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Qingfeng accompanied Su Mu back to his room.

The empress dowager still cared a lot about Su Mu. The room was cleanly cleaned and spotless. The corners of the room were wrapped in a cloth, and a thick carpet was placed on the floor.

Su Mu knew that these benefits were all due to the blessings of the child in his womb.

Lin Yi looked at Su Mu from afar and didn't dare to approach him. Su Mu was the first girl he had ever met that could move his heart, so he hoped that she would be fine. He believed that he had entrusted her with this task, and even Su Mu had been moved before. However, for some reason, he felt that Su Mu was avoiding him. It was as if her heart was covered in a layer of frost and she refused his approach.

Lin Yi often came to the Shoukang Palace, but he never appeared in front of Su Mu.

The food in the Shoukang Palace was delivered by the small kitchen, so Lin Yi would often go to the small kitchen and order people to bring some food over. There were many eyes in the small kitchen, and Lin Yi's unusual attitude towards Su Mu was soon known to everyone.

Su Mu's status in the palace was very awkward. They called him a concubine, but without a title or palace of their own, they all knew that he was the empress dowager's man. With Lin Yi's support, no one dared to look down on Su Mu. Even though they disdained and despised Su Mu's first pregnancy, no one would be stupid enough to call him Miss Su.

Very soon, the month of death approached. Su Mu didn't have the qualifications to participate in Lin Yi's inauguration ceremony, so he could only listen to the explosions of the cannons deep within the palace.

Su Mu stood in front of the house and held onto the railing. His face was expressionless as he looked in the direction of the Heaven's Altar.

From now on, the gap between them would only get bigger and bigger.

When a man has absolute authority, will he lower his head and listen?

She had already heard of all the rumors in the palace. The man who said that he wanted to marry her still wanted to marry someone else.

Su Mu wanted the love of a pair for a lifetime, but she knew that she couldn't give it to Lin Yi. He was a king, and his love was destined to be divided into thousands. Even if he loved her, she could only occupy a part of it.

Su Mu had been particularly drowsy ever since she was pregnant. After standing for a short while, Su Mu felt sleepy again. He opened his eyes and lay back on the bed, dozing off until midnight.

When he woke up in the middle of the night, only the bright moonlight shone through the window. From time to time, Su Mu could still hear the chirping of cicadas, breaking the dark blue silence.

When Su Mu woke up, he couldn't fall asleep. He tossed and turned the room before finally putting on his clothes and leaving the room.

At night, emotions that were hidden in the depths of his heart began to appear like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Loneliness, melancholy, fear...

A cool breeze blew across his face and ruffled his hair. Su Mu thought for a moment before returning to his room and putting on a light cloak.

The night watchman yawned and saw Su Mu. Su Mu greeted him.

The eunuch was overwhelmed by the favor. He thought that Su Mu wouldn't be able to do anything, so he didn't stop her. He spent his days in the palace like a canary. If he wasn't sick, he should be sick.

There were guards outside the Shoukang Palace. Su Mu knew they wouldn't let her out. Fortunately, she had been out there for so long. She could jump a tree and climb a wall.

After exiting the Shoukang Palace, Su Mu blankly raised his head and looked around. She wasn't familiar with the palace, so she couldn't differentiate between north, south, east, and west. In the end, Su Mu just casually chose a direction to walk in.

It was probably because the moon was too bright and the stars in the sky were very dim.

From a distance, Su Mu saw the only house within a radius of a few miles. The candlelight gently swayed, the black shadow of the person reflected on the window paper, swaying along with it.

Su Mu stopped in front of the imperial study and walked around the corner outside the hall. Compared to the other places, the guards in the royal study were much stricter. Every quarter of an hour, a group of patrolling soldiers would pass by.

Su Mu hid behind a tree and half lay on a branch. Looking at the dim yellow light coming from the hall, Su Mu felt that it had calmed down a lot.

"Your majesty, Miss Su is outside the palace." A guard knelt in front of Lin Yi and said. There was no need to inform Lin Yi about this, so they could only capture him first. But having been by Lin Yi's side for so long, the guards naturally knew Su Mu's worth, so they didn't dare to act on their own.

The guard's words interrupted Lin Yi's train of thoughts. Lin Yi subconsciously raised his head to look outside the door, "What is she doing outside the hall?"

"This subject doesn't know that Miss Su is only wandering around outside the hall and is currently hiding on a camphor tree outside the hall." The hidden guard said.

Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat as he stood up. "Why did she climb the tree?" Lin Yi had just asked this when he reacted. He ordered a young eunuch at his side, "Have the imperial guards go back and rest. There's no need to patrol tonight. You should also go back and rest."

"This …" The eunuch hesitated.

"It's fine." Lin Yi waved his hand.

The eunuch walked out.

Su Mu only saw a young eunuch saying something to a guard in front of the door. The guard then said something and left with his people. The young eunuch covered his mouth and yawned. Then, he looked around before leaving the Imperial study.

Su Mu didn't see anyone coming and going for a long time, so he guessed that Lin Yi knew of her existence and intentionally kept her away.

Su Mu's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat. He wanted to go down and take a look, but he didn't want Lin Yi to see her. "Su Mu broke off a bunch of branches with leaves on them. The leaves of the camphor tree had a strong smell and it was very refreshing. Su Mu held the branch in his hand and began to chase away the mosquitoes.

In the end, Su Mu couldn't hold himself back and jumped off the tree. He followed the wall and entered the hall.

The door to the Imperial study was half closed. Su Mu couldn't see Lin Yi's face, and Su Mu had secretly poked a hole in the window outside. He saw Lin Yi sprawled on the table, sleeping soundly.

With a sliver of hope, Su Mimi opened the door.

Lin Yi lay on his stomach, the red brush still in his hands. Underneath the sleeping visage was a report. Before the ink had dried, Lin Yi had already laid on top of it.

The ink stained Lin Yi's face.

Lin Yi turned his body, revealing the ink on his face. The ink ran from the corner of his eye to his nose.

Su Mu couldn't help but laugh as his ice-cold fingertip landed on Lin Yi's nose.

Lin Yi could clearly feel that chill.

Lin Yi reached out his hand and grabbed Su Mu's hand. His eyes were still tightly shut, as if he was only dreaming.

Su Mu was unable to break free.

Lin Yi was pretending to be asleep, but wasn't she also pretending to be awake?

Su Mu finally stopped struggling and quietly sat beside Lin Yi. The two had their fingers interlocked, looking like a perfect match.

Lin Yi, who was pretending to be asleep and pretending to be asleep, actually fell asleep. It had been several days since he last slept. After waking up, Lin Yi felt refreshed. He stretched lazily and a light blue cloak slipped off his body.

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment.

"Your majesty." A eunuch brought over a neatly folded dragon robe.

Lin Yi picked up the cloak, folded it himself and hung it on the side.