I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 352 Empress: I'm angry, and you can't appease me! (Happy Qixi Festival!)

"These pants are a bit tight. Have I gained weight recently?"

Li Yuan muttered to herself as she struggled to put on her leather pants, the fabric creating a dent in her rounded shape.

Ever since Chen Mo gave her that Sumeru bag, her first thought was to stuff it with more clothes so she could dress them up in various ways for Chen Mo to see.

This "Riding a Tiger" outfit is one of them. I secretly took it out to try it out when no one was in the yamen.

Suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed.

Li Yuan turned her head and saw that Chen Mo had appeared in the room at some point, with a black cat and a paper figure perched on his shoulder, their six eyes staring blankly at her.

?

The air fell silent for a moment.

"My lord?! You're back!"

Li Yuan snapped out of her daze, her face instantly turning bright red.

He was halfway through pulling his pants on when he was stuck, unable to move forward or backward. He could only frantically pull them up, and finally managed to get them on, but because he used too much force, they ripped open in the middle with a "rip"...

With drafts coming from all directions, and not knowing where to block them, she simply covered her face and buryed her head in the sand like an ostrich.

Ji Lianxing pursed her lips and muttered to herself, "Playing both rabbit and tiger, you have quite the unique taste."

"Meow~"

The cat also looked puzzled.

Why do owners prefer to play with fake cats instead of real ones?
Chen Mo ignored them and said, both amused and exasperated, "Commander Li, what are you doing?"

"Nothing, I was just bored and wanted to see if I could still fit into my old clothes," Li Yuan stammered.

"These leather pants are the same ones I gave you back then, right?" Chen Mo pinched his chin and examined them. "Hmm, they do fit a bit too little now. I'll make you a few more pairs later."

Li Yuan cultivated diligently every day, maintaining a great figure without an ounce of excess fat.

However, due to Chen Mo's diligent irrigation day and night, he became much fuller in some aspects than before, causing his already tight-fitting pants to become even tighter.

"Stop, stop looking..." Li Yuan wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

In front of Ji Lianxing, Chen Mo didn't intend to do anything, and simply picked up a thin blanket from the side and covered her with it.

Just as he was about to offer some words of comfort, he suddenly seemed to notice something and his brows furrowed.

"somebody is coming."

"I'll go check on them. You all stay here and don't come out yet."

After saying that, he got up and left the room, leaving the three of them staring at each other.

Li Yuan reached out and hugged the cat, muttering to herself, "Little Black? I haven't seen you in so long. Where have you been these past few days?"

She had initially placed the cat in the yamen (official residence) and was responsible for feeding it, so she had developed some affection for it.

"Meow, I'm with my owner~" the cat replied.

"Oh... um?!"

Li Yuan snapped out of her daze and exclaimed incredulously, "How can you talk?!"

"She's not only good at talking, she can also steal food," Ji Lianxing said casually, sitting on the table with her legs crossed.

"The paper...the paper figures have come to life?!" Li Yuan was a little dazed. She pinched herself hard, wondering if she was dreaming.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Gu Yeji, and I am Chen Mo's friend. I have a few questions to ask you, and I hope you will cooperate."

Ji Lianxing pulled a small notebook out of her stomach and asked in a serious tone, "What is your surname?"

Li Yuan subconsciously replied, "Li Yuan, the 'Li' in 'powerful' and the 'Yuan' in 'paper kite'."

How old are you?

"twenty five."

"What is your relationship with Chen Mo?"

"Superior-subordinate relationship... Why are you asking this?"

"It's okay, just ask."

Ji Lianxing scribbled rapidly in her notebook:

[Li Yuan, a 25-year-old centurion of the Tianlin Guard, is described as having large breasts but no brains, and a round, flat bottom. She enjoys dressing up as a wild animal and has a one-bed-up relationship with Chen Mo...]

The Daoist Master instructed her to keep an eye on Chen Mo's situation, implying that she should see if there were any unwanted suitors around him. In order to get closer to the Tian Shu Pavilion, she naturally did her duty diligently and did not let go of any clues.

Having written this, he glanced at Li Yuan and added three more words: 【No problem.】

"Commander Li, being hairless is a problem; it needs to be fixed."

"what?"

Li Yuan didn't react for a moment.

Ji Lianxing thought of something, turned to a new page, and wrote on it:
[A concubine of the Yuan Dynasty has an affair with Chen Mo. Her identity is unknown. Her hobbies include bondage, cross-dressing, and eating carrots...]

"Anyway, the Tian Shu Pavilion has nothing to do with the imperial court, so it won't matter even if the Dao Venerable finds out, right?"

"Let me write it down first."

……

……

Chen Mo had just arrived at the courtroom and hadn't even settled into his seat when a figure in green robes strode in.

"Lord Chen, we've finally found you!" When Lady Sun saw him, her eyes lit up, and she said urgently, "Why are you back at the Ministry of Personnel instead of being in charge of the Qilin Pavilion?"

"I've gotten used to being here, and the Fire Division is short-staffed right now..."

Seeing her hurried appearance, Chen Mo asked in confusion, "Does the Palace Attendant want to see me?"

Sun Shanggong moved her throat, hesitated, and said in a low voice, "It concerns Her Majesty the Empress, and it can't be explained in just a few words. Lord Chen, you should come to the palace with me first."

"Queen?"

Chen Mo frowned.

Seeing that Lady Sun looked solemn, he dared not delay and got up to leave the office. The two of them flew towards the Empress without touching the ground.

Throughout the journey, Lady Sun remained silent, and Chen Mo grew increasingly nervous, fearing that something had truly happened to the Empress.

Passing through the palace gates and along the palace road into the inner court, we arrived at the gate of Ningde Palace.

All that could be seen were palace servants kneeling with their heads bowed before the hall, the atmosphere extremely solemn.

"Lady Shanggong, you're finally back!"

Jinshu came forward, looking worried, and said, "Your Highness still refuses to come out. More than ten hours have passed, and she hasn't even had a sip of water. How can her body withstand this?"

"What if I really get sick from starvation..."

"Alright, I understand. You may all leave now," said Lady Sun, waving her hand to interrupt.

"Yes."

Jinshu dared not say more, and everyone withdrew in response.

Soon, only Chen Mo and Lady Sun remained in front of the palace.

"Lady Shang, what exactly is going on?" Chen Mo asked in a deep voice, "Why is His Highness locking himself in his room?"

Lady Sun sighed and said, "Do you remember when I went to the Chen residence to look for you the night before last?"

"Of course I remember." Chen Mo nodded and said, "Is it because of this? I was just about to come and explain to Your Highness."

"Let me finish speaking..."

Lady Sun continued, "His Highness was very angry when he learned of this, so he went to Consort Yu the next day to demand an explanation."

"The Empress went to see the Imperial Concubine?!" Upon hearing this, Chen Mo immediately became nervous. "Could they have had a fight?"

Sun Shanggong shook her head and said, "To be precise, they've started fighting."

Chen Mo: ?
Sun Shanggong said, "I don't know what happened between the two of them. When Xu Sizheng and I rushed in after hearing the noise, Consort Yu was riding on the Empress and beating a drum."

Chen Mo asked in confusion, "Playing drums?"

Sun Shanggong said awkwardly, "The buttocks..." "..."

"Then, after returning from Hanxiao Palace, His Highness locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone. I thought that the one who tied the knot must untie it, so I took it upon myself to call you over."

Chen Mo swallowed hard.

Oh no, this is really bad!
But it's hard to say who's right and who's wrong.

From the Empress's perspective, being cheated on and trying to get an explanation only to be bullied by the other party naturally caused her to lose her composure.

But in the eyes of the Imperial Concubine, the Empress was a philandering vixen who dared to come to her door. A spanking was too lenient; not killing her with a slap was already a sign of her mercy!
"This is such a mess..."

He never imagined that in just one day, the situation would have deteriorated to this point!
"Is Your Majesty the Empress injured?" Chen Mo asked, coming back to his senses.

"His Highness forbade the imperial physicians to examine him, but it seems the problem is minor; it should just be a superficial injury," said Lady Sun.

"Okay, I'll go in and take a look."

Chen Mo stepped into the palace.

Watching his retreating figure, Lady Sun sighed softly.

"For a man, the Empress and the Imperial Concubine have even abandoned their dignity. They really are male scourges."

……

……

This was Chen Mo's first time visiting Ningde Palace.

The interior space is extremely large and luxuriously decorated. A series of crisscrossing corridors connect the main hall, side halls, and warm pavilions. I almost got lost and wandered around several times before finally arriving at the East Warm Pavilion.

Standing in front of the door carved with phoenixes, Chen Mo carefully sensed the surroundings and found that his divine sense was blocked. It seemed that the entire hall was shrouded in a magic array to ensure privacy and prevent others from spying on him.

However, it only blocked the soul power, not the sound.

He pressed his ear against the crack in the door and listened intently, vaguely hearing a muttering:
"Yu Youhan, you just wait... Ouch, that hurts... It's all that little thief's fault! This time, it won't be so easy for him to appease me!"

"..."

Chen Mo's lips twitched slightly, and he raised his hand to knock on the door.

The room fell silent for a moment, then an angry voice rang out: "Didn't I tell you not to bother me? Don't you understand?"

Chen Mo simply pushed the door open and went inside.

"How dare you! Who let you in? Believe me or not..."

Before the Empress could finish speaking, he had already walked around the screen, arrived in front of the phoenix bed, and reached out to pull back the curtain.

Seeing the scene before him, he was stunned.

The bedside was filled with bottles and jars. The Empress was wearing only a bodice, lying face down on the couch, her head sticking up high. She held a liniment in one hand, and the handprint was clearly visible on her fair skin. She was obviously more swollen than before.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Chen Mo, her expression froze, and then she turned her head away.

"What are you doing here? Get out of here! I don't want to see you!"

Chen Mo sat to the side and said in a low voice, "We can talk about it later. Let me heal your wounds first..."

"No, don't touch me!" The Empress gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Go find your Consort Yu, I don't need your help!"

As she spoke, she raised her leg to kick Chen Mo, but accidentally aggravated her injury, her face turned pale, and she gasped.

Seeing this, Chen Mo stopped talking and grabbed her ankle. With his other hand, he gathered emerald light and pressed it against the swollen area.

"Well--"

The Empress couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

Under the influence of the vital essence, the redness and swelling subsided quickly, and the skin regained its fair and radiant appearance without leaving any trace.

"Your Highness, are you feeling better?"

"Your Highness?"

Chen Mo asked several times, but received no response.

Looking down, I saw that the Empress's eyes were red and she was shedding tears.

"Waaaah, you little thief, why are you only arriving now? I've been bullied to death! My butt hurts so much I can't sleep all night, and I didn't dare call the imperial physician... It's all because of you! I hate you so much!"

"It's all my fault. It's all my fault."

Chen Mo reached out and pulled the Empress into his arms, saying softly, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, you've suffered."

The Empress leaned against him, sobbing pitifully, "I've suffered so much... It was alright at first, but after I came back, my chest got more and more swollen. I couldn't sit or stand properly, so I could only lie on my stomach all day. My chest is almost flattened!"

Chen Mo hesitated and asked, "Speaking of which, how did Your Highness end up fighting with the Imperial Concubine?"

Although the two have a bad relationship and are at odds with each other, they have always fought each other through partisan politics and have never pulled each other's hair like this before.

Moreover, given the Empress's personality, if she were to truly harbor murderous intent, even the Empress herself might not be able to leave the Cold Cloud Palace.

But after examining her, he found that the Empress only suffered minor injuries and some bruising, which did not seem like the work of the Imperial Concubine.

"You still have the nerve to ask?" The Empress rubbed her eyes, puffing out her cheeks in anger. "If you hadn't been secretly meeting with Yu Youhan behind my back, I wouldn't have gone to Hanxiao Palace to cause trouble, much less hit her..."

"Wait a minute..."

Chen Mo's expression was somewhat strange. "Does Your Highness mean that you made the first move this time?"

"I suppose so..." The Empress's eyes darted around as she argued, "That's because Yu Youhan first called me shameless and then used you to provoke me, so I couldn't hold back."

Chen Mo frowned, puzzled, and said, "But with the Imperial Concubine's strength, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have a chance to get close to her, would you?"

“I also find it a bit strange.” The Empress tilted her head and said, “Everything was normal at first, but suddenly she became a little strange. Her face was flushed, she was breathing heavily, and she couldn’t speak properly. It felt like…”

Chen Mo pressed further, "What does it resemble?"

The Empress bit her lip and said, "It's as if I've been bullied."

She was all too familiar with Yu Youhan's expression, because she had the exact same look when Chen Mo played tricks in front of the mirror...

? !
Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat.

Needless to say, it was definitely Hong Ling who made her move!

The Empress went to Hanxiao Palace yesterday, when he was at Tianlan Mountain... Could it be that when the Daoist was riding the rocking horse, it caused a fluctuation in Daoist power, and the Empress was forced to connect remotely again?!
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If Her Majesty were to actually track down the fluctuations of Dao power, she would likely be caught red-handed, and Ji Lianxing's identity would be exposed! The consequences would be unimaginable!

"In a way, the Empress also helped me distract the Consort?"

The Empress, unaware of his thoughts, was still angrily waving her fists, "I didn't perform well this time, I'll definitely teach her a lesson next time!"

Do you want a next time?

If it weren't for the red silk suppressing his cultivation, it wouldn't have been as simple as just getting his butt swollen!

I reckon the Great Bear Queen has already been turned into a bear cookie!

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Although Your Highness has the Heavenly Seal protecting you, you ultimately lack cultivation. For your safety, it is best not to provoke Consort Yu."

The Empress turned her head away and said quietly, "Do you think I don't understand? Isn't it because I can't swallow this insult?"

"You heartless little thief, you kept saying you liked me, but then you turned around and brought Yu Youhan to meet your parents..."

"I'm never going to talk to you again..."

The grievances and bitterness in her words were almost overflowing.

Chen Mo explained, "It was just a misunderstanding the day before yesterday. In fact, the Imperial Concubine came to talk to me about official business, and it just so happened that Lady Sun saw her. She did not stay overnight at the Chen residence that night."

"Really?" The Empress was skeptical.

“It’s absolutely true.” Chen Mo said in a serious tone, “As soon as I heard about this, I came to find Your Highness, but I didn’t even go in when I passed by the gate of Hanxiao Palace.”

Hearing this, the Empress's expression softened slightly, and she snorted, "That's more like it..."

"Does Your Highness still feel pain? Shall I rub it for you again?" Chen Mo asked tentatively.

The Empress's face flushed, "Mmm..."

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P.S.: Went on a date with my wife, so I'm posting this early today. Happy Qixi Festival everyone!
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