bullyxtreme Chapter 10 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favorite Concubine
Chapter 10 The Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Favorite Concubine
That day, the emperor had just passed through the Imperial Garden and was about to go back to handle some matters when he saw Consort Zhang walking towards him from the opposite direction. He wanted to turn around and leave, but it was too late.
Consort Zhang saw him and even exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty?"
The emperor frowned and stood still.
Consort Zhang stepped forward excitedly: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."
"Get up," the emperor said calmly.
"I never expected to see Your Majesty here. What brings Your Majesty here?"
Consort Zhang hadn't seen the Emperor for a long time, so she couldn't help but be happy to see him today.
"Go back to Qianzheng Palace."
"Your Majesty, please don't work too hard. I have some excellent tea with me. Would you like to try some?"
The women in the harem rarely saw the emperor, so the imperial concubine was determined to get him to come over, so that others would see her as someone special.
"I..." The emperor was about to refuse when he saw the person in the distance.
Chu Jieyu.
She seemed to have seen him, but she hid slightly in the distance, peeking out to look in his direction.
The emperor couldn't help but click his tongue, almost laughing. "Are you too afraid to come over?"
She had entered his dreams several times to tempt him, but now she dared not come closer.
Seeing that the emperor's expression brightened and he even seemed to be smiling, the imperial concubine assumed that the emperor was willing to go to her place.
Overwhelmed with emotion, the Imperial Concubine tugged at the Emperor's sleeve: "Your Majesty, I knew you were thinking of me."
The emperor, caught off guard by Chu Yue's gaze not far away, had his sleeve tugged by the imperial concubine. He lowered his head and said coldly, "Let go."
The imperial concubine released her hand somewhat awkwardly, but still asked, unwilling to give up, "Your Majesty, are you going?"
Hiding behind a tree, Chu Yue watched the emperor and the imperial concubine being so intimate, and felt a dull pain in her chest, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Master, let's go back, stop looking..." Xiao Tao felt like the sky was falling when she saw this. Wouldn't her master be heartbroken?
His Majesty is so cold to his master, yet so affectionate to the other concubines. Alas.
Chu Yue forced back her tears, and the moment they fell, she turned and left.
When the emperor looked up again, he only vaguely saw the moment when Chu Yue's tears slid down her cheeks, as if she was extremely heartbroken.
Her back was frail and she was still trembling.
"I have other matters to attend to, you may leave." The emperor, feeling irritated, reprimanded him and strode away.
The Imperial Concubine's eyes were red with anger. She had already humbled herself so much, yet His Majesty showed her no mercy whatsoever.
"Your Highness, let's go back," Liu'er, the Imperial Concubine's maid, advised.
With tears in her eyes, the Imperial Concubine was helped back to the palace by Liu'er.
Chu Yue returned to Linlang Pavilion and was still sobbing sadly. Xiao Tao quickly went to fetch water for her to wash her face.
"Yueyue, don't cry. Your favorability rating is only 10%, it's dropped again, sigh," Linglingyi comforted.
"..."
Chu Yue rolled her eyes at Linglingyi with her red, tear-filled eyes: "You just can't stop."
"Has the emperor seen me?"
“Of course I saw it, he seemed really unhappy.” Otherwise, why would he have lowered his status? 001 said.
"All those tears weren't in vain."
"..."
The emperor sat in the Qianzheng Hall, his brows furrowed in agitation, like the harbinger of an impending storm, an invisible pressure spreading outwards.
Xiao Fuzi couldn't help but shudder. His Majesty was terrifying, even though she had gotten used to it over the years.
But the atmosphere today is colder than usual. Is it because he's getting old and not dressed warmly enough?
His Majesty seemed unhappy after returning from the Imperial Garden. Could it be that...?
Xiao Fuzi must have also seen that Consort Chu was avoiding paying her respects, so His Majesty was unhappy because of Consort Chu?
That's really rare.
"Bang!" The emperor slammed the memorial in his hand down.
Xiao Fuzi was startled: "Your Majesty, please calm down..." After realizing what was happening, she quickly squatted down to pick it up.
"Don't pick them up!" the emperor roared.
Xiao Fuzi paused in her squatting motion, not daring to breathe heavily, for she hadn't seen His Majesty so irritable in a long time.
The emperor was extremely annoyed. He got up, flicked his sleeves, and strode out.
Xiao Fuzi was covered in cold sweat. Without thinking, she followed after him without stopping.
The emperor was in a bad mood all day long. He tried to shake off this emotion that was beyond his control, but he couldn't shake it off no matter what he did.
I was thinking that if I fell asleep quickly at night, I wouldn't be so upset, but I just couldn't fall asleep. There was a voice in my head telling me to go out and take a look.
The emperor arrived at the Imperial Garden under the moonlight. If he saw Consort Chu, he would surely ask her why she had avoided him and refused to pay her respects. How audacious!
Xiao Fuzi was confused all day. What's wrong with His Majesty?
It's so late, and you're out again. Sigh.
When the emperor arrived at the pavilion, it was empty. There was no sign of Chu Jieyu's slender figure, nor was there any sign of Chu Jieyu gazing longingly in his direction.
He felt somewhat disappointed. The emperor's mood worsened; his face was extremely gloomy, and a chill permeated the surrounding air.
Little Fuzi is already planning to add more clothes tomorrow!
In order to save her own life, Xiao Fuzi cautiously probed, "Your Majesty... Consort Chu should still be awake. Why don't you go... and take a look?"
The last two words almost got swallowed by Xiao Fuzi, who shrank back.
"presumptuous."
The emperor coldly rebuked him, but still turned and headed towards the Linglang Pavilion.
Xiao Fuzi patted her chest in lingering fear and quickly followed behind. Living is hard, living is hard...
Upon arriving outside the Linlang Pavilion, the emperor became somewhat timid and hesitated to proceed.
What is he going to do?
What else do you want to say?
Just as he was about to leave, he heard low voices coming from inside, and the emperor stopped in his tracks.
"Master, please go inside, don't catch a cold..." Xiao Tao urged again, as her master had been standing there for quite some time.
"Xiao Tao, am I very ugly?" Chu Yue's disappointment was obvious.
Xiao Tao panicked: "Master, why do you say that? What's wrong with you?"
"If you're not pretty, where are the beauties in the world?"
The Empress's beauty is arguably the most striking in the harem, even surpassing that of the Imperial Concubine.
"Then... why does His Majesty hate me?" Chu Yue choked up a little, feeling heartbroken as she thought of the scene she had witnessed during the day.
“Well… His Majesty isn’t someone who cares about appearances,” Xiao Tao said dryly.
But in this world, who doesn't admire beautiful women?
“I thought His Majesty had treated me differently these past few days, but today…”
"In the end, it was all just wishful thinking on my part..."
Chu Yue looked up at the silent starry sky, forcing herself not to let her tears fall.
"His Majesty must really hate me, he's so affectionate with the Imperial Concubine..."
Chu Yue thought of that scene and couldn't help but choke up.
"Your Majesty, please don't cry. The Imperial Concubine has such a good family background and a high position, how could His Majesty favor her?"
The invisible 001: "..." Very well, there's no need for this consolation.
Chu Yue could no longer hold back her tears and cried out, "Is it because of these things that His Majesty dislikes me?"
“I have nothing, I just want to stay by His Majesty’s side, and I’d be content just to see him occasionally. But these days, I’ve thought His Majesty treats me differently…”
"I was too greedy..."
Chu Yue lay on Xiao Tao's body, her voice filled with despair.
Xiao Tao also shed tears. Her mistress had suffered too much. She wiped away her tears and gently helped Chu Yue into the house.
Outside, the emperor clenched his fists tightly, feeling as if a stone had struck his heart, causing it to explode with pain and a dull ache.
Chu Jieyu, does she... love him so much?
Xiao Fuzi was in tears. Consort Chu was so devoted; she loved His Majesty so deeply. What a pitiful woman.
Inside the Linglang Pavilion, Xiao Tao watched Chu Yue fall asleep before going outside to rest.
"001, has the favorability rating increased?" She was crying so much that her head ached.
Linglingyi swiped at the system screen: "Twenty percent, Yueyue, let it flow a little more."
"..."
I've cried all my tears...
"...Let's do it tomorrow."
"Oh……"