"Little one..." she struggled to sit up, "You just have to be good...wait, wait until mother's illness is better..." Her voice trailed off, for how could her illness ever get better,The few short words struck Xie Shuning's ears like thunder, causing her to startle. She cried out, "Yue Bai!" "Help me!" Yue Bai, worried for his mother, but also shaken by her words, immediately took a thick cloak and draped it over her. Lü Cong, however, rushed to stop her.,Xie Shuning stared up at Lin Yuanzhi's handsome face with wide eyes. She wanted to laugh, but all that came out was a tired sob. "Even a tiger doesn't eat its own child," she choked out, "Lord Hou, you really have taken in a good concubine... Let go of me. I want to see Zhener."。