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

Chapter 61: What are you thinking?

"Shouldn't you be anxious to have my master treat your concubine?" Why are you reminding her of her status and what she should do?

Leng Yuling looked at Mo Zhen with confusion and curiosity, but the latter only glanced at her and said indifferently, "No rush, let the Medical Saint rest for a while first."

What she couldn't see was the slight unease on Mo Zhen's face, because even he himself didn't know why he had specifically reminded Leng Yuling of her status as Empress.

However, Mo Zhen was not in a hurry, but Leng Yuling was extremely anxious.

After taking a bath and changing her clothes, she asked Ziyan to take her to Bai Xiaozi's bedroom. She seemed eager for Bai Xiaozi to treat Ma Zhiyun.

“Master…” As soon as she arrived at the palace gate, Leng Yuling pushed the door open without saying a word, only to find that Bai Xiaozi was changing clothes, her figure perfectly displayed in front of Leng Yuling.

Looking at Bai Xiaozi's firm back, Leng Yuling stared intently, swallowing unconsciously. Who would have thought that a seemingly gentle and refined doctor could have such a good physique, which was in no way inferior to Mo Zhen's?

"When did Xiaoling develop such a habit?" Bai Xiaozi couldn't help but ask as he turned around and saw Leng Yuling staring straight at him.

Leng Yuling coughed awkwardly a few times, then turned her head away, but still couldn't resist the urge to peek. She forced herself to stop, but said, "Who knew you had the habit of changing clothes at this hour, Master? And when I came in, I made such a loud noise, but you didn't stop me."

Bai Xiaozi, who had just finished dressing, smiled helplessly. She had rushed in while shouting, so he hadn't had time to stop her. Although he didn't mind, was Leng Yuling becoming more and more lively?

Bai Xiaozi walked towards her while tying his belt, a smile on his lips, and said, "You've become even more lively since you got married. You would never have spoken to your teacher like this before."

“Master, you really have to believe some of what I’m about to say. I’m telling you, ever since I fell down at the Prime Minister’s residence, I’ve really figured it out. I absolutely can’t live with that timid and submissive personality I used to have.”

In her memory, the original owner was a person with a similar personality to the current Leng Ruoxi, who was very timid and submissive, which displeased her. Besides, that wasn't her personality, so naturally she couldn't learn it.

Since Bai Xiaozi brought it up, and he was the person who knew Leng Yuling best, she could only make things up.

Bai Xiaozi glanced at her but didn't dwell on it or continue the conversation. Instead, he asked her why she had come to see him.

"Master, what you're saying is a bit funny. Of course, I'm looking for you to take you to see Ma Zhiyun." After all, she had been curious for so long, and she stayed because of her curiosity about the illness. Naturally, she wanted to get an answer as soon as possible.

"Did His Majesty send you?" Even Bai Xiaozi, who was not from Southern Chu, did not dare to call Mo Zhen by his full name, but instead addressed him respectfully as "Your Majesty".

Leng Yuling shook her head, looking disdainful, and said, "His concubine, he's not in a hurry, but I am." As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat, and if this continues, she really suspects she'll die of curiosity.

“Since the Emperor hasn’t given the order, don’t worry.” After a pause, Bai Xiaozi added, “Why don’t you show me around the Southern Chu Palace first? It will help relieve the fatigue of the past few days.”

"Master..."

Leng Yuling tried to act coquettishly, but Bai Xiaozi's glare made her swallow all her words, and she nodded with a pitiful expression.

She was basically tired of exploring the Southern Chu Imperial Palace. When she was trapped in the palace and had nothing to do, she was always unwilling to stay in her palace. So she asked Ziyan to take her around. During that time, she had almost explored the entire huge palace.

"Actually, the Southern Chu Imperial Palace isn't very big. If you're willing, you can see it all in two days." But back then, she only spent half an hour a day there, so it took her several days to see it all.

"Huh?" At the entrance of a palace, Leng Yuling suddenly stopped and looked up at the inside, her eyes filled with confusion.

Bai Xiaozi also stopped and turned to look at Leng Yuling: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Ziyan never brought me here before." Leng Yuling looked up at the sign on the courtyard gate, which had four antique-style characters: 'Lively and Fragrant'.

These four words are well-chosen, but the courtyard is overgrown with weeds and looks like a cold palace or an abandoned palace. But if it is a cold palace or an abandoned palace, why are there sounds coming from inside?

Furthermore, she had never heard of any of Mo Zhen's concubines being banished to the Cold Palace, but the dilapidated palace piqued Leng Yuling's curiosity.

Seeing that she kept staring at the courtyard, Bai Xiaozi said earnestly, "Xiao Ling, in this harem, you must not be too curious."

After hearing this, Leng Yuling didn't say anything more. She smiled and pulled Bai Xiaozi to continue walking ahead.

Unbeknownst to them, after they left, the master of the courtyard asked the maid, "Who was that person lingering at the courtyard gate just now?"

"It's the queen."

"The Empress?" The woman in white looked towards the courtyard gate, her eyes narrowing as if she were thinking about something, or perhaps she wasn't thinking about anything at all, simply looking around.

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After wandering around for half a day and sending Bai Xiaozi back, Leng Yuling finally returned to her palace. She was so exhausted that she collapsed onto the soft couch, refusing to move.

"Ziyan, pour me a glass of water." She lay on the soft couch with her back facing up, stretching out one hand for Ziyan to pour her a glass of water.

Before long, he felt the water glass that Ziyan handed him. He took it and drank it in big gulps before handing the glass back to Ziyan, saying, "Thank you."

"Would you like another drink?" Hearing the voice, Leng Yuling was so startled that she almost dropped the cup in her hand. Why was the person serving her not Ziyan but Mozhen?

She sat up straight, swallowed unconsciously, looked at Mo Zhen, and blinked, asking, "You... how did you get here?"

"Why can't I be here?" He paused, and before Leng Yuling could speak, he continued, "Who does the Empress think or hope is here? Mo Xuan or the Sage of Medicine?"

It seemed that Leng Yuling was more unwilling or afraid to see him than the two of them, which made him very unhappy, but the latter was unaware of it.

"Don't you make any noise when you walk?" This really startled her. If it were Mo Xuan, she would have beaten him up long ago. But the person in front of her was Mo Zhen, the emperor of the Southern Chu Kingdom, so she could only be angry but dare not speak out.

"Isn't it because the Empress was too engrossed?" Mo Zhen sat down next to Leng Yuling and continued, "I'm quite curious, what was the Empress thinking just now?"

"I can't figure it out." Leng Yuling sat up cross-legged, resting her chin on her hands, but her gaze was wandering.