Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 193 Heartless and Cold-Hearted Emperor × Little Palace Maid 4

Huayu Palace

Consort Shu slightly twitched the corners of her mouth and looked at the Empress on the throne. "Your Majesty, I learned something strange yesterday. When Ruyan passed by the Zichen Palace, she happened to see a woman coming out of it. Judging from her attire, she was probably a palace maid."

When Ruyan told her yesterday, she only paused for a moment before understanding.

She knew it! His Majesty is in his prime, yet he neglects his concubines in the harem; it turns out he's playing the trick of keeping a mistress in a golden house.

Consort Shu also knew that the Empress was looking for someone recently; in this palace, nothing can be hidden.

The Empress is probably looking for that reckless girl.

"Consort Shu, could you be mistaken? Be careful not to say anything that might cause trouble." The Empress felt a pang of anxiety, but her face remained impassive: "It's best not to inquire too much about His Majesty's affairs."

Consort Shu smiled faintly. The Empress was clearly extremely anxious, but she still had to pretend to be magnanimous. Didn't she find it tiring?

"Alright, everyone disperse. I'm tired." The Empress felt like she was being scratched by a cat, and waved her hand to dismiss the crowd.

Consort Shu bowed and withdrew, knowing that the Empress was becoming restless.

Consort Li and Consort Yun also withdrew; it was best to speak less in the palace.

"Yunxiang, is what Consort Shu said true?" The Empress's face was gloomy, and she was extremely anxious: "How dare she seduce His Majesty! I will have her skinned alive!"

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. No one dares to inquire about His Majesty's affairs. Consort Shu herself didn't see it, so perhaps she saw it wrong."

"Perhaps she's just a palace maid on duty," Yunxiang said in a low voice. "The Consort Shu might be telling you this on purpose; who knows what her intentions are?"

The Empress gradually calmed down. More than a month had passed since the last incident, and she hadn't found any clues. How could Consort Shu's maid have seen it?

"None of them have good intentions!" The Empress was furious that there were so many women in the harem.

She and her cousin the emperor were childhood sweethearts, yet these women came to bother them.

If it weren't for them, why would His Majesty be so cold to her? She remembered that it wasn't like this when she was a child.

"Yunxiang, let's go take a look." The Empress could no longer sit still.

Yunxiang replied, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to approach the Zichen Palace. If we go there now, His Majesty will be angry..."

"I can't care about anything else now, I absolutely cannot let those lowly servants get away with this!"

"Walk."

Inside the Zichen Palace, Chu Yue had just woken up. Recently, she had been kept here by Granny Qin under various pretexts.

The matter of being punished was not mentioned, but Chu Yue was still worried and kept her on tenterhooks.

After observing for more than a month, she discovered that the emperor rarely spoke and had little expression.

It is evident how difficult it was for Granny Qin and Xiao Dezi to serve the emperor.

Chu Yue also knew a bit about the emperor's habits. For example, as soon as the emperor sat down at his desk, she would immediately go forward to grind ink.

I remember being a little nervous the first time, and I was prepared to be punished, but the emperor didn't say anything.

The Zichen Palace was mostly quiet. Chu Yue knew what the emperor was going to do just by his slightest movement.

Chu Yue was quite exhausted last night, and the emperor remained silent during his actions, only focusing on his own movements.

After spending the night here for the first time, the emperor frankly said he was not used to it. Later, after Chu Yue served him in bed, he returned to his own residence.

She was too tired and it was too late last night, and the emperor, unusually, didn't ask her to leave, so she went along with it and stayed.

As soon as she stood up, Chu Yue felt dizzy and collapsed back onto the bed.

The disheveled nightgown couldn't hide the marks on her body. Chu Yue straightened her clothes. This bastard man, he really knows how to cause trouble.

It's not that he's incapable of sleeping with so many women in his harem.

If it weren't for the fact that all the items selected by Linglingyi were of high quality, Chu Yue wouldn't want to endure the hassle.

Fortunately, with 001 there, the physical discomfort quickly disappeared.

When Granny Qin entered, Chu Yue had just finished tidying up. She softly called out, "Granny..."

"Are you alright?" Granny Qin's expression softened considerably. She was a maid she favored, and now she had served the Emperor for so long; she was truly blessed.

Chu Yue lowered her head shyly: "Granny..."

"Alright, go back and rest for a while, and come back tonight." Granny Qin said kindly, "His Majesty is a man of few words, so we need to put in a lot of effort. In the past month or so, His Majesty has been very kind to you... In short, just listen to Granny Qin."

"Yes, thank you, Granny..." Chu Yue followed Granny Qin back to her residence.

This scene was witnessed by the Empress, who had come to investigate, and it turned out that someone was secretly helping them!

Looking in their direction, the Empress was furious and her face twisted with anger. She even arranged a separate room for her to stay in.

"My lady..."

Yunxiang was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that someone had actually taken advantage of the loophole.

After seeing Qin Mama leave the room, the Empress then headed over there.

While His Majesty may not be allowed to go there, there's no rule saying that she, as the Empress, cannot go anywhere else!

Chu Yue was just about to rest a little longer when the door opened. She turned around, her face flustered, and said, "This servant greets Her Majesty the Empress..."

The Empress, her face grim, stepped forward and slapped Chu Yue across the face. Chu Yue's face turned to one side, her cheek quickly swelled up, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

"You vile servant! How dare you seduce His Majesty!" The Empress entered and, upon seeing her face clearly, became even more enraged: "I will punish you severely!"

The emperor cousin is hers, and no one is allowed to take him from her.

Chu Yue endured it again and again, but the pain in her cheek made her want to hit back almost immediately.

It's useless to take your anger out on others when you can't win His Majesty's favor!

"Yueyue, don't act impulsively, she is the Empress." Linglingyi was also heartbroken.

"I want compensation. Give me some fake pregnancy pills; I'll keep them for later use."

"Okay, Yueyue."

"..."

"This servant dares not... Your Majesty, please forgive me..." Chu Yue endured the pain and kowtowed several times.

You'll pay for this sooner or later! What's wrong with palace maids? Are you trying to kill people like dirt?

"Yunxiang, take her back to the palace. I find her rather pleasing to the eye, so she can serve me from now on."

The empress devised 180 ways to torment her.

"Your Majesty, this..." Yunxiang dared not, for this girl was clearly already His Majesty's woman.

"I will speak to His Majesty personally and take it back!" The Empress said with a stern face, wishing she could tear Chu Yue's face to shreds.

Chu Yue was brought back to Huayu Palace. The Empress held a cup of tea and stared intently at Chu Yue, who was kneeling in the hall.

"Yunxiang, bring two candlesticks and let her hold them." The Empress smiled, but her words sent chills down one's spine: "Since this girl can serve His Majesty, she must be quite good at serving others. I'll test her and let her hold them."

Chu Yue looked rather disheveled, her cheeks red and swollen, her hair messy, and cold sweat soaking her hair, which clung to her cheeks.

But it was precisely this that made her even more delicate and beautiful, which made the Empress grit her teeth in hatred, and she kept cursing the vixen in her heart!

Yunxiang brought over the candlesticks, and Chuyue tried her best to hold them steady. She had been feeling unwell these past few days, and after being beaten today and kneeling for so long, she felt pain all over her body.

Before long, his face turned deathly pale, and his lips lost all color.