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

Xiao Heng was silent for a long time, and then he slowly said, "Forget it, I will call Li Zhao to discuss it tomorrow."

"Yes." Li Peidong responded in a low voice without trying to persuade him.

Xiao Heng nodded and sat back at the desk. Li Peidong walked to the desk naturally and picked up the ink stick.

Xiao Heng stared at his movements and was stunned for a moment, "You..."

"Your Majesty?" Li Peidong asked in confusion, "But what are your instructions?"

"Nothing." Xiao Heng retracted his gaze and put his energy back into the memorial in front of him, and said casually: "How old are you this year?"

"I am nearly seventy years old."

"Yes, I'm almost 70 years old..." Xiao Heng pondered for a moment, "It's time to take a break."

"My greatest wish is to see Your Majesty safe and sound. That will make me satisfied." Li Peidong said with a smile, his eyes showing both relief and worry.

"Stop wasting time!" Xiao Heng said irritably, "You are so old now, you should have rested so late, go back and rest."

"Your Majesty?" Li Peidong looked at him in surprise. "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"Xiao Xizi. Where is Xiao Xizi?"

Xiao Heng asked loudly, and a hurried figure ran in from the door and knelt down in front of him with a plop.

"Your servant is here!" Xiao Xizi crawled on the ground, looked up uneasily at his adoptive father who was standing beside him, trying to get some information from his eyes.

"Come and grind the ink for me." Xiao Heng ordered in a low voice, then turned to Li Peidong and said, "Since you are already old, you should stop working hard every day. I am the one who supports this huge palace, so can't I take care of you for the rest of your life?"

"Didn't you raise Xiao Xizi? You should be relieved now, right?"

"This..." The sudden change caught him off guard. Li Peidong didn't expect why Xiao Heng suddenly had such an idea. He looked at his face in surprise, but saw that he was frowning and although he was a little impatient, he didn't look annoyed. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Li Peidong bowed and kowtowed respectfully, looking at Xiao Heng with a complicated expression, "Your Majesty, please understand me. I am very grateful."

Xiao Heng looked at his hunched back as he left, and his irritation grew even worse. He forced himself to look away, and was about to pick up his pen, but he saw Xiao Xizi, who was supposed to be grinding ink for him, standing on the ground in a daze, looking at Li Peidong's departing back with melancholy.

"What are you standing there for?" Xiao Heng scolded in a low voice. Xiao Xizi was startled. He came to his senses and quickly knelt down.

"I know I was wrong, Your Majesty!"

"Get up! Do I look like a cannibal?" Xiao Heng cursed inwardly in annoyance, waved his hand and ignored him.

After a long while, when the candle was more than half burned, Xiao Heng put down his pen, stood up and straightened his body, "Is it in time?"

"Your Majesty, it is already two quarters past midnight."

This was the first time Xiao Xizi had been guarding for so long, so he took the opportunity to relax his sore hands and feet.

"Are you tired?" Xiao Heng noticed the small movements of the people around him and asked indifferently: "Your godfather has been in this position for decades."

"Your Majesty, this servant..." Xiao Xizi knelt down in fear, startled by what Xiao Heng said, "Eunuch Li, Eunuch Li..."

Xiao Xizi understood that the most taboo thing in the palace was forming cliques and factions. Even brothers could do this, let alone the master?

It’s just that these things have been going on in the palace despite repeated bans, but they have never and cannot be put before Your Majesty.

"Li Peidong has served me for so many years, how could I not know what kind of person he is?" Xiao Heng relaxed and leaned lazily on the back of the chair, "He served the late emperor and has served me for so many years, I would not doubt him no matter who I doubt."

"It's just an adopted son. I know all the things going on in the harem. As long as it's harmless, I won't interfere."

"Thank you for your leniency, Your Majesty." Xiao Xizi looked at him gratefully, "I have been taken in and raised by my adoptive father since I entered the palace at a young age. I have always felt that my adoptive father can always stand by my side."

"But today, as I watched my adoptive father leave, I realized that he is really old." Xiao Xizi said with some sadness: "I don't know what the future will be like."

"I didn't expect that." Xiao Heng seemed to recall something beautiful, with a faint smile on his face. "When I was young, I saw Li Peidong following the late emperor. At that time, the late emperor trusted him very much. Later, when the late emperor passed away, he stood by my side. He assisted me and took care of me for more than ten years. I have already regarded him as my own."

When Xiao Heng first met Li Peidong, he had already become a first-class eunuch beside the late emperor. At that time, Xiao Heng thought that he was just a eunuch, a guy who took advantage of the power of others. For a long time, he looked down on this old eunuch.

Later, as the emperor's health deteriorated, Li Peidong was assigned to be a first-rank eunuch by Xiao Heng's side. At that time, he was young and energetic and looked down upon those who depended on others for a living, especially the eunuchs' disorderly politics that were often described in vernacular novels. He looked down upon him even more.

But Li Peidong seemed a little different. No matter how much Xiao Heng hated him and made things difficult for him, he still endured it silently and continued to do his own thing and whispered in his ear over and over again. But it was also because of his presence that the young and frivolous emperor did not make an indelible mistake because of a momentary impulse.

It was not until today, when Li Peidong was no longer by his side, that Xiao Heng realized that since the first time he saw him, that figure had never left his side.

It was also from that time on that Li Peidong, with pale hair and a hunched back, followed generation after generation of emperors closely.

"Find a few palace maids to serve him." Xiao Heng ordered softly, "After all, he is old and not as strong as before. I will feel relieved if there is someone to serve him."

"I'm here, so I must." Xiao Xizi said with a smile, feeling very happy that His Majesty was considerate of his adoptive father.

"You will stay with me from now on." Xiao Heng said nonchalantly, "I usually handle government affairs, and I need someone I can trust by my side. Since you were taught by Li Peidong, I trust you."

Although the two words "I believe you" were light, Xiao Xizi understood how much meaning these two words from the emperor's mouth had. He kowtowed hurriedly, half fearful and half excited, in response.

"Su Zhaoyi said you were smart, but I think you're a bit clumsy." Xiao Heng looked at his hurried appearance and said with disdain, "Don't kneel, get up quickly."

"If I say a few words to you and you kneel down, I won't be able to do anything else for the whole day."