But then he thought again, that's impossible. If that were really the case, why would she be sent to the palace to be his concubine?
Back in the palace, Chu Yue grew increasingly angry, and her stomach tightened more and more. "Qiao'er, quick, summon the imperial physician and the midwife! I'm afraid I won't make it past half a month. I think I'm going into labor! Hurry!"
Qiao'er brought in water, intending to help the Empress to bed. "Your Majesty, I'll go right away. You all take good care of Her Majesty!"
Qiao'er hurriedly ran out of the room, as if she had remembered something, and turned around to report to the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, Consort Wanrong is about to give birth. You should go and see her."
Qi Jingxuan was just about to take things further with Jiang Jinhua when he was interrupted by Qiao'er's voice outside.
"It seems we're not meant to be today. I'll go out and take a look. You should get some rest!"
Jiang Jinhua finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. She patted her chest, quickly put on her clothes, and then took a towel to vigorously wipe her face and lips, as if she had been defiled by Qi Jingxuan.
Soon the midwife and the imperial physician arrived, and Chu Yue nervously began to give birth.
"What's wrong with her?" Qi Jingxuan grabbed one of the imperial physicians who came out.
"Your Majesty, it's nothing, just a normal childbirth, everything is normal."
Upon hearing that there was no problem, Qi Jingxuan disregarded Chu Yue's life and death and simply walked away.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress is giving birth, how can you leave?" Qiao'er returned and saw Qi Jingxuan preparing to leave, so she quickly chased after him.
"How dare you! Does His Majesty need to report his whereabouts to a lowly servant like you? Get out of here now!"
"Yes, Eunuch Wu!"
Qiao'er could only watch helplessly as Qi Jingxuan left.
In this deep palace, besides Ruan Yumu, the person he liked the most was Qiao Siyu. She was beautiful and had many charms.
"Set up the Chuxiu Palace!" With that thought, Qi Jingxuan couldn't help but head towards the Chuxiu Palace.
"Your Highness Consort Liu, something terrible has happened! His Majesty was acting very strangely tonight. He left Chengen Palace with Consort Jiang, and after returning to Chengfu Palace, he encountered Consort Chu giving birth. It seems he lost interest, and then he went to Chuxiu Palace!"
Liu Ruhua is now imprisoned in this palace, and even news can only be obtained by sending Bai Ling to probe the situation.
Sitting in the courtyard, feeling irritated, she heard the eldest princess crying intermittently from inside the house. "You brat, crying, crying, all you do is cry! Your royal father won't even come to see you. What are you crying for? It's so annoying!"
Liu Ruhua is very troubled now. All she can do now is use money to gather information. Since she doesn't have any brothers who are officials, there's no one to speak up for her.
"Xi Yun, you have to think of a way for me! When we were in the manor, didn't the Emperor like you a lot? How come now that you've entered the palace, you've found a good man in my palace? If this continues, I'm afraid we'll grow old and die in the palace. There are so many new women in the palace now."
Seeing Xi Yun's useless state and the eldest princess's constant crying, Liu Ruhua shook off Xi Yun's hand and said, "I'd rather rely on a child who's not even a year old than on you!"
Xi Yun was well aware of all this, but she wasn't particularly attractive, and having been sold into a brothel years ago, she was no longer able to have children. Her mistress knew this!
Unable to help her mistress, she could only go back to her room and sulk alone.
Liu Ruhua returned to her room and immediately took off the eldest princess's clothes. The late autumn weather had become very cool, and she completely ignored her daughter, leaving her naked and cold. The sound of her crying instantly spread from Jiayu Palace.
"I'm sorry, my child. If I fall out of favor, your future will not be easy. Please bear with it."
"Your Highness Consort Liu! Your Highness Consort Liu! This is unacceptable! What will happen to such a young child if the Princess catches a cold?"
Bai Ling quickly knelt down as well, joining the wet nurse in offering advice.
"I know my daughter, Liu Ruhua. How could she not withstand a mere cold? As long as the Emperor comes to see her, I will give birth to another son. Then the whole palace will be blessed. Get out of here, you damned servant."
Liu Ruhua swayed her hips as she prepared to go back to sleep. Before leaving, she didn't forget to instruct the servants, "Put her clothes back on in an hour, that should be about right."
Bai Ling did not follow Consort Liu's instructions, but waited until she left before quickly dressing the eldest princess.
The next morning, Liu Ruhua came over and saw that the child was still fine. She immediately started twisting the child's ear, saying, "A little girl like you, you're really tough! Xiaohua, bring a bucket of cold water. I don't believe it!"
"Your Majesty! Consort Liu, this is your own flesh and blood! No, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Hua knelt on the ground, unwilling to do these things. Liu Ruhua kicked her twice, but seeing that she didn't move, she sent the servant next to her to do it.
"What good are you? Go clean the chamber pots in the backyard! You worthless slave!"
Xiao Hua quickly ran away. She felt that Liu Ruhua's mental state was not quite right, so she hurriedly and secretly ran to Chengen Palace to find her sister Xiao Ju.
"What use is a little girl? Look at Ruan Yu Mu's son, he was born a concubine, and the Emperor visits him every few days. How come I only gave birth to a daughter!"
Liu Ruhua was going crazy inside the house, smashing things up and making a mess of everything. The princess was also terrified and kept crying.
At this moment, Bai Ling entered. "I asked you to find out what kind of monster Chu Yue gave birth to. Have you found out?"
Bai Ling knelt on the ground without speaking, "Your Majesty!"
"Tell me quickly! Is he dead? Or what? Hmm?"
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
