CHAPTER 587: CHAPTER 225 EMPRESS: JUST WENT OUT AND GOT HOME STOLEN? PLAYING BALL WITH XU QINGYI?_3

"Director Xu, why is your face so red?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

Xu Qingyi snapped back to reality, her throat moved a bit, and she said in a low voice, "It’s nothing, it just seems a bit hot in this room... By the way, what exactly does the Crown Prince mean by playing with a ball?"

"..."

Chen Mo silently looked at her without speaking.

Xu Qingyi was a bit puzzled and followed his gaze downwards.

It took her quite a while to react, her cheeks suddenly flushed red, eyes full of disbelief, stammering:

"So this is the kind of ball?!"

"You’re too much, talking about this kind of thing with the Crown Prince?!"

Chen Mo helplessly spread his hands and said, "I just mentioned it casually at that time, I didn’t expect him to really take it to heart."

Xu Qingyi crossed her arms and looked at him warily, "I’m warning you, don’t you dare have any crooked ideas!"

"..."

Chen Mo said with a wry smile, "Is that how you see me?"

"What else?" Xu Qingyi retorted.

"...Nothing then."

Chen Mo awkwardly cleared his throat and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, how much do you really know about the Crown Prince?"

Switching back to business, Xu Qingyi barely steadied herself and said, "I entered the palace with the Empress, at that time the Crown Prince had just been born, during a handover of internal affairs, I happened to see the Princess storm into Qianji Palace, cursing ’Heaven’s law won’t tolerate it, you’re unworthy of being a father’..."

"The Princess?"

Chen Mo recalled what Jin Shu had mentioned before.

After Empress Xu passed away, the Princess came back from the Southern Border all the way to the Capital City and had a big argument with the Emperor...

"Was she seeking justice for Empress Xu?"

Xu Qingyi was slightly startled, "Mr. Chen is aware of this?"

Chen Mo said, "I just randomly heard it mentioned by others, but the Princess daring to confront the Emperor head-on, she sure has some guts..."

Xu Qingyi shook her head, "It wasn’t just a confrontation, the Princess actually did something."

"?"

Chen Mo frowned, "Did something?"

"Although the palace gates were closed at the time and I didn’t see it personally, I could clearly feel the Princess’s murderous aura, the whole Qianji Palace was trembling, even the Heavenly Shadow Guards were alarmed." Xu Qingyi said astonishingly.

Hearing this, Chen Mo was surprised, "Could it be that the Princess intended to rebel?"

"No one would rebel, especially not the Princess." Xu Qingyi paused and continued, "If I’m not mistaken, the Princess’s goal was to take the Crown Prince, who was just a prince at the time, out of the palace, but ultimately she failed."

Chen Mo fell into contemplation at these words.

If there was something suspicious about Empress Xu’s death and the Princess was seeking justice, he could understand that.

But what was the purpose of taking away the Crown Prince?

And now the Crown Prince is already six years old, yet he hardly ever leaves Linqing Palace, is this overprotection also because of the Princess?

"Feels like something is missing..."

"But obviously, the Princess knows some inside story, she even left a trace of Dragon Qi at the Heavenly Martial Arena, what exactly for..."

Knock knock knock——

At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

A woman’s voice came from outside, "Qingyi, are you in there?"

Xu Qingyi frowned slightly, got up, and went to open the door a crack; standing outside was another Director of the Palace Justice Department.

"What’s the matter?" Xu Qingyi asked.

Because she was blocking, the Female Officer didn’t see Chen Mo inside the room, handed her the package, and said with a smile, "Didn’t you say you wanted to get some new underwear last time? I happened to bring it over since they just arrived from the Internal Affairs Office."

"Take a look at the clothes, there’re two pairs of stockings, two bras, and a thong, all purchased from Jinxiu Workshop."

"By the way, why do you like wearing thongs? Aren’t they uncomfortable..."

"Ahem!"

Xu Qingyi coughed twice, interrupting her, "I know, anything else?"

The Female Officer looked around and took out a book without a cover from her bosom, in a low voice said, "This is the newly revised edition of ’Deep Palace Resentment’ from the Ten Thousand Books Building, it not only updated the illustrations but also added two extra Chapters, there’s even a new pose of Mr. Chen and Miss Xu in it~"

"I know you’ve been looking for this book, so I had someone bring it back for you."

"..."

Xu Qingyi silently took the book and then closed the door with a "bang."

The Female Officer looked at the tightly closed door, somewhat puzzled.

"What attitude..."

...

...

The atmosphere in the room was quiet.

Xu Qingyi held the package and the book in her arms, head lowered, not daring to look at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo looked at her and smilingly said, "I never expected Director Xu to have such hobbies? Last time when I gave you a thong, you bit me... didn’t expect you’d be obsessed with them now?"

"Who... who is obsessed?"

Xu Qingyi’s eyes fluttered, stuttering, "That person made a mistake, this thong isn’t something I wanted."

"And the book? Also a mistake?"

Chen Mo rubbed his chin, pondering, "’Deep Palace Resentment’, the name sounds familiar, probably not a serious book... I thought Director Xu was ascetic, didn’t expect..."

"Tsk tsk, you really can’t judge a book by its cover..."

Xu Qingyi’s face reddened further, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.

Chen Mo continued to say to himself, "And the names of the male and female leads are the same as ours in that book, Director Xu, could it be that you have some wicked thoughts about me?"

Xu Qingyi spat, "Stop talking nonsense, I don’t have any such thoughts! But you, always bullying me, you’re terrible!"

Chen Mo justified himself, "Why wouldn’t I bully others then? Director Xu should look for the reason within yourself."

"?"

Xu Qingyi was angry and just about to lose her temper when she saw that Chen Mo calmly took a yellow paper out of his sleeve.

"Xu, don’t talk back, or face the family discipline."

"..."

"Take off your clothes, look at the ball."

"?"

"Hiss, just kidding, don’t bite me!"

"Mmm mmm mmm!"

...

...

Yan Residence.

In the inner hall of the rear courtyard, several powerful ministers of the Six Ministries gathered together.

Yan Peizhi, dressed in a purple brocade robe, sat in the main seat, elbow rested on the armrest, fingers supporting his forehead, looking deep in thought, listening to the many discussions below.

"Lord Yan, this time is an unmissable opportunity, as long as we seize it, we can definitely inflict a fatal blow on the Chen Family!" said Kang Lechen, the doctor of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"Exactly." Assistant Minister of Rites, Feng Jinyu, next to him, stroked his beard and said, "If I recall correctly, your son was previously severely injured by Chen Mo at the Imperial Music Bureau, but it ended without result... This time he attacked the Princely Heir in front of hundreds of witnesses, the evidence is conclusive, I don’t believe he can escape this time?"

"The Imperial Consort Faction has been too rampant lately, especially the Chen Family!"

"This time we must teach them a lesson!"

Everyone spoke out in agreement.

Since the Zhou Family Case, those officials had been like sharks smelling blood, refusing to let go, making a fuss in the court every time, but they were helpless, already holding in their anger.

Now they’ve finally caught the chance; they absolutely cannot miss it!

Yan Peizhi did not immediately answer but asked, "What’s the situation with the Princely Heir?"

Feng Jinyu shook his head, "It’s strange, the Prince Yu Mansion has remained closed to visitors, with no news coming out, whether the Princely Heir is alive or dead..."

Yan Peizhi tapped his finger on the armrest and pondered, "Could it be that this matter is not as simple as we think."