Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 246 Ruthless, Henpecked Emperor × Pregnant Palace Maid 15

The emperor embraced her slender body and softened his voice: "Thinking nonsense again?"

"His Majesty……"

Chu Yue simply nestled in the emperor's arms, refusing to utter another word.

She knew the emperor wouldn't, but she was still sad.

"Alright, alright, I'll stay with you. Don't overthink it." The emperor felt sorry for her, afraid that she would overthink and harm her health.

Chu Yue was newly pregnant, a time when she needed to be careful. The emperor was somewhat worried and spent most of his day in the Hehuan Palace.

Those nagging ministers were nowhere to be found, and even if they knew where the emperor was, they dared not barge into the Hehuan Palace.

"Ugh..." Chu Yue felt unwell, suffering from severe morning sickness, and had no energy all day.

The emperor was even more furious and ordered several imperial physicians to guard the Hehuan Palace and take care of the imperial concubine's health.

"My beloved concubine, are you feeling better?" The emperor held the weak and listless Chu Yue, his voice filled with heartache.

Chu Yue nodded listlessly: "I'm much better..."

The emperor frowned. This didn't look like he was any better at all.

Even the imperial physicians couldn't cure this symptom; even if they could alleviate it slightly, the concubine still suffered.

"Your Majesty... the Prime Minister and General Zhao have been waiting for you for a long time..."

Maruko risked her life to come in and report.

The emperor glared at her coldly. He was already busy with the imperial concubine, and those reckless fools were still causing trouble. Did they have a death wish?

"Your Majesty... please go quickly, I am fine, don't delay important matters."

"It's alright, accompanying the Imperial Concubine is the priority." They had nothing else to do but keep focusing on the imperial concubine selection all day.

"Your Majesty, please go quickly. I'll take a nap. You can come over when you're done."

Chu Yue was so tired that she could barely open her eyes.

"Alright, my beloved concubine. I'll be there in a moment." The emperor wouldn't go. They wouldn't give up either.

"Um……"

The emperor left the Hehuan Palace and said coldly, "Choose a few palace maids."

Maruko paused, "Your Majesty...this is..."

"Go and do it."

"Yes……"

The emperor arrived at Qinghe Palace, where the prime minister and General Zhao were already waiting.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."

"Get up..."

"Your Majesty, I have something to report..."

The Prime Minister spoke up urgently, otherwise His Majesty would run away again, and it would be a rare opportunity to see him.

Last time, an order was issued forbidding him from attending court, and it took more than half a month before he was allowed to enter the palace.

"Prime Minister, no rush, I also have something to say." Just as the Emperor was speaking, Maruko arrived with her entourage.

"Your Majesty, the person has been brought." Seven or eight palace maids followed behind Xiaowanzi.

General Zhao and the Prime Minister were both somewhat bewildered. Had His Majesty made the choice himself?

The Imperial Concubine was originally a palace maid. Does His Majesty only like palace maids?

"These are all women I have chosen for the General and the Prime Minister. They are intelligent, gentle, and virtuous, and they will surely be able to serve the General and the Prime Minister well."

General Zhao: "..."

Prime Minister: "..."

Maruko's lips twitched. This... is unbelievable.

"Your Majesty... this is outrageous!" The Prime Minister was somewhat annoyed.

His daughter is already so grown up, how can these young women possibly enter the Prime Minister's residence? Besides, his wife would never agree to it...

"Prime Minister, you are too kind. You and General Zhao are both devoted to me. I am not a heartless person. I will bestow a few beauties upon you as a token of my goodwill."

The emperor calmly raised his eyes and looked at the palace maids standing in the hall: "From now on, you must serve the general and the prime minister well. If there is any misconduct, I will not let it go lightly."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

The palace maids were all willing, since there was not much of a future in the palace. His Majesty bestowed them upon the general and the prime minister, so at least their lives would be better.

"Your Majesty, this is truly inappropriate..."

"General, there's no need to say more. I know that your wife might have objections, but this was bestowed by me, and I'm sure she won't refuse."

"Alright, take them all back. General and Prime Minister, you must treat these people I have bestowed upon you well."

After the emperor finished speaking, he got up and left. The imperial concubine should be waking up soon, and she would be sad if she couldn't see him.

Maruko kindly said, "General, Prime Minister, don't make His Majesty angry anymore, take him back quickly."

He then added a final instruction to the palace maids: "Be sensible, and hurry back with the General and the Prime Minister."

"Yes, Father-in-law..."

The Prime Minister and General Zhao: "..."

The two of them left the palace with their beautiful young maid.

This time, I didn't just grab Maruko randomly; I picked her out carefully, and she's pretty enough.

Before long, the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion were in complete chaos, filled with bloodshed and violence.

The next day, the amusing story reached Chu Yue's ears.

"Your Majesty...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"That way they won't bother me. They keep clamoring for me to hold a selection of candidates. Let them try to solve their own problems first."

The emperor rarely smiled: "The people I personally bestowed upon them dare not do anything. It's just that General Zhao and the prime minister suffered more. Their wives almost beat them black and blue, and they didn't come to court today."

Chu Yue couldn't help but chuckle: "Your Majesty... can also play pranks on people like this."

"They've made things difficult for the Imperial Concubine, so I'll make things even worse for them."

The emperor fed her bird's nest soup, saying it was nourishing and beneficial.

"Wouldn't they resent me even more then?" Chu Yue felt exhausted.

"They dare not say another word against my beloved concubine, and I will bestow upon them a few more beauties."

"Okay..." Chu Yue found it funny to think about it; at that age, she couldn't afford to be tormented.

"Are you happier now?" The emperor held her in his arms and gently pecked her rosy lips.

"Your Majesty...they just can't stand seeing Your Majesty favor me. It still makes me sad..."

Chu Yue complained in a spoiled manner.

"Then shall I have Maruko go and tell those beauties to 'serve' the General and the Prime Minister well?"

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor couldn't help but laugh. With the imperial concubine so serious and earnest, the general and the prime minister were in for a lot of trouble.

Chaos erupted in the general's mansion. The general's wife forbade the general from touching those beauties, so those beauties brought up the emperor.

General Zhao was humiliated. If he didn't go, the beauties would bring up His Majesty, and he could only have one woman a night. A general, sigh... better not to say anything!

The general's wife was so angry she almost vomited blood. "If you hadn't been holding talent shows every day, would things have turned out like this? In the end, it's just that you want to choose. You're so old, yet you're still indulging in wishful thinking."

General Zhao: "..."

She's only in her early forties, not that old.

It was all for their daughter's sake. Who could have imagined that His Majesty would do something like this, catching them completely off guard?

At the Prime Minister's residence, the Prime Minister's wife was practically vomiting blood. Pointing at the Prime Minister, she yelled, "You keep nagging His Majesty about the selection of concubines! Is it you who wants to choose, or His Majesty? And look at you, bringing back so many! I can't live anymore..."

Prime Minister: "..."

In the side hall, there were several beauties eyeing him menacingly, while the lady was wailing and howling like a banshee, leaving the prime minister speechless with despair.

“My lord, it’s time to rest,” one of the beauties said, inviting him to leave.

The Prime Minister's wife glared angrily at the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister gritted his teeth and went with the beauty. His Majesty was the greatest.

"you……"

The Prime Minister's wife was so angry she almost fainted, and her personal maid helped her back to her room.