Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 258 A Passionate and Domineering Emperor × A Concubine's Daughter from the Prime Minist

Liangchen and Xiaotao were so surprised they couldn't close their mouths. Was this their mistress?

"What are you looking at? Let's go." Chu Yue noticed that Liang Chen and Xiao Tao had been staring at her for a long time, as if they didn't recognize her.

"Your Majesty?" Liangchen asked tentatively, "Is it Your Majesty?"

If the goddess is possessed by evil spirits, she will need to find someone to perform a ritual for her.

Chu Yue: "..."

"Liangchen," Chu Yue said helplessly, "The Empress has gone to complain, aren't you leaving?"

"Let's go, let's go quickly, Your Majesty, let's hurry, don't let His Majesty misunderstand Your Majesty."

Xiao Tao became anxious and helped Chu Yue to leave.

"Xiao Tao, slow down, what's the rush?" Chu Yue had been standing for so long that her legs were already sore and she really couldn't walk anymore.

"Your Majesty, let me carry you on my back." Liangchen didn't care about anything else. It was good that Her Majesty had changed; she knew how to protect herself now.

Chu Yue ignored the two of them and shuffled away on her own.

"Your Highness, wait for us..." Liangchen and Xiaotao chased after them.

The Empress hurriedly headed towards Anhe Palace. Chu Yue had suddenly changed, catching her off guard. After all, she had always been bullied by Chu Yue, and now she was suddenly fighting back. The Empress couldn't accept this.

"Your Majesty, please slow down," Jasmine said, supporting her. "Your Majesty, if we go like this, will His Majesty believe us?"

The Empress's face was grim, and she clenched her fists tightly: "I knew she was treacherous and cunning, good at putting on a show. Otherwise, how could she have bewitched His Majesty like this? I must tell His Majesty her true colors."

"Your Majesty, please slow down."

"Walk……"

Not far away, Consort Zhen and Consort Zhang exchanged a puzzled look. Was Her Majesty the Empress being chased by someone? And why was she walking so fast?

"Sister, what happened to Her Majesty the Empress?" Consort Zhang asked, puzzled.

"Those two sisters are making a ruckus; I wonder what crazy thing they've gone on with this time." Consort Zhen pursed her lips. "Let's go and see."

Consort Zhang hesitated for a moment, but still followed behind.

After finishing his official duties, the emperor went to the Phoenix Palace. The empress searched for a long time before finding it. When she arrived at the Phoenix Palace, Chu Yue had not yet returned.

The Empress was somewhat flustered, only thinking about making the Emperor discover Chu Yue's true colors. She even disregarded the composure and dignity expected of an Empress, and upon seeing the Emperor, she impatiently said, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you... Chu Yue, she..."

"What are you doing here?" The emperor frowned. This was Yue'er's Phoenix Palace. What was she doing here?

"Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say..."

"Why hasn't the Imperial Concubine returned yet? Wasn't she supposed to be paying her respects to the Empress?" The Emperor's face darkened, not giving the Empress a chance to speak: "You're here, where is the Imperial Concubine?"

The Empress was speechless, and Jasmine mustered her courage and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine and the Empress spoke for a while and then left. They should be... returning soon."

The emperor wouldn't listen. Yue'er hadn't returned, and he was worried about her, so he turned around and wanted to go out to look for her.

"Your Majesty, I really have something to tell you," the Empress pleaded, almost kneeling down as the Emperor was about to leave. "It concerns the Imperial Concubine, Your Majesty."

The emperor frowned and looked at the empress: "Speak."

"Your Majesty, Chu Yue, she..."

Before he could finish speaking, Consort Zhen and Consort Zhang arrived: "Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress pay their respects..."

The Empress's words were interrupted several times, and she became even more impatient, glaring at the two of them with hostility.

"What are you doing!" The emperor's face darkened. What's going on today? Everyone's come to the Consort's palace.

"Your Majesty, your concubine and Consort Zhang saw Her Majesty the Empress in a hurry on the road and thought something had happened to her, so we followed to check on her."

Consort Zhen's respectful explanation.

The emperor's gaze toward the empress grew even more unpleasant. How could an empress be allowed to run around the palace like this?

"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you. Chu Yue is not what you see at all. She is cunning and treacherous. Your Majesty, don't be fooled by her. Her current appearance is all an act, Your Majesty..."

"How dare you!" The emperor nearly kicked her. What had she said about Yue'er? Who was the truly malicious one?

Xiao Yuanzi quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, please calm down... You mustn't, you mustn't..."

The empress was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and stared blankly at the emperor.

Consort Zhen never expected the Empress and the Imperial Concubine to be at odds so much. They were from the same household, yet they were so opposed to each other.

"Get out of here!" the emperor roared, furious that they were in his way.

Xiao Yuanzi bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesties, please go back. Don't anger His Majesty."

At this moment, Chu Yue entered from outside. Seeing so many people, she called out in confusion, "Your Majesty..."

"My beloved concubine, where have you been? Why have you been back for so long?" The emperor went up to her and looked her over.

"Your Majesty, I went to pay my respects to the Empress and returned via the Imperial Garden, which took some time. I apologize for keeping you waiting."

"If you want to go next time, I'll take you." The emperor's expression softened.

The Empress looked at Chu Yue and felt that she was being pretentious. Why would His Majesty believe her with such affected mannerisms?

"Your Highness, you're quite the actor." The Empress glared at Chu Yue through gritted teeth.

"What is Your Majesty saying? What did I do wrong?" Chu Yue looked at her in confusion: "I have read all those account books. Did I do something wrong?"

After speaking, she looked nervously at the emperor, her eyes filled with unease and fear.

Consort Zhen and Consort Zhang were just about to leave when Chu Yue returned, and the Emperor's attention was entirely on her. The two quietly retreated to the side; this drama was far from over.

"My dear consort, don't listen to her nonsense, it's alright." The emperor's heart softened at Chu Yue's weak and frightened appearance, and he was only concerned with comforting her.

"You!" The Empress's chest heaved with anger, her voice urgent and aggrieved: "Your Majesty, she is not like that at all. Before, in my palace, she threatened me, saying that if she told Your Majesty, Your Majesty would depose me. Your Majesty, please don't be deceived by her."

"Your Majesty, I would never dare to say that, really, you believe me..." Chu Yue was so anxious she was almost crying.

"Alright, alright, don't rush, don't rush," the emperor said, seeing that her face had turned pale. He immediately comforted Chu Yue and glared angrily at the empress.

"Empress, are you just bored and trying to slander the Imperial Concubine? Do you think I don't know the Imperial Concubine's temperament?"

The emperor was so angry with the empress that he was acting like a queen, even more composed than Yue'er.

"Your Majesty, I did not lie to you. Why don't you believe me? Chu Yue was just pretending in front of you. She threatened me behind my back."

The emperor didn't believe her, and the empress was sweating with anxiety; she had truly underestimated Chu Yue.

"Your Majesty, I did not, I dare not, why... why did the Empress accuse me?"

"It's alright, it's alright, don't cry." The Emperor knew that Chu Yue always considered the sisterly bond, so how could Yue'er not be heartbroken and saddened by the Empress's accusation against her?

"Empress, return to the palace. From now on, let the Consort handle the affairs of the inner palace. You should reflect on your actions."

His Majesty has placed her under house arrest?

The empress stood there, her face pale.