dognovel Chapter 205 Heartless and Cold-Hearted Emperor × Little Palace Maid 16
Chapter 205 Heartless and Cold-Hearted Emperor × Little Palace Maid 16
"Don't cry, don't cry, Princess, don't cry," Chu Yue's eyes reddened with heartache. It was only the second day, and she was still feeling unwell. The Empress's outburst made her feel even worse.
Seeing that the situation inside the hall was not good, Fangcao seized the opportunity to slip out.
Granny Qin immediately knelt on the ground: "This servant dares not, but the princess is still young. Please go back first, Your Highness. I will come to apologize to Your Highness after the princess's full moon celebration."
The more they said that, the less the queen listened and the more she wanted to hug them.
"I only wanted to hug the princess, but you all refused. What about raising the princess to be my child?"
Chu Yue's heart tightened instantly, and her stomach ached from the pulling. She hugged the princess tightly and huddled on the bed in fear.
His Majesty has long said that she will raise the child herself and it is impossible for her to give her to anyone else. Where did the Empress get the nerve to say this in person?
A mere figurehead empress, yet so arrogant.
Fangcao has been gone for a while now; she should have summoned His Majesty as well.
He didn't take the Empress's words seriously at all, but...
"Yueyue, the emperor is here..." Linglingyi reminded.
"Um……"
"..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... but His Majesty..." Chu Yue held the child tightly, looking up at the Empress with fear and unease: "His Majesty said... that he would let me raise the princess myself."
"Your Majesty, Consort Jin is still in her postpartum period and cannot withstand such torment. Please, Your Majesty, show leniency."
Granny Qin, protecting Chu Yue and her daughter, was already somewhat panicked.
The Empress has gone completely mad; she barged in at this moment and started spouting nonsense.
"Where am I..."
"Shut up!"
The emperor sternly stopped him, and then followed him into the palace.
"Your Majesty..." Chu Yue's tears immediately fell.
"This servant greets Your Majesty..." Qin Mama's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
The Empress's expression immediately darkened. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."
The emperor walked directly to Chu Yue and saw her pitiful appearance, holding the child with tears in her eyes. His heart clenched: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Chu Yue hugged the child and nestled closer, choking back tears and unable to speak.
"Your Majesty, now that Consort Jin has given birth, it would be better to bring the princess to my palace," the Empress said coldly, looking at the jarring scene.
Chu Yue trembled violently in the emperor's arms, tightening her grip on the princess's arm, and looked at the emperor in a panic: "Your Majesty... no..."
The emperor gave her a reassuring look: "Have you forgotten what I said? Don't you trust me?"
Chu Yue shook her head.
"Come, lie down. Sitting for too long isn't good." The emperor gently laid her down, still letting her hold the child in his arms: "No one will take the princess away."
Chu Yue finally snapped out of her nervousness and fear: "Okay..."
“Your Majesty, how can Consort Jin, with her status, personally raise the princess? I am the Empress, and the princess should be taken to Huayu Palace.”
Seeing the Emperor's doting gaze towards the princess, the Empress, who had initially hesitated to adopt her, was now even more certain that she should take the princess with her. With the princess, His Majesty would visit Huayu Palace more often.
Gradually, His Majesty will treat her well, and then Consort Jin will become useless.
"I have already decreed that Consort Jin Zhaoyi is promoted to Imperial Concubine Jin for her meritorious service in giving birth to the princess. The investiture ceremony will be held on the day of the princess's full moon celebration, and the princess will naturally be raised under Imperial Concubine Jin's care." The emperor turned his head, his cold gaze sweeping over the empress: "If you have nothing better to do, go to the Buddhist hall and chant sutras."
"His Majesty!"
The Empress truly couldn't understand why His Majesty disliked her so much.
"go out!"
The Empress stood there with her neck stiff, her eyes filled with hatred as if she wanted to tear Chu Yue to pieces.
Even though the emperor has said so, why hasn't the empress left?
Chu Yue secretly tugged at the corners of her mouth, and the next moment, she feigned discomfort and let out a soft moan: "Ugh... Your Majesty..."
"What's wrong?" the emperor asked worriedly.
Chu Yue frowned slightly: "I have a bit of a headache..."
"Guards! Summon the imperial physician!" the emperor said in a deep voice. "Hurry!"
The palace was instantly bustling with activity. People were summoning the imperial physicians and helping others with their babies. The Empress was completely ignored, as if she didn't exist.
Yunli carefully tugged at her sleeve: "Your Majesty, let's go back first. Consort Jin... just gave birth not long ago..."
The Empress gave her a hateful look before turning and leaving.
The imperial physician rushed over without stopping and performed a full set of diagnostic methods: "Your Majesty, Consort Jin has just given birth to the princess and needs to rest well. How can she be so emotional? It will not help her body recover properly."
"I will go and get the medicine immediately. Consort Jin must not be so agitated."
"Go down."
"Yes……"
Granny Qin also felt very guilty: "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Consort Jin and the princess. Please forgive me."
"Your Majesty, please don't blame the old woman, it's my fault for being useless..." Chu Yue said weakly.
"Go down."
"Yes……"
Granny Qin led Xiao Tao and Fang Cao away.
Chu Yue held her daughter in her arms, looking at the emperor with trepidation.
"Were you frightened?" The emperor took the princess from her arms, his practiced movements belying his experience of holding a child.
Chu Yue nodded timidly: "This concubine is terrified. I cannot lose the princess."
"Didn't I tell you I wouldn't let anyone take the princess away? Did you ignore me?"
The emperor glanced at her slightly.
"I was too scared for a moment... and forgot," Chu Yue said in a low, trembling voice.
With her in such a state, the emperor could not utter a single harsh word, and the imperial physician also said that she needed to recuperate properly and should not get emotionally agitated.
"My beloved consort, I have already chosen a name for the princess," the emperor said softly. "Her given name will be a single character, Yun."
Shen Yun?
The Shen family name is the imperial surname, and His Majesty's name is Shen Yu.
"Yun'er..." Chu Yue murmured softly, "Your Majesty, what a beautiful name..."
"Yes, I also think this name is very good." The emperor nodded with a smile, his expression gentle.
"Your Majesty, why are you so skilled at holding children? I'm not very good at it at all."
Granny Qin patiently taught her, but Chu Yue was still a little afraid of hurting the princess.
The emperor paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "That's what the nanny said. I held him many times yesterday."
"You don't need to worry about these things. Your health is the most important thing. The nannies and maids are enough to take care of the children."
The emperor was so skilled at holding his younger brother because he had held him many times when he was a child, which made him so adept at it.
But later the two brothers became estranged, and those close memories became things they avoided talking about.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
Chu Yue nodded gently in agreement.
After all that fuss and relaxing, Chu Yue finally fell asleep.
After the emperor had the princess carried away, he stayed here to watch over her.
I was afraid she wouldn't sleep well.
In fact, Chu Yue also slept restlessly, her brows constantly furrowed, and she was about to wake up several times, only to be soothed down by the emperor's gentle voice.
It took a long time before I finally fell into a deep sleep.