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

Chapter Thirty-Two: Asking Her for Help

"The Fifth Prince."

After hearing what Ziyan said, Leng Yuling was completely taken aback. She had thought that the mysterious person Ziyan mentioned was someone else, but it turned out to be Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan and Mo Zhen are on the same side, but not on her side, so she is not sure whether to let Mo Xuan know about this. Therefore, Mo Xuan is not the choice she intends to make.

“Oh, right.” Speaking of Mo Xuan, she thought of someone. “Princess Ruikang, tomorrow please invite her to the palace for me. Just say… just say I’m bored and want to chat with someone.”

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The next morning, Princess Ruikang really did enter the palace.

"I wonder what brings the Empress to my palace?"

"Something's wrong, something's wrong." Leng Yuling said nervously. She glanced at the palace maids around her. She knew that these were all Mo Zhen's spies, especially Rong Momo standing next to her.

"Well, let's go inside and talk." Leng Yuling took Princess Ruikang's hand and led her into the palace, closing the door behind her and leaving Ziyan to stand guard at the entrance.

Seeing Leng Yuling's mysterious demeanor, Princess Ruikang couldn't help but laugh: "Your Highness, why are you being so secretive? Is there something important?"

Leng Yuling nodded vigorously, staring at Princess Ruikang with her big eyes. Although she didn't get along with her at first and later failed to get her help to leave, Leng Yuling had an inexplicable feeling about her, as if she could be of help.

Seeing Leng Yuling's eyes, Ruikang's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Leng Yuling and asked, "Does Your Highness intend for me to take you out of the palace again?"

If it were this matter, she absolutely could not do it, nor could she do it.

Just as she was about to refuse, she saw Leng Yuling shake her head, and she breathed a sigh of relief. But the next moment, her heart jumped again: "Then what do you want me to do?"

She had a feeling that Leng Yuling's invitation to the palace for no reason must be for no good, especially after seeing the calculating look in Leng Yuling's eyes, which made her even more certain of her thoughts.

"It's a very simple matter," Leng Yuling said with a smile. After all, she was asking for a favor, so her attitude naturally had to be more humble. "I just want you to find me a few medical books. That shouldn't be a difficult task for you, right?"

Princess Ruikang looked at Leng Yuling and asked in disbelief, "That's it?"

“That’s it,” Leng Yuling said decisively.

Because she was alone and powerless in the palace, and she couldn't let Mo Zhen know that she was secretly reading medical books, she just couldn't let Mo Zhen know that she was researching Ma Zhiyun's illness.

"What kind of medical book do you want?" Princess Ruikang felt that it wasn't that simple, so she absolutely dared not agree casually before finding out the details.

Leng Yuling knew what Princess Ruikang suspected and worried about, but she didn't specify which book she wanted. She would read any book that had even a little bit of value.

"I'm so bored in the palace, just find me some medical books that are a bit difficult to understand." After all, she was the last disciple of the Sage of Medicine, so it wouldn't seem suspicious for her to ask to read medical books that were in-depth and difficult.

Princess Ruikang finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Leng Yuling had only allowed her to enter the palace for the sake of the medical book.

“If it’s just this matter, I can certainly help the Empress. But if the Empress asks me to take you away from the palace, I absolutely cannot do that,” Princess Ruikang said directly.

Leng Yuling smiled awkwardly and said, "No, no, now that I am the Empress of the Southern Chu Kingdom, I will certainly be a good Empress. Don't worry, I won't let you take any risks."

Actually, the reason she no longer thought about leaving the palace was because Ma Zhiyun's illness had aroused her curiosity.