The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 307 Suddenly Happy
Jia Rong decided to conduct a thorough investigation, but first he had to call a few people in for questioning.

"Go down and call Concubine Feng."

"Yes!"

The wet nurses quickly put on their clothes and left.

Perhaps because Jia Rong was in a good mood, he became more interested in women.

He hadn't gotten a single woman pregnant in the past year, which was not good for him as the only real man in his harem.

There are so many women in the family, but if they don't get pregnant and give birth to children, then this harem would be a bit unreasonable.

Nowadays, most of the women in the family are already in their 35s.

There were also many beauties sent by various countries, but most of them did not meet Jia Rong's aesthetic standards and were taken back by the envoys.

While I was thinking about things, Qingwen and Yinglian walked in.

Qingwen reported, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has gone to check the Eighth Prince's homework. She will probably be back in a while."

The eldest prince was Jia Ben, the second prince was Jia Pu, the third prince was Baoqin's son Jia Du, then Jia Yuanchun's second son Jia Shu, and Qin Keqing gave birth to Jia Ji...

Jia Rong discovered that most of his sons were born before he was twenty years old, including his son with Wang Xifeng who was also born when he was twenty years old.

After that, either because of mourning or various other things, they gradually had no children.

Having children was something that feudal rulers had to do, and many dynasties ended due to lack of heirs.

Although there are enough children at present, it would definitely be a good thing for the royal family in the future if there were more.

Moreover, there are so many countries out there, and if we release one child in each country, we would need at least hundreds of children.

I’m 32 years old now. Is it too late to try to have a baby?
in time!
Lin Ruhai was in his forties or fifties and was still working hard to have a son. I was only 32 years old and in good health. How could I not have a child?

"Go!" Jia Rong looked at Lin Hongyu and said seriously, "Go and call Baoqin, Xiangyun, Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xiuyan, Li Qi, and Li Wen over here!"

"They entered the palace late, just like Daiyu, when they were in their twenties. It would be a pity if they didn't have children. They will live with me from now on. When they get pregnant, they can go back to Nuanxiang Palace!"

Lin Hongyu watched happily and was particularly happy to hear such good news.

"I obey your command! Go and call the ladies over right now!"

Jia Rong quickly raised his hand to stop him, "Wait a minute!"

Lin Hongyu stood still and looked at Jia Rong.

Jia Rong said, "It's hard to manage too many women. There must be someone to manage them. Let Li Wan stay here too, and she will be responsible for supervising the other ladies."

"Call Li Wan first. It will probably take a long time for the others to pack up, so there's no rush. Let's come together in the evening."

"Yes! I obey your command!" Lin Hongyu smiled and went out to do her work. Qingwen also tactfully withdrew.

Soon Li Wan came over, accompanied by Caiyun and Caixia.

Li Wan knelt down to pay her respects. As soon as she knelt on the ground, Jia Rong smiled and said, "Come closer. I can't do without your kindness tonight."

Li Wan has been with Jia Rong for five or six years, so she is naturally used to this kind of thing.

A married woman in her thirties or fifties is at the age when her desires are strong, and she doesn't need to pretend here. The maids around her have been looking forward to it countless times.

Li Wan quickly crawled to Jia Rong and said to him charmingly: "Your Majesty~"

Jia Rong smiled and felt better.

Li Wan is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jia family, but this is the imperial palace, and people have long since stopped recognizing the Jia family's generational titles.

Li Wan's title in the palace was female historian. Her usual responsibilities were writing letters for the Queen, organizing study documents, and managing the study and lending ancient books.

Younger palace maids in their teens called Li Wan "Aunt", those in their teens and twenties called her "Sister", and the maids older than Li Wan addressed her by their official titles.

Wang Xifeng, Jia Yuanchun and others no longer called her sister-in-law, and usually called her by her name. Li Wan's courtesy name was Gongcai, Li Gongcai.

Wan means fine silk, very fine silk fabric.

Gongcai means high-quality silk fabrics.

Being a female official in the palace is the best fate for Li Gongcai. Not only will she be satisfied, but the Li family will definitely be satisfied.

Jia Rong touched Li Wan's head. Today, Li Wan had her black and shiny hair tied up in a bun, and her face looked like that of a charming and dignified young woman.

"Open your mouth." Jia Rong ordered.

Li Wan opened her mouth obediently, already imagining the scene that was to follow.

She watched with open eyes, expectantly, and soon saw Jia Rong take out a bottle of medicine, take out a pill and put it into Li Wan's mouth.

Li Wan looked at Jia Rong in surprise.

"Swallow it." Jia Rong continued to order, ordering the woman to take the contraceptive pill.

The widow will not be able to get pregnant for at least one or two years.

Although it is not easy to get pregnant when you are older, it is still necessary to take one pill.

Li Wan did not dare to resist and quickly and hard swallowed the pill which was not sure whether it was poison or some other medicine.

Jia Rong quickly passed over some tea from the table and said, "You have a cold. It would be bad if it gets contagious. Fortunately, I... Fortunately, I am well-read and know a little bit about the diagnosis of cold."

Li Wan, who was kneeling on the ground, had no idea that Jia Rong would do such a wicked thing.

Li Wan knelt on the ground with her knees, straightened her chest, held the teacup with both hands and drank the medicine in her mouth.

Soon Li Wan looked at Jia Rong charmingly, docilely and happily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the medicine! Since I followed Your Majesty, my health has improved a lot. I don't get sick often anymore. Even if I get sick, I will recover in less than a day. I am deeply grateful to Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong touched Li Wan's hair and face, and his mood improved a lot.

This is definitely not a bad thing. How can it be a bad thing if two people are in love with each other?

Is it a good thing to let a widow get pregnant? Jia Rong is already old, and he doesn't want to mess up his interpersonal relationships.

Li Wan's body and identity only belong to the Holy Palace, and like most female officials, she has to call herself "concubine".

This is the most common self-description, applicable to married or titled female officials, expressing humility and obedience.

Not only Li Wan, but all the hereditary nobles would send unmarried women to the palace to serve Jia Rong.

If there are really no unmarried women, then let the married ones come.

These people are also subject to Jia Rong, the Holy Emperor.

Ordinary people are not qualified, even the daughters of the left and right prime ministers are not qualified.

The rule set by Jia Rong is that viscounts and hereditary nobles above this level must send their unmarried virgin daughters to the palace to learn etiquette and be nourished by the dragon energy. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to inherit the title or get married.

If there is no daughter, then let the daughter-in-law come over. If there is no son-in-law, then let the wife come over. If there is not even a wife, then there is no hereditary succession and it will be counted as no heir.

At present, only royal families and some families with great contributions to the founding of the country continue to inherit the nobility.

Although Jia Rong was just doing it for fun, to some extent he was also forcing the local nobles to bow their heads. Whoever refused to bow their heads would be in trouble.

If the royal family does not accept the infusion of Jia Rong's bloodline, then there is no need for them to exist.

Princes from all over the country understood this principle. Even if their daughters or daughters-in-law who returned were pregnant, they would assume that they were of royal blood and would raise them honestly to continue the family line.

(End of this chapter)