Chapter 53: Saving the Queen Mother

As soon as they walked into the Queen Mother's bedroom, they saw her lying on the bed with her eyes closed and her brows furrowed, as if she was in pain.

Princess Chaoyang discovered that after not seeing the Queen Mother for eighteen years, she looked much older, and her originally dense black hair was now dotted with many strands of silver.

She could no longer suppress the sadness and guilt in her heart, and burst into tears.

She knelt before the Queen Mother's couch and said with a choked voice, "Mother, Qing'er is back. Qing'er is back to see you."

When Emperor Mingde saw this, he felt mixed emotions.

[Is this my grandmother, the Queen Mother? ]

[She looks like a kind and gentle old lady. ]

[What a pity, my grandmother is about to die. She won’t live long.]

Princess Chaoyang was even more heartbroken after hearing Xu Yaoyao's voice. She kept saying, "Mother, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Qing'er was wrong."

Emperor Mingde suddenly remembered that during Xu Yaoyao's full-month banquet, she had also said that the empress dowager would not live long.

Now it seems that what she predicted at the time has really happened.

Emperor Mingde felt extremely regretful that he did not believe Xu Yaoyao's words at that time and paid more attention to the empress dowager's health. He immediately blamed himself.

Xu Yaoyao felt very uncomfortable watching Princess Chaoyang crying sadly.

[Mother, I know you feel very guilty and regretful now.]

[But when you cry, Yaoyao feels uncomfortable too]

[Don’t cry, mother. Don’t cry, mother.]

[If my grandmother really dies this time, I'm afraid my mother will never forgive me for the rest of her life, right? ]

[No, I must think of a way to save the Imperial Grandmother.]

Emperor Mingde immediately pricked up his ears, wanting to know if Xu Yaoyao really had a way to save the empress dowager.

Princess Chaoyang's crying became much softer, and she kept repeating in her heart, Please, Yaoyao, you must find a way to save your grandmother.

Xu Yaoyao recited a mantra and opened her storage magic weapon.

[Anti-dote pills? No, grandma is not poisoned.]

[Disease-removing charm? No, grandma is not sick.]

【This? No. 】

[That? No. ]

As Xu Yaoyao kept saying no, the hearts of Emperor Mingde and Princess Chaoyang also fell to the bottom.

[Hey, why is there not a single good thing that can increase one's life span? ]

[If only my divine power was still there, I could give my grandmother a little bit of it and extend her life by ten years.]

[Huh? Wait, it seems like there is still a trace of my divine power attached to my storage magic weapon? ! ]

[It's true! That's great, that's great, grandma is saved! ]

The hearts of Emperor Mingde and Princess Chaoyang, which had just fallen to the bottom, were instantly lifted up again, but before they could be excited for a while, they heard Xu Yaoyao's sigh again.

【Hey~】

【Why! 】

[It's useless even if I have this little bit of divine power! ]

Emperor Mingde/Princess Chaoyang: Why is it useless? !

[I need to touch my grandmother's body to pass this divine power to her.]

[But now, I am in my mother’s arms and can’t even reach my grandmother! ]

After Xu Yaoyao finished speaking, she tried to stretch her chubby little arms.

Oh, it’s definitely out of reach!

Seeing this, Emperor Mingde wanted to immediately snatch Xu Yaoyao from Princess Chaoyang's arms and put her directly on the Queen Mother's body. Princess Chaoyang suddenly had an idea and reached out to wipe the tears from her face.

She stood up, held Xu Yaoyao in front of the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, mother, open your eyes and look, I brought Yaoyao with me."

"Yaoyao received the full-month gifts you sent her. She liked every one of them very much and kept babbling that she loved her grandma."

When Xu Yaoyao saw this, her eyes suddenly lit up.

[Oh my god, someone really gave me a pillow when I was sleepy! ]

[Mother, you are so great! ]

【The opportunity has come. 】

Xu Yaoyao excitedly stretched out her little hand, pretending to accidentally touch the empress dowager's forehead, and passed a bit of her magical power over.

[Mission accomplished, grandma is saved! ]

[Mother no longer needs to regret for the rest of her life! ]

Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingde and Princess Chaoyang felt relieved.

Emperor Mingde couldn't help but even think that if possible, he would try his best to help Gu Yaoyao recover her divine power, so that when the ten years were up, she could help the dowager to prolong her life.

[Oh, my divine power is exhausted, Yaoyao is so sleepy]

Xu Yaoyao couldn't help but yawn.

A hint of worry flashed in the eyes of Emperor Mingde and Princess Chaoyang at the same time.

After a moment, the queen mother on the bed slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was an extremely cute little face.

"Is this the boy from heaven coming to take me away?" The Queen Mother murmured, thinking that she had passed away.

Seeing the Queen Mother open her eyes, Xu Yaoyao finally breathed a sigh of relief, closed her big eyes, and fell asleep.

Princess Chaoyang was startled, but felt relieved when she found that Xu Yaoyao was indeed just asleep.

Looking at the Queen Mother, whose eyes were still a little confused, Princess Chaoyang burst into tears again, "Mother, you finally woke up."

When the Queen Mother saw Princess Chaoyang, she thought she was seeing things, "Qing'er? Is that you, Qing'er?"

Princess Chaoyang nodded vigorously, "It's me, it's me, mother, it's Qing'er, Qing'er is back to see you."

The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with tears. She stretched out her trembling hands and grasped Princess Chaoyang's arm. After she found out that it was real, she said with a little excitement: "It's Qing'er, it's really my Qing'er."

"Mother thought that she would never have the chance to meet Qing'er again in this life."

Princess Chaoyang felt even more remorseful when she heard this. She choked up and said, "Mother, it's Qing'er's fault. Qing'er will come back to visit you often in the future."

"Okay, okay, Qing'er, don't lie to your mother." The Queen Mother held Princess Chaoyang's arm like a child and refused to let go.

"I won't lie to my mother. Qing'er won't lie to my mother." Princess Chaoyang assured repeatedly.

Hearing Princess Chaoyang say this, the Queen Mother felt relieved and slowly let go of Princess Chaoyang's hand.

She raised her hand and asked the maid who was serving her to help her sit up.

For some reason, after the serious illness, she felt much better physically and even in better spirits than before.

She looked at the baby in Princess Chaoyang's arms and found that it was the little fairy child she saw when she opened her eyes. Her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Is this my little granddaughter?"

Princess Chaoyang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, mother, she is your granddaughter, her name is Yaoyao."

"Give me a hug quickly." The Queen Mother said, stretching out her hands.

Although Princess Chaoyang was worried about the Queen Mother's health, she didn't want to spoil the Queen Mother's interest, so she carefully placed Xu Yaoyao on the Queen Mother's arm.

The Queen Mother looked at Xu Yaoyao in her arms and liked her more and more.

Seeing Xu Yaoyao snoring and spitting out bubbles of milk, looking extremely sleep-deprived, the Queen Mother couldn't help but ask, "How long has this child not slept? Why is he sleeping so soundly now?"

Princess Chaoyang and Emperor Mingde looked embarrassed when they heard this.

Yaoyao, it's not that I haven't slept for a long time, it's that you made me tired after saving my mother just now.
(End of this chapter)