Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiangning’s eyes widened immediately, ”You... what are you saying?”

”This servant said that the lord really likes Your Highness, and has spoken fondly of Your Highness before me many times.”

Chun Lan repeated once more, thinking to herself that by resolving the misunderstanding between the lord and Your Highness, the lord would surely be grateful to her.

Upon hearing this again, Zhao Jiangning’s delicate body suddenly trembled, she spoke with her lips trembling slightly, ”What nonsense are you spouting? It’s... it’s impossible for him to like me...”

”This servant is not speaking nonsense, this is what the lord himself said, and he also said he apologizes for what happened yesterday, hoping Your Highness could forgive him, and that he would never upset Your Highness again.”

Being a woman as well, Chun Lan immediately noticed Zhao Jiangning’s little inner thoughts that belied her words and seized the opportunity to intensify her efforts.

”Yesterday...”

Zhao Jiangning’s face flushed red abruptly, nervously clenching her skirt. Apologizing for yesterday, wasn’t that acknowledging that he had noticed her wearing new clothes and dressing up specifically to entice him?

So he was apologizing for yesterday’s seriousness...

”It’s over, no... there’s no chance anymore.” Zhao Jiangning gritted her teeth, her face turning crimson. That impulsive act yesterday was driven by anger at Gao Qiu’s words, which made her want to act as he expected. But after regaining her senses, she felt utterly shameless.

”No chance anymore?”

Chun Lan was taken aback. What exactly did the lord do to Your Highness last night?

Could it be that the apology came too late?

It shouldn’t be, if it were late, Your Highness wouldn’t have come over today.

There must be a reason unknown to her.

Seeing the two were about to part, Chun Lan hurriedly said, ”Your Highness, please give the lord another chance. He said he liked you a long time ago, and seeing you so haggard, he felt immensely distressed, saying you suffered at the Gao Family.

And now that you’ve finally freed yourself from Gao Fen, he wants nothing more than to bring you into the mansion and protect you well...”

Zhao Jiangning and Gao Fen’s marital discord was not publicly sensational in Bianliang, but all the prominent families knew about it. Chun Lan, who came from the agency, was naturally well-informed and had heard about it.

”Stop... just stop.”

Zhao Jiangning’s face turned red hot upon hearing this, never expecting that Chen Mo had liked her long ago.

But back then, she was already married. How could he...

It was no wonder he was so unruly when treating her.

Remembering what Chen Mo said to her yesterday.

”Your Highness, if you need any help, just say the word and I’ll certainly help you.”

Wasn’t this an acknowledgment of her hardship, intending to bring her into the Chen Mansion?

How... how could he be so bold?

”I... it’s impossible between me and him.” Zhao Jiangning felt her heart racing.

”Why?” Chun Lan couldn’t believe it, after so many secret meetings, what else could be impossible?

Could it be embarrassment?

She said, ”Gao Fen treated Your Highness that way, and now that he has died in battle, you have mourned for a few days, you’ve already done enough for him. Moreover, according to the laws of the Great Song, as long as Your Highness petitions the Ministry of Justice for a separation, the marriage will be automatically annulled, and being with the lord wouldn’t count as betrayal...”

”Nonsense.” Zhao Jiangning spat out, her face so red it seemed ready to drip water, ”Stop talking, even if I really divorced, it’s impossible for me to be with him.”

”Why?”

”I... can’t be with a eunuch.” Zhao Jiangning said with a flushed face.

”???” Chun Lan was utterly confused.

When did the lord become a eunuch?

With all their secret meetings, did she not know?

Could it be they never did that thing?

Just pure secret meetings?

”Your Highness, you’ve misunderstood, the lord is not a eunuch.” Chun Lan said with a slightly reddened face. How could she not know whether the lord was a eunuch or not?

”He used to serve the Empress in the harem, and there are no men in the harem, only palace maids and eunuchs. If he’s not a eunuch, what is he?” Although she said this, Zhao Jiangning became uncertain.

After all, recently in Bianliang, there were rumors that Chen Mo was a fake eunuch, and Gao Qiu had said the same.

”That’s actually false...” Chun Lan whispered closely to Zhao Jiangning’s ear, ”The lord doesn’t want to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor and has been cautious to avoid admitting it publicly...”

Zhao Jiangning was shocked, even someone as astute as Fujin had been so enchanted by him. So it turns out he is not a eunuch at all.

In such a case, a handsome man with talent, strength, and power, which woman could resist...

The skirt she was clutching was nearly torn by herself.

He already has Fujin, yet he is still coming to entice me. Could it be that he wants both, letting me and Fujin...

”Nonsense.” In her heart, Zhao Jiangning cursed Chen Mo fiercely, and then shouted, ”I... never heard any of this today, you... you don’t mention it again, and don’t tell your lord that I came today...”

With that, Zhao Jiangning lifted her skirt and hurriedly fled.

Just as she was about to leave the mansion, she ran back, pulling Chun Lan to a secluded corner, ”Tell your lord, Gao... the Grand Commandant wants to kill him to avenge Gao Fen, let him... be careful.”

Saying that, Zhao Jiangning ran off without looking back.

”Kill the lord?!” Chun Lan’s expression changed, her eyes widened like copper bells, then she muttered, ”Your Highness told me to say she never came, but then told me about Gao Qiu wanting to harm the lord, telling me to warn the lord, so how should I say it...”

...

At the same time.

Shenxiao Temple.

Having been discovered by Lin Su Ya during an intimate moment, tonight’s cultivation was not very focused.

When he finished cultivating and was leaving Shenxiao Temple, Lin Su Ya appeared again, asking Chen Mo to stay alone.

”Master... Master, I and Senior Sister...” Chen Mo scratched his head, speaking sheepishly. Even with his thick skin, being caught like that was still embarrassing.

”Rest assured, I am not here to separate you two, the Shenxiao Sect has no rule against disciples forming Dao companions either.

It’s just I have something to tell you, if you want Fujin to go further, you must not engage in relations with her before she reaches Foundation Establishment.” Lin Su Ya spoke with a calm tone even about such matters:

”She is lively and playful by nature, neglecting cultivation. Otherwise, with her talent, she would have already been an Innate Martial Artist. Her self-control is lacking; if you take her Primordial Yin now, it would be detrimental to her future cultivation.”

Hearing the seriousness in Lin Su Ya’s tone, Chen Mo nodded earnestly, saluting, ”Please rest assured, Master.”

”Hmm.”

Lin Su Ya nodded and was about to leave, hesitated for a while, then turned back, her red lips slightly opening: ”Genyue is about to be completed, Your Majesty’s breakthrough to the First Grade is imminent, be more careful yourself.”