Qiuyue didn't dare to delay and almost ran out, reaching out to help Lin Jiuqing: "Your Majesty, please stop kneeling, the Queen Mother wants you to come in."

Yingyue on the side quickly reached out to help Lin Jiuqing, her eyes full of heartache.

Lin Jiuqing stumbled as he was helped up, and after taking two steps he stopped and waved his hands: "No, no, let me take it easy."

Yingyue looked nervous: "What's wrong?"

Lin Jiuqing: "My knees... my legs are numb."

There is no need to say much about the pain in the knees, but Lin Jiuqing can still bear it. However, the numbness in the legs is very uncomfortable, which is hard to bear.

Yingyue: "I will go call the imperial physician right away."

Lin Jiuqing grabbed Yingyue's arm and said, "No need. It's just a small matter. I can take care of it slowly."

"It's not easy for the Queen Mother to see me. If you make a big fuss and let everyone know, then the Queen Mother will definitely not want to see me again."

Yingyue's eyes were red, and she finally squatted down to give Lin Jiuqing a massage: "Then let me massage you, so that you can recover faster."

Qiuyue also quickly squatted down to help rub the other leg: "Yes, yes, it will feel better after rubbing it open."

The two of them massaged Lin Jiuqing for a while. Lin Jiuqing tried to move his legs and found that it was not so uncomfortable. Then he said, "Okay, you can go in."

Yingyue stood up, supported Lin Jiuqing, and slowly walked in.

Lin Jiuqing got rid of Yingyue's support as soon as he entered the room. He then walked to the middle of the room and knelt down respectfully: "Greetings, mother."

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and then slowly looked at her: "Why did you go to so much trouble to see me? What do you want to say?"

Lin Jiuqing kowtowed again, and then said softly: "I, your daughter-in-law, have come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother and to apologize for my sins. I beg your forgiveness."

After saying that, she crawled down again. Since the Queen Mother didn't speak, she didn't get up either.

After a long while, the Queen Mother snorted softly, "The Emperor said that you are weak and don't need to come to pay your respects to me. I will never go past the Emperor, so you don't need to."

Lin Jiuqing quickly said, "Paying respects to the Queen Mother is my daughter-in-law's duty. It's just...it's just that I thought the Queen Mother might not want to see me often, so I came here less often. It's not disrespectful to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother pursed her lips, her eyes showing some emotion.

Lin Jiuqing's insight is just like her mother's. She can see through people's hearts and understand everything.

Lin Jiuqing noticed the complicated feelings he had towards her, so he didn't come to him often, and he didn't want to make him feel bad.

This made the Queen Mother feel a little better.

The Queen Mother looked at Lin Jiuqing and said calmly, "Then why are you here to apologize? You are now the Empress appointed by the Emperor himself, the mother of a country, and the only mistress of this harem. In what way have you committed any crime that requires my forgiveness?"

Lin Jiuqing took a deep breath and said softly, "That's why I came to apologize."

"Your Majesty made me Empress and favored me alone. These are not crimes, nor are they enough to infuriate the Queen Mother. However, Your Majesty dismissed the harem because of me, causing an uproar. This is my crime."

Lin Jiuqing raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother sitting above, and said word by word: "This matter cannot be changed, and I have never wanted to change it. Your Majesty and I are of the same mind."

The Queen Mother glared: "If that's the case, what crime are you asking for?"

Lin Jiuqing: "I apologize because this incident has hurt the Queen Mother. This is the fault of Your Majesty and I."