Quick Transmigration: The Charming Beauty Who Was Short-Lived and Alluring

After Chu Yun returned to her seat, several more people came to toast her, which she drank without hesitation. Shuang Xue, who was behind her, thought of what Chu Yun had just said, but swallowed her words back.

Qi Qingjia caught a glimpse of Chu Yun's actions out of the corner of his eye, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Qi Jingheng was a failed emperor; he even needed a woman to carefully navigate social interactions with others, just to avoid causing him trouble.

Thinking this, Qi Qingjia turned her head away and stopped looking at Chu Yun.

The arrogant and aloof regent was unaware that, despite his dislike for Chu Yun, he had unexpectedly paid more attention to her. Otherwise, given that their seats were quite far apart, how could his gaze have coincidentally fallen on Chu Yun?

Subconscious reactions often reveal a person's true thoughts. Even though Qi Qingjia was dismissive, he had to admit that Consort Zhao had left a deep impression on him today.

Noticing Qi Qingjia's disdainful look, Chu Yun drank another cup of wine, knowing that she had accomplished one of her goals for the day. As for the remaining one, that was up to Qi Jingheng.

After a couple of glasses of fruit wine, Chu Yun's eyes became slightly glazed. The hall was crowded, and she felt stuffy. She wanted to go out for some fresh air. Just as she stood up, a voice came from behind her, "Consort Zhao, don't go! I still want to offer you a toast."

Chu Yun turned around and saw that the person who came was Consort Shu. She had already recovered and her face was full of smiles, but the smiles did not reach her eyes. Consort Shu had already come to her senses and knew that she had just fallen into Chu Yun's trap - Consort Zhao had clearly deliberately revealed those ambiguous traces and deliberately mentioned His Majesty, with the purpose of provoking her.

Unfortunately, she couldn't control her temper and ended up at a disadvantage, but she couldn't tell anyone about it and could only suffer in silence.

Consort Shu has always been spoiled. From birth until now, except for the time she stumbled on Qi Jingheng, everything has gone smoothly for her. She was unwilling to suffer a loss without knowing why, and she was determined to vent her anger, which led to the scene before her.

"Sister Shufei, I'm afraid I can't hold my liquor and can't drink any more," Chu Yun said apologetically.

Consort Shu responded with an "Oh," and said, "Is my younger sister disrespecting her older sister?" Her voice was extremely cold.

Before Chu Yun could respond, Consort Shu continued, "Sister, you just helped me. I'm grateful to you. You wouldn't refuse, would you?"

Having said all that, Chu Yun could no longer refuse. She pursed her lips, released Shuangxue's hand, and took the wine cup from Consort Shu's hand.

Chu Yun knew something was wrong the moment she held the wine glass.

The Cherry Blossom Palace was like a leaky sieve, full of flaws. Because the real daughter of the Prefect of Qin was allergic to peaches, there wasn't a single peach to be seen in the entire Cherry Blossom Palace.

This drink has peach juice added.

In Consort Shu’s view, if Chu Yun drank this cup of wine, she would definitely get a rash all over her body and be rude in front of others. She might even incur Qi Jingheng’s dislike. If Chu Yun did not drink this cup of wine, it would be even easier to deal with her. She could directly punish her for being arrogant. As a dignified second-rank Consort Shu, how could she not punish a little Zhao Pin?

As for the peach juice added to the wine, isn't that just fruit wine? She had her own way of denying it.

Consort Shu had a beautiful plan, but things didn't go as she wished.

Chu Yun was holding a wine glass, her body swaying slightly, as if she was struggling to stay upright due to her drunkenness. The next moment, the wine glass slipped from her hand and fell straight to the ground with a crisp sound.

The people who were chatting and laughing were startled by this sound, and their eyes, filled with doubt and curiosity, all turned to where Chu Yun and Consort Shu were.

Seeing the wine cup break, Consort Shu frowned, thinking that Chu Yun had done it on purpose. Just as she was about to make a scene, Chu Yun fainted in Shuang Xue's arms.

Consort Shu was so shocked that her beautiful eyes widened, her lips parted slightly, and she stammered, "What...what happened to her?"

Her reply was Qi Jingheng's extremely cold voice, "I also want to know what's going on."

Before he finished speaking, Qi Jingheng had already walked to Chu Yun's side and picked her up in his arms.

His gaze was fixed on Consort Shu, his eyes filled with icy coldness, which frightened her so much that her body stiffened.

His Majesty's mood swings have been unpredictable for some time now. Everyone thought that Consort Shu was doomed, but unexpectedly His Majesty quickly withdrew his gaze, hurriedly carried Consort Zhao away, and before leaving, he even remembered to give the Regent a word of advice.

Could His Majesty have changed his ways? This thought crossed many people's minds, but they ultimately felt it was impossible, attributing it all to His Majesty being too worried about Consort Zhao's safety and not having time to punish Consort Shu.

Of all the people present, only Qi Qingjia understood the reason.

He clearly saw that before Qi Jingheng turned to face Consort Shu, Consort Zhao, who was "unconscious" in his arms, gently tugged at Qi Jingheng's sleeve.

Consort Zhao was petite, and Qi Jingheng's clothes were loose. If it weren't for the perfect angle, Qi Qingjia wouldn't have been able to see this scene.

"A mere trifle," Qi Qingjia commented, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.

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Inside the side hall, Qi Jingheng placed Chu Yun on the bed, his face full of anxiety, and sternly dismissed everyone.

Once everyone had left, his anxious expression faded, replaced by a smile that held a hint of helpless indulgence. His voice softened as he said, "Alright, everyone's gone. They should wake up by now."

Chu Yun, who was initially "unconscious," quickly opened her eyes and slowly propped herself up to sit up.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong." She obediently admitted her mistake.

"Where did you go wrong?" Qi Jingheng raised an eyebrow.

Chu Yun tugged at Qi Jingheng's sleeve and whispered, "Your Majesty, I shouldn't have pretended to faint. I'm sorry to have worried you. But there was peach juice in that wine, so I really can't drink it."

Qi Jingheng wasn't angry to begin with, and seeing her acting coquettish and charming, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her. How could he possibly punish her? Upon hearing about Consort Shu's behavior, his heart sided entirely with her, and he guessed that Chu Yun must have been wronged.

"Alright, I'm not angry. It's Consort Shu who's being so aggressive; how can I blame you?" Qi Jingheng took Chu Yun's hand. "It's I who made you suffer."

Chu Yun squeezed his hand back, "Not at all, Your Majesty has never let me suffer any injustice."

Qi Jingheng sighed almost inaudibly and pulled Chu Yun into his arms. "The Consort Shu is the Prime Minister's daughter..." He wanted to explain that it wasn't that he was unwilling to support Chu Yun, but he couldn't touch the Consort Shu right now.

"Your Majesty understands, and I don't want to see you fall out with Consort Shu because of me." Chu Yun interrupted Qi Jingheng, then thought for a moment and said, "Consort Shu has been with Your Majesty for many years, and Your Majesty has treated me so well. It is only right that she is sad. In truth, I have wronged her, but I cannot push Your Majesty onto someone else. So these are things that I should bear."

Qi Jingheng remained silent for a long time, only holding Chu Yun tighter. Her understanding nature only deepened his guilt.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has arrived." A trembling voice came from outside the hall.

Qi Jingheng had almost forgotten about this incident. After all, Chu Yun had fainted in front of everyone, and there had to be an explanation. So he coldly summoned Physician Li.