Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 353 Cold-blooded, childless emperor × Pregnant imperial concubine 11

Baihua Pavilion

“Your Majesty, look…” Hongyu pointed to the lotus flowers blooming in the water.

In the pavilion on the water, Chu Yue leaned against the railing, holding a jade fan embroidered with a beautiful woman in her hand, swaying it gently and lazily.

"I'll take some back with me later."

"Your Majesty, I'll go pick some in a bit." Hongyu took the fan. "Your Majesty, we must go back now. His Majesty will be looking for you again once he's finished with his work."

His Majesty's favor towards the Empress naturally pleased Hongyu.

"No rush." ​​Chu Yue was in a good mood and didn't want to go back yet.

Hongyu and Bailu exchanged a glance, shook their heads helplessly, and could only agree to her request.

“Your Majesty…” Hongyu called out in a low voice.

Chu Yue didn't look up: "What's wrong?"

Hongyu's throat tightened: "His Majesty has arrived..."

Chu Yue glanced at Hong Yu with a puzzled look, and following her gaze, she saw that the emperor was indeed opposite her, and she could feel his cold aura even from a distance.

Chu Yue slightly pursed her lips; they arrived really quickly.

"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue rose and called out joyfully, while placing her hands on the railing and leaning forward slightly: "You... ah..."

Before Hongyu and Bailu could catch her, Chuyue had already fallen from the pavilion.

"Miss!"

Upon hearing the exclamation, the emperor turned around instantly, his pupils constricting, and he quickly flew over.

"My beloved concubine!"

The emperor scooped up Chu Yue, his eyes suddenly turning bloodshot. Consort Shu's forehead was broken, and she had already fainted.

"My beloved concubine, wake up." The emperor took off his outer robe and wrapped it around Chu Yue. Seeing the blood flowing from her forehead, he shouted to Xiao Ruizi, "Summon the imperial physician!"

Hongyu and Bailu were terrified and stumbled down the stairs. When they saw that Chu Yue was injured, their legs went weak: "Your Majesty..."

The emperor picked up Chu Yue and quickly returned to Feng'an Palace, where Hongyu and Bailu, their hands trembling, helped Chu Yue with her washing and grooming.

Xiao Ruizi led the imperial physician over quickly, already panting heavily.

Chu Yue was injured on her forehead. One imperial physician took her pulse, and another treated her wound.

"Ah..." Chu Yue groaned in a daze, twisting her body in pain.

"How is Consort Shu?"

"Your Majesty, Consort Shu was frightened after falling into the water, and her pregnancy is in serious danger. These are the critical months before her death, and I'm afraid the baby is not in good condition..."

The imperial physician was sweating profusely; he didn't know if he would live to see the daytime.

The emperor's eyes darkened: "I order you to protect the imperial heir!"

"Your Majesty, I will do everything in my power to protect the prince, but the Empress fell into the water and was hit by an impact," the imperial physician said, his forehead hitting the ground. "I deserve to die... Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Hongyu and Bailu knelt by the bed with pale faces. There had been no unusual occurrences when they were tidying up for the Empress.

Bai Lu, her hands trembling, lifted the brocade quilt: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked over immediately, and a large patch of red stung his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Consort Shu has given birth to a bright red blood, and this imperial fetus..."

"I wish Consort Shu to be safe and sound!" The emperor's voice was extremely cold and hoarse.

The two imperial physicians were startled: "Your Majesty, I understand... Your Majesty, I understand."

"Your Majesty, please leave. I need to expel the remaining substances from Her Majesty's body."

The imperial physician knelt on the ground, sweating profusely.

The emperor moved heavily to the outer room, and listening to the imperial physician's instructions inside, he felt breathless.

The medicine ordered by the imperial physician was quickly prepared, and Hongyu, choking back tears, fed it to Chuyue. The effects were seen in no time.

"Ah..." Chu Yue cried out in pain, her voice hoarse and heartbreaking to hear.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is treating the Empress. Please wait here."

Xiao Ruizi noticed that the emperor wanted to go in, so he quickly spoke up to stop him.

The emperor paused, closed his eyes in anguish, and clenched his fists so tightly they cracked. His son, whom he had gained in despair, was slowly leaving him.

"Your Majesty, please bear with it..." Hongyu kept wiping the cold sweat from Chuyue's forehead: "Your Majesty..."

Bai Lu and the nanny cleaned up Chu Yue's disheveled crotch, where bright red blood continued to gush out.

"Ah..." Chu Yue screamed in pain and then fainted.

"Your Majesty!" Hongyu exclaimed in alarm, "Imperial Physician, Her Majesty has fainted."

The emperor rushed in and quickly came to the bedside. Seeing Consort Shu's disheveled appearance, he was both anxious and heartbroken, and could barely utter a sound: "What happened to Consort Shu!"

"Your Majesty, the remnants in Her Majesty's body have been cleared. Her Majesty is just weak and will be fine after taking the medicine." The imperial physician was also sweating profusely as he knelt on the ground.

Bai Lu and the nanny quickly cleaned up Chu Yue's clothes, removing the blood-stained garments one by one.

Chu Yue lay on the bed, her head wrapped in white cloth, her face devoid of color, her lips deathly pale. She lay there quietly, her breathing barely audible.

The emperor leaned over and gazed at her, his eyes filled with pain, which gradually condensed into tears and fell down.

"My beloved concubine, my son..." The emperor choked up and could not continue.

He didn't even dare to touch Chu Yue, for fear of breaking her.

After a long while, the emperor finally arrived at the main hall, and everyone in Feng'an Palace knelt on the ground with their heads bowed.

“Your Majesty, the Empress’s accident today was not an accident.” Hongyu kowtowed first: “The railing of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion was loose, and the Empress was not paying attention, so she fell down.”

"Your Majesty, I recall that the Hundred Flowers Pavilion was recently renovated," Xiao Ruizi replied at the opportune moment.

"Your Majesty, after the Empress fell into the water, I looked at the railing and it seemed to have been deliberately damaged," Bai Lu said anxiously.

"Xiao Ruizi, go and investigate. I need to know the results."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Upon hearing the news, the Empress Dowager rushed over, her voice trembling with breathlessness: "Your Majesty, what happened? What has happened to Consort Shu?"

"Empress Dowager... Consort Shu fell into the water." The Emperor's voice was hoarse with pain.

"Drowned? How is Consort Shu? What about my grandson?" the Empress Dowager asked urgently.

The emperor remained silent, his pained expression alarming the Empress Dowager. She closed her eyes briefly: "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly for me!"

The Empress Dowager's originally kind eyes turned sharp; she had finally welcomed her grandson.

Consort Gui, Consort Wang, and Consort Li also arrived. She looked hurried and asked anxiously, "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I heard that Consort Shu fell into the water. How is Consort Shu?"

Wang Meiren and Li Meiren shrank behind, their expressions showing some worry.

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Xiao Ruizi hurriedly returned.

"Your Majesty, after investigating and questioning the palace servants in the Imperial Garden, it is confirmed that someone deliberately damaged the railing of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, which caused Consort Shu to fall into the water."

"What exactly happened?" the emperor asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, someone took advantage of the darkness last night to damage the railings of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion." Xiao Ruizi looked up in alarm: "After investigation, this servant learned that it was someone from Consort Wang's palace."

"You're talking nonsense! How could anyone from my palace go and damage the railings!" Consort Wang immediately denied loudly.

The Empress Dowager looked at Consort Wang with a stern and indifferent expression: "How dare you plot against a concubine's unborn child! Who gave you the audacity!"

"Your Majesty, I didn't do it," Consort Wang immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I didn't do it."

"Your Majesty, why would Consort Wang have someone destroy that railing for no reason?" The Imperial Concubine hesitated before explaining, "Did Consort Shu accidentally fall down?"

"Consort Shu is the same. Knowing she's heavily pregnant, why did she go to such a dangerous place? She used to be very careful, how come she's become so reckless now?"

"Your Highness, my lady has always been very careful, especially after the birth of the little prince. She was framed."

Hongyu disregarded social hierarchy and spoke up to refute the Imperial Concubine's words.