When Crown Prince Long Qingxuan was mentioned, Xin Lin couldn’t help but ask a few more questions.

"Crown Prince? He hasn’t been in the palace for years. When I was expelled, he was just a child. Now he’s grown up and is said to be promising, with talents surpassing even those of the Emperor at that time, comparable to Divine Doctor Chu. Of course, in my heart, Divine Doctor Chu is still a bit superior. I don’t know much about him, even though he returned to the Imperial Palace. He rarely enters the Inner Court, and I haven’t met him."

Shi Fei reminisced.

She didn’t have much interaction with Crown Prince Long Qingxuan, but her son often mentioned him recently. Having met Long Qingxuan a few times, she felt reassured by his favorable attitude.

After all, the Crown Prince is the future heir. Although Emperor Longteng treats her and her son well now, Little Xinzhuo will need his brother to look after him in the future.

"However, as the year’s end approaches, I’ve noticed that the Emperor has been quite worried recently, apparently due to tax issues."

Shi Fei sighed.

The increase in taxes, along with the forced expulsion of Tu Suxia.

Fuzhou was quite angry and sent several secret letters.

Shi Fei was unaware of the specific contents of the secret letters, but judging by the Emperor’s demeanor, the situation seemed unfavorable.

Shi Fei, being a woman, couldn’t involve herself in the political matters of the harem, and she could only worry silently from the sidelines.

"The affairs of the court are for the Emperor to handle. You just focus on taking good care of your health. If you could bear the Emperor a daughter, that would be wonderful."

Xin Lin joked.

She was unsure about the situation in Fuzhou.

However, she planned to visit Fuzhou for the opening of Taoyao Pavilion after the End of Year Assessment.

Then she could inquire about the situation in Fuzhou and appreciate the Main Country’s landscape. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The two continued to chat a while longer, and then Little Xinzhuo came in.

Upon seeing Xin Lin, Little Xinzhuo’s eyes lit up with delight.

"Sister, you’ve come to the palace! That’s why I didn’t see you at the Medical Hall."

"I sent Brother Jiang, but what about you? Why are you wearing different clothes? Were you bullied?"

Xin Lin looked at Little Xinzhuo. He had just returned from school, but he wore something other than the Qingtian Academy uniform.

"During the recent practical combat class, I was competing in Spirit Art with people from Taichang Holy Institute. They were quite kind to me. It’s just that I wasn’t careful, and my clothes got singed. One of them lent me a uniform."

Little Xinzhuo rubbed his head awkwardly.

The people from Taichang Holy Institute were more adept at Spirit Art than those from Star Academy.

At first, the Spirit Institute people were worried that Taichang Holy Institute would be as difficult as those from Star Academy, but soon found their worries were unfounded.

The people from Taichang Holy Institute weren’t hard to get along with.

Indeed, with their presence, the arrogance of Star Academy people was suppressed significantly.

The people from other A and B Class Academies also followed the rules, and it’s said it was all because their supervisor, Long Qingxuan, instructed them so.

This improved the impression of Long Qingxuan among Qingtian Academy students, including Little Xinzhuo.

"Long Qingxuan again?"

Xin Lin glanced at Little Xinzhuo, recalling how unfriendly the Taichang Holy Institute had been previously.

"In the future, it’s best if you keep some distance from the people of Taichang Holy Institute."

Xin Lin thought for a moment and advised him.

Little Xinzhuo was somewhat puzzled, but he was a good kid who wouldn’t go against his sister’s intentions, so he nodded, agreeing.

After instructing a few more things, Xin Lin noticed it was getting late, so she bid farewell to Shi Fei and went to visit the Empress Dowager before finally leaving the Imperial Palace.