"What? Zhao Hao suspects us?" The Empress felt a chill run down her spine, and she could even hear her heart pounding.

Zu An thought to himself, "If you're so afraid, why did you provoke me in the first place? I can't even get rid of you."

He said, "I don't know the specifics, but I was told to be careful, and I discovered that Eunuch Wen is indeed secretly tracking and investigating me."

He deliberately spoke ambiguously, so that the Empress would not find out in the future that Eunuch Wen was investigating his affair with the Crown Princess and would think he had deliberately lied to her.

The Empress's expression shifted between light and dark as she called out to the outside, "Little Lü!"

"Hey!" Eunuch Lü rushed over as if by the wind, a hint of excitement on his face. He thought to himself, "Could it be that the Empress pities my loyalty and is rewarding me by allowing me to watch from the side?"

However, upon entering, they found the two were fully dressed and were immediately disappointed.

The Empress didn't pay attention to his thoughts, but quickly told him what she had just heard.

Eunuch Lü was also shocked. If this matter were exposed, the Empress and Zu'an's fate would be uncertain, but he, who was involved and helped a lot, would definitely be guilty of a crime punishable by the extermination of his entire family.

Although he was a eunuch and had no descendants, he had an older brother, and the Lü family was considered a moderately large family in the capital.

"Go and investigate, but be careful not to alert them," the Empress instructed.

"This servant understands." Eunuch Lü left with a heavy heart, for this concerned his happy life and he could not allow anyone to disturb him.

After Eunuch Lü left, the Empress gradually calmed down and said to Zu An, "Don't worry, if His Majesty really found out something, we won't be able to chat here peacefully anymore."

Zu An thought to herself, "As expected of Zhao Hao's woman, her courage is far beyond that of ordinary women."

"Little man, look how scared you are." At this moment, the Queen chuckled and patted the cushion next to her. "Come and sit down, are you afraid I'll eat you up?"

Zu An's expression was strange, but wasn't it because he was afraid you would eat him? "Your Majesty, things are tense right now, so it's best if we keep a low profile."

"What's there to be afraid of? If he has solid evidence, none of us will survive. Since we're still alive, it means he hasn't found anything yet. In that case, we might as well enjoy ourselves while we can." The Empress leaned closer to him seductively, and it has to be said that her mature beauty was so soft and gentle.

Zu An thought to himself, "This woman is really dancing on a grave. She knows the emperor is investigating her, yet she doesn't know how to restrain herself at all."

Because we were so close, the other person's strong fragrance was so passionate and unrestrained, adding an extra touch of warmth to the cold winter.

He felt a little thirsty, and remembering Bi Linglong's warning, he sat up straight and tried to push her away, but it felt like he was putting his hand into a ball of cotton. He said awkwardly, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"

The Empress chuckled, "Of course I believe you. If you want to come openly and honestly, I would welcome you. Why would I resort to such clumsy means?"

Zu An coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, I just came from the Imperial Study. The Emperor might summon me at any time, so I'd better go over there first."

"Didn't you hate him? Why are you so afraid of him now?" The Empress gently stroked his chin with her fingers, her expression a half-smile.

Zu'an was startled. His feelings for the emperor were a closely guarded secret. How could she know?

As if sensing his confusion, the Empress winked and chuckled, "That night you were so forceful, as if you were treating me like your enemy's wife. How could I not feel it?"

Upon hearing her words, a surge of lust ignited within Zu An, but he still retained his rationality and managed to suppress it: "Your Majesty is joking. I really must go now."

The Empress sighed resentfully, "When things are good, you call me Ning'er; when things are bad, you call me Your Majesty. Your way of addressing me has chilled my heart."

Zuan was speechless for a moment. This woman suddenly started playing the sentimental card, leaving him unsure how to respond.

At this moment, the Empress also put away her frivolous smile: "Do you think I am an unfaithful harlot, and look down on me in your heart?"

Zuan hurriedly said, "I had no such intention, it's just that the situation is tense right now..."

His relationship with the Empress was a one-night stand between mature men and women. The first time was very exciting, but the risks were too great. For a rational person, there was no reason to take such a big risk, especially since there were so many people he cared about around him.

The Queen pressed her smooth fingers against his lips: "You don't need to make excuses. I've taken the initiative to find you several times. You must look down on me, but do you know why I'm so eager to find you? Am I really that thirsty?"

Zuan didn't know how to respond, so he remained silent.

The Empress then said, "In my early years, my cultivation was quite high, and my sister was still alive, with equally high cultivation. The Liu family was extremely powerful, which may have aroused Zhao Hao's suspicion and led him to condone certain things, resulting in my sister's untimely death. I was also left with indelible Dao injuries, causing my cultivation to dissipate and me to become an ordinary person. How could I not hate you? The pleasure I had with you that night was not only to take revenge on that person, but also to use your help to restore my cultivation."

"Restore your cultivation?" Zu'an was somewhat surprised by her frankness.

The Empress glanced at him with a lingering look: "Judging from your expression, you obviously expected this as well. After that night, I discovered that the Dao injury in my body showed a slight tendency to heal. Over the years, I have investigated and searched everywhere to recover from the injury, but I have not found a way. However, my recovery after one night with you is comparable to that of so many years before. There is only one possibility: you are a legendary person with super-level talent, and your essence blood is a supreme divine medicine."

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