GB: Bai Yueguang is a villain again.

Su Mo and Xiao Zeqing both had a good sleep after a long time.

But poor office worker Su Mo had to get up early for a meeting. It was already chilly in the early morning of late autumn, and Su Mo got up reluctantly.

The cold air seeped into the quilt from the gap. Xiao Zeqing called her in a daze, and Su Mo responded softly.

"Zeqing, sleep a little longer. I'm going to court." After saying that, she stroked his rosy cheeks with her warm hands and started her day as a corporate slave in a happy mood.

Sure enough, during the morning court session, someone brought up the news that Yuan Yuan was coming to the court. Calculating the date, it would be shortly after the beginning of winter, which would be about half a month later.

Su Mo thought about the letter he had sent a while ago and was thinking about a reason to go to the palace.

"Then let the regent arrange this matter. Don't let me down." Lin Jia's teasing voice suddenly appeared above his head. Su Mo came back to his senses and saw that Lin Jia had a malicious smile on his face.

I'm really sleepy and I give you a pillow.

"Your Majesty, I suggest we go to the temporary palace to welcome the envoy. Temporary palaces were built by emperors throughout history for entertaining guests and relaxing, as well as being a necessary stop for ancestral worship. They are very suitable. Since you have just ascended the throne, it is not appropriate to be extravagant. This is the perfect place."

Su Mo watched as Lin Jia's smile froze in place. The inappropriateness of extravagance deeply irritated her, reminding her all the time that her coronation ceremony could not be held because of Su Mo.

But she had no choice but to snort coldly due to Su Mo's current power.

"The Regent is right. Let's do it in the palace."

……

After discussing the arrangements for entertaining the envoys, the ministers talked about some unimportant things, and Lin Jia left the court dejectedly.

When they arrived at the imperial study, Lin Jia dismissed everyone. Looking at the jade seal in his hand, which symbolized supreme power, he felt extremely angry.

She is already the emperor, but she still has to look at other people's faces. How can she be willing to accept this?

Her purpose in appointing Su Mo today was very clear. She must find an opportunity to take back all the power in Su Mo's hands. She would definitely not let Su Mo organize this banquet easily.

This Su Mo actually dared to treat her as a fool.

How could she forget that the person living in that palace was someone she hated as much as Su Mo.

The damned late emperor actually threatened her with another imperial decree, allowing that man to live in the world and making her restless.

The envoy from Yanyuan is just the first step. She will not let either Su Mo or Lin Qiong go!

Lin Jia gripped the jade seal tightly. The hard edges scratched her hand, but she remained unmoved. She just smiled sinisterly, as if she had foreseen her victorious outcome.

……

Of course Su Mo knew that Lin Jia was going to do something bad, but she didn't care.

Lin Jia was just a stepping stone that the late emperor didn't care about. She was not favored when she was a princess, and she was just a civet cat when she sat on that position.

What Su Mo needs to do now is to counter each move and look for opportunities.

When she returned to the Regent's Palace, Xiao Zeqing was waiting for her at the door as usual.

Su Mo jumped off the carriage swiftly, took his cold fingertips, and led him inside.

"It's cold now. Wait for me in the room from now on. I'd be sorry if you got frozen."

"I just want you to see me first when you come back, so I'll just wear more clothes." Xiao Zeqing was very touched by her concern. He lowered his eyes and smiled faintly.

"Why are you so stingy? Can't I be the first to look at others?" Su Mo raised the corners of his lips in a good mood and gently stroked the back of his hand with his thumb.

"I'm just stingy, is that okay?" Xiao Zeqing curled his lips and pretended to be angry.

"Of course, I like that you have a little temper."

Hearing her talking nonsense again, Xiao Zeqing didn't respond, but his heartbeat began to accelerate again.

"By the way, the envoy from Yanyuan will be arriving soon. The Empress sent me to the palace to arrange for their reception."

The two of them had already walked into the study. Su Mo closed the door and spoke.

When Xiao Zeqing heard the word "垝苑", his pupils shrank slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

He pretended to be nonchalant and replied, "The Sixth Princess is in the palace, right? Is this for her?"

Su Mo nodded. "Yes, the premise of my power is to help her. We have leverage over each other, and I can't break the contract."

"The late emperor gave me an imperial edict to restrict Lin Jia, and Lin Qiong has the same edict in his hand, targeting me."

This was the deal between Su Mo and the late emperor. In order to train Lin Qiong, the late emperor went through so much trouble. On his deathbed, he tried his best to make the daughter of the man he loved most walk on the right path.

Whether to be an emperor or a leisurely prince, she can choose.

"Until I find a way out of this, I'll have to bear with you for a while." Su Mo took his hand and shook it slightly.

"I'm going to the palace soon, Zeqing." Seeing that he didn't respond, she said again.

"Yeah, I know." Xiao Zeqing was not interested and obviously didn't want to discuss this topic with her.

"I'll be there watching for about half a month."

"Yeah." A one-word response.

"Only half a month." Su Mo repeated softly.

"I will do what I should do." Xiao Zeqing said without emotion.

Su Mo sighed and watched him lose his temper helplessly.

"I'll pick you up in half a month. Wait for me obediently and eat well. I'll have someone watch over you. And go to bed on time. You're not in good health and need more rest. Don't think too much. All you have to do is take care of yourself..."

Su Mo was like an old mother giving instructions to her child. Although he would only be gone for half a month, she was still worried about everything and kept nagging him.

Seeing Xiao Zeqing's lips tightening more and more, Su Mo finally smiled gently, took him into his arms, and whispered in his ear: "In the end... I can't bear to leave you."

Xiao Zeqing felt her breath beside his ear, closed his eyes and inhaled the scent of soapberries on Su Mo's body.

He is becoming more and more greedy, Xiao Zeqing thought.

Even though she was the one who worked hard every day, he still got angry with her.

This shouldn't happen, Xiao Zeqing's reason told him.

But this was the first time they had been apart for such a long time since they met. He was not used to it and had never imagined a life without Su Mo by his side.

Su Mo's concern made him feel even more wronged. She clearly knew that he would not be able to eat or sleep well if he left her. She knew it all...

She also knew that he couldn't bear to leave her.

After a long while, he said, "I'll pack your things for you later."

"Don't worry, we'll leave in the afternoon." Su Mo touched the back of his head soothingly.

"Shall we go have breakfast now?"

"Um……"

During the meal, Xiao Zeqing seemed to have no appetite and did not even touch the lily and lotus seed porridge in front of him.

Su Mo was afraid that he would have a stomachache, so he scooped up a small spoonful and handed it to his mouth. After waiting for a while, Xiao Zeqing obediently opened his mouth and ate it.

Su Mo narrowed his eyes, leaned over and pecked him lightly on the lips.

Seeing Xiao Zeqing's eyes slowly widen, Su Mo smiled even more happily.

"This is a reward for being a good kid." Su Mo scooped another spoonful of porridge and handed it over.

Although Xiao Zeqing's face was red this time, he ate it quickly.

Su Mo kissed him again.

The breakfast was happily eaten by the two of them as they chatted with each other.

But it was obvious that Xiao Zeqing, who had a whole bowl of porridge kissed by Su Mo, could not remain calm.

Even when packing Su Mo's luggage, Xiao Zeqing was still in a state of mental inactivity, mechanically repeating the action of folding clothes.

Su Mo just looked at his cute appearance with amusement, not caring at all that his clothes had been stacked into a tall pile.