I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 1435

Chapter 1435: Chapter 557: The Brave Enjoy Chen Mo First! Empress: Chen Mo, Will You Marry Me or Not? (2)

"Rise." The Empress waved her hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Sun Senior Palace Lady lifted her head, then froze for a moment. "Your Majesty, you are..."

The Empress thought she’d missed some kiss marks and instantly flustered, nervously saying, "W-what is it?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady came back to her senses and shook her head. "Nothing, it’s just... you look even more beautiful. You’re radiant all over, especially your expression—you look like you’ve become several years younger..."

This wasn’t flattery.

Lately, because she’d been worrying about Chen Mo, the Empress had lost her appetite and grown much more haggard.

Now, however, all her fatigue seemed to have vanished. Her skin was dewy and luminous, her cheeks tinged as if with faintly diffused rouge, her brows and eyes suffused with a languid, intoxicating charm, like a blazing peony in full bloom—so beautiful one could hardly look away.

"Really?" The Empress let out a breath of relief and reached up to touch her face. "Maybe I just slept well last night."

Afraid Sun Senior Palace Lady would ask more, she quickly changed the subject. "Right, how is the situation with the Crown Prince?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady’s expression grew restrained, and she said softly, "Li Yuanshi went to Linqing Palace before dawn and has yet to come out. From the news we’ve received so far, things don’t seem very optimistic."

The Empress furrowed her brows and sighed inwardly.

Though she was not the Crown Prince’s birth mother and didn’t have much affection for this child,

people’s hearts are made of flesh, after all. Let alone that he was Chu Yanli’s own nephew—there was no way she could truly just sit by and ignore it.

"Go take a look yourself. Tell Li Yuanshi that no matter the cost, he must save the Crown Prince’s life. Whatever he needs, we will fully cooperate." The Empress spoke solemnly.

"Yes."

Sun Senior Palace Lady bowed her head in reply.

Last night the Empress had been filled to the brim with Vitality Essence, so she didn’t feel hungry at all. She skipped breakfast and went straight to Zhao Hua Palace to meet with the ministers.

After escorting her onto the Royal Palanquin, Sun Senior Palace Lady headed quickly toward the Eastern Royal Palace.

After presenting her Token, she entered through Cangzhen Gate. Just as she reached the front of Cheng’en Hall, she saw two figures standing outside the doors.

"Fan Sigui? Li Yuanshi?"

"Sun Senior Palace Lady, you’re here."

Recognizing her, Fan Sijin bowed in greeting, and Li Wanjun inclined her head in salute as well.

Sun Senior Palace Lady asked in some confusion, "What are the two of you doing standing outside the door? Where is the Crown Prince? Has he woken up?"

"He has woken up, but his body underwent a mutation. Mr. Chen is inside treating the Crown Prince right now." Li Wanjun spoke up.

"Mr. Chen?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady was taken aback for a moment.

At this juncture, the only person who could freely enter and exit the Eastern Royal Palace was Chen Mo.

But it was only 5 a.m. now; he shouldn’t have come into the palace this early, unless he’d spent the night in the palace and had just left the Inner Court...

Thinking of the changes in the Empress, Sun Senior Palace Lady suddenly understood and couldn’t help shivering.

No wonder Her Majesty slept so well last night—turns out someone was warming her bed...

She had originally wanted to ask if there was some miraculous beautifying secret; fortunately, she hadn’t run her mouth...

Creak—

Just then, the hall doors swung open.

Chen Mo stepped out, and the Crown Prince, dressed in casual clothes, followed closely behind him.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Fan Sijin cried out in surprise and hurried forward.

Li Wanjun followed right after, seizing the Crown Prince’s wrist and channeling Dao Power into his body. After carefully examining him, her brows knit slightly.

"Is something wrong?" Seeing this, Fan Sijin’s heart instantly leapt into his throat.

Li Wanjun shook her head. "No, it’s that his recovery is too good. Not only have the mutation symptoms vanished, his Qi-Blood is much stronger than before, and even his Root Bone has changed..."

She lifted her head to look at Chen Mo, her eyes full of disbelief. "Mr. Chen, just how did you do this?"

In just an hour, it was like he had completely shed his old self and been reborn!

Even if an Ultimate Venerable made a move, they couldn’t possibly have such ability, could they?

Chen Mo shrugged. "Secret."

"..."

Seeing this, Li Wanjun knew it wasn’t convenient to ask further.

After confirming that the Crown Prince’s body had no issues, everyone rose and took their leave.

Before he left, Chen Mo glanced at the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, about what we agreed on..."

The Crown Prince got the hint, patted his own chest, and said, "Don’t worry, leave it to me!"

"Please, Mr. Chen."

The two walked side by side along the palace path.

Out of the corner of her eye, Sun Senior Palace Lady surreptitiously sized up Chen Mo, feeling a bit emotional inside.

When she had first learned that the Empress and Chen Mo were involved, she had thought the Empress was too impulsive, not mindful enough of the bigger picture.

Only now did she realize that it was her own vision that had been too short-sighted.

If the Empress hadn’t swung her hoe so well and forcibly dug this man away from Consort Yu’s side, Chen Mo would probably have gone astray long ago and stood opposite the Great Yuan. The consequences then would have been unimaginable...

Tap—

Just as they were about to reach Qianqing Gate, Chen Mo’s steps suddenly halted, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

"What’s wrong?" Sun Senior Palace Lady followed his gaze forward, and her expression froze on her face.

Under a ginkgo tree not far ahead, a lone figure stood quietly.

Her face set off by the morning glow, lips like Shattered Jade, a pair of Qing Bi-colored eyes clear and bright like gemstones.

The purple iris long dress swayed in the wind, the hem revealing a stretch of smooth calf and bare feet white as jade. Her waterfall of black hair was simply gathered up with a white Jade hairpin, a lock of fine hair hanging by her slender neck, lessening a few degrees of majesty and adding a few degrees of gentle grace.

She looked like a silhouette cut from a painting, stunning beyond compare.

"C-Consort Yu?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady’s throat went dry, her entire body tensing up.

No matter the time or place, seeing this woman always stirred a fear that came from the bottom of her heart.

Yu Youhan didn’t spare her a single glance; her gaze remained locked on Chen Mo.

She moved with light lotus steps, drifting over to him. Standing before him, she said softly, "I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."

Chen Mo explained, "Originally, I wanted to come over early this morning, but when I passed by the Eastern Royal Palace, I helped treat the Crown Prince on the way and got delayed quite a bit..."

"That’s not what I meant."

Yu Youhan’s hands, clasped behind her back, were gripping the hem of her dress tightly. The breeze lifted her hair, revealing her rosy earlobes. There was a trace of grievance in her eyes, mixed with a bit of expectation and shyness.

"What I mean is, I’ve waited for you this long. Just when do you intend to marry me?"

Chen Mo: ???

Sun Senior Palace Lady: ???