Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

Sure enough, the next day Empress Dowager Qi came to Kunning Palace again, and she came when Jun Yuyan was away.

And she didn't come empty-handed, she also brought a box of treasures, saying that they were for Zhijin and Zhiyu to play with.

That being said, when the box was opened, it was filled with beautiful jewellery, which were awarded by the late emperor when she was a favoured imperial concubine.

It was fake that it was for Zhijin and Zhiyu to play with. It was clearly given to Murong Jiu. However, she was too embarrassed to say that it was specially given to Murong Jiu.

Besides, all the little gadgets she gave to Zhijin and Zhiyu were delivered directly to the two children. They would never pass through Murong Jiu's hands.

However, Empress Dowager Qi was quite generous, especially to Zhijin and Zhiyu. She would collect many small toys from the public for them to play with.

Murong Jiu accepted it with a smile.

"These are too valuable. I will keep them for the Crown Prince and Princess for now and give them to them when they grow up."

Empress Dowager Qi was originally worried that she would not accept it, but when she saw that she accepted it, she felt slightly relieved and a smile appeared on her face.

Murong Jiu drank his tea and chatted for a few words, pretending that he couldn't tell that she had something to say.

Empress Dowager Qi was not a person who was good at hiding her temper, and she even had a quick temper. After talking for a while about this and that, she asked everyone else to leave as she wanted to have a few private words with the Queen.

Hongyi looked at Murong Jiu for a second longer. Murong Jiu smiled and waved his hand. Then Hongyi retreated with the other palace maids.

"I wonder what your Majesty wants to tell me? Could it be about Wang Yingluo?"

Empress Dowager Qi did not expect that what she said was right. She nodded and said, "These past few days, my mind has been full of things about Wang Yingluo. It is really unbelievable. Even in my dreams, I dream about her. This is really amazing. Someone can actually come from the future."

Until now, she still finds it incredible.

Murong Jiu's eyes drifted away: "In this world, there are always some things that are difficult to judge by common sense."

Like, she’s reborn.

Wang Yingluo is a time traveler.

Empress Dowager Qi nodded: "Yes, yes."

She didn't know what she remembered, and her eyes were slightly red.

Murong Jiu frowned slightly, feeling a little strange.

She thought that Empress Dowager Qi came to ask about the description of her in later generations.

Because Furong had been told before, there was no need to tell Empress Dowager Qi about their future.

So as to prevent Empress Dowager Qi from changing herself according to the future.

Just like the Empress Dowager Qi described by Wang Yingluo, she was a Buddhist believer who worshipped Buddha all year round, lived a peaceful life, and lived to be over a hundred years old, which was a very long life.

But in fact, Empress Dowager Qi did not have much interest in Buddhism and had never copied a single Buddhist scripture.

Maybe it is true that she lived a long life, but some things recorded in unofficial history may not be correct.

"I came to see you because I wanted to say goodbye to you, and also to say goodbye to my stubborn past self."

As soon as these words came out, Murong Jiu's face was full of surprise.

"What do you mean by that? Why are you saying goodbye?"

"I couldn't concentrate on reading Buddhist scriptures before, but I suddenly can these few days. Perhaps it's because I have a connection with Buddhism, and it's not too late to realize it now. This is the revelation given to me by the Buddha."

Empress Dowager Qi's tone was serious and her expression was sincere, and she was not joking with her.

Murong Jiu was a little confused.

"In this world, many things are destined. Queen, I used to be prejudiced against you. It was my fault. Please don't take it to heart. From now on, I plan to go to the temple to worship Buddha seriously and pray for the royal family, for you, for Zhijin, for Zhiyu, and for the emperor."

Murong Jiu never expected that the Queen Mother would become a nun!

Of course, it cannot be considered as true monasticism, but rather a lay disciple. However, this change was too big and too sudden, and no one had expected it.

The Queen Mother did what she said. Murong Jiu tried to persuade her but it was in vain. She had really made up her mind and was not just saying it for fun to test anyone.

Buddha said that the four elements are empty, so she took nothing with her and left the palace that day.

There was no other way, Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu could only send her to the royal temple in person, and then consider moving her there after another temple was built. After all, she was the queen mother and needed guards to protect her.

The reason for building another temple was that the relationship between Empress Dowager Qi and the Grand Empress Dowager was very ordinary. Over the years, the number of words they had said to each other could be counted on one's fingers.

In order not to affect your meditation, it would be better to separate them in the future.

Along the way, Empress Dowager Qi did not speak a word and remained silent.

When she arrived at the royal temple, Empress Dowager Qi went to meet the Grand Empress Dowager and the abbot of the temple, and she was also in a depressed mood.

Just when Murong Jiu and Jun Yuyan were wondering if she had regretted it again, Empress Dowager Qi offered to send them back.

When they arrived at the temple gate, Empress Dowager Qi said goodbye to the two with red eyes, especially Jun Yuyan. There seemed to be thousands of words in her eyes, mixed with unspeakable guilt.

At this moment, Murong Jiu finally understood that Empress Dowager Qi may have devoted herself to Buddhism out of guilt.

That's why she said the word "repentance".

She truly regretted what she had done in the past. The past in which she had mistreated, ignored and even exploited her own son finally caused her to collapse internally, so she wanted to spend the rest of her life praying for her children and grandchildren and sincerely repenting her mistakes.

Jun Yuyan naturally understood everything.

He pursed his thin lips, but was unable to say anything to comfort Empress Dowager Qi.

His childhood experiences were like a thorn in his heart.

However, now this thorn shows signs of softening.

On the way back, Murong Jiu held Jun Yuyan's hand tightly.

She didn't say anything to comfort him. Whether to forgive or not, she was not involved in the matter and the incident didn't happen to her. She had no right to express any opinion on it.

But, this is certainly a good thing.

There is a huge difference between being awakened and not being awakened.

Perhaps one day he will forgive Empress Dowager Qi.

After all, the family ties between them are hard to give up.

After he adjusted his mood, Murong Jiu said to him half-jokingly:

"It seems that the records in the history books are correct. Empress Qi will really enter Buddhism and live a long life. It's a pity that Wang Yingluo started to flatter her too early."

Before, Wang Yingluo specially brought back Buddhist scriptures from outside the palace for the Queen Mother, hoping to please her, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would actually enter Buddhism after she got into trouble.

Speaking of which, Wang Yingluo was the fuse.

The world is so unpredictable.

Jun Yuyan suddenly looked at her and said, "Didn't the history books say that we had a son and a daughter? It seems to be true."

Murong Jiu's cheeks turned red. This guy was really something. Even though I was kind enough to comfort him, he would still take advantage of me.

Jun Yuyan hugged her and said gently, "I lied to you. It's good enough that we have Zhijin and Zhiyu. You suffered a lot when you gave birth to them. I don't want you to suffer anymore."

Murong Jiu curled her lips and smiled.

With his words, she no longer felt bitter.

As for whether or not to have children, just let nature take its course. If you get pregnant unexpectedly, you can't abort it, right?