Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 330 A Pure and Ascetic Emperor × A Charming and Beloved Concubine 4

After Chu Yue had dinner at Ze'an Palace, the emperor did not speak. Soon, a maid came to serve her a bath. When she saw that she was only wrapped in a thin gauze skirt, Chu Yue blushed helplessly.

After coming out, the emperor sat behind his desk, writing something in a serious manner.

"His Majesty……"

"come over."

Chu Yue walked over and sat down next to the emperor. The writing was good, vigorous and powerful.

The emperor glanced at it, then paused, "Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

"I'm not cold..." Chu Yue was also a little embarrassed, with large areas of skin exposed, and her blouse was clearly visible.

The emperor reached out his left arm to embrace her, wrapping her in his robe, while continuing to write with his right hand, "What did you do to offend the Empress Dowager this afternoon?"

"Your Majesty, I am innocent! The Empress Dowager says I have not served you well and wants to punish me..."

Chu Yue lay on the emperor's chest, clutching his collar and whispering, "Your Majesty, I want to serve you well, but I have no chance."

"Oh?" The emperor glanced at her indifferently: "Served her diligently?"

Who was it that cried out in pain last night, and then almost fainted afterwards?

"It's Your Majesty's fault... you're too valiant. I'm just a weak woman..." Chu Yue complained coquettishly.

The emperor's lips curled into a smile: "Go wait in bed."

"……Yes."

As soon as Chu Yue got into bed, she remembered the previous night, when the emperor's heavy breathing and hot body embraced her.

Her cheeks flushed, Chu Yue pulled her light, sheer dress tighter around herself and knelt on the bed.

After a while, the curtain was finally lifted, and the emperor looked down at her.

"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue raised her head, her cheeks flushed, her eyes alluring.

The emperor lowered the curtain and said, "Come here and help me change my clothes."

Chu Yue knelt and moved to the bedside, her small hands busy around the emperor's waist.

Looking down, the emperor paused, his breath catching in his throat. There... on that spot where his skin was as smooth as jade, he had left a mark last night. It should have faded by now.

"Your Majesty, it's done..."

What's so good about it? The Emperor roughly pulled off her cumbersome nightgown and leaned over her, saying, "Consort Chu, the Empress Dowager has ordered me to discipline you properly. Are you afraid?"

"Your Majesty... I truly know I was wrong, please..." Chu Yue pleaded, choking back tears.

"It depends on your performance."

"Huh?" Chu Yue raised her head and looked at the emperor in a daze.

The emperor said nothing more, but showed his intentions through his actions.

As the commotion subsided around midnight, Chu Yue still remembered: "Your Majesty...did I perform well?"

The emperor smiled contentedly: "Not bad."

"..."

"Go take a bath." The emperor, in a cheerful mood, picked up the frail and weak Chu Yue: "Try harder next time."

Chu Yue: "..."

……

Consort Chu's return to the emperor's bedchamber stirred up another wave of excitement in the harem, which quickly faded away.

She was probably punished by the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor took pity on her, so he allowed her to serve him in bed.

Consort Yun didn't care at all. His Majesty wasn't coming to her, and she couldn't very well kidnap him. Wanxiang was getting anxious and upset, but Consort Yun was perfectly fine.

Consort Liu recited those few poems all day long, and Linglong almost developed calluses from grinding ink.

Consort Li was anxious as she watched. If no one had made a move before, she wouldn't have been so worried, but now Consort Chu was clearly special. There were only a few people, and she couldn't let Consort Chu monopolize His Majesty's attention.

With something on her mind, Consort Li didn't notice anyone in front of her. By the time she realized it, she had already unknowingly walked into the Imperial Garden.

"Greetings, Your Highness Consort Chu..."

Consort Chu was admiring the flowers, smiling gently. With His Majesty's favor, her complexion looked much more radiant.

"Get up." Chu Yue smiled faintly.

Consort Li felt rather bitter, as she was clearly no less capable than Consort Chu.

"Why does Your Highness have time to come out? Don't you have His Majesty to serve?"

Consort Li's somewhat sarcastic remarks made Chu Yue glance at her, realizing that she was hostile towards her.

Indeed, the harem is a place where jealousy is easily aroused; a single word or glance can turn someone into an enemy.

"Consort Li is overthinking it. His Majesty forbids any disturbance," Chu Yue explained before turning her head away, not wanting to say more.

"Does Your Highness also like crabapple blossoms?" Consort Li asked, noticing her staring at the crabapple tree in front of her.

"I met His Majesty under the crabapple tree," Chu Yue said, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Consort Li paused for a moment, glanced at the crabapple tree, and instantly found it an eyesore.

I thought Consort Chu was a well-behaved person, but she must have used tricks to seduce His Majesty.

Consort Chu had forgotten His Majesty's instructions to behave herself and keep to her place.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is here," Qiongzhi whispered to Chuyue.

Chu Yue looked over and saw that the emperor was coming this way.

Consort Li was overjoyed. She quickly straightened her clothes and turned around happily. Sure enough, His Majesty had come.

Just as she was about to take two steps forward, Consort Li suddenly remembered that Consort Chu had just said that she and His Majesty had met under the crabapple tree. She instantly froze, standing there shyly.

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

As the emperor approached, Chu Yue and Consort Li curtsied.

"stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Consort Li subtly turned her body to the side, slightly blocking Chu Yue's view, and looked at the Emperor: "Your Majesty, are you here to admire the flowers?"

The emperor looked past Consort Li and at Consort Chu behind him: "Consort Chu, why haven't you gone back yet?"

Consort Li turned around and glared at Chu Yue, calling her a vixen.

"Your Majesty, when I walked under the crabapple tree, I remembered my chance encounter with Your Majesty that day, so I lingered there for a while."

A few crabapple petals still clung to Chu Yue's hair, just like they had that day.

The emperor also recalled the scene from that day, and his expression softened considerably: "If you like, you may move to Ningxiang Palace."

"Your Majesty, no, I am willing to come out and enjoy the scenery. That way, every time I come, I will walk the same path that I walked with Your Majesty."

Chu Yue gazed at the emperor with deep affection, their eyes seeing only each other.

Consort Li: "..."

How could Consort Chu say such things? Why didn't she think of that?

It must be because she didn't meet His Majesty under the crabapple tree.

But she's under the crabapple tree right now, why can't His Majesty see her?

"As you wish, may we go back now?"

"it is good……"

"Your Majesty, Consort Chu just said she has some matters to attend to. Perhaps I should accompany Your Majesty back?"

Consort Li looked at the Emperor nervously. His Majesty was right in front of her; she couldn't afford to miss this opportunity.

Chu Yue slightly pursed her lips. They've already intercepted people right in front of them, haven't they?

"Your Majesty, I would like to take another look," Chu Yue said, lowering her head in disappointment.

The emperor's face darkened, and the atmosphere instantly turned somber.

I've seen useless people before, but I've never seen anyone this useless. Won't Consort Chu fight back?

"You are..." The emperor glanced at Consort Li indifferently.

Consort Li: "..."

Xiao Chuanzi stepped forward, sweating profusely: "Your Majesty, it is Consort Li."

"Bold."

After the emperor finished speaking casually, everyone immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, please calm down..."

"Go kneel to the side." The emperor didn't name anyone, so Chu Yue and Consort Li had no choice but to raise their heads to look.

But the emperor looked at Consort Li with icy eyes.

"Your Majesty..." Consort Li's face turned pale, and she staggered to her knees to the side.

Under the crabapple tree where he met Consort Chu, there was no room for anyone else.

"Consort Chu, what is it?" If she can't give a proper explanation, she will definitely be punished.

"Your Majesty, what I mean is..." Chu Yue thought quickly, "I want to make some flower desserts for Your Majesty, but I'm still missing some crabapple petals. I want to pick enough before I go back."

"Can you reach it?"

"what……?"

The emperor walked towards Chu Yue and helped her up: "It's better up high. You can't reach it, so I'll help you."

"it is good……"