After the concubine had left, Ying Yue continued her long walk towards the young prince's quarters. On her way there, she encountered the empress dowager.
" Long live, your majesty!" I politely saluted the empress dowager.
" Rise!" She said in a pale tone.
" Thanks, your majesty!"
The empress dowager doesn't seem like her usual self today. She responded palely to me just now. Is she in some kind of pain?
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" Are you not feeling well, your majesty?" I inquired in a worried tone.
" It's nothing, Ying Yue! Weren't you going to see my grandson? Go on ahead! He's waiting for you". She said vaguely.
The way she's acting at this very moment, it's obvious she's in pain but she's covering it as she doesn't want me to worry about her. I shouldn't meddle too much in imperial affairs as I'm just a commoner but for some reason, I simply can't leave her like this.
