Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 269 A Passionate and Domineering Emperor × A Concubine's Daughter from the Prime Minist

The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

After the heavy snow, another banquet was held in the palace. This time, Chu Yue couldn't slack off and came with the emperor.

The Empress looked at the Consort, who was surrounded by admirers, and a strange emotion flashed in her eyes.

"Your Highness, you are about to give birth, so you should go out less often in the future to avoid being disturbed."

The Empress Dowager smiled and was delighted with Chu Yue.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have noted it all down," Chu Yue replied softly, much to the Empress Dowager's satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, have the matters at the front been handled well?" Although the empress dowager was not allowed to interfere in politics, she still asked with concern.

"It's all taken care of," the emperor said, but a hint of worry still lingered between his brows.

The Empress Dowager then asked no further questions.

After the banquet, the emperor escorted Chu Yue back to the Phoenix Palace. Seeing that she was about to leave again, Chu Yue, supporting her pregnant belly, asked anxiously, "Your Majesty... what happened?"

"My beloved concubine, I still have some matters to attend to. You should go to sleep first, I will be back in a while."

The emperor patiently comforted her, but Chu Yue didn't believe him and looked at him with a wronged expression.

"My beloved consort, listen to me, I will be back soon." After saying this, the emperor ignored Chu Yue's attempts to stop him and strode away from Fengluan Palace.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty will be back soon, please don't worry."

Chu Yue nodded dejectedly.

As soon as the emperor left the Phoenix Palace, his face darkened, foreshadowing an impending storm.

Little Yuanzi followed behind in fear. These days, His Majesty's expression was only slightly better in front of the Consort; otherwise, he was terrifying.

I wonder who will suffer today.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has left," Jasmine whispered in the Empress's ear.

The Empress scoffed dismissively, "He's got his hands busy. Come on, let's go see my dear sister."

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, perhaps..."

"It would be better to go later, since His Majesty isn't here," the Empress said with a gloomy face as she headed towards the Phoenix Palace.

Chu Yue was about to retire for the night when a palace maid announced that the Empress had arrived. Chu Yue grabbed a cloak from the side and went to the outer room.

The Empress was already seated inside the palace.

"What is Your Majesty doing here so late?" Chu Yue was too lazy to bother with formalities, as she was in charge of her own territory.

"Is my sister going to rest now?" the Empress said sarcastically. "Indeed, my sister can sleep well, unlike me, who worries about Father and Mother and can't sleep soundly every night."

"If the Empress is not sleeping well, she should go to her side to show filial piety. What's the use of telling me?"

The Empress had long known that Chu Yue was quick-witted, so she wasn't angry. Instead, she laughed and said, "Little sister should get some more sleep as soon as possible, because she won't be able to sleep in a while."

Chu Yue gave her a cold look, and Linglingyi quickly reported to her: "It's the same thing. We're planning to take you away after you give birth, and you'll be crippled."

"So that's what you were planning." The ancients were superstitious; even though the snow had stopped, people would still cling to matters of fate.

“Yes,” 001 replied.

"How did Your Majesty know that I wouldn't be able to sleep?" Chu Yue slowly walked up to the Empress. "Isn't it Your Majesty who can't sleep?"

Seeing Chu Yue's smug look, the Empress's face twisted with anger. From childhood to adulthood, she had always been the one who was high and mighty, but now the tables had turned.

Chu Yue has everything, but she is about to lose everything.

"It seems His Majesty didn't tell you, so you don't know yet." The Empress looked at Chu Yue with sarcasm: "You are cursed by fate, you killed your own concubine, and even your father and mother were implicated and sent back to their hometown. If it weren't for this child in your belly, do you think you would still be safe and sound?"

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? The Imperial Concubine is pregnant with the Emperor's child, don't talk nonsense." Liangchen and Xiaotao were both terrified.

Chu Yue's face turned deathly pale, her lips trembling: "What...do you mean?"

"Look at your foolish appearance, you know nothing and think that you're safe just because His Majesty is protecting you? His Majesty would never risk everyone's safety for your sake."

Seeing Chu Yue's terrified expression, the Empress felt a sense of satisfaction: "Don't worry, I am your elder sister after all. I will take good care of this child. You should spend this time with him."

"No..." Chu Yue panicked and shook her head in disbelief, "No...it's not like that..."

"If you don't believe me, that's fine. You'll know once you give birth to the child." The Empress held Chu Yue's hand, looking like she was thinking of her. "Don't worry, sister. I will raise this child well. For his future, I won't tell him that you exist."

Chu Yue trembled all over, clutching her stomach tightly with one hand, struggling to break free from the Empress's grasp.

"Your Majesty, please release the Imperial Concubine!" Liangchen and Xiaotao cried out anxiously.

"Useless." The Empress scoffed dismissively and released her grip.

As Chu Yue loosened her grip, she exerted a slight effort to break free, "Ah..."

Chu Yue fell to the ground, and despite instinctively protecting her stomach, she still felt a sharp pain.

"Miss!"

Before Xiao Tao and Liang Chen could react, Chu Yue had already fallen to the ground, and the two of them turned pale with fright.

The Empress stood there, stunned, looking at Chu Yue's pained expression. She didn't understand, and she didn't push her.

Jasmine also realized what was happening and helped the Queen back a few steps.

"Someone, summon the imperial physician!"

"Someone come quick!"

Phoenix Palace was in chaos. Liangchen and Xiaotao were terrified, their hands and feet were ice cold. The Empress was only seven months pregnant, and the dragon fetus could not be harmed.

Chu Yue was helped to lie on the bed, her stomach aching terribly, beads of sweat dripping from her forehead.

Liangchen kept wiping her sweat, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty... don't be afraid, the imperial physician will be here soon. I have already sent someone to inform His Majesty."

"Child..." Chu Yue's consciousness blurred with pain, and she could only feel the pain surging through her limbs and bones.

"Your Majesty, the fetus is fine, it's alright, the imperial physician has arrived and everything will be alright."

Liangchen was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat, which soaked his back.

The Empress stood in the hall with a frown. This was not the outcome she wanted. The Emperor would not touch her, and she could not have her own child. Therefore, she was determined to have Chu Yue's child.

If she miscarries now, everything will be ruined. It's not a pity if Chu Yue dies, but the important thing is the child in her womb.

"Your Highness, let's go back..." Jasmine was a little scared. The Phoenix Palace was in chaos. If anything happened to the Imperial Concubine this time, His Majesty would probably be furious.

"I haven't done anything, what are you afraid of?" The Empress wanted to know if the child was alright.

While the Emperor was still discussing matters with the newly appointed Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Xiao Yuanzi scrambled into the hall, crying, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Imperial Concubine has been in trouble!"

"You dog of a servant! Watch your head!" The emperor was furious; he couldn't tolerate anyone speaking ill of the imperial concubine.

"Your Majesty, please come quickly. The Imperial Concubine has suffered a miscarriage, and this may not be good."

Little Yuanzi didn't care about anything else; she'd wait until he finished speaking before asking for his head.

"What's going on!" The emperor's face darkened as he strode away. "They all deserve to die!"

Little Yuanzi got up and followed behind.