Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 149 The Rough-Hearted Emperor and the Delicate Imperial Concubine 7

The emperor was dealing with memorials, frowning as he looked at one after another that was giving him a headache.

He let out a frustrated sigh, pinched the bridge of his nose, and didn't want to look at it again.

"Your Majesty... Consort Chen is outside. She said she's brought you some pastries."

Xiao Caizi entered and respectfully reported.

The emperor opened his eyes impatiently: "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb us here?"

“Your Majesty… I have already told you, but Consort Chen said that Consort Rou sent her… I…”

Xiao Caizi was in a difficult position; he had explained the situation as soon as Consort Chen arrived.

But Consort Chen wouldn't listen and insisted on coming in, even bringing up Consort Rou, since His Majesty currently favors Consort Rou.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and come in to report.

"Let her in."

"Yes……"

Consort Chen waited for a long time before being allowed to enter. She carried the food box and quietly went in. Looking at the emperor on the high throne, it was the first time she had seen His Majesty so closely since entering the palace.

"This concubine greets Your Majesty..."

"Where is Consort Rou?" the emperor asked directly, knowing that the two would not have any connection.

Consort Chen's face stiffened: "Consort Rou is in Ningkang Palace..."

"You said Consort Rou sent you to deliver the pastries?"

"Consort Rou is in poor health and is resting with the Empress Dowager. This concubine... is willing to make this trip in her place."

Consort Chen explained softly.

The emperor's face darkened. Was that old woman up to no good?

"Go back and take good care of the epiphyllum. Tonight, I will admire it with Consort Rou. If it doesn't bloom, I will not let it go unpunished!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he got up and left, then gestured to Xiao Caizi to bring the pastries.

Consort Chen's face turned deathly pale. Did His Majesty really think of her as a palace maid who tended to flowers and plants?

Whether the epiphyllum blooms or not is not up to her. No matter how carefully she cultivates it, the epiphyllum cannot just bloom whenever she wants!

……

"Consort Rou, it's getting late. Why don't you have dinner with me here? Consort Liu and Consort Wang are here too. You are all sisters in the harem, so it would be good for you to spend more time together."

The Empress Dowager was always kind and gentle, and even if the Emperor nitpicked, he couldn't find fault with her.

She didn't make things difficult for his concubines.

On the contrary, she was the Empress Dowager, and she had been good enough to the concubines. If it were according to her previous personality, such a weak concubine would not have survived three days.

The reason why the Empress Dowager was so wary of the Emperor was that he never played by the rules, and no one could ever guess what he was going to do.

The emperor, however, feared nothing and cared about no one.

It seems that the sickly Consort Rou is somewhat favored.

Chu Yue was getting restless. Since entering the palace, the emperor had been nourishing her with precious medicinal meals.

Although the emperor stayed at Yufu Palace every night, he still treated her with some affection and never acted recklessly in bed, always taking care of her health.

On one occasion, Chu Yue asked nervously, "Your Majesty... I am guilty for not being able to satisfy Your Majesty. Perhaps Your Majesty should go..."

Before she could finish speaking, the emperor gave her a cold look, so she dared not say anything more and carefully nestled into his arms, seeking his affection.

She had no say in what the emperor wanted to do, yet the empress dowager was making things difficult for her.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty... wishes to have lunch at my humble abode, Your Majesty..."

"Since Consort Chen has already gone, the Emperor naturally won't have time to go to Yufu Palace, so you can stay here without worry."

Before Chu Yue could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager interrupted her, thinking that this would give Consort Chen more time to keep the Emperor.

Chu Yue swayed slightly, her face already pale: "Your Majesty, I understand..."

"Consort Rou".

The emperor entered with a stern face. He had noticed from outside that the man was already unsteady on his feet and didn't know how long he had been sitting there.

Chu Yue trembled, turned around, and a surge of grievance welled up inside her. Her voice choked with sobs as she spoke, "Your Majesty..."

The emperor was angry at her for being useless but also felt sorry for her. He walked up to her with a stern face and embraced her delicate body.

"Why has the Emperor come?" The Empress Dowager was somewhat embarrassed, seeing that the Emperor had ignored her since he entered.

Consort Chen is useless; even in this state, she can't keep the emperor.

It's not even as good as a few drops of tears from this sickly person.

Ignoring the Empress Dowager's presence, the Emperor practically half-embraced Chu Yue as they walked out.

The Empress Dowager's chest heaved with anger, and she could no longer maintain her composure. She sat down resentfully, exclaiming, "Outrageous! Does he even respect me?!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Xiu Ru quickly patted her chest.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes: "He's not her own son after all. If Ming'er were still alive, when would it have been his turn to sit in this position as a barbarian?"

"He's still so ungrateful, not taking me seriously at all. Look at how he acted just now, like everyone owed him something. That sickly man couldn't even sit for a short while, and the Emperor was protecting him like that. It's utterly unreasonable!"

Xiu Ru listened calmly to the Empress Dowager's complaints; she felt better after the Empress Dowager had vented.

The Empress Dowager was also aggrieved. Her own son was gone, and she had gone to great lengths to support the Emperor, but the Emperor did not treat her as one of his own.

She was never as close to her son as she was to the emperor, and almost always appeared to be fawning over him. However, the emperor did not appreciate it and showed no respect for the empress dowager. No wonder the empress dowager was so angry.

"Empress Dowager, don't worry about His Majesty, let him be. Just be well."

Xiu Ru said earnestly.

The Empress Dowager didn't want to control him; after all, he wasn't born from her own womb. She was simply unwilling to relinquish the throne...

In the end, it benefited someone else.

"I am truly unfortunate..." The Empress Dowager closed her eyes wearily.

Xiu Ru didn't want to persuade her any further, so she silently stayed by her side.

The emperor, expressionless, led Chu Yue toward the Jade Hibiscus Palace, but Chu Yue, with her large strides, could no longer keep up.

She dared not anger him again, so she could only follow him silently.

Until Chu Yue stumbled and almost fell.

"Can't you even walk properly?" The emperor grabbed her and supported her with great strength. Chu Yue frowned and endured the pain.

The emperor, for some unknown reason, became angry with her.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong..." Chu Yue's voice was already very soft.

His face was extremely pale, and cold sweat was pouring from his forehead.

"Consort Chen said that you sent her to deliver the pastries, is that true?"

The emperor asked her with a stern face.

Consort Chen actually said that?

"Your Majesty, I originally intended to deliver them to you personally, but the Empress Dowager suddenly summoned me. I dared not disobey. After I arrived, the Empress Dowager kept me there and instructed Consort Chen to deliver the pastries to Your Majesty..."

Chu Yue felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. What could she do?

"She also asked me to persuade His Majesty to bestow his favor equally... saying that my health is weak and I may not be able to bear his affections, and that I should be considerate so that the other sisters can also receive His Majesty's tenderness..."

"I despise myself for looking like this, but I have no choice..."

Chu Yue choked up and cried, her already delicate body trembling even more, and her face turned deathly pale.

I could barely stand.