"I have heard that the Eighth Princess Consort is with child," the Empress Dowager said, not wishing to waste words any further.
"Yes," Qu Tan'er replied noncommittally.
"Has the Imperial Physician attended to this matter?"
"Replying to the Empress Dowager, a doctor has taken her pulse."
"The Imperial Physician has not seen her?" the Empress Dowager's gaze shifted, her questioning tone chilling by several degrees.
Qu Tan'er's eyes darkened. Was the Empress Dowager preparing to make her move?
"The Imperial Physicians of the palace are hardly within the means of a mere concubine from the Eighth Prince Manor to summon. Empress Dowager, you would agree, wouldn't you?" Qu Tan'er responded calmly. The more critical the moment, the more essential it was not to lose her composure.
Mo Liancheng, you had better arrive in time.
