Su Wan'er let out a few awkward dry laughs. Would she admit that her impression of this matter was not very deep? She had only heard the name of the Second Granduncle from the mouths of the family elders. She had never met this so - called Second Granduncle since childhood.
Naturally, it was quite normal that she couldn't recall this Second Granduncle when things happened so suddenly.
Si Junlin ignored Su Wan'er's expression. He got up and said to the Elder Lady Su, "Grandma, shall we go to my palace and have a talk?"
The Elder Lady Su gave him a disapproving look, as if blaming him for not understanding the rules of propriety. Then she turned to Su Wan'er and said, "Your Majesty, this old woman would like to have a heart - to - heart chat with the Empress. I wonder..."
Su Wan'er knew what Si Junlin wanted to talk to her grandma about. Since Si Junlin had made this decision, she didn't want to stop him. She gave Si Junlin a look, then said to the Elder Lady Su, "Of course it's okay. The Elder Lady Su and the Empress haven't seen each other for a long time. I'm sure they have a lot of private things to talk about. The old lady can stay as long as she likes. I have no objection."
Si Junlin nodded to Su Wan'er, indicating that he would give the old woman face. Then he led the Elder Lady Su out of the imperial study.
Now Su Wan'er was able to handle some relatively complicated memorials independently, so he didn't have to worry about it.
On the way, they sat in different sedan chairs. After they returned to the palace and sat down, the Elder Lady Su spoke up, "Wan'er, it seems that you have something important to ask your Second Granduncle for?"
"Yeah." Si Junlin nodded and briefly told the Elder Lady Su about the matter. Then he asked the Elder Lady Su, "I wonder if grandma can get in touch with the Second Granduncle? After all, the Heavenly Artisan Sect is a martial arts sect in the jianghu, and the Second Granduncle is also a jianghu person. If the Second Granduncle, a jianghu person, can go to invite the people from the Heavenly Artisan Sect, things should go more smoothly."
The Elder Lady Su thought for a while and then nodded to Si Junlin. "This matter is, after all, a national affair. I think your Second Granduncle won't refuse. Well, I'll go back right away and have someone send a message to your Second Granduncle. If there's any news..."
"Grandma just has someone come in. I'll go and talk to the Emperor later and ask her to give our Su family a token that allows them to enter and leave the palace at will. In this way, grandma can enter and leave the palace at any time." Si Junlin had the intention of dealing with the memorials about water conservancy as well as testing the Su family. After all, judging from the Su family's concern for Su Wan'er, if there were any changes in the Su family, they would probably send someone to inform Su Wan'er immediately. With the token to enter and leave the palace at will, it would be more convenient for them to pass on the news to Su Wan'er.
At that time, he just needed to send someone to watch Su Wan'er to know every move of the Su family.
The Elder Lady Su said disapprovingly, "Wan'er, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Grandma can enter the palace again later. There's no need to bother the Emperor. We should avoid annoying the Emperor."
Si Junlin smiled at her and said, "Grandma, don't worry. The Emperor won't blame me."
"What blame or no blame?" Just as Si Junlin was about to go to find Su Wan'er, Su Wan'er came in.
She couldn't calm down to deal with the memorials in the study. She sat there for half an hour with difficulty, and finally decided to come and have a look.
As soon as she came in, she heard what Si Junlin said to her grandma, and couldn't help asking.
Si Junlin told Su Wan'er about the matter. Su Wan'er then turned to the Elder Lady Su and said, "Elder Lady Su, you can rest assured. I won't be angry with the Empress because of such a small matter. But the Empress, don't be angry with me because of this."
Only she and Si Junlin could understand the last sentence of Su Wan'er.
Among the people present, no one except her and Si Junlin could understand it.
Naturally, Su Wan'er agreed to this matter. After all, with the token to enter the palace at will, she might have more chances to see the people from the Su family.
Of course, it was also possible that she wouldn't. After all, the people from the Su family were not easily influenced by emotions. Even if they seemed to be emotional in front of Su Wan'er, they would gradually change after entering the Su family.
Soon, the token was in the hands of the Elder Lady Su.
Since the matter was of great importance, the Elder Lady Su didn't even have lunch and left for the mansion early.
Si Junlin turned to look at Su Wan'er. When he saw the worry between her eyebrows, he couldn't help asking, "Are you unhappy because I used your grandma?"
Su Wan'er shook her head. "No. This is a national affair. Both I and grandma are willing to do it. There's no question of being happy or unhappy."
Si Junlin took a deep breath and suppressed his thoughts.
"The national advisor has sent back news." Si Junlin waited until his emotions calmed down a little, then said to Su Wan'er.
Su Wan'er was slightly stunned, then said to Si Junlin, "When will he come back?"
If he came back, they should be able to return to their own bodies, right?
"Do you really hope to end the current situation?" Si Junlin suddenly asked.
Su Wan'er asked in confusion, "Don't you, Your Majesty? Haven't you always been unaccustomed to this body?"
Of course Si Junlin wanted to end it, but he hoped more that they could maintain the current atmosphere. In this harem, everyone was calculating for their own future, and there were not many people he could confide in. After so many months, he had gotten used to the atmosphere of getting along with Su Wan'er.
In this atmosphere, he didn't have to worry that Su Wan'er would scheme against him. Especially in these days, Su Wan'er had taken meticulous care of his wounds, which was something that other concubines had never done.
As for the discomfort in his body, compared with Su Wan'er's care, it was nothing.
"Forget it. I'll contact the national advisor earlier. I just hope the national advisor can find a way." After thinking for a while, a flash of unknown emotion passed through Si Junlin's eyes.
Su Wan'er looked at Si Junlin in surprise. He changed his attitude so quickly!
Sure enough, a man's heart is as unfathomable as the sea.
Three days later, the younger sister of the Su family entered the palace. As a noble young lady who had reached the age of adulthood, entering the palace could broaden her horizons.
"Sister!" As soon as the younger sister of the Su family entered the imperial study, she threw herself into Si Junlin's arms. "I've missed you so much."
Si Junlin was immediately embarrassed. Although his body was female, his soul was male. Being hugged by the younger sister of the Su family like this, he felt a little uncomfortable.
"Ahem." Su Wan'er coughed lightly, timely saving Si Junlin from the awkward situation.
"Miss Su, you should have brought some news from the Su family, right?" Su Wan'er asked.
Only then did the younger sister of the Su family turn to look at Su Wan'er and bowed respectfully to her. "Greetings to Your Majesty."