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

Chapter 315: The World's Youngest Emperor (The Finale)

After leaving the palace, Minister Kong relayed what Kong Yishu had said to his master. He merely frowned and muttered, "Since Mo Zhen has already guessed it, let's begin the operation."

"But..." Minister Kong was about to say something, but was interrupted by him, "Is there a problem?"

Minister Kong shook his head.

They prepared for two months and stormed into the palace on the day Kong Yishu gave birth. They believed that Mo Zhen firmly believed that the child in Kong Yishu's belly was his, so on the day Kong Yishu gave birth, everyone in the palace would focus all their attention on Kong Yishu, which would be very advantageous for their operation.

Minister Kong and his men were making preparations outside the palace, while inside, the Shu Courtyard was packed with people, including both Mo Zhen and Leng Yuling.

Compared to Mo Zhen's composure, Leng Yuling acted as if the person giving birth in the room was someone she cared about deeply. In order to ensure that Kong Yishu could give birth safely, she even specially summoned Bai Xiaozi to the palace to guard her.

Seeing Leng Yuling's anxious expression, Mo Zhen asked, "Ling'er, why are you more anxious than anyone else?"

"How can I not be anxious? You know how much suffering childbirth can cause. I've given birth before, and I know. You men will never understand this feeling in your lives." Leng Yuling held Mo Zhen's hand tightly, as if she were the one about to give birth.

Mo Zhen initially thought it was nothing, but upon hearing Leng Yuling's words, he couldn't help but recall when she gave birth to Mo Xi, he was even more anxious outside the door than she was giving birth, and Ma Zhiyun... She risked her life to bring Mo Yun back to life so that she could safely give birth to Mo Yun.

Kong Yishu kept shouting inside the room, but at this moment, Di Ren came to report: "Your Majesty, several men in black have broken into the palace of the Dowager Consort."

"They've finally arrived." Mo Zhen smiled slightly.

Hearing their conversation, Leng Yuling finally snapped out of her daze, narrowed her eyes, and looked at Mo Zhen: "It's him?" After seeing Mo Zhen nod, she said angrily, "Kong Yishu is giving birth, and he has to cause trouble at a time like this?"

"You stay here, I'll go take a look." Mo Zhen was about to turn and leave when Leng Yuling grabbed his hand and said, "I'll go with you."

Mo Zhen frowned, about to refuse, but was interrupted by Leng Yuling: "You know me, you can't stop me."

-

When Leng Yuling and Mo Zhen arrived at 'Living Fragrance', everyone had been arrested, but none of them seemed to be the leader.

“Your master is very clever. He thinks that if he doesn’t show his face, he’s safe. But ask him, he has another son in our hands.” Leng Yuling said loudly. She always felt that the person behind the scenes must be nearby, just not showing his face.

Just as they were about to come over, the sound of a baby crying came from inside the house. The midwife came out and said that it was a little prince.

"Since he doesn't want the child, I naturally can't raise someone else's child. So the only option is to kill both mother and child," Mo Zhen said coldly. No one believed him when he said that.

No one appeared, and there was no sound. Mo Zhen said coldly again, "Men, kill Kong Yishu and his mother!"

"Mo Zhen, are you even human? You'd kill women and children like that?"

As soon as Mo Zhen finished speaking, a person walked out from the side. He was dressed in black and did not wear any mask. His frankness was somewhat unexpected.

Upon seeing him, Leng Yuling smiled and said, "He doesn't care whether you'll show up or not." The man in black narrowed his eyes, looking at Leng Yuling, who then hid behind Mo Zhen. "Why are you glaring at me? This is Mo Zhen's territory. What else do you want to do to me?"

"Mo Zhen, you've certainly married a very clever woman." The man in black withdrew his gaze and turned it back to Mo Zhen, his eyes filled with hatred.

Mo Zhen looked at him, not intending to do anything to him, and only said, "The original plan was to capture all the people I care about and use them to threaten me? But you miscalculated. I'm not stupid."

Long before, Mo Zhen had already quietly found out who was behind Kong Yishu and what Kong Yishu's purpose was in getting close to him. Unfortunately, Kong Yishu was a useless pawn and had no use for Mo Zhen at all.

That night, she thought she had seduced Mo Zhen, and the next day she did things that made Mo Zhen think that he had slept with her, and then she became pregnant.

However, Mo Zhen was not poisoned. Of course, he was only saved by the universal antidote given to him by Leng Yuling. After that, he became more and more curious about who the person behind Kong Yishu was.

But he never expected that the person behind Kong Yishu was actually the late emperor's illegitimate son.

"Now that you know everything, and I'm in your hands, do with me as you please." The man in black showed no regret, and even looked fearless, which made him somewhat similar to Mo Zhen.

Leng Yuling smiled and said, "You're only thinking about dying, have you ever thought about your child and Kong Yishu? She has sacrificed so much for you, yet all you want is to die?"

Hearing Leng Yuling's words, he was taken aback. He stared at Leng Yuling with wide eyes, then looked at Mo Zhen: "Everything Yishu did was forced by me. You can do whatever you want with me, but Yishu and the child are innocent. If you have any humanity left, let them go."

He was still worried about Kong Yishu, otherwise he wouldn't have been willing to bow down in front of Mo Zhen.

Mo Zhen sighed. After all, he was his younger brother, and he hadn't hurt anyone. In the end, Mo Zhen simply ordered Di Ren to take him away and lock him up to await further instructions.

Back at Shangqian Palace, Leng Yuling asked Mo Zhen, "Is it very difficult?" Mo Zhen nodded without hiding anything, and Leng Yuling stepped forward and hugged him, saying, "He is your brother. If I were you, I would let the mother and her two children leave. Perhaps he already knew he was wrong."

When he decided to bring only a few people into the palace, perhaps he had already come to terms with it, or perhaps he simply wanted to take Kong Yishu and the child away.

But Mo Zhen is the emperor after all. If he turns a blind eye to this matter, what will he do if it becomes a future problem?

At this moment, Leng Yuling brought Mo Zhen to the Shu Courtyard. Kong Yishu, who had just given birth, was lying weakly on the bed. When she saw Mo Zhen and Leng Yuling, she tried to crawl down and kneel to beg for mercy, but Leng Yuling helped her up: "What time is it? Do you still need to bow?"

Hearing her words, Kong Yishu finally gave up, but when he spoke, he pleaded, "Your Majesty, I beg you not to kill him. He never intended to usurp the throne. He just wanted to acknowledge his ancestors and return to his clan."

“Recognizing his ancestors and returning to his clan… but he led men into the palace, attempting to abduct the most important person to me!” Mo Zhen was very angry about this.

Leng Yuling hurriedly explained, "He's your brother. Do you think he's that stupid? Not every member of the royal family is as stupid as Mo Xuan." Mo Xuan, who was protecting the Dowager Consort and the others, was inexplicably called out.

She said, "Do you really think he didn't know there were people lying in ambush in the Empress Dowager's palace? He did this just to make you catch him. Kong Yishu might be right. He knows that if you want to be recognized as a member of the clan, after all, no one wants to not even know their own surname."

-

The next day, news spread from the palace that Consort Shu had suffered severe bleeding during childbirth and died along with her child. Strangely, Consort Shu, who was the most favored concubine besides Leng Yuling during her lifetime, was not buried in the imperial mausoleum, and no one knew where she was buried.

A year later, Leng Yuling was reinstated as Empress of the Southern Chu Kingdom.

For a time, the people of Southern Chu Kingdom spread the word that Mo Zhen was a deeply affectionate man, and no matter how many concubines he had in the harem, he only loved Leng Yuling.

The sunshine on a clear day warmed the entire palace.

Mo Zhen put his arm around Leng Yuling's shoulder, watching Mo Yun and Mo Xi running around on the ground and their laughter. His face was full of pride. He then called out softly, "Ling'er."

Leng Yuling's gaze remained fixed on the children, paying no attention to Mo Zhen, but suddenly she heard him say, "Why don't I pass the throne to Ali, and then the two of us go sightseeing?"

Leng Yuling stared wide-eyed at Mo Zhen, as if asking if he was joking, but all she saw was his smile. She swallowed hard, then shifted her gaze to Ali, and said with a dry laugh, "He's only a little over a year old... Mo Zhen, how can you be so heartless?"

Mo Zhen leaned close to Leng Yuling's ear and whispered, "Then let's wait a few more years."

Ten years later, the emperor of Southern Chu passed the throne to his crown prince, Mo Yun, who became the youngest emperor on the entire continent.

"Brother, you've gone too far!"

While enjoying their time sightseeing, Mo Zhen and Leng Yuling seemed to hear the cries of Mo Xuan, who was forced to stay in the palace to assist Mo Yun...

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