Now what? You've been married for so long, and the Crown Prince dotes on you alone, yet there's no joyous news from you. Could it be that your body is simply incapable of bearing children?
If you can't have children, it's not a big deal. The Imperial Family chose you and will naturally not mistreat you, but you must not delay the continuation of our lineage because of this. I, the Empress, will decide to select one Consort and two Noble Concubines for the Crown Prince. That way, the Crown Prince Residence will also be a bit livelier. What do you think?"
She was quite thoughtful in arranging a mahjong game for her.
Lin Qianqing was anxiously wringing her handkerchief, looking at her. She knew that among the people chosen by the Empress, one of them was the second daughter of Prime Minister Zhang. That woman's literary grace was not as good as her sister's, but she had far more cunning schemes—it was troublesome.
Cousin, you must never agree.
