The palace maid slunk away, and after a while, she came back to report to Chu Xiao, "Your Majesty, the Empress has not gotten better after taking the medicine. She is frightened and wants to see Your Majesty."
Chu Xiao, "..."
Yun Chaoxi chuckled, "Then Your Majesty should go and take a look. I'll go with you. Otherwise, Consort Shu might not have a moment's peace tonight."
Chu Xiao got up with a dark face, picked up the clothes from the rack, and helped Yun Chaoxi put them on.
When the two arrived at Consort Shu's palace, Ruihua Hall, the entire palace was still brightly lit.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Consort Shu, lying on the bed, was overjoyed! She was determined to keep the Emperor here tonight!
"Consort Zhao has arrived!"
Consort Shu: "..." Why is this woman here too!
Yun Chaoxi walked in with a smile and greeted Consort Shu, who was lying on the bed, "I heard that Consort Shu is not feeling well and is in pain and cannot sleep, so I came with the Emperor to see you."
Consort Shu wondered if this woman had come to show off. Why was she smiling so smugly?!
Yun Chaoxi really came here to show off. She's not a magnanimous person. If Consort Shu wants to call Chu Xiao away in front of her, she'll have to see if Yun Chaoxi has the ability.
Consort Shu, pale-faced and clutching her stomach, said weakly, "Thank you for your concern, Consort Zhao. As soon as I saw the Emperor, I was happy and the pain subsided considerably."
"Even when Consort Shu is in so much pain that she can't drink her medicine, she still has the mind to think about men."
Consort Shu, “…” Did this woman really have to be so blunt?
Chu Xiao remained silent, simply sitting at the head of the table, sipping tea and admiring the way his concubine, covered in thorns, retaliated against others' provocations. A faint smile played on his lips.
Yun Chaoxi simply had a palace maid bring a chair, sat down by Consort Shu's bedside, and smiled gently at her, "Consort Shu, go to sleep quickly. After you fall asleep, the Emperor and I will return to Zhaoyang Palace to rest."
As she spoke, she reached out and wiped Consort Shu's pale face, "Don't wear white powder to bed next time, it'll make your skin worse."
How could Consort Shu possibly sleep? She was furious with Yun Chaoxi! She frowned and looked at the Emperor gently, "Your Majesty, won't you even come to see me?"
Chu Xiao: "It was the Imperial Concubine who said she wanted to come see you; I just came with her."
Consort Shu was on the verge of tears. "Can't Your Majesty stay and keep me company for one night? The Noble Consort serves you every day, so missing one night won't make a difference. I'm sure she won't mind, right, Noble Consort Zhao?"
Yun Chaoxi touched her back teeth, got up and threw herself into Chu Xiao's arms, sobbing, "Since it's like this, Your Majesty, please stay with Consort Shu tonight. Let me go back to Zhaoyang Palace alone. I'm fine. I can just lock myself in and cry all night."
When he went to other women, Yun Chaoxi would secretly cry until she was breathless. Just thinking about this scene made Chu Xiao's heart ache. He hugged her and assured her, "No, I won't go to other women. From now on, I will only stay in Zhaoyang Palace."
"Let's go back. Xi'er has already done more than enough by coming to see her once."
"Since Consort Shu is not in good health, she should go out less in the future. If she is sick, she should go to see the imperial physician. I don't have time to come and see you every few days."
Strictly speaking, none of the women in this palace are his women; they are all An Yi's women. What do they have to do with him, Chu Xiao?
After speaking, Chu Xiao led Yun Chaoxi back to Zhaoyang Palace, leaving Consort Shu with a face flushed with anger, even though she had applied white powder.
Back at Zhaoyang Palace, Chu Xiao couldn't wait to pounce on Yun Chaoxi, embracing her and kissing her passionately several times, the sounds of their intimate kisses echoing in the room.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?!" He was perfectly fine on the way back, how did he suddenly become aroused!
Chu Xiao kissed her petal-like lips for a while before excitedly saying, "I'm so happy. The way Xi'er scolded Consort Shu for my sake has made my heart itch. I just want to catch you and kiss you hard, and do it hard."
Yun Chaoxi blushed with embarrassment at his vulgar and blunt words, her long, thick eyelashes trembling. "I am menstruating, I cannot."
"I know, I'm waiting."
Yun Chaoxi felt that Chu Xiao's words didn't sound like he was waiting for her, but rather like he was telling her to wait. Just thinking about it made her legs go weak.
Under Chu Xiao's kisses that covered her entire body, Yun Chaoxi's legs went weak, and her whole body went limp. She could only lie softly in Chu Xiao's arms and let him do whatever he wanted.
Although they didn't go all the way, Yun Chaoxi still ascended to heaven under Chu Xiao's caresses. Her eyes were glazed over, the corners of her eyes reddened, and she sobbed softly, a sight that made Chu Xiao's eyes redden as well.
He said in a hoarse voice, "Xi'er, you should help me too."
...
The next day, when Consort Shu went to Shou Kang Palace to pay her respects, she couldn't help but complain to the Empress Dowager, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor hasn't been to any other palaces for several days. He stays in Zhaoyang Palace every day. The Emperor favors Consort Zhao and neglects the other sisters like this. We are all heartbroken."
The others looked at Yun Chaoxi with varying degrees of condemnation.
Yun Chaoxi sat upright in her seat without making a sound, only gently twisting the handkerchief in her hand with her fingers, her eyes lowered, looking as if she had done something wrong and was waiting to be scolded.
But their ears quietly perked up.
She also wanted to see what the Empress Dowager's attitude was. The Empress Dowager was Chu Xiao's birth mother, and Yun Chaoxi did not want to offend the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager first glanced at Yun Chaoxi, and seeing the aggrieved look on her fair face, her heart softened. She then glared at Consort Shu.
"Alright, stop complaining. The Emperor favors Consort Zhao for a few more days, and you all look so gloomy. What will you do if a few more young girls come along? You'll be so jealous!"
“They’re all in their twenties or thirties, yet they’re still competing for attention with teenage girls.”
In this matter, the Empress Dowager unconditionally stood by Yun Chaoxi's side, simply because she discovered that in the past, after the emperor favored his concubines, he would send someone to deliver contraceptive soup to them. However, Yun Chaoxi had never drunk contraceptive soup. Did this mean that the emperor intended for Consort Zhao to give birth to an imperial heir?
Not to mention that Yun Chaoxi was already on her radar, even if it was just for the sake of her chubby grandson, she would still try to create more time for the two of them to spend together.
The other concubines all looked disappointed, but Consort Xian's eyes flickered after hearing the Empress Dowager's words.
After returning to the palace, Consort Xian instructed her personal maid to leave the palace and deliver a message back to her residence.
Consort Xian was the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. Her family background was not much different from that of Consort Shu and Yun Chaoxi, otherwise she would not have been granted the title of Consort.
Before Yun Chaoxi entered the palace, she and Consort Shu would occasionally bicker, but they managed to get by. After all, she didn't take a brainless woman like Consort Shu seriously.
With Yun Chaoxi now stealing the emperor's favor in the palace, not only is Consort Shu anxious, but she is also anxious.
The emperor's favor was unimportant; what mattered was the imperial heir. Since no one in the palace could bear children, Consort Xian decided to let nature take its course, since every woman who served him was required to drink a contraceptive soup. However, in the past two days, she sent people to the Imperial Kitchen and the Imperial Hospital to inquire, and they discovered that the emperor had not given Yun Chaoxi any contraceptive soup at all!
That won't do!
She must give birth to a child before Yun Chaoxi!
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