After traveling around with Wei Ying for a year, Chu Qing returned to Yongcheng.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the Prince Ning's Mansion, an unexpected guest came.
Yuan Rui...
Looking at his increasingly mature eldest grandson, Chu Qing forcefully resisted the urge to ruffle his hair.
After eating and drinking, it was already late at night.
Yuan Rui actually asked to stay here.
Chu Qing frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, have you encountered any troubles?"
Now, the world was at peace, and he and the queen were deeply in love. Logically speaking... there should be no troubles.
Yuan Rui sighed and then said slowly, "I... miss Grand Empress Dowager. If she were still alive... she could see... this picturesque land."
Chu Qing looked at her eldest grandson seriously and sighed as well.
She never thought that the one who missed her the most.
Was actually her eldest grandson.
After discussing with Wei Ying, they sent someone to inform the palace, and Yuan Rui stayed in the Prince Ning's Mansion that night.
After seeing him lie down, Chu Qing and Wei Ying returned to their own room.
Too exhausted, after lulling the children to sleep, Chu Qing quickly fell asleep.
Looking at Chu Qing's peaceful sleeping face, Wei Ying couldn't help but curl his lips.
As the night deepened, Wei Ying hugged Chu Qing into his arms and gradually fell into a dream.
However, Wei Ying suddenly had a dream about his childhood.
He dreamed of the first time he followed the Prince Guangling into the palace. He was only ten years old at that time.
Because he was thinner than his peers and looked more childish, in the eyes of unfamiliar people, they would think he was only seven or eight years old.
The familiar scenes unfolded one by one. Because the emperor urgently summoned the Prince Guangling, he was asked to wait in the imperial garden first.
Wei Ying walked through the flower field with mixed feelings.
As he expected, a group of teenagers surrounded him soon.
"Hey! You! What's your name! Why don't you pay your respects when you see us?" A boy who seemed to be the oldest lifted his chin and said arrogantly.
Wei Ying lazily glanced at these kids and said unhurriedly, "Wei Ying."
"Wei Ying?" The leading boy raised his eyebrows and then sneered, "I've never even heard of you. You must not be from a prominent family. You..."
"What are you all doing here?"
Sure enough, just like in the memory.
Back then, when these pampered kids wanted to make things difficult for him, she... appeared.
Hearing the cold voice, those kids immediately scattered in a hurry.
Wei Ying looked up at the person coming and was a bit dazed.
In his memory, the Grand Empress Dowager always seemed to be in her early twenties. And now, she was just the queen.
At this moment, she wore no makeup and looked extremely cold.
She stroked her belly and then softened her tone and asked, "Are you the Prince Guangling's child?"
Wei Ying pursed his lips and nodded, "Wei Ying pays respects to Your Majesty the Queen."
The other person squinted her eyes and smiled faintly, "Sure enough, you are the Prince Guangling's child. You're really smart. I think you're quite to my liking. I just got a little pet. It's very cute. How about... giving it to you?" With that, she waved to the maid behind her. The maid beside her was holding a fluffy little animal in her arms and directly placed it in Wei Ying's arms.
"Alright, just wait here obediently. Those kids shouldn't come back."
After saying that, she didn't say anything more to Wei Ying and turned away.
Wei Ying looked down at the little thing baring its teeth at him and then looked up at the back.
Suddenly, Wei Ying was a bit stunned.
For some reason...
That back looked... a bit like Qingqing...
Just then, Wei Ying woke up.
"Zizhan?" Chu Qing woke up at some point.
Wei Ying was stunned for a moment and then said gently, "Why did you wake up?"
Chu Qing bit her lower lip. She didn't know if she should say it.
Because she dreamed about the past life again.
It was the first time she met Wei Ying.
Even at a young age, he was calm in the face of honor and disgrace.
Seeing that Chu Qing didn't say anything, Wei Ying called her again worriedly.
Only then did Chu Qing look at Wei Ying in a daze and then smiled, "What were you like when you were a child?"
Wei Ying was stunned and asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly want to know about my childhood?"
"I just... want to know which of the two children is more like you when you were a child." Chu Qing concealed her panic and sat up straight.
Hearing this, Wei Ying thought seriously and then slowly replied, "To be honest, Huanyu's personality is quite similar to mine when I was a child."
Wei Huanyu was friendly and kind to everyone, always wearing a smiling face. However... few people could really get into his heart; while Wei Yan was very indifferent to unfamiliar people except his relatives.
When Wei Ying was a child, he always had a smiling face, but his heart was cold.
Chu Qing nodded in agreement.
"Qingqing~" Wei Ying's expression suddenly became a bit complicated.
Being called like this, Chu Qing responded blankly.
"What... is your relationship with the Grand Empress Dowager?"
Although the two seemed to have no connection at all, Wei Ying inexplicably felt that their souls were very compatible.
Sure enough, the panic on Chu Qing's face could no longer be concealed and was keenly noticed by Wei Ying.
Seeing Wei Ying looking at her intently, Chu Qing sighed, "Do you... remember the dream I told you... when you pretended to be Nian Chu and we were on the roof?"
A look of surprise flashed in Wei Ying's eyes.
Chu Qing continued, "That dream... has an ending. I had a son and a daughter with my beloved one."
After saying that, Chu Qing stared at Wei Ying.
Although she didn't say it directly...
But... Wei Ying should... understand, right...
Sure enough, Wei Ying stood there stunned for a long time and couldn't come back to his senses.
When Chu Qing told this dream at that time, he did have a very absurd thought.
But then too many things happened, and he had forgotten this dream of Chu Qing.
Now...
When he asked about her relationship with the Grand Empress Dowager...
She actually mentioned this dream again...
So...
Just when Chu Qing thought Wei Ying was completely shocked, he suddenly leaned over and buried his head in her neck.
Soon, Wei Ying said softly, "I'm sorry. I... didn't take good care of the white tiger you gave me."
Wei Ying actually accepted this fact very quickly!
It was Chu Qing who said a bit uncomfortably, "Um... it's okay... if you want, I'll ask Wei Yi and the others to find another one for you later."
Feeling Chu Qing's body go stiff, Wei Ying put his arms around her waist and then looked up at her:
"Qingqing, you should know that I once said that I don't love Chu Qing, but you. No matter who you are, you are my lover."
Chu Qing held back her tears and was too touched to say anything.
Seeing this, Wei Ying smiled faintly and rubbed her head by the way, "Don't think so much."
"Aren't you...嫌弃 me for being old... I'm older than you..."
"The Grand Empress Dowager will always be young in my heart." Wei Ying said seriously.
"Grand Empress Dowager?!" Someone suddenly fell from the roof.
Chu Qing: "???"
What on earth was Yuan Rui, that unlucky kid, doing on their roof in the middle of the night!!!