Rebirth is not a dream.

Su Yue returned to Zhaoyang Palace, thinking about how a palace maid once said that this palace was the bedroom of Princess Mingzhao. It has been empty since Princess Mingzhao got married, and the emperor has never allowed anyone else to live in it. Now Su Yue can't understand why the emperor let her live here instead of letting her go back to the princess's mansion. Why?

Su Yue's heart seemed to be in a mess, with her thoughts in a tangle, unable to be cut off and sorted out. She didn't understand the emperor's intention, why he wanted her to live in Zhaoyang Palace instead of sending her back to the princess's mansion. This question was like a mystery that she couldn't solve.

Su Yue didn't want to figure it out, she couldn't go to the emperor and ask why he didn't let me leave the palace, she couldn't get the real reason, if the reason was shameful, it would be even more impossible to ask. Su Yue wandered around the outer palaces of Ming Zhaogong, the maids didn't stop her, as if she was the owner of Zhaoyang Palace, but she was a princess of another surname, they shouldn't let her live in the palace for a long time, and she was already married, they shouldn't break up her marriage, Su Yue now thought that instead of living in fear in the palace, it would be better to live with Qin Yi, although it was a little troublesome, but compared to life and death, those little troubles were nothing.

Su Yue decided to discuss the matter with Qin Yi. She secretly sent someone to send a letter to Qin Yi, asking him to meet.

After Qin Yi received the letter, he rushed over. After the two met, Su Yue told Qin Yi about her doubts and worries.

Qin Yi thought for a moment and comforted her, "Perhaps the emperor has other plans. We might as well wait and see. If there is any danger, I will protect you."

Su Yue nodded, but the uneasiness in her heart did not go away. She decided to act carefully in the palace and pay attention to the emperor's movements to prevent any accidents.

At night, Su Yue stayed alone in the palace. She carefully took out the black jade hairpin she carried with her, pulled out the whistle, and blew it gently like a devout believer. Su Yue was unsure whether there were other people in the palace who knew the secret of the whistle. Her heartbeat was like a drumbeat, and every beat seemed to hit her heart. She looked out the window nervously, hoping to see the figure of the Dragon Tiger Rider. She knew that her own safety was of vital importance, and she could not bear even the slightest risk.

At this moment, her heart was like a vast ocean, her thoughts were like a grassland blown by a strong wind, and she could not calm down. She wanted to know whether the Dragon and Tiger Riders could enter the palace to protect her or take her out.

Suddenly, there was a slight noise outside the window. Su Yue looked over vigilantly, and saw a dark shadow flash by. Her heart instantly rose to her throat. Could it be that someone was eavesdropping? She clenched the black jade hairpin, ready to deal with possible danger. However, the dark shadow did not make any further moves, but quickly disappeared into the night. Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief, but her doubts deepened.

Who is this shadow? Is he a friend or an enemy? She decided to go to the queen tomorrow and ask about the past of Zhaoyang Palace. Maybe she could find some clues from it. In this deep inner palace, she must always be alert to protect herself and her unborn child.

Before Su Yue went to the Queen to inquire about Zhaoyang Palace, Su Yue found something interesting on the painting above the main hall of Mingzhao Palace. When Su Yue pushed the scroll, a secret room appeared. Su Yue wondered if Princess Mingzhao was particularly fond of building secret rooms. There was one in the rockery in her original Su residence, now the Princess Mansion. She didn't expect that there would be one in Zhaoyang Palace. After Su Yue went in, she saw many portraits of women. This woman seemed to be Concubine Su. Su Yue didn't understand why Concubine Su's portrait was placed in the secret room of Zhaoyang Palace. Su Yue went forward and looked at it carefully again and again. The woman in the painting only looked a little like Concubine Su, but she was not Concubine Su. Who was this person? Su Yue looked again and found that she looked very similar to her mother in her impression. This seemed to be the portrait of little Su Yue's mother. That was Princess Mingzhao, but who painted so many portraits of Princess Mingzhao and why were they placed here? Su Yue wanted to take a closer look, but suddenly heard Qiu Zhu's voice. Su Yue thought it would be better not to let more people know about this, so she came out of the secret room and closed the door.

Qiu Zhu just came in and saw Su Yue and said, "Princess, why are you here? The medicine is ready. I'll serve you the medicine." Su Yue didn't want to drink the medicine, but she felt sorry for Qiu Zhu's hard work if she didn't drink it, so she said helplessly, "Okay, let's go."

Su Yue thought that this Princess Ming Zhao was like a mysterious mystery, and her preferences and behaviors were puzzling. There were so many portraits of women hidden in her secret room, as if it was an unknown secret garden, making people curious to find out. After drinking the medicine, Su Yue lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. She was always thinking about the portraits in the secret room, especially the one that was very similar to her mother. Who was that woman? What was her relationship with Princess Ming Zhao?

The next morning, Su Yue decided to go to the secret room again. She walked into the main hall quietly, pushed open the scroll, and entered the secret room. This time, she looked at each portrait more carefully, trying to find any clues. When she saw something seemed to be pressed under a portrait, she reached out to take it and found a yellowed letter.

The handwriting on the letter was a little blurry, but Su Yue still recognized some of the content. This seemed to be a letter written by Princess Ming Zhao to the prince of Liyang Palace. The words revealed a deep longing and attachment. Why were these letters not sent out, but kept here? Su Yue's heartbeat became faster and faster, and she felt that she was getting closer and closer to the truth...

Does the emperor know about these letters? Are these paintings painted by the prince of Liyang Palace, or by someone else? Su Yue thought that these things could only be asked by people in the palace, and there were not many people who could give her the answer. I think the fourth prince's mother could be the answer. She was a maid in Zhaoyang Palace. The emperor favored her because he came to Zhaoyang Palace when he was drunk and slept with her, just like a hungry tiger finding a lamb.

So adding up all the above information, the emperor's feelings for Princess Mingzhao seem to be more than just brother-sister love, which is terrible. Su Yue thought maybe she was overthinking it, and was the emperor looking at Princess Mingzhao through her face? Su Yue returned to the palace, thinking about how she could meet Concubine Wang and ask about some things that happened in Zhaoyang Palace back then.

Su Yue felt that her thoughts were like a tangled mess, and she couldn't sort it out. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, is this all just her illusion? Or has the emperor's feelings for Princess Mingzhao really surpassed the love between brother and sister?