I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 711 - 268: Chu Yanli Forces a Man into Submission! The Empress’s Baby Hero Makes an Entrance! _3

"Tsk, why so excited?"

"Chu Yanli!"

The Empress, furious, glared at her. "I warned you, don’t harbor any intentions towards Chen Mo! Are you treating my words as mere passing wind?!"

Chu Yanli saw the Empress seemed genuinely angry, her dark eyebrows knit together. "Setting aside that I haven’t done anything... What’s the problem with my interest in Chen Mo? Neither of us is married yet. What does this have to do with you?"

"Of course it matters! He is..."

"Is what?"

The Empress hesitated, looked away coldly, and said, "I don’t have to explain to you. No means no!"

Chu Yanli found the Empress’s demeanor increasingly peculiar.

Even with the Dragon Qi, the Empress seemed excessively attentive towards Chen Mo.

"Ahem."

Seeing the atmosphere become tense, Chen Mo cleared his throat and said, "Her Majesty the Empress misunderstood. I was just speaking with the Princess about some matters and accidentally drank a bit too much, as my tolerance is low, so I lay down on this small couch for a while..."

He wasn’t helping Chu Yanli but was worried the Empress might accidentally reveal too much...

The Empress naturally didn’t believe such an excuse.

Alone, deep in the night, man and woman, and they’ve had so much to drink—what serious matter could they discuss?

Moreover, Chu Yanli was pressing down on Chen Mo. Had she arrived just a moment later, who knows what could have happened!

"That’s right, that’s what happened."

Chu Yanli went to the table, poured herself a drink, and chuckled softly, "The strength of this wine is indeed a bit much, my head is still kinda spinning now."

"Hmph, do you think I’m stupid?" The Empress snatched the cup away, sneering coldly, "I must see just how strong this wine is to make you both so drunk!"

"Wait a minute..."

Chen Mo was about to stop her, but the Empress had already downed the cup with her head back.

In just an instant, her beautiful face turned bright red, and she threw the cup aside, coughing violently.

"What... What a horrible thing!"

"Pff..."

Chu Yanli couldn’t hold back her laughter. "I told you, this wine is very strong."

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Sun Senior Palace Lady asked with concern.

The Empress felt as if she had swallowed a blade, her throat burning painfully, forcing herself to bear it, she said, "I’m fine, take Chen Mo along with me."

"Yes."

Sun Senior Palace Lady reached out, "Mr. Chen, please."

Chen Mo still had some matters he wanted to ask Chu Yanli.

For instance, Prince Yu’s whereabouts and her attitude towards Chu Heng... But given the situation now, it was clearly not suitable to bring it up.

He picked up the bristling Hake Han and followed the two out.

Chu Yanli didn’t stop them.

After the three left, the atmosphere in the inner hall returned to its quietness.

She sat dazed in the chair, watching the words on the table dry up, until they completely vanished.

After an unknown duration, her red lips curled up slowly, her eyes reflecting the flickering candlelight, she lifted up the wine jug and guzzled it down.

"Ah, life’s a blur of drunkenness..."

...

...

The Empress had just exited Changning Pavilion. When the night wind hit her, her mind became even fuzzier, her face as red as a ripe apple, her steps somewhat unsteady.

Sun Senior Palace Lady carefully supported her, "Your Highness, please slow down..."

"I’m fine."

She noticed the black cat Chen Mo was holding and asked, "Where did this cat come from?"

Chen Mo answered casually, "Picked it up. It’s quite smart, so I kept it with me."

"Meow!"

The cat gave him a fierce bite.

"Is that so?"

The Empress didn’t say anything further.

As the three reached the front of Yangxin Palace, the Empress stopped, saying, "Sun Senior Palace Lady, you may go back first. I have something to discuss with Chen Mo privately."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Sun Senior Palace Lady acknowledged.

"Wait a minute, and this one too..."

The Empress grabbed the black cat in Chen Mo’s arms, tossed it to her, "It can’t come in. I hate cats the most."

Chen Mo: "..."

Yu Youhan: "Jiang Yuchan, you sassy cat!"

After the two entered the hall, Sun Senior Palace Lady dispersed the palace attendants and firmly shut the doors.

As usual, Chen Mo wouldn’t leave until tomorrow morning...

She sighed softly, turned around but found the black cat was nowhere to be seen.

"Strange, it was here just now..."

...

...

With the Empress leaning on him, Chen Mo led her into the inner hall.

They had drunk together a few times before, and he knew she couldn’t handle it. The power of the Immortal Burning Wine was beyond her tolerance.

Chen Mo whispered, "We should have left directly, Your Highness shouldn’t have drunk that cup."

The Empress shook her head, "You don’t understand Li’er’s character. She will stop at nothing for her goals. I was worried she might have spiked the drink, so I had to try it myself..."

Chen Mo was slightly taken aback, not expecting the Empress to be so meticulous, leaving him momentarily speechless.

Arriving by the small couch, the Empress slowly sat down, gently pressing her temples, her head throbbing.

"Who on earth would enjoy drinking such a thing?"

"Ugh, I feel awful..."

Just then, a pair of large hands rested on her temples, gently massaging, and at the same time, a cooling sensation flowed into her Spirit Platform, easing the pain considerably.

"Feeling better?"

"Much better."

"By the way, why did Your Highness suddenly come over?" Chen Mo asked while continuing to press, "Was it Eunuch Jin who informed you?"

"Yes." The Empress replied, "I’ve long suspected Li’er had wrongful intentions towards you. Hearing she summoned you to the palace this time felt off, I was about to rest when the message came, didn’t even have time to change clothes..."

She bit her lips softly, resentfully said, "Are you sure you two really did nothing?"

Chen Mo fervently promised, "We just drank a little, didn’t Your Highness see? My clothes are perfectly intact."

The Empress sullenly remarked, "How do I know they weren’t just put back on?"

"..."

Chen Mo was just about to explain when the Empress suddenly flipped over, pressing him onto the small couch.

Sitting astride his waist, her soft weight pressed against his chest, her lovely face flushed with a tipsy red, her moist apricot eyes intensely gazing at him, mimicking Chu Yanli’s earlier position exactly.

Chen Mo didn’t expect to be pinned down three times in a single day.

"Your Highness, what are you..."

"You little thief, always fooling around. I need to check to feel at ease..."

"Hmm??"