I've Arrived in the Capital, the Cold-Faced Prince's Darling

After a power shift in the capital, Jiang Jiao's father, who had been serving in a provincial post, was promoted and summoned to the capital. Jiang Jiao went from a country girl to one of the capital's noblewomen. Jiang Jiao thought life as a noblewoman was far less comfortable than life as a wealthy country girl. From the start, she had resolved to find a handsome, obedient young man to share a comfortable life in the countryside with her. Handsome men were easy to find, but how could she make sure one would be obedient? No need to rush. She would look for them one by one. Prince Jing, Zhao Yan, the emperor's younger brother, returned victorious from a campaign to quell a rebellion, his achievements so great they eclipsed even the emperor? No, he was gravely wounded and on the verge of death. The Grand Empress Dowager wanted to arrange a marriage. After weighing things carefully, Jiang Jiao decided this man would surely be the most obedient in the future (he was gravely wounded and unconscious; if he never woke up, wouldn't he be easy to manipulate?), and he was fairly handsome, too. He even had a fief. If her half-dead husband could hold on for a year or two, long enough for her to give birth to a legitimate eldest son, the boy could inherit his title, and she could take him back to the fief. It was far better than she had expected! But then she realized her husband was becoming more and more obedient, and growing more and more vigorous by the day. Had he recovered from his grave injuries? Yet he was always complaining that this or that hurt. That is, until she gave birth to a whole litter of sons…