jdhmnovel Chapter 96 The Wife-Killing, Childless Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 31
Chapter 96 The Wife-Killing, Childless Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 31
Several days passed, and Chu Yue still did not wake up.
The emperor became irritable and hot-tempered, and the palace servants in Fengze Palace remained silent, fearing that they might offend the emperor and end up being beheaded.
Physician Li knelt on the ground, sweat pouring down his face. Despite the sweltering summer heat, his heart sank into an icy abyss. He knew that His Majesty had lost his patience.
The next moment, the emperor's icy voice rang out: "Why is the Imperial Concubine still not awake?"
The emperor felt a sense of despair. He had tried everything, so why wouldn't the emperor wake up?
Do you hate him that much?
If she wakes up and stabs him with a knife, the emperor feels he won't complain; it's his fault for not protecting her and the child.
"Your Majesty...the Empress is unwilling to wake up, and I...can do nothing about it..." Imperial Physician Li's voice trembled. He had been living each day as if it were his last, not knowing that if His Majesty became angry, he might die.
"Little Xizi, get in here!"
Xiao Xizi, startled outside, rushed in, his legs trembling, and knelt down: "Your Majesty..."
"Go to Cangxue Pavilion and order someone to watch Liu Yu'er recite Buddhist scriptures for the Imperial Noble Consort. Doesn't she like to say that she won't stop for a moment until the Imperial Noble Consort wakes up?"
The emperor no longer cared about his so-called high-ranking image. In fact, he had no image to speak of now, with stubble and dark circles under his eyes.
"Yes, this servant will go right away..." Xiao Xizi scrambled off to deliver the imperial decree.
The emperor spoke in a hoarse voice: "Go and prepare medicine for the Imperial Concubine."
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Imperial Physician Li was saved once again.
The emperor stared painfully at the unconscious Chu Yue, the torment and pain in his heart leaving him riddled with wounds.
Xiao Tao brought in hot water and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this servant will wipe Her Highness's hands..."
The emperor remained silent, tacitly agreeing.
Xiao Tao gently wiped Chu Yue's slender, fair hands. Unexpectedly, tears streamed down her face. She murmured, her voice choked with sobs, "Your Majesty, when will you wake up? I will do anything you ask as long as you wake up."
"Your Majesty... I begged the Bodhisattva, and she promised to wake you up. Please wake up soon." Xiao Tao's vision was blurred with tears, and she felt even more heartbroken for Chu Yue lying on the bed.
The emperor's eyelids twitched, and upon hearing Xiao Tao's words, it was as if he had grasped something in an instant.
His heart skipped a beat, and he said to Xiao Tao in a deep voice, "Take good care of the Imperial Concubine."
Xiao Tao immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor strode away, intending to personally pray for his beloved concubine, even if it meant seeking the help of the so-called Bodhisattva whom he had once scorned.
The emperor first went to the main hall and instructed the ministers, led by the prime minister, to handle state affairs on his behalf.
After instructing his trusted confidants to keep a close eye on all matters, big and small, in the palace, he arrived at Changze Hall, the place where the royal family worshipped their ancestors.
However, the emperor ascended to the throne entirely on his own merits, and after taking the throne, he did not make offerings to any of his ancestors.
To prevent Changze Palace from remaining empty, the emperor ordered a statue of a Bodhisattva to be placed there.
I never imagined that now it would be time to beg for it.
The emperor slowly entered, his deep gaze fixed on the Bodhisattva who looked down upon the world.
He knelt down, lifting his robe, and said sincerely and solemnly to the deity, "Emperor Xiao Chen of the Great Xiao Dynasty hereby swears with his life that he is willing to exchange twenty years of his lifespan for the awakening of the Imperial Concubine. If his wish is fulfilled, Xiao Chen is willing to offer incense every day to ensure that the incense continues to burn."
After saying this, he kowtowed several more times, his forehead bleeding, but the emperor didn't care at all, only hoping that the imperial concubine would wake up.
001 clicked its tongue in the system's view: "Yueyue, spare him... This system's heart is breaking..."
Chu Yue was also somewhat surprised that he was willing to give up his life for her.
"Alright, it's time for him to wake up. If he doesn't, he'll stink." He's probably all limp.
001: "..." At such a sad moment, Yueyue is a bit of a spoilsport...
Two days later
As usual, Xiao Tao was washing Chu Yue's body. When she wiped her hands, she vaguely felt her mistress's hand move slightly.
Xiao Tao was afraid she was seeing things wrong, so she stared intently at the screen, her heart pounding.
Chu Yue stirred slightly again, and Xiao Tao immediately exclaimed, "Your Majesty! You're awake!"
She didn't even realize when the tears started flowing. Overjoyed, Xiao Tao kept repeating in the palace, "Your Majesty, you're awake..."
"Look at me, look at Xiao Tao."
Hearing the commotion, Xiao Xizi rushed in. He had already considered the possibility that something might happen to the Imperial Concubine...
"What's wrong!" Xiao Xizi asked anxiously, "The Imperial Concubine is still lying there."
"Your Majesty is awake. I just saw her hand... move..." Xiao Tao answered incoherently, staring at Chu Yue, hoping to see her open her eyes the next second.
Xiao Xizi was shocked and looked at Chu Yue in disbelief, but there was still no movement.
"Really, I really saw it..." Xiao Tao said anxiously; she hadn't misread it.
Xiao Xizi also hoped it was true, staring at Chu Yue without blinking.
Chu Yue's hand moved slightly again, and the two of them exclaimed in surprise: "Her Majesty is awake...she really moved!"
"You watch over the Empress, I'll go tell His Majesty..." Before Xiao Xizi could finish speaking, she had already run off.
Xiao Tao wiped away her tears of joy and gently and carefully wiped her hands.
The emperor knelt in Changze Palace for three days without moving an inch. He had not eaten or drunk anything, his lips were cracked, and his knees were numb with pain.
As time passed, my heart sank. Was it because he had committed too many sins that the gods were unwilling to forgive him, and therefore could not hear his pleas? Could it be that even the imperial concubine could not wake up?
"Heh..." The emperor couldn't help but let out a hoarse, extremely sarcastic sound.
Sure enough, nothing he did worked. How much must the Imperial Concubine hate him to torture him like this, making him suffer the pain of losing her?
A sharp, throbbing pain shot through the emperor's chest, causing him to bend slightly over, unable to bear it any longer.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..." Xiao Xizi's voice came from afar, filled with excitement.
The door to Changze Palace was opened, and the light from outside shone in. The emperor closed his eyes briefly, feeling uncomfortable.
Xiao Xizi ran to the emperor and knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty... the Imperial Concubine has woken up!" Her face was flushed with joy.
The emperor froze, his chapped lips trembling uncontrollably. He asked in a hoarse voice, "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, the Empress has awakened! Heaven must have heard your plea, allowing the Imperial Concubine to wake up. Heaven bless her, Heaven bless her!" Xiao Xizi was overjoyed; finally, things could return to normal.
The emperor then realized that Yue'er had woken up, she was really awake!
"Quickly, help me over there, I want to see her." The emperor had been kneeling for too long and couldn't get up immediately; his knees were throbbing with pain.
Xiao Xizi quickly helped him up, and the emperor, enduring the pain, limped towards Fengze Palace.
If it weren't for the news of Chu Yue waking up, the emperor probably wouldn't have had the stamina to get through it. Kneeling for three days would have been unbearable even for a man of steel.
"Your Majesty, please be careful..." Xiao Xizi said worriedly.
"hurry up……"