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

Chapter 58: Returning Home

Mo Zhen and the others, who originally planned to return to Southern Chu, had to postpone their return due to Leng Pingchu's actions.

"I don't quite understand why Leng Pingchu wants to make your daughter a concubine, which forces us to delay our return to the country. Isn't that putting us in a very passive position?" Leng Yuling really didn't understand.

Mo Xuan glanced at Mo Zhen, and seeing that he had no intention of explaining, he said, "If you want to know what he wants to do, you have to give him more time."

"What can he do? Isn't he just thinking of sending someone to monitor my or Mo Zhen's every move? Doesn't he understand what a spy is?" Leng Yuling looked at Mo Xuan with disdain. He doesn't even understand such a simple principle. No wonder he can only be a prince.

Mo Zhen wasn't surprised that Leng Yuling could see through Leng Pingchu's intentions, but Mo Xuan stared at her with wide eyes, looking incredulous. He had originally planned to keep it from Leng Yuling, but he hadn't expected her to know everything.

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? I feel uncomfortable staying here." As she said this, Leng Yuling looked at Mo Zhen, because only he could decide when to return. "So, when are we going back?"

Mo Zhen glanced at her sideways for a moment before asking, "Do you want to go back?"

Leng Yuling rolled her eyes at him, as if to say: What else?

“Then let’s go back.” Mo Zhen said calmly, as if Leng Yuling’s words had dispelled all his plans to stay.

Mo Xuan was about to say something, but when he saw Leng Yuling, he shut his mouth and looked at Mo Zhen with great confusion and helplessness.

Although Mo Zhen said he would go back, he didn't specify a time, but that was enough to excite Leng Yuling.

But Mo Xuan didn't understand.

He followed Mo Zhen back to the study, and as soon as he entered, he asked him, "Brother, are we really going back like this?" Mo Xuan asked with a hint of reluctance.

"It's been some time since we came out. Not only will the people of Southern Chu become suspicious, but it might also be detrimental to Yun'er's illness."

The sooner they go back, the sooner Ma Zhiyun's illness can be treated, which is a good thing for them.

At this point, Mo Xuan became somewhat impatient.

-

Only after successfully leaving Dongqi City did Leng Yuling truly breathe a sigh of relief, finally not being detained by Jun Ao.

In the end, Leng Pingchu still sent Leng Ruoxi to Mo Zhen's side, and of course, Mo Zhen did not choose another daughter from the Leng family.

The thought that the people sitting in the carriage behind theirs were people sent by Leng Pingchu and Jun Ao to monitor them made her feel uneasy.

He sighed unconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Mo Zhen asked without looking up.

Leng Yuling didn't realize that she had just sighed. She sighed again and said, "You said that Leng Ruoxi is in Nan Chu's territory. Doesn't Leng Pingchu know that we will also send people to monitor her every move? Why do you have to send her here?"

It's just a useless piece of chess that's been sent over. I really can't understand what Leng Pingchu is thinking. Leng Yuling shook her head helplessly.

Mo Zhen merely narrowed his eyes but remained silent.

There are some things that Leng Yuling still doesn't realize. Since she doesn't understand, he won't say anything. She'll find out eventually anyway, and he's quite curious about her reaction.

When they arrived at the inn to rest, Leng Ruoxi personally brewed tea and delivered it to Leng Yuling and Mo Zhen's room. Her timid and hesitant appearance was truly heartbreaking.

"This humble woman greets Your Majesty and my elder sister." After Mo Zhen gestured for her to rise, she stepped forward and said, "The food was a bit too salty, so I brewed some tea for Your Majesty and my elder sister. If Your Majesty and my elder sister don't mind..."

Before Leng Ruoxi could finish speaking, Leng Yuling interrupted her: "Just leave it there." Her tone wasn't very friendly; she just couldn't stand Leng Ruoxi's submissive manner.

She knew that perhaps it was because Leng Ruoxi was a concubine's daughter and had not been valued in the Prime Minister's mansion since childhood, so she was always so cautious in front of Mo Zhen.

In comparison, the naive and innocent Leng Siyu is much bolder, and also has a thicker skin and is more fearless.

"This is tea that I brought from Dongqi. I hope Your Majesty will find it pleasant to drink." Although it was tea brewed for Mo Zhen and Leng Yuling, it was mainly for Mo Zhen.

“He doesn’t have any dietary restrictions; he can drink anything.” Before Mo Zhen could speak, Leng Yuling answered first.

Mo Zhen glanced at her, looking as if she understood him very well, and Mo Zhen couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.

Just as she was about to speak, Ziyan's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the Sage of Medicine says he needs to see you and wants you to come over."

Upon hearing Ziyan's words, Leng Yuling got up and left without saying a word, while Mo Zhen frowned.

When he called her, she deliberately slowed down, but when Bai Xiaozi called her, she rushed over immediately, which displeased him somewhat.

Leng Yuling, who hurried to Bai Xiaozi's room, was unaware of Mo Zhen's displeasure with her actions. Instead, she curiously asked Bai Xiaozi what she wanted to see her about.

"You took Consort Ma's pulse?" Leng Yuling thought it was something important, but it turned out to be about Ma Zhiyun's illness.

Leng Yuling poured herself a glass of water, took a sip, and nodded: "It is indeed a strange disease, but I can't figure out what's wrong with it."

Even though she possessed medical skills from both the 21st century and this era, she still couldn't diagnose Ma Zhiyun's illness, so she could only place her hopes on Bai Xiaozi.

Suddenly, she asked, "Master, you won't be able to diagnose the illness either, will you?"

In that case, his reputation as a medical saint would be ruined by her, since she was the one who sent him to save people. Thinking of this, she began to feel guilty.

“Master, if, I mean if…” Leng Yuling swallowed hard and looked at Bai Xiaozi with a serious expression, “If even you can’t save Ma Zhiyun in the end, and your title of Medical Saint is indirectly ruined by me, don’t blame me.”

After all, she couldn't afford to take the blame.

Upon hearing Leng Yuling's words, Bai Xiaozi couldn't help but laugh out loud. He raised his hand to pat her head and said nonchalantly, "The title of Medical Saint was given to me by someone else. When have you ever seen your teacher care about these titles?"

Hearing his words, Leng Yuling breathed a sigh of relief and finally broke into a smile.

Bai Xiaozi was stunned for a moment. It seemed that Leng Yuling was more lively and cheerful than before when they met again. She used to smile less.

"Seeing your smile makes me very happy," Bai Xiaozi said.

Leng Yuling was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized that perhaps her personality was different from the original owner's. Fortunately, Bai Xiaozi did not suspect anything.

However, no matter what, she is Leng Yuling, that's true, she was before, she is now, and she will always be.

"Master, didn't you say that a smile can make a person different?"

She had no memories of Bai Xiaozi, but she clearly remembered that this sentence was said by Bai Xiaozi to the original owner.

Bai Xiaozi looked at her, paused for a moment, and then nodded.