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

Chapter 84 Mo Zhen's Mother

"Are you the Dowager Consort?" Leng Yuling looked her up and down and muttered, "Are you sure you're not Mo Zhen's concubine?" How could a Dowager Consort look so young? Looking at her, Leng Yuling naturally didn't believe she was the Dowager Consort, but she also seemed to have never seen her in this palace before.

Thinking of something, she pointed at the Dowager Consort and said, "You wouldn't actually be the concubine that Mo Zhen banished to the Cold Palace, and then used Rong Momo to let me in to see you, so that you could use me to threaten Mo Zhen into letting you go, would you?"

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Leng Yuling explained, "Let me tell you, Mo Zhen and I aren't as close as you think. He definitely wouldn't be threatened by anyone to save me, so I advise you to give up on that idea."

As she spoke, she took a step back, trying to leave, but was grabbed by Rong Momo: "How dare you be so rude! You can say whatever you want in front of the Emperor because you are favored by him, but the person in front of you is the Empress Dowager, the Emperor's birth mother!"

Leng Yuling turned her head to look at Rong Momo, as if asking her if the person in front of her was really the Dowager Consort, Mo Zhen's birth mother.

Seeing the certain look in Rong Momo's eyes, she turned to the Dowager Consort and said with a smile, "Hello, I am Leng Yuling. Just pretend you didn't hear what I said earlier."

As soon as she finished speaking, Rong Momo whispered from the side, "Hurry up and pay your respects to the Dowager Consort."

"Understood!" Leng Yuling said reluctantly, then gave a perfunctory curtsy and said, "Greetings, Your Highness. May Your Highness enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

"What a lovely girl." The Dowager Consort didn't hold any of Leng Yuling's previous mistakes against her and beckoned her over. "Come here quickly, let me take a good look at you."

Why is this person so strange? Why is he so enthusiastic when we first meet? Leng Yuling walked towards the Dowager Consort with a hint of hesitation and wariness, but the wariness on her face made the Dowager Consort laugh.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you." She paused, then said casually, "After all, you are the Empress."

This concubine is becoming increasingly strange. She doesn't refer to herself as "this palace" but as "I"? This is quite different from the women in the harem that Leng Yuling knows.

Leng Yuling approached her with a look in her eyes, scrutinizing her from head to toe. She did indeed resemble Mo Zhen somewhat, but if you were to talk about her mother, she would look far too young.

This would be considered a strange occurrence in the 21st century, and even more so in this inexplicable era.

The Dowager Consort seemed to notice the curiosity in Leng Yuling's eyes, so she explained, "When I was your age, Zhen'er could already talk."

Early marriage and childbirth, no wonder. The original owner is only seventeen or eighteen years old, while the Dowager Consort is only seventeen years older than Mo Zhen. Mo Zhen is twenty-one now, so the Dowager Consort is only in her thirties.

"No wonder she's so young," Leng Yuling said in a low voice.

But the person next to him shouted sternly, "Don't be rude!"

After hearing this, Leng Yuling could only lower her head slightly. This was, after all, someone else's territory, and she was Mo Zhen's mother. In other words, she was the most powerful woman in the Southern Chu Kingdom besides Leng Yuling.

I can't afford to offend you. I can't afford to offend you.

Leng Yuling murmured to herself, but this time no one heard what she was muttering; all they could see was her mouth moving incessantly.

After a long while, she suddenly looked up at the Dowager Consort and asked her, "Did you come to see me for something?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to chat with you. You are indeed as interesting as Rong Momo said. No wonder Zhen'er is willing to come to your palace every night."

Was the purpose of summoning this imperial concubine to interrogate her?

"Actually, I have advised His Majesty to bestow his favors equally among all his subjects, but he never listens. Or perhaps, Your Highness, do you have some brilliant ideas that you could teach me?"

In fact, she really hoped that Mo Zhen would stop running to her palace so often, so that the women in the palace would all see him as a thorn in their side. Fortunately, her best friend Ma Zhiyun did not see her as a thorn in their side, otherwise she would really have no friends.

However, after hearing Leng Yuling's words, the Dowager Consort seemed to have heard a funny joke and was completely amused.

"From now on, you should come and talk to me often. You are so interesting to talk to." The Dowager Consort did not answer her question, but instead told her to come more often. What did this mean?

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Back at Jingling Palace, Leng Yuling finally realized that she had been inexplicably taken to "Living in Fragrance" by Rong Mama, and then inexplicably kicked out by the master of the house, who told her to spend more time talking to her in the future.

Leng Yuling has made up her mind; she'll be busy from now on!

"Your Majesty, why are you only returning now? The Emperor is already waiting for you in the room." As soon as she saw Leng Yuling, Ziyan hurried over and whispered a reminder.

Leng Yuling narrowed her eyes and couldn't help but sigh: "Why is he here again?"

"What, does the Empress not wish to see me?" Mo Zhen's voice rang out softly after he finished speaking.

Feeling guilty, Leng Yuling was taken aback. She turned around to face Mo Zhen and grinned, saying, "I was just worried about your injuries. After all, drowning can be a serious or minor matter. You should rest properly and not go out for walks all the time."

Leng Yuling said she cared about Mo Zhen, but in reality she just didn't want Mo Zhen to bother her. How could the latter not understand? She just didn't say it out loud.

"I'm fine." With that, Mo Zhen followed Leng Yuling out of the house, asking as he went, "Where did you go just now?"

“Vibrant and fragrant,” Leng Yuling replied casually.

Upon hearing this, Mo Zhen stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at Leng Yuling, and his tone instantly turned several degrees colder: "Where did you go?" Mo Zhen spoke almost word by word.

This really startled Leng Yuling. She took a step back, keeping a distance of one step from Mo Zhen, and looked at him warily, saying, "It's not like I wanted to go. Your mother made me go to see her. I also find it inexplicable."

Before Mo Zhen could even say anything to blame her, she preemptively struck.

Seeing her serious and earnest expression, Mo Zhen calmed down and thought about it calmly. It made sense; if the Empress Dowager hadn't personally summoned him, who could have entered that palace?

What he was more curious about was why the Empress Dowager had suddenly summoned Leng Yuling, and what they had discussed.

However, Leng Yuling answered very honestly: "I didn't say anything, or rather, I didn't say anything of substance, it was all nonsense, and then..."

Before Leng Yuling could finish speaking, Mo Zhen interrupted her: "And then what?"

"Then your mom kicked me out!" She's still unhappy about it. Why did she call someone over for no reason, say nothing, and then kick them out?

Leng Yuling truly couldn't digest or learn the hospitality customs of the Southern Chu Kingdom.

I'm feeling depressed.