Chapter 2 The Frail Consort Shu

Two days later,

In the pavilion.

"Cough cough cough..."

Luo Xi felt a little sore throat, so she picked up a handkerchief and gently covered her mouth, coughing lightly.

Upon hearing the sound, Yu Ling'er looked towards the pavilion.

She was stunned at that glance.

Luo Xi stood there quietly, her face pale and indifferent, without any extra expression. Yet, even so, she was so beautiful that she seemed unreal.

Yu Ling'er felt that Consort Shu seemed to have become even more beautiful after a month apart. She was truly stunning! She simply stood there quietly, as if she could capture everyone's heart.

If Consort Shu were in better health, would the Emperor be able to resist going to her place?

Yu Ling'er's eyes made no attempt to conceal her intentions, and Luo Xi noticed this. She frowned and looked in that direction.

When Yu Ling'er saw that Luo Xi had noticed her, she stepped forward with her maid and respectfully bowed, "This concubine greets Consort Shu."

Luo Xi said softly, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Is the Jade Beauty here to admire the flowers in the Imperial Garden?"

Yu Ling'er: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then go ahead, you don't need to stay here." It's an eyesore to her.

Yu Ling'er: ...........

She could tell that Consort Shu didn't like her very much.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Three days later

Rippling Palace.

"Have you found them?"

Xianghe: "Your Majesty, we have not found that person."

It was too dark last night, and she couldn't see who the person was. The person threw the note at her and ran away.

"Forget it, there's no need to look anymore."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Besides the Imperial Concubine, the other high-ranking concubines also received the same note.

Xianghe hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Your Majesty, the Emperor chose you tonight, you..."

Xiao Qianqian recalled seeing the Emperor and Consort Yu standing together many times before. Although the Emperor seemed impatient, she always felt something was amiss...

She believed what was written on the paper was true.

"True love? A shield?"

"Oh!"

Xiao Qianqian: "Xianghe, light that incense stick later."

"Remember to deal with it first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Qianqian looked at her beautiful reflection in the bronze mirror and smiled softly...

night.

The palace was brightly lit, and the commotion lasted for most of the night.

The next day.

Qi Chen looked at Ge Qianqian, who was covered in marks in his arms, and his heart skipped a beat. Had he touched her?

He rubbed his forehead, unable to make sense of what had happened last night...

He quietly got out of bed, dressed, and left.

Xiao Qianqian woke up when he walked out of the inner hall...

She glanced down at the marks on her body, then stared blankly towards the door...

When the Emperor touched her last night, he was calling out Yu Ling'er's name.

Xiao Qianqian murmured, "Jade Beauty?"

The Emperor made quite a commotion at Lianyi Palace last night, and many people in the palace know about it.

There was no empress in the palace; the highest-ranking concubine was Xiao Qianqian.

Therefore, on the first and fifteenth of each month, everyone except the sickly Luo Xi had to go to Lianyi Palace to pay their respects.

Today is the fifteenth.

Xiao Qianqian sat at the head of the table and casually took a sip of tea. After putting down her teacup, she looked down and immediately saw Yu Ling'er, who was pale and looked dejected.

Xiao Qianqian looked worried and asked knowingly, "Beautiful Lady Yu, your face is so pale, what's wrong? Should we have the imperial physician take a look at you?"

Yu Ling'er: !!!

She clenched her fists and forced a smile. "Thank you, Your Highness. I'm fine. I just caught a chill. There's nothing serious. The imperial physician isn't needed."

Xiao Qianqian looked at her like this and sneered inwardly.

Hmph! She can't stand it now? Then she'll have a lot more to suffer in the future.

The following month,

Qi Chen successively favored several high-ranking concubines.

Yu Ling'er waited and waited at Cuiyun Pavilion, but the Emperor's explanation never came. Instead, she received news that the Emperor had been favoring other concubines.

As a result, she suffered a mental breakdown.

She didn't care about anything else and ran straight to Xuanhua Palace.

Jade Palace.

Zhuzhu ran in laughing, "Your Majesty, that Jade Beauty from Cuiyun Pavilion finally couldn't hold back anymore, she went to Xuanhua Palace to see the Emperor."

Luo Xi: "Look, I felt like something was missing before. Now, isn't it much more lively?"

Zhuzhu: "Your Majesty is right."

Xuanhua Hall.

Qi Chen: "Why are you here?"

Yu Ling'er stood in front of Qi Chen and said coldly, "What? Your Majesty, is it that I cannot come?"

"His Majesty has not visited me for a month."

"Is he so infatuated with the other older women that he can't extricate himself?"

"Does the arrival of new people mean forgetting the old ones?"

Qi Chen: "Beautiful Lady Yu, watch your words."

Yu Ling'er: "Measures?"

"Ha! Your Majesty, you have broken your promise."

"You clearly said that you would only touch me."

"And now?"

"That...that was just an accident."

"An accident? One was an accident, but what about the others?"

Qi Chen didn't know how to explain it.

Anyway, he didn't know how he ended up touching them in such a muddled way.

In the past, he would use incense to treat hallucinations.

Qi Chen didn't go to see Yu Ling'er because he didn't know how to face her yet, so he kept avoiding her.

but,

They were his concubines, so it was only natural for him to touch them.

When Yu Ling'er saw the scratch mark on Qi Chen's collar, her eyes reddened. "Your Majesty, have you let me down?"

"I have no love for them, I only love you."

Yu Ling'er sneered, "Your Majesty, do you think your concubine is easy to fool?"

Qi Chen: "So what do you want?"

Yu Ling'er murmured, "What does this concubine wish for?"

She was smart; she knew what had happened.

There's no point in saying anything more.

"Could Your Majesty please refrain from visiting them in the future?"

"Would it be alright for Your Majesty to favor only your concubines from now on?"

"The concubines will be promoted in rank."

Qi Chen thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

He liked her, so seeing her like this pained him. Therefore, he readily agreed.

"Can."

After Yu Ling'er went to Xuanhua Palace that day, she was made a Consort Yu.

From that day on, the Emperor doted on Yu Ling'er exclusively and stopped visiting his other concubines.

Xiao Qianqian ate a sour jujube.

"Hmph! So the Emperor's favorite is indeed her."

She lowered her head and gently touched her belly.

It's okay, she's already pregnant anyway.

Although Yu Ling'er was favored by the Emperor, she was ostracized by the other concubines, making her life in the palace extremely difficult. After all, the Emperor was busy with state affairs and couldn't be by Yu Ling'er's side all the time.

One month later,

First, Consort Li and Consort Chen were revealed to be pregnant, and then three other high-ranking concubines, Gui Xiande, were also revealed to be pregnant.

Jade Palace.

Luo Xi's eyes lit up, "You're pregnant?"

Zhuzhu nodded firmly.

"This is going to be interesting."

Isn't it lively?

Yu Ling'er suffered a miscarriage due to a sudden shock.

Yu Ling'er, a female physician, was completely unaware that she was pregnant; she unknowingly miscarried her and the Emperor's child...

Coupled with the stimulation of other people's pregnancies, Yu Ling'er felt that their children had killed her child, and so she went mad.

She actually pushed those pregnant concubines, causing Consort Chen and Consort Xian to miscarry...