I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 902 - 337: The First Concubine in History! Paper Flying Girl Wants to Explode Gold Coins Again?
Sun Senior Palace Lady came closer and looked back and forth between the two, her gaze somewhat peculiar, "Mr. Chen, what is this situation between you two...?"
Ling Ningzhi realized and hurriedly broke free from Chen Mo’s embrace, stepping back two steps, her pretty face turning a slight shade of red.
Chen Mo remained poised and said, "I heard Commander Ling was injured and made a special trip to visit."
As an external tributor of the Demon Suppression Department, this was quite normal, but to Sun Senior Palace Lady, it sounded different.
Rumors about the two had been rampant for a long time, and she hadn’t taken them seriously, but now they’ve reached the stage of meeting the parents?
Such blatant behavior is quite bold!
But in front of Ling Ningzhi, she couldn’t say much, so she cleared her throat and said, "Mr. Chen rescued thousands of civilians in the southern outskirts, his merits and virtues reaching and benefiting the populace. Nowadays, the city is singing praises of your feats, truly admirable." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Sun Senior Palace Lady has praised me too much."
He really didn’t think it was anything extraordinary.
Compared to those on the front lines, tirelessly treating the wounded day and night, he hadn’t made much sacrifice and actually gained quite a few benefits.
But as a gentleman speaks of actions not intentions, the fact remains he saved people, so there’s no need to be pretentious, accepting the rewards with peace of mind.
"Just happened to meet here, saves me another trip."
Sun Senior Palace Lady took out a stack of documents from her sleeve, handed them to Chen Mo, and said, "Regarding the court’s intention to establish a temple for you, as you might know, these are your achievements compiled by the Secretariat. See if there are any omissions, it will eventually be inscribed and recorded in the merit log."
Chen Mo took it and skimmed through.
The documents detailed all his good deeds, including: Demon slaying in Linglan County; destroying the Gu God Sect’s plot in Linyang County; consecutively killing two major Heavenly Demons, eliminating great threats from Jiu Zhou...
And this time, slaying the culprit and bringing down rain in the southern outskirts.
He directly or indirectly saved not just thousands but tens of thousands of civilians!
Such merit, aside from the Princess suppressing the Southern Barbarians, no other could compare.
So when the Empress announced to establish a temple for Chen Mo, there was no opposition in the court. With Chen Mo’s current reputation, whoever dared oppose would stand against the populace.
"Well, this time truly standing at the moral high ground."
Chen Mo’s lips twitched.
Originally, he was planning to cling to the female antagonist’s thigh, yet now he’s more upright than anyone, really took a wrong turn...
After confirming, Sun Senior Palace Lady put away the documents and said, "Now the Ministry of Construction is busy repairing the city, once it’s rebuilt, we’ll proceed with building the temple... but this is both a blessing and a shackle to Mr. Chen, you’ll need to act more cautiously in the future."
Chen Mo understood Sun Senior Palace Lady’s meaning.
Water can carry a boat, but also capsize it.
Having the people’s support certainly makes the political path smooth, but at the same time, any flaws can be exponentially magnified. If someone with intent finds a flaw, turbulent public opinion might backfire.
"Thank you, Senior Palace Lady, for your guidance. I’m aware." Chen Mo cupped his hands.
"That’s good." Sun Senior Palace Lady nodded slightly.
"By the way, Senior Palace Lady, you came to the Demon Suppression Department today for...?"
"Her Majesty the Empress is quite concerned about breaking the formation, asked me to check the progress."
"I see, just as I need to go to the Formation Path Department, shall we go together?"
"That works."
The two walked along the corridor towards the inner courtyard, with Ling Ningzhi silently following behind.
Sun Senior Palace Lady glanced at her with the corner of her eye, hesitated for a moment, and transmitted a message, "Mr. Chen, may I boldly ask, what is your relationship with Chief Ling?"
You are indeed bold...
But this wasn’t something to hide, Chen Mo confessed, "It’s exactly the kind of relationship you thought."
Sun Senior Palace Lady furrowed her brows, "Aren’t you afraid the Empress might find out?"
"Her Majesty has always known."
"What about the Daoist Venerable?"
"The Daoist Venerable knows too."
"..."
Sun Senior Palace Lady fell silent.
Tianshu Pavilion clearly prohibits romantic relationships among its disciples, yet as a favorite of the Empress, Chen Mo is involved with the chief of Tianshu Pavilion... and the Empress and Daoist Venerable have no objection?
Simply outrageous!
"Mr. Chen, how did you manage this?" Sun Senior Palace Lady’s voice was dry.
Chen Mo spread his hands, "This was a mutual attraction, naturally coming together, why make it complicated?"
"Doesn’t Her Majesty have any objections?" Sun Senior Palace Lady asked confused.
Chen Mo wasn’t aware his relationship with the Empress was already exposed, thinking she was worried about Ling Ningzhi’s sect disciple status, he smiled and said:
"Her Majesty has always been lenient towards me, I let her play around, she lets me be frivolous, there’s long been an understanding, such minor matters don’t really matter."
?
Sun Senior Palace Lady felt a bit bewildered.
But one thing was certain: the Empress didn’t mind Chen Mo having other women.
As a concubine, shouldn’t one be exceedingly cautious, fearing loss of favor, who could dare have multiple partners?
In that case, rather than saying Chen Mo is the Empress’s concubine, it’s better to say the Empress is Chen Mo’s woman...
Slap—
At this thought, Sun Senior Palace Lady raised her hand and slapped herself.
Cursing herself for having such a traitor-like thought, the Empress revered as Mother of the Country, noble in status, how could she become someone’s subordinate?
"Senior Palace Lady, what are you doing?" Chen Mo asked puzzled.
"Nothing, there was a mosquito on my face." Sun Senior Palace Lady said expressionless.
Chen Mo felt something was odd, but couldn’t quite pinpoint it.
