Quick Transmigration: The Rise of a Favored Concubine

Chapter 224 High-Ranking Regent × Frail Orphan Girl 1

Military camp outside the city

"Report! Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the palace: His Majesty is seriously ill!"

"Return to the palace!"

Qi Yuan's face was cold and stern. He strode out and mounted the horse that his attendant had brought.

"I will be back soon. If there are any matters in the army, please report to the military advisor!"

He left a hasty message and then disappeared without a trace.

Qi Yuan rode back to the palace at top speed, galloping all the way to the emperor's residence. A bitter medicinal smell wafted through the hall, and the atmosphere was somewhat somber.

"Cough cough..."

Upon hearing the extremely painful cough, Qi Yuan rushed to the bedside: "Brother..."

Emperor Qi Chen struggled to open his eyes, his face flushed from the cough he had just had.

"Brother Yuan, you're back... cough cough." The emperor couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Where is the imperial physician! Someone, summon him..."

"Brother Yuan, don't... strain yourself, I know my own body... cough cough." The emperor weakly stopped him: "I have something to tell you..."

"Your Majesty..." Seeing his brother, who shared the same mother, in such distress, Qi Yuan couldn't help but be moved: "Your Majesty, I will listen to you."

"Yan'er is still young... I can only rely on you," the emperor said, his voice hoarse and heavy with breath, "but I... am worried about you..."

"At this age, without even a wife or concubine, what will become of him in the future..."

"Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself. There's no rush for me to get married." Your Majesty was unaware that he had been seriously injured and might not be able to have children, which was why Qi Yuan had not considered marriage.

"How can I not be anxious? I'm afraid..." The emperor paused, "...I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see you...marry and have children."

"Brother...with the imperial physicians here, you will be cured." Qi Yuan didn't know whether he was comforting himself or the emperor.

"Brother Yuan, go and check on Yan'er for me. I want to rest..." The emperor closed his eyes wearily.

"Your Majesty, please rest well. I will take my leave now." Qi Yuan turned and left only after seeing that the emperor had fallen asleep.

Yuanbao followed closely behind.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Qi Yuan's expression was deep, and his tone was somewhat hesitant.

Yuanbao paused, then lowered his head and whispered, "Your Highness, the imperial physician says... His Majesty may not have much time left..."

After saying that, he knelt down with a thud.

Qi Yuan walked forward with a sullen face and arrived at Chengqing Palace, where the young Crown Prince Qi Yan was processing memorials.

"Uncle...you've arrived." Qi Yan said with a smile.

Seeing the eight-year-old crown prince carrying such a heavy burden, and thinking of his seriously ill elder brother, Qi Yuan couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. He forced a smile and said, "Yan'er, take a break after watching for so long."

"Uncle, Father is tired. I can't let Father worry anymore. I'll finish reading soon. How about Uncle takes me to fly a kite?"

Qi Yan's eyes were filled with anticipation; he hadn't had a truly enjoyable time playing around in a long time.

"Alright." Qi Yuan swallowed hard. "Yan'er, take your time reading. Your royal uncle will keep you company after I've finished dealing with things."

"Okay," Qi Yan replied respectfully, then lowered his head to look at the memorial.

Qi Yuan didn't linger and turned to leave.

"Your Highness, where are we going next?" Yuanbao asked from behind.

"Keep a close watch in the palace. Report to me immediately if anything happens. I'm going to the military camp."

Since the emperor ascended the throne, Qi Yuan has been supporting him from the rear. Because of Qi Yuan's control of the military and his repeated victories, the emperor has been able to sit on the throne so steadily.

However, now that the emperor is seriously ill, Qi Yuan has to be even more careful.

Qi Yuan left the palace and rode his horse to the military camp. He rode at a high speed and it was already dark when he arrived at the camp.

"call out!"

A sharp arrow suddenly shot out. Qi Yuan was preoccupied with something and didn't notice it in time. He tried to dodge but it was too late, and he was hit in the shoulder.

The horse was startled, reared up and neighed. Ignoring the pain, Qi Yuan pulled out the arrow, dismounted, and quickly pulled on the reins to make the horse run in a different direction.

He quickly hid behind a tree, beads of sweat already sliding down his forehead. His wound was extremely painful; he knew he had been poisoned without even looking.

Going to the camp now would only disrupt morale. Qi Yuan calmed his breathing and stumbled in the opposite direction.

Before losing consciousness, he seemed to see a flickering candlelight in front of him. He could no longer hold on and fainted.

"Yueyue, hurry and save them! If you're any later, they'll die from poisoning!" Linglingyi fluttered her little wings, looking anxious.

Chu Yue remained unhurried: "Isn't it you I'm here for? What's the rush?"

She had just arrived. Originally, Chu Yue had already completed her mission and could have taken 200 million yuan to go back to the modern world and have a blast for a month. She was even fantasizing about having handsome men on both sides of her. But then, 001 delivered another bolt from the blue.

"Yueyue, there's another side quest you'd like to consider."

"There's no need for that." Chu Yue refused without even thinking. She had just finished her mission and returned to the Quick Transmigration Department, ready to collect her reward and have some fun. Now she had to come here to die. Let whoever wants to go, go.

"Yueyue, this is about my system assessment, please help me! Yueyue, the most beautiful woman in the world, the beauty Yue, the great beauty Yueyue, the beauty Yue..."

"It's no use..."

Linglingyi, its little wings drooping, huddled dejectedly in the corner.

Chu Yue glanced over and couldn't stand seeing it like this. Being soft-hearted is a weakness; she really owed it something…

"Is the system assessment important?" Chu Yue asked tentatively.

001 muttered, "I want to get promoted too, all my other colleagues are so amazing..."

"Isn't completing so many tasks enough for me?" Chu Yue asked, puzzled.

"The main quest is complete, but there are still side quests to go..."

"Side quests must be completed?"

"It doesn't affect you, but it does affect me..." Linglingyi said dejectedly.

"Alright, tell me, what's the task? I'll help you..."

"The mission to have a baby!" 001 pounced on Chu Yue and said impatiently.

Chu Yue: "..."

"If I remember correctly, I've already completed all of these tasks."

“The main quest in this quick transmigration storyline is different from the main quest. This time it’s a side quest. There’s a reward for having a baby, Yueyue. You’re the best, right?” Linglingyi said expectantly.

"Speak..."

"Let me explain in detail," 001 perked up: "Your identity this time is that of an orphan girl, and your mission is to give birth to a child for him so that he can have an heir, and you'll be fine."

Chu Yue forced a stiff smile; each new identity seemed worse than the last.

"Do you think it's possible for these two identities to be worlds apart?"

Chu Yue looked at 001 as if she were an idiot.

"Yueyue, don't worry, listen to me. The mission target, Qi Yuan, was originally the second prince. His older brother was weak since childhood, but according to his status, when his brother ascended the throne, he fought on the battlefield and served as a solid support. He was relatively stable in his position as emperor. He married an empress and soon gave birth to the crown prince, but the empress died in childbirth."

"The emperor is in poor health and is now on his deathbed. Qi Yuan has not married or had children, so the young crown prince has to shoulder the heavy responsibility."

"When Qi Yuan was fighting, he was accidentally injured there by the enemy. After the military doctor diagnosed him, he was afraid that it would affect his ability to have children. Even if he could perform his duties, he would not be able to have children."

"Then he won't do?" Chu Yue interrupted it. How could they possibly win him over?

"Don't worry, with me here, I'll make sure he gets through this." Zero Zero assured, "Qi Yuan was preparing to return to the military camp to handle some matters when he was ambushed on the way and seriously injured. In order to avoid being discovered by others and disrupting the morale of the army, he fled to the place where the original owner of this body was."

"You have to hurry, because if the original owner goes to gather herbs, she might accidentally fall off a cliff and die."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"okay……"

So when Chu Yue arrived, the original owner had already stepped into the underworld. Fortunately, 001 was there, and Chu Yue woke up in place of the original owner.

My arms and legs are still throbbing slightly.