Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 295 Yandere Emperor × Pampered Concubine 9

Anhua Palace

"This concubine greets the Empress Dowager..."

"Get up, all of you." After the Empress Dowager's injuries healed, the concubines of the harem came to pay their respects for the first time.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager..."

No good news came from the palace in the past few months. The Empress Dowager looked at the several beautiful women and was a little puzzled. Her son was so young, why were none of the concubines making any moves?

"Beauty Chu." The emperor seems to prefer this one.

"Your concubine is here..."

How have you been feeling lately?

"Your Majesty... I am well."

The Empress Dowager sighed. Should she go and pray to the Buddha? While she was still young, she could still tease her grandson.

"Empress Dowager..." Consort Xu couldn't help but say, "Consort Chu is doing very well, monopolizing His Majesty all by herself, while the other concubines can't even see her."

"Alright, with me here, these jealous and petty squabbles will not be tolerated. If you're so capable, go and win the Emperor's favor yourselves. Since the Emperor likes Consort Chu, you can only shut your mouths no matter how unwilling you are."

Having risen to this position, the Empress Dowager knows best how far she has come, and she will never allow her son's harem to become a chaotic mess.

There weren't many concubines to begin with, and if they were to cause further unrest in the harem, she wouldn't hold back.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

“They are all as beautiful as flowers. Show them all your skills and you’ll be happy as long as the emperor likes you. If the emperor doesn’t like you, even though I am the Empress Dowager, I can’t force him.”

Doesn't she know her son's temperament? The Empress Dowager would never allow her son to suffer.

"Consort Chu, since the Emperor favors you, you should strive to be more virtuous. I will be happy no matter who wins the Emperor's favor, but there is one thing I will not allow in the harem any corruption."

"Yes, I will heed the Empress Dowager's instructions..."

"Alright, all of you, step back."

"This concubine takes her leave..."

After leaving Anhua Palace, Consort Xu looked terrible; she practically wanted to kill Chu Yue with her eyes.

Even the Empress Dowager doesn't care, so what chance do they have?

"Sister Xu, let's go," Consort Li whispered, trying to persuade her.

They were certainly jealous of Consort Chu, but what could they do when His Majesty disliked her?

Chu Yue was too lazy to care about those things and went straight back to the Ni Chang Palace.

"My lady, the Empress Dowager's intention..." Qiu Tong said with some worry, "It seems to be about pressing for the imperial heir?"

“These are the important matters for the royal family, and it is only right that the Empress Dowager is cautious.”

Chu Yue seemed a little listless, having stayed up quite late last night. She touched her forehead and found it was a bit hot, probably from catching a chill while bathing last night.

"My beauty, what's wrong?" Qiu Tong asked, noticing that Chu Yue didn't seem to be in good spirits.

"I've caught a bit of a cold, I'm going to lie down for a while."

Qiu Tong helped her lie down: "My beauty, lie down first. I'll have someone go and call the imperial physician."

"Um……"

The emperor quickly learned of the imperial physician's arrival at the Ni Chang Palace and rushed over, just as the physician arrived.

"What's wrong with Consort Chu?" The emperor entered the inner palace and saw Chu Yue lying weakly on the bed.

Before the imperial physician could even take the patient's pulse, he said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to take your pulse first."

The emperor sat down on the edge of the bed, frowning as he looked at Chu Yue's pale face. She was fine when he left this morning.

"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue said, her voice dazed and weak.

"Don't move around, let the imperial physician take a look." The emperor was genuinely worried about Consort Chu's delicate body.

The imperial physician's expression grew increasingly grave, his heart pounding like a drum. He wiped his sweat, held his breath, and focused intently on feeling the pulse again.

"Imperial Physician Zhang, how is Consort Chu?" The emperor did not miss Imperial Physician Zhang's serious expression.

"Your Majesty... this concubine..." Chu Yue was a little scared and tried to sit up. What was wrong with her body?

"Don't worry, I'm here." The emperor quickly embraced her, holding her close to his chest to prevent her from moving around.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with me? I don't want to leave you..." Chu Yue choked with fear, her body trembling.

"Don't talk nonsense." The emperor scolded in a low voice, then looked at the imperial physician and said in a deep voice, "Imperial physician, how is Consort Chu's health?"

The imperial physician withdrew his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Your Majesty... Consort Chu has caught a cold, and the cold air has entered her body, which is why she is feeling unwell."

"Is that all?" Why is that Imperial Physician Zhang trembling?

Physician Zhang glanced at Chu Yue hesitantly. Chu Yue, terrified, clung tightly to the emperor's chest: "Your Majesty... am I... going to die?"

"It's alright, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." The emperor was also somewhat flustered. "Imperial Physician Zhang, what exactly is wrong with Consort Chu's health?"

Physician Zhang was sweating profusely. He didn't know whether he should say it or not. The secrets of the inner palace were endless. Judging from the pulse he had just felt, Consort Chu had indeed used a contraceptive.

He wasn't sure if this was the emperor's intention or if Consort Chu had acted on her own.

If it's His Majesty's will, then he'll be fine; if it's Consort Chu's will, then he'll die a horrible death.

I just don't know why only he was able to diagnose it.

"Your Majesty... I have something to report." Imperial Physician Zhang's throat tightened: "Consort Chu is weak, it's best not to use contraceptives, otherwise... it will damage her foundation, and she may be unable to conceive an heir."

The emperor froze on the spot, unable to believe what he had just heard. When he recovered, his first reaction was fury. He kicked out and shouted, "How dare you!"

Chu Yue was knocked off her feet by the emperor's actions and fell onto the bed. What had Physician Zhang just said? She had used a contraceptive?

Qiu Tong also knelt on the ground instantly. The beauty had taken a contraceptive? What exactly happened?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I would not dare to deceive you. If Your Majesty does not believe me, please summon several imperial physicians to examine me carefully."

Physician Zhang knelt on the ground to bear the emperor's wrath.

"Xiao Xuanzi, summon all the people from the Imperial Hospital. I need to know what's wrong with Consort Chu's health!" The emperor's anger hadn't subsided, and his gaze towards Chu Yue turned icy.

Xiao Xuanzi hurried off.

Chu Yue's face turned pale, her whole body trembled, and her voice choked with sobs: "Your Majesty... I didn't... I dared not..."

"Your Majesty, the beauty would never do such a thing. This servant serves the beauty, and she would never do such a thing. The beauty serves Your Majesty wholeheartedly and has no disloyalty whatsoever. Your Majesty, please calm your anger." How could Qiu Tong bear to see the beauty so wronged?

"Consort Chu, I have treated you well, and this is how you treat me!" The emperor's eyes were cold.

The emperor believed he had used all his patience and tenderness towards Consort Chu. Since he had her, had he ever touched any other concubine?

He certainly hoped that Consort Chu could bear him an heir, regardless of her rank; if she gave birth to a prince, she would be worthy of being empress.

"Your Majesty... I didn't, I really didn't..." Chu Yue staggered off the bed, kneeling barefoot at the emperor's feet: "I wouldn't dare to do that... and I wouldn't do that..."

The emperor closed his eyes tightly, then bent down to help Chu Yue up and place her on the bed.

“My beauty…” Qiu Tong knelt down and supported her swaying body.

"Guards, take all the palace servants of the Rainbow Robe Palace away for interrogation. Investigate them thoroughly, inside and out!"

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has arrived."

Xiao Xuanzi had just arrived with the imperial physician when, upon hearing the emperor's order, he quickly led his men to investigate.

"Take Consort Chu's pulse carefully!"

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Chu Yue leaned against Qiu Tong's chest, feeling wronged, as the imperial physicians took turns examining her pulse.