I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 653 - 248: The Out-of-Control Yu Youhan! Empress, You’re So Sweet! _3

"..."

Chen Mo’s lips twitched.

Why do I feel like I’m as addictive as marijuana, making Her Majesty the Consort get hooked instantly...

He sniffed carefully but couldn’t detect any scent...

"Ahem." Chen Mo cleared his throat and asked, "Empress, are you alright?"

"I’m fine." Yu Youhan hugged him tightly, her voice muffled, "Don’t move, let me feel it properly..."

The fruit of the path pursued for decades was right in front of her, its intense aura was impossible to resist!

Besides, this person was Chen Mo!

"I really like..."

Yu Youhan almost wanted to merge entirely into his body.

Chen Mo was on the verge of breaking down, able to feel the scorching body through his clothes, the orchid-sweet breaths exhaled at his neck, leaving him feeling frazzled.

Come on, don’t test an officer like this!

If it were someone like Mrs. Yan, he could hold himself together, but this was the Imperial Consort! To last this long was already his limit!

Chen Mo looked down, their gazes met.

Her green eyes were misty with moisture, long lashes trembled slightly, causing a ripple of gleam.

For a moment, he couldn’t tell if he had fallen into a stream of spring or if the green waves were reflected in his eyes.

In that instant, his psychological defenses collapsed.

"Empress, I apologize for offending..."

"Offending what..."

Yu Youhan hadn’t finished speaking,

The next moment, she was silenced.

Her body trembled violently, her bright eyes widened, she tried to push Chen Mo away but couldn’t muster any strength, allowing his advances.

"Mmm..."

Her eyes gradually lost focus, reason was being stripped away bit by bit.

Uncontrollably, she gently opened her lips, lavender tongue darting out, the air filled with an amorous atmosphere...

...

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Linqing Palace.

In the study, the Crown Prince sat at the table, his palm resting on his chin, lost in thought.

"Your Highness, why not take a break?" Fan Sijin walked in with hot tea, speaking softly.

The Crown Prince shook his head and said, "I’m not tired."

He looked at the paper before him and thought aloud, "Managing a great nation is like cooking a small fish... This phrase seems simple but the more I ponder, the deeper the meaning..."

Fan Sijin’s expression turned somewhat complex.

According to the Crown Prince’s usual temperament, as long as his studies were completed, he would have thrown away the books and gone out to play.

This current state was utterly unfamiliar to her.

And it was all because of Chen Mo... Who would’ve thought that his words could have such a profound impact on the Crown Prince.

Knock knock knock——

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded.

The voice of a Palace Attendant came from outside:

"Reporting to Your Highness, Master Lv is here."

?!

"The Grandmaster is here? Quick, please invite him in."

The Crown Prince hurriedly stood up.

A moment later, the door was pushed open, a tall and imposing figure entered.

His crimson official robe was stretched tight, looking akin to an iron tower, bristly beard like needles, his gaze sharp, intimidating.

"Student greets the Grandmaster." The Crown Prince bowed formally.

"At ease."

Lv Huaiyu waved his hand and sat grandly in the Grandmaster’s chair.

The Crown Prince offered a cup of tea with both hands, quietly asking, "Since the assembly, the Grandmaster took leave due to illness, how is your health now?"

"No problem."

Lv Huaiyu accepted the teacup, downed it all at once, then placed it on the table, movements bold and unrestrained.

Fan Sijin stepped forward, silently refilling the tea.

"I haven’t visited these days, has the Crown Prince fallen behind in studies? Or has he just been indulging in pleasures?" Lv Huaiyu asked slowly, his hazel eyes glancing at the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince instinctively shrank his neck.

Whenever facing Lv Huaiyu, he felt very tense, a feeling he never experienced even before his father.

"No, not at all, the student completed all coursework... If you don’t believe, teacher can check."

"No need for the Crown Prince to say, naturally I will verify."

Lv Huaiyu’s gaze landed on the papers on the desk, reaching out to pick them up and meticulously flipped through them.

He remained expressionless at first, but upon seeing the last page, his eyes sharpened slightly.

"This isn’t the Crown Prince’s handwriting, is it? Have you learned to have someone ghostwrite for you?" Lv Huaiyu suppressed his voice, according to the normal procedure, ten strokes on the palm wouldn’t be avoidable.

The Crown Prince hastily hid his small hands behind his back, nervously explaining, "The Grandmaster misunderstood, this question the student couldn’t resolve, hence he consulted Chen Mo, the writing is also his."

"Chen Mo?"

"Isn’t he a military officer, how does he..."

Lv Huaiyu’s thick brows raised as he looked at the elegant cursive script, his words paused, and his demeanor gradually turned serious.

"Managing a great nation... is like cooking a small fish?"

He chewed silently for a while before speaking, "Did Chen Mo mention the explanation of this statement?"

The Crown Prince nodded and said, "He said managing a nation is like frying fish, if the heat is too intense it will burn, if flipped too often the meat will scatter... One should learn to govern through inaction."

Lv Huaiyu frowned, "Governing through inaction?"

The Crown Prince now wasn’t as nervous, speaking more fluently, "This phrase means ’I do nothing and the people self-transform, I am tranquil and the people self-regulate’, a sage king’s approach should adhere to tranquility as principle, simplicity as utilization, allowing the people to settle in their own occupations, thereby enabling the world to self-regulate."

"Some emperors lack competence, yet they meddle, causing national chaos, rather than doing that, it would be better to do nothing, at least the people wouldn’t suffer."

Lv Huaiyu’s expression turned slightly odd, "Was this explanation also from him?"

The Crown Prince scratched his head and said, "The earlier part was, the latter was the student’s own interpretation."

Lv Huaiyu then asked, "Aside from these, did he say anything else?"