I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1282 - 492: "Your Majesty the Empress, Are You Willing to Be My Slave?

"What are you doing here?"

"Hmm?"

Xu Qingyi turned her head at the sound and was instantly stunned.

The palace doors opened, revealing the Empress and Chen Mo stepping out one after the other.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Sun Senior Palace Lady breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Xu Qingyi with a face full of confusion, "Director Xu, didn’t you tell me Her Majesty the Empress was not in the palace? What’s going on here?"

"She indeed wasn’t here just now..."

Xu Qingyi was a bit bewildered at this moment.

She had searched all over and hadn’t seen a shadow of anyone, how did the two of them suddenly appear out of nowhere in the blink of an eye?

"Cough, cough." The Empress cleared her throat and said, "Just now, I felt suffocated in my chest, so I went for a walk in the back garden to refresh myself and vaguely heard some commotion from the direction of the Eastern Royal Palace... Sun Senior Palace Lady, what is going on here?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady’s expression turned serious, and she said in a solemn voice: "Returning to Your Majesty, there was a sudden earthquake in the palace, several palace buildings were damaged, it felt like it was caused deliberately!"

This "earthquake" was confined between Linqing Palace and the Internal Affairs Office, the scope was terribly precise, and it came and went so suddenly, it’s hard not to overthink.

The Empress remained noncommittal, asking: "Were there any casualties?"

Sun Senior Palace Lady shook her head and said: "Only a few palace attendants were injured by falling bricks, but it’s not serious..."

At this point, she paused slightly and whispered: "What’s strange is that even after such an event, the Eastern Royal Palace remains heavily guarded, prohibiting anyone from approaching, it’s unclear what the situation with the Crown Prince is."

The Empress’ gaze deepened, saying: "Have the Director of Works cooperate with the Internal Affairs Office to handle post-disaster measures, outwardly declare it an omen of divine punishment, and notify the Clearing Official Department to prepare for rituals."

"Yes." Sun Senior Palace Lady nodded in response, feeling somewhat strange, given Her Majesty’s personality, she ought to pursue the matter thoroughly, yet now she’s showing complete indifference to the issue, it seems she’s trying to minimize the situation.

"Will Your Majesty be staying at Frozen Sky Palace tonight?" Sun Senior Palace Lady inquired.

"No, take me to Xuanqing Pool, I want to bathe and refresh myself." The Empress shook her head, having endured such treacherous twists and turns, she now only wished to soak in a bath and relax.

Soon, the royal palanquin stopped in front of the palace gates.

The Empress lifted her leg to board the palanquin, sat by the window, lifted the curtain and glanced at Chen Mo without saying more.

Chen Mo blinked knowingly.

The Empress slightly reddened her cheeks, lowered the curtain, and cleared her throat: "Let’s go."

"Lift the palanquin."

With Sun Senior Palace Lady’s escort, the royal palanquin rose into the air, smoothly leaving the palace premises.

Chen Mo watched as the Empress departed, turned his head, and found Xu Qingyi staring directly at him, her eyes full of contemplation and inquiry, as if trying to discern something from him.

"Director Xu, why are you staring at me like that?" Chen Mo asked.

Xu Qingyi twiddled her fingers at her chin, pondering: "You weren’t wearing those clothes when you arrived... If I’m not mistaken, the disturbance in the palace should have been your doing, right?"

"It wasn’t my doing, but it was indeed related to me." Chen Mo admitted.

Xu Qingyi’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, she transmitted her voice: "Could it be the Emperor is preparing to strike at you again?"

Yu Youhan had already informed her of the previous events, she also knew Wu Lie planned to harm Chen Mo, she just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly... It’s been just a few days back in the capital, and there’s already movement!

Chen Mo smiled and said: "Relax, it’s just a minor hiccup, moreover, the more so, the more it shows the other party is getting desperate."

Wu Lie’s schemes seemed to be momentarily dominant, but were actually forced choices.

This time not only exposed the existence of tunnels, but also chose to fake death to escape, risking being called out by the Empress, playing all his cards, trying every possible means to buy time.

All this indicates his current situation is not promising, practically pushed to a dead end.

But even so, caution should not be thrown to the wind, this old Emperor’s preparations surely do not end here, intuition tells Chen Mo he’s definitely brewing something in the shadows, and the counterattack before death will surely be ferocious!

Xu Qingyi was full of worry between her eyebrows and said: "No matter what, you must be careful, if there’s anything you need help with, just tell me..."

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said: "I really do need Director Xu’s help with something."

Xu Qingyi responded earnestly: "Feel free to say."

Chen Mo leaned in close to her ear and said softly: "I want you to help me..."

After listening, Xu Qingyi’s eyes widened in surprise and she stammered: "Wha-what do you mean by helping you give birth to a chubby daughter? Chen Mo, you’re teasing me again!"

"I’m serious." Chen Mo sighed and said: "We’re so familiar with each other, not even willing to help with this little favor, it’s quite disheartening, isn’t it?"

"...What’s this little favor?!"

Xu Qingyi’s cheeks turned bright red, holding back for a long while, she turned aside and said: "Even if there’s to be a birth, it must be by the Empress first, I, a maid, how can I precede the Empress?"

Indeed, Director Xu knows her place well.

Chen Mo’s mouth curled into a grin, and he said with a smirk: "So, Director Xu is willing? Then we can find a time to practice first, and go through the formal enrollment process."

Xu Qingyi recalled what happened last time, her heart pounded wildly, she tightly clutched her skirt hem, her cheeks burning as if on fire.

"Alright, I’ll know when you have time..."

She finished and held up her skirt, fleeing without looking back.

Watching the distant figure leave, Chen Mo’s smile gradually faded.

In the distance, under the night sky, flames shot high, and the bustling noisy voices were faintly heard; it was clear the impact of the explosion had yet to subside.