Chapter 683: Why take a detour when you see her?

"Linglong, what are you talking about? If you're not Linglong, who else could you be?"

The Empress Dowager, though seriously ill, and barely able to see clearly, could still feel that the girl beside her was her Linglong.

She fumbled around and grasped Chu Qianli's hand.

"Linglong, everyone said you died in battle, and my heart doesn't know how much it aches. I never realized before just how important you are to me."

She didn't have anyone particularly close to her anymore.

Maybe it was because she had really aged, been sick for so long, she knew her own body.

She wouldn't last much longer.

Yu Linglong had been by her side for so many years, even closer to her than any prince or princess.

Without Yu Linglong, it was like losing a child.

"From now on, I won't be angry with you, nor blame you. If you wish for Prince Yexuan, I will help you find a way, alright?"

The Empress Dowager held Chu Qianli's hand tightly, slowly tightening her fingers.