Fourth Master Xiao leaned against the carriage, furrowing his brows as he said, "What is it? Are you unhappy?"
"No!" Xiqiu waved her hand in response, "It's just that my mother's health isn't good, and I am a bit worried."
Hearing this, Fourth Master Xiao looked at her with suspicion. Fearing he might ask more, Xiqiu quickly changed the topic, "Weren't they supposed to start the military exercises outside the city today? Why is Fourth Master here so early?"
"That was the plan, but the Emperor changed the schedule last minute." He paused, his voice carrying a hint of heaviness that was hard to detect, "The Empress might be going into labor."
Xiqiu was taken aback, suddenly remembering how easily the Empress had agreed to Madam Shen's help. Perhaps she had her own motives, with the Empress Dowager absent, perhaps she's more at ease in the palace?
