When the Queen Mother saw Ye Xiaoxiao, the sad expression on her face immediately disappeared.
Ye Xiaoxiao looked at the empress dowager who showed no emotion at all, and couldn't guess why she came to see her.
"Mother, how come you have time to come to your daughter-in-law's place?"
"It's been a while since I've been out for a walk. The weather is nice today, so Mother wants to invite you to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded immediately. "If your mother has something to say, just ask Qing Ning and Iris to pass on the message. Why bother making this trip in person?"
The Queen Mother smiled faintly, "It's okay, it's a good time to move around. I've been stuck in the bedroom all the time and my whole body is not in good shape."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, "What the Queen Mother said is true. We should really exercise more."
After Ye Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she simply tidied herself up, took Tianxuan, and followed the Queen Mother towards the Imperial Garden.
Along the way, the Queen Mother did not speak. Ye Xiaoxiao was a little puzzled, so she secretly observed her thoughts.
[Alas, how can I persuade Xiaoxiao so that she won’t feel uncomfortable?]
Ye Xiaoxiao was puzzled. The Liu family was finished, so shouldn't she persuade her mother herself? Why was her mother still thinking of persuading her?
Could it be that my mother wanted to use this incident to choose a concubine for Shangguan Lingyun, so she specially asked me to come out to appreciate the flowers?
Neither of them spoke, and they just walked forward with their own thoughts.
Finally, they arrived in front of a lotus pond and the empress dowager stopped.
After pondering for a long time, the Queen Mother finally spoke softly.
"Xiaoxiao, Mother heard that you found the antidote for the children from ancient books. Only you know those herbs."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded, "Yes, mother, these herbs are quite unique. It takes the right time, place, and people to find a few of them."
"So His Majesty and I sent people to look for them, and then I went to pick them myself."
The Queen Mother understood, "But Xiaoxiao, have you ever thought about what would happen if we can't gather all the herbs?"
Ye Xiaoxiao was stunned, then shook her head.
"Mother, nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. As long as it's recorded in the classics, I believe it can be found in this world."
"What if the herb grows in a remote area? It might take several months, or even longer, to pick it?"
"Have you ever thought about whether your two children would miss you if they were away from you for a long time?"
Ye Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly and then explained.
"Mother, we will send someone to search for it first. The search may take a lot of time, but if we find it, we can pick it directly, so it shouldn't take too long."
"The child is still young, so I can only ask the Queen Mother to take better care of him."
"When the child is a little older, if we go out, maybe we can take the child with us."
"It can not only gather the herbs quickly, but also allow the children to see the outside world."
"Although the Imperial City is great, people always need to experience different customs and cultures to make their lives more meaningful."
"Besides, they are the crown princes. To be honest, they will be the ones who will run this country from now on."
"If you don't even know how big your country is or what local customs and habits there are, it will be difficult to manage it."
"Of course, they can read all the relevant information in books."
"But reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. What do you think, mother?"
The Queen Mother had prepared a lot of words of consolation, but after hearing what Ye Xiaoxiao said, she was unable to utter a single word.
"You're right, Xiaoxiao, but have you ever thought about..."
The Queen Mother didn't know how to start. After thinking about it, she swallowed her words back.
"Forget it, just pretend that your mother never said anything."
Ye Xiaoxiao was a little confused. Seeing the empress dowager seeming to want to say something but hesitant, she had no choice but to eavesdrop on her thoughts again.
[Alas, if someone had told me back then that there were these antidotes that could save the third brother, I wouldn't have been able to do what Xiaoxiao did.]
[Maybe Xiaoxiao is not a good queen, but she is definitely a good mother.]
[Forget it, let her handle the young people's affairs.]
Xiaoxiao is kindhearted. I believe she will not abandon the people.
The Queen Mother consoled herself in her heart, then shook her head with a wry smile, and actually started to appreciate the flowers with Ye Xiaoxiao.
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't know why, but she always felt that everyone had something on their mind, but they just didn't know how to say it.
My parents are like this, my brothers are like this, and now even the empress dowager is like this.
Ye Xiaoxiao was a little puzzled and suddenly lost the mood to appreciate the flowers.
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, the Queen Mother thought she still had something to pack, so she did not disturb her any further.
"It's been a while since they came out, and I don't know what the two kids are doing."
"Ever since these two little ones came into being, Queen Mother has been worried about them wherever she goes."
Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”
Why did she always feel that the Queen Mother seemed to be saying that she was incompetent as a mother?
However, the Queen Mother was right. Ever since the two children were born, they have been either with the nanny or the Queen Mother.
She rarely takes care of the child by herself, especially at night. Shangguan Lingyun is afraid of disturbing Ye Xiaoxiao's rest, so he never lets her take care of the child.
Now thinking about it, it seems that apart from giving birth to two children, she did not fulfill her responsibilities as a mother to her two children.
Now, she was planning to go on a long journey, and she felt even more sorry for her two children.
So, that night, despite Shangguan Lingyun's objection, she took the two children to her bedroom.
However, she had no experience in taking care of children, so the two children were not very well-behaved around her.
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