bookcurios Chapter 27 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favored Concubine 27 (The End)
Chapter 27 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favored Concubine 27 (The End)
The Chang Le Palace was eerily gloomy. The emperor sat at the entrance of a side hall, where the imperial physicians were treating patients, while a crowd of people knelt outside.
Apart from the Empress, everyone else was kneeling on the ground. As soon as the incident occurred at Chang Le Palace, they were summoned to kneel here. His Majesty's face was terribly gloomy, and everyone was so quiet that you could not even hear them breathing.
Inside the side hall, Chu Yue's face was deathly pale, and she showed no signs of waking up.
The imperial physician dared not breathe, and Xiao Tao's voice was almost squeezed out of her throat: "Imperial physician, how is our master...?"
The imperial physician's hand trembled, and he scrambled towards the palace gate. He knelt on the ground, his voice trembling, "Your Majesty, Consort Chu is showing signs of miscarriage. Please, Your Majesty, make a decision..."
The emperor felt a sharp pain in his heart and staggered almost undignifiedly to the bedside, his voice hoarse: "Can the child still be saved?"
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Please punish me..." The imperial physician quickly knelt down.
"Save Consort Chu! I want Consort Chu to be safe and sound!" The emperor closed his eyes tightly, his eyes stinging with tears.
"Yes, yes... Your Majesty, please wait outside."
The imperial physician immediately prepared everything.
The emperor moved with heavy steps, and when he reached the door, he stumbled and almost fell. Xiao Fuzi quickly caught him, but dared not utter a single word of advice.
"How's the investigation going?" The emperor glanced at the people kneeling outside, a growing rage rising within him.
Xiao Fuzi knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, this servant... this servant has found out..."
"Yes... Consort Xian..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Fuzi bumped his forehead on the ground and dared not move.
The emperor's furious gaze instantly swept over Consort Xian: "Drag her away and have her beaten to death!"
Consort Xian was already trembling with fear and guilt. She had actually regretted it long ago. She was just jealous that Consort Chu could receive the emperor's favor and felt resentful.
That's why they chose the worst possible option!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Consort Xian stammered, her words incoherent.
Before Consort Xian could utter a single word in her defense, she was dragged away.
The Imperial Concubine and the Noble Consort were sweating profusely and almost collapsed to the ground in fright. The Virtuous Consort was far too bold.
At that moment, they were incredibly grateful that they hadn't done anything foolish.
The Empress, her palms sweating, gripped the hand of the palace maid beside her tightly, unable to believe that the Emperor could be so furious.
They actually dote on Consort Chu so much!
At this moment, all the words sounded like harsh but honest advice to the emperor, and no one dared to utter a single word, not even when Consort Xian was dragged away.
"Master!" Xiao Tao's heart-wrenching voice echoed throughout Chang Le Palace from the side hall.
Those who heard it shuddered.
The emperor disregarded everything else and, with his steps as heavy as a thousand pounds, turned and stepped into the palace.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chu has been bitten by a venomous snake. Not only is her child in danger, but she is also bleeding heavily. Please, Your Majesty, make a decision..."
The imperial physician had no intention of leaving alive today.
"Save Consort Chu..."
"I need you to save Consort Chu!"
"Quickly, by any means necessary, I only want Consort Chu to live!"
Towards the end, the emperor had become somewhat mad; all he wanted was for Consort Chu to live well and stay by his side every day.
"Quickly, quickly, summon all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital and do everything in our power to save Consort Chu!"
Seeing that His Majesty could not bear this fact, Xiao Fuzi quickly gave instructions from the side.
The emperor slumped down on the edge of the bed, his hand trembling as he held Chu Yue's. Her once soft and boneless hand was now icy cold, and he held it tightly, trying to warm it up for her.
"Jiaojiao, I'm here, look at me quickly." The emperor's eyes were sore, and all the memories of Chu Yue and him in the past were now flooding his mind.
The emperor was heartbroken that his beloved darling was now lifeless.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chu has been poisoned. We have already given her antidote and hemostatic medicine. Now, we can only try the Resurrection Pill..."
This was the result of discussions among everyone in the Imperial Medical Academy.
"Will Consort Chu be alright?" The emperor's words carried a hint of hope.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and can only try my best!" Everyone knelt on the ground.
"Save Consort Chu..." The emperor was heartbroken.
"Yes..." The imperial physician brought over the pills, and Xiao Tao gently fed them to her.
The emperor stared at Chu Yue without blinking.
Everyone in Chang Le Palace held their breath, hoping that Consort Chu would wake up.
Time passed second by second, but Chu Yue's expression remained unchanged as she lay there motionless.
"Imperial Physician, why hasn't His Majesty woken up yet?" Xiao Tao asked, tears streaming down her face.
The imperial physician was also unsure, and his hesitation made it even harder for Xiao Tao to accept, so she could only cover her mouth and sob.
The emperor looked at Chu Yue, his lips trembling slightly. He was in too much pain to speak. His little darling was already so important to him. Why would she leave him?
"Jiaojiao, my little Jiaojiao, get up quickly. From now on, I will stay with you, only you..."
"Jiaojiao, look at me..."
The emperor felt as if his heart had been torn to pieces, and the pain was so intense that he wanted to vomit blood.
Chu Yue's pale face and icy hands made the emperor afraid to touch her.
At this moment, within the system, 001 wiped away imaginary tears from the corners of her eyes: "Yueyue, aren't you going back? The Emperor is about to fall..."
Chu Yue scrolled through videos: "Let him suffer a little more, I haven't even earned back my tears yet..."
"..."
It was already past midnight, and Chu Yue still hadn't woken up. The emperor had been in that position for a long time, and his body was stiff.
"Your Majesty... Consort Chu must be..."
"Shut up!"
The imperial physician tried to persuade the emperor, but was sternly interrupted by the emperor.
He couldn't believe his sweetheart would leave him. What would she do without him?
Little Darling only has him, she will never leave him.
The emperor could no longer hold back his tears, which fell drop by drop onto Chu Yue's hand: "Jiaojiao, don't leave me."
When Chu Yue saw this scene in the system, she curled her lip and clicked her tongue twice: "Forget it, let him off the hook."
001 counted her affection points: "Yueyue, it's 100! Mission complete!"
"Hmph, there's nothing I can't handle."
The next moment, Chu Yue began to breathe faintly, and her fingers twitched.
The emperor stared at her hand in disbelief, afraid he was seeing things.
Chu Yue stirred again, calling out in an almost inaudible voice, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor, fearing it was all a dream, stopped breathing and looked at Chu Yue, who had already opened her eyes.
"Jiaojiao?" The emperor asked tentatively, afraid of scaring away the little girl.
Chu Yue weakly pursed her lips: "Your Majesty... I'm afraid..."
Now the emperor truly believed that his beloved concubine had woken up. His hand holding Chu Yue trembled as he stared intently at her, calling out to the imperial physician, "Quickly examine Consort Chu. Is Consort Chu alright?"
"Jiaojiao, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here." The emperor spoke incoherently, not daring to use force for fear of hurting her.
After examining her, the imperial physicians reported: "Your Majesty, Consort Chu has awakened and the poison has been neutralized. She just needs to recuperate."
"You all devote yourselves to recuperating Consort Chu's health. I want Consort Chu to be the same as before."
"Yes……"
The emperor felt that this was the first time he had experienced what it meant to survive a calamity.
"Jiaojiao, are you feeling better? Are you hungry? Does it hurt?"
The emperor was quite excited; he was happier than anything else to have it back.
Chu Yue touched her belly and gently asked, "Your Majesty, how is the baby?"
The emperor could no longer maintain his smile, and forced a smirk: "Jiaojiao, don't think too much, we can have more children..."
Chu Yue stared at him in disbelief, her hand trembling as she touched her stomach. The next moment, tears fell one by one, but Chu Yue bit her lip, only whimpering with trembling all over.
"Jiaojiao, don't hurt yourself like this. Bite me, bite here."
The emperor reached out his hand, which was still stained with blood. Chu Yue saw this and, unable to bear the shock, fainted again.
Chang Le Palace was thrown into chaos again, and the emperor kicked over a stool in a fit of rage.
After another ordeal, Chu Yue finally woke up at dawn, but she was like a walking corpse, neither speaking nor moving.
The emperor dared not upset her, and stayed by her side all day with heartache, his little darling suffering.
To help her resolve her inner conflict, the emperor spent his days smiling and trying to cheer her up.
Chu Yue shed tears of heartache, and the two embraced. The emperor choked up, saying, "Jiaojiao, please forgive me. I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."
"Your Majesty... I am guilty, I failed to protect the child..."
Chu Yue said with self-reproach.
The emperor's heart was breaking, and he felt even more tenderness for the person in his arms. "I'll compensate you, I'll compensate you with many more, okay?"
Chu Yue looked at him with teary eyes and nodded: "Okay..."
The emperor almost wept with joy, hugged her tightly, and vowed in his heart to treat his little darling even better from now on.
Inside the system, 001 was overjoyed, her affection points were not just 100, but almost 200!
Since then, Chu Yue has been bestowed the title of Imperial Concubine, a favored concubine for life, a truly beloved concubine!