Although Song Qi was smiling, there was a faint chill in his eyes.
This time, Consort Sun actually laughed: "Yes, you have done enough for him."
"I'll be leaving now, Consort Sun. My maid will probably be going in soon to tuck me in." Song Qi bowed to her. "It might be troublesome if she finds out I'm not here."
"Goodbye, General Shao." Consort Sun nodded.
As Consort Sun watched Song Qi's retreating figure, she touched the Buddhist prayer beads on her wrist, lost in thought.
"Master, can we really trust her?" someone asked.
Consort Sun glanced at the speaker and said casually, "Since we've done something for her, she should show her sincerity. She's a smart woman, she knows that."
After returning home, Song Qi lay in bed, but couldn't fall asleep.
The cold wind just blew me away and I was wide awake.
"Host, do you think she believes you?"
"No." Song Qi said with his eyes closed, "It's not that easy. Although there are many unreasonable things in this world, it's not like the final boss is that boring."
"What if they order you to kill the emperor later?" the system continued to ask.
"I'm not stupid, why would I agree to something that won't do me any good?" Song Qi yawned. At most, he would just ask her to help them find out some news about the emperor.
Song Qi was considering the possibility of deceiving Consort Sun and then allowing his own people to smoothly join the ranks of those guarding the palace.
It's not impossible that there have been more patrols recently.
However, to achieve this, one must gain the complete trust of Consort Sun and present a satisfactory testament to her loyalty.
She was very curious about what Zhao Zhi was doing. It couldn't be that she ended up doing everything; otherwise, the emperor would be far too incompetent.
Song Qi calculated the time and found that Zhao Zhi's birthday was in May, when Prince Rui and the others would all return to the capital.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should make their move around this time.
Three months left.
It's neither long nor short.
After getting up in the morning, Song Qi went to Yata's place again.
When Yata heard that Song Qi had arrived, she frowned and reflexively glanced at the medicine bowl placed to the side.
"How come this person always arrives on time?"
Song Qi walked in and glanced at the untouched medicine bowl: "Aren't you going to drink your medicine?"
“I don’t want to drink it.” Yata looked at Song Qi. “What’s the point of drinking it? It’s only making me worse.”
Song Qi frowned: "The rest of you can go down first."
Yata looked at Song Qi warily: "You're not planning to force-feed me, are you?"
"Don't overthink it. I really like this dress and I don't have any intention of letting it get splashed with medicine for the time being," Song Qi said.
Yata twitched the corner of her mouth: "So what's wrong? Aren't you very busy? Why do you keep coming here every day?"
"I've found someone to escort you out of the palace."
Yata was stunned for a moment, staring wide-eyed at Song Qi. She lowered her voice, thinking she had misheard or that Song Qi was joking, but judging from his expression, it didn't seem like it: "Are you crazy? This is the palace, how am I supposed to get out?"
“That person wanted to make a deal with me, and she has already agreed.”
Yata opened her mouth and looked at Song Qi. Although she didn't know the situation here, she could tell from Song Qi's expression that it wasn't a good deal.
“But what if I suddenly disappear? They’ll come looking for me…” Yata frowned. “What will you do?”
“You don’t need to think about these things.” Song Qi looked at Yata. “I will give you some money later. Take good care of your health and you won’t have to be afraid of being bullied when you go out.”
“But my hair.” Yata touched her hair; her physical features were just too distinctive.
“I’ll have someone make you a wig.” Song Qi glanced at it. “If you can get up, go out and move around a bit soon.”
Song Qi took the knife out from under her skirt and handed it to Yata: "I've been saying I'd give it to you, but I forgot."
Yata took the knife, looked up at Song Qi, and didn't know what to say. She opened her mouth and took a deep breath.
"Why are you crying?" Song Qi took the medicine and handed it to Yata. "Your mood will affect your condition. You can think about the wonderful life after you get out to cheer yourself up."
"Mmm." Yata downed the medicine in Song Qi's hand in one gulp. "Thank you."
"No need." Song Qi stood up. "You can tell your two maids yourself."
"Hmm." Yata nodded, watching Song Qi leave. Once she was out of sight, she coughed violently.
After leaving Yata's room, Song Qi headed towards Meng Yilan's direction.
She was very curious whether Meng Yilan knew about this.
Upon entering the bedchamber, Meng Yilan looked up and smiled at Song Qi, appearing no different from before.
Have you had breakfast?
"Not yet, I just came to eat with you." Song Qi felt that she might have arrived too early. At this time, even if there was news, it seemed unlikely to reach Meng Yilan.
“Then it’s perfect that you’re here.” Meng Yilan put the book aside. “Yuehong made a new kind of pastry yesterday, I’m sure you’ll like it.”
Song Qi's smile deepened: "It seems I've really gotten my money's worth today. Yuehong's skills are even better than those of the pastry chefs in the Imperial Kitchen."
"Then you must come and eat here often."
The two ate breakfast and chatted casually, talking about all sorts of things without any particular topic.
After they finished, the two of them prepared to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden.
Who knew that he would run into Fourteen and Seventeen when he went out, so he turned around and went to Song Qi's palace.
Meng Yilan watched Song Qi teach the two people to practice swordsmanship without feeling bored.
While Song Qi was taking the two people to get a drink of water, Fourteen gave Song Qi another note.
She opened it and quickly glanced at it.
He raised an eyebrow.
They said everything was ready and they could leave with Yata in three days.
Song Qi made an excuse to return to his room and then wrote another note and slipped it to Fourteen.
Fourteen's expression remained unchanged throughout, and he showed no sign of panic.
She used to think the two children were quite innocent, but now she can only sigh that children born into royalty are indeed different.
The four of them had lunch together, and then Fourteen took Seventeen away. Seventeen wanted to stay, but Fourteen dragged her away anyway.
Song Qi watched the two figures from behind and calculated that Zhao Zhicheng had been married for several years, yet they still didn't have a child.
Is there something wrong with this person?
"what's on your mind?"
"Huh? I was wondering why Zhao Zhi doesn't have a child yet."
Meng Yilan's expression froze: "What do you think?"
"What do you mean, what do I think?" Song Qi looked at Meng Yilan. "What does it have to do with me whether he has children or not? I'm not going to have any for him."
Meng Yilan breathed a sigh of relief.
"But you are the Empress..."
Meng Yilan's expression froze again as she looked at Song Qi: "You want me to have Zhao Zhi's child?"
Song Qi subconsciously wanted to say the words "I don't want to".
She seemed to have always overlooked the fact that Meng Yilan was the Empress, and she rarely thought about what relationship Meng Yilan had with Zhao Zhi.
It was only when I suddenly thought of the child that I realized that Meng Yilan was an empress.
Song Qi held back.
How could she say that? If she said she didn't want to, who knew if Meng Yilan might have other ideas?
Although she didn't understand why she didn't want to.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Song Qi looked away. "Aren't you going back to take a nap?"
"Aren't you going to let me stay? It's too far, I don't want to go back." After saying that, Meng Yilan walked towards Song Qi's bed, and began to take off her shoes and clothes. She was very proactive and acted like she was already familiar with him.
Seeing that she was about to lie down, Song Qi couldn't just pick her up and throw her out.
Feeling somewhat helpless, she tidied up and lay down.
Meng Yilan approached almost instantly.
"What's wrong?"
"It's a bit cold, it's warmer over here."
“You just crawled in, the blanket must be cold,” Song Qi said.
Meng Yilan leaned closer again, this time pressing herself against her body.
The system found the situation extremely strange and wondered what was going on with this female supporting character.
Have you ever seen a villainous female supporting character sticking close to the female lead?
The system checked the main system and found that 60% of the female supporting character's tasks had not been completed, and all of these 60% were related to Song Qi.
It glanced at the two people embracing, and then secretly spied on the yuri system next door.
system:……
Now I finally understand where this eerie atmosphere came from.
It thought about it for a moment, then ignored it.
Song Qi's romantic relationships are always slow to develop.
Meng Yilan leaned against Song Qi without moving, only occasionally rubbing against her.
Song Qi was a little sleepy, and although the movements were a bit uncomfortable, he eventually fell asleep.
When I woke up, the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Zhao Zhi standing by the bed, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.
Song Qi was startled by him, which also woke up Meng Yilan, who was clinging to her. She was also stunned when she saw Zhao Zhi, but she did not separate from him immediately.
"They have such a good relationship," Zhao Zhi said.
Song Qi: ...
"How did you get in?" Song Qi frowned as she looked at Zhao Zhi.
Zhao Zhi smirked: "Why can't I come in? You are my imperial concubine, and this is my empress."
He emphasized it, though he didn't know why he did so.
"Now you can go out, we need to get up and change our clothes."
Zhao Zhi gritted his teeth: "I'm waiting for you in the Imperial Study. Come over in a bit."
"Is there something you need?"
"Can't I let you come over if there's nothing wrong?"
Song Qi really didn't understand what this person was so angry about.
She got up and tidied herself up, then looked back at Meng Yilan, who was still sitting on the bed: "You can sleep a little longer."
"Mmm." Meng Yilan lay back down. "I'll wait for you to come back."
Song Qi nodded. When she arrived at the Imperial Study, Zhao Zhi had already drunk two glasses of water.
Although he didn't know why he was so unhappy.
"Is there something you need?" Song Qi looked at Zhao Zhi and very consciously found a seat to sit down.
“Recently, Prince Rui has made some moves and made contact with several families, including the Meng family.”
Song Qi nodded: "I've also successfully made contact with them."
Zhao Zhi looked at Song Qi and frowned.
"I don't know what they'll ask me to do. My idea is to persuade them to let me transfer my people in without hindering it." Song Qi looked at Zhao Zhi and tapped the table. "So, do you have anything that seems important but is actually insignificant that I can offer as a token of my loyalty?"
Zhao Zhi: ...
Can I trust you?
“I think you can do it.” Song Qi looked at Zhao Zhi. “I can help you resolve the matter of Prince Rui. After it’s done, I hope you can promise me one thing.”
"What is it?"
I'll let you know when I succeed.
Zhao Zhi nodded, thought for a moment, and then took out something and handed it to Song Qi.
Song Qi raised an eyebrow: "You really trust me that much? Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?"
"Trust those you employ, and do not employ those you do not trust."
Song Qi opened it, glanced at it, paused for a moment, laughed, and then tossed the item over.
"I'm leaving now."
"Wait a minute," Zhao Zhi called out to Song Qi.
"What's wrong?"
"What exactly is going on between you and Meng Yilan?"
Song Qi turned to look at Zhao Zhi: "What? What happened? We just took a nap together."
Zhao Zhi looked at Song Qi with a speechless expression.
He didn't look like he had just taken a nap.
He took a deep breath and shook his hand: "Never mind."
Song Qi stared at Zhao Zhi, deeply suspecting that there might be something wrong with this person.
"System, why are all your male leads so interested in my relationship with the female supporting character?"
system:……
"Hehe, who knows?"
On his way back, Song Qi stopped by to tell Yata that he would be leaving in three days.
Yata looked delighted, and her complexion seemed much better.
When she arrived at Jingde Palace, she found that Meng Yilan had just gotten up and her expression was rather unpleasant.
"What's wrong?"
"I was just about to take a nap when Yaofeng suddenly appeared," Meng Yilan frowned. "Why does it dislike me so much?"
"Probably because we have a good relationship." Song Qi went to the bedroom and pulled Yao Feng out.
Yao Feng was furious when he saw Meng Yilan and frantically wanted to jump down.
Song Qi flicked Yao Feng's buttocks.
Yao Feng exploded again, turning his head to pry Song Qi's neck, but quickly wilted under the other's gaze.
Meng Yilan smiled, feeling refreshed, and remained in a good mood until the evening.
She had originally planned to stay there that night, but Song Qi sent her back.
Meng Yilan discovered that some things, once done a lot, become a habit.
She used to be a little shy, but now she can shamelessly stay here until the other party tells her to leave.
The temperature suddenly dropped in the evening.
As Song Qi listened to the wind outside the window, a bad feeling crept into his heart.
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