Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 317 Ruthless and Cruel Emperor × Runaway Palace Maid 13

"Your Majesty, I wish to change my clothes..." Having been looking for a while, Chu Yue was getting restless.

"Go, and serve Consort Zhen well," the Empress instructed calmly.

Yulan and Yumei respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Majesty..."

As Chu Yue stood up, the people on the stage suddenly rushed down, causing an uproar in the Qingya Stage.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Yulan and Yumei quickly protected Chu Yue.

The opera singers ran around wildly, and the palace servants, unaware of what was happening, screamed in fright, causing chaos inside.

The Empress and the Imperial Concubine were also terrified, turning pale, and frantically searched for a place to hide.

Chu Yue shielded her stomach and tried to avoid the attack, but Yu Lan and Yu Mei held her firmly in place.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Yulan shouted as someone suddenly rushed towards Chu Yue's direction.

Chu Yue's eyes were icy cold. With Ling Ling Yi around, she would be safe. Today, they were clearly after the child in her womb; they were practically courting death!

In the chaos, just as he was about to bump into Chu Yue, Linglingyi secretly swerved the person, causing Chu Yue to fall, but in reality, she wasn't hit at all.

"Miss!"

"Miss!"

Yulan and Yumei, disregarding their panic, shielded Chu Yue with their bodies.

The emperor rushed over, feeling somewhat uneasy all day, yet unable to leave his post.

His eyelids were twitching so badly that he could no longer sit still. Upon learning that Consort Zhen was at Qingya Terrace, the emperor became even more worried.

"My beloved concubine! Yue'er!" The emperor rushed over anxiously, his eyes bloodshot, and embraced Chu Yue: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"Guards, seize them all! I want to interrogate them thoroughly!"

Xiao Xuanzi and his men quickly quieted the hall down.

The Empress and the Imperial Concubine were also frightened, their hair disheveled and their clothes in disarray.

"Your Majesty...it hurts..." Chu Yue, pale-faced, tugged at the emperor's sleeve: "The child..."

"Summon the imperial physicians!" The emperor's eyes were icy cold. "Not a single one of them is allowed to escape. I will not let this matter go unpunished."

The emperor picked up Chu Yue and carried her to the back hall. The empress and the imperial concubine knelt on the ground in fright, followed by a whole group of palace servants kneeling on the ground.

The opera singers were gagged by Xiao Xuanzi's men and forced to kneel to the side.

After the initial panic came endless fear. The Empress lowered her head, frowned, and pondered, wondering if the Imperial Concubine was causing trouble.

The Imperial Concubine was also pale, her head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.

The imperial physician arrived quickly and, sweating profusely, took Chu Yue's pulse.

"Your Majesty...my son..." Chu Yue leaned weakly against the emperor's chest, her other hand tightly protecting her belly.

"My son is alright, my beloved consort, don't be afraid, don't frighten him." The emperor was also very worried. When he arrived, Consort Zhen had just fallen to the ground.

Chu Yue tried to calm herself down and relax as much as possible. "Your Majesty... someone bumped into me. My son must not be hurt."

"Alright, my beloved consort, don't be afraid. I will stand up for you. Don't be afraid." The emperor suppressed the violence in his heart, not wanting to frighten Chu Yue.

"Your Majesty, Consort Zhen's pregnancy had just stabilized, but she was frightened just now and has already affected the fetus. If it had been any later, I'm afraid the imperial fetus would have been in danger."

The imperial physician knelt on the ground, drenched in cold sweat.

"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue trembled as she touched her belly, "No... My son, please don't be hurt."

"It's alright, it's alright, my beloved consort, please calm down," the emperor said anxiously while comforting Chu Yue, then looked at the imperial physician: "I want the imperial fetus to be safe, Physician Zhang, can you guarantee that?"

Imperial Physician Zhang trembled: "I will risk my life to ensure the safety of the imperial heir in Consort Zhen's womb. Your Majesty, I will immediately go and prescribe the medicine for Consort Zhen to take."

"Go!"

"Yes."

The emperor hugged Chu Yue tightly: "It's alright, it's alright, don't be afraid."

Chu Yue sobbed, still shaken, "Your Majesty...it still hurts a little."

"Come, lie down and don't move." The emperor laid Chu Yue down and said, "Wait here for me to come back. I'm going out for a bit."

"His Majesty……"

"Listen to me, I'll be right back." After saying that, the emperor instructed Yulan and Yumei, "Keep a close eye on Consort Zhen."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

After the emperor left, Yulan and Yumei dared to cry out loud, kneeling before Chu Yue's bed: "Your Majesty, it's all our fault..."

"It's alright, don't cry, His Majesty will be angry if he sees you crying."

Yulan and Yumei quickly wiped away their tears and stayed by Chuyue's side.

"Your Highness, please don't move. The young master will be alright."

Yulan and Yumei were still trembling with fear.

"Okay..." Chu Yue calmed herself down and didn't dare to move.

The emperor arrived at the main hall of Qingya Terrace and sat in the main seat for a long time without speaking.

"Your Majesty..." The Empress knelt on the ground in a disheveled state, her face still somewhat pale: "It was my oversight that led to this incident, causing Consort Zhen to be frightened. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The Empress was the first to apologize, saying that His Majesty would blame her for what had happened today.

"Xiao Xuanzi, take them outside and beat them until they confess." The emperor's eyes were fierce: "They dared to offend Consort Zhen and the imperial heir; they're asking for trouble."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

"They are not allowed to shout. If they frighten Consort Zhen, they will be executed immediately."

Xiao Xuanzi was startled and paused slightly before quickly leading her people out.

Soon after, the sounds of slapping and whimpering could be heard outside, making the hairs on people's heads stand on end.

The Empress nearly lost her balance; with a loud thud, she trembled, and Yunxiang and Yunlian held her tightly.

The Imperial Concubine fell to the ground, too frightened to utter a single word. Fangfei held the Imperial Concubine's hand tightly, trembling incessantly.

"Who arranged this?" The emperor's cold gaze fell on the imperial concubine and the empress.

"Your Majesty, I came to the opera today at the invitation of the Imperial Concubine." The Empress composed herself. "I don't know why this suddenly happened."

"You didn't know?" the emperor said coldly. "Didn't you know that Consort Zhen was pregnant? As the empress, why didn't you take care of everything beforehand!"

"Your Majesty, it's the Imperial Concubine..." The Empress's face was pale: "This concubine doesn't know why there's a problem with the play arranged by the Imperial Concubine?"

"Your Majesty, it wasn't me, I didn't do it." The Imperial Concubine, pale-faced, took a few steps forward in a disheveled manner: "Your Majesty, it wasn't me who arranged it, I didn't do it."

"Xiao Xuanzi, take these two palace maids from the Imperial Concubine's side away for questioning!"

They were all incredibly audacious, committing all sorts of misdeeds in his harem, harming his Consort Zhen and his son—their crimes were unforgivable!

"No, no, Your Majesty..." The Imperial Concubine panicked completely: "Why are you interrogating my maid? I don't know why this is happening?"

"The Empress doesn't know, and neither do you. Is it Consort Zhen's fault?" The Emperor was furious. "Is Consort Zhen deliberately tormenting herself while pregnant with the Emperor's child?"

Consort Gui, pulling Fangfei and Fangcao along, cried miserably. His Majesty kept saying he couldn't live without Consort Zhen. With reddened eyes, she raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Zhen is fine. She's not pregnant at all. She's faking it!"

"presumptuous!"

The emperor suddenly stood up and threw the teacup beside him at the imperial concubine.

"Your Highness!" Fangcao reacted quickly and shielded the Imperial Concubine from the blow, but the blow struck her back, and blood quickly began to ooze out.

The imperial concubine froze in shock, her lips trembling: "Fangcao..."

"Your Majesty...they have confessed." Xiao Xuanzi hurriedly came in to report.

"Say!"

"Your Majesty, after several interrogations, they all said that no one instructed them, and that the Imperial Concubine only asked them to perform a few plays."

"No one instructed them?" The emperor's face darkened. How could those palace servants be so audacious as to recklessly attack the concubines if no one instructed them?