"aunt..."

The Queen waved her hand and continued, "Aunt is unlucky. Your cousin died of illness when he was only three years old. For so many years, Aunt has been thinking about that rainy night when your cousin passed away day and night."

At this point, the Queen shook her head. "Forget it. Why talk about such sad things? But you don't know that Yongji is a child who looks very similar to your cousin. When your aunt first saw him, she was almost frightened."

Sure enough!

Her guess was confirmed, and Qingying forced a smile. "Nephews are like their uncles. Yongji is the nephew of cousin Honghui, so it's only natural that they look alike. This is also Yongji's blessing."

I don’t know which words touched the queen, but made her unable to hold back her tears.

But after all, she had been in the center of the palace for many years, so she reacted in just a moment.

"What you said is true. After all, we are blood relatives from the same family, so we should be similar."

After saying that, Huichun walked in.

"Empress, someone from the Imperial Household Department has come to bring in Princess Jin."

"Take her to the side hall and wait. I have something to say to the concubine."

"Yes."

Huichun left, and the Queen continued, "The Queen Mother is not feeling well now. Yongqi is entering the palace and should pay his respects to her. Please come with me to Shoukang Palace."

Queen Mother?

She must be someone whose means are no less than her own aunt's, otherwise it would be impossible for her to climb step by step from a palace maid to the position of empress dowager.

But she had to meet him, and Qingying had no intention of refusing.

When the aunt and niece went out, the empress still personally carried Yongqi all the way to Shoukang Palace.

In the side hall, Jin Yuyan was feeling anxious.

It would be fine if the Queen didn't see me since I had just arrived, but why did she make me wait alone for such a long time?

But Huichun was guarding outside the door, so she didn't dare to ask any questions. She could only sit alone in the hall and wait silently.

Outside the gate of Shoukang Palace.

Sun Zhuxi was waiting at the door early.

Seeing the queen get off the sedan chair, he hurried to greet her.

"This servant pays respects to the Empress and the Concubine."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, is you free right now? I have brought Yongji to pay my respects to you."

As soon as the Queen finished speaking, Sun Zhuxi immediately responded, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is already waiting in the palace, just waiting to see our little prince. Your Majesty, please come in, and Concubine, please come in."

The queen nodded slightly and walked in first.

Qingying followed behind and replied, "Thank you, Aunt Sun."

Sun Zhuxi repeatedly said he didn't dare, and the group entered the main hall in a blink of an eye.

Although the Queen Mother's health is not very good now, she is not to the point where she cannot get up.

When the two entered the room, the other party was sitting on the couch holding a Buddhist scripture.

Seeing Yixiu coming in with the child in her arms, the Queen Mother put down the Buddhist scriptures in her hand, but her eyes immediately shifted to Qingying who was standing behind the Queen.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed with good health and happiness."

"Get up and bring Yongji here for me to see."

The queen stood up and walked forward holding the child.

The Queen Mother finally smiled when she saw the child. She reached out to play with the child and said with a smile, "This child is really a delightful one, so plump and chubby. Just looking at him makes me happy."

"What the Empress Dowager said is true. I like this child very much, too."

"It's a pity that my body is no longer able to function. Even if I wanted to hug the child, I don't have the strength, Qingying."

Qingying hurriedly stepped forward and knelt, "Queen Majesty, I am here."

"Good boy, you are blessed to have given birth safely to the eldest son of Prince Bao's mansion."

"I was able to give birth to Yongji safely thanks to the Empress Dowager's protection and the Empress's care. I dare not take any credit for it."

"We are a family, there is no need to be so polite. Stand up, Zhuxi, and give Concubine a seat."

The queen had already walked over to sit opposite the queen mother, holding the child.

Sun Zhuxi brought a stool over, and Qingying only dared to sit on half of it, looking very respectful.

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Qingying expressed her gratitude, but the empress dowager's gaze remained on her and never moved away.

After a while, he spoke again, "Qingying is somewhat similar to you when you were young. I think she has quite a bit of dignity."

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