novelaction Chapter 93 The Wife-Killing, Childless Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 28
Chapter 93 The Wife-Killing, Childless Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 28
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! News has come from the Jade Jade Palace that Consort Chu has fainted!"
Xiao Xizi's panting voice could be heard outside.
The emperor and empress dowager were both taken aback. What had they just heard?
Xiao Xizi arrived in the hall, panting, "Your Majesty... Consort Chu has fainted!"
"What did you say!" The emperor's face instantly darkened. He had just finished discussing things with the empress dowager and was preparing to return.
"News has come from Yuyao Palace: Consort Chu has suddenly fainted."
The emperor had already hurriedly walked out, and Xiao Xizi quickly followed behind, brushing past Liu Yu'er who was returning.
Liu Yu'er was terrified, but the emperor ignored her completely and left quickly.
"Yu'er, quick, come with me to see what's wrong. Consort Chu has suddenly fainted. I wonder what happened?"
The Empress Dowager called out anxiously.
“Auntie… Yu’er…” Liu Yu’er thought of a reason to refuse.
The Empress Dowager didn't allow her to think too much: "Hurry up, come with me to take a look."
After saying that, he pulled her outside, and Liu Yu'er didn't even have a chance to break free.
The emperor's heart leaped into his throat. He hadn't been gone long, so how could something have happened again?
"The imperial physician has not been summoned!!" The emperor roared as he rushed toward the Jade Jade Palace.
Xiao Xizi quickly replied, "Yes, yes, the imperial physician has probably arrived by now."
When the two arrived at the Jade Jade Palace, Imperial Physician Li was taking their pulses.
The emperor, panting heavily, stepped forward, his deep voice like a mountain pressing down: "How is Consort Chu?"
Imperial Physician Li trembled: "Your Majesty... Consort Chu... has miscarried."
The emperor could not believe what he was hearing. He had only been gone for a short while, how could Consort Chu have miscarried?
"This doctor must be incompetent," the emperor thought, kicking him away. "Treat him properly again! I don't believe anything is wrong with the imperial fetus!"
Physician Li was kicked and fell, but he quickly got up and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Consort Chu should have taken good care of herself after her miscarriage last time. She cannot withstand any stimulation. This time, it is obvious that the Consort was stimulated and could not bear it, which is why she miscarried."
"Your Majesty is more than three months pregnant. I must prepare medicine for Her Majesty to drink and expel the remaining fetus from her body. Otherwise, Your Majesty's life may be in danger!"
The emperor staggered, his tall frame bearing a limp. He looked at Chu Yue on the bed with a pained expression. Her face was as white as a sheet of paper as she lay there quietly.
"Go and brew the medicine." The emperor's pained voice rang out; he did not want anything to happen to Consort Chu.
Physician Li scrambled out of the room.
The Empress Dowager had just arrived. As soon as she entered the hall, she anxiously asked, "How is Consort Chu? Is the imperial fetus alright?"
The emperor slumped down on the edge of the bed, holding Chu Yue's slender wrist. Hearing the Empress Dowager's question, he closed his eyes in anguish and said hoarsely, "The child... is gone."
"Wh...what?" The Empress Dowager swayed as if struck by a blow, but was quickly supported by Liu Yu'er.
Liu Yu'er's heart pounded with fear. Had Consort Chu miscarried?
Why did she feel a sense of pleasure at the same time as she was afraid, even though the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were in so much pain?
Physician Li quickly prepared the medicine and brought it over. The bitter smell of the medicine immediately filled the air. He rushed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress must drink it, the sooner the better."
"I'll do it," the emperor said, helping Chu Yue up and feeding her the medicine, but Chu Yue was unconscious and couldn't swallow it.
The emperor was in great pain, so he had no choice but to pinch her mouth shut and feed her the medicine little by little.
After feeding her, the emperor looked sorrowfully at Chu Yue's belly; his child...
Chu Yue was awakened by a pain in her lower abdomen: "Ah..."
"My beloved concubine, my beloved concubine, how are you?" The emperor asked, holding her tightly with a pained expression.
"Your Majesty, the medicine is taking effect. Please leave here and let the maids attend to the Empress."
Physician Li pleaded, sweating profusely.
The emperor was unwilling to leave; Consort Chu was in so much pain, he didn't want to take a single step away.
"Your Majesty, please do not disturb Physician Li while he is working. Please come out first."
The Empress Dowager, suppressing her inner pain, offered her advice.
"Ah..." Chu Yue's face turned deathly pale with pain, and she was covered in cold sweat.
"My beloved consort." The emperor almost choked up, holding Chu Yue's hand tightly.
"Your Majesty..." Physician Li said anxiously.
"Emperor!" the Empress Dowager said in a deep voice.
The emperor slowly released Chu Yue's hand and staggered outside the palace.
The moment the palace doors closed, Chu Yue's cry of pain rang out again. The emperor could barely stand and leaned weakly against the door frame.
The heart-wrenching screams inside the hall continued for a long time, and everyone listened to it with trepidation.
The emperor was in increasing pain. Why was he still not better? How could Consort Chu's delicate body withstand it?
As time went on, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor closed their eyes in anguish, praying that it would all end soon.
Liu Yu'er panicked completely. She never expected that just provoking Consort Chu would cause her to miscarry.
It's her own fault for not being good enough. Yes, it's her own fault for not being good enough, Liu Yu'er comforted herself.
Finally, the palace doors opened, and Physician Li came out, his head covered in sweat from exhaustion.
Directing the maids and servants to do their work was also very tiring.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chu is alright, she just fell into a coma. She just needs careful recuperation."
The physician's back, which was soaked with sweat, was now ice-cold.
The emperor rushed into the palace, where the stench of blood still lingered. He walked a few steps to the bed and looked at the lifeless Consort Chu. His heart ached as if he were dying.
"How is Consort Chu's health... What will happen in the future..." The Emperor dared not ask any further. He knew the harm that miscarriage could cause to a woman. If Consort Chu's health deteriorated in the future, he did not know how he would accept it.
How could Consort Chu accept this?
Imperial Physician Li immediately understood: "Your Majesty, Consort Chu is in good health. She should take good care of herself, but she should not rush into pregnancy. Her body is weak and she may not be able to withstand it."
"I order you to take good care of Consort Chu's health, and there must be no mishap."
The emperor gave the order in a deep voice, and Imperial Physician Li kowtowed, saying, "Your subject obeys."
"Xiao Xizi, summon everyone from Yuyao Palace to gather in the courtyard. Everyone who entered or left Yuyao Palace today must come. I will personally interrogate them!"
The emperor was furious, and the atmosphere instantly became heavy.
Xiao Tao rushed to the emperor and knelt down, weeping bitterly: "Your Majesty... the calamity that befell Her Majesty today was caused by human intervention!"
"It was Miss Liu. She kept provoking Her Majesty, and Her Majesty couldn't bear the blow, which led to the miscarriage."
Chu Yue was in grave danger just now, and Xiao Tao didn't have time to say much. Now she can't hold back for a second longer!
She couldn't care less about those around the Empress Dowager; the Empress was lying there so weakly, having lost her child.
Liu Yu'er must be punished.
The Empress Dowager looked at Liu Yu'er in disbelief: "Yu'er...you..."
Liu Yu'er shook her head in a panic, looking at the Empress Dowager with a pleading expression.
The emperor's fierce gaze swept over Liu Yu'er. How dare she!
"Your Majesty, Liu Yu'er keeps saying that Your Majesty and he had intimate relations, which caused the Empress to miscarry. Your Majesty, please do justice for the Empress!"
Xiao Tao pleaded tearfully, her anger rising at the thought of the Empress losing her child, and she wished she could kill Liu Yu'er immediately!
Seeing the Emperor's face darken, the Empress Dowager stammered, "Emperor... Yu'er... she..."
The emperor walked step by step toward Liu Yu'er, his piercing gaze cutting into her like a knife.
Liu Yu'er was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.