Chapter 672: Chapter 666, Chapter 667: Empress Dowager

As Liang Ji came out of the sedan chair, she respectfully greeted, "Empress Dowager."

Then she saluted Chen Mo.

The light from the lantern was softer than that of the torches, casting a glow on Liang Ji’s elegant, delicate face, making her look even more dignified and beautiful.

The Empress Dowager turned around and gave Chen Mo a slight smile, "King Wei, please."

"Empress Dowager, please." Chen Mo adhered strictly to the etiquette.

Chen Mo followed Liang Ji into the house, while Chen Mo’s personal soldiers, who followed him, were stopped by Liang Ji’s palace maids.

Chen Mo turned back and said, "You wait outside."

"Understood."

...

This was quite strange.

If it were business, they could discuss it in the hall after dismissing the servants upon entering the house. Yet, Liang Ji led Chen Mo to a side room.

The side room was brightly lit, and palace maids had long been waiting outside.

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, knowing this had been prearranged.

As Liang Ji and Chen Mo approached, the palace maid opened the door to the side room.

"King Wei, please."

"Empress Dowager, please."

After a few more polite exchanges, they finally sat down in the side room.

The side room was elegantly and simply decorated, but everything necessary was present.

A palace maid poured each of them a cup of tea, then closed the door and left.

Inside the side room, only Liang Ji and Chen Mo remained.

With a man and a woman alone, there was just a step bed not far from where they sat, making the atmosphere a bit strange.

Facing each other across a long table, the lovely woman gracefully picked up the teacup in front of her, her beautiful eyes flickered as she looked at the young man in the python robe:

"King Wei, this is Biyou picked from West River last year. This tea only uses the tip of the tea shoot that grows after the early spring rain, with only a few pounds harvested each year. It’s very precious, please enjoy."

After speaking, Liang Ji took a sip first, her bright and full lips becoming even more alluring when moistened by the tea, captivating the soul.

Chen Mo picked up the teacup, appearing to take a sip while actually just moistening his lips, not drinking, then used his Cultivation Technique to absorb some tea.

After the matter of the Immortal Powder, Chen Mo was very cautious.

"What does the Prince think of the taste of this tea?" Liang Ji smiled as she saw Chen Mo put down the teacup, half of the tea was noticeably missing.

"Good tea," Chen Mo replied.

"What’s good about it?" Liang Ji asked.

Chen Mo: "..."

"Truthfully, Empress Dowager, I don’t really understand tea, but since it’s yours, it must be exceptionally rare," Chen Mo said.

"King Wei, who would have thought you not only excel in ability but also have such a sweet tongue." Liang Ji covered her mouth and laughed lightly, the pendants on her phoenix crown swaying gently, her eyebrows revealing a hint of shyness.

Seeing Liang Ji dressed and exuding such charm, Chen Mo felt somewhat unable to control himself. He slightly lowered his head and said, "May I ask what matter does the Empress Dowager wish to discuss with me?"

Seeing Chen Mo speak, Liang Ji picked up a wine pot nearby, poured herself a cup of wine, and said, "First of all, I must apologize to King Wei on behalf of my father."

After speaking, she drank the wine in one gulp.

"Then there’s the Liang Family, deceived by Lu Sheng and following a wrongful path. Fortunately, King Wei intervened to save the state from collapse, preventing irreversible results. A toast to King Wei." After finishing, Liang Ji poured herself another cup of wine and drank it in one go.

"This third cup..." Liang Ji filled another cup, stood up, hesitated while biting her red lips, and said, "I know my father and family have committed a capital crime, unforgivable. But I still hope King Wei can spare my father and the Liang Family for my sake."

Finished speaking, Liang Ji gathered her courage, holding the cup filled with wine, walked around the long table, accidentally or intentionally, her body fell directly towards the seated Chen Mo.

Instinctively, Chen Mo reached out to support her.

Thus, Liang Ji ended up sitting in Chen Mo’s lap, the wine spilling over both of them.

Just as Chen Mo was about to push Liang Ji away, the latter took the opportunity to release the empty wine cup, wrapping her arms around Chen Mo’s neck, breathing softly as she said, "If King Wei spares my father and the Liang Family, tonight I am yours."

Liang Ji’s eyebrows were long and slender, her beautiful eyes flirtatious, her cheeks flushed, her voice already containing seductive undertones.

Due to the tilt of her head, the phoenix crown on Liang Ji’s head slid off, caught by Chen Mo with one hand.

Liang Ji’s one hand held onto Chen Mo’s neck, the other using slender fingers to draw circles on Chen Mo’s chest provocatively, her voice seductive, "I am the Empress Dowager, does King Wei not wish to rebel...?"

Although Emperor Xuanhe was deposed by Lu Sheng, after Chen Mo came to power, he honored the deposed Emperor as the Supreme Emperor according to Emperor Yong’an’s wishes.

Liang Ji’s heart skipped a beat, her cheeks were red, knowing this was the most daring thing she had said in her life, the first time she ever seduced a man.

Chen Mo’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he gazed at the coquettish Liang Ji in his lap, feeling somewhat "in awe," especially with her in the Four-Clawed Dragon Robe, which made his hand that was originally just supporting her waist move slightly. He said in a deep voice, "Empress Dowager, what do you take me for? How could I commit such a disloyal and unjust act."

"Is that so..."

The elegant woman’s nose twitched slightly, and she accidentally bumped into Chen Mo’s face, her kiss went awry.

Just as Liang Ji, feeling a bit awkward, was about to attempt again, she found herself being laid down by the young man, his scorching and aggressive aura enveloping her voluptuous body. The Dragon Robe’s placket was pulled open, the dragon head on the robe facing the gap as if about to devour the scene.

However, Chen Mo acted before the dragon head, and Liang Ji suddenly held Chen Mo’s head tightly.

The feeling was akin to intense flames burning in Liang Ji’s heart.

Liang Ji’s face turned red, her soft body gradually became tender, her head tilted as she gazed at the distant lamplight. She felt it somewhat dreamlike, and while still conscious, she bit her lip and said, "Is King Wei agreeing to my request?"

"Empress Dowager, both Lord Liang and the Liang Family committed treason. Treason through history, even for a Crown Prince, results in death. If I spare them, wouldn’t that make me an accomplice? Moreover, as King Wei of the Great Song, how could I knowingly break the law?" Chen Mo said.

"..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Liang Ji thought, "But is tearing my Dragon Robe not rebellion and breaking the law?"

Liang Ji’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, knowing that the man above had relaxed, just waiting for her to offer more. She stood up, pushing Chen Mo to the ground, untying the Python Robe while saying, "Father and the family were deceived by Lu Sheng and King Chong, not intentional. Moreover, Xue’Er is your concubine, how will she face you if the family suffers?"

Chen Mo did not resist, watching that flushed, beautiful yet shy and nervous face. He raised his hand, the latter bit her teeth and leaned forward to let the young man touch her, he said, "This... indeed is difficult."

Upon hearing this, Liang Ji quickened the pace of untying the Python Robe, looking at Chen Mo, she said, "If you agree to my request, you may visit Shoukang Palace anytime, and I will always... await you."

"This..." An indescribable thrill surged in Chen Mo’s heart, then he said, "In that case, for the Empress Dowager’s sake, I can be lenient."

"Really?" Liang Ji looked pleased. Of course, if she knew what Chen Mo had promised her father, she would certainly not let him off easily.

"But while the death penalty can be waived, the living penalty remains." Chen Mo grabbed Liang Ji’s jade hand and said, "I can spare your father and the Liang Family, but your father must use the Scattering Technique."

Liang Ji did not yet know that Liang Mu’s cultivation had already been abolished.

Upon hearing this, although she still wished to achieve more, she knew it was the best outcome and nodded, "As long as they’re alive."

After untying the Python Robe, Liang Ji went to remove her Dragon Robe, but Chen Mo stopped her, saying that was enough.

Liang Ji: "..."