Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 104 The Ruthless and Cold-Hearted Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 2

After the crown prince was injured and learned that his leg was crippled, he locked himself in the Chengming Hall and forbade anyone to approach him.

Anyone who approached Chengming Hall would be sentenced to death.

It was a gloomy, rainy day with a dark, overcast sky. Xiao Tao held an umbrella beside Chu Yue as she walked along the palace path, a sense of desolation rising in her heart.

The Crown Prince locked himself in this place, refusing to see anyone, and his temper grew increasingly volatile. Even when Empress Xiao came, he couldn't see her.

"My lady, I'm a little scared..." Xiao Tao was even trembling. In this kind of weather, and thinking about the place they were about to arrive at, which was obviously the luxurious East Palace, made her back go cold.

Chu Yue took a deep breath: "Now that we're here, don't be afraid or overthink it. We're here on the Empress's orders, and His Highness the Crown Prince won't do anything reckless."

Comforting Xiaotao is also comforting myself.

Xiao Tao nodded, her face pale.

The two arrived outside Chengming Hall, a quiet place that stood out from the other palaces of the Eastern Palace, even appearing somewhat desolate.

"Is anyone there?" Chu Yue called softly from outside the palace gate.

No one responded. The Crown Prince forbade anyone to approach this place, so there was no one around.

"Is Your Highness here? I... have been ordered to take care of Your Highness," Chu Yue called out again.

Still, no one responded.

"My lady, let's go back. I'm scared..." Xiao Tao said in a trembling voice, wanting to back out.

“You’ll be punished when you go back.” Chu Yue called out again, “Your Highness, I’m coming in…”

After Chu Yue finished speaking, she tried to gently push open the door. As soon as she opened it, she was greeted by a teacup and an extremely cold voice: "Get out!"

Chu Yue was unable to dodge in time and was cut on the cheek by the shards, leaving a bloody mark instantly.

"Ah, Liangdi...your face..." Xiaotao trembled with fear.

Chu Yue steadied herself, ignoring the pain on her face, and immediately knelt down: "Your Highness, please calm down. I'm here to take care of you..."

The hall was dark and quiet. Chu Yue kept her head down, not daring to look up, and no sound came for a long time.

Shen Yuan sat in his wheelchair, leaning back slightly, his cold and indifferent eyes scrutinizing the woman who was courting death at the palace gate.

Since he was injured, countless people have come claiming to be there to take care of him, but they all left in fear after only a short while.

Another one came today. Interesting. The Crown Prince curled his lips in a mocking smile. "Take care of him?"

It turns out everyone thought he was a useless person!

The Crown Prince slightly closed his narrow phoenix eyes. If he could do it all over again, he would never care about his so-called blood relatives in the slightest!

Xiao Shunzi stood to the side, not daring to breathe. Since His Highness was injured, he had barely been able to get close to him, but he was often verbally abused by His Highness.

Countless servants have come to attend to His Highness these days, but they have all been scolded and driven away.

Even when the Empress came, she couldn't get a good look from His Highness. But how could His Highness be blamed? He was born a chosen one of heaven and was made Crown Prince. He was elegant and spirited.

But now...

No one could accept this outcome.

Chu Yue's legs were numb from kneeling, and she couldn't help but say again, "Your Highness, I was sent by the Empress to take care of you. Her Majesty is very worried about you..."

"Her Majesty also told me to take good care of you. I saw that her eyes were swollen from crying, and she choked up and couldn't speak when she talked about you..."

Now the only option is to gamble with family ties, since to the Crown Prince she is now just a stranger and a disliked woman.

"Your Highness... Her Majesty the Empress must be very worried about you, which is why she sent someone here. Your Highness, please don't let Her Majesty the Empress worry."

Xiao Shunzi, disregarding his fear, knelt down beside him and spoke up for him.

His Highness has suffered enough these days; he can't bear to watch.

"Mother..." the Crown Prince murmured in anguish. His mother loved him dearly, and she must have been heartbroken after he was injured.

"Come in." Shen Yuan's hoarse, deep voice rang out, making Xiao Shunzi inside the hall and Xiao Tao outside breathe a sigh of relief.

Chu Yue endured the pain in her knees and stood up, walking inside step by step.

The closer they got to the Crown Prince, the heavier the atmosphere became. The hall was also dimly lit, which inexplicably instilled a sense of fear.

"This concubine greets Your Highness..." Chu Yue came before her and respectfully bowed.

The woman's slender back had beautiful lines, and her neck was fair. She respectfully pressed her forehead to the ground.

"rise."

Chu Yue slowly stood up, bowing her head as she stood before the Crown Prince.

The crown prince hadn't remembered having such a person in his palace; he guessed it was someone his mother had put there for him.

From the Crown Princess to the concubines, even the Crown Prince himself didn't know which women he had.

Just then, the meal delivery arrived, and Xiao Shunzi took it and placed it on the table one by one.

Then he pushed the prince over and made him sit down.

Chu Yue quickly picked up her chopsticks and began serving the dishes, taking a bite of bamboo shoots.

Xiao Shunzi's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the Crown Prince with some fear.

As expected, the Crown Prince's face was terribly gloomy, and his sharp eyes swept towards Chu Yue.

Chu Yue was confused and her first reaction was to kneel down. She guessed that the Crown Prince didn't like to eat it, but if he didn't like it, why would there be this dish?

"Your Highness, please forgive me... I didn't know Your Highness didn't like this dish..." Chu Yue's eyes were slightly red as she pitifully begged for forgiveness.

The crown prince's emotions were on the verge of exploding; he had been unable to control his temper these past few days.

That damn woman, she can't do anything, yet she says she'll serve him. She's utterly useless.

Xiao Tao didn't dare to speak, and Xiao Shunzi didn't dare to offer any advice.

Chu Yue trembled slightly under the cold gaze, tears streaming down her cheeks, washing away the bloodstains on her face. She looked extremely disheveled, both in pain and fear.

"Ha..." The crown prince scoffed, "All you do is cry and whine."

However, it's rather pitiful that she was sent here to put up with his bad temper and give him an outlet for his emotions.

"If you can't serve me well, then get out of here!" The Crown Prince showed no mercy.

Chu Yue trembled: "This concubine will take good care of Your Highness..."

The prince stopped talking, ate a few bites quickly, and then put down his chopsticks.

Xiao Shunzi quickly pushed him away from there.

Chu Yue had just arrived and was unsure of the situation, so she could only follow behind.

Inside the Yunjin Palace, Yulu was reporting on Chu Yue's visit to the Chengming Palace: "Your Majesty, Consort Chu has been inside for quite some time and has not yet come out."

The Crown Princess nodded: "I didn't expect... Your Highness would actually keep her."

"Your Highness, Consort Chu is exceptionally beautiful. If she catches His Highness's eye this time..." Yu Lu said with some concern.

When the Empress bestowed Consort Chu upon His Highness, everyone in the Eastern Palace was surprised and worried that she might gain His Highness's favor. Fortunately, they ignored everyone else. Soon after, another incident occurred, and everyone in the Eastern Palace was in a panic, forgetting about the competition for favor.

"Have you ever seen His Highness care about anyone? He was always aloof before he was injured, let alone now that he's hurt." The Crown Princess didn't take it to heart.

"Being able to get in temporarily doesn't prove anything. Let's wait and see."

"Yes……"