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

Chapter 260 The Empress Dowager is excited

Jiang Lanye raised an eyebrow; he didn't seem stupid.

He opened his arms: "Come on."

Song Yi pursed her lips, walked over and sat on his lap.

Jiang Lanye carefully embraced her, his palm gently resting on her soft lower abdomen, the heat of his palm traveling through the fabric of her clothes to her skin.

She clung to Jiang Lanye's neck obediently, her eyes unusually bright, looking at him intently.

Jiang Lanye chuckled: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

“I was just wondering what it would be like for you to take care of the child. I certainly wouldn’t, and you definitely wouldn’t either, but in the end, it will still depend on you.”

Jiang Lanye responded softly, "It's all up to me. Can I carry one on my back and hold the other in my arms?"

Knowing he was joking, Song Yi deliberately said, "What if I'm carrying twins? Where would the other one go?"

Jiang Lanye was genuinely somewhat helpless: "Yiyi, do I have to carry three people at the same time?"

Song Yi was trying not to laugh.

He pinched the soft flesh on Song Yi's lower abdomen. Unlike his usual indifferent tone, he became even more gentle after learning that Song Yi was pregnant, speaking to her almost in a whisper.

"Let's not have two."

"how?"

"One is already tiring enough. If there are two, my lady will be very uncomfortable."

He reached out and stroked Song Yi's smooth hair. "Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I hadn't met you."

Song Yi thought about what he said for a moment, and then suddenly began to sigh.

"Then you will still be seen as a tyrant by the world, without a woman by your side, arguing with the Empress Dowager and the ministers all day long, isolated and helpless, guarding the huge Golden Palace all by yourself, how lonely you must be."

She deliberately acted mature, and Jiang Lanye looked at her seriously without being amused. He simply said earnestly, "That's true."

Before Song Yi could say anything more, Eunuch Cao walked in from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has arrived."

Song Yi shrank her neck and muttered under her breath, "What I said came true."

Jiang Lanye gently pinched her cheek to soothe her and put her down for the time being.

When the Empress Dowager entered, she looked noticeably tired. As expected, Jiang Lanye and Song Yi were still inseparable at this hour.

Seeing Jiang Lanye's icy expression, she immediately raised her hand, her voice becoming much weaker:
"I am not here to argue with you. I am aware of the mistake that Consort Shen made. As the emperor, you have the right to make your own decisions, and I will not interfere."

Song Yi was somewhat puzzled, after all, the Empress Dowager was being far too easy to talk to today.

Sure enough, she changed the subject: "But we can't just throw her into the cold palace, it wouldn't be right with the court either. If you're really angry, you can just demote her to the lowest rank of concubine and imprison her."

"How can I possibly retract my decree?"

He simply said this one sentence indifferently.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Song Yi: "Consort Yun, you know this is no small matter. Consort Shen was disrespectful to you first, but is it really necessary to end up in the Cold Palace just for being disrespectful?"

Jiang Lanye quickly interrupted the Empress Dowager: "Mother, Consort Yun's health is very precious right now. Please do not put any pressure on her."

Song Yi: "."

The Empress Dowager gave him a strange look: "My words are like knives; did saying them hurt her or something?"

Just as she was wondering what was going on, a palace maid came in carrying the medicine.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician specifically instructed that this medicine must be drunk while it's hot." With that, she placed the bowl of medicine on the table.

Jiang Lanye immediately took her hand and walked over, picked up the medicine and said in a low voice, "It's still a little hot, drink it all in a bit."

Song Yi asked with a bitter face, "How come our situations have reversed?"

Originally, it was Jiang Lanye who had to take the medicine, but now it's her turn.

A smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Lanye's eyes: "Perfect timing, I haven't finished the candied fruit you gave me last time. If you find it too bitter, just suck on one."

Song Yi couldn't help but ask, "How long do you need to take this pregnancy-supporting medicine? You can't possibly take it for the entire duration of your pregnancy."

"What medicine?!"

The Empress Dowager, who was standing to the side, widened her eyes in surprise.

Her voice was a bit loud, which startled Song Yi. She then looked at Jiang Lanye awkwardly and gestured for him to speak.

Jiang Lanye remained unfazed, as if he wasn't the one who had been surprised just moments before, and said leisurely:
"Your Majesty need not be alarmed. Consort Yun is nearly a month pregnant."

The Empress Dowager's gaze immediately fell on Song Yi's lower abdomen, and she asked excitedly, "Are you serious?"

Jiang Lanye was exceptionally noble and elegant, and calmly nodded: "Of course, your son and Consort Yun have not been idle these days."

Song Yi: "."

As for what she was doing when she wasn't idle, the Empress Dowager understood.

The Empress Dowager was still somewhat angry about Consort Shen's matter, but now, upon suddenly hearing such good news, she didn't know whether she should laugh or not. Her lips twitched for a long time, but in the end, she couldn't suppress her joy and was extremely happy.

"Excellent! My daily prayers have not been in vain. Finally, the royal bloodline can be continued."

Jiang Lanye glanced at her and said without any mercy, "This matter has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager's prayers. It was only because the Imperial Physician and the Consort took good care of my health that I was able to be with the Consort again."

Before he could finish speaking, Song Yi covered his mouth with her hand.

Her entire face was flushed with a faint pink hue, and the corners of her eyes were already red. She couldn't help but clench her teeth.

"Almost done!"

The absurdity of those days was known not only to the two of them, but also to the palace servants outside the Golden Palace.

If she can't get pregnant under these circumstances, either there's something wrong with her, or there's something wrong with Jiang Lanye.

The Empress Dowager glared at him irritably, then strode forward, her tone suddenly becoming kind: "Have you been feeling alright these past few days? The first three months are not a stable period, so you need to be extra careful."

The Empress Dowager had never been kind to her, so when she suddenly acted this way, Song Yi instinctively moved to the side.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager was also a little embarrassed and said dryly, "Drink the medicine quickly, it should be cool by now."

As if trying to escape, Song Yi picked up the bowl, took the medicine, and drank it all in one go.

Jiang Lanye was somewhat satisfied. He took the empty bowl and casually remarked, "That's really impressive."

The Empress Dowager moved her lips, but suddenly could not speak.

Even though she knew that Jiang Lanye's attitude towards Song Yi was very different, he was someone she had watched grow up since she was a child. She never dreamed that one day Jiang Lanye would coax someone like this.

"Your Majesty, these days you should instruct the imperial kitchen to prepare more nourishing dishes. Pregnant women are already very precious, and their bodies need to be properly nourished."

No wonder she was so agitated.

Since Jiang Lanye ascended the throne, so much time has passed, and she has even been forced to consider whether she should find someone from some clan to inherit the throne in the future.

(End of this chapter)