I was given the contraceptive soup and became the emperor's white moonlight

"Be gossiped about?" Xiao Heng obviously didn't realize the meaning of her words.

Su Minglang raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Heng, feeling a little embarrassed to speak, "That's right, that's right..."

"Most of the palace maids are in their prime. If Your Majesty only examines them, if it gets out, people will think that Your Majesty is..."

Su Minglang blushed and couldn't continue. When Xiao Heng heard this, he already understood what she meant and his face darkened immediately. However, seeing Su Minglang's equally awkward expression, he couldn't blame her.

"My beloved concubine, let's discuss this plan later!"

Xiao Heng waved his hands irritably. He had to admit that what Su Minglang said did make some sense and was indeed a method. However, he couldn't help but still have some expectations for Li Zhao in his heart.

If he could find something like a list in time, this matter would be much easier to solve.

Xiao Heng was about to let Su Minglang go back first when he heard her say cautiously, "Actually, I have another idea, but it's not as good as the Imperial Hospital, and I'm afraid it's even more presumptuous."

"No need for the Imperial Hospital?" Xiao Heng was interested again. "What is the transgression that my beloved concubine mentioned and why?"

"No, no!" Su Minglang hastily shook her head and refused: "This method of yours is really inappropriate. It is difficult to implement and too troublesome. No, no!"

"It's okay. Tell me about it." Xiao Heng didn't really care. After all, he couldn't come up with any good way to have the best of both worlds. Although her first method was somewhat feasible, it would require moving too many doctors around, and he would inevitably have some concerns. After all, he had a lover who was pregnant with his child and she couldn't be separated from him.

"Then, then I'll tell you." Su Minglang still looked a little conflicted.

"No problem!" Xiao Heng waved his hand, "Just say it."

"In fact, I was thinking that since the Autumn Examination has ended, your students have just entered the court and have not yet been assigned. They also lack experience and opportunities to perform in front of Your Majesty."

"I have naturally not been in the palace as long as the sisters in the six palaces, but even in this short time, I have already missed my family. As a concubine, I can still ask for the grace of Your Majesty to allow my parents to come to the palace to see them. But those maids and eunuchs in the harem may never see their families in this deep palace for their entire lives."

"It's not appropriate to let them go back home." Xiao Heng interrupted her and said with a frown, "The palace is not like an ordinary family. It's not a place where you can come and go as you please."

"Of course, I understand the pros and cons of this." Su Minglang nodded and continued, "I also know that it is impossible to let them return home to visit their families, but maybe sending them a letter home is feasible?"

"A letter home? That's fine. When palace maids and eunuchs reach a certain age and leave the palace, they can naturally deliver a letter home on behalf of their fellow villagers. There's no rule for that."

"But most of these maids chose to enter the palace for a living, and most of them are illiterate. Apart from sending some money or something, how many of them can write letters?"

Su Minglang was silent for a moment, then raised her head and continued, "So, what I want to say is that perhaps Your Majesty would like to ask these new officials to write some family letters for the palace maids and send them back. This way, we can find out where they came from and show Your Majesty's compassion."

"The new top scholar has spent ten years of hard work, is he just here to write a letter?" Xiao Heng said disapprovingly.

"It is precisely because scholars are arrogant that we have to test them in this way." Su Minglang thought this plan was feasible. "Your Majesty, think about it. To enter the palace and write letters for the palace maids, you must get your Majesty's permission. Since it is your Majesty's order, how dare they disobey?"

"Your Majesty is only asking them to write a letter now. How can this be considered an insult to them? If they are not willing to do even such a small thing willingly, how can Your Majesty trust them?"

"How can we be sure that they can serve Your Majesty diligently when we assign them to various government offices in the future?"

"Well, what my beloved concubine said does make some sense." Xiao Heng couldn't help but look at her again. This woman was slightly different from the one he usually saw.

"I will naturally consider what my beloved concubine said, but this matter concerns the country and I have to be extremely cautious."

"I understand. I just said whatever I thought. Your Majesty should make the decision." Su Minglang said sympathetically, "I just hope Your Majesty won't blame me for being too talkative."

"Of course I won't." Xiao Heng nodded in satisfaction, "It's getting late, my beloved concubine, go back and have some rest. I still have some memorials to deal with."

"It is I who have delayed your Majesty's time." Su Minglang looked at him apologetically, "Your Majesty should pay more attention to your health after all your hard work."

"My beloved concubine is so thoughtful." Xiao Heng smiled as he personally escorted Su Minglang out.

Su Minglang said goodbye to Xiao Heng, looking back every few steps. The smile on his face disappeared the moment he walked out the door.

"Nanxing, go back and prepare some water. I want to take a bath."

Xiao Heng stared at Su Minglang's back for a long time, unable to come back to his senses until Li Peidong appeared behind him and gently pushed him.

"Your Majesty? What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Xiao Heng shook his head and looked deeply into the distance, "Is my sister asleep?"

"Miss Li originally wanted to wait for His Majesty to go back and sleep together, but His Majesty took a little longer and couldn't stand it anymore so he fell asleep." Li Peidong replied softly, "Your Majesty also knows that this woman is pregnant and naturally cannot control her body."

"I understand." Xiao Heng said absentmindedly, "Su Minglang's visit just now gave me some ideas."

"Hmm?" Li Peidong didn't quite understand what he meant. "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"I thought she must have come to plead for the Queen." Xiao Heng said with a rare sense of guilt: "It turns out that I wronged her."

"Didn't Empress Zhaoyi come here to beg for mercy?" Li Peidong asked, "Then why did she suddenly ask for an audience?"

"It's about the matter that Li Zhao has been investigating recently." Xiao Heng said, "She said she heard about it from the Queen, so she is curious about the final solution."

"But I couldn't give her any results. Instead, she gave me some suggestions."

Xiao Heng repeated what Su Minglang said to Li Peidong, and Li Peidong felt that her method made some sense.

"Although her methods are mostly against the rules, they are still a way of thinking." Xiao Heng lowered his eyes and said, "I actually looked at this Su Zhaoyi with a smile."

"Although the Empress Zhaoyi's ideas are a bit beyond the rules, it is inevitable. After all, the Empress has only been in the palace for a short time and has some concerns that she is not very clear about." Li Peidong tentatively looked at Xiao Heng's face, and when he saw that he didn't say anything, he continued: "Perhaps this is why the Empress can have such wild ideas."