Chapter 1176: Chapter 1170: The Noble Concubine’s Illness

Little Xinzhuo returned to the Imperial Palace.

Night had fallen deeply, and the palace lanterns swayed gently.

He hadn’t gathered with his Sister for a long time, and tonight, he took advantage of her being inattentive to sneak a drink, making his steps a bit unsteady.

The night wind blew, somewhat chilly. Little Xinzhuo shook his head, trying to sober up, so his mother wouldn’t discover he’d been drinking.

The eunuchs and palace maids at the entrance saw Little Xinzhuo and hurriedly greeted him.

"Keep it quiet, Mother has been sleeping restlessly lately, don’t disturb her."

Little Xinzhuo was careful, advising them softly.

Mother’s health hasn’t been great, fortunately Sister has been secretly caring for her.

But some days ago, Mother suddenly lost her appetite and frequently felt drowsy. She didn’t let the Imperial Physician check, only saying she would recover in a few days.

Little Xinzhuo planned to ask Sister to come to the palace in a few days to help take a look.

But seeing Sister being so busy these days, he forgot to mention it.

He cautiously entered the sleeping quarters and saw Shi Fei lying motionless by the bedside.

Beside her was a broken cup.

Little Xinzhuo’s expression changed immediately.

"Mother!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

He exclaimed in surprise, quickly stepping forward to feel Shi Fei’s breathing...

In the middle of the night, Xin Lin had just fallen asleep.

At this moment, she heard Gui Hu’s deep voice.

"Something happened over at the Imperial Palace, you’d better make a trip."

Xin Lin jumped awake.

It was the Imperial Palace, where Little Xinzhuo and them were!

It must be news from the ghost soldiers.

Xin Lin was instantly wide awake, she put on clothes and took out a Token.

That was given to her by the Empress Dowager after Emperor Longteng conferred her the title of Princess.

The Empress Dowager was quite fond of this little girl Xin Lin, often inviting her to the palace for visits, but Xin Lin had been too busy lately and hadn’t been to the palace.

As soon as she stepped out of the wooden hut, she calmed down a bit.

It’s late at night, even with the Token, it’s difficult to enter the palace.

How would she explain knowing about Shi Fei’s incident?

"Tell the ghost soldiers to inform Little Xinzhuo, send someone to pick me up outside the palace."

Xin Lin thought a bit and decided she couldn’t worry about such things right now.

Who knows what happened to Shi Fei, maybe it’s another trick by the Empress Feng.

She hurried off towards the Imperial Palace.

Inside the palace, Little Xinzhuo looked pale, waiting in the side hall.

Emperor Longteng and Empress Feng had just received the news and rushed over.

Empress Feng looked somewhat displeased; tonight, Emperor Longteng was staying at her palace, and just as they were spending time together, news came that something had happened to Princess Consort Shan.

Princess Consort Shan, also known as Shi Fei after her lateral title.

"Greetings, Father, and Empress."

Little Xinzhuo forced himself to appear spirited and paid his respects.

"How is your Mother?"

Emperor Longteng asked with concern.

"The Imperial Physician has not come out yet."

Little Xinzhuo said in a low voice.

It was his oversight; Mother’s body was unwell, yet he returned so late — If he’d arrived any later tonight, Mother might be...

"I saw Shi Fei during the day, she looked well, yet trouble comes at night."

Empress Feng said with displeasure.

Recently, Emperor Longteng has highly valued Shi Fei and her son, often resting in Shi Fei’s palace.

Tonight, Emperor Longteng had just arrived there, and trouble brewed, leaving Empress Feng somewhat unhappy.

Little Xinzhuo felt discontented but dared not express it and could only keep his head down and remain silent.

After a moment, the Imperial Physician stepped out.

"Your Majesty, Empress, congratulations, Your Majesty, Shi Fei is with child."

Emperor Longteng couldn’t help but beam with joy upon hearing this, rewarding the Imperial Physician, and immediately left Empress Feng to hurry inside to visit Shi Fei.

Empress Feng’s face darkened slightly, and under her expansive phoenix robe, her nails pierced into her palm.