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

"The palace has been quite lively these past few days."

Su Minglang looked up when she heard the voice, and sighed helplessly at the paler face of the person opposite her. "If your Majesty is interested, I will accompany you to take a look, okay?"

"Let them join in the fun. If I go, it will just feel restrained." The queen smiled but did not respond.

Su Minglang frowned slightly and tapped her fingertips, "It's already the ninth day."

"What?" The queen looked up and asked, as if she didn't hear clearly.

"What I meant was that these people have been in the palace for nine days." Su Minglang smiled and turned to look outside. In stark contrast to the laughter and joy in the palace, the entire Kunning Palace was silent and seemed particularly empty and deserted.

Xiao Ye followed Su Minglang's line of sight and said worriedly, "My Lady, it looks like the weather outside is going to change."

Su Minglang was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was talking about the weather. She nodded and said, "Yes, the weather is going to change."

The queen sensed the heaviness in her tone and raised her head, "What are you afraid of? Why not wait until the rain stops before leaving? Can my palace be without food for the two of you?"

Su Minglang smiled brightly upon hearing this: "You live a good life now, usually no one disturbs you and you are quiet."

"No matter how noisy it is outside, it won't disturb you."

"Your words are full of hidden meanings, which is really annoying." The queen curled her lips, put down her teacup, straightened herself up and said, "One moment it's lively again, and the next moment it's going to change. What exactly do you want to say?"

"Have you seen the maidservant beside His Majesty?" Su Minglang raised his eyes and stared at her and said, "You were confined because of her, right?"

"I haven't seen her true appearance." The Queen pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled sarcastically, "Your Majesty has carefully hidden this pearl."

"You are not the only one in the palace who wants to see her." Su Minglang smiled and lowered his head, fiddling with the tea bowl in his hand. "The gate of Jingyang Palace has been closed for several days. Not even a maid or eunuch can be seen coming and going."

"Jingyang Palace is... where Concubine Shu lives?" The Queen frowned. "She also offended Your Majesty? This is really a strange news."

Obviously, the Queen had heard about the Queen's deep love for Concubine Shu.

"Your Majesty has not issued an edict, at least not a decree to make it public." Su Minglang looked at her obscurely, "I also went to ask, and they said that Concubine Shu was ill."

"It seems like a serious illness. Even the palace people around him have been replaced."

"You mean..." The queen was stunned for a moment and looked at Su Minglang in disbelief: "How is it possible? This is the imperial palace!"

"What's impossible?" Su Minglang put the teacup back on the table, stood up and took a deep breath. "If I were to say, Lord Gu is very smart. Even if it was just a rumor, he couldn't wait to surrender to Your Majesty."

"It's a pity that your majesty's sword will fall on his head sooner or later."

"Su Zhaoyi, be careful with your words!" The Queen frowned. "It's rare for me to have a few days of peace and quiet, and you come here to cause trouble for me."

"If these words of yours were to get out of my room, I would no longer be the queen."

"No one will care." Su Minglang smiled indifferently, "You also know that there are so many people outside, who would pay attention to the whispers of two people in the corner?"

"The food in your palace is too bland. I cannot enjoy it. Please give me two umbrellas. I am going back to the palace."

"Go ahead." The Queen waved her hand, and the people around her handed over two oil-paper umbrellas. "The road is slippery in the rain, so be careful."

"Okay, thank you for your instructions, Your Majesty." Su Minglang took the oil-paper umbrella with a smile and handed it to Xiaoye.

Su Minglang turned around and was about to leave, but just as she took a step, she paused unintentionally. She pursed her lips and turned back to look at him, "Madam, the autumn rain is cold, please keep the doors and windows open."

The queen nodded and watched her leave. As soon as her figure disappeared, a heavy rain fell from the sky and the palace maids beside her were busy closing the windows.

The wind and rain hit the window lattices, and the water had already formed a river under the eaves. The queen savored Su Minglang's last words carefully, and smiled self-deprecatingly for a long time: "This Su Zhaoyi is really something, saying half of the words only adds to the trouble."

"My lady, we came out at such an unfortunate time!" Xiao Ye looked at the rain that suddenly got heavier after just a few steps and wailed helplessly, "Why don't we find a pavilion and wait until the rain stops before we go?"

Su Minglang nodded, and the two of them walked forward a few steps. From afar, they saw a pavilion standing in the mist and rain, but someone had already entered the pavilion first.

Xiao Ye took two steps closer and saw that the uninvited guest on the bridge was dressed as a man. He hesitated for a moment and turned around to ask, "Madam, it looks like a man. Should we still go over there?"

"Are there any other pavilions nearby where we can take shelter temporarily?" Su Minglang looked around. If he walked further ahead, he would be walking along a long palace road. He was afraid that if he walked back like this, he would be soaked by the rain.

Xiao Ye also thought of this, and his tangled look became more serious, "What should I do, Master?"

"Let's go, we just want to take shelter from the rain." Su Minglang lowered his eyes and smiled, then took the lead.

"Master, please go slowly. The road is slippery!" Xiao Ye hurried to catch up but did not dare to walk too fast. The long stone road was wet with rain and it would be easy to slip if one was not careful. She was not very good at maintaining balance, so walking was particularly difficult for her.

On the other hand, Su Minglang, holding an umbrella in one hand, walked as if on flat ground, and soon left her far behind.

"My queen!" Xiao Ye finally caught up, but saw Su Minglang stopped halfway. Seeing her coming, he waved his hand to stop her and said, "Shut up!"

Xiao Ye quickly closed his mouth, but saw Su Minglang staring at the man in the pavilion, who was writing something on a piece of paper.

"Be quiet, don't disturb others." Su Minglang looked at the back and felt that it was familiar, but couldn't remember it for a moment, "Let's go."

The two men approached the pavilion quietly, their footsteps dissipated in the rain and could not be heard clearly. The man was concentrating on the letter in his hand and did not notice the two figures approaching.

The man didn't notice it until Su Minglang sat on the side of the pavilion. Xiao Ye looked at him with amusement, and while Su Minglang's attention was not on him, he moved closer to take a look. The handwriting on the letter paper was vigorous and powerful, and the strokes were so beautiful.

The man put down the last stroke with satisfaction. He put down his pen and was about to stretch his body when he suddenly noticed two people beside him and was shocked.

"Hey! Why do you have that expression? Do you think we can eat people?" Xiao Ye asked dissatisfiedly.

"No, no!" The man waved his hands hurriedly, backing away. Just as he was about to leave the pavilion, Su Minglang slowly spoke, "Sir, don't worry. Just do your own thing."

"We are the latecomers, so we should apologize for disturbing you." Su Minglang smiled and nodded slightly, "The little girl doesn't know etiquette, please don't blame me."