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

Su Minglang pulled herself out of the darkness. The smell of ashes in the house had long since dissipated. The breeze blew through her body with a chill, but she felt that the place where she was was even colder than the wind.

Li Zhao's original surname was not Li. His ancestors' surname was Su, not the Su Mansion in the capital, but the Su family of Qizhou. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu, his ancestors had been generals who protected the country. The name Su Sheng had spread throughout the mountains and rivers of the Great Wu.

The emperor of the previous dynasty once praised him, saying that with such a man, the country would be safe. Su Sheng lived up to expectations and stabilized the border for more than ten years until Emperor Gaozu rose up in rebellion.

The power of the Great Wu was in decline, with insufficient troops and horses, and disunity among the people. The country had also suffered from wars, natural disasters and man-made calamities for a long time. It could be said that it was God's will to destroy Wu. Su Sheng swore to defend the city to the death, and more than a dozen members of his family, young and old, all died at the hands of Emperor Gaozu.

There was only one person named Su Li. The second son of Su Sheng did not want to get involved in court affairs since he was a child and devoted himself to the rivers and lakes. Old Su sent him to the countryside, but he didn't expect that he was lucky enough to survive.

Emperor Gaozu marched forward with an unstoppable force and soon reached the imperial city. Yaniang soon gave birth to a son, but before she had the chance to even look at the child, she entrusted the child to Su Li.

Su Li took the child away from the capital, hiding her identity all the way until the death of Yaniang exposed the existence of the child. Emperor Gaozu massacred the harem and vowed to find out who the child was.

Su Li believed that he could not protect the child, so he had no choice but to entrust him to a family. He gave all his savings to the child, only asking that family to ensure that he grew up safely.

Su Li changed his name and hid in the dark, guarding the orphan of his former master with all his heart until the last moment of his life.

By the time of Li Zhao's father's generation, a natural disaster struck, and the whereabouts of the descendants of the old master were cut off from then on. All we knew was that the child gave birth to a daughter and nothing else.

The first thing Li Zhao did after taking office was to look for this descendant. The answer he got after much effort coincided with Nanxing's experience. The descendant lost his father and mother due to natural disasters, sold herself for a living, and then entered the palace as a maid.

If the matter ended here, when Li Zhao found her, he could find a way to take her out of the palace. However, after she entered the palace, she was noticed by a prince, who raped her after she got drunk and made her pregnant. By the time she found out, the child was already born in her body.

Her pleadings were in vain, and when she was about to hang herself, Li Zhao found her. She asked Li Zhao to take care of her child, and then she died in a dry well the day after giving birth.

Li Zhao originally wanted to take the child out of the palace, but Xiao Heng ordered him to travel far away to investigate a case. He had no choice but to keep the child in the palace temporarily.

It has been five years now, and that child is the person Su Minglang met.

"It's a girl." Su Minglang sighed slightly, and the little face that was hidden in the filth and could not be seen clearly appeared in his mind again.

At that time, Li Zhaoshen also wanted to find out which prince's son that child was, but too many princes died in the fight for the throne, so even he had no way to find out.

Li Zhao had no other request in the letter, just that Su Minglang could take care of him in the palace. After all, as an outsider, he could not enter the palace at will. He saw that the child was getting older and older. Although the palace was big, it was not so easy to hide someone.

Fortunately, an imperial edict from Xiao Heng gave Li Zhao some hope. The child was originally hidden in the palace and was not on the roster. He took the opportunity of a thorough investigation to write the child's name on the roster, so he had an identity.

But the depth of the palace was like a man-eating abyss. He was afraid that the child would not be able to adapt to such a life and would die if he was not careful.

So he risked his head and body just so that Su Minglang could take care of the child.

"I'm already busy taking care of myself, how can I hold an umbrella for others?" Su Minglang smiled helplessly, took a sip of hot tea and drank it down his throat. Only then did his body find a little warmth in this cold night.

Although she said no, she had already made up her mind. It was not her habit to get into trouble. Su Minglang couldn't tell why she agreed to Li Zhao. Perhaps it was because he had something on her.

I’m afraid Su Minglang can’t even deceive herself with this reason.

But what other reasons could there be? Was it the reincarnation of a living Buddha? She claimed that she had never been a good person. Even if she wanted to save the queen's life, it was only for the sake of her and the Wen family's power. That was all.

Su Minglang didn't seem to realize that she was actually much kinder than she thought.

At least I can't bear to see a helpless little girl rot alone in the deep palace.

As for the old events of the previous dynasty, she pretended that she had never known them. Three emperors had been replaced since Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne. Even though there were occasional instabilities on the border, the stability of the court and the peace of the world were a foregone conclusion. Even if someone wanted to restore Wu, it would only be a ridiculous joke.

All she had to do was to take the child under her wing, send her out of the palace at the right time, and ensure her safety for the rest of her life.

"If I could leave the palace, it would be the best outcome." Su Minglang pursed her lips. Didn't she also want to leave the palace? Didn't she also want to send Xiaoye and Nanxing out of the palace?

But for those who are in the game, only by rising and falling in it can they have a chance to survive.

How easy is it to break the deadlock?

"You and I are just like the characters in that storybook!" Su Minglang sighed, "Life and death are not determined by fate, but by the freehand writing of others."

She suddenly stood up and walked slowly to the bed. She looked back and saw the bright stars outside the house and the moon hanging high in the sky. She looked up at the moon, wondering who was looking at it with her.

After a sleepless night, Su Minglang just closed her eyes when the experiences of her past life came flooding back like a tide. Those past events, whether joyful or sad, affected her soul all the time. It was not until Xiaoye came in and the sound he made pulled her out of the submerged pool of water.

Even if you say you don't care, how can you not care about it in your heart?

"Master?" Xiao Ye brought the water for washing to her, but saw that Su Minglang was in a trance like a wandering god. He called out softly, but saw the person in front of him looking up at him, with heavy bruises under his eyes and a dazed look.

Su Minglang raised her head and looked at the person in front of her. It took a long time for her eyes to focus. As if nothing had happened, she took the copper basin in her hand, washed it with a handful of clean water, and then slowly came back to her senses.

When she finished washing herself, Xiaoye had already prepared a handkerchief for her. "Did you stay awake all night again?"

"How about asking the kitchen to prepare a soothing soup before bed tonight?"

"No, I just have something on my mind."

"It's about Lord Li." Although Xiao Ye didn't know what Li Zhao wanted to ask her to do, she knew from Su Minglang's expression that it must not be a simple matter.