Zu An looked strange. He really had become Tang Sanzang. If word got out, he would be drained dry by all sorts of female demons.
He also dropped his previous feigned respectfulness, as if he had reverted to the demeanor of the demon regent: "Since Your Majesty has spoken so frankly, I might as well be frank as well. Being together is indeed beneficial to you, but it is harmful to me in every way. Why should I take such a big risk?"
The Empress smiled. The fact that the other party could speak like this instead of being hypocritical at the beginning clearly indicated that their relationship had progressed further: "Didn't you say that Zhao Hao has begun to suspect us? We are actually already in the same boat. If you can help me recover my strength as soon as possible, I can help you keep Zhao Hao in check. Besides, I am the Empress after all, and I can provide you with more convenience in the future."
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Zu An frowned slightly: "Zhao Hao is an Earth Immortal. Even if you recover your power, what can you do to help him?"
"That's not necessarily true," the Queen said mysteriously. "Besides, there might be other benefits."
Zuan was taken aback: "What benefits? What are you doing, hiss..."
At this moment, the Empress slightly raised her head, tucked the slightly messy strands of hair behind her ears, and her lips were covered with a layer of moist gloss. She smiled extremely smugly: "You say no, but your body is quite honest."
Zuan: "..."
The Empress leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Zhao Hao's personality can't tolerate you. All the frustrations and anger you suffer at his hands can be vented on his wife. Isn't that enough?"
Zu An thought to himself, "Do you think I'll fall for this trick again?"
Oh dear, Second Brother, you good-for-nothing!
...
At this moment, in the East Palace, Bi Linglong looked at her maid Rong Mo with some surprise and delight: "Really? Lord Zu has come to the palace again?"
Wouldn't that mean we'd have another chance to meet?
Now that the emperor is no longer in seclusion, the two can no longer visit each other freely. The other can only enter the palace a limited number of times. The two are like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and it would be good if they could have one more chance to meet.
“It’s absolutely true,” Rong Mozheng described the news to Bi Linglong with great enthusiasm. “However, it seems that he was taken away by Eunuch Lü under the Empress’s command and did not come to the East Palace. That Lord Zu, he has forgotten which family he belongs to.”
Bi Linglong's face darkened, and she immediately stood up and said, "Oh, speaking of which, I haven't had a chance to pay my respects to Mother Empress since she returned to the palace today."
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