In the room, the Queen Mother had already opened her eyes and frowned slightly, looking somewhat unhappy.

"What is she doing? If the emperor knew she was kneeling here as punishment, I don't know how angry he would be with me."

Qiuyue pursed her lips and whispered, "The Queen said that no one is allowed to disturb His Majesty."

The Queen Mother's eyes moved, but she still said, "If she wants to kneel, let her kneel. I have nothing to say to her."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and drank her tea.

She thought that Lin Jiuqing was in poor health and was usually spoiled by the emperor, so he would be able to leave on his own after kneeling for a while.

Qiuyue wanted to say something, but seeing that the Queen Mother's face looked really bad, she had to swallow her words back.

The old nanny who was serving beside her spoke up at this time and sighed: "The Queen Mother is still very tolerant towards the Queen."

If someone else had tricked His Majesty into deposing the harem, the Queen Mother would never have allowed that person to live. But now, not only was Lin Jiuqing alive and well, she had also been crowned Queen smoothly.

Now the Queen Mother simply disliked her, but in fact she didn't even reprimand her, let alone punish her.

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment before she sighed, "What else can I do to her?"

Lin Jiuqing's father was Mo Xiao's mentor, and Mo Xiao and him had a deep bond. The Lin family always stood behind Mo Xiao, protecting them.

Lin Jiuqing's mother was once a friend with whom she drank and chatted, and they had treated each other sincerely.

However, the previous emperor committed evil and harmed the Lin family.

Now, the only orphan left in the Lin family is Lin Jiuqing. Even if the empress dowager has a good reason, she cannot be cruel to Lin Jiuqing as long as she thinks of the Lin couple.

Therefore, she could only avoid them, not meet them or care about them, so that at least she could feel a little better when she thought of the Lin couple.

The old nanny was an elder by the Queen Mother's side, so she naturally knew what she was thinking. She couldn't help but whisper, "If the Lin family hadn't had that misfortune, Your Majesty and the Queen would have been childhood sweethearts, and she would have married His Majesty in a grand ceremony."

"But fate plays tricks on us. Now the Lin family only has this one orphan left. She has gone through so much hardship that His Majesty felt so sorry for her that he dismissed the harem and showed pity for her alone. Everything is fate."

The Queen Mother said coldly: "All this is the sin of the late emperor."

If he had not spied on my wife and abducted her by force, this tragedy would not have happened.

The old nanny didn't dare to respond, she just lowered her head and made tea for the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother took a sip, and after a bit of calming down, she asked, "What time is it?"

Qiuyue immediately reported the time and added, "The Queen has been kneeling outside for half an hour."

She looked a little worried: "The Queen is weak, I'm afraid..."

The Queen Mother frowned and said in a deep voice, "Go and let her return to her Lan Yin Palace."

Qiuyue paused, turned around and walked out.

After a while, Qiuyue came in and said softly, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother said that she will wait until you have rested before summoning her."

The Queen Mother raised her eyes: "Haven't you left yet?"

Qiuyue shook her head.

The old nanny at the side said, "It seems that the Queen must meet the Queen Mother today. Why not?"

The Queen Mother raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows. She really didn't want to face Lin Jiuqing.

After hesitating for a while, he finally compromised: "Let her in."