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Chapter 24 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favorite Concubine
More than a month later.
That evening, the emperor sent someone to say that he would come over to dine with her that night, and Chu Yue carefully instructed the palace servants to prepare the emperor's favorite dishes.
"My lady, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things." Xiao Tao noticed that her mistress hadn't been in good spirits lately and seemed rather lethargic.
I didn't want her to work so hard; she could handle these little things herself.
"Prepare His Majesty's favorite sweet and sour fish..." Chu Yue said, and just thinking about the taste made her feel uneasy. She pressed her chest to suppress the nausea.
"Master, what's wrong? You look so pale." Xiao Tao panicked.
"It's alright, don't make a fuss. His Majesty will be here soon, so don't bother him."
Chu Yue thought that the emperor was already working hard enough during the day and didn't want him to worry about her affairs anymore.
"Yes, Master. This servant will help you to sit down for a while."
Chu Yue had just sat down when an announcement rang out from outside: "His Majesty has arrived..."
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects..." Chu Yue arrived at the palace gate and swayed slightly as she bowed.
The emperor caught her in his arms. Her soft, boneless hands were a little cold. He noticed that her complexion was not good and she looked pale. He asked, "My little darling, what's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, I'm fine..." Chu Yue lowered her head shyly when she heard him call her that in front of so many people.
The emperor led her inside and had her wash her hands. At that moment, dinner was served one by one.
Chu Yue felt unwell upon smelling the odor, turned her head slightly, and pressed her chest.
After the emperor washed his hands, he came over, pulled her to sit down, and personally served her a piece of sweet and sour fish, because every time he ate, his little darling would want to have a bite.
Give it to her first this time.
Chu Yue held her chopsticks without moving. She felt terrible. She knew the fake pregnancy pill was working. Except for not having a real child, everything else was the same.
"Why aren't you eating?" the emperor asked softly when he saw that she wasn't moving.
"I'm not too hungry yet..." Chu Yue said with a smile.
"Eat something, you've lost weight." Even her little hands looked thinner.
Thus, Chu Yue couldn't say anything more. She picked up the sweet and sour fish, but just as she brought it to her mouth, the fishy smell made her turn pale. Unable to suppress the nausea in her stomach any longer, she turned her head away and vomited, "Ugh..."
"What's going on!" The emperor panicked and went over to support her.
Everyone else quickly knelt down, wondering what was wrong with Consort Chu.
"Your Majesty, I... am fine..." Chu Yue was weak and pale.
Seeing this, how could the emperor believe she was alright? He shouted outside, "Summon the imperial physician, quickly!"
Little Fuzi scrambled out, and Little Tao brought over a bowl of warm water: "Master, have some water and rest..."
Chu Yue leaned against the emperor's chest and drank some water before feeling much better.
"How are you?" The emperor held her tightly, but she seemed even thinner than before.
"I'm fine... Your Majesty, don't worry..."
"Master...you..."
"Xiao Tao." Xiao Tao was about to speak when Chu Yue interrupted her, giving her a look to stop talking nonsense.
"Speak!" The emperor was both angry and anxious at the sight of her. What was it that she couldn't tell him and had to keep from him?
“Your Majesty, my mistress has been unwell these past few days, unable to eat or drink. She didn’t want me to speak of it, for fear of disturbing Your Majesty. Please forgive her, Your Majesty…”
Xiao Tao kowtowed as she spoke.
Has this been going on for several days? The emperor himself didn't even notice; every day when she came, she acted as usual.
That idiot...
"She doesn't even care about her own health, deliberately tormenting me." She was so weak that the emperor couldn't bring himself to blame her.
Chu Yue smiled weakly at him, and the emperor's heart softened. He held her and let her lean on him.
The imperial physician arrived quickly, but was about to pay his respects when he was startled by the emperor's expression and stopped abruptly. Realizing what was happening, he hurriedly went to take the emperor's pulse.
"How is Consort Chu?" The emperor's eyes were filled with deep worry.
The imperial physician stared wide-eyed in disbelief, and the emperor's heart sank. What happened to his little darling?
He unconsciously tightened his grip on Chu Yue; she was so young and beautiful, she couldn't be harmed.
"Your Majesty, what a joyous occasion!" The imperial physician was so excited that he was incoherent. His Majesty had many concubines in his harem, but none of them had children. This Consort Chu was so lucky to be pregnant with His Majesty's child. What a joyous occasion!
The emperor looked unwell, and the little darling was in so much pain, yet the imperial physician was still spouting such joyous words. Was he perhaps getting senile?
"What exactly happened?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chu is pregnant! It's been over a month already. Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
The imperial physician said excitedly.
"Is Consort Chu pregnant?" The Emperor confirmed once again, and his hands couldn't help but tighten, holding her close.
"I swear on my life that Consort Chu is indeed pregnant, and that Consort Chu is in good health and the unborn child is perfectly healthy."
The imperial physician patiently explained again, after all, this was the first time His Majesty had encountered such a situation in all these years.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty..." The palace servants were overjoyed and immediately knelt down to say respectfully.
"Haha... Everyone will be rewarded, everyone will be rewarded. Xiao Fuzi, go and make the arrangements." This was the first time in many years that the emperor had laughed so heartily.
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Xiao Fuzi was almost in tears. His Majesty's suffering had finally come to an end.
"Go down."
"Yes……"
After everyone left, the emperor looked at Chu Yue with burning eyes, then picked her up and kept kissing her forehead, cheeks, mouth and chin.
"Jiaojiao, my little Jiaojiao, you are truly my good Jiaojiao, you have really made me proud."
Chu Yue had never seen the emperor so distraught. Would he be able to accept it when the child was gone in a few months?
"Your Majesty... I feel dizzy..." The emperor kept kissing her, and she could hardly breathe.
The emperor quickly released her: "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, it's alright. I'll be fine after a short rest."
"Fine, fine, I won't touch you, I won't touch you."
The emperor held her close, his large hand encircling her waist and placing it on her abdomen. Although there was no obvious change, he felt that it was different from before, as if it was throbbing and transmitting to his hand.
Chu Yue was exhausted from all the commotion and fell asleep soon after. The emperor held her tightly, refusing to let go, and the smile on his lips never faded.
He wanted to hold his darling and the baby; now that he had a child, he was truly more pampered than ever.
The emperor was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. When Chu Yue woke up the next day, the emperor was still looking at her.
"Your Majesty, are you not asleep?"
"I can hardly believe it. I want to see you and the child."
Chu Yue: "..."
Is she crazy? Or did she meet my emperor?
"Your Majesty, I am really pregnant. Please feel it..." Chu Yue pulled his hand and placed it on her stomach.
The emperor nearly lost control, and said in a trembling voice, "I believe you, I am very happy."
"Your Majesty, please rest for a while. Your concubine and the child will stay by your side..."
The emperor nodded and pulled her into his arms, determined to hold her even while she slept.
After the emperor fell asleep, Chu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ling Ling Yi immediately ran out: "Yueyue, Yueyue, the favorability rating is ninety..."
"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Isn't Linglingyi always eager to tell her about every progress she makes?
"The emperor was so happy yesterday that I cried and forgot about it for a moment."
"..."
"Yueyue, what are you planning to do?"
"What can we do to make the emperor so eager for this child, and so heartbroken when he loses it?"
001: "..."
The poor emperor for a second...
001 quickly slipped away...