The Empress’s expression stiffened slightly, then she recovered as usual, and said indifferently, "I have no impression of it at all, and as you said, it was just talk in a dream, nothing to be taken seriously."
"Even so, isn’t the dream a bit too strange?" Chu Yanli curiously asked, "Plus, you haven’t answered my question yet; who exactly is the little thief you mentioned?"
"How would I know? Perhaps it was a dream about thieves breaking into the palace." The Empress’s expression appeared slightly unnatural.
"Is that so?"
Chu Yanli scrutinized her closely.
She always felt that since returning, the Empress seemed a bit strange, as if there was something she was hiding from her.
The Empress didn’t want to dwell on the topic, and while putting on her clothes, she said aloud, "What are you here for? Isn’t what happened last night embarrassing enough?"
"What’s embarrassing about it?"
Chu Yanli shook her head and said, "The key to overcoming transformation lies with Chen Mo. If I can ignore the erosion of the Dragon Qi and fully grasp the ’momentum,’ even Yu Youhan might be challenged!"
The Empress frowned.
Although she was skeptical about the statement "completely mastering Dragon Qi can go head-to-head with Yu Youhan," she was indeed aware of the power of Dragon Qi.
As the embodiment of the will of heaven and earth, Dragon Qi not only affects ancestral temples and state affairs but truly possesses the ability to change reality!
It is said that during the dynasty change, the founding Grand Ancestor was endowed with the Red Dragon, and with a whisper of truth, mountains collapsed like sand, and where his gaze fell, thousands of miles of blue waves evaporated to nothing!
Even though this may be an exaggeration, the reality is that during the Grand Ancestor’s reign, the Great Yuan enjoyed peace across all seas, harmony in rivers, and foreign enemies dared not invade.
"You should know there are only three things in my heart over the years."
"Suppress the Southern Barbarians, purge the royal court, and eradicate the Gate Valve."
Chu Yanli’s eyes burned like scorching stars, and she said, "And all of this relies on the support of Dragon Qi. It’s not just for me; it’s for the Great Yuan!"
The Empress bit her lip and said, "Even so, there must be a basic bottom line, right? You cannot impose such a responsibility on Chen Mo, nor use such despicable methods!"
Chu Yanli frowned and said, "How was I despicable?"
"First, intimidating him with power; when Chen Mo refused, you brought him to the sleeping quarters, got him drunk, and then forcibly pushed him down... Aren’t such means vile?" The Empress glared at her, her tone tinged with frustration.
If she had arrived a little later last night, they both would have gone too far!
"You may have misunderstood; I didn’t intend to share a bed with him." Chu Yanli waved her hand and said, "I was just curious about his body structure and wanted to touch his Root Bone only."
"Root Bone?"
The Empress was skeptical.
But upon thinking about it, it made sense; although Chu Yanli was uninhibited, she seemed uninitiated in romantic relations between men and women; otherwise, how could she remain single all these years?
"But, speaking of..."
Chu Yanli seemed to recall something, her eyes momentarily losing focus, and lightly said, "Talking to Chen Mo last night sparked my interest in him; perhaps I should get to know him better."
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