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

Chapter 49: You're not the one who should be worried.

"Miss, are we acquainted?" Leng Yuling coldly brushed Leng Siyu's hand away, looking at her with disdain.

Judging from Leng Siyu's appearance alone, one could guess that her mother must also be an extremely beautiful person, but she still paled in comparison to Leng Yuling.

"Elder sister, don't you remember me? I'm Siyu." Leng Siyu thought Leng Yuling didn't remember her, so she looked at her with surprise and explained.

Leng Yuling nodded and said, "I know you are Leng Siyu, but we are not really familiar with each other, are we?"

Faced with Leng Yuling's question, Leng Siyu was stunned and couldn't respond to Leng Yuling's words.

Before Leng Siyu could react, a voice came from the doorway: "Prime Minister, the Emperor of Southern Chu has arrived."

Upon hearing the sound, Leng Yuling instinctively blurted out, "Oh my god... what's he doing here?"

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor of Southern Chu." Everyone in the room except Leng Yuling knelt down. Even though Mo Zhen was the Emperor of Southern Chu, his status was still much higher than theirs, so it was only right that they paid their respects.

"Get up, all of you," Mo Zhen said coldly, then walked to Leng Yuling's side, put his arm around her shoulder, and asked softly, "It's so late, why didn't Ling'er go back or have someone inform me?"

Mo Zhen, who seemed to be blaming Leng Yuling, was clearly doting in his tone, which gave even Leng Yuling goosebumps.

It seemed as if she was asking him with her eyes: What's going on with you?

“If you don’t go back, I have no choice but to come and fetch you myself. Besides, the Prime Minister’s residence is your maternal home, and it is my fault that I have never been there.” As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the cold Prime Minister who was standing to the side and dared not speak, and said, “I will definitely bring Ling’er to visit you again another day.”

Before Leng Pingchu could speak, Mo Zhen continued, "Now, I will take Ling'er back first." He was not unaware of Leng Pingchu's intentions, and it was precisely because he knew that he came here personally.

At this point, Leng Yuling finally understood his purpose: all the affection was just an act in front of Leng Pingchu.

Suddenly, she took Mo Zhen's hand and looked at him with deep affection: "If Your Majesty misses me, you can simply send someone to inform me. Why come in person?"

"If I hadn't come, you would have forgotten about me, wouldn't you?" Mo Zhen asked, looking down at Leng Yuling. He understood that Leng Yuling had figured out what he meant, so he cooperated.

"Look at what you're saying. Do you think my father would force me to stay in the Prime Minister's residence?" Leng Yuling's words immediately put Leng Pingchu in a difficult position, because that was indeed his plan.

But now that Leng Yuling has said these words in front of Mo Zhen, he doesn't know how to respond. Besides, Mo Zhen has personally come to the Prime Minister's residence to pick her up, so how can he possibly keep Leng Yuling here?

Before Leng Pingchu could speak, Leng Siyu spoke up: "Your Majesty, why don't you and your elder sister stay at the mansion tonight? The post station might not be as comfortable as our Prime Minister's residence."

Leng Yuling followed the sound and looked at Leng Siyu, whose eyes were shining as she looked at Mo Zhen. She couldn't help but smile. This girl must have been pampered by everyone in the mansion since she was a child, which is why she doesn't hide her emotions at all.

However, there is one thing that is very similar to her: she had the same expression when she first saw Mo Zhen—a lovesick expression.

“Since His Majesty has arranged for us to stay at the post station, there must be a reason for it. How can we let His Majesty down? As for the Prime Minister’s residence…” Leng Yuling paused before continuing, “We will definitely come again another day.”

After saying that, before Leng Siyu and Leng Pingchu could even speak, Leng Yuling took Mo Zhen's hand, turned around, and went out.

Once outside the Prime Minister's residence, Leng Yuling released Mo Zhen's hand. Looking at his empty hand, Mo Zhen couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness.

The first woman who dared to refuse him was Leng Yuling, the first woman who disdained him was Leng Yuling, and the first woman he discarded after using him was also Leng Yuling.

Back at the inn, after confirming that everyone around her was one of her own, Leng Yuling asked Mo Zhen, "Is there something you need that made you rush to bring me back?"

Mo Xuan walked in from outside just then, saying, "What could be wrong? It's just that I can't eat without you here."

Upon hearing Mo Xuan's words, Leng Yuling subconsciously looked at Mo Zhen, but the latter's face remained expressionless, making it impossible to tell whether he was displeased or not.

Leng Yuling decided not to try to guess his emotions. She sat down as soon as she entered the room and said lazily, "I'm hungry. When are we going to eat?"

Ziyan glanced at Mozhen, and seeing that he was not displeased, she whispered, "Your Majesty, the kitchen has prepared the food. I will go and have them serve it."

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After dinner, Leng Yuling returned to her room, and Mo Zhen followed her in right away. Leng Yuling was already used to sharing a room with Mo Zhen, so she wasn't surprised when she turned around and saw him again.

However, she firmly believed that Mo Zhen's personal trip to the Prime Minister's residence to fetch her back was definitely not a simple matter, so she was now waiting for Mo Zhen to tell her what would happen after she returned.

However, Mo Zhen didn't say anything, which made Leng Yuling anxious.

"Just tell me directly, what exactly do you want me to come back to?" Leng Yuling asked, hands on her hips, staring at Mo Zhen.

Mo Zhen looked at her and asked in return, "You are my Empress, yet you've returned and are living in the Prime Minister's residence. How do you think the people of the Northern Desert will view me?"

After saying that, Leng Yuling realized that he was just a person who cared about his image. Thinking of this, Leng Yuling couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You should have said so earlier if you wanted to save face. I understand, I understand." Leng Yuling walked up to Mo Zhen, gently patted his shoulder, and suppressed a laugh.

Mo Zhen's face darkened when he saw Leng Yuling's barely suppressed laughter.

In fact, he was just worried that Leng Yuling might encounter something bad at the Prime Minister's residence, which is why he went to pick her up in person. However, he would not tell Leng Yuling about this matter.

“However…” Leng Yuling suddenly changed the subject, looking at Mo Zhen with a serious expression and asking, “When will you enter the palace?”

She needed to see Jun Ao, or rather, she needed to see that Bai Xiaozi was safe before she could feel at ease; otherwise, coming back now would have been pointless.

Mo Zhen looked at Leng Yuling with a serious expression and told her, "The one who should be worried is Jun Ao, not you."

Leng Yuling opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she heard Mo Zhen say, "Jun Ao's goal was never Bai Xiaozi, but you. That's why Prime Minister Leng took you back as soon as you returned to Dongqi."

Now she is a hostage that Jun Ao wants. As long as she is still with Mo Zhen, Jun Ao will not feel at ease and will naturally not relax his guard against Bai Xiaozi.

However, it should be Jun Ao who is anxious, not them, so all they have to do is wait.

Jun Ao should have invited them to the palace, not the other way around.