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

Chapter 75: I'm leaving, don't look for me

"Your Highness, I've brought you some water. Would you like to wash up before going to bed?" Ziyan asked softly from outside the door, carrying a basin of water. When she heard no response from inside, she called out again, "Your Highness?"

Ziyan put her ear to the door but heard no sound from inside. She assumed that Leng Yuling was just asleep. After all, she had argued with Mo Zhen before, but she always chose to sleep to calm down after the argument. Ziyan thought that this time would be the same.

Worried that Ziyan wasn't properly covered with the blanket, she wanted to push the door open to check on her, but found that Leng Yuling had locked the door from the inside. Knowing Leng Yuling's temper, Ziyan didn't dare to disturb her sleep and retreated.

The next morning, Ziyan came over at the same time Leng Yuling usually got up. When she opened the door, she found that it was still locked from the inside. She called out softly, "Your Highness, it's getting late. You should get up."

Strangely, there was still no sound from inside the house. Normally, even if Leng Yuling went to bed late, she would be up by now. But she went to bed so early last night, yet there was no movement at all today. Ziyan couldn't help but worry.

Ziyan summoned Rong Mama: "Rong Mama, Her Highness has locked herself in her room since yesterday and hasn't gotten up yet. Could something have happened?"

Rong Momo was an old servant in the palace and had served Mo Zhen's mother before, so she was naturally much calmer than Zi Yan. She raised her hand and gently knocked on the door: "Your Highness, it's getting late, time to get up."

After a long while, there was still no movement from inside the room, so Rong Mama knocked harder and louder: "Your Highness, it's time to get up."

No matter how much Ziyan and Rong Mama called from outside the door, there was no response from inside. If it were any other day, Leng Yuling would have already come out with her hair all messed up and started yelling. The more this happened, the more worried Ziyan became.

"Granny Rong, do you think something really happened to Her Highness?" Ziyan was Leng Yuling's personal maid. If something happened to Leng Yuling, she would naturally be punished. But she was genuinely worried about Leng Yuling, not about being punished herself.

After hearing Ziyan's words, and indeed not hearing any sound from inside the room, Rong Mama ordered the door to be broken down. Even being scolded by Leng Yuling was better than her actually getting into trouble.

However, after breaking down the door, Ziyan was the first to rush in. She searched the entire room but couldn't find Leng Yuling. Instead, she found a note left by Leng Yuling on the dressing table.

The words written on it were: I'm leaving, don't look for me.

Ziyan's legs went weak with fear. She grabbed Rong Mama's hand and asked, "Rong Mama, where has Her Highness gone? What should we do?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Leng Ruoxi's voice came from the doorway: "Elder sister."

"Miss Ruoxi, Her Majesty the Empress has disappeared." Upon seeing Leng Ruoxi, Ziyan handed her the note and said.

Yesterday, Mo Zhen had just had a fight with Leng Yuling, and now she wasn't sure if Mo Zhen had calmed down. In addition, she didn't dare to tell Mo Zhen about Leng Yuling leaving without permission, so she could only tell Leng Ruoxi, after all, she was Leng Yuling's sister.

After reading the note left by Leng Yuling, Leng Ruoxi was taken aback at first, and then asked, "Where could my elder sister have gone?"

Ziyan shook her head, but Rong Momo said, "This old servant will go to see the Emperor right now."

"No!" Leng Ruoxi stopped her in time. Seeing the puzzled looks on Ziyan and Rong Mama's faces, she explained, "My elder sister just angered the Emperor yesterday. If we tell him about this now, he might be even angrier when she returns. Besides, she might just be throwing a tantrum and hiding in some corner. After all, not just anyone can come and go from the palace."

After listening to Leng Ruoxi's analysis, they decided not to tell Mo Zhen about Leng Yuling's disappearance, but to secretly send people to search for Leng Yuling in every corner of the palace.

Those who returned all shook their heads. Ziyan and Rong Mama became increasingly worried. Although Rong Mama and Leng Yuling usually did not get along, and even today's incident was considered by Rong Mama to be unreasonable by Leng Yuling, her worries were genuine.

Just then, Mo Xuan walked in.

Ziyan had just curtsied and hadn't even had a chance to speak when she heard Moxuan say, "Get up. Tell me quickly, how did my sister-in-law disappear?"

Zi Yan was stunned and hadn't reacted yet when Leng Ruoxi had already explained it to him.

Mo Xuan's face was grim, as if he was thinking about something. Zi Yan became increasingly anxious: "Fifth Prince, Rong Mama has already secretly sent people to search every corner of the palace, but we still haven't found Her Majesty."

Although Ziyan didn't know why Moxuan had received the news and entered the palace, his presence greatly helped in finding Leng Yuling.

Thinking of this, Ziyan knelt down before Mo Xuan: "Fifth Prince, I beg you to bring the Empress back. The Empress cannot be harmed."

In the palace, he rarely saw a maid so protective. He personally helped Ziyan up and promised, "Don't worry, your mistress will be fine."

As soon as Mo Xuan finished speaking, Leng Ruoxi also spoke up: "Fifth Prince, you usually have a good relationship with your elder sister, and we dare not let the Emperor know about this matter, so the only person I can think of is you, Fifth Prince. Please, Fifth Prince, you must find your elder sister."

Leng Ruoxi looked at Mo Xuan with worry in her eyes. Receiving no response from Mo Xuan, she made a move to kneel down, but at that moment, Mo Xuan steadily supported her and said, "She is not only my sister-in-law, but also my friend. I will definitely not let anything happen to her."

"I have already sent people to inquire about the guards at the entrance of Jingling Palace, and I have also sent people to search inside the palace. You can wait in Jingling Palace, I will go to find my brother now."

Mo Xuan was about to leave when Leng Ruoxi stopped him, looking at him with concern: "If the Emperor finds out about this, wouldn't my elder sister be in trouble..." She didn't finish her sentence, but Mo Xuan understood what she meant.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to tell my brother about this, but to keep him calm and at least prevent him from coming to Jingling Palace."

After hearing Mo Xuan's words, Leng Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief. Only after Mo Xuan's figure disappeared from Jingling Palace did a hint of smugness flash in her eyes.

A fleeting emotion caught Zi Yan's eye, but she thought she had misread it, since Leng Ruoxi was currently clutching the test paper with a worried expression on her face.

"Miss Ruoxi, don't worry. The Fifth Prince has already sent people to search for her. I believe Her Highness will find her soon." Seeing Leng Ruoxi's worried expression, Rong Mama stepped forward to comfort her.

She just felt that they were all daughters of the Leng family, so why was Leng Ruoxi so well-behaved and sensible, while Leng Yuling, as the empress, dared to leave the palace without permission?

At this moment, Rong Momo's affection for Leng Ruoxi was directly proportional to her dislike for Leng Yuling.