I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 921 - 343: The Empress Stays Overnight at the Chen Mansion! A Collision With Her Majesty the Empress! (Part 3)
Moreover, if there were a conflict between Yu Youhan and Chen Mo at the Chen Mansion, it would be awkward for Chen Mo to be caught in the middle.
Surely, they can’t take turns spanking each other like last time?
With this thought, the Empress calmed down and sat back on the small couch.
Initially, when she summoned Chen Mo over, she did have official business.
This time, Wei Xuan arranged for Chen Mo to go to the Southern Border, which seemed peculiar in every way. She initially planned to use the excuse of "heavy casualties within the Imperial Army, the palace needs additional personnel, hence unable to leave" to dismiss it.
After all, Chen Mo is a legitimate Guard General, and Wei Xuan would likely struggle to find any opposition.
Yet, before she could proceed, Yu Youhan got there first...
Thinking of how the two might be sticking to each other at this moment, the Empress felt as if a heavy stone were pressing her chest, suffocating her.
Sun Senior Palace Lady noticed it and comforted, "There’s plenty of time ahead, Your Highness need not be anxious. That Consort Yu always talks of fighting and killing; can she compare to Your Highness? In my humble opinion, Mr. Chen merely feigns compliance out of coercion; his heart still sides with Your Highness."
The Empress shook her head silently.
You didn’t see the scene of Chen Mo fiercely spanking Consort Yu’s rear...
It’s hard to say who is actually coerced by whom!
"Alright, keep an eye on the Sky Scale Guard, report any movement immediately." The Empress bit her lip, sighed, and said, "As for Chen Mo, let’s talk in a couple of days. I still need to discuss the Southern Border matter with him first."
"Yes." Sun Senior Palace Lady responded and withdrew.
The Empress leaned her arm on the small table, rubbed her brow gently with slender fingers, and muttered softly:
"Could it be that Yu Youhan really drained him dry?"
"If I’d known, I’d have made the first move..."
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The moon rose, the night was tranquil, and the sound of the Night Patrol’s clappers echoed through the streets.
In the bedroom, candlelight flickered. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Yu Youhan sat by the bed, arms crossed in front of her chest, glancing at Chen Mo sideways, "I stopped you from seeing the Empress; do you resent me for it?"
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Of course not; in my heart, nothing is more important than being with Empress."
Yu Youhan snorted coldly, "Sounds nice enough..."
Chen Mo earnestly said, "I can swear by my conscience."
Yu Youhan glanced down, blushing, and said teasingly, "If you’re swearing by conscience, use your own; why use mine?"
"Sorry, habit."
Chen Mo sheepishly withdrew his hand.
Yu Youhan hesitated for a moment and softly said, "I acted on my own and made an appearance in front of your mother; you don’t mind, do you?"
With her cultivation, she had long sensed He Yuzhi’s presence; deliberately being discovered was to probe the other party’s attitude.
She might ignore others’ opinions, but they were Chen Mo’s family; if they truly reached the last step, this hurdle couldn’t be avoided. She wouldn’t want Chen Mo to break ties with his parents for her sake, right?
Unexpectedly, the Empress intervened so suddenly, causing her to impulsively stay overnight at the Chen Mansion.
She worried this might leave a bad impression on He Yuzhi...
Chen Mo picked up Yu Youhan’s exquisite feet, his fingertips tracing the arch, and said with a smile, "Why would there be? It’s going to be clarified sooner or later, besides, my parents have pretty strong mental resilience."
Having been bombarded by Daoist Venerable, Empress, Princess... repeatedly, the old couple should be fairly desensitized by now.
"But speaking of it," Chen Mo pondered, "someday if Empress comes through the door, addressing becomes a problem. You call my mother ’Mother’, my mother has to call you ’Empress’..."
"Nonsense, what are you saying!" Yu Youhan glared at him, "Who said I’m coming through the door?"
"Otherwise, I just go with someone else..."
"Don’t you dare!"
Chen Mo stifled his laughter at the corners of his mouth, saying no more, and quietly wrapped her feet.
Yu Youhan turned her delicate head aside, a hint of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.
Currently, about the title of "Imperial Concubine," she doesn’t care much anymore; the reason she remains in the palace is partly to monitor Wu Lie and partly to balance Jiang Yuchan.
If she weren’t in the harem to hold the fort, that seductive fox would certainly become more reckless, perhaps even cause real trouble!
Before Chen Mo reached First Grade, neither of them could truly cultivate...
Just then, Yu Youhan sensed something, frowned slightly, and said, "Why are you again... Didn’t you just come over?"
Chen Mo looked innocent and said, "It’s already past midnight; that was yesterday."
"..."
"You rascal, aiming to tire Empress out..."
Yu Youhan, her cheeks rosy, slowly extended her exquisite feet and said with a grunt, "Remember, you can’t move recklessly, or else Empress won’t care for you."
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Outside the Chen Mansion.
A small paperman the size of a palm crawled over the wall and headed skillfully toward the East Wing.
After getting gold coins from Chen Mo, Ji Lianxing contacted sect disciples on missions outside and handed them all her silver notes.
Whether it’s clothing, food, gathering intelligence, or cooperating with other sects, none of it comes cheap.
In the past, everyone lived frugally, saving wherever possible, the aim being efficient spending.
Even then, they were still struggling to make ends meet, survival itself was an issue.
Seeing Ji Lianxing suddenly produce such a large sum of silver, the disciples were surprised, thinking she had robbed the wealthy in the Capital City.
Unwilling to admit to being "supported," she vaguely mentioned finding a source of income...
After resolving the disciples’ meals, Ji Lianxing was in a good mood, stepped cheerfully to Chen Mo’s bedroom door, climbed up the window, and squeezed through the gap inside...
