ask the system in her mind.
"Your Majesty, if I tell the Emperor about my pregnancy now, will it have any consequences?"
The system was somewhat puzzled when it heard Jiang Jingyue ask this question, but it still answered her.
"No, now is a good time to tell him this, as it will better advance the plot."
With that one sentence from the system, Jiang Jingyue felt relieved.
She glanced at the Nine Palaces Court with some trepidation.
"Your Majesty, if I were to conceal something from you, and it is a very important matter, would Your Majesty be angry with me if you found out?"
Jiugongting immediately shook his head, "No, no matter what it is, as long as you don't want to leave me, I won't blame you for anything else."
With those words, Jiang Jingyue felt much more at ease. She took Jiugongting's hand and let him touch her belly.
He had just touched the Nine Palaces area on Jiang Jingyue's stomach and was completely bewildered; he had no idea what Jiang Jingyue meant.
"Yuebao, what do you mean? What's wrong with your tummy? Are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Jingyue was somewhat impressed by Jiugongting's thought process; his ideas were completely different from what she had guessed!
"Your Majesty, I am pregnant. It happened last time... last time in the palace..."
When Jiang Jingyue talked about this, she spoke haltingly, which was a bit embarrassing.
She waited for a while, but Jiugongting didn't react.
So she couldn't help but look up at him.
At this moment, Jiugongting was stunned and had no reaction at all.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why are you ignoring me?"
Jiugongting stood there, completely stunned, unable to recover.
If Jiang Jingyue hadn't kept calling him, he probably wouldn't have come to his senses at all.
"Yuebao, is what you're saying true? Are you really pregnant? You're not just lying to me to make me happy, are you?"
Jiang Jingyue looked at the Nine Palaces and nodded with a smile.
"Your Majesty, how could I possibly joke about something like this? Such an important matter is certainly not something to be joked about lightly."
If Your Majesty does not believe me, you may send the imperial physician to examine me.
Jiugongting now believed it, but he was so overjoyed that he couldn't quite accept it.
"Baby Yue, you should have told me about something this important sooner, so I could have taken good care of you."
Jiang Jingyue glanced at Jiugongting and then said.
"I was afraid that Your Majesty would not like the child, so I didn't want to say anything. I originally planned to give birth to the child secretly without letting Your Majesty know."
What I didn't expect was that His Majesty would actually come to see me. I was so flattered that I forgot to tell His Majesty about it.
If His Majesty hadn't suddenly brought up the matter of the child today, I might have forgotten about it again.
Jiugongting can't help but feel fortunate that he looked for it that day, otherwise he would have lost such a precious treasure.
"Yuebao, now that you're pregnant, my intention is to bring you into the palace so I can take good care of you. Do you agree?"
Jiang Jingyue thought for a moment, then pursed her lips and looked at Jiugongting.
"Your Majesty, after I enter the palace, may I still leave the palace to play?"
Now, whatever Jiang Yue asks for, Jiu Gongting will unconditionally comply with her.
Besides, it's such a small matter as leaving the palace, so of course I had to agree.
"Of course you can. You can leave the palace whenever you want, but you have to wait until after you give birth. You're pregnant now, so you can't go out casually. I'll be heartbroken if you bump into anything."
Since Jiugongting has said so, Jiang Jingyue nodded with a smile.
"Alright, then I promise you, Your Majesty. Please tell my father tomorrow, and then I will go to the palace with you."
That night, Jiu Gongting didn't sleep a wink; he just stared at Jiang Jingyue with his eyes wide open.
He stared intently at Jiang Jingyue, unwilling to look away.
As soon as it was light, he got up and went straight to the door of his father's study to wait.
When Jiang's father saw the emperor standing at the door of his study early in the morning, he subconsciously reached out and rubbed his eyes.
Only after she finished speaking did she dare to look at the emperor this time.
When Jiang's father actually saw the emperor, he was stunned.
The main problem was that he simply couldn't figure out why the Emperor would be at the door of his study at this time.
Despite his doubts, he still had to go. When he arrived at the emperor's side, he spoke first.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask what you are planning to do at my residence at this time."
Jiugongting's purpose was clear. Amidst the stunned gasps of Jiang's father, he explained everything clearly.
"That's how it is. Now you can make the arrangements. I'll be back tomorrow to pick up Yue Bao. Have someone prepare."
"If you need anything, you can send someone to the palace to tell me. This time, I am offering the empire as a dowry and marrying you with the rites due to an empress. I hope you will make the necessary preparations." Upon hearing that the betrothal was to be conducted with the rites due to an empress, Father Jiang could hardly believe it.
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