He had missed so many opportunities before. This time, he mustn't let it slip away again.
Su Wan'er waited for quite a while and only felt the gaze on top of her head getting hotter and hotter. This scorching look made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
She gave a light cough and said, "Your Majesty."
Only then did Si Junlin speak up, "The number of imperial merchants had better not exceed five. After all, only the rare ones will be fought over, right?"
Su Wan'er nodded. "Understood." Saying that, she stood up from the chair and planned to leave.
Unexpectedly, she had only taken two steps when Si Junlin pulled her back.
Only then did Su Wan'er notice that Si Junlin had been holding her wrist all along and still hadn't let go.
Su Wan'er shook her hand forcefully. "What are you doing? Let go of me quickly."
"Don't you think it's been a long time since you last shared a bed with me? It's getting late now. If you leave at this moment, it's bound to give others something to talk about." Si Junlin looked at Su Wan'er seriously. "I don't mind for now, but your reputation and status in the palace..."
"Understood." Although Su Wan'er really didn't want to stay, considering that whether her soul would recover or not, she was destined to never leave the palace in this lifetime, she finally chose to stay.
Moreover, she also wanted to finish reading the information Si Junlin had given her quickly so that she could make a decision earlier.
However, although she was staying in her own room, this time Su Wan'er didn't choose to share a bed with Si Junlin like before. Instead, she asked Qingcao to make a bed on the couch. She would sleep there tonight.
Si Junlin originally wanted to lose his temper, but seeing Qingcao was there, in order to avoid exposing the matter of the soul swap between him and Su Wan'er, he had to endure it.
So, among the three people in the room, only Si Junlin still thought that "only he and Su Wan'er knew about the soul swap".
Do you think Su Wan'er did it on purpose? Yes, she did. Only in this way could she avoid being bothered by Si Junlin and quietly do her work.
After a simple bath and changing clothes, when Su Wan'er came out, she found that Si Junlin had already lain down to rest.
She guessed that Si Junlin probably didn't want to talk to her at the moment. So she took the secret letter, tiptoed to the window, lit a lamp, and started reading it by the moonlight.
What Su Wan'er didn't know was that when she turned around, Si Junlin, who was supposed to be asleep, slowly turned around and looked in her direction.
A serious person is always the most good - looking. Even if that person was using his own body, Si Junlin looked at Su Wan'er, who, under the moonlight, was like a celestial being descending to the mortal world.
He had never had such a feeling for anyone before, not even for Concubine Mei, his once most favored concubine.
The great lord of a country actually felt confused at this moment.
At the third watch, Su Wan'er estimated that it was about time. She put away the secret letter and then climbed onto the couch to rest.
To avoid their eyes meeting and exposing his thoughts, Si Junlin closed his eyes before Su Wan'er.
From beginning to end, Su Wan'er never knew that there had always been a pair of eyes following her when she was reading the secret letter. Maybe it was better for her not to know.
At the fifth watch, Su Wan'er got up. After she left, Si Junlin opened his eyes.
Qingcao, who was just packing up and about to leave, heard the movement on the bed. She quickly came to the bedside, bowed to Si Junlin, and said, "Your Highness, why don't you sleep a bit more today?"
Actually, she still had some resentment towards Si Junlin in her heart. Clearly, it should have been her own mistress lying in the bed at this time, but he had taken her place.
However, she also knew that this was actually a last - resort situation. If it weren't for the soul swap between the two of them, they might not have ended up in such a situation.
Sighing silently in her heart, Qingcao still maintained a respectful attitude.
As long as her mistress was safe for the time being, she would just pretend not to know anything in front of him.
Si Junlin hadn't slept all night, and his head was now groggy. Not to mention that Qingcao didn't look up. Even if she had, he might not have been able to tell.
"It's time to get up. I haven't practiced martial arts for a long time. If I don't practice anymore, I'm afraid grandpa will scold me again." Si Junlin said as he stood up from the bed and asked Qingcao to wait on him while he washed up and changed into a set of short - sleeved clothes.
Qingcao was a bit stunned by his words. She didn't expect that the great emperor could so smoothly call his subject "grandpa". It seemed that the emperor had really made a lot of efforts.
When he arrived at the open space in the garden, the maids had already set up the equipment.
The martial arts teacher was already standing in the garden early.
This martial arts teacher was originally invited by the Empress Dowager when she knew that the "emperor" wanted to practice martial arts. Later, he was bought by Su Wan'er and directly asked to practice martial arts with Si Junlin.
At first, when the martial arts teacher heard that he was going to practice martial arts with a woman, even if this woman was the empress, he still felt disdainful in his heart.
But after a simple fight, he found that there was a huge internal force in Si Junlin's body. He immediately put aside his prejudice and seriously taught Si Junlin the skills of using internal force and some simple martial arts.
However, it had been more than a month since the last time they practiced together.
When he saw Si Junlin again, the martial arts teacher still dutifully said a few words, "Your Highness, although I know you have a lot of things to do, as the saying goes, one should never stop singing or practicing martial arts. Since Your Highness has chosen the path of martial arts, you should practice more."
Si Junlin nodded. "Yes, thank you for the reminder, Teacher Zhang."
Teacher Zhang knew that although Si Junlin showed a sincere look on his face, in the palace, everyone was involuntary. Take the empress herself for example. If she was imprisoned, not to mention practicing martial arts, even walking around would be a problem. How could she practice martial arts at that time?
Then the two of them had a martial arts competition. Teacher Zhang found that Si Junlin's movements were much more proficient, especially in the use of light - body skills. It was simply "a world of difference" compared to before.
"Your light - body skills are..." Teacher Zhang looked at Si Junlin in disbelief.
Si Junlin gave a light cough and said to Teacher Zhang, "It was trained by the emperor."
"Ah?" After hearing Si Junlin's words, a look of confusion flashed in Teacher Zhang's eyes. He murmured in a low voice, as if talking to himself, "Didn't they say that the emperor doesn't know martial arts?"
Si Junlin quickly changed the topic. "Let's talk about martial arts instead."