Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

I grinned and said, "I'm not picky about flavors, I can eat anything."

I picked up a piece at random, and the palace maid next to me immediately came forward to separate it for me and put it on the small plate in front of me.

I took a bite and it was a salty snack with meat filling inside. The crust was also mixed with various spices and had a strong smell of oil... so strong that it was a bit unacceptable. My face changed at that time. I tried very hard to suppress the sudden feeling of nausea, but I couldn't help it.

This was so embarrassing. I had the chance to enter the palace, to speak to the empress at such close range, and to be invited to eat some palace snacks. But I vomited after taking the first bite.

Concubine Shu's face looked bad too. I covered my mouth with a handkerchief. The palace maid brought me water for rinsing my mouth and cleaned up the mess.

"I'm sorry, I just can't get used to the food..." I tried to make amends.

Concubine Shu smiled and soothed her, "It's okay, you don't have to be restrained here in the palace. We are all family, so don't be shy. But you don't look well, are you feeling unwell?"

She was also trying to make amends for me, so I quickly replied, "Yes, I just happened to be feeling a little uncomfortable these past few days. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Madam."

"Call the imperial physician!" Concubine Shu turned around and told the palace maid to do the job.

Well, that's not necessary, I'm not that squeamish. But obviously I couldn't just reject her kindness, so I had to smile dryly and wait for the doctor to come and check my pulse.

The imperial physician probably couldn't see any problem, at most he would say I had caught a cold and shouldn't eat greasy food, etc. He wouldn't really say I was fine. I'm familiar with their routine here.

Unexpectedly, after the imperial physician examined my pulse, he stood up and bowed to Concubine Shu before replying, "Your Highness, Madam Hou is pregnant. Judging from her pulse, it has been more than a month..."

Holy shit! My brain is going to explode.

Afterwards, I didn't really listen to what they said. I was no longer in the right state of mind.

Until I was about to leave the palace, I was walking absent-mindedly and was stopped by someone halfway. I was still a little dazed.

The maid kept pulling my sleeves, and then I realized that the person in front of me was the prince.

He then hurriedly saluted, but before he could bend his legs, the prince came forward and held him up.

"Since my cousin is not feeling well, there is no need to perform the formalities. I will give you a ride."

Wasn't I going to leave after meeting Concubine Shu? How did I run into the Crown Prince here? My rationality gradually returned.

"Why is your highness here?"

"I just happened to be visiting my mother. I heard that my cousin's wife was leaving the palace, so I came to see her. My cousin's wife doesn't look well. Is everything okay?"

"It's okay, I... I'm fine, thank you for your concern. By the way, your injury..."

"Well, that minor injury has healed. Thank you for your concern. It's cold, and you're wearing thin clothes. Please take care of yourself."

I couldn't help but look at him a little more. He was just a teenager, but he was a little too mature in his words and deeds. He spoke so many sweet words that I couldn't keep up. When I was his age, I was just hanging out with my classmates. How could I understand these things?

"Your Highness should also take care of yourself." I really feel ashamed of myself.

As we were almost at the palace gate, the prince finally let go of my hand and stopped walking. “Then, my cousin, take care. I won’t see you off any further.”

I nodded, looked at his still childish face, and blurted out, "Study hard."

No one around me reacted. I was also stunned after I finished speaking. Huh? What's going on? I was distracted and thought of something again. I actually dared to ask the prince to study hard. How brave I am.