Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 238 Ruthless, Heirless Emperor × Pregnant Palace Maid 7

"His Majesty has arrived..."

Maruko shouted at the top of her lungs.

Chu Yue looked up and saw the emperor's tall figure hurrying towards her. Was he here to see the beauty?

Zhao Ya was first surprised, then overjoyed. She never expected to see His Majesty. This trip was worthwhile.

It would be good to make an impression on His Majesty.

The emperor rushed over and saw Consort Chu's expectant eyes outside the palace, looking like she was waiting for him to make the decision.

Well, going from a palace maid to a concubine in one fell swoop, Consort Chu probably hasn't adjusted yet and can only rely on him. She was fine when he left earlier, but now she's being bullied again. It's really worrying.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."

The emperor strode into the hall, walked straight to Chu Yue, and looked her up and down.

Aside from his pale and haggard appearance, there was nothing else wrong with him.

"What have you done to deserve this?" the emperor asked directly.

Chu Yue glanced at Qing Ju, who nodded. The master and servant exchanged a knowing look and understood each other's intentions.

"Your Majesty, that's not true. It was my maid who was being irresponsible and went to bother you. I know I was wrong."

Chu Yue tugged at the emperor's sleeve and explained softly.

"Miss Zhao came to pay her respects and said some things that I couldn't understand. My maid is ignorant, Your Majesty, please don't be angry..."

Chu Yue raised her pale face, her voice filled with trepidation.

The Emperor frowned slightly at Consort Chu's cautious demeanor. She was his woman, and it was his duty to stand up for her. If she had any grievances, she should tell him clearly. Why was she being so cautious?

"Miss Zhao?" the emperor asked in a low voice.

"This humble woman greets Your Majesty," Zhao Ya said, despite looking down on Chu Yue, she still acted gentle and submissive in front of the tall, imposing, and handsome emperor.

"Your Majesty, General Zhao's daughter just entered the palace today at the spring banquet."

The sweet and considerate Maruko-chan is now available.

"How did she end up with Consort Chu?" General Zhao's daughter? What is that?

The emperor was very displeased that they came here to bully his future son's mother.

"Your Majesty... I received help from Consort Chu today, and I have come here specifically to pay my respects..."

Zhao Ya's face turned pale. She realized that His Majesty hadn't even glanced at her, and had been protecting Consort Chu the whole time.

Moreover, they disapproved of her coming to the Hehuan Palace.

"Your Majesty... Miss Zhao meant well. It was my oversight that made things difficult for her. Please don't make things difficult for her."

The emperor looked at Chu Yue with an unreadable expression. Was she really stupid or had she lost her mind?

Still speaking up for others.

"Send Miss Zhao out of the palace," the emperor said, not caring about anything else. No one could disrupt his plan to have a son, not even the general's daughter.

"Also, summon the imperial physician to examine Consort Chu."

Maruko replied softly, then looked at Zhao Ya: "Miss Zhao, please..."

Zhao Ya was deeply shocked and her face was not good. After bowing respectfully, she followed Xiao Wanzi out of the Hehuan Palace.

Qingju and Xiaotao also stepped aside to wait, allowing the Emperor and Empress to speak.

"Is there anything else that's bothering you?" the emperor asked, trying to keep his voice down.

Chu Yue shook her head. She was just a little tired. "I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried Your Majesty."

His face was so pale, yet he was still putting on a brave face. The emperor was furious and his tone became even harsher: "I'm asking you a question, and you're still trying to evade it? Have you gotten too bold?"

Chu Yue's eyes widened in shock. What had she said wrong?

A man whose mood is unpredictable is more terrifying than a woman on her period.

"I... Your Majesty... I dare not." As soon as Chu Yue opened her mouth, tears of grievance fell down her cheeks.

Qingju and Xiaotao were speechless when they heard their mistress crying. His Majesty had arrived, but the mistress was being wronged. What was wrong with His Majesty?

"Why are you crying again?" the emperor asked, puzzled. Hadn't he rushed over immediately?

Chu Yue was feeling unwell, and after talking for a long time, the emperor even scolded her, causing her to burst into tears.

"What brings Your Majesty here?" Chu Yue asked the emperor, her eyes red-rimmed.

The emperor doesn't mince words: "I'll back you up."

"Didn't you come to see Miss Zhao?" The tone was resentful.

emperor:"?"

What he's doing looking at Miss Zhao, what does it have to do with him?

"Consort Chu, watch your words," the Emperor said coldly.

Chu Yue didn't care about anything else and blurted out, "Your Majesty left earlier and didn't want to stay with me any longer. As soon as she arrived, Your Majesty came over."

"Isn't Your Majesty here to see her? I am of lowly status and unworthy to be Your Majesty's concubine. After they enter the palace, I don't know where Your Majesty will leave me."

"Your Majesty will have so many concubines in the future, how could you possibly support me? What am I anyway..."

Towards the end, he choked up and couldn't speak anymore.

The emperor's face grew increasingly grim as he listened, and the atmosphere in the hall grew colder. Qingju and Xiaotao knelt silently on the ground, hoping that His Majesty would not punish them too severely.

Chu Yue lowered her eyes, occasionally letting out a sob. Realizing she had gone too far, she stubbornly bit her lip and stopped talking.

"Guards! How are you all being served? Is anyone allowed to enter the Hehuan Palace? All of you, go and receive your punishment!"

The emperor was furious and shouted outside. Just then, Xiaowanzi returned with the imperial physician and heard the emperor's roar. He immediately ran inside.

Chu Yue trembled with fright and knelt down on the ground.

When Xiaowanzi came in, she saw His Majesty's chest heaving with righteous indignation, and Consort Chu kneeling on the ground, still crying.

Several maids were also kneeling with their heads down. What had happened?

"Your Majesty..." Maruko blurted out, risking her life, "The imperial physician has arrived..."

"Take everyone from the Hehuan Palace away and give them twenty strokes of the cane each. Replace them all!"

If the emperor is not frustrated, then if he is frustrated, then it will be someone else who dies.

Chu Yue was terrified and didn't know what to do. She knelt forward a few steps and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. If you must punish someone, punish me. They are innocent..."

"Of course you must be punished." The emperor's anger remained unabated: "Take them all away!"

Maruko didn't dare to delay and went to carry out the order with a serious expression.

"Wait!" Chu Yue hurriedly stopped them, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault, I was wrong, I'll never dare to say such things again, please forgive them, I won't dare to do it again..."

"Your Majesty, I dare not do it again. I am not feeling well today and acted impulsively. I should not have spoken nonsense. Your Majesty, please forgive them..."

The emperor remained unmoved.

Maruko was sweating profusely: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician is waiting outside to check Consort Chu's pulse..."

"All the palace servants of Hehuan Palace, go to the courtyard and kneel for two hours. If the master has said something wrong, then it is the servant's fault. If something like this happens again, it will not be so simple."

Maruko winked at Aoki and Momo, and the group left.

Imperial Physician Li waited outside for the summons, his courage nearly gone. Every time he came to His Majesty's place, it nearly cost him his life; it was truly remarkable that he had survived until now.

Chu Yue knelt on the ground, her eyes blurry with tears. She was so frightened that her teeth chattered, her heart clenched, and her vision went black as she collapsed to the ground.

"Physician Li, get in here!"

Physician Li's legs went weak, and he hurriedly scrambled into the palace.