Empress Jia's eyes lit up. She knew that she had achieved her first goal.
"It's very simple. Get rid of the mother but keep the child," she said.
Minister Shen was shocked and raised his head to look at Empress Jia.
Empress Jia's expression was gentle as if what she had just said was just a casual chat about the weather.
"Deal with Shen Lian's birth mother and put an end to the daughter's thoughts. Then, bring her into the residence and raise her under the name of my elder sister.
"In this way, my elder sister will become Shen Lian's adoptive mother and take over the status of being her mother.
"Only then can the Jia family and I treat her as one of our own."
Ignoring Minister Shen who was still in shock, Empress Jia continued, "In addition, there are two young ladies in the Jia family.
"If you don't mind, you can take one of them as a concubine and carry on the family line.
