Li Zhao had been gone for a long time before Su Minglang woke up in a gust of cold wind. "What on earth is this Li Zhao trying to do?"

She had already prepared herself for rejection. After all, concealing something was no different from deceiving the emperor. She thought that no one would take the risk for someone they had only met a few times.

She had even thought about what price she would have to pay in exchange for his consent, but she never expected that he would agree so readily.

"Three days is too short a time. Even if we lay everything out to Xiao Heng, I don't know if he can make up his mind." Su Minglang was a little hesitant. "Even if he made the decision at that time, once Li Zhao handed the evidence to him, how can we be sure that he would not go back on his word?"

"Three days, three days..."

The moonlight suddenly shone through the clouds, casting a silver glow on the stone table. The scene that was just hidden in the darkness became clearer.

What Li Zhao said was right. This courtyard did look like it had been in disrepair for a long time and was surrounded by weeds on all sides. Only the path she had taken when she came here and this pavilion were not buried in the weeds.

"This courtyard looks quite large. It seems that the imperial concubine had a high status back then. Naturally, she would have family support. How could such a person be executed directly? What kind of big mistake did she make?"

Su Minglang shook his head secretly and decided to take advantage of the moonlight to leave.

Su Minglang walked in a hurry because the environment here was so terrible that she did not notice the figure hiding in the grass behind her, looking at her with burning eyes.

"Empress? You're finally back!" Su Minglang was startled by Xiao Ye's sudden appearance as soon as she entered the door.

"You're finally back! You don't know how hard it was for me to keep it a secret!" Xiao Ye didn't notice Su Minglang trembling at all. She held her hand and kept talking, "You don't know how worried I was when I found out you weren't in the room! Xiao He also came to look for you, and I had a hard time getting rid of her."

"Master! Can you please let me know before you go out next time? If you are found not in the palace in the middle of the night, what will I do if something goes wrong?"

"master!"

“Alright, alright!” Su Minglang was overwhelmed by her nagging and hurriedly said to comfort her, “I know, I know!”

"I will definitely let you know in advance when I go out next time, I will."

"No!" Xiao Ye was almost fooled by her. After she realized what was happening, she quickly grabbed her and said, "What I mean is that you should not go out in the middle of the night in the future."

"It's already past curfew. Do you know how many people are waiting to catch you?"

"If you are found wandering around the palace after curfew, you will be reported! What's more..." Xiao Ye lowered her voice and said, "Don't think that I don't know who you are going to see!"

"Although he is favored by His Majesty, he is still an outsider after all! You are the queen, and it is unacceptable for you to meet with an outsider in private, let alone in the middle of the night!"

"I know you are anxious, but no matter how anxious you are, you can't just ignore everything!"

"I understand, Xiaoye." Su Minglang nodded and said sincerely, "I promise you that it won't happen again."

"I'm really sleepy now. I still have things to do tomorrow. Can you let me go to sleep?"

"You..." Xiao Ye looked at the dark circles under Su Minglang's eyes that were obviously due to sleepiness and could only let him go to sleep.

"There won't be a next time. I don't know how many times you've said this." Xiao Ye muttered and turned to get her some water to wash.

"Alas!" Su Minglang sighed as he watched Xiao Ye finally leave, "She's really becoming more and more like a housekeeper."

Of course she understood that Xiaoye was worried about her, but Xiaoye put her first in everything, and there were many things she had to do even if it meant taking risks.

In this case, the two of them will never be able to agree.

A burst of bird calls sounded, and Xiao Ye pushed open Su Minglang's door without hesitation, "My queen, it's time to get up."

"Hmm? Let me sleep a little longer." Su Minglang came back very late last night, and after washing up, he tossed and turned for a while, so he didn't get enough sleep.

"It's getting late. Did you forget what you said last night that you still have things to do today?"

Xiao Ye spoke with a rare cold expression, and pushed her with more strength, "Wake up, you should get up!"

"You are taking revenge on me!" Su Minglang suddenly sat up on his knees and glared at her with resentful eyes.

"What are you talking about, master? I came to wake you up because I was afraid that you would be late." Xiao Ye met her eyes nonchalantly, without any mercy.

"You!" Su Minglang was furious and pointed at her nose without saying a word.

"Get out! I need to change my clothes!"

"I'll help you change your clothes." Xiao Ye did not retreat at all.

"You!" Su Minglang choked and grabbed the pillow and threw it at her, "Get out! Get out!"

Xiao Ye slightly turned sideways to avoid the pillow, picked it up, dusted it off, and put it back on the bed before stepping back two steps. "I'll take my leave."

After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Su Minglang alone behind to make a fuss.

"Sister Xiaoye, what happened to the master?" Nanxing heard Su Minglang's angry voice as soon as she got closer. She saw Xiaoye coming out and walked up to her and asked.

"It's okay." Xiao Ye waved his hand nonchalantly, "The master is just angry, he will calm down in a while."

"Oh." Nanxing said half-doubtfully.

"So are we going to prepare breakfast?"

"Okay, go ahead. I'll wait here." Xiao Ye nodded and sent her away.

When Nanxing walked away, Xiaoye could no longer hide the smile on his face.

"Xiao Ye! Come in!" Su Minglang's angry voice came from the room again.

Xiao Ye tried hard to suppress his smile, put on a stern face and walked in with a serious expression.

"What are your orders, Master?"

"Stop pretending! Come here and help me get dressed!" Su Minglang stood in front of the bed holding clothes. The belt was tied in a mess and one end of the belt hung to the ground.

Xiao Ye looked at the fierce and timid look in front of her, and tried to suppress the corners of her mouth that were raised. She walked up to her with a stiff neck and took the clothes from her hand. "Master, you should learn it yourself. In case I am not by your side in the future, you will not be tied up by the belt of clothes and unable to move."

"Why are you talking so much!" Su Minglang glared at her fiercely, "Wear it or not? If not, I will go find Nanxing!"

"Nanxing is here to serve you the meal." Xiao Ye said with a raised eyebrow.

"You!" Su Minglang gritted his teeth, but he was restrained by the belt and could do nothing. He could only stare at her and let her save him.

"That damn girl is becoming more and more unruly!"

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