Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 152 The Rough-Hearted Emperor and the Delicate Imperial Concubine 10

"Has Consort Rou returned yet?" The Emperor realized it was getting late after finishing his business.

The young scholar respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, not yet."

The emperor frowned. Wasn't he telling her to go and come back as soon as possible?

"Go to Jade Hibiscus Palace."

Consort Rou is in poor health. She might be tired from the round trip and has already returned to Yufu Palace to rest.

"Greetings to Your Majesty..." Xiaoju and the palace maids immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing the emperor arrive.

The emperor stepped into the main hall, but it was empty. He then went to the inner hall to check, but there was no sign of Consort Rou.

Xiaoju and the palace servants began to panic. Consort Rou had left the palace and had not yet returned.

His Majesty has clearly come looking for us.

Moreover, His Majesty's expression gradually turned unpleasant, and he is currently sitting there, presumably waiting for the Empress to return.

Xiaoju mustered her courage and served tea, but Xiaocai gestured for her to leave.

Chu Yue was on her way back. She was so excited about getting back that she forgot the time. By the time she realized it, it was already late.

"Your Majesty, will His Majesty be angry?" Xiao Tao asked, sitting in the carriage with her, somewhat worried.

Chu Yue was also a little unsure. Although the emperor was quite lenient with her, it was already an exception that she was allowed to leave the palace like this.

"It's alright, don't be afraid. I'm here, His Majesty won't blame you," Chu Yue comforted her.

Xiao Tao was somewhat skeptical. She thought that if His Majesty couldn't bear to blame the Empress, he would surely blame the maids.

The atmosphere in the Jade Hibiscus Palace was somber, and the palace was brightly lit by candlelight.

The emperor sat expressionless in his chair, his eyes lowered, radiating an icy aura.

Xiao Caizi quietly took a few steps away. Why hasn't Consort Rou returned yet?

His Majesty is about to get angry, and no one can stand it!

As soon as Chu Yue returned to the palace, she sensed something was wrong. The palace was brightly lit, yet eerily quiet. She felt a slight pang of unease and walked inside.

Xiao Tao thought to herself, "This is bad. I'm going to be punished soon."

Sure enough, even from inside the courtyard, one could see the emperor sitting in the main seat of the main hall, and it felt chilly from a distance.

"Your Majesty..." Xiao Tao said in a panic.

Chu Yue patted her hand to comfort her.

When Xiaoju and the palace maids saw her return, they almost cried out in surprise. The Empress had finally returned! They knew that His Majesty had arrived since evening, and the later it got, the quieter he became. They had all spontaneously knelt down to beg for forgiveness and had been kneeling for quite some time.

"Your Majesty, you're finally back. His Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please come in."

Xiao Caizi almost burst into tears of joy, and he quickly came over to pay his respects.

When Chu Yue reached the palace gate, Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju knelt outside the door, and Chu Yue gently walked in.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects..." Chu Yue bowed respectfully, then gritted her teeth and knelt on the ground: "I was momentarily distracted and returned late. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, and his cold gaze swept over her. The delicate beauty knelt with her head bowed, her slender figure kneeling there, making it hard to bear to blame her.

"Did I say I would go early and return early?" the emperor asked coldly.

Chu Yue bit her lip: "Your Majesty...yes."

"Why did Consort Rou return so late? Did she ignore my words?" The emperor's tone grew increasingly somber.

Chu Yue couldn't help but sway slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with tears: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I was momentarily distracted and forgot Your Majesty's instructions. Please forgive me."

The cold floor made her knees ache. She was already tired from the trip to and from the palace, and the emperor was still blaming her.

Chu Yue's slender shoulders trembled slightly, and her face turned pale.

The emperor was still scolding her: "Consort Rou has become arrogant because of the emperor's favor, and..."

Consort Rou suited his taste perfectly, and he only doted on her. What could he do if she became arrogant because of his favor?

Chu Yue panicked and looked up at him with teary, beautiful eyes upon hearing this.

The emperor met her gaze and was momentarily stunned, feeling a slight pang in his heart.

"How will Your Majesty punish me?" Chu Yue's voice choked with sobs. Since entering the palace, she had been pampered by the emperor and was now unable to bear the slightest grievance.

Seeing that the emperor was about to speak, Chu Yue immediately clutched her chest, bent over slightly, and looked extremely uncomfortable.

"Consort Rou!" The Emperor rushed over and helped her up: "What's wrong?"

Chu Yue spoke weakly, "Your Majesty, I am guilty... I am willing to accept punishment..."

The emperor was furious, but also worried about her health, so he shouted outside, "Summon the imperial physician!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly picked her up and placed her on the bed.

Chu Yue's face was pale, her forehead and nose were covered in cold sweat, and she stubbornly refused to look at the emperor.

"I was worried about you. You've been out of the palace for so long and haven't come back. Don't you know I'm waiting for you?"

The emperor couldn't do anything about her; she had such a bad temper, wasn't she just being arrogant because of his favor?

Chu Yue refused to speak, biting her lip tightly, her brows furrowed. She was weak and had been kneeling for a long time, her knees aching slightly.

"Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet!" the emperor roared.

Xiao Caizi, carrying the imperial physician, had just stepped outside when he heard His Majesty's furious roar, and immediately quickened his pace.

"Your Majesty, they're here, they're here, the imperial physician is here!" Xiao Caizi and the imperial physician were both panting.

"Get over here and show this to Consort Rou!" the emperor roared.

The imperial physician scrambled over, panting heavily, and began to take the patient's pulse.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; the only sound was the imperial physician's labored breathing. At his age, he was truly suffering.

"Your Majesty, Consort Rou is exhausted and can't take it anymore. She needs to rest."

After the imperial physician finished speaking, he wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.

"Go get the medicine!"

"Yes...yes..." The imperial physician retreated, still shaken.

"Go down."

"Yes……"

Only the Emperor and Chu Yue remained in the hall.

"Consort Rou, do you know you were wrong?" the Emperor asked in a deep voice.

Chu Yue said softly, "I know I was wrong... I won't do it again next time."

Next time I'll stay longer, hmph.

Consort Rou softened her attitude, which improved the Emperor's mood. He reached out and held her soft, boneless hand. Seeing that she did not resist, he helped Chu Yue up and made her look at him.

"Are you happy to be back?"

Chu Yue whispered, "It was because I was so happy that I forgot the time, but His Majesty is so angry..."

"I have already granted you the privilege of returning next time you have the opportunity."

The emperor said softly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand. Thank you for your kindness."

"Mmm." The emperor embraced her soft body, unable to resist wanting to get closer.

The emperor caught her small mouth and placed a loving kiss on it: "My beloved concubine."

Chu Yue's knee hurt with every movement, and she frowned and groaned softly, "Ugh..."

The emperor stopped what he was doing, his burning gaze fixed on her: "What's wrong?"

"My knees... hurt..." Chu Yue was in pain and looked even more delicate.

The emperor looked at her straight, slender legs; she had been kneeling for a long time.

Given her physical condition, she must be in a lot of pain.

"Let me see." The emperor lifted her trouser leg, first revealing her shapely, fair calves, and then, moving up a little, he saw her bluish-purple knees.

It's somewhat frightening.

"I'll have someone bring you the lotion cream. Go and wash up first." The emperor regretted making her kneel.

She's so weak, how could she possibly withstand it?

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty..."

The emperor carried her into the inner room, where Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju went in to serve her.