CHAPTER 223: CHAPTER 119 FIRE BURNING RED CLIFF 2.0! THE EMPRESS’S WONDERFUL MOMENTS! (6K)_3

"Can you determine it so accurately just by feeling? Even the Imperial Attendant from the Clothing Bureau does not have this skill."

The Empress’s tone cooled a bit, "Or is it that you are hiding something from me?"

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Your Highness misunderstands. My senses are merely keen, and based on previous unexpected interactions with Your Highness, I estimated it. Fortunately, the attire fits Your Highness perfectly..."

The Empress’s cheeks reddened but she was not easily fooled by him.

Chen Mo had indeed pinched her buttocks and thighs, but how could it be that even her chest size and waist measurements were pinpoint accurate?

"I’m giving you one last chance. You’d better speak truthfully..."

Seeing the Empress was about to continue questioning, Chen Mo intensified the force of his touch to distract her.

"Hmm?"

The Empress stiffened.

Before she could react, the flame touch snaked down along the palace gown, pressing the acupoints beneath both armpits.

"This is the Yuan Ye Acupoint, part of the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, which can relieve chest and hypochondrium pain caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis."

"I didn’t ask you about this..."

The touch split and scattered.

"This is the Yao Yangguan Acupoint, targeting cold lower back pain and invasion of cold-damp evil energy."

"This is the Guan Yuan Acupoint, which can replenish primordial qi and regulate the lower abdomen."

"Wait, hold on..."

Chen Mo seemed not to hear, as two flame touches disappeared beneath the skirt.

"Empress, sitting for long periods causes qi-blood stagnation. Pressing the Qi Sea Acupoint can relieve fatigue and lassitude."

"Here’s Zhongji, Qu Bone, and further down is..."

"Stop! I’m ordering you to stop!"

The Empress breathed somewhat rapidly.

"As you command."

Chen Mo responded verbally but secretly increased the intensity.

Two flame touches traveled through the inner thighs, then quickly withdrew, simultaneously greatly increasing the temperature. Life Essence surged like a tidal wave.

?!

The Empress suddenly tensed, her head tilted back, strange notes emanated from her lips, and then her whole body convulsed violently.

Chen Mo activated the Golden Eyes of Truth, his eyes instantly rounded wide.

He witnessed an unforgettable scene...

Only after five breaths did the Empress exit the vibration mode.

She leaned powerlessly against the Consort’s Seat, cheeks flushed, eyes misty like a pear blossom drenched in a night spring rain.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Chen Mo asked with concern, "Sitting hunched over for long periods, acupoints blocked, a sudden stimulation can indeed be uncomfortable..."

The Empress turned her head coldly, "You may leave now."

"I take my leave."

Chen Mo bowed, quickly exiting the grand hall.

The air fell silent, as if the sound of a heartbeat could be heard.

The Empress bit her lip, her face was burning, and in her moist phoenix eyes were anger, shame, and a touch of bewildered panic.

"That little thief definitely did it on purpose!"

"Though there was no physical contact, it made me show such an unsightly state... Despicable, simply unforgivable! I truly want to tear him apart and feed him to the alien beasts at the Beast Stables!"

The strange and extreme sensation just now made her heart tremble, unable to calm for a long time.

At that moment, reason was completely lost, senses were infinitely amplified, all thoughts shredded to pieces, leaving only instinctual impulses, like being swept away by an uncontrollable torrent...

"Aunt?"

At this time, Lin Jingzhu’s voice rang out.

The Empress suddenly startled, hurriedly straightened herself, "Have you finished your adjustment?"

"Yes."

Lin Jingzhu nodded.

Then his aristocratic nose moved slightly, inquisitively asking, "What’s that scent? Smells like grilled clams, fresh and sweet..."

∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ!!!

The Empress looked somewhat flustered, saying, "I asked the Imperial Kitchen to prepare lunch, and was just testing the dishes."

"I see, then I must eat more later." Lin Jingzhu laughed, "Aunt, I worked up quite a sweat; I’m sticky, so I want to wash up first."

"Perfect, I’d like to wash as well..."

The Empress was about to rise but suddenly froze, gaze shifting, "You go wait at Xuanqing Pool, I’ll be there shortly."

"Alright."

Lin Jingzhu responded and turned to walk outside.

Once certain she had left, the Empress cautiously rose, looking at the large water stain left on the soft seat, wishing she could find a hole to hide in.

Covering her flaming face with both hands, eyes misty, she murmured softly:

"I’m really going mad..."

...

Chen Mo walked out of Zhao Hua Palace, finally exhaling in relief.

"Careless!"

"Before making clothes for the Empress, I should have gone to the Clothing Bureau for measurements first... Primarily, my visual estimate was too accurate, not a bit off."

If the Empress were to probe deeper into this matter, he would have trouble explaining; forcibly, he could only resort to such ’lower’ tactics.

One move ’Fire Burning Red Cliff 2.0’, directly exploded the water pipe.

Recalling that spectacular scene, like a blossoming fountain, his heart couldn’t help but feel a bit heated.

"Is it barren land?"

"Yuan’er and Zhixia are the same; but that’s related to martial arts cultivation, having been tempered with a medicine bath from childhood, which might cause such situations... Yet, how does the Empress seem entirely unrelated to being a Martial Artist."

The Empress gave him an odd feeling.

She didn’t seem to have cultivation, even felt tired after managing state affairs for some time.

But simultaneously, she could still command that palace gown imbued with magical treasures, occasionally exhibiting Daoist skills, making her quite enigmatic.

"The original plot didn’t mention this; there isn’t much portrayal of the Empress... The focus remains on the protagonist group’s confrontation with Consort Yu."

"Among them, Tianshu Pavilion plays a key role, with Ling Ningzhi being the pivotal character in turning the plot."

This is also why Chen Mo wanted to coax her into signing a contract.

Don’t underestimate Ling Ningzhi, she’s only Fourth Rank now, but as the heroine, she’s endowed with various opportunities for creation and her growth speed is astonishing.