The cold emperor reigns supreme, the arrogant empress begs for a truce.

Chapter 313: But None of Them Are You

Amber, who was about to leave, stopped in her tracks after hearing Mo Zhen's words. She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw that Mo Zhen's expression was not good, while Leng Yuling insisted on holding him tightly.

She clearly has a shameless attitude. Judging from Mo Zhen's attitude towards her, it's not necessarily true that he dotes on Leng Yuling as rumored in the palace. It's more likely that the latter is just clinging to Mo Zhen relentlessly.

Li Quan knew this was the norm for Leng Yuling and Mo Zhen's interactions, so he didn't think anything was wrong. However, seeing that Mo Zhen didn't seem angry at all, he breathed a sigh of relief and gestured for everyone in the room to leave.

As soon as they stepped outside, Amber asked, "Eunuch Li, everyone's out now. Who's inside serving the Emperor and Empress?"

She wanted to see how Leng Yuling and Mo Zhen interacted, so she thought of volunteering to go in and serve them. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Li Quan say, "No need, all of you can leave."

Whenever Leng Yuling and Mo Zhen are alone together, they don't need anyone to serve them. What Li Quan didn't say is that most of the time, it's Mo Zhen who serves Leng Yuling.

No one would believe this if it were told, and of course, it was also to maintain Mo Zhen's imperial image. Even if Li Quan knew, he naturally couldn't say it.

Amber glanced back at the palace, feeling resentful and unwilling to accept defeat. In her eyes, Leng Yuling was nothing more than a shameless person who only knew how to play the rogue and was only somewhat pretty. If she had the same luck, she would definitely have done better than Leng Yuling.

Unfortunately, she didn't have Leng Yuling's good luck.

After Li Quan urged her repeatedly, she had no choice but to leave the palace gate, her face full of resentment.

Once everyone had left the palace, Leng Yuling released Mo Zhen, who narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Use and then throw away? Ling'er, that's a bit too immoral of you."

Leng Yuling pouted and sat down, pouring herself a cup of tea. Because the bowl of cold noodles she had just eaten was too sweet, she felt extremely thirsty after only a few bites.

Mo Zhen had no idea what her purpose was in coming today, nor what the meaning of her action just now was. It couldn't be because she was jealous of a palace maid, could it?

Thinking of this, Mo Zhen sat down opposite her and asked, "Ling'er, are you jealous?"

Leng Yuling rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself, "Go to hell."

He smiled and said, "If it were anyone else, that palace maid would have been killed long ago, or at the very least, she would have been dragged out and given a severe beating. I'm merciful and pretended I didn't see anything, but don't think I'm blind."

"You say you're not jealous, but the whole room reeks of sourness," Mo Zhen said with a smile.

Seeing his expression, Leng Yuling was furious. If it weren't for her understanding of Mo Zhen and knowing that he had no doubts about Amber, she would have already lost her temper.

"I'm asking you, where did that Amber come from? Why haven't I seen her in Shangqian Palace before?" Thinking of the way Amber looked at Mo Zhen, and the way she looked at them, as a woman, she couldn't possibly not see something.

Who is Amber?

Leng Yuling was about to get angry, but when she saw Mo Zhen asking her the question with a serious expression, she seemed to realize that Mo Zhen might really not know that amber is called amber.

Regardless, she was still happy to hear Mo Zhen's answer; it was at least a fairly satisfactory response.

Leng Yuling shook her head. After thinking for a while, she realized that perhaps Mo Zhen did know who Amber was, but he just didn't want to argue with her, especially over a palace maid with whom he had no relation.

"I'll let you go this time," Leng Yuling said with a satisfied look as she sipped her tea.

Mo Zhen smiled and continued, "You suddenly left Jingling Palace to come here just to ask me this one question?"

It wasn't until Mo Zhen asked that question that Leng Yuling seemed to realize that she was different now than she used to be. At least in the past, she would never have questioned Mo Zhen because of an uncertain person.

After realizing this, she thought that perhaps... because Mo Zhen had too many women around him, she had started to lose confidence or had worries she hadn't had before?

Thinking of this, Leng Yuling couldn't help but look up at Mo Zhen. She admitted that she liked Mo Zhen very much, even loved him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given birth to the child despite knowing how dangerous it would be for her to have a child in this era.

Fortunately, she was luckier than Ma Zhiyun, and because she had been pampered with traditional Chinese medicine by Bai Xiaozi since childhood, her health was relatively good.

But Mo Zhen is, after all, the emperor. Are there really people in this era as enlightened as she, a time traveler? It doesn't matter if she doesn't have a son?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel curious and unconsciously looked at Mo Zhen. The latter felt that Leng Yuling was acting strangely, so he asked, "Ling'er, what's wrong?"

"What if one day you get tired of me and don't want me anymore?"

Although she was reluctant to say "no," it was indeed the case. She had assumed that she was a time traveler, and her thoughts would naturally not be like those of women in this era.

After getting married, she devoted herself to her husband, and her heart and eyes were filled with him. If she lost her husband's love, she felt that the sky was about to fall. But now she felt that if Mo Zhen really got tired of her, it would take her a very, very long time to recover.

If that day ever comes, she'd rather know beforehand whether it will actually happen, so she can be prepared.

Mo Zhen didn't know why Leng Yuling suddenly asked this question. He hadn't planned to answer, but after seeing the seriousness and confusion on Leng Yuling's face, he got up, walked to her side, and hugged her.

"Silly girl, how could I not want you?" Mo Zhen patted her head, not knowing why she suddenly had such thoughts, but he did not agree with Leng Yuling's idea. He had said more than once that she was the only wife he would ever have in his life.

“But you have so many women around you, and each of them has something more interesting about them than I do, so…” That’s why she was worried.

"So you're worried they'll take your place in my heart?" Mo Zhen said this with a hint of a smile, but before Leng Yuling could explain, she felt him kiss her head and whisper in her ear, "But none of them are you."

Hearing Mo Zhen's words, Leng Yuling's heart calmed down instantly, and all her worries and fears vanished. In fact, she loved Mo Zhen to the core, just as much as Mo Zhen loved her.