Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 310 Ruthless and Cruel Emperor × Runaway Palace Maid 6

Yunxiang returned to Fengqi Palace with a livid face. Fangcao, who was also gathering information, saw her in the dark and quickly went back to report to the Imperial Concubine.

"His Majesty is with Consort Zhen again?" The Imperial Concubine's expression was also unpleasant.

Thinking that he should go to the Empress's place tonight, His Majesty went to Yaohua Palace again as it was getting dark.

"This servant saw that Yunxiang's face looked very pale. His Majesty must have been kept behind by Consort Zhen again," Fangcao whispered.

"Is Consort Zhen going against the Empress?" The Imperial Concubine thought of the timid Consort Zhen, who was as timid as a little white rabbit, and was somewhat skeptical: "Isn't she afraid of the Empress?"

"Your Majesty, with His Majesty's favor, why would Consort Zhen be afraid of the Empress? Winning His Majesty's heart is the most important thing."

Fangcao was a little worried. At this rate, when would His Majesty arrive at Jinxiu Palace?

"Keep a close eye on what's happening tonight,"

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Yunxiang returned to Fengqi Palace, but she couldn't bring herself to speak.

"Yunxiang, where is His Majesty?" The Empress's heart sank again when she saw that Yunxiang had returned alone.

Yunxiang's face was pale as she carefully chose her words: "Your Majesty, Consort Zhen is unwell, and His Majesty has stayed behind to take care of her."

"Is Consort Zhen unwell?" The Empress's face turned cold. Had Consort Zhen complained to His Majesty?

Such a trivial matter; if Consort Zhen were smart, she would have kept her mouth shut.

"Your Majesty, when I arrived at Yaohua Palace... Your Majesty, it was Consort Zhen who seduced His Majesty during the day." Yunxiang knelt on the ground, choking back tears as she spoke. She felt sorry for the Empress, who was always bullied by Consort Zhen.

The Empress's face turned deathly pale, and she staggered back a few steps. How dare Consort Zhen be so presumptuous?

"Your Majesty..." Yunxiang choked up as she stepped forward to support the Empress.

The Empress suppressed her anger: "Consort Zhen is unwell. As the Empress, I should go and inquire after her."

"My lady..."

"Walk."

Inside Yaohua Palace, the emperor dismissed the servants and was personally feeding Chu Yue her meal.

"Your Majesty, let Yulan come..." How could Chu Yue dare to do it for her if the emperor himself were to do it?

"Eat." After serving Consort Zhen for so long, the emperor now wishes he could hold her in the palm of his hand.

Chu Yue had no choice but to open her mouth and eat it: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."

"Eat more." The emperor was incredibly gentle at this moment. Consort Zhen had suffered a lot in the past, but she would no longer have to suffer injustices.

"Your Majesty, please wait... His Majesty is inside." Xiao Xuanzi's anxious voice gradually came from outside: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment, this servant will go and report..."

When the emperor frowned and looked up, the empress had already appeared in the hall, her face extremely unpleasant.

Chu Yue was also startled and instinctively hid behind the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this servant really couldn't stop him..." Xiao Xuanzi knelt on the ground.

When the Empress entered, she saw that the Emperor was personally feeding Consort Zhen his meal. He was so doting on her that he seemed to want to chew the food up and feed it to her. Consort Zhen was practically clinging to His Majesty!

This is how the two of them get along in private!

"Bang!" The emperor slammed down the bowl in his hand: "Empress, is this the proper etiquette you should have?"

As the empress, it was incredibly strange for her to suddenly barge into the concubines' palace late at night, especially with the emperor present.

Yunxiang quickly tugged at the Empress's sleeve: "Your Majesty, the greater good is at stake..."

The emperor hadn't visited Fengqi Palace for two consecutive days, and she was getting anxious. The empress suppressed her anger and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Consort Zhen is not feeling well, so I came to check on her."

Chu Yue quickly stood up: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am... alright."

"Sit down." The Emperor pulled Chu Yue to sit down, then looked at the Empress: "Is the Empress aware that Consort Zhen's hand is injured?"

"Your Majesty, my hand is fine..." Chu Yue looked at the emperor with some fear, not wanting His Majesty to quarrel with the Empress because of her.

The Empress wanted to slap Consort Zhen for her affected manner. With His Majesty's favor, what could possibly happen to her?

The tea was a little too hot, and His Majesty was so distressed? Consort Zhen, as His Majesty's maid, seduced him and bewitched him.

"Your Majesty, it was my oversight that the tea I prepared was a little too hot. I have some Jade Skin Cream with me, I'll have someone send it to Consort Zhen."

"No need. As Empress, you should know what you should and shouldn't do." The Emperor glanced at the Empress: "You may leave."

The Empress's face stiffened, and after a long while, she managed a forced smile: "Your Majesty... are you going to Phoenix Palace tonight?"

As a palace maid, Consort Zhen should have been content to have been granted the title of Consort and to have kept His Majesty for one night.

Chu Yue shuddered instinctively, looking down at her fingertips wrapped in cloth.

The Empress herself intercepted the person, and she did so right in front of Chu Yue in her palace. Chu Yue turned pale with embarrassment.

"Empress, do you even know the rules? How dare you come to Yaohua Palace and spout such nonsense." The Emperor said coldly, "I will stay with Consort Zhen tonight."

The Empress was speechless, staring blankly at the Emperor.

"Your Majesty... Her Majesty the Empress has come to invite you... please come." Chu Yue looked at the Emperor cautiously, "I'm fine..."

The emperor's face turned cold: "Say that again?"

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please calm your anger." Chu Yue immediately knelt down.

The Empress was so provoked that she almost laughed out loud. She herself had asked the Emperor not to go, but Consort Zhen was begging the Emperor to go to Fengqi Palace. Was she showing off her special status here?

The two were playing a back-and-forth game, and the Empress couldn't bear to watch any longer. What she wanted was for His Majesty to willingly move on, not to be like this.

"Your Majesty, I take my leave..." The Empress turned and left.

"As the empress, she should know some manners."

Just as they arrived at the palace gate, the emperor's icy voice rang out, and the empress almost stumbled. Yunxiang helped her up to keep her from losing her composure.

"Your Majesty, I understand." The Empress turned around, bowed, and quickly left Yaohua Palace.

Chu Yue was still kneeling on the ground when the emperor finally helped her up: "Next time, let me..."

The emperor stopped abruptly halfway through his speech. He saw that Consort Zhen's eyes were red and she was silently shedding tears.

"Why are you crying again?" She started crying herself after telling him to leave.

Chu Yue remained silent.

"Does kneeling hurt?" The emperor held her and examined her legs.

"Your Majesty... I didn't want you to leave, I didn't want you to leave at all." Chu Yue choked back tears and sobbed, "I was afraid Your Majesty would want to go, so I said this... Your Majesty will think I'm more sensible..."

"Foolish." The emperor didn't know what to say to her.

"His Majesty……"

"Alright, does that mean my beloved concubine likes me?" The emperor wiped away her tears.

Chu Yue nestled in the emperor's arms: "I like it. I've liked it for a long time. When we were in the Eastern Palace, I even thought it would be nice to stay with Your Majesty like that forever."

"Really?" The emperor's expression improved noticeably. "It's still possible now."

"Um……"

The Empress returned to Phoenix Palace in a rage, unable to contain her anger, and smashed all the precious porcelain pieces.

Yunxiang and Yunlian couldn't persuade her, and by the time the Empress calmed down, the palace was in complete disarray.