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

Life in the harem is so idle that it makes people lazy. Su Minglang huddled by the stove reading a storybook for the entire afternoon. She had read through all of Xiaoye's collection. Half of the concubines would want to have an appointment to chat, drink tea, or compare their embroidery skills.

It’s not that no one has invited Su Minglang, but she is tired of dealing with them and is very aware of her own unpleasant personality, so she doesn’t bother to cause trouble.

Even when Concubine Shu called her over several times, she declined politely on the grounds of being unwell. Concubine Shu's games mostly revolved around guqin instruments. Su Minglang could play them, but she was not as proficient as them. After all, she was a military general and did not pay much attention to the things that these literati and poets played with.

The only person who can be compared with her in this palace is probably the Queen. Even for the Queen, sometimes people would visit her and say nice things to her. However, her Linglong Palace was surprisingly quiet.

Not to mention Su Minglang, even the palace maids and eunuchs in the yard relaxed. Four people sat together in the room. Su Minglang took his head out of the book and heard a faint snoring sound beside his ears. He didn't know when Nian'er fell asleep with the book in her arms again.

Xiao He brought in the tea, and Su Minglang waved her hand to signal her to speak more quietly, "No need to bring more. You guys can go back and rest today if you have nothing to do."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao He nodded and carefully placed the teapot on the table. She glanced at Nian'er, then looked away and walked out.

Xiao He was very clear about her position as she moved between the two palaces. She never felt sad about not being valued by Su Minglang. Her duties were clear and her purpose was clear. She only had to deliver the answers that the superiors wanted and she would pretend not to see anything else.

But Su Minglang didn't think so. Even though she saw that Xiaoqing and Xiaohe had calmed down now, it didn't mean that they had never betrayed her. In her previous life, she was as sincere to them as she was to Xiaoye, but they never chose her from beginning to end.

Everyone serves their own master, and Su Minglang has let it go, but her concerns and fears about them have never diminished. She clearly saw Xiaohe glance towards Nian'er.

A new face, not very old, suddenly appeared and was deeply trusted by him. Everyone would be interested in her. Nian'er was still a child. Su Minglang was unwilling and dared not let her face those palace maids who had been up and down in the palace for many years alone. It seemed that he had to keep a distance in the future.

When Xiao He came out, Xiao Qing was waiting for her outside the door. Seeing that she looked unhappy, she asked with concern, "Sister Xiao He, what's wrong?"

"It's okay." Xiao He shook her head. She suddenly said seriously, "Go and dismiss the palace maids and eunuchs later. Tell them it's the queen's order. You stay in the palace and wait. I need to go out for a while."

Xiaoqing knew what she was going to do, and asked excitedly: "Can I..."

But she was interrupted by Xiao He before she could finish her words. Xiao He shook her head and walked out, "No, if the queen asks me, I will just say I don't know."

Xiaoqing was very dissatisfied, but could only respond helplessly. Although she was sent to Linglong Palace together with Xiaohe, she did not have any rights at all. All arrangements and messages were handled by Xiaohe alone. No matter how much she begged her, she refused to keep her with her.

Even though she knew that this might not be Xiaohe's intention, she just felt unhappy in her heart. Even Su Minglang felt the same way. When he had to take someone out, he would choose Xiaohe instead of herself.

Xiaoqing thought about it carefully and felt that she had not done anything wrong, but she was still disliked by others.

Xiao He walked hurriedly to a remote place. The other party had left this location when she sent a message to him. When she arrived, a slender figure was already waiting there. Even though Xiao He had little contact with Li Peidong, she knew that person was definitely not the old eunuch who was half a step away from the earth.

Before she could react, the person opposite her turned around.

"Eunuch Xi?" Xiao He exclaimed. She thought it could be someone around Xiao Heng, but she didn't expect it to be Xiao Xizi. Even though Xiao He rarely left Linglong Palace, she knew that this Eunuch Li seemed to have a close relationship with Su Minglang. Now the person she wanted to contact turned out to be him. Xiao He couldn't make up her mind what to say.

Xiao Xizi seemed to see her embarrassment, smiled and spoke first: "I am the adopted son of Eunuch Li. Now that my father is in retirement, I will take over his job."

Adopted son? Xiao He had never heard Li Peidong mention him, but Xiao Xizi was indeed always by Li Peidong's side, and was one of the few close people to the old eunuch.

Thinking of this, Xiao He felt relieved a little, "Then you should know the identity of this servant, right?"

"Of course, besides you, there is also a maid named Xiaoqing. Am I right?" Xiao Xizi was not angry because of her distrust. Instead, he explained seriously, "If I had any selfish motives, you would not be here by now."

"After all, we are all working for His Majesty. What do you think, Miss Xiaohe?"

Xiao He nodded when she heard this. She took two steps closer and said, "If this continues for a few days, I will tell you."

"Eunuch Li asked me to pay attention to the relationship between Concubine Zhaoyi and the Queen. But Concubine Zhaoyi usually doesn't take me with her when she leaves the palace. I finally got the chance a few days ago and went to the Queen's Kunning Palace."

"But Empress Zhaoyi didn't go there to make friends with the Queen. Instead, she went there to show off. It seemed to be about the Fengshan matter. I believe that you should know more about it than me?" Xiao He looked up at him after she finished speaking.

Xiao Xizi nodded and signaled her to continue. Xiao He organized her words and continued, "Empress Zhaoyi brought several dress patterns sent by the Fashion Bureau and asked the Queen to consult with her. She said that she would take the Queen's position this year. The Queen looked very unhappy."

"Eunuch Li was worried about the personal relationship between Concubine Zhaoyi and the Queen before, but it seems there is no need to worry too much now."

When she first entered the palace, Su Minglang was not as humble as she is now. Xiaohe had seen her refute those concubines, so she didn't find it strange that Su Minglang showed off her yin and yang.

Xiao Xizi was different. When he met Su Minglang, she was no longer as cheerful as before, so he was skeptical whether Su Minglang would say such a thing. Moreover, in his opinion, although Su Minglang and the Queen had never interacted in public, the relationship between them was definitely not simple.

At least it's not like Xiaohe said that they are disgusted with each other.

And judging from Xiaohe's description, it seemed that Su Minglang did everything on purpose in order to distance himself from the Queen.

What is she afraid of?

In other words, who would care about her relationship with the queen? The emperor?