Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 327 A Pure and Ascetic Emperor × A Charming and Beloved Concubine 1

Yun'an Palace

"Xiuhua..." The Empress Dowager's slightly weary voice echoed in the empty hall.

Xiuhua immediately stepped forward respectfully: "Empress Dowager..."

"Did the Emperor choose a concubine tonight?" The Empress Dowager had asked this question countless times.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty did not summon any concubines to his bedchamber; he is resting in Ze'an Palace."

"Sigh..." The Empress Dowager sighed deeply, "Is he trying to drive me to my death?"

"Empress Dowager, please don't worry, His Majesty... is still young," Xiuhua said considerately.

"If you don't touch women when you're young, what use will you be when you're old?" The Empress Dowager almost wanted to crack open the Emperor's head to see what was inside.

"..."

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, His Majesty has his own plans."

Xiuhua massaged her shoulders while offering words of comfort.

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, her sharp eyes darting around a few times. "Does the Emperor not like Consort Li?"

"Perhaps Consort Li wasn't considerate enough..."

"And what about Consort Yun?"

"Consort Yun has a very easygoing personality..."

"Where is Consort Liu?"

"Consort Liu spends all day reciting poems and composing verses in the Guanju Palace..."

Where is Consort Chu?

"Your Majesty, if His Majesty doesn't choose a concubine, there's nothing they can do," Xiuhua advised again. "Your Majesty, it's time to rest."

"..."

Ningxiang Palace

"Yueyue, are you planning to give up?" Linglingyi looked at Chuyue with a mournful expression: "You don't seem to be in a hurry at all."

"You noticed." Chu Yue leaned leisurely against the chaise lounge, ignoring Linglingyi's pitiful gaze.

“…Yueyue.” Linglingyi fluttered its little wings and approached Chu Yue, taking out a glass of red wine from the system: “I’ll raise a glass, Yueyue, one more time.”

Chu Yue: "..."

"It's not that I'm not enthusiastic, but what kind of male lead did you choose? He's like a monk. We've been here for so long and I haven't seen him even once."

I've been in this world for two months now, and I'm perfectly fine, except I can't see the emperor. Everything in the palace is normal; there are no concubines vying for the emperor's favor, and everyone is staying peacefully in their own palaces.

"Yueyue, how about I give you one of the diamonds so you can work harder?" Linglingyi was willing to part with it.

"Fine, keep it for yourself. So you won't be embarrassed when you're showing off to your colleagues." She didn't want it; she had everything she wanted.

001: "..."

"Yueyue..."

"Stop, I'll do it." Chu Yue raised her glass: "I'll do it seriously."

"cheers……"

"..."

next day

Zean Palace

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager..." Xiao Chuanzi entered the hall and said respectfully, "The Empress Dowager requests Your Majesty's presence."

The emperor finished his morning court session today and had a rare opportunity to return to Ze'an Palace to rest.

"Let's go."

Upon arriving at Yun'an Palace, the Empress Dowager was waiting for the Emperor. Before the Emperor could even offer his greetings, she gestured for the palace servants to leave and then spoke softly, "Emperor, come and sit down."

"Mother, is something the matter?" The Emperor observed the Empress Dowager's expression, which did not seem to indicate that she was unwell.

Only the mother and son were inside the hall. Xiao Chuanzi and Xiuhua had retreated to wait outside. The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor and asked, "My son, do you not like those concubines?"

The emperor was slightly taken aback; so this was what his mother wanted to talk about.

"Your Majesty, I am so busy with official duties every day, it's really..."

"And tonight?" the Empress Dowager interrupted the Emperor.

"Mother..." The Emperor sighed helplessly. Women were troublesome, and there were many more than that. Although there were only a few now, who knew how many more there would be in the future.

Looking at her tall and handsome son, the Empress Dowager had an idea on her mind. She hesitated before speaking, "My son, do you not like... women...?"

"Mother Empress," the Emperor's face darkened instantly, "What are you saying?"

The Empress Dowager didn't want to say something so unbecoming of royalty; she was just in a hurry.

"You don't invite concubines to your bedchamber, and I, as your mother, am very anxious about it."

The country needs to be inherited by future generations; this great country needs its own people.

"Your Majesty, I have been too busy," the Emperor explained, his expression softening.

Seeing that he didn't want to say anything more, the Empress Dowager knew that her attempts to persuade him had failed again.

"I'm tired, you should go back." The Empress Dowager's expression was not good; her son was grown up and no longer under her mother's control, so she couldn't persuade him.

"Mother, please rest well. Your son will take his leave now."

The Empress Dowager didn't want to say more to him, so the Emperor had no choice but to return home.

Xiuhua came in and helped her to the inner palace: "Empress Dowager, please don't rush."

"Never mind, let him be."

The emperor walked with a stern face and quick steps, with Xiao Chuanzi following closely behind.

"How many concubines do I have?" The emperor slowed his pace.

Xiao Chuanzi quickly stepped back a few paces to avoid bumping into the emperor: "Your Majesty, there are four: Consort Chu, Consort Li, Consort Yun, and Consort Liu."

"Why haven't I seen them before?" This palace doesn't seem to have any concubines.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? When the ladies entered the palace, you instructed them to behave themselves and not to cause trouble."

Your Majesty is truly a person of high status with a short memory.

emperor:"……"

The emperor's journey to this point has been fraught with hardship and setbacks. As the Crown Prince, he had witnessed firsthand the intrigues and backstabbing within the palace, where concubines would do anything for his favor.

His mother suffered a lot of grievances for his sake. He witnessed firsthand how his father's concubines would stop at nothing to gain his father's favor.

In the end, none of them had a good ending.

After ascending the throne, the emperor had no intention of repeating the mistakes of the past and wanted to stay away from those troublemakers.

Busy with state affairs every day, the emperor had really neglected these matters. If the Empress Dowager hadn't brought it up, the emperor would never have thought of it.

"Consort Zhao, is this enough?"

A faint sound came from not far away. The emperor stopped his thoughts and looked over at the sound.

Beneath the crabapple tree, a woman dressed in a light blue palace gown smiled gently, seemingly saying something.

"Your Majesty, it is Consort Chu of Ningxiang Palace," Xiao Chuanzi stepped forward and explained in a low voice.

The emperor walked slowly over, and Consort Chu's appearance became clearer and clearer. Perhaps hearing footsteps, Consort Chu looked up and saw the emperor's beautiful eyes, which were lively and charming.

"This concubine greets Your Majesty..." Chu Yue curtsied and bowed her head, her fair and delicate nape catching the emperor's eye.

"stand up."

With a flat remark, devoid of emotion, Chu Yue slowly rose, not daring to look directly at the emperor.

Consort Chu stood quietly under the crabapple tree, petals drifting down with the gentle breeze, landing in her hair and on her dress.

"Your Majesty..." The silence was terrifying. Chu Yue raised her head and called out tentatively.

"Follow me." The emperor said, then turned and left.

Xiao Chuanzi glanced cautiously at Chu Yue. Had His Majesty finally seen the light?

"Consort Zhao..." Qiongzhi looked at Chuyue: "Is His Majesty angry?"

"I don't know either, let's go."

The emperor's coldness makes one wonder if he's angry.

Chu Yue returned to Ze'an Palace with the Emperor, while Xiao Chuanzi and Qiongzhi waited outside.

After the emperor returned, he remained silent. Chu Yue was puzzled and cautiously observed the emperor's expression, which seemed rather unpleasant.

"I am guilty... Your Majesty, please calm your anger." Chu Yue slowly knelt down and pleaded guilty in a low voice.

"What crime have you committed?" the emperor asked in a nonchalant tone.

"I shouldn't have come out, shouldn't have picked the crabapple blossoms, shouldn't have disturbed Your Majesty..."

Chu Yue blurted out everything she had thought of that she shouldn't have.