"..."
Chen Mo looked slightly awkward.
Not knowing how to respond, he simply turned around and left the bedroom.
Watching the back that seemed like it was fleeing, Chu Yanli couldn’t help but smile, her bright eyes curving like crescents, and a charming dimple appearing on her pink cheeks.
Even when she had pinned him down back then, he had never been this flustered...
She reached out to tug open her collar, gazing at the slowly healing scar above her heart, with a faint blush sweeping across her cheeks.
"Back then, Yuchan entered the palace for my sake, wasting her prime years in this palace. I owe her that."
"It’s hard enough to have someone she likes. If I can help a bit, it can somewhat make up for it..."
"But he’s bold enough to even flirt with the Empress..."
"Hiss—"
"The pinching was so hard, it’s a bit swollen. This guy definitely did it on purpose..."
...
...
"What on earth is up with this woman?!"
Chen Mo quickly left Changning Pavilion, his expression dark as water.
Chu Yanli’s previous demeanor had made him believe briefly that she was just a straightforward brute, but on further thought, having grown up in this scheming environment, could she really be simple-minded?
"In the end, paper can’t wrap up fire. My relationship with the Empress can’t be hidden forever. I just didn’t expect it to be exposed so quickly."
"Although Chu Yanli doesn’t seem malicious, who can fathom her thoughts?"
"This concerns the reputation of the Imperial Family. Does she really not care at all?"
Chen Mo’s emotions were turbulent, feeling that he had to discuss this with the Empress, at least to mentally prepare her.
He walked through layers of the palace, heading towards Zhao Hua Palace.
According to routine, at this hour, the Empress should still be handling state affairs.
Just as he reached the palace entrance, before the palace attendants went to announce his arrival, Sun Senior Palace Lady came out to greet him.
"Mr. Chen, you’re here."
"Greetings, Senior Palace Lady."
Chen Mo nodded in greeting, "I have something to report. Is Her Highness inside?"
Sun Senior Palace Lady nodded, "She is, but Her Highness is currently receiving a guest."
"Receiving a guest?" Chen Mo asked curiously, "May I ask who it is?"
"Not a court minister, it’s Her Highness’s cousin..."
Sun Senior Palace Lady hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "But judging by Her Highness’s demeanor, she doesn’t seem very keen to meet him."
The Empress’s cousin?
A figure flashed in Chen Mo’s mind. He frowned. Why did he come?
At this moment, footsteps approached from afar, and a tall figure emerged from the main hall.
Wearing a long robe as white as snow, with a face like jade, shaking a folding fan in his hand, he looked quite the elegant and refined scholar.
It was Jiang Wangye, whom Chen Mo had a fleeting encounter with at Prince Yu Mansion back then.
A smug smile hung at the corner of his mouth, clearly satisfied with the conversation he just had with the Empress.
Chu Yanli had previously said that the relationship between the Empress and the Jiang Family was very bad. Chen Mo narrowed his eyes, a cloud of darkness covering his pupils.
When Jiang Wangye saw Chen Mo, his expression was also somewhat surprised.
"Chen Mo? What are you doing here?"



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