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

Chapter 79: Leng Ruoxi's Little Schemes

Leng Yuling looked at Su Xi standing in front of her and couldn't help but swallow. The so-called secret guards were just bodyguards, right? But she didn't think she needed bodyguards, especially bodyguards with gloomy faces. They weren't cute at all. She pouted, slightly dissatisfied.

"Come here." Leng Yuling pulled Ziyan aside and whispered, "Actually, I'm not in any danger here in Lingjingling Palace. Why don't you go and talk to Mo Zhen and ask him to remove the people?"

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is just worried about you. Besides, it's not a bad thing for Su Xi to stay in Jingling Palace. It can also let the other ladies in the palace know how much the Emperor dotes on you, so who will dare to bully you?" In Ziyan's eyes, Su Xi's existence is not only to protect Leng Yuling, but also to show Mo Zhen's affection for her.

However, Leng Yuling didn't care about these things. Instead, she was worried that Su Xi's presence by her side wasn't to protect her, but rather to monitor her, which would be no fun.

But she also knew that Su Xi's fate was not something Zi Yan could decide. Even if it were her, as long as Mo Zhen insisted, she might not be able to make Su Xi leave Jingling Palace.

What danger could there be in this palace? Perhaps Mo Zhen was afraid that she would escape from the palace again without anyone knowing.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile, walked up to Su Xi and said, "Since Mo Zhen sent you, then you can stay. As for what to do, you can decide for yourself."

"How dare you address the Emperor by his name!" Su Xixu was a very disciplined person, but also a rather rigid one, which was especially evident.

Upon hearing her words, Ziyan couldn't help but chuckle. She had been just as shocked when she heard Leng Yuling call Mo Zhen by his name before, but when she saw Leng Yuling addressing Mo Zhen in the same way, she understood something.

So before Leng Yuling could speak, Ziyan explained for her, "Guard Su, Her Highness is used to addressing His Majesty in this way, and His Majesty has tacitly approved of it."

Su Xi stopped speaking only after hearing Zi Yan say that Mo Zhen had tacitly approved it, while Leng Yuling had already walked into the house when Zi Yan spoke.

No sooner had Leng Yuling returned to the house than Leng Ruoxi and Ma Zhiyun followed her in.

"Elder sister, I was so worried! I thought something had happened to you. Thank goodness you're alright..." Leng Ruoxi practically clung to Leng Yuling, her face full of concern, a testament to their deep sisterly bond.

However, Leng Yuling did not truly sense her worry. Instead, she could see the real concern in Ma Zhiyun's eyes, who remained silent. So she simply told Leng Ruoxi perfunctorily, "I'm fine, I'm just going out to play for a few days."

It's hard to say whether Leng Ruoxi is truly worried about her. Looking at her appearance, she probably is somewhat worried, but Leng Yuling doesn't want to delve deeper.

After all, human hearts are the most difficult things to guess.

Under the guise of caring for Leng Yuling, Leng Ruoxi stayed in her room. Leng Yuling, who originally wanted to find out about Ma Zhiyun's health, couldn't send her away and could only chat with them.

"The Fifth Prince has really had a hard time these past few days. As soon as he heard that his elder sister was missing, he rushed to the palace as quickly as possible." For some reason, Leng Yuling felt that Leng Ruoxi was deliberately mentioning Mo Zhen.

"Did you notify Mo Xuan?" Leng Ruoxi nodded, then asked curiously, "How did you notify him?"

Leng Ruoxi had just arrived at the palace and wasn't even familiar with it yet, so how could she possibly find someone to go outside the palace to inform Mo Xuan? This was truly strange.

Leng Ruoxi said casually, "We originally dared not let the Emperor know about this, for fear that he would be even angrier, so I asked Rong Mama to send someone out of the palace to find the Fifth Prince."

To think of not telling Mo Zhen in such a chaotic moment, and to know that Mo Xuan would definitely help her, she is undoubtedly a smart girl.

“No wonder the Fifth Prince came to see me in such a hurry a few days ago; it turns out he was looking for the Empress.” Ma Zhiyun suddenly realized something and spoke up.

However, Leng Yuling seemed to sense something amiss from her eyes and tone. She felt that Leng Yuling treated Mo Xuan differently than she treated Mo Zhen. When she saw Mo Zhen with her, she showed no displeasure, but when she heard Mo Xuan's concern for Leng Yuling, she...

“Mo Xuan and I have a revolutionary friendship. After all, he brought me from the Northern Desert. Besides, I’m his sister-in-law. If he can get away with anything if I disappear, then there’s definitely something wrong with his character.”

This was her honest opinion. She and Mo Xuan had a very good relationship, and it was a simple friendship. However, she knew that Ma Zhiyun might not have thought the same way after hearing Leng Ruoxi's words.

"I'll have to thank him properly another day. If he hadn't failed to tell Mo Zhen in time, I wouldn't have been able to play outside the palace for so many days." Thinking of this, she felt that she needed to have a serious talk with Mo Zhen.

“The Fifth Prince is indeed a person who values ​​friendship very much.” As she spoke, Ma Zhiyun’s admiring expression made Leng Yuling feel even more that she had special feelings for Mo Xuan.

Is it...

No, she's Mo Zhen's imperial concubine, how could she possibly have any entanglement with Mo Xuan? Impossible, impossible! Realizing her own thoughts, Leng Yuling couldn't help but shake her head.

"Am I wrong?" Seeing Leng Yuling shake her head, Ma Zhiyun had no idea what she was thinking, only assuming that she disagreed with her statement.

Leng Yuling shook her head again: "It's nothing." She absolutely couldn't have such thoughts, after all, these two people were people she liked, she couldn't...

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Ever since she had that idea, whenever she saw Mo Xuan or Ma Zhiyun, she couldn't help but link the two of them together, and she always felt very guilty about her thoughts.

That day, after having dinner with Ma Zhiyun and Mo Xuan, Leng Yuling felt very uncomfortable.

After they left, Mo Zhen asked curiously, "Why are you acting so strangely today? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No," Leng Yuling answered subconsciously. She couldn't let Mo Zhen find out about this. After all, one was his favorite concubine and the other was his beloved younger brother. If he found out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, the faster she answered, the more suspicious Mo Zhen became, staring at her intently as if still waiting for her explanation.

Leng Yuling sighed helplessly. After a while, she thought of a good idea and asked, "Have you noticed?"

She looked at Mo Zhen, who had no idea what she was trying to ask: "Hmm?"

“Leng Ruoxi always deliberately makes my relationship with Mo Xuan sound very mysterious in front of you.”