The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 580 Story
Ayu wasn't afraid of Qingye at all and said directly, "Your Majesty, I really think you are very similar to my grandmother. Although everyone says that my grandmother speaks very loudly and her words are not very pleasant, and she always likes to hit people, I think that my grandmother is the most polite and gentle person in the world."

The Empress Dowager scoffed, "If I were really like your grandmother, you would be dragged out and flogged right now."

"That's not what I meant. Oh, Your Majesty, if you could meet my grandmother, I think you would understand what I meant." This was also a thought that suddenly came to Ayu's mind. Mainly, when she saw this Empress Dowager, she felt from the bottom of her heart that the Empress Dowager and her grandmother might become friends.

Just like everyone in the village said that Grandma and Aunt Hu didn't get along, in Ayu's opinion, they were the people who understood each other best in the village.

Not only do they understand each other, they also care about each other a lot!

The Empress Dowager snorted again: "I don't believe it."

Ayu didn't dwell on that thought. Instead, seeing that she had stirred up the Empress Dowager's interest, she stood up again and pulled Qin Huai.

She patted Qin Huai on the shoulder and introduced him to the Empress Dowager again: "Your Majesty, I've been so busy chatting with you that I haven't introduced him to you yet. He is—"

"I know, didn't you say it? Qin Huai, the young master of the Qin family in Wanning City." The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes without changing her expression. "Do you really think I'm so old and senile that I can't even remember such a small thing?"

Ayu: "No, no, what I meant was that he is my fiancé."

Empress Dowager: "Cough cough cough—"

"Empress Dowager!" Seeing the Empress Dowager cough, Qingye hurriedly went to soothe her and was about to leave the boat to find medicine for her.

Meanwhile, Ayu had already let go of Qin Huai's arm, took a cup of sweet tea from her table, and secretly asked Tuanzi to replace the sweet tea with holy water that wouldn't cause diarrhea.

"Your Majesty, please have some water, just a sip of water will do you good." As she spoke, Ayu handed the teacup to the Empress Dowager's lips without waiting for Qingye to stop her, and before she could stop her, she gulped down the entire cup.

The Empress Dowager's eyes widened. She had intended to spit out the water, but due to her shock, she swallowed it instead.

"How dare you give the Empress Dowager your teacup that you drank from!" Qingye pretended to grab Ayu.

"Stop." The Empress Dowager felt an indescribable sense of comfort in her chest. Soon, that comfort spread from her throat to her whole body, as if an invisible hand was soothing her long-standing aches and pains.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand: "Qingye, you may leave now. Do not enter without my order. Also, guard the surrounding area and do not allow anyone to approach, including the Empress's people."

Qingye glanced at Ayu and reluctantly said, "Yes."

After she left, the Empress Dowager beckoned to Ayu: "Child, come here."

Ayu dawdled over and said, "Your Majesty, things were urgent just now, and I didn't have time to get you a new cup."

It wasn't because the Empress Dowager choked on her saliva, but because Tuanzi told her that the Empress Dowager's life value had dropped rapidly just now, as if something inside her body had been triggered by the cough, and she was about to die, so Ayu urgently poured water.

After pouring water for the Empress Dowager, Ayu belatedly realized that she had handed over the cup she had drunk from.

People in the palace are very particular, so they must dislike her quite a bit. She had already been chatting with the Empress Dowager for quite some time.

"It's alright, I don't blame you. I'm actually grateful that you saved me just now, otherwise I would have choked on the water, and I would have become a laughing stock in the world."

The Empress Dowager could even imagine how infuriating the historians' accounts would be if she choked to death on her own saliva. The boat was brightly lit, and the Empress Dowager looked at Ayu's face more closely, vaguely feeling that Ayu resembled someone in her memory, but she couldn't quite place who it was.

"Good boy, you just saved me, so of course I have to reward you. Tell me, what do you want?"

Even if Ayu hadn't intervened, the Empress Dowager still liked her to some extent. This child had been chatting with her for so long; she must have been sleepy long ago, but she was still holding on. She must have something she wanted from her.

The Empress Dowager was never afraid of others asking her for something; what she feared most were those who appeared to be without desires but approached her without revealing their true intentions.

Ayu said, "I just want to ask the Empress Dowager to tell me a story, because I heard that only the Empress Dowager knows this story. But before I ask, I hope the Empress Dowager can forgive me and not hold the question I am about to ask against me."

The Empress Dowager's expression changed; she seemed to have already anticipated what kind of question Ayu would ask.

Is there anything in this world that only she knows, and no one else does?

It's nothing more than those old stories.

"It's getting late, good child should rest early so as not to stunt your growth. You can stay here with me tonight, and I will ask someone to speak to the Emperor." The Empress Dowager avoided Ayu's question.

When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, it was already completely dark, but because the Imperial Garden was brightly lit everywhere, she could see clearly.

Upon reaching the artificial lake, the lights here are even brighter than those in the Imperial Garden.

They chatted for over an hour, and the Empress Dowager didn't say she was sleepy at all. Ayu took a nap and didn't feel sleepy either.

Ayu shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, it's precisely because it's getting late that I need to know quickly, otherwise Brother Ayou won't be able to wait. If you don't want to tell me, then I'll go ask someone else. I heard there's another person in the palace who knows."

The Empress Dowager laughed, but it was unclear whether she was angry or felt threatened: "You little girl, you look young, but you're quite shrewd. What do you want to ask? I'll tell you whatever I know, but remember this: after I hear this story, the matter of you saving me will be wiped clean, and you can't ask for any other rewards."

Ayu: "Of course, I'm not a greedy person. I just want to know what I want to know. So, Your Majesty, can you tell me about the Soul-Sharing Gu?"

Upon hearing the words "Fate-Sharing Gu," the Empress Dowager's face immediately changed color, and she then turned her gaze to Qin Huai, who was present.

"You've been infected with the Fate-Sharing Gu? When was it implanted? Who implanted it in you?"

The Empress Dowager hadn't heard the words "Fate-Sharing Gu" for a long time, as if these three words carried a special curse, and that something bad would happen as soon as she heard them.

Ayu shook her head honestly: "That's also what we want to know, so we are currently looking for relevant clues. If Your Majesty knows anything, please tell us the truth."

"How do you know I would definitely tell you?" the Empress Dowager said. "You've heard so many rumors, don't you know what kind of temper I have?"

Ayu said, "I know, just like my grandma."

He may appear fierce, but everything he does is out of concern for others.

This empress dowager wasn't fierce, but everything she did was designed to shut others out. Actually, she was quite similar to her brother Ayou when he was little!

(End of this chapter)