Jiang Jingyu took the bundle from the nanny's hand and interrupted the late empress before she finished speaking.
The former empress was surprised and delighted: "Like, that's good. If you like it, I can choose some other fabrics for you and have them delivered to the palace after they are made."
The Empress had finished making this dress a long time ago because she could not forgive herself for what had happened before and she was too ashamed to see Jiang Jingyu.
Until now, the late empress had no intention of taking out the clothes. It was the nanny who took the initiative to bring the clothes to Jiang Jingyu.
Nanny would not give up even if there was even the slightest possibility of reconciliation between mother and daughter.
"No need."
Jiang Jingyu refused without thinking.
The joy in the late empress's eyes gradually faded.
"The Queen Mother is old, and her body can't handle the delicate work of needlework."
Faced with Jiang Jingyu's sudden concern, the former empress was a little flattered, and the joy that had faded away reappeared in her eyes.
There was a chirping sound coming from outside the door. The three little guys who went with Mingyou to put the little rabbits raised by the former empress back into the carriage came back.
The late empress and Jiang Jingyu looked at the three children walking out of the door, with a hint of reluctance in their eyes. At this moment, Jiang Jingyu's voice came from the front.
"Xing'er and the others don't know how to raise rabbits."
The former empress thought that Jiang Jingyu didn't want the little grandson to take the rabbit away. She was about to say it was okay when she saw Jiang Jingyu turn around.
"So, Queen Mother, please return to the palace with me."
Jiang Jingyu looked at the late empress seriously, and a trace of emotion appeared in her eyes when she said this.
Buzz!
Upon hearing these words, the former empress's mind suddenly went blank, and the shock on her face, which had always remained calm, could no longer be hidden.
The nanny looked at Jiang Jingyu with surprise, then looked at the late empress in front of her with red eyes.
"Yu, Yu'er, don't you blame the Queen Mother?"
The former empress stared at Jiang Jingyu for a long time before she found her voice.
"I used to be a weirdo, but my father has been sending me dreams these past few years, asking me to move on from the past and take good care of my mother on his behalf."
"This was my father's only last wish. I don't want him to have any regrets in his life."
After hearing what Jiang Jingyu said, the former empress could no longer hold back her tears, which fell disobediently on her lapels, blossoming into tears.
"Yu'er, it's the Queen Mother, it's the Queen Mother who has wronged you and your father. If I can pay for one life with another, I would rather die myself..."
The former empress, who had been holding on for the past two years, covered her chest tightly and cried heart-wrenchingly.
Jiang Jingyu stepped forward and hugged her, saying softly, "Don't cry, Queen Mother. Queen Father said he never blamed you, and he hopes you won't blame yourself either. The rest of your life is long, and Queen Father only wishes you peace and safety, and a long and beautiful life ahead, allowing him to experience it all."
Jiang Jingyu conveyed everything the late emperor and queen said in the dream to the late empress. The late empress raised her hands and hugged Jiang Jingyu's waist, and suddenly burst into tears as if she had found an outlet.
"I'm the one who let you and your daughter down. It's me, it's me who deserves to die. Why? Why wasn't I the one who died in the first place?"
The former empress hugged Jiang Jingyu and cried bitterly. Jiang Jingyu hugged her tightly, letting her tears wet her clothes.
"Mother Queen, even though Father is gone, you are never alone in this world. You still have me, Mingyou, and your three grandchildren, right?"
Jiang Jingyu spoke out to comfort her, and the three siblings who heard the late empress crying ran over happily.
"Why is the Imperial Grandmother crying?"
"Don't cry, Grandmother. Xing'er is here and won't let anyone bully you!"
"Grandma, it hurts. Yue'er, give her a call!"
Two little cotton-padded jackets plus a leather jacket made the former empress feel extremely warm.
Fearing that her grandchildren would worry, the late empress quickly sniffed: "Don't cry, don't cry, Royal Grandmother, don't cry. Xing'er, Mian'er, and Yue'er, don't worry. Royal Grandmother is just happy to see you!"
"Will the Imperial Grandmother come back to the palace with us? Xing'er doesn't want to leave her!"
"Mian'er can't bear to leave either!"
"And Yue'er!"
The little follower Xianyue was unwilling to fall behind, so she followed whatever her older brothers and sisters said and refused to let their words fall on deaf ears.
Xing Wan, Feng Mian and the other two grabbed the corners of the late empress's clothes, raised their little faces and looked at her eagerly.
Under the gaze of Jiang Jingyu, the three children, and the palace maids, the late empress nodded and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, the Empress Dowager will go back with you."
"Yeah! The Empress Dowager is going back to the palace with us!"
"Great! We can learn how to raise rabbits from the Empress Dowager!"
The three little guys jumped up excitedly, and everyone else was infected by their emotions and started laughing too.
The years of mother-daughter relationship between Jiang Jingyu and the late empress were completely resolved. Under Jiang Jingyu's order, all the palace maids finally followed her back to the palace.
The former empress will live out her days under Jiang Jingyu's watchful eye and enjoy the blessing of having children and grandchildren around her. She may never come back to this remote and deserted Jialan Palace again.
The carriage swayed and drove towards the palace accompanied by laughter and cheers.
The palace where the late empress lived before she left the palace has been taken care of by palace servants over the years, and even things from many years ago are still in their original places. This time when the late empress came back, she could move in directly with her luggage.
Although she promised Jiang Jingyu that she would no longer dwell on the past, the late empress still felt deeply indebted to Jiang Jingyu. Now that she finally had the opportunity to stay with Jiang Jingyu, the late empress had been trying every possible way to make it up to her.
The former empress, who had never touched the water of spring, has now not only learned needlework, but also started to deal with the kitchen.
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