dtnovels Chapter 80 The Wife-Killing, Childless Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 15
Chapter 80 The Wife-Killing, Childless Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 15
"Your Majesty... I am guilty..." Chu Yue cried as she begged for forgiveness.
"What exactly happened?" the emperor asked anxiously, not daring to touch her.
Chu Yue had no choice but to explain, "Your Majesty... your cousin has entered the palace and is with the Empress Dowager."
"The Empress Dowager asked me to mention to you the matter of letting your cousin enter the harem, but I... didn't dare to mention it to you. The Empress Dowager was angry and punished me..."
Has Liu Yu'er entered the palace?
The emperor had no idea that after his unpleasant encounter with the Empress Dowager last time, he hadn't gone back. Whenever he did go, the Empress Dowager would endlessly bring up the past.
That's why he made things difficult for Consort Chu?
The emperor sat down and gently embraced her. She was such a fool; she didn't even know how badly she was injured.
"Your Majesty...would you be willing to let your cousin enter the palace?" Chu Yue asked somewhat nervously.
"Are you willing?" the emperor asked, looking into her eyes.
Chu Yue was terrified: "This... it's not up to me to decide."
"You decide, are you willing?" The emperor wanted a definite answer.
Chu Yue mustered her courage: "Your Majesty... I... may..."
"Don't you want to?"
She hasn't even finished her conquest yet, and now a scheming cousin shows up? What's going on?
"Does Consort Chu want to monopolize my favor?" The emperor's deep black eyes were fixed on her.
Chu Yue froze: "Your Majesty, I dare not... Please forgive me."
She glanced at the emperor cautiously again: "Your Majesty... I am willing."
"You!" The emperor didn't want that answer at all. He was overjoyed when he heard Consort Chu say she was unwilling, but he didn't expect that asking one more question would frighten her into changing her mind.
"Aren't you afraid that after she enters the palace, I will no longer favor you?"
The emperor continued to stare intently at her.
Chu Yue couldn't help but shed tears: "Your Majesty, if you no longer love me, just leave me here and let me fend for myself..."
The emperor was furious. When had he ever intended to abandon her?
Seeing her crying so pitifully, the emperor couldn't bear it. After all, she was a woman he cared about. He gently coaxed her, "Why are you crying? It's nothing, why are you so scared?"
"His Majesty……"
"Alright, I'll take care of everything. Stop crying. If the Empress Dowager summons you again, just have someone tell me, and I'll get revenge for you."
Chu Yue smiled through her tears: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of upsetting the Empress Dowager?"
"I am willing to offend the Empress Dowager for the sake of my beauty, what do you say?"
"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue shyly avoided him.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here. If you don't want anyone to take me away from you, you'd better flatter me and please me, and I'll only dote on you."
The emperor offered her advice, and a wise person would naturally do as he suggested.
Chu Yue immediately made a firm vow, raising her finger to swear: "Your Majesty, I will naturally be of one mind with you..."
"That would be best," the emperor said, gently embracing her and no longer touching her. The two fell asleep in each other's arms that night.
The next day, when the emperor went to the main hall, he took Chu Yue with him.
The knee injury was treated with medicine and was not serious. As long as I didn't overdo it, and besides, I went there in a sedan chair, with the emperor personally carrying me in and out.
The emperor carried her into the main hall and ordered someone to set up a small, exquisite table for her. Chu Yue sat there, with her favorite collection of poems on her right and her slender fingers carefully copying them with a brush on her right, looking very serious.
The emperor glanced at her every now and then, and seeing her focused expression, a slight smile appeared on his lips, but he did not disturb her.
If I keep her with me, everything should be fine, right?
Chu Yue looked focused and serious, her large peach blossom eyes trembling slightly from time to time. When she encountered something she didn't understand, she looked troubled, her brows furrowing slightly, making one want to smooth them out for her.
"Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this place? I don't understand."
Chu Yue looked at the emperor with a troubled expression, her thirst for knowledge greatly captivating him.
The emperor strode towards her with steady steps, stood behind her, bent slightly, rested his chin on her shoulder, looked at the place she didn't understand, and explained in his deep, magnetic voice: "Here?"
Chu Yue nodded.
It was a line from a poem describing longing, but the emperor didn't explain it to her first. Instead, he asked her, "Does Consort Chu understand longing?"
Chu Yue knew exactly what it meant; she simply wanted to cultivate a closer relationship with the emperor.
She raised her head slightly and said affirmatively, "Yes."
"Oh? Who is Xiangsi?" The emperor stared intently at her, not missing a single glance from her eyes.
“Of course it is…Your Majesty.” Chu Yue said halfway through before stopping, glancing at the emperor for a few seconds before continuing.
The emperor smiled wryly, looking at her charming appearance, his heart churning, and he bent down to kiss her.
Chu Yue turned her head slightly in response.
Just as the two were losing themselves in their passion, Xiao Xizi, his voice trembling, reported from outside: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has sent someone to summon Consort Chu..."
Chu Yue trembled upon hearing the words "Empress Dowager," and the Emperor stopped what he was doing and gently tightened his embrace around her.
"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue's face was no longer as rosy as before; instead, it was filled with fear and apprehension.
The emperor stroked the corner of her mouth and said in a deep voice, "Consort Chu, come with me to pay our respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Chu Yue leaned on her reliantly.
Anning Palace
The Empress Dowager's face showed a hint of anger: "Why hasn't Consort Chu come yet? Can't I get her to come?"
"Your Majesty, I have already sent word that Consort Chu should be arriving soon," Jinxiu replied respectfully in a soft voice.
Liu Yu'er stood to the side, her face filled with worry: "Aunt, perhaps we shouldn't do this. What if my cousin finds out..."
"I only asked her to come and have dinner with me, what could I possibly do to her?"
The Empress Dowager disagreed. She wanted to make things difficult for her every day. If it was so hard to get her to speak, then she would have to bear her wrath.
"Your subject will dine with Your Majesty today," the Emperor's deep, authoritative voice came from outside.
When the Empress Dowager looked over, the Emperor had already led Chu Yue into the palace.
"Chen'er...why did you come today?" The Empress Dowager was slightly surprised, as it had been quite some time since the mother and son had seen each other.
"Your subject has brought Consort Chu here to pay respects to Your Majesty." The Emperor stood there like a mountain, gently shielding Chu Yue behind him.
Chu Yue respectfully curtsied: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."
Her knee was injured, and this movement made her sway precariously. The emperor caught her and gently supported her.
The Empress Dowager looked rather unwell, forcing a stiff smile as she looked at them.
Liu Yu'er looked delighted and took two steps forward, her voice tinged with shyness: "Yu'er greets her cousin."
After speaking, he slightly raised his head to glance at the emperor, then immediately lowered his head again.
"This is the palace, there are no cousins here, where have you learned all the manners?"
The emperor didn't have a deep impression of her; he only knew that he had such a cousin, since he had hardly had any women around him in recent years.
Liu Yu'er turned pale, somewhat at a loss, and fearfully sought help from the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager spoke up in defense: "Chen'er, why are you yelling at her? She's your cousin, don't scare her."
"Mother, aren't we about to have a meal?" The Emperor didn't want to damage the bond between mother and son because of outsiders, so he softened his tone.
The Empress Dowager said nothing more and ordered someone to serve the meal.