t the salaries of officials; if they do, it is only by a small amount.Because the amount of officials' salaries directly affects the court's fiscal expenditure and constitutes a large proportion,Takin...Chapter 265: Don't Be So Harsh

"Your Highness, no!"

Jin Luyao struggled to get up, but Li Chen held her waist tightly.

"What are you shouting about, trying to get everyone to know that Princess Xianchao and the crown prince of Qin are engaging in lewd activities in the Hall of Governance"

Li Chen's words made Jin Luyao feel humiliated and want to die.

"What a vulgar... Your Highness, please don't speak so harshly..."

Jin Luyao's forced attempt to conceal it made Li Chen laugh.

"Yes, this Palace spoke out of turn. It's just that you and I were having a rather intimate conversation, nothing more."

His chin rested against Jin Luyao's soft and smooth shoulder, at the base of her collarbone. Li Chen could clearly feel the exquisite sensation of the beauty's tender skin, as smooth as a peeled egg yolk, rubbing against his slightly stubbled cheek.

Such places and environments are constantly stimulating Jin Luyao.

She couldn't understand how Li Chen could be so bold.

If someone were to see this, she would be better off dead, and Li Chen's reputation would be ruined.

Thinking of this, Jin Luyao used her hand to block Li Chen, almost pleadingly said: "Your Highness, don't here..."

At this moment, Jin Luyao truly felt that as long as Li Chen could just change places, even if he was bullied again, it wouldn't matter. After all, this wasn't the first time...

"Where will you go then"

Li Chen was like a demon rising from the abyss, seizing Jin Luyao, delicate as a white rabbit, and dragging her into the abyss of desire.

Jin Luyao subconsciously thought about where she should go, but before she could decide, Li Chen had already seized the opportunity of her distraction and stripped her clothes off.

"She gasped, feeling the fabric of her clothes being pulled away from her body. The sudden chill sent a wave of fear through her."

Right here, in the most solemn hall for state affairs of the Qin Empire, there's a feeling like walking a tightrope on a cliff. A mere gust of wind could send you plummeting to your death, shattering you into pieces. It's terrifyingly dangerous.

This horror is mutual.

This brought Jin Lu Yao to the brink of collapse.

"No, don't! Please, your Highness, have some restraint!"

Jin Luyao pleaded.

But, as with many times before, her pleas were to no avail.

What came instead was even more ferocious rain.

"What does it mean to be self-disciplined How can one be self-disciplined"

Li Chen chuckled lightly and said, "Who dares say that this palace is frivolous"

Jin Lu Yao closed her eyes, not daring to look at the breathtaking scenery outside Xi Zheng Dian, nor to listen to what Li Chen was saying at this moment. She knew he wouldn't let her go, so she was more afraid of someone suddenly arriving right now.

And what Jin Luyao herself couldn't bring herself to admit was that here, it truly felt different from any other time before...

What you fear most often comes to pass.

Just then, a voice called out from outside the main hall.

"Your Highness, the Empress is on her way from the palace. Please prepare to receive Her Majesty."

The sound nearly scared Jin Luyao to death.

She frantically raised her head, looking at the tightly shut palace doors. Knowing someone was just outside, she strained her neck to turn, her eyes like autumn water, filled with pleas for Li Chen to end this torment.

"Your Highness, the Queen has arrived!"

"This palace is not deaf, I heard."

Li Chen took a deep breath, calming himself down for a moment before coldly spitting out a word: "Get out!"

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