[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-1131":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1325922,1760,"Chapter 1131 - 1129: Ah Jiu Already Has Someone in His Heart","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-1131",1131,"\u003Cp>After having lunch, Ah Jiu assisted Empress Dowager Mo to the Imperial Garden to take a walk and aid digestion. As the mother and son slowly walked and chatted, a line of palace maids and eunuchs followed at a respectful distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiujiu, is it that the people below are not serving attentively? I see that you seem a bit displeased today?\" Empress Dowager Mo looked at her son and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu was taken aback and then laughed, \"Not at all, the staff in the mansion are all old hands, they serve diligently, and there is nothing that displeases me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet here you are with a stern face. I thought perhaps someone irritated you, or maybe coming to the palace to share a meal with this old woman has made you uncomfortable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, there was someone who had annoyed him, but it wasn’t in Beiyan. Ah Jiu chuckled, \"Royal Mother, please don’t say that. I wish I could dine with you every day. However, there are some inattentive individuals around, but you need not concern yourself. Your health is still fragile; you must take care and refrain from worrying too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu assisted her into the Hexagonal Pavilion, which had already been arranged by the palace maids and eunuchs, and they sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Mo held a bowl of hot tea, smiling, \"Now that you’ve returned, what worries could I possibly have? As for matters to fret over, there happens to be one at present.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With eyes full of tender affection, Empress Dowager Mo said, \"The Ministry of Rites is already preparing for your crown ceremony. Once this ceremony is over, you shall be a true adult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu felt a slight unease, sensing the upcoming conversation might be troubling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Empress Dowager Mo continued, \"Jiujiu, you’ve grown up; it’s time to marry and have children. I have long awaited the day when I could dote on my grandchildren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of her little, soft-smelling grandchildren, Empress Dowager Mo’s heart melted into tenderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Royal Mother, why bring this up suddenly?\" Ah Jiu forced a smile, \"If you so wish, just say the word, and there’ll be plenty of grandchildren before you, delighting you at your knees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Mo maintained her smile, albeit less than before, and merely smiled faintly, \"Each of them is already grown. Besides, they have their own mothers; why should I interfere and separate mother and child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu didn’t quite agree. Considering how much his imperial brother respects Royal Mother, many concubines would be eager to offer their children to her. Not just for upbringing purposes; even accompanying her while reading scriptures or admiring flowers would be beneficial for their future, more so than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I marry and have children, would Royal Mother still be willing to separate them from their mother?\" Ah Jiu thought of Wufu and a child with a blurred face, his expression softening accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Mo noticed, yet remained impassive, saying, \"When spending a few days with this old lady, you must learn to let go occasionally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu chuckled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Mo continued, \"It’s already Early Summer, and the weather will soon heat up. I wish to go to the Traveling Palace to escape the heat, as June’s lotus flowers bloom beautifully. Should Royal Mother issue a decree to invite some noble ladies to accompany?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu quickly replied, \"Royal Mother, I currently have no intention of marrying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense! Men and women both must marry at the appropriate age. You are already at the age of adulthood; other princes were married at fifteen or sixteen. And you, you don’t even have a concubine. How long will you have Royal Mother wait? I wish to hold grandchildren.\" Empress Dowager Mo feigned displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Royal Mother...\" Ah Jiu smiled helplessly, wanting to say you already have many grandchildren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Mo glanced at him, \"Could it be, during those two years in Nanyue, you met someone special?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu’s body slightly stiffened, as he looked into his mother’s wise eyes—eyes that had already uncovered secrets—and after a long pause, he nodded, \"Yes, Royal Mother. Ah Jiu has someone he cherishes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",694,"2026-06-05T19:25:36.069Z",1,"novelbin.me","348a38d3fa255c4b141a8ebb873c92a8c72bfc6a1c0ca866c9d4ef075956c7c1","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-1132","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-1130",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]