After the two of them discussed this matter, they left the Huang Palace.
As soon as they stepped out of the main gate of the Huang Palace, Su Wan'er noticed that the courtyard was unusually noisy today. It seemed as if someone was quarreling.
Who was so bold as to dare to quarrel in the Queen's palace?
Su Wan'er and Si Junlin exchanged a glance, and then they both walked into the courtyard.
Neither Su Wan'er nor Si Junlin had expected that the people daring to quarrel in the palace at this moment were none other than Qing Cao and the National Advisor.
"Let go of me!" Qing Cao glared at the National Advisor with a scowling face.
The National Advisor, on the other hand, was holding onto her wrist tightly. "I've said that we're fated, haven't I? Where do you think you can escape to now?"
"..."
Their quarrel in the corridor had already attracted a large group of guards.
That was exactly why Qing Cao wanted to leave as soon as possible. If this continued, her reputation would be ruined.
Although she was a daughter of the jianghu and didn't really care about the reputation that all the young ladies in the boudoir cared about, her current identity was the Queen's personal maid. Whatever she did would affect the Queen's reputation. She didn't want her actions to have any negative impact on the Queen.
But some people were just like hooligans and refused to let go of the hand holding her wrist no matter what.
The two of them had been arguing like this for three or four quarters of an hour.
In desperation, Qing Cao planned to use her internal energy to shake off the National Advisor.
Just as she was about to make a move, she looked up and saw her unscrupulous mistress sitting by the window with a look of watching a show on her face, as well as the unscrupulous Emperor.
Qing Cao took a deep breath and silently recited in her heart, "That's my mistress and my mistress's husband. I shouldn't be angry with them." But although she wasn't angry, watching a show always had to come at a price.
Qing Cao simply stopped resisting the National Advisor and directly said to Su Wan'er and Si Junlin, "This servant pays respects to the Emperor and the Queen. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Queen!"
Su Wan'er shook her head helplessly. This Qing Cao was clearly forcing her and Si Junlin to come out and help her out of the situation.
Well... She looked up at Si Junlin. "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"This is your maid. If you really want to help her, just do it." Si Junlin also made it clear that he wouldn't interfere in the affairs of Su Wan'er's palace.
Since he had made such a statement, Su Wan'er decided to do as she thought. "Qing Cao, National Advisor, come here for a moment."
Since the "Emperor" had spoken, the two of them naturally came over.
After they came in, Su Wan'er dismissed the servants on both sides. When there were only the four of them left in the room, Su Wan'er finally spoke. "What's going on between you two?" Su Wan'er sized up the two people in front of her from head to toe.
She really had never thought that these two people would know each other, and moreover, it seemed that their relationship was quite deep.
"This matter..."
"Let this subject tell you about it." Before Qing Cao could speak, the National Advisor spoke up first.
"This matter has to start with Qing Cao's elder brother."
Back then, when the National Advisor had just graduated from his master and was about to become the National Advisor, he accidentally met Qing Cao's elder brother. The two of them talked about everything under the sun and finally became sworn brothers. When Qing Cao's elder brother was drunk, he directly found a son-in-law for his younger sister.
At first, the National Advisor didn't take it seriously and thought it was just a joke. Who would have thought that during a training session, he really met Qing Cao. At that time, both of them were trying to avoid being chased. The National Advisor was seriously injured because he didn't know martial arts. It was Qing Cao who took good care of him that allowed him to recover and finally ascend to the position of the National Advisor.
"Clap, clap, clap." Su Wan'er couldn't help but clap her hands. "Your encounter is just like a wonderful drama!"
"Your Majesty..." Qing Cao helplessly rubbed her forehead. She really didn't know what her mistress was thinking. What was there to clap about in this kind of thing?
Su Wan'er coughed lightly and asked the National Advisor, "So, is it because of Qing Cao's life-saving grace and your relationship with her elder brother that you're so... cough, so determined to marry Qing Cao?"
"No." The National Advisor shook his head. "The reason why this subject is so persistent about Qing Cao is really because this subject truly likes Qing Cao from the bottom of my heart. It has nothing to do with whether she saved this subject or not."
Then, he coughed lightly again and said to Su Wan'er very seriously, "If the Queen can betroth Qing Cao to me, I will owe the Queen three favors. As long as it's something I can do, I will definitely do my best to help you accomplish it."
The promise of a national advisor was extremely precious. It could be said that as long as it wasn't something like plotting to usurp the throne, basically any matter could be accomplished.
Everyone present turned their gazes to Su Wan'er. They all wanted to know how Su Wan'er was going to answer.
Su Wan'er glanced at the three people beside her and said helplessly, "Why are you all looking at me?" Her gaze turned to Qing Cao. "Although I'm Qing Cao's mistress, I've always let her decide her own affairs."
She said to the National Advisor with a look of apology on her face, "I'm sorry, National Advisor. The conditions you mentioned are really very tempting, but for me, Qing Cao is my sister. Her happiness is more important. If she likes you, just tell me, and I will naturally help you two. But if she doesn't like you, then I can only say sorry."
Su Wan'er had thought that the National Advisor would get angry, but she never expected that after hearing this, the National Advisor showed a relieved smile on his face. "In that case, this subject understands."
"What do you understand?" Qing Cao glared at him angrily.
"The secret of the sky must not be revealed." The National Advisor smiled mysteriously and then turned to look at Su Wan'er. "Your Majesty, please remember your promise today. If this subject asks to marry Qing Cao in the future and Qing Cao agrees, Your Majesty must not stop us."
"Don't worry. Although I'm not a man, I can still keep my word once it's said." Su Wan'er promised again.
The National Advisor bowed gracefully. "In that case, this subject will take his leave."
"Hey, wait a minute." Seeing the National Advisor turn around and leave without hesitation, Qing Cao angrily chased after him.
However, while her speed was fast, the National Advisor's speed wasn't slow either. In just a few blinks of an eye, both of them had disappeared.
"Alright, the rest depends on their own fate." After solving Qing Cao's matter, Su Wan'er stretched her waist easily.
However, just as she was halfway through stretching, she felt that the atmosphere was wrong.
She turned to look at Si Junlin and found that his face was extremely gloomy. She completely didn't understand why his face was so gloomy. It wasn't that time of the month for her either.