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

Chapter 54: It Wasn't an Old Man After All

Seeing Mo Zhen and Leng Yuling come out together, Mo Xuan looked at them with a blank expression: "Why did you bring your elder brother out with you?"

The reason he came out with Leng Yuling was to give Mo Zhen and Jun Ao some private space. There were some things they needed to talk about alone, and Mo Xuan knew this.

But now... he looked at Mo Zhen with a puzzled expression, as if asking Mo Zhen why he came out with Leng Yuling.

Before Mo Zhen could speak, Leng Yuling interrupted, "Is it strange that you're coming with me to see my master?"

Before Mo Xuan could react, Leng Yuling had already taken a few steps forward. Her words were spoken so naturally, as if she were truly going to take Mo Zhen to see Bai Xiaozi as her husband.

However, what Leng Yuling didn't know was that Bai Xiaozi wasn't the old man she imagined, but a young man who looked about the same age as Mo Zhen.

She stared intently at Bai Xiaozi in front of her, swallowing hard: He's so handsome!

"You...you are my master?" In the original owner's memories, there was no memory of Bai Xiaozi's face at all, so Leng Yuling only knew that Bai Xiaozi had been very good to her since childhood, but she did not remember what he looked like, let alone that he was actually no less handsome than Mo Zhen!

You wouldn't guess that Bai Xiaozi is a doctor at all. Dressed in flowing white robes, he gives the impression of a refined and gentle young master from a scholarly family.

Leng Yuling walked to Bai Xiaozi's side, looked up at him, and asked again, "Are you really my master?"

Bai Xiaozi patted Leng Yuling's head and smiled indulgently, saying, "What, it's only been a few months, and you don't remember what your teacher looks like?" Even his voice was gentle and refined, making Leng Yuling swoon.

What Mo Zhen saw made him very uncomfortable, because he saw Leng Yuling's expression when she first saw him awake. He had originally thought that Leng Yuling would only have that expression towards him, but he was wrong.

“I fell once when I was at the Prime Minister’s residence, and I don’t remember many things.” Leng Yuling pointed to her head, because this was the only way she could explain her complete lack of memory of Bai Xiaozi.

However, upon seeing Bai Xiaozi, she felt something strange, something she couldn't quite put her finger on.

For a moment, I felt a tightness in my chest, and even a little short of breath.

"Who are these two?" Bai Xiaozi stopped arguing with Leng Yuling and instead looked at Mo Zhen and Mo Xuan to ask.

It wasn't until Bai Xiaozi asked that Leng Yuling walked to Mo Zhen's side and said with a smile, "Master, this is Mo Zhen, the emperor of the Southern Chu Kingdom, and this is Mo Xuan, the fifth prince of the Southern Chu Kingdom. They were the ones who helped me get revenge for the humiliation I suffered in the Northern Desert."

She was referring to the woman who was rejected by Jun Ao and then personally brought back to Southern Chu by Mo Xuan, going from being the abandoned empress of Northern Desert to the empress of Southern Chu in less than a month.

It has to be said that Leng Yuling's experience is really quite dramatic. Who would have thought that a discarded legitimate daughter would be discarded again after being made empress?

However, just when everyone thought her life was over, another person appeared like an angel from heaven, giving her a chance to turn things around.

However, even without Mo Zhen, she might not have lived a miserable life. After all, she is a modern person from the 21st century and naturally has her own methods.

However, what Leng Yuling didn't know was that Mo Zhen was dissatisfied with her introduction.

So before Bai Xiaozi could speak, he said, "I am the Emperor of Southern Chu, and also Ling'er's husband."

Almost as soon as Mo Zhen finished speaking, Leng Yuling suddenly said, "It's fake."

Mo Zhen frowned subconsciously, turning his head to look at Leng Yuling, but he didn't know why she said that, or why she was unwilling to acknowledge their relationship.

Is it...

Mo Zhen couldn't help but turn his gaze to Bai Xiaozi, who was still smiling. His gaze grew increasingly distant, and his expression grew increasingly somber.

Sensing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly awkward, Mo Xuan coughed softly before speaking, "Medical Sage, the purpose of our visit is to ask for your help."

Now, only Mo Xuan is the one with the clearest mind, and he seems to have also noticed that Mo Zhen becomes less calm whenever it comes to people and things related to Leng Yuling.

However, he didn't have much time to be curious before he heard Bai Xiaozi say, "Jun Ao will let me leave?"

"Since he can let us come to see you, he can certainly let us take you back. Of course, we still need to ask for your permission, Sage of Medicine." Although Bai Xiaozi was just a doctor, his status was such that even emperors of various countries had to give him some face. Mo Xuan naturally had to treat him with respect.

Bai Xiaozi seemed not to hear Mo Xuan's flattery, and instead asked him directly, "What are the conditions?"

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Bai Xiaozi looked at Leng Yuling and asked with a smile, "Little Ling, tell me, what are the conditions for me to leave here?"

He wasn't stupid. Jun Ao wasn't someone who was easy to talk to. Without conditions, he wouldn't have locked him up in the first place, and he even specially sent Leng Yuling back from Nan Chu.

"The condition is me." After a moment of silence, Leng Yuling finally spoke, "But, Master, do you think Jun Ao can keep me here? Besides, I'm here in Beimo as the Empress of Nan Chu now. As the Emperor of Beimo, would Jun Ao really be so shameless as to detain me?"

Jun Ao is capable of such things, but that doesn't mean the officials of the Northern Desert Kingdom would allow him to detain people at all costs.

At that point, it was no longer just about a woman.

"Don't underestimate Jun Ao," Bai Xiaozi said calmly, but his gaze was fixed on Mo Zhen.

There were some things he needed Mo Zhen to know, and the latter naturally understood the meaning behind his words.

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Leng Yuling and the others successfully brought Bai Xiaozi out, but they could not immediately take him back to Southern Chu because Jun Ao's men were constantly following them.

Leng Yuling angrily slammed her cup on the table: "What exactly does Jun Ao mean? Does he think he's treating all of us like his prisoners?"

The entire post station was completely guarded by Jun Ao's men, but there wasn't a single one of his people inside the courtyard. Otherwise, Leng Yuling wouldn't have dared to be so blunt.

However, Bai Xiaozi and Mo Zhen remained very calm, while only Mo Xuan panicked along with her.

"He let us bring the Sage of Medicine out, but he had people guard the post station, which is obviously to prevent us from bringing the Sage of Medicine back to Southern Chu." Seeing Bai Xiaozi right in front of him, but unable to take him back to treat Ma Zhiyun, he was more anxious and distressed than anyone else.

"Don't forget, Jun Ao isn't without conditions. He won't release them until he gets what he wants."

The person who said this was none other than Bai Xiaozi.

Mo Zhen frowned.

"Damn it!" Leng Yuling cursed instinctively.