Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 207 Heartless and Cold-Hearted Emperor × Little Palace Maid 18

next day

Chu Yue sat up from the bed, supporting her aching back. Xiao Tao and Fang Cao, trying not to laugh, came over to help her.

"You brat, stop laughing." Chu Yue only realized her voice was hoarse when she opened her mouth.

"Your Majesty, please calm down, this servant will stop laughing." Fangcao quickly begged for forgiveness.

The commotion last night didn't stop until midnight; no wonder Your Majesty is so tired today.

Chu Yue was quite tired, so after washing up, she lay down on the chaise lounge and closed her eyes to rest.

Chu Yue only slightly opened her eyes when Granny Qin brought the princess over.

She straightened up and picked up the princess.

Chu Yue smiled gently and indulgently, holding the little one firmly in her arms, her slender fingers teasing the princess's little face.

This is when the little one is at their cutest.

The little one can't speak yet. After eating, he stares around with his big, grape-like eyes and makes some tender, babbling sounds.

Chu Yue couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Yun'er..."

The little guy's smacking lips are so cute.

"Your Highness, the weather is lovely today. Shall we take the princess out for a walk?"

Granny Qin asked softly.

Chu Yue immediately agreed: "Let's go then."

She had rested enough, so going out for a walk, enjoying the scenery, and admiring the flowers would be nice.

Soon, Chu Yue took the princess to the Imperial Garden, with Granny Qin carrying the little one, and Xiao Tao and Fang Cao following on the other side.

Behind them followed a large group of palace servants.

Now that it is spring and summer, the Imperial Garden is filled with a riot of flowers in full bloom.

"Your Majesty... are you still going?"

Seeing the Empress looking at Consort Jin with a gloomy expression, Yunli asked somewhat nervously.

The Empress's previously good expression turned completely somber. She had only gone out for a walk, yet she had already encountered such an offensive person; it was truly an unlucky day.

A concubine was followed by such a large group of people; anyone who didn't know better would think it was the Empress's carriage.

Having a princess makes him so arrogant; he's just a petty person who's gotten his way.

"Go, of course I'll go. The Imperial Garden isn't hers. I'm the Empress, I can go anywhere."

The Empress walked forward with a sullen face.

Chu Yue sat down in the pavilion, took the child from her and held her herself, only to find that she was asleep: "I brought her out, and she's still asleep."

"Children are all like that, they fall asleep easily," Qin Mama said with a smile. "Your Highness, just make sure the princess doesn't catch a cold."

"Ah."

"Who do I think this is? It's Consort Jin." The Empress's sarcastic voice rang out.

Chu Yue paused, subconsciously tightening her grip on her arm, before rising to curtsy: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."

"This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress..."

"Get up." The Empress looked at Chu Yue, who was still beautiful and charming, and felt a tightness in her chest, as if she had a breath that she could not exhale.

"Your Majesty the Empress..."

The Empress took a few steps forward, and Chu Yue cautiously stepped back.

"What are you afraid of, Consort Jin? Do you think I'd eat you?"

The Empress was furious. Was she some kind of monster?

"Your Majesty, I dare not..." Chu Yue's attitude was respectful, but her movements to avoid the situation were also quite obvious.

The Empress sat down with a cold face, glanced at the child in Chu Yue's arms, and curled her lips in disdain: "Consort Jin, His Majesty and I grew up together as childhood sweethearts. I am happy for His Majesty that you have given birth to a princess. Are you trying to get accused of disrespect by avoiding me like this?"

Chu Yue trembled, her face turning slightly pale: "Your Majesty, I didn't..."

"Yueyue, she's so idle..." 001's precise comment.

Chu Yue: "Without real power, how can she not be idle? Just give her some Nightmare Pills to keep her busy."

"Okay."

"This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress and Consort Jin." Xiao Dezi ran over respectfully and said, "Consort Jin, this servant has been looking for you for a long time. His Majesty went to Tanghua Palace but did not see you, so he sent this servant to find you and bring you back."

"I'll go back now." Chu Yue breathed a sigh of relief. She was just worried about not finding a reason to get rid of the Empress: "Your Majesty, I take my leave."

The Empress remained silent with a sullen face, watching the group of people leave in a grand procession.

When she returned to Tanghua Palace, the emperor was sitting there. When he saw her return, he only glanced at her with a stern face.

Qin Mama, being perceptive, quickly carried the princess away, and the other servants also respectfully withdrew.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects..." Chu Yue saw that he didn't speak and wondered what she had done to offend him again.

The emperor glanced at him coldly: "Didn't you say you were feeling exhausted?"

She was sobbing and begging for mercy last night, and the emperor really thought he had tormented her. When he left today, she was still fast asleep and he was thinking of coming over to comfort her as soon as possible.

She still had the energy to run around.

"Your Majesty...I am a little tired, but the weather is nice today, so I thought I'd take you out for a walk," Chu Yue explained softly.

However, she encountered the Empress and was still uncomfortable after hearing her sarcastic remarks.

The emperor also blamed her, making Chu Yue feel even more aggrieved. She lowered her head and stopped speaking.

Seeing her resistant attitude towards him for the first time, the emperor was stunned for a moment, but then felt uncomfortable. Wasn't he also afraid that she would get hurt?

Neither of them spoke for a moment, and the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat tense.

Chu Yue's legs ached, making her unsteady on her feet. She swayed slightly.

The emperor caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, and said with a mixture of anger and helplessness, "Come here."

Chu Yue glanced at him before taking a step over.

"What are you angry about?" The emperor pulled her to sit on his lap. "You're getting more and more spoiled."

Chu Yue lowered her head and remained silent.

The emperor lifted her chin and said in a deep voice, "Speak."

Chu Yue moved her lips twice: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong..."

"It's not that I don't want you to go out, but you have to take care of your own health."

The emperor's expression softened, and his tone became gentler.

Chu Yue gave a muffled "hmm".

"What else are you hiding from me? Tell me the truth." The emperor felt inexplicably uncomfortable seeing her like this.

Chu Yue shook her head: "Your Majesty, it's really nothing."

"Someone come here."

"Your Majesty...please..."

Xiao Tao and Fang Cao immediately entered and knelt down: "This servant greets Your Majesty..."

"Explain everything that happened today in detail."

"...Her Majesty the Empress said that she and His Majesty were childhood sweethearts, and she was also happy that Consort Jin had given birth to a princess for His Majesty..."

Fangcao quickly recounted the events.

After hearing this, the emperor's face darkened: "Get out."

"Yes……"

"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue felt the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive; the emperor was angry.

The emperor was indeed angry. Childhood sweethearts? How dare they say such a thing?

"What nonsense are you thinking about now?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.

Chu Yue turned her head away and muttered, "The Empress and His Majesty are childhood sweethearts, and I am just..." a lowly palace maid.

"I only saw it a few times when I was a child, that's all. Don't overthink it."

The emperor felt that if he couldn't explain it clearly, this sensitive girl would probably cry several times in secret.

He noticed all the admiring and loving looks she gave him on ordinary days.

That's why I feel even more sorry for her. Because of her status, she's always so careful, and now she can only keep her jealousy to herself.

"really?"

"You don't trust me?"

"No, no, I believe you." Chu Yue nestled closer. She knew the Emperor's attitude towards the Empress; the Empress was just putting on a one-woman show.

"That's more like it."

"Um……"