nycdaug Chapter 154 The Rough-Hearted Emperor and the Delicate Imperial Concubine 12
Chapter 154 The Rough-Hearted Emperor and the Delicate Imperial Concubine 12
The emperor, his face grim, entered the main hall. Looking at the woman inside who seemed oblivious to her fate, he really wanted to kick her!
When Consort Chen saw the Emperor approaching, she hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... please let me explain, today..."
"You pushed Consort Rou into the water?" The emperor interrupted her, his words light and casual, yet sending a chill down her spine.
"No...no, I didn't..." Consort Chen was terribly flustered and couldn't help but tremble: "I didn't push Consort Rou into the water...I didn't."
"Drag her away and beat her to death!" The emperor didn't want to hear another word from her. Insubordination meant death.
Consort Chen's eyes widened: "No... no, Your Majesty... I didn't."
With just a glance from Xiao Caizi, palace servants immediately came to drag Consort Chen out.
Consort Chen's clothes were disheveled, her makeup was ruined, and she began to shout at the top of her lungs, "Get away from me! Don't touch me!"
"Go away!"
"Do not touch me!"
The emperor, his head throbbing from the noise, said in a deep voice, "Drag him away!"
"emperor!"
The Empress Dowager rushed over, her temples sweating. Chen Pin's maidservant took advantage of the moment when no one was looking and ran to Ningkang Palace to beg the Empress Dowager to come over.
"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, please save me, please save me..." Consort Chen suddenly saw her savior and immediately grabbed the Empress Dowager's robe, weeping bitterly, "Empress Dowager... please save me..."
She didn't know how to explain. She wanted to fall into the trap and frame Consort Rou, but now, she didn't know what to say.
"Your Majesty, perhaps it's a misunderstanding. You shouldn't be so arbitrary," the Empress Dowager said, calming her breathing and softening her tone.
The Emperor glanced at the Empress Dowager, his eyes icy: "Consort Rou fell into the water and is currently unconscious. It was Consort Chen who pushed her. Is there some misunderstanding?"
“Your Majesty, Consort Chen and Consort Rou have no grudge against each other. Why would you push her into the water? Consort Rou is in poor health. Perhaps the people serving her were not taking good care of her and she accidentally fell into the water. Just have the imperial physician prescribe medicine to help her recover.”
The Empress Dowager was annoyed that the Emperor did the opposite of what she wanted. She would not favor or pay attention to the people she chose, and would leave them in the palace as if they were invisible.
Now they're even going so far as to execute Consort Chen for the sake of that sickly Consort Rou. Do they really think she doesn't exist?
The emperor snorted coldly, a disdainful smirk playing on his lips. As expected of someone who had served the late emperor, having honed his skills in the harem for many years, he could turn black into white with ease.
Her people made a mistake, yet she blamed Consort Rou's people.
"Drag it!"
Ignoring the Empress Dowager, the Emperor issued another order.
"You!" The Empress Dowager trembled with rage. "Who dares to touch me? I'll see who dares to touch me!"
Consort Chen clung to the Empress Dowager's leg, trembling, tears streaming down her face.
"Since the Empress Dowager is pleading for Consort Chen, then I will make an exception. From today onwards, Consort Chen shall soak in the Clear Spring Pool for one hour every day until Consort Rou recovers!"
The emperor didn't care about the empress dowager's attitude at all; her words had little weight and were nothing to fear.
"Your Majesty, how can Consort Chen, a young woman, endure being soaked in cold water?"
The Empress Dowager was so angry that her breathing became rapid. Outsiders just can't be tamed!
"Even Consort Rou couldn't withstand it, and Consort Chen is likely stronger than Consort Rou." The Emperor's cold words brooked no refusal: "Delay it, I don't want to say it again!"
The Empress Dowager tried to stop her but to no avail. Panicked, Consort Chen let out a terrified scream and was dragged further and further away by the palace servants.
The emperor turned and went into the inner palace.
The Empress Dowager, whose eyes were practically spitting fire, was left standing inside the hall.
"Empress Dowager, let me help you back. His Majesty is angry..." Xiu Ru said anxiously.
The Empress Dowager's chest heaved violently with anger as she turned and left in a huff.
Inside, Chu Yue was still asleep, and Xiao Tao was wiping her forehead and cheeks.
Her once rosy lips have now turned deathly pale, and some are even cracked.
Xiao Tao was very worried and put some water on her lips.
The emperor entered with a stern face, sat down by the bed, and looked at the unconscious Consort Rou with his brows furrowed deeply.
Xiao Tao quickly grabbed the handkerchief and the basin and retreated.
The emperor reached out and touched her forehead, trying to smooth her furrowed brows, but his expression darkened. Why is it so hot!
He touched her cheek again, and it was burning hot.
Consort Rou has a fever.
"Someone come here! Summon the imperial physician... quickly!" the emperor shouted outside.
Consort Rou was frail and delicate; how could she withstand falling into the water?
Xiao Caizi immediately went to summon the imperial physician.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju immediately came in, not understanding what had happened to the Empress!
"Fetch some water and apply it to Consort Rou's forehead," the Emperor commanded in a deep voice.
When Xiao Tao quickly brought water and touched Chu Yue's forehead, she realized that Chu Yue had a fever.
The handkerchief, damp with cold water, quickly warmed up, and Chu Yue's cheeks began to turn red, her breath hot.
The unconscious moans that started as a sign of discomfort began.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju were extremely worried. The Empress was already weak, and now she had fallen into the water. If something were to happen to her, how could they explain it to the Master and Madam?
The imperial physician arrived quickly and saw His Majesty sitting there with a somber face, like a mountain, making the atmosphere in the hall heavy and oppressive.
"Show Consort Rou; she has a fever," the Emperor declared.
The imperial physician's expression turned serious. He examined Chu Yue's condition before taking her pulse.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju didn't dare to breathe, their eyes fixed on the imperial physician, afraid he would say something unpleasant.
"Your Majesty, Consort Rou is frail and fell into the water. She was severely frightened and then soaked in cold water, which caused her to develop a high fever."
"I will go and prescribe medicine. If the fever subsides tonight, there will be no problem. If..."
"What if it is so!" The emperor saw the imperial physician hesitate and felt a sudden panic.
The imperial physician knelt on the ground: "Her Highness Consort Rou is blessed with good fortune; she will surely be alright. I will go and prescribe the medicine immediately!"
"I want Consort Rou to be safe and sound! Do you understand?" the emperor commanded in a deep voice.
The imperial physician kowtowed twice before withdrawing.
Chu Yue's consciousness was blurred by the burning sensation, and her dry lips opened and closed slightly.
Xiao Tao couldn't hear what she was saying, and she became so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She leaned closer to listen.
Chu Yue whimpered like a mosquito's buzz, "Mother...it hurts so much..."
"What did Consort Rou say?" The Emperor bent down and picked up Chu Yue, only seeing her mouth moving, but he couldn't hear what she was saying.
Xiao Tao choked back tears as she said, "Your Majesty, the Empress said she's in a lot of pain and is calling for the Lady..."
Feeling the unusual heat in the person in his arms, the emperor was also a little flustered. The health of Consort Rou, which had improved a little after entering the palace, was suddenly thrown back to its previous state.
Even worse.
"Go and send a message to summon the Prime Minister and his wife to the palace." Consort Rou is very vulnerable at this moment and needs the company of her family.
"Yes, yes, this servant will go right away." Xiao Tao quickly wiped away her tears and ran out.
Xiaoju tried to change the handkerchief on her forehead, but it didn't help at all.
The emperor held her, and he was sweating from her heat. How could his body withstand such heat?
"Pour some warm water." Consort Rou's lips were dry.
Xiaoju poured some warm water, and the emperor took it and fed it to her, but he couldn't feed her much; it just slipped down the corner of her mouth.
After finally finishing feeding her the water, Chu Yue started shivering again. She felt hot and cold intermittently, and unconsciously murmured in discomfort.