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

Chapter 40: She's a patient, not her husband.

Mo Zhen hadn't visited Jingling Palace in the past two days, but Leng Yuling couldn't help herself.

Leng Yuling paced back and forth in Jingling Palace, looking anxious, which piqued Ziyan's curiosity. She followed Leng Yuling's steps and asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Because Leng Yuling's actions were strange in their eyes, even when Leng Yuling was in a hurry, she didn't know that Leng Yuling was in a hurry.

"Why hasn't that guy come these past two days?" Leng Yuling paused and looked towards the door. "He doesn't show up when I need him, but when I don't want to see him, he's always hanging around in front of me."

"Who?" Ziyan asked, following behind Leng Yuling. She really didn't know who Leng Yuling was referring to as "who."

“Mo Zhen,” Leng Yuling said quite naturally.

Because of her address, Ziyan was almost scared to the point of kneeling on the ground. Although she was used to Leng Yuling calling Mo Zhen by his full name, she was always a little frightened whenever she heard Leng Yuling call Mo Zhen by his full name like that.

Yes, it was terror.

After all, no one in the entire Southern Chu Kingdom dared to address Mo Zhen by his full name, except now that Leng Yuling was there.

"Your Majesty!" Ziyan called out, then, seeing Leng Yuling looking at her with a puzzled expression, she leaned close to Leng Yuling's ear and whispered, "I've told you many times, don't call the Emperor by his name directly, this is..."

Before Ziyan could finish speaking, Leng Yuling interrupted her, saying disdainfully, "Is this a great disrespect to the emperor? I know, but in my eyes he is not the emperor, or rather, besides being the emperor, he is also my... husband, isn't he?"

What Leng Yuling actually wanted to say was that Mo Zhen was still his patient.

Yes, he's a patient, not her husband.

However, what she didn't know was that when she said those words, Mo Zhen was already behind her and had heard everything she said.

Before Mo Zhen could speak, Zi Yan saw him, turned around quickly, and curtsied, saying, "This servant greets Your Majesty."

Even in her haste, Ziyan's bowing posture was flawless, prompting Leng Yuling to marvel at the strict etiquette within the imperial palace.

"I heard the Empress is looking for me?" Mo Zhen asked, looking at Leng Yuling.

Leng Yuling felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look at Mo Zhen, after all, she had just lied. After turning her head away, she replied indifferently, "Well, I have something to ask you."

As she spoke, she walked towards the house, but after a few steps she realized that Mo Zhen hadn't followed. She stopped, turned around to look at Mo Zhen, and asked with a frown, "Aren't you coming in?"

Mo Zhen narrowed his eyes, knowing perfectly well what Leng Yuling wanted to ask, but deliberately asked her in return, "I wonder what the Empress wants to ask me?"

"Why are you dawdling like that? Just come in when I tell you to." With that, Leng Yuling turned around, took a few steps, went around behind Mo Zhen, and pushed him into the house.

When the palace servants saw this, they all stared wide-eyed at Leng Yuling's actions. Just imagine, who would dare to touch Mo Zhen before he agreed, and who would dare to order Mo Zhen around so recklessly?

Most incredibly, they actually saw a slight curve at the corner of Mo Zhen's mouth; this was probably the first time they had ever seen Mo Zhen's so-called smile.