Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 333 A Pure and Ascetic Emperor × A Charming and Beloved Concubine 7

Zean Palace

When the emperor hurriedly returned, Chu Yue had already finished her medicine and fallen asleep.

"How is Consort Chu?" Sitting by the bedside, the emperor gently held Chu Yue's slightly cool hand and touched her forehead.

"Your Majesty, the Empress is much better after taking the medicine, but she is still a little weak."

Qiongzhi bowed her head respectfully.

"Go down."

"Yes……"

The emperor tucked the blanket around Chu Yue, who groggily woke up: "Your Majesty..."

"I am here."

Chu Yue weakly curved the corners of her mouth, just quietly looking at the emperor without saying a word, looking pitiful.

"What's wrong?" Consort Chu looked weak and pitiful.

"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to leave..." The words, spoken in a slightly hoarse voice, were incredibly domineering.

"I will rush back after court and will naturally stay with you."

Chu Yue then realized that the emperor hadn't even changed his clothes; his magnificent attire made him look even more handsome and dashing.

"Your Majesty looks so handsome." Chu Yue propped herself up and sat up, leaning into the emperor's arms.

The emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud: "My beloved concubine, you know how to sweet-talk people."

"Hmph..." Chu Yue said coquettishly, then quietly nestled in the emperor's arms and said no more.

The emperor knew she was still weak and tired, so he adjusted her into a comfortable position and held her as she fell asleep.

……

After resting for two or three days, Chu Yue recovered from her illness. Not only had she lost weight, but she also looked even more frail and delicate.

"Your Highness, let me help you go for a walk." Qiongzhi saw that she was in much better spirits and had been feeling down for the past few days.

The emperor wouldn't be back for a while, so Chu Yue replied, "Okay..."

The koi in the cool pond next to the Imperial Garden were growing well, so Qiongzhi helped Chuyue here.

"Your Majesty, look..." Qiongzhi sprinkled fish food, and the koi in the pond immediately rushed over.

Chu Yue smiled slightly, "A little chubby..."

"Greetings, Your Highness Consort Chu..."

Lingyu helped Consort Li over; her face was still pale, and she didn't look well.

"Get up." Chu Yue glanced at them indifferently, then looked away, still focusing on the koi in the pond.

Qiongzhi took a few steps closer to Chu Yue, a move that prompted Consort Li to give a wry smile: "Why is Consort Chu so wary of me?"

Chu Yue frowned and turned around. "What is it, Consort Li?"

"I was ill that day and could not see His Majesty. Is Consort Chu so heartless?"

Consort Li looked at Chu Yue, her words carrying a hint of accusation.

“Consort Li, Consort Chu has also been ill for several days and has only just recovered today,” Qiongzhi immediately defended Chu Yue: “Please do not speak nonsense.”

Consort Li gave a faint smile: "Consort Chu really has some tricks up her sleeve to try and win over His Majesty."

"This is ridiculous." Chu Yue ignored her and said, "Qiongzhi, let's go."

"Your Highness, if I were to fall into this pond, do you think His Majesty would still protect you?"

Seeing that she was about to leave, Consort Li spoke with a hint of urgency and coercion.

Chu Yue stopped in her tracks, her eyes turning slightly cold. Not only did they try to snatch him from her bed, but they also dared to openly threaten her. They wanted to get off, didn't they?

"Your Majesty..." Qiongzhi looked at her with concern.

Consort Li scoffed inwardly, "Consort Chu..."

"Then go down and enjoy yourself!"

Before Consort Li could finish speaking, Chu Yue quickly turned around and pushed her down with force.

With a "plop," before Consort Li could react, she fell into the water.

"Consort Zhao!" Lingyu was startled and then shouted loudly, "Your Highness Consort Chu...Consort Zhao!"

“Cough…Come…” Consort Li thrashed about in the water, looking utterly disheveled: “Help…Come…someone.”

"Consort Zhao!" Lingyu frantically paced around, "Help! Someone help me..."

Chu Yue coldly watched Li Zhaoyi struggle; the water wasn't deep, so she got off easy.

Lingyu called out for a long time but no one came, so she had no choice but to jump down herself, "Zhaoyi..."

After struggling for a while, Lingyu dragged Consort Li up. Consort Li was pale, soaking wet, and trembling uncontrollably.

Chu Yue took off her cloak and threw it over: "If you don't know what's good for you next time, it won't be as simple as falling into the water."

Consort Li looked at Chu Yue with trembling eyes, her eyes filled with panic.

Lingyu wrapped Li Zhaoyi in a cloak, and the two of them were still in shock.

"Your Highness, Consort Chu actually dared to..." Linglong covered her mouth, unable to continue.

Consort Liu had just arrived at the Imperial Garden when she witnessed Chu Yue pushing Consort Li down the mountain, and her eyes were filled with undisguised shock and fear.

Consort Chu was so audacious as to push a concubine into the water in broad daylight.

"Let's go... let's go back, don't get involved..."

Before Consort Liu could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a loud shout: "His Majesty has arrived..."

She stopped to see how things would turn out.

"What's going on?" The emperor frowned as he looked at the chaotic scene.

"Your Majesty...you must do justice for Consort Zhao!" Lingyu choked back tears. "Consort Chu pushed Consort Zhao into the water."

Consort Li was in a sorry state, her face deathly pale. Upon seeing the emperor, she instantly burst into tears: "Your Majesty..."

Her pitiful plea was choked with sobs, and she could no longer continue.

"Consort Chu, what's going on?" The Emperor looked at Chu Yue, who had just recovered from her illness and was running out dressed so lightly.

“Your Majesty, Consort Li threatened me as soon as she saw me, saying that if she fell into the water, would Your Majesty still help me? She jumped in herself.”

Although Chu Yue was replying to the emperor, her eyes were fixed on Consort Li, cold and ruthless.

Consort Li's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe that Chu Yue would so distort the truth.

"No, no, Your Majesty, Consort Zhao didn't jump in by herself," Lingyu stammered anxiously, "Consort Chu pushed Consort Zhao..."

"You're talking nonsense. Our Lady has just recovered from her illness. How could she have the strength to push Consort Li? It was Consort Li who threatened the Lady and jumped in herself."

Qiongzhi stood protectively in front of Chu Yue like a bristling feather, her imposing presence no less than Lingyu's.

"Cough..." Chu Yue frowned and coughed lightly, her thin body swaying slightly.

"My beloved concubine," the emperor frowned with concern and came to her side, "why aren't you wearing more clothes?"

"I'm fine... Consort Li fell into the water, so I gave her my cloak." Chu Yue's magnanimous attitude, showing no resentment, touched the emperor's heart.

"You..." Consort Li was so angry that her chest ached, and she tore off her cloak.

"Guards, escort Consort Li back. For disrespecting her superior, she is to be confined to her quarters for three months and made to copy the palace rules ten times."

The emperor kept a cold face and didn't even glance at Consort Li.

"Your Majesty... Consort Zhao is innocent! It's not like that!" Lingyu cried out in a panic, "Consort Zhao is innocent..."

"Consort Chu, why don't you dare tell the truth? It was you who pushed me into the water, don't you dare admit it?"

Consort Li's reddened eyes were fixed on Chu Yue. Having just recovered from her illness, she was now even weaker.

"Your Majesty... Consort Chu is too arrogant. Does His Majesty really favor her so much?" Linglong muttered softly.

Consort Liu frowned, never expecting His Majesty to trust Consort Chu so much.

She couldn't stand it anymore and walked over there.