However, when his words reached Su Wan'er's ears, they left her completely stunned.
Su Wan'er constantly comforted herself in her heart, "It's okay, it's okay. He's the emperor. He can believe whoever he wants."
Nonetheless, even though she tried to console herself like this, Su Wan'er still felt extremely uncomfortable inside.
Si Junlin didn't think there was anything amiss. He picked up the fruit and said to Su Wan'er, "Well, shall we eat it together?"
Su Wan'er took a deep breath, suppressing the resentment in her heart. She nodded at Si Junlin and replied, "Sure." Although being the emperor was indeed quite thrilling, to avoid living in constant fear any longer, Su Wan'er thought it would be better if they could swap back their identities.
The two of them took the fruit at the same time. Su Wan'er didn't think much of it. She just closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and the fruit was down her throat. But when Si Junlin took the fruit, he specifically glanced at Su Wan'er, a hint of calculation flashing in his eyes.
That's right, he had already started to plan how to take revenge on Su Wan'er after they swapped back their bodies.
Although he had developed some feelings for her, it was still better to settle scores clearly in some matters.
You know, that emperor was really petty.
After Si Junlin took the fruit, he drowsily held Su Wan'er's hand and then fell down beside her.
It was unknown how long had passed in the darkness. Su Wan'er woke up again because of the cold. She groped around and found the flint, then lit the candlestick placed beside her.
The dim yellow light illuminated a small corner of the Huang Palace.
The first thing Su Wan'er saw was... no, it was the emperor's body.
Su Wan'er was stunned for a few seconds and finally couldn't help cheering.
Great! She could finally return to her original identity.
Let Si Junlin deal with those annoying memorials.
At this time, Si Junlin was also woken up by Su Wan'er's cheers. When he saw that the person standing in front of him wasn't himself, he was also stunned for a long time before he got used to it.
"Great, Your Majesty. We've finally swapped back," Su Wan'er said excitedly as she stepped forward and firmly grasped Si Junlin's shoulders when she saw him stand up.
"Empress, you're becoming more and more presumptuous," Si Junlin said unhurriedly.
Su Wan'er's movement paused. Then she narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you're not going to bite the hand that feeds you, are you? I've helped you."
"Alright, let's go out first." It wouldn't be too late to settle scores later.
Because Si Junlin turned his head quickly, Su Wan'er didn't see the fleeting look in his eyes.
After returning to the palace, Su Wan'er immediately became a hands - off manager. "Empress... no, Your Majesty, you keep going. I'm going to sleep first."
Looking at Su Wan'er's back as she turned to leave, Si Junlin shook his head helplessly. "Fine. I'll deal with you later."
"Fang Xi, follow me!" Si Junlin shouted to Fang Xi standing beside him when he turned around.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty!" Fang Xi was startled by Si Junlin. The emperor had been quite gentle in the past two months. Suddenly becoming so imposing, he was a bit unaccustomed.
Although the emperor seemed to be quite strict several months ago, after so many months, he had already gotten used to the gentle emperor. Suddenly facing such a strict emperor, he...
In order not to let the emperor think he was being negligent, Fang Xi hurriedly followed Si Junlin's steps.
Compared to Su Wan'er, Si Junlin was definitely top - notch when it came to dealing with memorials. Maybe because he had finally returned to his own body, Si Junlin was now much faster at dealing with memorials than before they swapped souls.
It wasn't even completely dark yet, and he had already finished dealing with all the memorials.
Fang Xi looked at the dedicated Si Junlin, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. He always felt that the emperor was different, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different.
The emperor's appearance hadn't changed. Why did he just feel different?
Fang Xi racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
While Si Junlin was busy dealing with memorials, the first thing Su Wan'er did when she returned to the palace was to pull the covers over her head and sleep.
There was nothing she could do. She had been really exhausted during this period. Now that their bodies had been swapped back, she could finally have a good rest.
Qing Cao looked at Su Wan'er, who had covered her head and gone to sleep as soon as she came back. She couldn't help but feel worried. After fetching a bowl of chicken soup from the imperial kitchen, she asked Su Wan'er with concern, "Your Ladyship, have you encountered something?" If she hadn't encountered something, why would her ladyship fall asleep as soon as she came back?
How could Su Wan'er tell her the truth? She sat up from the bed, took the chicken soup from Qing Cao's hand, took a sip, and then said to Qing Cao, "It's nothing. Just thinking about Cui Si's matter, I realize that the harem is really full of schemes."
Qing Cao nodded. "Indeed. Before Madam asked me to accompany Your Ladyship into the palace, she also told me that after entering the harem, I should protect Miss well. I was worried that Your Ladyship wouldn't use the secret guards Madam had arranged for you, which might put you in danger. Now I don't have to worry anymore."
Su Wan'er was completely confused. "Why don't you have to worry anymore?" She didn't know that Si Junlin had already mobilized the hidden forces her mother had arranged for her in order to get information about the concubines in the harem.
Hearing Su Wan'er's words, Qing Cao didn't know that Su Wan'er and Si Junlin had swapped souls and had even swapped back. She thought Su Wan'er was simply asking why she didn't have to worry about her, so she replied, "Because Your Ladyship has already mobilized the secret guards Madam arranged for you."
There were question marks all over Su Wan'er's mind. She had absolutely no idea when she had mobilized the forces her mother had given her.
After hesitating for three or four seconds, Su Wan'er's eyes suddenly widened!
She knew when it had happened. No, to be exact, it wasn't her who had mobilized them, but Si Junlin!
The most important thing was... it was Si Junlin who had mobilized them!
Su Wan'er suddenly felt as if the sky was falling.
"Your Ladyship, what's wrong?" Qing Cao looked at Su Wan'er's panicked expression and asked in confusion.
Why did her ladyship seem so strange today?
Su Wan'er took a deep breath and immediately jumped out of bed. "Let's go to the imperial study."
After saying that, Su Wan'er didn't even care that the chicken soup was still a bit hot. She directly gulped it down and rushed out of the door in a hurry.
"Your Ladyship, Your Ladyship." Qing Cao didn't even care about the bowls and chopsticks and directly chased after her.
Who would have thought that this Su Wan'er wasn't the "Su Wan'er" who had swapped souls with Si Junlin. Su Wan'er was hundreds of times more proficient in light - body skills than Si Junlin. Once she used them, Qing Cao could only barely keep up. If it weren't for Qing Cao's relatively strong combat ability, she wouldn't have been able to protect Su Wan'er.