funbook-pk Chapter 46 The War God Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 2
Chapter 46 The War God Emperor and His Beloved Concubine 2
Chu Yue was very happy along the way, treating it as a sightseeing trip. The scenery was beautiful, and she could also enjoy delicious food.
When Chu Yue passed through a small town again, she asked Xiao Tao to buy some food. However, Xiao Tao hesitated and said, "My beauty, we don't have much money. You said the Empress would give us some, but... the Empress didn't give us any..."
“I still have some here, what are you worried about? When I entered the palace, my parents gave me a lot, and I took it all with me.”
Chu Yue comforted her.
But Xiao Tao didn't believe it at all. When she accompanied Chu Yue to the palace, the master and madam didn't give her much at all.
Helpless, Chu Yue could only keep eating sesame cakes as she went. Occasionally, when Xiao Tao wasn't paying attention, Ling Ling Yi would feed her a little bit. Otherwise, she didn't know how she would get through these days of traveling.
A few days later
Chu Yue also arrived at her destination. Xiao Tao looked pale and thin, and was extremely haggard from the long journey.
Chu Yue was worried, so she added nutrient solution to the water and fed it to her.
We can only wait until we get there and then take it slowly.
With only an hour left, Chu Yue quickly logged into the system while Xiao Tao was asleep and started getting ready.
She had to look haggard on her way there, but not so haggard that she couldn't be seen by others.
She needs to lose some weight; otherwise, after traveling such a long distance, it's impossible for a frail woman not to change at all.
"Yueyue, that's about right. You look tired but still beautiful, absolutely gorgeous," Linglingyi praised.
"Hmm." Chu Yue looked carefully, and after confirming that there were no problems, she returned to the carriage. They continued their journey.
Meanwhile, Qingcheng Pass
Xiao Anzi arrived at the emperor's tent with a letter sent by fast horse from the palace: "Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from the Empress."
The emperor was tall and imposing, dressed in armor with a sword at his side. His eyebrows were drawn up to his temples, and he was studying a map with a furrowed brow. After a long while, he finally uttered a single word: "Read it."
Xiao Anzi quickly wrote a letter, respectfully reading: "Your Majesty is well. It has been several months since we parted on our wedding day. I have been worried and missing Your Majesty day and night. I was afraid that the people around Your Majesty were not serving you well. Therefore, I specially sent... Consort Chu to serve Your Majesty. She should be arriving soon. I hope Your Majesty is well."
After reading it haltingly, Xiao Anzi finally understood what the Empress meant: Her Majesty had sent concubines to serve His Majesty, and they were already here.
Emperor Xie Heng frowned even more deeply, his dark eyes fixed on Xiao Anzi. Xiao Anzi immediately handed him the letter. Xie Heng took it and looked at it, not understanding what the Empress was trying to do.
He came here to fight a war, why would he send women here?
"Your Majesty, a woman has arrived outside the military camp. She claims to be sent by the Empress. I dare not make a decision on my own. Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
Before Xie Heng could speak, another announcement came from outside: the letter had just arrived and the person was already here. The Empress must have waited for everyone to leave before sending the letter over on horseback, acting first and reporting later?
Xie Heng walked outside with a gloomy expression, his heavy footsteps and the clanging of his armor echoing around him.
Xiao Anzi quickly followed. He was the emperor's personal attendant, and he followed him from inside the palace to outside. He also put on armor and had a go at it.
Outside the military camp, Chu Yue had already taken out the token given to her by the Empress, but these people still wouldn't let her in, blocking the entrance like a mountain.
Helpless, the two could only stand pitifully outside the military camp.
Two frail women had somehow managed to enter a heavily guarded military camp. If it weren't for Chu Yue's system protection, she would have been dead long ago...
"Brother, please let us in. We really were sent by Her Majesty the Empress to serve us..."
Xiao Tao pleaded, her face pale.
The two people guarding outside remained motionless, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Footsteps sounded, and the two people who hadn't moved immediately turned around, bent their knees, and said in unison, "Greetings, Your Majesty..."
Chu Yue was slightly surprised. The training was quite good. She could tell who was coming just by the sound of footsteps. She gently raised her head and looked up. The emperor was tall and mighty, wearing armor. He truly deserved to be the war god emperor of this mission segment.
Chu Yue quickly lowered her head and knelt down, with Xiao Tao kneeling behind her.
"Your Majesty, these two women claim to have been sent by the palace. Please enlighten us."
Xie Heng stopped in his tracks, his gaze falling on Chu Yue with a mixture of inquiry and a hint of disgust.
"This concubine greets Your Majesty. I am Consort Chu, sent by Her Majesty the Empress to serve Your Majesty..."
Chu Yue felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and her slender back bent over the ground.
Xie Heng looked at the woman on the ground. She was so frail that he could have killed her with a single finger. Coming to a place like this, she probably didn't want to live anymore.
Besides, when did he get involved with this Consort Chu? She left when he married the Empress, so where did this person come from?
As the emperor's personal attendant, Xiao Anzi naturally understood his every move. He immediately asked from the side, "How dare you! When did His Majesty acquire concubines in his harem? Who are you to impersonate him?"
"Your Majesty, I was chosen to enter the palace by Her Majesty the Empress. There are also Consort Rong, Consort Zhang, and other concubines in the palace..."
Chu Yue replied in a trembling voice.
Xiao Anzi was shocked. The Empress was too bold. Not only did she select concubines for His Majesty, but she also sent them here.
The emperor found it utterly incomprehensible. He was there to bring peace and stability to the country, not to indulge in personal relationships. How could someone bring women along on a military campaign?
"What kind of behavior is this!" Xie Heng coldly rebuked.
Chu Yue knelt on the ground, not daring to speak anymore, her thin back trembling incessantly.
The emperor was very annoyed. He already had enough topographical maps to study, and now a woman was bothering him. But if he sent her back, she would probably be exhausted on the way.
"Xiao Anzi, arrange a place for her." Xie Heng thought for a moment. He could only settle her in for the time being.
"Your Majesty, this is too sudden. There are no spare tents, and many soldiers still have nowhere to stay. Consort Chu..."
Xiao Anzi hesitated. This was a battlefield, not the palace. How could it be so convenient to have whatever one wanted?
Xie Heng hadn't expected it to be so troublesome, and frowned: "Set aside another piece of land next to my camp for Consort Chu!"
"Your Majesty, the room can only accommodate one person at most. Consort Chu has two people, I'm afraid..."
Chu Yue trembled even more violently. She hadn't expected that she wouldn't even have a place to stay after arriving. She had come to serve the emperor, but the emperor didn't even want to keep her by his side. How could she bear this?
"Your Majesty, the Empress has summoned me... to serve Your Majesty, I..."
Chu Yue couldn't continue; she dared not say that she would be staying in the emperor's tent.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chu can only stay with you. Please find another place for Consort Chu's maid." Xiao Anzi said incisively.
The emperor choked up, not expecting that there was no extra space in the huge military camp. But he felt even more sorry for the soldiers who had fought for him to conquer the country. He couldn't bear to do something like providing a place for Consort Chu while the soldiers slept outdoors.
"Take him back!" The emperor turned and went inside.
Xiao Anzi said respectfully, "Beauty Chu, this servant will take you to rest."
"Thank you, sir..." Chu Yue and Xiao Tao stood up together, looking somewhat disheveled and haggard, and entered the military camp.
The soldiers had no objection to the Empress sending concubines to serve His Majesty, since His Majesty also needed people to serve him.
His Majesty, needless to say, did not bring any concubines with him; they were sent by the Empress, and he dared not and would not have any objections.