Su Wan'er didn't understand what Si Junlin's action meant yet, but she still shifted her gaze from Si Junlin to her own arm.
Just one glance made her suck in a breath of cold air.
It turned out that there was a thin black line on her arm. This inky - black line started from the back of her hand and extended all the way to the root of her arm.
"This..." Su Wan'er didn't know what to say for a moment.
It was Si Junlin who spoke up, "Obviously, you've been poisoned by a curse."
Without even thinking, Su Wan'er knew who did it. Among all the people, the one who could get close to her and poison her was probably only Long Xiaojiu.
Si Junlin really couldn't bear it anymore. "Do you remember what I told you? Huh? Didn't I tell you that those who are emperors shouldn't be soft - hearted about anything? You're the emperor now. You're managing a country. Have you thought about the consequences after you're killed?"
"I'm sorry." This time, it was really her being soft - hearted. However, looking at the black line on the back of her hand, she couldn't bring herself to hate Long Xiaojiu.
Su Wan'er could guess Long Xiaojiu's thoughts. It was just that she was worried about her. Anyone would do the same when facing a stranger.
It was just that Long Xiaojiu's way of protecting herself was to use the most insidious curse.
"What's with that relaxed look on your face? Do you not care about what I said?" Si Junlin asked angrily.
Su Wan'er quickly shook her head and explained, "It's not like that. I just think Long Xiaojiu's behavior is quite cute."
"Ha?" Si Junlin really didn't know what to say to Su Wan'er. At this time, she actually thought someone like Long Xiaojiu was "cute"? "You've been poisoned by a curse! A curse! Not something else."
Su Wan'er nodded. "I naturally know. But she's just a child out there. It's inevitable for her to be a bit vigilant. I believe that as long as I can send her home, she will definitely lift the curse on me."
Seeing that Su Wan'er was so stubborn, Si Junlin gave up trying to persuade her. Instead, he asked someone to call the imperial physician to check if the curse would harm her body.
After a long time, under the "death stare" of the queen, the imperial physician finally finished diagnosing Su Wan'er.
"Your Majesty, regarding the queen, this humble official is too inexperienced to tell what's wrong with her body..." After saying that, he was about to leave.
As a well - known imperial physician, he was stopped by a curse. He didn't have the face to stay any longer.
He should have asked that person more about curses earlier... Wait, that person... Maybe there's a way?
Thinking like this, he turned back.
Su Wan'er was chatting with Si Junlin when she suddenly saw the imperial physician appear in front of her. She asked puzzledly, "Imperial Physician He, do you have anything else?"
"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty wants to lift the curse, this humble official has an old acquaintance to recommend." The imperial physician said.
"Someone from the Southern Border?" Su Wan'er asked casually.
The imperial physician quickly waved his hand. "No, he's not. He's just a madman obsessed with poisons. I think he should be able to lift the curse. If Your Majesty can ask him to take action, there's no need to worry."
"Okay, leave the recommendation letter and you can go." Su Wan'er nodded silently.
After the imperial physician wrote a letter, he finally left.
Si Junlin looked at Su Wan'er and asked, "What do you think? Are you going to look for the person recommended by Imperial Physician He?"
Su Wan'er shook her head. "No. I have no ill - will towards that little girl. With this curse, it can remind me that there's a girl waiting for her family to pick her up."
At this time, Si Junlin really didn't know what to say to Su Wan'er... "As long as you're confident."
A few more days passed. The people Su Wan'er sent to the Southern Border to gather information came back.
Sure enough, just as she and Si Junlin had thought, there was an uproar in the Southern Border.
A month ago, Long Shi took Long Xiaojiu out but got separated from her in the market. They used their influence and quickly found the people who kidnapped Long Xiaojiu. However, those people had already sold her to someone else.
After investigation by the Long family, they found that the people who kidnapped Long Xiaojiu were actually from their Jin Kingdom.
Guided by some scheming people, the Long family had shifted their hatred to the royal family of their Jin Kingdom.
"It seems this will be a very troublesome matter." After reading the secret letter, Su Wan'er felt extremely headache.
Si Junlin reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "This is something you, as the monarch of a country, need to face."
"You're the monarch of the country, okay?" Su Wan'er glared at him fiercely. Why did this guy look so relaxed? This was his country and his throne...
"I'm the queen now... Well, if you beg me, I can give you some advice." Si Junlin looked at her with a smile in his eyes.
Su Wan'er snorted. "Give it or not, I don't care."
He just thought she couldn't handle it. She would show Si Junlin that she could solve it in her own way.
"Where are you going?" Si Junlin looked at her figure suddenly standing up and walking towards the door and asked puzzledly.
Su Wan'er looked back at him. "I'm going to solve the problem in my own way."
After saying that, she left without looking back.
The setting sun shone into the imperial study. Looking at her confident back, Si Junlin felt his heart pounding crazily at this moment.
He couldn't help but press his hand on his heart, and a mist rose in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, are you not feeling well?" Qingcao saw that the emperor had left, but her own master hadn't come out for a long time. So she boldly peeked in from the door and saw her master holding his heart and looking dazed.
She immediately became nervous, thinking that Si Junlin was ill, so she asked with concern.
Si Junlin came back to his senses. He found that he was getting more and more out of control. His once - proud self - control was gradually fading away. This was not a good sign.
Forget it... He would deal with it later. After calming his emotions, he said to Qingcao, "It's okay. Let's go back to the palace first."
Although Qingcao was a bit suspicious, she still did as Si Junlin said.
In Concubine Mei's palace. At this moment, Concubine Xi frowned tightly, obviously very dissatisfied with Concubine Mei.
"Concubine Mei, it's been several days. Haven't you found out who poisoned the queen yet?"
At this time, Concubine Mei was very calm. She slowly sipped the fragrant tea in her hand. After Concubine Xi finished speaking, she said unhurriedly, "Sister Concubine Xi, you should know the truth that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, right?"