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

Eunuch Huang truly wanted to kneel before this ancestor. He bent over, his voice trembling as he pleaded, "Your Highness, this old servant's Consort Chen, you must know His Majesty's temper. Keeping up this stubbornness won't do you any good. Look at the title His Majesty has given you; his heart is truly with you. Please, just soften your stance, okay?"

Chu Yun knelt on the ground, her back ramrod straight, silently shaking her head, clearly indicating her refusal.

Huang Gonggong was at his wit's end, but he dared not let her kneel for long, so he could only send a young eunuch to invite Qi Qingjia.

When Qi Qingjia arrived, he saw Chu Yun kneeling with her head bowed, unmoved by Huang Gonggong's pleas beside her, truly displaying an unyielding and proud spirit.

There was not a trace of a smile in his eyes as he strode towards the inner room.

When Eunuch Huang caught sight of Qi Qingjia, he immediately stepped back and knelt down, which made it easier for Qi Qingjia to walk straight in and steadily arrive in front of Chu Yun.

Chu Yun raised her head at this moment, her reddened eyes exposed to Qi Qingjia.

Without saying a word, he reached out and pulled Chu Yun up. Because she was uncooperative, Qi Qingjia had to increase his strength, holding her slender arm with one hand and pressing her soft waist with the other. Before Chu Yun could react, he lifted her into his arms.

"Don't move," he warned in a low voice.

Chu Yun was furious. Her bright eyes glared at him, her body taut like a bowstring ready to be released.

"Think about your parents and brothers," Qi Qingjia added.

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yun's shoulders trembled, like a bird with a broken wing, unable to muster any strength. Her tense back bent slightly, and she suddenly closed her eyes, giving up all struggle and refusing all communication.

Qi Qingjia's expression did not improve; instead, it grew even colder.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qi Qingjia finally stopped. He hadn't spoken a word along the way, and Chu Yun hadn't asked any questions either, as if she didn't care about his safety at all. Seeing her like this, Qi Qingjia refused to speak even more, and the two of them remained in silent confrontation for the entire journey.

Qi Qingjia released her hand, and Chu Yun felt herself being placed in a soft place, which seemed to be a bed.

"Aren't you going to open your eyes? How long are you going to hold a grudge against me?" Qi Qingjia's voice, clearly suppressing his anger, came from beside him.

Chu Yun opened her eyes and was immediately met with Qi Qingjia's gloomy face. She quickly looked around at the furnishings and couldn't help but frown. "Where is this?"

"I thought you really didn't care about anything anymore." Qi Qingjia's words were sarcastic, but they also gave the answer: "Your new palace, Chenyu Palace."

"Your Majesty, I do not wish to stay in the palace, nor can I stay in the palace. We are... we are..." Chu Yun raised her voice, unable to utter those two words. She bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with despair.

Qi Qingjia spoke for Chu Yun, saying what she couldn't bring herself to say: "Incest."

Upon hearing those two words, Chu Yun's face turned almost transparently white, but Qi Qingjia sneered, "So what? You and Qi Jingheng have already broken up, and you don't have any children. How can I not want you? Do you really want to be branded with his mark for the rest of your life, even if you leave him, you still want to be bound by his bloodline?"

Chu Yun's lips trembled, speechless at his shamelessness, yet unable to find a reason to refute Qi Qingjia.

She felt it was immoral to be with Qi Qingjia, but without Qi Jingheng, that immorality no longer held true. She should be a living, breathing person who belongs only to herself.

"Don't worry, no one will dare to say a bad word about you." Qi Qingjia softened his voice, afraid of really scaring her.

"But Your Majesty, I don't want to. Even if no one says anything, I still don't want to. I don't want to be with anyone anymore." Chu Yun spoke after a long pause, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Enough, there's no need to say any more." Qi Qingjia's face darkened. He didn't want to hear Chu Yun say such things again. "Chenyu Palace is spacious. We'll have someone build you a greenhouse tomorrow. You should rest well. I'll come to see you again in a while."

After saying that, Qi Qingjia turned and walked out, almost as if he were fleeing in panic.

*

The news that Qi Qingjia was actually going to take the former Consort Zhao into the harem shocked many people.

Although the rumors were rampant, many people tended to believe that Qi Qingjia wouldn't do anything reckless, but they didn't expect him to act completely unpredictably.

In an instant, impeachment memorials flooded into Qi Qingjia's presence like snowflakes, and several officials even bumped into pillars, but were fortunately stopped in time.

Qi Qingjia went all out, stripping all those who submitted memorials of their titles and banishing them from the capital. Several other officials who had spoken out against the emperor were also demoted, their careers becoming increasingly difficult.

Seeing his ruthlessness, the others who wanted to test him dared not step forward.

Just as Qi Qingjia had said, no one dared to utter a single word about Chu Yun's identity.

"See, I was right, wasn't I? I can protect you." Qi Qingjia raised an eyebrow at Chu Yun, with a hint of smugness in his expression.

Chu Yun was watering the flowers and didn't answer. Qi Qingjia followed closely behind her.

"Whether you agree or not, you are now my Consort Chen." Qi Qingjia said again when she received no reply.

Chu Yun's attitude remained unchanged, and Qi Qingjia once again stormed off.

Days passed by like this, and Qi Qingjia always ran into obstacles at Chenyu Palace, but he would still come back next time, showing a stubbornness that never gave up.

*

In the land of Chu, at the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

Feng Jinnian walked out from under the corridor. His face was mottled and obscure in the darkness of the night, just like his heart, which was constantly tormented.

The two maids serving closely behind him were graceful and their beautiful faces were filled with anxiety because of the news they had just learned. They were the Shuangxue and Qiuyue sisters, whom Chu Yun had not seen for many days.

"Your Highness, you must save the young lady!" As soon as she entered the room, Shuangxue knelt down, tears streaming down her face, and Qiuyue followed suit.

On that day, Chu Yun begged Qi Qingjia to let them leave and gave them a contract of indenture. When the two sisters woke up in the hunting grounds, Chu Yun had already returned to the palace with the group. The only news they knew about Chu Yun was a note tucked in the contract of indenture: "We were once master and servant. Today we part ways and it is goodbye forever. I am going to settle my hatred. You should also find your own lives."

The short sentence revealed too much information, and the two sisters were shocked. They made up their minds to go back and ask Qin Ming for help. The news was relayed to Feng Jinnian by Qin Ming, and Shuangxue and Qiuyue were taken back to Chu by Feng Jinnian.

When Feng Jinnian received the news, he was shocked and thought that Chu Yun had regained her memory. After carefully questioning Shuangxue and Qiuyue, he realized that it was not the case. He then sent people to investigate further and finally found some clues.

The capital was too far away, and the palace had been purged many times. Feng Jinnian was too far away to reach her. The news he received was fragmented. He only vaguely knew that the hatred Chu Yun mentioned was related to her lost child. Before he could figure it out, his spies sent back news that Qi Qingjia wanted to force Chu Yun to become his concubine. Chu Yun refused and shed tears many times in Luoying Palace.

The information presented to Feng Jinnian pieced together the story of Chu Yun, who had unexpectedly lost her child and was then forcibly taken away by Qi Qingjia.

Chu Yun entered the palace for his sake and suffered so much; Feng Jinnian felt a pang of heartache.

"Don't worry, I will definitely get her out."

As Feng Jinnian finished speaking, the burning lamps inside the room burst open, flickered for a moment, and then returned to normal.