GB: Bai Yueguang is a villain again.

"I received a bouquet from the youngest son of the Qian family in Liangcheng. I drank with him until midnight and had a very pleasant conversation." Xiao Zeqing repeated.

Even though she often sent letters, it was difficult to soothe the pain of missing him.

He had already lost his appetite because she was not around, and now he received news that she was in a close relationship with another man.

While I was thinking about believing her, I was also pulled by jealousy.

People with weak constitutions should avoid having too many worries.

But he was born with such a sensitive and suspicious heart.

The fingers holding the paper turned white, as if they were about to crush it.

"I understand. Please leave." After an unknown amount of time, he spoke softly.

The new secret guard looked at Xiao Zeqing who was absent-minded. Although he was very worried about him, he did not dare to question his master.

When he retreated back into the darkness, he looked at the increasingly thin figure and felt only boundless loneliness.

The important secret letter about Fenglin Palace that had just been delivered was placed in front of Xiao Zeqing, but he had not opened it yet.

Xiao Zeqing leaned back in his chair exhausted, feeling a familiar stomachache. He felt dizzy because of the long period of insufficient nutrition intake.

After breathing heavily for a while, he felt that he should go back and rest first, so he supported himself on the table and tried to stand up. Before he could stand firmly, he suddenly lost consciousness.

"Young Master, you didn't eat much today. Let me give you...Young Master!" The servant who gently pushed the door open saw Xiao Zeqing lying on the ground. He put the light dishes he brought aside, ran over and helped him to the couch, and asked someone to call a doctor.

After a period of chaos, Xiao Zeqing slowly woke up.

"Young master, please drink some porridge first. The doctor said that you just haven't eaten enough recently, and your spleen and stomach are weak, so you fainted. I also prescribed some appetite-stimulating medicine for you, which is being warmed up now." Xiao Zeqing's personal servant first helped him up slowly, then brought him the warm porridge next to him, and gave him nagging instructions.

"Sir, please don't worry too much. Don't you have the Regent to help you? You don't have to..."

Before he could finish, Xiao Zeqing raised his hand to interrupt him. The servant seemed to react and closed his mouth, then handed the bowl to him.

"I won't feel at ease if I don't do something, and besides... never mind, this is the Regent's Palace after all, so be careful with your words and actions." Xiao Zeqing took the porridge, stirred the spoon, looked at the rolling rice grains and the monotonous color, and had no appetite at all.

This servant was also the confidant chosen by the Grand Tutor to serve him. He was probably young, a little smart, and able to take good care of people, but he couldn't be ordered to do big things. He came to him after Su Mo left, so it was normal that he didn't know the reason.

"Take the letter from my desk. It's very important. Don't let anyone else see it."

When the servant saw that he had no intention of drinking, an idea suddenly occurred to him.

"I'll go right away, but please have some of this porridge. The kitchen said it's the same porridge as last time." Although the servant didn't know what the porridge was like last time, he still parroted it.

He learned what the kitchen said and stood next to Xiao Zeqing, as if he would not leave until Xiao Zeqing drank.

Xiao Zeqing felt a little helpless. This scoundrel looked so similar to that man.

Xiao Zeqing's lips just lifted up when he suddenly thought of something, and suddenly felt a little absurd. He could think of her in everything, he was really a little crazy.

There was no other way, Xiao Zeqing could only take a few sips, and the servant left with peace of mind.

When Xiao Zeqing was the only one left in the room, he finally relaxed the spirit he had been holding on to.

He put the porridge aside, looked up at the ceiling in a daze, his mind was too chaotic. Xiao Zeqing raised his hand, pinched the bridge of his nose, and exhaled a breath of foul air.

The servant moved quickly and brought the things back in a short while, and also brought in the letter that Su Mo had delivered today.

Xiao Zeqing looked at the two letters and opened Su Mo's letter with the mentality of taking a gamble.

"My dearest dear, I am writing to you with such a smile on my face. Yesterday, I went out with the Sixth Princess to Liangcheng and made the acquaintance of the youngest son of the Qian family. We are just acquaintances, and I have no other intentions. It has been over half a month since I left. I hope you will take care of yourself. When the time is right, I will personally come to welcome you."

Xiao Zeqing put down the letter in his hand, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and picked up another one.

The servant looked at Xiao Zeqing's obviously regained air of lightness and couldn't help but feel fortunate that his action of bringing Su Mo's letter in was very wise.

Xiao Zeqing looked at the developments in Fenglin Palace with a frown on his face.

It was normal for Lin Jia to make some small moves after Su Moli left Kyoto, but what was abnormal was the attitude of the prime minister and other royalists.

As the current ruler on the throne, the royalists should have joined forces with Lin Jia to suppress Su Mo, the regent who was so powerful that he threatened the emperor. However, apart from Lin Jia making things difficult for Su Mo, the prime minister had always turned a blind eye and even rejected Lin Jia's goodwill.

Could it be that the Prime Minister also knew about this, or was given some instructions...

The late emperor would definitely not allow Su Mo to have absolute power just because she could protect Lin Qiong. This is not in line with the emperor's checks and balances. The prime minister is most likely a secret agent used by the late emperor to restrain Su Mo.

The Prime Minister hasn't revealed his cards so far, so the worst possible scenario is... Xiao Zeqing became more and more frightened the more he thought about it.

The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden.

The late emperor did not give Lin Jia a choice at the beginning, nor did he think of giving Su Mo a chance to live.

He should have thought of it earlier. How could the emperor allow others to sleep soundly where he lies, let alone give power to someone who has no blood relationship with him.

Xiao Zeqing only felt the blood rushing up, and the emotions that had just been calmed down by Su Mo became chaotic again.

……

early morning.

Su Mo was woken up by her biological clock as usual. She rubbed her dizzy head from the hangover, stood up with the help of the bed, and just as she tidied up her wrinkled clothes, the door was slammed open.

"Master, Master! We won't be discovered if we don't go back for one night, right?" Lin Qiong circled around Su Mo as if she had done something wrong.

"Don't panic, we'll go back soon." Su Mo replied calmly.

"Then, will we have a chance to come here and play in the future?" Lin Qiong stammered with her head down.

Su Mo raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard this. He hooked Lin Qiong's chin with his fingers and saw the blush on her face, and he knew everything.

Su Mo smiled playfully: "Oh, so you've taken a fancy to that young man and want to meet him? Then why didn't you agree to his request yesterday?"

"Yesterday, I just met him yesterday, how could he be so casual..." Lin Qiong didn't dare to look directly into Su Mo's teasing eyes, and her eyes kept glancing around randomly.

"Oh, so that's the case. Don't worry, the master will help you win the beauty." Su Mo restrained his smile and patted her head to show his support.

"Really, Master? You're so great! I love you the most!" Lin Qiong was in disbelief at first, her eyes wide open at the dog drawn by Su Mo. After she came to her senses, she stuck to Su Mo and barked sweetly.

Su Mo couldn't stand her coquettishness any longer, so he picked her up and took advantage of the early morning when there were still few people on the street to return to the palace using his lightness skills.

Although both of them were drunk last night, Su Mo did not give Lin Qiong a day off. After all, judging from her performance yesterday, Lin Qiong's usual laziness would become her weakness in the future, and as her master, Su Mo had to be responsible for her.

So poor Lin Qiong was severely trained by the master in charge of her, and was finally carried back to the room by Su Mo.

Su Mo had been busy for more than ten days, and the task of setting up the banquet venue was nearing completion, so she had the time to take Lin Qiong out for fun yesterday.

Su Mo, who was temporarily exiled, did not have to review memorials every day and was leisurely reading picture books in her room.

Halfway through reading, he remembered that he had not yet made his daily report to Xiao Zeqing. He quickly took out the letter and started to explain on the desk why he had gone out to drink with prostitutes.

As it turned out, Su Mo's letter saved her life in time.