"Your Majesty, this servant is guilty, please punish me!" Su Peisheng knelt down in front of the Fourth Prince with a thud.

"What crime have you committed!" Fourth Prince asked, glancing at Su Peisheng kneeling beside the imperial desk.

"This servant went to Changchun Palace and couldn't help but tell Consort Xi about His Majesty's good intentions. This servant simply couldn't bear to see His Majesty and Consort Xi create so many troubles out of thin air, when His Majesty and Consort Xi clearly care for each other. This servant can't share His Majesty's burdens, so I can only swallow my pride and go to Consort Xi to explain His Majesty's intentions. I hope Consort Xi won't misunderstand His Majesty," Su Peisheng said, bowing his head.

Fourth Master glanced at Su Peisheng, said nothing, but also didn't lose his temper.

“Your Majesty, judging from Consort Xi’s expression, her intentions are somewhat unpredictable!” Su Peisheng looked up at the Fourth Prince and said worriedly, “Although she is still very kind to me, I can sense that Consort Xi’s former vitality and enthusiasm are gone.”

The Fourth Prince then stopped writing and asked, "What did Consort Xi say?"

After carefully crafting the words that had been swirling in his mind for a long time, Su Peisheng quickly lowered his head and said, "Her Majesty said that although His Majesty's intentions were for her sake, she and His Majesty have been together for over ten years and she does not wish for His Majesty to go to such great lengths for her sake. Your Majesty, this servant believes that Her Majesty only suffered injustice in the matter of the Fourth Prince because she loves His Majesty so much..."

The Fourth Master's brow suddenly twitched, a strange tension rising within him. Upon hearing Su Peisheng say that Lanqin's feelings weren't what they used to be, his heart felt as if it had sunk to the bottom of icy water in the dead of winter…

Su Peisheng looked up cautiously to observe the Fourth Prince's reaction. He saw that the Fourth Prince seemed to be lost in thought, staring blankly at the brush washer holder with nine dragons playing with a pearl on the imperial desk.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Su Peisheng called out a few times.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from outside, followed by a thunderclap that seemed to come from nowhere. The enormous thunderclap appeared to be coming from the horizon.

"No wonder it's so hot, it's raining!" The Fourth Prince suddenly snapped out of his reverie. He glanced at the memorial beside him, frowned, and stood up.

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do?" Su Peisheng saw the Fourth Prince walk directly out from behind the imperial desk and then head outside.

"Changchun Palace," the Fourth Prince said.

"Your Majesty, it's thundering outside. This kind of weather is not suitable for walking outside. You..." Before Su Peisheng could finish speaking, the Fourth Prince's figure had already drifted outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Su Peisheng exclaimed.

"Go and fetch your raincoat for me!" The Fourth Prince stood at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, looking out at the torrential rain.

Su Peisheng was even more confused, but looking at the Fourth Prince's profile, he suddenly understood and hurriedly ran to the duty room behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation to get his raincoat.

A moment later, a figure wearing a eunuch's raincoat emerged from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, followed by no one else. It turned out that in this deep palace, the clothing and accessories of different people each had their own unique characteristics. For example, the palace robes worn by eunuchs were all indigo blue, and depending on their rank, the patterns on their hats and clothes were all different.

This man headed towards Changchun Palace. No one noticed him, because in this weather, no one would come out unless absolutely necessary. But at this time of year, the masters of the various palaces were preparing their meals, and the palace maids and eunuchs had probably already brought out the food.