The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Ji Chenyu was unable to let go of her arms, his eyes full of disappointment.

He thought of all kinds of possibilities and did not believe that his Rouer had chosen an heir without telling him. It was really sad and lamentable that he, a dignified emperor, had lived to such a state.

Seeing his eyes turn red instantly, Shen Jiarou's heart ached.

I'm sorry, brother. I'll have to play the role with you all for now. Otherwise, it would be so unfair for us to be tortured by others.

Ji Chenyu was extremely angry at the moment, but when he looked at the face that he had carefully cared for and loved for more than 20 years, and the pitiful look in her eyes, he couldn't bear to say a harsh word to her.

"The Queen did a great job keeping it a secret." And then there was the Empress Dowager, whom he had respected and loved all his life.

Ji Chenyu took a deep breath and exhaled, then turned around and stopped looking at the helpless Shen Jiarou, and instead looked at the Imperial Grandmother beside him, whom he had respected from beginning to end.

"Grandmother, this means that I have been sentenced to death and cannot have children, right?"

The Empress Dowager looked at the hurt look in her grandson's eyes, forced herself to close her eyes and nodded.

"Yes, Emperor, you are already forty years old. If I don't take the initiative to adopt a child, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos. How can I face the people of the world then? Do you really want to see all the people suffer?" If the emperor had children, she would definitely not do this, but there is no if.

Ji Chenyu was very angry and questioned while holding back his temper.

"But Empress Dowager, today is the palace banquet, the reunion party on the eve of New Year's Eve, you are forcing me." He thought that his Empress Dowager would force him, but at most he thought it would be in private, and he never thought that she would force him openly in front of everyone.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and exhaled: "I can't do anything about it. You won't agree to it privately."

Whoever sits in this position will willingly hand over his country to others.

Ji Chenyu sneered: "Haha, so you didn't even need to ask your grandson, and you made the decision for him directly, and even used filial piety to force your granddaughter, grandson's wife, my queen, right?"

Everyone felt that the emperor was about to break down at this moment. One was his respected grandmother, and the other was his beloved wife, both of whom were forcing him.

The Empress Dowager was angry when she saw that her grandson didn't give her any face at all.

"Emperor, don't forget that your queen is not only your queen and wife, but she is also the mother of our Dalin Dynasty. She is also the eldest princess who grew up in Dalin Dynasty with great care and pampering. She is the regent princess who has the supreme power except you. She has enjoyed the support of the people, so she should give an explanation to the people of the world."

Ji Chenyu calmed himself down and tried to plead with the Empress Dowager.

"Grandmother, today is the palace banquet, and tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Let's celebrate the New Year first. Please give me a year. If I really don't have any sons to inherit my family, I will choose my own successor at that time, okay?"

Luo Chengdu felt so sorry for his master that he looked at Shen Jiarou and urged her.

"Empress, please speak to the Emperor."

Shen Jiarou opened her mouth, glanced at Jade King, but ultimately said nothing.

The higher you stand, the harder you will fall. Now is not the right time!

Looking at the unmoved queen, Luo Cheng couldn't help but accuse her.

"Empress, can't you see how much the Emperor has been doing for you these past few months? It won't cost you a thing to speak up for him."

Ruan Qingling and Nan Qi couldn't stand it and were about to retort, but Ji Chenyu took the lead and scolded him.

"Luo Cheng, shut up and don't be rude to the queen." His queen was so reluctant to say a harsh word to herself, let alone others.

Luo Cheng shut up in grievance and couldn't help but bow his head in sympathy for his master.

No one dared to speak, not even to breathe.

But there was a surprise among the people here, he was the Jade King, who was smiling playfully at the moment.

Shen Jiarou turned around unintentionally and saw the smile on his lips. She withdrew her gaze and turned around expressionlessly.

Ji Chenyu kept looking at the Empress Dowager, hoping that she would give him another chance, but in the end he was disappointed.

"Emperor, I won't live much longer. I dare not gamble anymore. This matter today must have a result."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chenyu was completely disappointed with his royal grandmother.

He turned to look at Shen Jiarou who was sitting quietly beside him, and smiled with his head down.

Well, as long as his Rouer can have a good life in her later years, nothing else matters. After all, he has already fought for it.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, his Rouer will be the honorable empress dowager, and no one can surpass her, not even the biological mother of the future new emperor.

Seeing that the emperor compromised, the Empress Dowager felt relieved and then looked at Shen Jiarou.

"Queen, which ones do you like?"

Shen Jiarou took a deep breath and exhaled, "You two."

Concubine Shun, who was sitting in the seat below, was extremely nervous and felt distressed when she saw her daughter being forced to answer.

Concubine De on the side sighed helplessly. She didn't dare to comfort her at this critical moment. After all, the Empress Dowager was watching her.

The young and inexperienced Fourteenth Prince was extremely angry. He couldn't believe that his Fourth Sister would be like this. Everyone could see how good the Emperor was to her, and she was not an ungrateful person.

"Fourth sister, do you know how happy my brother was when he said you were going to give him a New Year's gift? How heartbroken he must be when you do this."

Shen Jiarou glanced at her youngest brother. She didn't expect that the fourteenth brother would speak for the emperor. You know, the one who took the best care of him since he was a child was her non-blood-related sister.

Seeing her somewhat hurt eyes, the Thirteenth Prince immediately scolded the Fourteenth Prince.

"Fourteen, shut up."

"No, I'm going to say it. The Fourth Princess may have only had a sisterly relationship with you at the beginning, but after what you've done in the past few months, I don't believe that the Fourth Princess has never been moved."

Everyone looked up at Shen Jiarou, wondering if the Queen had fallen in love with the Emperor. You know, the former Prince Consort also listened to her every word, and the good story between the two spread beyond the capital.

The Thirteenth Prince was afraid that his Fourth Sister would lose face, so he yelled at his only brother again.

"Ji Chenchuan, shut up."

Seeing his brother, who had always loved him, being so mean to him, the Fourteenth Prince pursed his lips in grievance.

Watching the farce below, the Empress Dowager slammed the table and stood up.

"Shut up, Queen. Tell me which two you like."

The Queen Mother looked at her daughter's aggrieved face with resentment and spoke each word.

"I don't agree."

The Empress Dowager glared and said, "You have to agree even if you don't agree. This is my order."

Although Shen Jiarou was allowed to make her own choice, the Empress Dowager had actually already chosen two candidates: one was Prince Rong's youngest son, and the other was Prince Yu's son.

But for her sake, I let her choose a few more to train together, so that she can choose an excellent successor in the future.