ebookland Chapter 4 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favorite Concubine
Chapter 4 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favorite Concubine
"Yueyue, wake up..." Linglingyi kept calling out.
Chu Yue didn't wake up for a while. The things produced by this system were indeed good.
"Huh, where is His Majesty?" Chu Yue woke up and looked around. His Majesty saw that she had fainted but didn't carry her back.
"Yueyue, it was the emperor who brought you back, but... after he brought you back, he saw how poorly you were living, gave you a disgusted look, and then left..."
Lingling spoke cautiously.
"..." What should I do if I feel like swearing?
Whose fault is it that the accommodations are so terrible?
"Has the favorability rating increased?" This is the most important thing.
001 quickly reported, "It's five percent."
"Only this much..."
"Yueyue, keep it up! After 80%, it'll be love value."
"Zero Zero One encouraged us."
Xiao Tao brought in pastries: "Master, I went to get some food. I didn't expect that this time they didn't give us the bad ones."
Chu Yue nodded. After what happened in the Imperial Garden, the people in the harem should be quieter.
"Keep that hibiscus cake; I'll go and pay my respects to His Majesty."
I must go and thank His Majesty in person.
"Yueyue, what do you want to do?" Linglingyi asked.
While straightening her clothes, Chu Yue replied, "Thank you."
She applied some more powder to her face, making her look pale and somewhat weak.
"Walk."
Chu Yue took Xiao Tao and Ling Ling Yi towards the emperor's direction.
The emperor was processing memorials when Xiao Fuzi entered to report, "Your Majesty, Consort Chu has come to pay her respects..."
After a while, he said, "Let her in."
Chu Yue carried the food box and walked lightly into the hall, her head bowed: "This concubine greets Your Majesty..."
"Rise." After saying this, the emperor lowered his head to attend to his business, not even glancing at her.
The hall was quiet for a moment.
"Your Majesty... I brought some pastries for you to try. Please rest for a while."
Chu Yue said cautiously.
The emperor paused, for this was the first time anyone had dared to let him rest while he was handling matters.
A cold gaze swept over them.
Chu Yue suddenly felt a chill in the air and couldn't help but shiver.
"Yueyue, I hope this doesn't anger him..." Linglingyi trembled.
"Your favorability rating hasn't dropped, has it?"
"Not at the moment..."
"Ok."
The emperor didn't speak. Chu Yue quietly took out the pastries and presented them with both hands: "Your Majesty, I've come to thank you for escorting me home today..."
Only then did the emperor notice her pale complexion.
Then he gave Xiao Fuzi a look, signaling her to take it.
Xiao Fuzi immediately accepted it respectfully.
"Your Majesty, then this concubine will take her leave..." Chu Yue bowed.
"Hmm," the emperor responded in a low voice.
After receiving permission, Chu Yue hurried out, making her almost think she was performing a solo act.
"Yueyue, I brought him pastries, but his affection level didn't increase at all..." Linglingyi complained.
"Is he the kind of person who would be won over by a plate of pastries?" If it's that easy, why bother with a strategy guide?
"Oh……"
When Chu Yue returned and saw the current state of Linlang Pavilion, she couldn't help but sigh, "The road to becoming a favored concubine is long and arduous."
make persistent efforts……
From then on, Chu Yue would send a pastry to the Emperor every day.
The next day, I went there in person.
On the third day, I went again.
On the fourth day, Xiao Tao delivered the message: "Your Majesty, Consort Chu has sent me with crystal cakes."
The delivery was made at the exact time every day, and for the past few days, the emperor would involuntarily stop at that exact time.
At first, he thought that Consort Chu wanted to show off in front of him in this way, but he didn't expect that every time she came, she would just leave the pastries and leave.
I didn't bother him, nor did I say much.
He let her go.
Of all the women in the world, this is the only one I can truly appreciate.
On the fifth day... Chu Yue planned to go in person, as it would show more sincerity.
I was stopped halfway there.
Upon closer inspection, it was Consort Xian.
"This concubine greets Your Highness, the Virtuous Consort..." Chu Yue bowed, carrying a food box.
Consort Xian felt jealous when she looked at Chu Yue's outstanding appearance: "I heard that Consort Chu is very good at making pastries?"
She seems to have become even more beautiful since I last saw her a few days ago.
Chu Yue replied respectfully, "This concubine doesn't know how..." She always gets them from the imperial kitchen.
"I'm also hungry, give me what you have in your hand."
After Consort Xian finished speaking, she gestured to the palace maid beside her to fetch it.
Chu Yue took a step back while carrying the food box: "Your Majesty, this is what I prepared to send to His Majesty."
Would Consort Xian dare to compete with His Majesty for him?
It would have been fine if they hadn't mentioned sending it to His Majesty, but the moment they did, Consort Xian's face darkened considerably.
It was because she knew that Consort Chu had been frequently visiting His Majesty these past few days, and that if they went there normally, His Majesty would either reprimand them or treat them coldly.
Why is it that Consort Chu can go there every day, and His Majesty even indulges her?
She takes advantage of her good looks to seduce men.
"Consort Chu is truly audacious, offending me time and time again!"
Consort Xian's face darkened; she would not let her off the hook today, no matter what.
"This concubine dares not..."
“Yueyue, Consort Xian is targeting you…” Linglingyi concluded.
"nonsense!"
Consort Xian gestured to the palace maid beside her, and her personal maid Cui'er immediately understood. She walked up to Chu Yue and snatched the food box without saying a word.
The force was so great that Chu Yue was caught off guard. She was already carrying a food box, and the snatching injured her hand.
Cui'er snorted smugly and disdainfully, then took the food box and returned to Consort Xian's side.
Chu Yue: "..."
Such petty behavior, even fighting over pastries—is the emperor's taste really that bad?
"Yueyue, what's wrong?" Linglingyi asked anxiously.
"My hand is injured..." Chu Yue thought to herself.
"Alright, Consort Chu can do it. I'll take this one. You can make another one."
After speaking, Consort Xian turned and left.
Chu Yue wiped away imaginary tears with a handkerchief, and said weakly and dejectedly, "Respectfully seeing off Consort Xian..."
"Is Consort Xian a three-year-old child?" Chu Yue muttered as she watched the person leave. She shook her hands, which were swollen.
This body is delicate, but I don't have the life to be delicate yet...
"Yueyue, ignore her, let's go get another one, we still need to deliver the pastries."
"I'm not going today, I'm going home."
"what……"
Someone will surely report what just happened to His Majesty; she is the victim.
Go back and lie down to recover...
It was time to deliver the pastries again, but Chu Yue had not yet gone. The emperor stopped once more and glanced outside the palace.
It was quiet and still, as if no one was coming.
Little Fuzi's head was practically sticking out of the hall, but no one came.
Consort Chu herself didn't come, and neither did her maid.
"Your Majesty, this servant will go outside and take a look." He knew that His Majesty would stop at this time every day these past few days to wait for Consort Chu's pastries.
The emperor did not speak, and Xiao Fuzi hesitated for a few seconds before leaving.
As soon as we got outside, someone came to report the situation.
What Xiao Fuzi heard was: Consort Xian snatched the pastries that Consort Chu was going to give to His Majesty, and Consort Xian's maid even hurt Consort Chu's hand. Consort Chu went back sadly and disappointed.
Xiao Fuzi hurriedly went in to report: "Your Majesty, Consort Xian snatched the pastries from Consort Chu. Consort Chu injured her hand while protecting the pastries meant for Your Majesty, and she went back heartbroken."
The emperor was taken aback. Was a mere pastry worth her hurting herself over?
"Send some ointment over there."
The emperor said it in a calm tone.
"Yes……"
Inside the Linglang Pavilion, Linglingyi lay beside Chu Yue, idly flipping through the system screen. Suddenly, it exclaimed, "Yueyue, your favorability rating is six percent!"
"Really!" Chu Yue almost burst into tears. It had been so difficult.
This was more difficult than any of her previous missions. She had never taken this long to win someone over before, and the male leads usually fell for her after just one meeting.
"It seems His Majesty is watching our every move."
Thankfully, they didn't try anything funny.
"Go, Yueyue!"
"come on!"