Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 131 The Deeply Affectionate and Obsessive Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 8

When Xiao Yan woke up, she screamed in fright at her own face. She smashed the mirror and destroyed all her cosmetics in a frenzy.

Her maid, Xing'er, wanted to step forward and persuade her, but was so frightened by her appearance that she froze on the spot.

"No... how could this be?" Xiao Yan couldn't believe it was real: "No... this isn't my face..."

Xiao Yu then invited several doctors. He walked up to Xiao Yan and said, "Yan'er, be good and let the doctors take a look."

"Father, how could this be? This isn't me, is it? I'm not like this, sob sob." Xiao Yan shook her head repeatedly, unwilling to believe it.

"Let Miss see what's going on!" Xiao Yu knew how important a young lady's appearance was.

Several doctors took turns examining her pulse and finally concluded: "General, Miss is having an allergic reaction. She must have eaten something or touched something she shouldn't have, which caused this."

"Yan'er, have you eaten or touched anything?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Father, I didn't! I've been staying in the manor the whole time and haven't gone out. I haven't touched anything!" Xiao Yan was so anxious that she was dizzy, and her face was ruined.

"Can Miss's face be healed?" Xiao Yu asked in a deep voice.

"Well... that depends on whether Miss can take good care of herself to prevent another allergic reaction."

The doctor said respectfully.

"Go get the medicine."

"Yes……"

After the doctor left, Xiao Yan collapsed into Xiao Yu's arms, crying, "Father, my face..."

"It's alright, don't be afraid, Father will have someone heal you."

Xiao Yu felt very guilty towards his daughter. She lost her mother at such a young age. As a grown man, he couldn't be as attentive and considerate as he could be. He could only try his best to meet his daughter's requests and not let her suffer any grievances.

"General, what's wrong with Yan'er?" Chu Yue asked with a worried expression.

Xiao Yu didn't go back last night, which means he must be very worried about his daughter.

"Yanran had an allergic reaction and her face was injured." Xiao Yu's brows remained furrowed.

Chu Yue stepped forward to see Xiao Yan's face, but Xiao Yan brushed her aside. Chu Yue said awkwardly, "I have some face cream here, why don't you let Yan'er try it?"

"How is Yan'er?" Xiao Yu felt that since they were both women, they should use similar things, so he asked Xiao Yan for her answer.

"I don't want to. I don't know what she's up to." Xiao Yan said with disgust, then suddenly exclaimed in horror, "Father, it must be because of her that I became like this."

“Grandmother was disturbed a few days ago, and now I’ve injured my face. It must be her. Father, please kick her out, kick her far, far away, okay?”

"No... I didn't..." Chu Yue explained, her face pale.

"Yan'er, don't be silly. You just have an allergic reaction. The doctor will cure you."

He had observed Chu Yue's behavior over the past few days and saw that she hadn't done anything underhanded.

"Father, are you bewitched by him? Have you forgotten Mother?" Xiao Yan shouted angrily at Xiao Yu, "How sad Mother must be in heaven to see this! This wicked woman has taken his place!"

Xiao Yu froze for a moment. These days, he had somewhat forgotten about Haitang, and sometimes he could only think of Chu Yue's pitiful and helpless figure.

"No... General... I didn't want to take my sister's place, I didn't," Chu Yue said, her face pale.

"Father, Mother will be heartbroken. The position of General's wife can only belong to her. This woman has been causing no peace since she came to the manor. Father, send her away."

Xiao Yan shouted anxiously.

"General...no, I didn't..." Chu Yue pleaded with Xiao Yu.

"Daddy!"

Torn between his beloved daughter and his wife, whom he was gradually developing feelings for, Xiao Yu was caught in a dilemma.

"Father, do you want Mother to die with her eyes open in dismay?" Xiao Yan looked at her father's hesitation, her heart filled with growing panic.

Xiao Yu froze abruptly, recalling the beautiful times he had shared with his wife, her gentle and virtuous nature, and the hardships she had endured while bearing their daughter. He closed his eyes in anguish, then looked at Chu Yue: "Go and stay at the manor outside the city for a while. Come back when things have calmed down in the manor."

"General... no, please don't send me away, I..." Chu Yue sobbed sadly.

"Father..." Xiao Yan wanted to get rid of her forever.

Xiao Yu's face darkened: "Yan'er, stop fooling around, let's do it this way!"

“There are people managing the estate. You can stay there for a while, and then pack up and leave in a bit.” Xiao Yu was truly exhausted by all the affairs of the manor.

She couldn't find peace even if she stayed, so she decided to stay away.

Seeing that there was no way to salvage the situation, Chu Yue murmured, her face deathly pale, "I understand."

Then he staggered out.

Xiao Yan never expected that her father would still want to keep her. It turned out that this vixen had bewitched her father's heart.

"Yan'er, you rest first, Father has other things to do," Xiao Yu said in a low voice, his daughter was still the most important.

"I understand, Father." The woman has already left, at least she's not in sight anymore. We'll deal with her later.

Xiao Yu left the mansion, exhausted.

……

Xiao Quanzi was very excited to ask the Imperial Household Department to prepare for the imperial concubine selection, but the emperor said there was no need for extravagance and that it would be enough to select a few.

On the day of the imperial selection, the emperor entered the hall with a sullen face. He suddenly felt that it was not absolutely necessary to select someone.

"Your Majesty..." Xiao Quanzi looked at the emperor, who seemed out of sorts, and whispered a reminder.

The emperor suddenly came to his senses, looked at the beauty below, but couldn't muster any interest. Then he looked again and wondered why she looked somewhat like that woman.

The emperor was alarmed. He looked down again and saw that the woman smiling below looked just like the woman who had appeared in his dream the night before. She was also charming and beautiful.

"Next!" The emperor remained silent for a long time, and Xiao Quanzi guessed that His Majesty must not like him.

"Your Majesty, how is it?" Xiao Quanzi asked again.

The emperor looked over, but it was still the same woman. He shook his head, and when he looked again, the woman was smiling at him.

"Damn it!" the emperor cursed, rising angrily to leave. "Disperse! Xiao Quanzi, send everyone back!"

Unable to stay any longer, the emperor vanished in an instant.

After giving the order, Xiao Quanzi quickly followed. Why doesn't His Majesty like it? Could it be that he doesn't like... women?

Xiao Quanzi was startled by this idea, quickly shook it off his mind, and ran to catch up with the emperor.

The emperor arrived at the Imperial Garden, the place where the last palace banquet had taken place. He looked at the spot where that woman had stood, as if he could see her panicked and helpless appearance again that night.

"General Xiao... what have you been up to lately?" the emperor asked Xiao Quanzi behind him.

"General Xiao only trains his troops every day and stays at his residence." Xiao Quanzi didn't know why His Majesty suddenly asked about General Xiao, but he still answered honestly, "General Xiao has recently married a wife, so naturally he spends every day with her."

The emperor's face darkened. If that were truly the case, then all would be well.

"Go and inquire about the Xiao family. I want to see how they behave on a regular basis," the emperor said, carefully choosing a flimsy excuse.

Xiao Quanzi had no doubts. After all, it was necessary to know what the ministers were like in private. One could not judge a person by only one side. If they behaved badly in private, His Majesty would not give them important positions.

Moreover, General Xiao commands a large army, so we must be even more careful.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief at his own guilty conscience.