Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 211 Heartless and Cold-Hearted Emperor × Little Palace Maid 22

People came and went in Tanghua Palace, and the imperial physicians were busy coming and going.

The emperor sat in the main seat of the main hall with a stern face.

Consort Shu, the Empress, Consort Yun, and Consort Li knelt in the hall from the moment they arrived.

No one dared to speak.

This was the most lucid day the Queen had been in recent times.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!" The imperial physician rushed out and knelt down. "Your Majesty, Consort Jin is more than a month pregnant, which is a time when she needs to be careful. Now her belly has been hit, and the fetus... is no longer safe. Please make a decision, Your Majesty. I will immediately arrange for Consort Jin to take abortion medicine."

From the moment the emperor heard about Chu Yue's accident, his heart had been heavy with worry, and now it sank even deeper.

His sharp gaze fell upon the imperial physician: "Is there absolutely no other way?"

"Your Majesty... it's not that I'm unwilling, but Consort Jin has already made a great contribution. If we delay any longer, Consort Jin will be in danger."

The imperial physician was desperate; he was willing to risk his life for the doctor's head.

"Go and do it."

With immense difficulty, the emperor uttered two words and then slumped back into his chair as if all his strength had been drained.

The imperial physician hurriedly got up to prescribe the medicine.

The hearts of Consort Shu and the others sank to the bottom, unable to imagine what the consequences would be.

The commotion inside the inner palace only ceased as night fell.

"Your Majesty, Consort Jin's bleeding has stopped, and she has fallen into a deep sleep. She must take her medicine as soon as she wakes up, otherwise her body will not be able to withstand it."

None of them dared to come out and report, so the imperial physician gritted his teeth and came out to kneel down.

"Stay and watch over Consort Jin tonight. If anything happens to Consort Jin, there's no need for anyone from the Imperial Hospital to stay."

Although the emperor's voice was soft, every word struck a chord in everyone's heart.

"...Yes," the imperial physician said, sweating profusely, and quickly got up to prepare the medicine.

The emperor sat there for as long as he sat, and the empress and the others knelt for the same length of time.

Chu Yue woke up in the middle of the night.

The emperor then moved to the inner palace and looked at the weak Chu Yue, his throat tightening.

"Your Majesty... I am guilty..." Chu Yue began by pleading for forgiveness.

The emperor closed his eyes, walked towards her, and took her cold hand in his: "Don't overthink it, it's not your fault."

"Waaah..." Chu Yue cried out in anguish, "It's all my fault for not protecting him..."

The emperor bent down and hugged her: "Don't cry, it's not your fault, I don't blame you, look carefully at your eyes."

Xiao Tao, with red eyes, brought in the medicine: "Your Majesty, it's time for the Empress to take her medicine."

The emperor stood up and took the medicine, saying, "Here, drink the medicine first."

Chu Yue choked back tears as she drank the medicine.

"Don't overthink it, it's not your fault, get some sleep." The emperor softened his tone, though he was also heartbroken and saddened.

The medicine contained sedative ingredients, and Chu Yue, who was already weak, quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The emperor stared for a long time, and when he turned to leave, his expression was icy cold.

Back in the main hall, the emperor coldly swept his gaze over the group and said sternly, "The Empress is to be banished to the Cold Palace, Consort Shu is to be confined to Liran Palace, and Consort Yun and Consort Li are to be confined to their respective palaces."

"Bring the Phoenix Seal to Tanghua Palace. After Consort Jin recovers, she can manage the affairs of the inner palace."

Consort Shu collapsed to the ground, filled with regret. Why was she so greedy? Why didn't she dodge that attack and shield Consort Jin? The consequences would have been completely different.

Now Consort Jin has lost her child but gained the Phoenix Seal, while she has nothing left.

"Your Majesty... I didn't mean to. I was feeling a little dizzy and that's why I fell."

"Your Majesty, it was all Consort Shu's fault. Consort Shu was right behind me. If she hadn't dodged, how could Consort Jin have been bumped into by me!"

The queen's muddled mind finally cleared, and she explained in a trembling voice.

Consort Shu gritted her teeth. What's the use of explaining to this pig-brain?

And they explained it so clearly.

Consort Shu was wise all her life, but made a foolish mistake in this moment, and it was too late for her to regret it.

"Take him away!"

Xiao Dezi waved his hand, and immediately palace servants dragged the group away.

"Your Majesty!" The Empress Dowager's anxious voice came from outside.

She was chanting sutras in the Buddhist hall when a palace servant came to tell her that something had happened to the Empress.

The Empress Dowager rushed over in a great hurry.

"Aunt, Empress Dowager, please save me! His Majesty wants to banish me to the Cold Palace."

The Empress suddenly grasped at a straw: "Aunt, please, cousin, spare me..."

The Empress Dowager calmed herself down and tried to soften her tone: "Emperor, the Empress didn't do it on purpose. Should we... banish her to the Cold Palace?"

"If the Empress Dowager pleads for your life, I would not mind sending you to Prince An's fiefdom."

The emperor spoke in a cold voice.

The Empress Dowager froze on the spot. Her youngest son, Prince An, was sent to his fiefdom after the emperor ascended the throne.

He hasn't been back for years, so she rarely gets to see him.

Seeing the emperor's indifferent demeanor, the empress dowager seemed to have never known him before, never expecting him to be so heartless.

"Enough, I'm old. You can decide your own affairs."

The Empress Dowager's aged figure disappeared from Tanghua Palace.

With nowhere else to turn for help, the empress was dragged to the cold palace.

The others were confined to their own chambers, and the palace fell silent.

In Tanghua Palace, Chu Yue was in a state of deep sorrow after waking up, and she cried all day long. Even when Ruan Ruan was in front of her, she only gave a perfunctory smile.

Although Ruan Ruan is only a few months old, she can sense that her mother is becoming cold towards her.

The little girl screamed at the top of her lungs.

Chu Yue seemed oblivious, lost in her sorrow.

"Your Majesty, please hug the princess, she needs you." Xiao Tao cried along with her.

Chu Yue remained unmoved.

The emperor heard the commotion at Tanghua Palace from afar. He hurried in, reached out and hugged Ruan Ruan, whose big, round eyes were swollen from crying.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Father will hold you." The Emperor gently coaxed Ruan Ruan.

Ruan Ruan cried even harder, pouting and looking extremely aggrieved.

The emperor felt sorry for her, knowing she was so young and would cry herself sick. He held Ruanruan and sat down on the edge of the bed, saying, "My beloved concubine, Ruanruan is crying so hard. Please hold her."

Chu Yue glanced at the child, reached out and took her. The child sobbed softly, her voice trembling with grievance. Chu Yue felt a pang of heartache and tears streamed down her face. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

A somber atmosphere filled Tanghua Palace, and the emperor's heart was heavy.

Reaching out to embrace the mother and daughter, the emperor gently comforted them, "My beloved consort, it's not your fault, and neither will your son. If you keep putting yourself through this, what will happen to me and Ruan Ruan?"

Chu Yue looked up at him, her eyes brimming with tears, her lips moving as she said, "Your Majesty... I am guilty..."

"It's not your fault. I've never blamed you. Don't keep dwelling on it. Ruan Ruan needs you, and I... need you too."

The emperor wiped away her tears.

Chu Yue nodded, her voice choked with sobs, but her body trembled uncontrollably.

"Ruanruan is so young, how can you bear to do this to her?"

Chu Yue looked down at Ruan Ruan, whose face was red from crying, and felt even more pain in her heart.

"Ruanruan, Ruanruan, Mother is bad, Mother is bad, Mother didn't mean it, Mother will hold you, love you, Ruanruan..."

The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. "No one will blame you. Ruan Ruan is so young, she doesn't understand. She just needs you. Please stop torturing yourself, okay?"

Chu Yue nodded, sobbing, "Your Majesty, I understand..."

The dark clouds over Tanghua Palace have finally passed.