Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 339 A Pure and Ascetic Emperor × A Charming and Beloved Concubine 13

Ningxiang Palace, night.

"Ugh..." Chu Yue whimpered in discomfort, still groggy and unable to wake up.

Since she became pregnant, the emperor had been resting in Ningxiang Palace. Upon hearing her voice, the emperor immediately asked softly, "My beloved concubine, what's wrong?"

Chu Yue only moved her body slightly in discomfort, but did not wake up.

The noise came from the bedchamber. Xiao Chuanzi heard it, bowed respectfully, went inside, lit a candle, stood outside the screen, and called out, "Your Majesty." Then she withdrew.

The emperor called out again, "My beloved concubine."

Chu Yue struggled to wake up, her face pale, and she spoke weakly, "Your Majesty..."

"Where does it hurt?" the emperor asked tenderly, cupping her face in his hands.

"Your Majesty... I feel uncomfortable everywhere..." Chu Yue complained in a hoarse voice, feeling aggrieved. She was in her late pregnancy and couldn't bear it anymore.

The emperor personally poured her some warm water to drink, and then wiped Chu Yue's mouth, saying, "My dear consort, you've worked hard."

"Your Majesty, my leg hurts..."

"I'll massage it for you," the emperor coaxed, his hands also massaging Chu Yue's calves.

Chu Yue groaned softly in discomfort, her voice trembling with sobs. The Emperor moved even more gently: "My beloved consort, bear with it. You'll feel better after you give birth to the prince."

"Hmm..." Chu Yue choked back a sob, feeling wronged.

After the emperor patiently and gently massaged her for a while, Chu Yue felt a little better and slowly fell asleep.

Seeing Consort Chu's weak and unwell appearance, the Emperor was so worried that he couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

next day

Chu Yue awoke long after the emperor had left. Qiongzhi helped her up, saying, "Your Majesty, take it easy..."

After washing up, Chu Yue sat listlessly in front of her dressing table. Her face in the mirror looked haggard, pale, and sickly.

"Your Majesty, please have the imperial physician come and take a look at you. I'm so worried about you."

Qiongzhi carefully applied makeup to her. Since the Empress became pregnant, she rarely used such things, but these days she was not feeling well and had to use some makeup to make her complexion look better.

"The imperial physician always gives the same answer, so I give up."

With lip rouge on my lips, my complexion doesn't look so bad anymore.

"Your Majesty..." Qiongzhi looked at her with concern.

"I'm really okay..." Chu Yue felt dizzy again as she stood up, and her stomach cramped. "Ah..."

"Your Majesty!" Qiongzhi hurriedly helped her up. "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Chu Yue took a while to recover from her discomfort: "Help me over there."

Qiongzhi helped Chuyue to the chaise lounge and said, "Your Majesty... this servant will send someone to summon the imperial physician."

"Hmm..." Chu Yue leaned against the chaise lounge, her beautiful eyes furrowed: "Have Green Bamboo bring some plum soup."

"Your Majesty, please rest for a while."

While Qiongzhi was out, Chu Yue called out in a hoarse voice, "001".

"Yueyue." Linglingyi flapped its little wings and came close to her.

"What's wrong?" Chu Yue has been feeling particularly unwell lately, experiencing various discomforts.

"Oh...someone's cursing you, I've blocked it for you." 001 asked, "Yueyue, can you still feel it?"

"It feels too big... Are you reliable?" Chu Yue asked irritably.

"Someone buried a doll with your birth date and time in the backyard of Ningxiang Palace. I blocked it for you immediately." Linglingyi quickly took out a prop and made her put it in the doll's mouth.

"If you keep being careless, I'm leaving right now."

"No, no, no, I was watching a show," 001 pleaded. "Let me see."

"Hmph...who did this?"

“Consort Yun,” Linglingyi replied while checking, “Seeing that you weren’t responding, she actually used her own blood to administer it. No wonder you’re in so much pain.”

Chu Yue frowned. Yun Fei?

How could someone who always seemed so unassuming and unassuming actually be so ruthless?

"Consort Yun's letter to her lover was seen by Consort Li, who then threatened her to deal with you," Linglingyi said, gossiping.

Chu Yue immediately leaned closer to listen: "Does Consort Yun have a lover?"

No wonder they don't compete or fight.

So...the emperor wasn't being cuckolded...?

"Consort Li said that as long as Consort Yun could make you miscarry and fall out of favor, she would keep this a secret. Otherwise, Consort Li would report Consort Yun and cause her lover to lose his life. Consort Yun did this for the sake of her beloved."

Chu Yue clicked her tongue: "Love makes people blind..."

"Be careful," Linglingyi said before replying to the system.

Qiongzhi and Lüzhu also returned. "Your Majesty... the imperial physician has arrived."

Chu Yue quickly wiped off her lipstick, frowned, and lay down on the couch.

The emperor followed, and upon hearing that the imperial physician had been summoned from Ningxiang Palace, he rushed over.

"My beloved concubine, what's wrong?" The emperor's heart clenched when he saw Chu Yue lying there, her face pale.

"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue was so weak that she could barely speak.

"Hurry up and show it to Consort Chu!" the emperor roared anxiously.

The imperial physician hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Highness, please, let me take your pulse."

The emperor pulled Chu Yue into his arms, placed her hand on the edge of the bed, and soothed her, saying, "The imperial physician has seen her, she'll be fine."

"Your Majesty... I dare not lie to you, I really feel so bad... my stomach hurts too..."

Chu Yue broke down in tears in the emperor's arms.

"Imperial Physician, what exactly happened to Consort Chu?!" The Emperor was both shocked and anxious.

"Ah..." Chu Yue cried out in pain, clutching her swollen belly tightly.

"My beloved concubine!" The emperor was unsure of what was wrong with her, and seeing her in such distress only made him more anxious.

The imperial physician grew increasingly serious, his brows furrowing deeply: "Your Majesty... Consort Chu is probably not well..."

"How dare you!" Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately flew into a rage before the imperial physician could finish speaking: "Why is Consort Chu unwell? Believe me or not, I'll take your head!"

"Ah..." Chu Yue was already somewhat delirious, only moaning in pain.

"Little Chuanzi, go and summon the people from the Imperial Hospital again. If anything happens to Consort Chu and the imperial fetus, I will not let them off lightly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty..." Xiao Chuanzi retreated, sweating profusely.

"Your Majesty..." Qiongzhi and Lüzhu knelt by the bed in a panic.

Chu Yue nearly fainted, and the emperor's face turned pale with anxiety: "Incompetent doctor, what's wrong with Consort Chu!"

"Your Majesty, Consort Chu's pregnancy has been progressing smoothly until now, when she is about to give birth, she is in so much pain..." The imperial physician wiped his sweat: "I'm afraid someone has used evil magic."

"Insolence! Who dares!" The emperor was both angry and furious, his voice chilling.

"Your Majesty, since the Empress became pregnant, the imperial physicians have always found no problems when examining her pulse. However, recently, the Empress has often been unwell, which we assumed was because the little prince was getting more active."

"Her Majesty was afraid of worrying His Majesty, so she kept quiet. No matter how I tried to persuade her, it was no use. I never expected that someone was trying to harm Her Majesty. Your Majesty, please do justice for Her Majesty!"

Qiongzhi knelt by the bed, crying and wailing. She felt distressed thinking about how hard the Empress had been working these days.

The emperor held Chu Yue tightly, not daring to let go. No wonder she hadn't looked well lately, and she even wore makeup occasionally. She probably couldn't help but cry out in pain at night.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here! The imperial physician is here..."

"Take Consort Chu's pulse in turn," the Emperor said coldly. "Little Chuan, take men and thoroughly search Ningxiang Palace for me! Don't miss a single corner!"

"Yes, Your Majesty..." Xiao Chuanzi quickly led her people away.

One imperial physician after another went in to take the emperor's pulse, and they all came to the same conclusion. The emperor was furious: "They all deserve to die!"

"Your Majesty, calm down..."

The emperor's bloodshot eyes were terrifying, like knives, and Ningxiang Palace was as silent as an empty palace.