However, this incident also made Concubine Mei aware of the Emperor's attitude. It seemed that, just as her grandfather had said, this Southern Border Saintess was truly a very important figure to their Jin Kingdom.
And whether she could be released from house arrest also depended on this Southern Border Saintess.
While Concubine Mei was making up her mind, Concubine Xi returned to her palace and started thinking about how to get rid of this Southern Border Saintess.
Of course, the first thing she needed to do was to get out of this house arrest.
But she waited and waited. When her personal maid came back, all she heard was the message from the Empress Dowager telling her to be patient.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager also warned her not to provoke that Southern Border Saintess anymore and told her to put national affairs first.
No matter what was written in the Empress Dowager's letter, Concubine Xi just wouldn't let it go. She just couldn't understand why it was her who had to make peace while that Southern Border Saintess who had attacked her didn't need to come and make amends with her!
"Your Ladyship, calm down. You don't need to get angry with a child," her personal maid could only console her.
"Yes, yes, yes. She's just a child. I don't need to get angry with a child," Concubine Xi could only console herself like this.
Having outwitted Concubine Xi, Su Wan'er was in a great mood. After returning to the Hall of Diligence and Government, Su Wan'er even opened a pot of osmanthus wine to drink.
Although it wasn't really the right time, she was happy.
After Si Junlin took a bath and changed his clothes, he came to the Hall of Diligence and Government. He didn't see Su Wan'er in either the study or the bedroom. When he asked Fang Xi outside the door, Fang Xi also said he hadn't seen His Majesty.
Just as they were getting anxious, they suddenly heard a faint sound of porcelain tiles colliding.
They both looked up and found that against the backdrop of the full moon, Su Wan'er was lying on the rooftop taking a rest.
"Your, Your Majesty..." Fang Xi's heart tightened instantly.
Si Junlin raised his hand to stop his words and movements. "Don't make a fuss about this for now. Let me go up and talk to His Majesty first."
Fang Xi remembered that the Empress came from a military family, so she must have some skills. He nodded in agreement.
It was the first time Si Junlin had used lightness kung fu. He recalled the method Su Wan'er had taught him. Si Junlin gathered his qi and leaped. In an instant, he leaped as high as a floor. The unprecedented height startled Si Junlin.
As soon as Si Junlin relaxed his qi, his whole body fell uncontrollably towards the ground.
This time, it wasn't just Si Junlin who was scared, but also the maids and eunuchs guarding below.
Just as it seemed he was about to have a close encounter with the ground, suddenly a bright yellow figure flashed by. When everyone looked again, they found that the Empress was now lying in the Emperor's arms, and the place where they were standing was on the rooftop.
"Your, Your Majesty..." Fang Xi was completely stunned at this moment.
As a eunuch who had grown up with the Emperor, he knew what kind of physical condition the Emperor was in. When on earth had the Emperor learned lightness kung fu?
This was really a big deal. Fang Xi thought he should tell the Empress Dowager about this.
Regardless of what the people downstairs were thinking, Su Wan'er placed Si Junlin on the rooftop. "Your Majesty, can you practice more before using lightness kung fu?" It's very dangerous to use it rashly when you're not proficient.
Si Junlin coughed lightly and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, I've been practicing usually." It's just that usually Su Wan'er was there to guide him. Even when Su Wan'er wasn't around, there was Qing Cao.
This was the first time he had put it into practice, and he had jumped too hard. In the end, he got scared.
"Then you need more practice in the future," Su Wan'er motioned for him to sit down on the rooftop. Then she poured a cup of wine and handed it to him. "Drink this. It's quite cold on the rooftop at night."
Si Junlin took it and drank it in one gulp. His body, which had been chilled by the night wind, gradually warmed up.
At this time, Si Junlin asked Su Wan'er, "Now you can tell me why you came up on the rooftop in the middle of the night, right?"
Su Wan'er looked back at him and then shifted her gaze to the bright moon in the sky. "Don't you think the moon is especially round tonight?"
Si Junlin was silent for a while and then asked Su Wan'er, "If you miss the Su family, you can go back and visit tomorrow."
"No, I don't want to, and I can't go back," Su Wan'er said.
"Why?" Si Junlin didn't understand what Su Wan'er meant. It seemed that as long as he accompanied her back, the matter could be solved, but he just couldn't understand why Su Wan'er would say so.
Su Wan'er sighed. "First, there have been too many things recently. If I go back, there will be more troublesome things."
After a pause, Su Wan'er continued, "Another reason is my current identity. As the Emperor, if I go back to the Su family often, I'm afraid my grandmother will be terrified."
Si Junlin thought it made sense and didn't ask further.
The two of them just quietly admired the moonlight in the sky and enjoyed this moment of tranquility.
After drinking three rounds of wine, Si Junlin wasn't drunk, but Su Wan'er was a bit tipsy.
Looking at her wobbly body, Si Junlin slowly raised his hand and hugged her in his arms.
Of course, by this time, the people below had been persuaded by Qing Cao to leave. Otherwise, if others saw this scene, they would surely be shocked.
"You're so beautiful..." Su Wan'er lay in Si Junlin's arms. Suddenly, she reached out and wrapped her arms around Si Junlin's neck, and then leaned in.
Si Junlin's body instantly stiffened, not only because of the shiver from his soul but also because of some indescribable feelings.
"It's really quite good-looking," Si Junlin raised his hand and touched his own face. He also thought the appearance of this body was good.
"It's a pity..." Su Wan'er suddenly said somewhat regretfully.
"A pity for what?" Si Junlin asked her. Her voice was too soft later for him to hear clearly what she was saying.
Su Wan'er only thought his voice was very nice, so she replied following his words, "It's a pity for this appearance. Although he's so good-looking, no one knows how to appreciate it."
Si Junlin's eyes dimmed slightly. As the saying goes, "A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts." What Su Wan'er was saying now should be what was really on her mind.
It was he who had let her down. Although they were husband and wife, he had never appreciated her appearance. In his eyes, all he saw was her family background.
Being in awe of her family background, how could he have the mind to appreciate her appearance?
"I won't make such a mistake again in the future," Si Junlin tightened his arms around the person in his arms. Feeling the numbness from their bodies, he made this promise.