Seeing the sudden solemn look in her eyes, Si Junlin knew the grievance in her heart. He let out a soft sigh and said, "I understand."
Su Wan'er didn't say anything further after that.
It was Si Junlin who, noticing that Su Wan'er still hadn't recovered her composure, held down the hand she was about to use to pick up the memorials.
"Wait."
Su Wan'er looked at him in puzzlement. "What's wrong?"
"Don't you want to know who is behind Mei Hong?" Si Junlin said to Su Wan'er.
"Yes, so what?" Su Wan'er asked in confusion.
Si Junlin said to her, "First, close your eyes."
Su Wan'er looked at Si Junlin suspiciously. "Why?"
"Just close your eyes when I tell you to. Why do you have so many questions?" Si Junlin said impatiently.
When he used to surprise his concubines, he never heard other concubines ask so many questions. He felt that Su Wan'er was too suspicious. She always doubted everything, even him, her husband.
This... wasn't good. At least, she should have complete trust in him, her husband.
If Su Wan'er knew what he was thinking, she would probably give a bitter smile and still not trust him.
Although it seemed that he had changed towards her, just as his trust in the Su family couldn't be established overnight, Su Wan'er also couldn't completely let down her guard and trust him just because of a few small things.
Seeing the man in front of her on the verge of getting angry, Su Wan'er reluctantly closed her eyes. "Fine, fine. I'll close them." Although she closed her eyes as Si Junlin said, her clenched hands betrayed her inner uneasiness.
Si Junlin let out a sigh. Forget it. It wasn't the right time yet. They had plenty of time to get to know each other. He believed that one day, Su Wan'er would completely let down all her defenses and trust everything he did for her.
"Trust me this time." After whispering this in Su Wan'er's ear, he turned around and walked to the bookshelf. He pried open the floor under the bookshelf, took out a wooden token from the various tokens placed inside. After hesitating for a while, he replaced it with an iron token, and then covered the lid and the floor.
Seeing Su Wan'er still standing there stiffly, he couldn't help but find it amusing.
Especially when he recalled their kiss. Although they had swapped bodies and he was actually kissing his own body, the feeling of the souls touching each other was more thrilling than the physical one.
He... seemed to want to try it again.
Thinking this way, he held his breath and came in front of Su Wan'er. At first, he was calm. After getting closer, he suddenly kissed her lips.
"Mmm!" Her lips suddenly being kissed, Su Wan'er suddenly widened her eyes.
After kissing for a while and not getting a response from Su Wan'er, he felt something was missing. He released her somewhat boredly.
Of course, he didn't forget to put the iron token in her hand when he left.
"This is the fee for renting this." Si Junlin pecked her lips again.
Su Wan'er originally wanted to get angry, but with Si Junlin's words, she couldn't find an outlet for her anger. She could only grind her teeth in secret hatred.
However, her attention was soon attracted by the thing in her hand.
"This is..." There was a look of surprise in Su Wan'er's eyes. This thing didn't look like an ordinary object.
"This is my Secret Agent Camp. The iron token can dispatch iron - level and wooden - level secret agents." Si Junlin explained to her.
Su Wan'er was stunned. "You mean you're lending them to me?"
She had heard rumors about the emperor having a Secret Agent Camp, but she had only heard of its reputation and had never actually seen it.
"Yes. Now that you're the emperor, it's necessary to lend you the Secret Agent Camp." Si Junlin looked at Su Wan'er seriously.
"Why?" The people in the Secret Agent Camp were only loyal to the emperor and only obeyed the emperor's orders. They would execute them without hesitation even if it meant death.
But was it really okay to lend such a group of people to her?
"You're the emperor now. Don't you forget? It's only natural for them to obey you." Si Junlin stared into Su Wan'er's eyes and said very seriously.
Su Wan'er felt very embarrassed by him and could only turn her head to the other side. "Y - yes, I guess so."
Seeing her evasive eyes, a smile appeared on Si Junlin's lips. This woman probably had a place for him in her heart. Otherwise, she wouldn't be avoiding him like this. He buried his head in her ear and said, "This is a chance for me to trust your Su family. You should make good use of it. However... this iron token is just the second - weakest one. If you want a more advanced one, you can exchange it with something."
"What kind of thing?" Su Wan'er asked in confusion.
"Come and tell me when you need it." Si Junlin gave Su Wan'er a naughty smile and then let go of her. "Alright, deal with the memorials."
After saying that, he sat down in his seat as if nothing had happened.
Su Wan'er could only sigh helplessly and then dealt with the official business with him.
Early the next morning, Su Wan'er took the token Si Junlin had given her and went to the Secret Agent Camp. It was only then that she realized that the palace wasn't just as big as it seemed on the surface. There was a huge underground space.
It was the "Huang Palace".
The Secret Agent Camp was located inside the Huang Palace, numbered "Huang One".
She originally wondered how to explain things to the people in the Secret Agent Camp, but to her surprise, as soon as the people in the Secret Agent Camp saw her, they immediately bowed respectfully.
Moreover, after hearing her order to investigate Mei Hong of the Drunken Red Chamber, they agreed without any doubt. She never even showed the iron token.
After that, Su Wan'er just needed to wait.
It only took three days. In the beginning, Mei Hong's life story was just as she had said. Her family was separated by the flood, and then she fell into prostitution.
However, she first fell into prostitution in Huainan and was later brought to the imperial city.
But the information stopped there. She had no idea who brought her to the imperial city or what happened to her after that.
Regarding this matter, Si Junlin could only comfort her. "Be patient. Some things are not easy to investigate. I once spent three years investigating a matter before finally getting the result."
Su Wan'er nodded. Of course, she knew that. She wasn't in a hurry. She just simply checked the information.