I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 635 - 242: This pancake is poisoned! Zhixia breaks down! (Thanks to the alliance leader "A Boiled Eggz"!)_2

Li Yuan awkwardly shifted her gaze away, stammering, "I-I might give him a peck now and then..."

"I knew it!" Shen Zhixia hugged her shoulders and snorted coquettishly, "I could tell last time, who handles official business in the inner chamber anyway? And your lips were all swollen, did you really think you could hide that from my eyes?"

"..."

Li Yuan hung her head, not daring to respond.

Actually, it wasn’t just her lips that were swollen back then...

Shen Zhixia took another bite of her pastry, waving her hand and speaking with unclear pronunciation, "Commander Li, don’t worry, I’m not that petty... After all, Brother really likes you, and you’re so capable. You help him a lot. Publicly and privately, I have no reason to stop you..."

Li Yuan’s throat moved slightly, and she whispered, "Doesn’t Miss Shen ever get jealous?"

"To be honest, I do feel a bit uncomfortable inside, but what can I do?" Shen Zhixia began counting on her fingers, "Besides you, there’s Daoist Qingxuan, Catcher Lin, and the two oirans from the Imperial Music Bureau... It’s almost too many to count on one hand!"

"If I got jealous of everyone, I’d surely drown in my own sourness."

Li Yuan nodded.

Chen Mo is great in every way, except he’s far too good at attracting girls.

She really didn’t know how many close lady friends this person had around him...

Shen Zhixia puffed up her cheeks and said, "Come to think of it, Brother is indeed getting more outrageous. If this continues, we won’t even have room at home... I hardly ever see him. Commander Li, please keep a close eye on him for me."

"How can I possibly manage Mr. Chen?"

Li Yuan sighed.

Who knows, Chen Mo might be happily with Mrs. Yan right now...

"Don’t worry, if Brother doesn’t behave, just bite him." Shen Zhixia said with a smile, "This trick never fails for me."

Li Yuan curiously asked, "What do you mean?"

"It’s simple, next time you do it like this..."

Shen Zhixia leaned in close to Li Yuan’s ear and whispered something.

"..."

Li Yuan’s expression became more peculiar.

She and Chen Mo already knew each other inside out, and beginner-level tricks like this were almost worn out... Yet despite that, she had to put on a humble, eager-to-learn look, listening to the guidance of the wife.

"Commander Li, don’t you think it’s quite warm in here?" After sharing her wisdom, Shen asked while wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Li Yuan raised her hand, fanned herself, and nodded, "It is indeed a bit warm. It’s probably because the Eight Treasures Cake is too nourishing... Although it’s supposed to be eight treasures, I feel like I tasted more than a dozen kinds of herbs..."

At this moment, she glimpsed a figure out of the corner of her eye.

Turning her head, she saw Chen Mo standing at the door, staring blankly at them.

"Mr. Chen, you’re back?"

"Brother Chen Mo~" Shen Zhixia waved and greeted him with a smile.

Chen Mo quickly walked over, looking at the empty food box, his brows twitching slightly, "Who told you to eat this stuff?!"

"It’s just a few pastries, Brother is really stingy~" Shen Zhixia pouted.

Li Yuan put her hands on her hips and said, "Is it because Mrs. Yan made them herself, so you can’t bear to let us eat them?"

"..."

Seeing the dazed look in their eyes, Chen Mo helplessly rubbed his temples.

Darn, looks like it’s kicking in...

"Nevermind, even though I ate the pastries, Brother can eat me~" Shen Zhixia laughed foolishly as she threw herself into Chen Mo’s arms.

Chen Mo hadn’t reacted yet when Li Yuan also clung to him, moving her delicate nose and sniffing carefully, "Mr. Chen, you didn’t do anything with Mrs. Yan, right? No, I need to check thoroughly."

Saying this, her slender hand reached down...

Chen Mo hurriedly held the two of them down, infused them with a trace of True Yuan, and carefully checked them over.

Qin Shu had some restraint, only adding some entertaining herbs, harmless to the body, and wouldn’t make them lose control... But it couldn’t withstand them eating so much!

The two were already deeply infatuated with Chen Mo, and paired with the drug’s effects, their behavior grew increasingly bold...

"After so much time has passed, the potency has been absorbed, and using True Yuan probably won’t expel it."

Chen Mo sighed, grabbed each of them, and headed toward the inner courtyard.

...

...

In front of the gates of Yan Residence.

Qin Shu walked off the carriage a bit listlessly.

This trip to the Sky Scale Guard, though it achieved its goal, the process was completely different from what she expected.

Even though she had displayed such bold, enticing gestures, Chen Mo remained unmoved... This not only gave her relief, but also left her with a subtle sense of loss, mixed with indescribable shame.

Is it true that she really has no charm left?

"Madam, you’re back?" As she entered the Yan Family gate, the steward hurriedly approached and bowed, "Madam, Master is in the study and asked you to go there immediately after you return."

"Got it." Qin Shu replied.

She made her way across the courtyard and reached the study in the inner house.

She straightened her clothes, took a deep breath, and then pushed the door open to enter.

Yan Peizhi was at the desk, holding a brush, and was engrossed in writing on the rice paper.

Qin Shu called out, "Master, you summoned me?"

Yan Peizhi didn’t lift his head, "You went to the Sky Scale Guard today?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shu frowned, "Did you send someone to follow me?"

Yan Peizhi sneered, "Do I need to track you to know where you go? You think I, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, am useless?"

Qin Shu crossed her arms and said coldly, "If you’re so capable, why haven’t you managed to rescue Hu’er?"

At her mention of the matter again, Yan Peizhi’s face darkened, displeased, "I’ve already told you, at present, we must be prudent. Once this tense period is over, I’ll think of a plan!"

"Linghu is my flesh and blood too, of course I won’t leave him to die."