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

Chapter 72: Not as concerned as you, as my brother-in-law

When news reached Jingling Palace that Mo Zhen had sent Leng Ruoxi, who had twisted her ankle in the Imperial Garden, back to the palace, Ziyan rushed over to Leng Yuling, who was taking a nap, and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Ruoxi twisted her ankle in the Imperial Garden."

"It's nothing serious, why are you making such a fuss?" Leng Yuling rolled over, hugging the blanket, and said, "She twisted her ankle, so let the imperial physician take a look at her. Do you expect me to apply the medicine for her myself for such a minor injury?"

"Your Majesty, it was His Majesty himself who escorted Miss Ruoxi back to Miaofang Courtyard!" Seeing that Leng Yuling didn't seem to care about this, Ziyan then brought up the most important matter.

Upon hearing this, Leng Yuling didn't react for a moment before jumping out of bed and looking at Ziyan, asking, "What did you say?"

"This servant said..."

Before Ziyan could finish speaking, Leng Yuling interrupted her, putting on her shoes and getting out of bed, saying angrily, "Just because I haven't shown my teeth doesn't mean Leng Ruoxi thinks I'm a cat! She dares to touch my people?"

Although it is known that one of Leng Ruoxi's purposes in coming to Southern Chu is probably to become Mo Zhen's favored concubine, at least Leng Ruoxi and the original owner of this body are related by blood.

The idea of ​​two sisters sharing one husband would not be a glorious thing if it got out. Besides, what she disliked most was others taking advantage of her to get close to her and then steal what was hers.

Even if her marriage to Mo Zhen was just a sham, in everyone's eyes, she was still Mo Zhen's empress, and how could Leng Ruoxi take her away from him?

Leng Yuling grabbed a piece of clothing and headed towards the door. Ziyan chased after her, calling out, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

"Catch them in the act!" Leng Yuling uttered two words before rushing out.

When she arrived at Miaofang Courtyard, the imperial physician had just come out of the room. Mo Zhen was about to step inside when she called out to him, "Mo Zhen."

Hearing Leng Yuling call his name in such an indescribable tone, Mo Zhen stopped in his tracks, frowning as he looked at her.

Seeing Mo Zhen looking at her, she was at a loss for words. After staring at each other for a long time, she made up a reason and said, "Ruoxi is still an unmarried young lady. How can you, a grown man, freely enter and leave her boudoir?"

Hearing Leng Yuling's words, Mo Zhen's displeasure eased, and he walked towards her step by step: "She twisted her ankle in the Imperial Garden just now, and I simply brought her back."

Leng Yuling glanced at him, and seeing that he had no secrets, she snorted and walked into the house, where she saw Leng Ruoxi about to get off the bed.

"Don't move." Seeing this, Leng Ruoxi stopped moving. She had never expected Leng Yuling to arrive so quickly.

She glanced at Leng Yuling, stood on tiptoe, and curtsied: "Elder sister."

Leng Yuling nodded. She didn't like people bowing to her, but if Leng Ruoxi liked it, she wouldn't stop her. She looked at Leng Ruoxi's bandaged foot and asked, "What did the doctor say?"

Leng Ruoxi followed her gaze to her foot and said with a smile, "I just twisted it by accident. I'll be fine after a few days of rest. What brings you here, elder sister?"

"You even had the Emperor personally escort you back, how could I not come?" Although she didn't know whether Leng Ruoxi's foot injury was real or fake, she really had no choice but to come.

Upon hearing Leng Yuling's words, Leng Ruoxi lowered her head slightly and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for making you worry, elder sister. It was Ruoxi's fault." Leng Ruoxi always managed to portray a delicate and aggrieved demeanor perfectly, just like now.

It was she who was injured, but it was also her apology. Coincidentally, Mo Zhen, who was at the door, heard this and took Leng Yuling's words as a blame.

Leng Yuling glanced at her, not thinking that the delicate younger sister in front of her would be a scheming person, but her words just now were clearly meant to make Mo Zhen outside the door misunderstand something.

It seems she has to be wary of this Leng Ruoxi.

After returning to Jingling Palace, Leng Yuling said to Mo Zhen, "Your Majesty, Ruoxi is my younger sister. For her safety, I have decided to bring her to live in Jingling Palace so that I can take care of her."

In fact, she just wanted Leng Ruoxi to see more clearly her relationship with Mo Zhen, and to monitor her every move. If she really contacted Leng Pingchu of Bei Mo behind her back, or told Bei Mo about their situation, then she would definitely not be polite to her anymore.

It should be noted that when they were in the Northern Desert, Leng Pingchu said that Leng Yuling's mother had passed away early, and since she was alone in the Southern Chu, he asked her to bring Leng Ruoxi with her.

He also said that he would find a good family in Nan Chu and then betroth Leng Ruoxi to that family, so that she would have a sister by her side. He did not say that Leng Ruoxi would become Mo Zhen's concubine, nor did he say that Leng Ruoxi would monitor their every move.

"Didn't you dislike things being too lively?" He remembered that he had planned to do so before, but Leng Yuling had dismissed him with "I don't like lively places."

But now she has changed her story, which has piqued his curiosity.

“She wasn’t injured before.” Leng Yuling’s words shut Mo Zhen up. However, there was indeed a reason why she had Leng Ruoxi stay at Jingling Palace, but she disdained to tell Mo Zhen. Anyway, he wouldn’t understand. Humph!

Mo Zhen looked at Leng Yuling, but he didn't think that she was really worried about Leng Ruoxi, which was why she asked her to move to Jingling Palace.

"As the eldest sister, I don't think you care much about your younger sister." Mo Zhen looked at Leng Yuling with a scrutinizing gaze, but was rebuffed by her.

"Indeed, she's not as concerned as you, her brother-in-law." Leng Yuling snorted coldly. "What, want to change your relationship with her? Like, from brother-in-law to husband?"

"Leng Yuling!"

As intelligent as Mo Zhen was, he could easily understand Leng Yuling's words. However, he had never thought of it that way before, and was quite displeased to suddenly hear her say such a thing.

"Why are you being so fierce? I don't believe you haven't heard the rumors in the palace." Seeing Mo Zhen's puzzled look, she continued, "It's the rumor that you're going to make Leng Ruoxi a concubine."

Before Mo Zhen could speak, she continued, "Mo Zhen, let me tell you, Leng Ruoxi is related to me by blood. Although we are husband and wife in name only, as long as I remain in your position as Empress, you should not have any thoughts of bringing women from the Leng family into your harem."

"Leng Yuling, what kind of person do you take me for?" Mo Zhen said through gritted teeth. He hadn't expected Leng Yuling to believe those rumors, and it was clear that she had misunderstood him for sending Leng Ruoxi back to Miaofang Courtyard today.

"Don't think about what kind of person I take you for. First, look at yourself." Leng Yuling looked at Mo Zhen and said, word by word. It wasn't that she didn't want to believe him, but he had to do something to make her believe him.

Mo Zhen looked at Leng Yuling and found that her words made sense.