Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 251 There are more important things to do.

Song Yi's lips were already itching to curl into a smile, but she was still trying to suppress it. She coughed lightly and pretended to be reluctant as she accepted the question: "Where did you conjure it from?"

"When that person was sitting here sulking, I ordered the palace servants outside to fetch a bowl from the imperial kitchen."

Song Yi gently scooped a spoonful in front of him, intending to put it in her own mouth, but then, remembering how angry Jiang Lanye had been earlier, she thought for a moment and handed it over instead.

"The first bite is yours."

Jiang Lanye chuckled and accepted her favor.

Seeing that she was so easily appeased, Jiang Lanye reverted to her true self. She counted exactly how many bites she ate in her mind before forcefully taking the food back.

"Okay, no more eating."

Song Yi stared longingly, holding up her index finger: "Just one bite, the last bite!"

Jiang Lanye confronted her for a long time before finally giving in and scooping out a large spoonful: "Open your mouth."

"what--"

Just as Song Yi started eating, she saw Jiang Lanye put down his bowl, then immediately lean over, placing one hand on her waist and the other on the back of her head: "Don't move."

Before Song Yi could react, Jiang Lanye's lips pressed down on hers.

The melting ice cream spread between their intertwined lips and tongues, filling their mouths with a sweet, milky aroma.

"Well"

She unconsciously gripped his collar, her fingertips brushing against his burning neck.

Jiang Lanye's hands gripped her lower back tightly, pulling her even closer into his embrace.

The coolness of the ice cream had long since evaporated with body heat, leaving only a lingering warmth fermenting between the lips and teeth.

Jiang Lanye stepped back slightly, their noses touching: "Is it sweet? Do you want some more?"

Song Yi nodded, her breathing disordered. Seeing that she actually dared to agree, Jiang Lanye's eyes darkened, and he leaned in again: "Then try some more."

While the two were still cuddling, outside the door, Eunuch Cao suddenly called out softly, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has arrived."

Song Yi immediately reached out to push him away, but Jiang Lanye reacted quickly, grabbing her wrist and biting her lips despite her struggles, warning her to concentrate.

Then, Song Yi tilted her head back and was forced to accept the kiss.

The Empress Dowager stood at the door, but there was no movement from inside. Eunuch Cao was at a loss for what to do.

The Empress Dowager recalled what the imperial physician had told her earlier. Could it be that the removal of the poison had failed and Jiang Lanye was feeling unwell again?
Her expression changed, and without caring about anything else, she pushed open the door and went inside.

"Your Majesty, how are you?"

The Empress Dowager's voice was like a thunderclap in his ears. Song Yi was startled and immediately pushed him away and turned his back.

Jiang Lanye remained remarkably calm. He frowned as he looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Mother, you need my permission before you come in next time."

The Empress Dowager frowned as well: "You keep your Golden Palace locked up all day long. What could possibly be wrong with you that I can't just come in?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Song Yi, who had her back to her, with her ears turning bright red. It was obvious what the two of them had been up to.

The Empress Dowager choked for a moment.

Now that things have come to this, she has no choice but to accept Song Yi, but Song Yi's belly is still not showing any signs of pregnancy, and she is getting anxious.

"I didn't hear you make a sound just now, so I thought you were feeling unwell. Are you sure the Gu poison is all gone?" Jiang Lanye nodded casually.

Sometimes the Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with his perfunctory attitude, but there was nothing she could do. She immediately said, "Now that you're better, you should hurry up. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson. Now that I'm all white-haired, how many more years can I wait for you?"

As soon as the topic of imperial heirs came up, the Empress Dowager instantly forgot that she had come to show concern for Jiang Lanye, and she couldn't help but talk for a long time while sitting on the stool.

The gist of it is that the royal family needs to have offspring and cannot be without descendants.

Song Yi finally adjusted himself and turned to look at the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager glanced at her lower abdomen and said, "If all else fails, I do have a prescription. If Your Majesty is worried, you can have it examined by the imperial physician first."

Song Yi was immediately embarrassed.

Actually, there's no need to take medicine.
Seeing Song Yi's embarrassment, Jiang Lanye said in a low voice, "Mother, some time ago, I needed to rest and recuperate, and the imperial physicians forbade me from having sexual relations. I have only recovered a few days ago. Aren't you being a little too impatient?"

That's certainly true.

The Empress Dowager hesitated, then said, "With the gates of your Golden Palace always tightly shut, I thought we were about to have a grandson."

"cough"

Song Yi choked a little.

Actually, it's not impossible. It's not difficult for Jiang Lanye, but she can't keep up physically and needs to rest for two or three days.

Jiang Lanye immediately looked at her with concern and said gently, "Mother, the less you take such things seriously, the more likely they are to come true."

The Empress Dowager shook her head helplessly. She then changed the subject and said, "Well then, on the day you returned to the palace, we should have held a welcome banquet for you. But you've been resting and recuperating all this time. Your efforts have paid off, and you're finally well now. I'd like to hold a banquet to celebrate."

Jiang Lanye narrowed his eyes: "Mother's idea is just to hold a banquet to celebrate?"

It must be said that although the Empress Dowager and Jiang Lanye are not related by blood, they have indeed come to know each other well over the years.

The Empress Dowager looked away, avoiding his gaze: "There are some things I'm about to say that you wouldn't want to hear, and in the end, it will only make things unpleasant for us."

He showed no mercy to the Empress Dowager: "It's not just that you don't want to listen, Mother, since you knew it would end badly, you decided to do it directly?"

The Empress Dowager suddenly stood up: "Your Majesty, you are overthinking things. As the emperor, even if you don't choose other people's concubines, you should at least give everyone some face. What's wrong with holding a family banquet?"

Seeing that something was wrong, Song Yi immediately tugged at Jiang Lanye's sleeve.

She also knew that the family banquet would definitely not be an ordinary one; it would be common for concubines to perform dances. It was precisely because of this that Jiang Lanye understood the Empress Dowager's intentions, which was why he was unwilling to agree to the proposal.

But none of that mattered to Song Yi.

Jiang Lanye glanced down at her before relenting, "Since Mother is so eager to host a banquet, then Mother shall go and prepare it."

The Empress Dowager was somewhat angry and glanced at Song Yi: "If I remember correctly, on her birthday, His Majesty handed over the Phoenix Seal to her without authorization. The Phoenix Seal symbolizes power. His Majesty did not allow the person holding the Phoenix Seal to do such a thing, but instead ordered an old woman like me to do it."

Just as Song Yi was wondering how to answer, Jiang Lanye reached out and pulled her into his arms, a nonchalant smile playing on his lips.

"Because your son and Consort Yun have more important things to do these days."

"what's up?"

"Give the Empress Dowager a grandson or a granddaughter."

Empress Dowager: "."

(End of this chapter)