Su Peisheng knew that the Fourth Prince's unspoken words referred to Changchun Palace, and advised, "Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Hongli left the palace today to bid farewell to Consort Xi, who was very reluctant to part with him. Perhaps Your Majesty should go and see her? After all, separation from one's son is inevitable, and Consort Xi would surely be happy if Your Majesty could comfort her..."

The Fourth Prince looked up, his face full of loneliness. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Never mind. I know Qin'er. She is not a weak woman. She can still bear this difficulty... She is stronger than you think!"

Su Peisheng sighed, "His Majesty is so considerate of Consort Xi, I really don't know if Consort Xi can understand His Majesty's good intentions..."

The Fourth Prince laughed and said, "How do you know I'm thinking of her?"

Su Peisheng chuckled and said, "This servant is talking nonsense, please don't blame me, Your Majesty! Although there are rumors in the harem that Consort Xi has fallen out of favor, and even the prince has been banished from the palace by Your Majesty, this servant has been serving Your Majesty for so long, and I have never seen Your Majesty smile."

Fourth Master pointed at Su Peisheng and said, "Old fox, not bad! Ever since Hongli had his accident, I've realized how terrible things are. I've put them, mother and son, in such a dangerous situation."

"That's why the Emperor deliberately favored Consort Nian, so that everyone would think that the Emperor was now favoring Consort Nian, and that Consort Xi would be forgotten. This means that Consort Xi will be safe and sound, and the Emperor sent Prince Hongli out of the palace to protect him and keep him away from this place of trouble..." Su Peisheng continued, and the Fourth Prince nodded with a smile.

Su Peisheng asked in confusion, "Then why doesn't Your Majesty go and explain things to Consort Xi? Consort Xi is a smart and sensible person; she will definitely help Your Majesty put on a good show!"

The Fourth Prince shook his head with a wry smile: "You know, once Qin'er finds out, it will all become an act. No matter how well she acts, she will eventually see through it. I just don't want to give up halfway and I must ensure the safety of her and her child. Besides, Qin'er has always harbored resentment towards me. She can't understand, and no amount of persuasion from me will help. I only hope that she will understand my good intentions in the future..."

Seeing the Emperor's troubled face, Su Peisheng didn't know how to comfort him. Only he knew that the Emperor had been unhappy all summer. He knew everything Consort Xi did in Changchun Palace, but he couldn't interfere much, forced to watch helplessly as Consort Xi was bullied. The Emperor could only silently rage and find other excuses to punish those who made things difficult for Consort Xi.

Su Peisheng felt distressed just watching, but the Emperor simply refused to go to Changchun Palace to speak with Consort Xi.

Seeing the Fourth Prince's haggard figure, Su Peisheng thought long and hard, and secretly went to Changchun Palace alone. What the Emperor couldn't say, he, as a servant, could say and do. Their relationship hadn't been easy, and Su Peisheng didn't want to see the Emperor and Consort Xi's relationship deteriorate further.

"Eunuch Su, what are you doing here?" Yu Xiao asked, standing behind Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng arrived at the gate of Changchun Palace, but instead of knocking immediately, he hesitated at the entrance. Yu Xiao happened to be on her way to the Embroidery Bureau to fetch a dress for Lanqin when she reached the gate of Changchun Palace and saw Su Peisheng standing there.

"Yu Xiao!" Su Peisheng said with an awkward smile, "I've come to see Consort Xi."

"Is it the Emperor?" Yu Xiao instinctively thought it was the Fourth Prince, so she looked around, but couldn't see him.