Chapter 719 - 713–714: _2

"Lu Sheng disrupted the political order and plotted rebellion; he deserved his punishment." Chen Mo sipped his tea, "As for you, it was merely convenient."

"Such a great favor, I must properly thank the Prince."

Saying this, Xu Ying ignored Chu Ran and Xiao Yunxi nearby and directly reached to undo Chen Mo’s belt.

As for dignity and reputation, those can only be considered after gaining status.

Chen Mo coughed lightly, quickly stopped Xu Ying’s actions; in broad daylight, out in the open, he might feel shameless, but he needed to maintain his own dignity.

Chu Ran blushed and turned her head aside; although seizing opportunities was important, there was no need to be so shameless...

Xiao Yunxi promptly said, "The hour is late, Your Highness, Empress Xu, why don’t you stay at the mansion for dinner before leaving?"

"Alright."

"Alright."

This time, both Chu Ran and Xu Ying nodded.

In fact, they had no plans to leave Prince Wei’s Mansion tonight.

The two women claimed to be here to chat with Xiao Yunxi, yet none of their topics involved Xiao Yunxi. Xu Ying still held Chen Mo’s arm, using a coquettish tone said, "Prince, could you tell me about vanquishing the traitorous Lu Sheng? I wish to know more clearly."

"What’s there to tell? It’s all spread outside, just go and inquire yourself." Chen Mo said.

"I just want to hear it from the Prince."

"Well, it’s quite a long story then."

"There’s time anyway, Prince, tell it slowly."

"Ahem... Let’s discuss inside." Xiao Yunxi coughed softly to interrupt Xu Ying, worried that if this continued, something embarrassing would happen in the pavilion here.

Xu Ying’s eyes brightened.

Chu Ran agreed, it’s better to be behind closed doors inside.

Inside the room.

After sitting down, Xu Ying became more daring, directly laying herself in Chen Mo’s arms, grabbing his hand to her chest, saying, "Prince, feel if my heartbeat is fast."

Sitting opposite was Chu Ran; witnessing this scene, her jade-like face flushed.

"I told the kitchen to prepare dinner and send it over." Xiao Yunxi stood up and said.

"Aunt, I’ll come with you." Chu Ran said.

"No need, Your Highness, you are a guest, just sit here." With that, Xiao Yunxi left the room.

As soon as Xiao Yunxi left, Xu Ying became even more audacious, abandoning the topic of chasing Lu Sheng, and said, "Has the Prince thought of me while outside?"

Gazing at Xu Ying’s expectant eyes, Chen Mo sighed internally, caressing her rosy face, said, "Naturally, I’ve thought of the Empress.

And the Princess too."

His gaze caught Chu Ran’s attentive look; Chen Mo added another sentence.

Chu Ran quickly and bashfully lowered her head, showing embarrassment.

Xu Ying didn’t ponder if Chen Mo’s words were perfunctory or not; life doesn’t need to be lived so exhaustively.

She slightly raised herself, then straddled onto Chen Mo’s lap; the two faced each other, Xu Ying holding around his neck, initiating a kiss.

Chen Mo smiled, naturally embracing the approaching rosy lips, tasting the slight fresh tea fragrance.

Xu Ying quietly revelled in the soft, warm affection; her elegant brows gradually veiled in a layer of bashfulness and allure, her face reddening as she lightly pursed her lips.

After a long while, lips parted.

Xu Ying lifted her gaze to the handsome face, curiously asking, "Did the Prince have dealings with Shoukang Palace during this stay in the capital?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Though I don’t want to admit it, I can’t deny her striking beauty; and that noble aura she carries is far beyond mine. Only thanks to my father am I the Empress, she is the true noble lady of the harem; that deposed Emperor never deserved her, only you, Prince, are worthy."

"The Princess is still here, saying such would make her angry." Chen Mo looked at Chu Ran whose brows furrowed, and said.

The originally secretly upset Chu Ran noticed their attention shifted to her, her expression instantly turned anxious and bashful.

Xu Ying: "Princess, just teasing, don’t take it seriously."

The earlier intimacy had truly made her forget Chu Ran.

Chu Ran: "..."

What joke, she clearly meant it.

"See, you’ve made the Princess angry." Chen Mo had Xu Ying come down, intending to comfort Chu Ran.

Xu Ying, although reluctant, understood it was not the time to assert her claim.

Chen Mo sat beside Chu Ran, drew her fragrant shoulder closer, allowing her head to lean on his, gently saying, "Don’t listen to her nonsense. I’ve already helped your Huang brother become the Supreme Emperor."

"Really?"

"If the Princess doesn’t believe, go visit him when entering the capital, and you’ll know."

"You intend to take me to the capital?"

"What are you saying, you and the Empress are both my women, how could I bear leaving you in Luoyang." Chen Mo caressed the beauty’s hair, softly said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ran felt her spirits rise, her heart thinking, although she was a concubine, this man cherished her.

Her delicate body stopped tensing, willingly leaning against Chen Mo’s body, "With those words, I can rest easy, em..."

As she finished speaking, Chen Mo placed his hands on her shoulders, leaned in and captured her sweet lips.

Chu Ran didn’t resist, instead gently pursed her delicate lips, soon feeling giddy as if treading on clouds.

After quite some time, Chu Ran pushed away Chen Mo, her face showing a faint oxygen-deprived hue, saying, "I almost couldn’t breathe just now."

Chen Mo lifted her chin, gazed into the beauty’s eyes: "Does the Princess miss me?"

Chu Ran was quiet for a moment, then turned her head slightly, softly uttered "I do", her pale and jade-like complexion flushed completely red.

Chen Mo whispered at her ear, "Then show me how much you miss me."

Chu Ran understood his meaning, bashfully said, "It’s not dark yet, and we haven’t had dinner, also..."

"Afterward you’ll probably be hungry, perfect timing for dinner then." Chen Mo interrupted Chu Ran, blowing a breath near her ear.

"But...but..." Chu Ran wanted to mention the Empress was still there, but worried this’d only excite Chen Mo more; she soon yielded, slightly closed her eyes: "To the bed, Prince, not here..."

If Xiao Yunxi returned and opened the door to see them, what would that look like.

Chen Mo said no more, cradling Chu Ran as they bypassed the table, arriving at the bed on the side, laying her down.

The summer evening sunlight, lacking warmth, shone through the window.

After a short hour, Chen Mo held the delicate Chu Ran, calming himself, looked at the doll-like Chu Ran in his embrace, softly asked, "Is the Princess hungry?"

Chu Ran’s enchanting eyes slightly squinted then, her cheeks flushed as if drunk, and even her snowy neck was tinged with pink. Her sweat-damp hair stuck to her face, unable to muster the energy to respond verbally, she just lightly nodded.

"What’s Yunxi doing, why hasn’t she returned." Chen Mo said.

"Would you two like some tea?" At that moment, Xu Ying approached with a teapot, glanced at the pair, her eyes showing slight grievance; despite her just efforts being so overt, Chu Ran had gotten ahead.

Chu Ran looked up at Xu Ying, her body trembled, hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover herself, but her ears heard a faint voice from the latter, "Why shy? It’s not as if I haven’t seen it before."

Chu Ran buried her head, unwilling to interact with Xu Ying.

Xu Ying poured a cup of tea, handing it to Chen Mo, "Prince, are you thirsty, you’re all sweaty."

Chen Mo did not refuse, took it and drained it, immediately said, "Attend to the Princess, I’ll go check the kitchen."

Xu Ying nodded, picked up the nearby clothes, first attending to Chen Mo dressing.

Just as Chen Mo finished dressing, approaching the door, footsteps sounded outside.

Soon, the door opened, two elegant figures came into Chen Mo’s view.

Xiao Ya struggled to conceal the blush on her cheeks, wanting to leave but being held by Xiao Yunxi, she could only hesitate forward, calling husband.