It was a pity that the person in his arms was still in a daze. She was not only unlikely to remember his words but might not even have heard them clearly.
Fortunately, he didn't really expect her to remember. It was enough for him to keep it in mind.
In the distance, the gong sounded to mark the fifth watch of the night. Si Junlin woke up from his slumber.
He looked around in a daze and was shocked to find that he and Su Wan'er had fallen asleep on the rooftop together...
"Wan'er, wake up," Si Junlin shook Su Wan'er gently.
Su Wan'er covered her forehead and slowly sat up straight.
She shook her slightly aching head. When she looked up, she was stunned.
"Where... where is this?"
Seeing her confused look, Si Junlin could only shake his head helplessly. "Who came up here first last night? Hmm?"
Only then did Su Wan'er recall what had happened the previous night. However, she only remembered the events before she got drunk. As for what happened after that, she had no recollection at all.
Si Junlin had been looking forward to some unexpected reaction from Su Wan'er when she woke up. But all she did was say "thank you" to him and then turned around and walked towards the edge of the rooftop.
He felt a sudden pang of frustration. He really couldn't figure out what was going on in this woman's mind. But before he could call out "wait!", Su Wan'er had already jumped off.
Si Junlin hesitated on the edge of the rooftop.
He knew he had been carried up here by Su Wan'er, but he didn't know how she had gotten down.
Was it really okay to just jump like that? Wouldn't it be too dangerous?
After Su Wan'er landed, she noticed that Si Junlin hadn't followed. She turned around and saw that against the backdrop of the rising sun, he was standing on the edge of the rooftop, frowning and lost in thought.
She walked back to the front of the house and looked up at Si Junlin. "What's wrong? Empress, are you too scared to come down?"
Si Junlin coughed lightly. "You're overthinking. How could I not be able to get down?"
Feeling mocked by Su Wan'er, Si Junlin's eyes darkened. Although he was in a woman's body, his soul was that of a man. Being laughed at by someone with a woman's soul was unbearable to his pride as both a man and an emperor.
Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and simply jumped off without thinking.
He didn't fall as he had expected. Instead, he landed in a warm embrace.
He quickly pushed the person in front of him away. "See? I'm down, aren't I?"
Su Wan'er said helplessly, "Yes, you're down. But... what about your lightness kung fu? Is it just for show in this body?"
Seeing the angry look in Su Wan'er's eyes, Si Junlin felt a bit guilty. He had only wanted to prove that he wasn't weaker than her when he jumped, but he had forgotten that this body knew lightness kung fu...
"It seems I need to teach you how to use lightness kung fu properly," Su Wan'er said to herself.
Of course, this was also for Si Junlin's future. What if he couldn't use lightness kung fu when he returned to his own body?
Si Junlin hesitated for a moment, then his eyes showed determination. "Okay, then I'll have to trouble the empress from now on." Si Junlin said this in a low voice, deliberately getting close to Su Wan'er's ear, because there were already people approaching outside. To avoid exposing his identity, he had to be quiet.
Su Wan'er didn't expect Si Junlin to agree so quickly. In her opinion, a strong-willed person like Si Junlin would surely be a bit reluctant even if he agreed. But his straightforward agreement really surprised her.
"It's great that both the emperor and the empress are here," Fang Xi said cheerfully before Su Wan'er could ask further.
Su Wan'er had to put aside her doubts and asked Fang Xi, "What's going on? Why do you look so happy?"
Fang Xi bowed to Su Wan'er. "Your Majesty, the national advisor has sent a message. He has brought a package for both you and the empress and has instructed that you two should open them personally."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and two young eunuchs came from behind him. Each of them was holding a tray. The only difference was that there was a square linen package neatly placed on the bright yellow package on the left.
"Give them all to the empress. Isn't it time for the court session?" Su Wan'er turned to look at Si Junlin.
Si Junlin understood what Su Wan'er meant. She wanted him to see what was inside and make a decision.
Si Junlin nodded and told Qingcao and the others to take the packages from the eunuchs.
Then Su Wan'er went to the court session.
As soon as she returned from the court, she saw Qingcao waiting at the crossroads.
"What's up?" Su Wan'er didn't even bother to take the imperial sedan chair and walked directly up to Qingcao.
Qingcao first bowed, then regardless of the people around, she said to Su Wan'er directly, "Your Majesty, the empress has sent me to wait for you here. She requests that you go to her palace to have a talk."
Su Wan'er naturally agreed.
After all, they had received a secret letter from the national advisor today. Legend had it that the national advisor knew everything about the past and the future. Maybe he knew about their current situation?
Su Wan'er was in a hurry, and the palace servants naturally followed in a rush.
No one noticed that a maid dressed in the shadows was listening intently. After they left, the maid hurriedly walked towards Concubine Hua's palace.
Su Wan'er arrived at Si Junlin's palace.
Since the matter was of great importance, both of them dismissed their attendants.
Si Junlin even pulled Su Wan'er into the inner chamber.
"Does the national advisor have something to tell us?" Seeing Si Junlin being so cautious, Su Wan'er immediately felt that the situation was serious.
Si Junlin nodded. "Yes. To be precise, the national advisor has sent us something."
"What?" A look of curiosity appeared on Su Wan'er's face.
Si Junlin took out a pair of bright red fruits that looked like precious jewels from his sleeve.
"The national advisor's letter says that these are Soul-Returning Fruits. They can make our souls return to our original bodies. Don't you always want to get back into your own body?" Si Junlin handed the fruits to Su Wan'er.
Su Wan'er took the fruits, examined them for a while, and then looked at Si Junlin doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, are you really going to eat these fruits?" According to her knowledge of the wild, the more colorful the fruits, the more likely they are poisonous... These fruits were so bright. They might be highly poisonous.
Si Junlin smiled. "I believe he won't harm us." That guy was a hermit and would never do anything to hurt them.