Su Wan'er's body trembled violently. She was frightened.
It couldn't be a good thing for Si Junlin to come at this moment, especially after she had summoned more than thirty concubines.
To see him or not?
Before she could think it through seriously, a certain "empress" strode in angrily.
"I, your humble servant, pay respects to the emperor!" One could tell from just this greeting that he was extremely angry.
Su Wan'er gave a light cough and pretended to be calm as she ordered Fang Xi, "Prepare a seat for the empress."
Fang Xi glanced at Su Wan'er and then at Si Junlin. Finally, he told the little eunuch to go and prepare.
Si Junlin's arrival didn't make the concubines behave themselves. Instead, it made them feel a sense of crisis, and they resorted to even more tricks.
The entire imperial chamber instantly turned into a theater stage. It was really bustling.
But the face of a certain person who always cared about his reputation had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Your Majesty! Your humble servant has something important to report! Please move to the imperial study!" The killing intent was quite obvious.
Su Wan'er thought that if she didn't follow his words, he would surely kill her on the spot.
To protect herself, Su Wan'er had to go along with his words. "Since the empress has something important to discuss, all my beloved concubines, please go back and rest first."
Since the "emperor" had given the order, although they all showed pitiful looks, in the face of Su Wan'er's indifference, no matter how reluctant they were, they had to leave.
However, when passing by Si Junlin, each of them gave him a look as if they wanted to devour him.
After everyone left, Su Wan'er told Fang Xi to leave too. Then she coughed nervously and said to Si Junlin, "Your... Majesty, do you have something important to tell me?"
"You still know I'm the emperor?!" Si Junlin stood up straight from the chair and walked in front of Su Wan'er. He leaned on the table with both hands, and the killing intent in his eyes was directed straight at Su Wan'er.
"Um... I do know." Su Wan'er turned her head away. Si Junlin's eyes were too terrifying. She was really afraid that his gaze would kill her.
"Su Wan'er! I'm giving you one last warning. Don't do anything that will damage my reputation again! Otherwise, although I can't do anything to you directly, I can still deal with your Su family! If you don't believe me, you can try!" Si Junlin said with a gloomy face.
Looking into his eyes, Su Wan'er knew that he was absolutely serious. Although she didn't know what means he had, it was better not to find out.
"I... I understand." Su Wan'er replied very seriously.
"Good." Si Junlin got up directly and walked to the imperial bed to sit down.
Seeing his actions, Su Wan'er was a bit stunned for a moment. "You... Why are you sitting on the bed?"
Si Junlin gave her a sideways look. "Didn't you summon me for the night? To prevent you from ruining my reputation further, I've decided to sleep in my own bed tonight."
A flash of annoyance crossed Su Wan'er's eyes. "Your Majesty, you don't have to do this. I swear I'll never do such a ridiculous thing again."
Si Junlin completely ignored her and just lay down on the bed on his own. He even tossed a word at her. "Don't forget, there will be an early court tomorrow."
Su Wan'er gritted her teeth and finally lay down beside him.
Such a ridiculous night came to an end. However, the news that the emperor had summoned more than thirty concubines in one night spread outside the palace and instantly became a topic for people to talk about after meals.
After the early court, Su Wan'er was urgently summoned by the empress dowager to her chamber.
The empress dowager frowned and asked Su Wan'er, "Lin'er, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly do such a ridiculous thing?"
Su Wan'er was extremely nervous. Her mind was spinning rapidly, and finally she came up with a reason that could be counted as one.
"Your humble servant suspects that there's someone else behind Concubine Mei's miscarriage. So I summoned all the concubines who could have contact with Concubine Mei to the chamber, hoping to find some clues from their reactions. Of course, I also wanted to see if there were any moles lurking in the palace."
The empress dowager asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Su Wan'er certainly wouldn't contradict herself. "Naturally. Otherwise, why would your humble servant do such a ridiculous thing?"
Seeing Su Wan'er's serious expression and thinking that her son had always been diligent and conscientious, the empress dowager believed Su Wan'er's words. "Now the news is spreading like wildfire. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"
Su Wan'er nodded. "Your humble servant has already made arrangements. Now that those moles have emerged, your humble servant will get rid of them one by one."
The empress dowager finally felt relieved. After chatting with Su Wan'er for a while, she let her go back to handle the government affairs.
What Su Wan'er said in front of the empress dowager wasn't a complete lie. After lying down last night, Si Junlin told Su Wan'er about the possible accusations and asked her how she planned to deal with them.
At that time, Su Wan'er only cared about having fun and didn't think much about the consequences of this matter. Now that Si Junlin asked, Su Wan'er just remembered that as the emperor, everything she did was being watched...
After Si Junlin discussed it with her, he decided to help Su Wan'er clean up the mess for the sake of his own reputation.
Even the words Su Wan'er said to the empress dowager today were revised by Si Junlin. Otherwise, Su Wan'er really wouldn't have been able to dispel the empress dowager's doubts so quickly.
When Su Wan'er returned to the imperial study, Si Junlin was already waiting inside.
"How's it going?" Su Wan'er asked worriedly. If Si Junlin's reputation was ruined because of her, she was absolutely sure that Si Junlin would kill himself.
He was now in her body. If he committed suicide, she would be heart - broken. Really heart - broken.
Si Junlin turned his head and glared at Su Wan'er angrily. Then he said to her helplessly, "It's almost done. Now the only thing left is how to turn the rumors around."
Su Wan'er finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great." Her body was saved.
Seeing her relieved expression, Si Junlin's eyes flickered slightly. He never thought that Su Wan'er would care so much about his reputation. This made him even more regretful about what he had done to Su Wan'er.
"Don't worry. After all, this also concerns my reputation. I'll handle it properly." Si Junlin unconsciously comforted Su Wan'er, perhaps because of Su Wan'er's "concern" for him.
A beautiful misunderstanding arose under the mutual ignorance of both sides.
It took a full three days. With the "emperor's" resolute actions, all the moles in the palace were rooted out, and the rumor in the streets had changed to "the emperor had interrogated all the concubines overnight in order to root out the moles in the palace."