Meanwhile, at Ningyu Palace
"Ah!!!"
"It hurts so much!!!"
The woman's heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the entire Ningyu Palace.
"Your Majesty, push harder!"
The palace maids bustled about, carrying basin after basin of hot water, the atmosphere very tense.
The Emperor strode into Ningyu Palace, hearing Concubine Ning's heart-wrenching screams, he paced back and forth with concern.
"What on earth is going on?"
Sui He stepped forward to reply, "Your Majesty, the Concubine was just fine chatting with the Empress earlier. After the Empress left, the Concubine started having incessant abdominal pain. The Imperial Doctor said it was a disturbance of fetal qi."
The Emperor frowned, asking coldly, "If she was fine, how could she suffer a disturbance of fetal qi?"
"I heard from the Imperial Doctor that the Concubine suffered a disturbance due to inhaling too much musk," said Sui He.