Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved

Chapter 550: Chapter 550: We Have a Son and a Daughter?

Sure enough, the next day Empress Dowager Qi came to Kunning Palace again, and she came when Jun Yuyan was not around.

Moreover, she didn’t come empty-handed but brought a chest of treasures, claiming they were for Zhijin and Zhiyu to play with.

That’s what she said, but when the chest was opened, it was filled with beautiful jewelry and gems that she had received from the late emperor during her time as a Noble Consort, favored as she was.

Giving them to Zhijin and Zhiyu to play with was just a pretext; it was clearly intended as a gift for Murong Jiu. She just couldn’t lower her pride enough to say it was specifically for Murong Jiu.

Moreover, the various little trinkets she sent for Zhijin and Zhiyu always went directly to the two children, never passing through Murong Jiu’s hands.

But Empress Dowager Qi was also quite generous, especially towards Zhijin and Zhiyu, often collecting many small playthings from the folk for them to play with.

Murong Jiu accepted them with a smile.

“These are too precious. I will keep them safe for the Crown Prince and Princess for the time being until they are older,” she said.

Empress Dowager Qi had been afraid she might not accept them, so seeing her take them, she relaxed slightly and her face brightened with a smile.

Murong Jiu was drinking tea and made only a few casual remarks, pretending not to notice that the Empress Dowager had something she wanted to say.

Empress Dowager Qi, not one to hide her feelings well and rather impatient, rambled for a bit before she asked everyone else to leave, wanting to speak privately with the Empress.