"Cuisi! Go and summon Concubine Hui," Concubine Mei seemed to have made a vague decision.
"Your Ladyship, do you mean...?" Hadn't Concubine Hui defected long ago? Just a few days ago, she had tried to curry favor with the Empress. But the Empress didn't take a fancy to her. Such a person was clearly unreliable. How could Her Ladyship trust her?
"Go quickly! How dare she not come when I summon her?" Don't forget I still have something on her.
Concubine Mei seemed quite confident, but Cuisi went to summon Concubine Hui with great worry.
"Yo, it's really much quieter here, Sister. I haven't been here for a long time. I didn't know there'd be such a big change." Since she had fallen out of the Emperor's favor, the extra gifts from the Imperial Household Department that she used to rely on no longer came. Naturally, it no longer had the former grandeur.
Concubine Mei gritted her teeth in hatred but could only endure it. "Yes, but how much better can it be in your place, Sister?"
Concubine Hui was hit where it hurt. Remembering that she had suffered a setback a few days ago and was in a worse situation than Concubine Mei, she also showed an unhappy look.
"Don't be so smug. Do you think you're still the old Concubine Mei? You're just a sinner the Emperor kept out of old affection."
That's how petty people were. It was already difficult for them to share good fortune, let alone bad. When in trouble, it was good if they didn't turn on each other.
"I didn't call you here to bicker. Given our current situation, we'll be doomed if we don't think of a way out," Concubine Mei suddenly stared at her viciously, as if intimidating Concubine Hui into silence.
"Then what do you suggest?" Having failed to curry favor with the Empress, Concubine Hui was a bit at a loss.
"Just listen to me again. Don't ask so many questions!" There was a hint of cruelty in Concubine Mei's eyes.
"Do you have a way to regain the Emperor's favor?" Concubine Hui was deeply skeptical. If there really was a way, she probably wouldn't have ended up like this.
"What's the Emperor's favor? We've ended up in this mess because of that bitch, the Empress! As long as we get rid of her, why should I worry about the Emperor not turning his heart back to me?" Concubine Mei looked at her coldly. "When the time comes, you won't be left out."
"What do you want to do?" Concubine Hui was shocked, wondering if she would be dragged into this mess by Concubine Mei.
"Just do as I say. Don't ask so many questions!" At this moment, Concubine Mei seemed to be filled with deep hatred for Su Wan'er and was determined to kill her.
Si Junlin returned to the Imperial Study. He was extremely depressed. Qingcao thought Su Wan'er was sad and comforted him all the way.
"Where is the Emperor now?" Fang Xi guessed that the Emperor had indeed returned to the Imperial Study. So, did that woman really go to see Long Xiaojiu alone?
"Reporting to Your Majesty the Empress, the Emperor went to the posthouse alone. He said he was going to meet the envoys from the Southern Border."
"Lead the way. I'll go and take a look too." Si Junlin knew exactly what was going on, but he didn't know what that woman would actually do. How did she manage to flirt around and make that Holy Maiden fall in love with her? She was really audacious!
"Hmm? Your Majesty the Empress is going too?" Although Fang Xi was puzzled, he was even more dissatisfied that the Emperor had gone out without taking him. This was a good excuse to find the Emperor.
Si Junlin looked at Fang Xi and Qingcao beside him. Good, very good. She had really planned it well. She didn't let anyone follow her. It was really convenient for her to pour out her feelings to that Holy Maiden.
When they arrived at the posthouse, everyone naturally didn't dare to stop them when they saw the Empress coming. But when they asked which room the Emperor was in, they all seemed to have agreed in advance and didn't know anything.
Si Junlin was instantly enraged. Anyway, he was now in Su Wan'er's body and could fully mobilize his internal energy to move quickly. So, he started searching quickly in the posthouse.
Everyone was extremely shocked to see this. The Empress of the Jin Kingdom was jumping up and down in the three - story posthouse lobby with dozens of rooms.
One moment, she showed half of her body on the first floor, and the next moment, her head popped up on the second floor.
Qingcao couldn't stand it anymore and shouted for her to come down. Unexpectedly, she stopped at a corner on the second floor.
"Your Majesty?" Qingcao shouted doubtfully from below.
"Shh." Si Junlin actually motioned for them to be quiet seriously.
Qingcao and Fang Xi were speechless. Your Majesty the Empress, you've almost torn down the posthouse. Isn't it a bit late to worry about making too much noise now?
Actually, Si Junlin wasn't afraid of people outside hearing. He had finally found Su Wan'er and Long Xiaojiu in this room, and he was afraid that the people inside would hear.
Just as he finally realized that the person inside was Su Wan'er in his own body, the scene in front of him instantly made his blood boil!
Long Xiaojiu was actually nestled on Su Wan'er... no, on "his" shoulder. The two were sitting on the edge of the bed. The picture was so cozy that it was like a harmonious couple.
"Uncle Emperor, I thought you'd stop liking me after you knew I'm the Holy Maiden," Long Xiaojiu seemed extremely delighted and whispered gently to Su Wan'er's profile.
In Su Wan'er's eyes, Xiaojiu had gone through so much. The pain she endured was something that even adults couldn't easily imagine, let alone a teenage girl.
Coupled with Xiaojiu's crystal - clear baby face, which was as delicate as could be, how could she not like her?
"How could I? No matter if Xiaojiu is the Holy Maiden or not, she's still Xiaojiu. Uncle Emperor will never dislike Xiaojiu," Su Wan'er instantly thought that if she were really her Uncle Emperor, it would be quite nice. Such a beautiful girl was secretly in love with her. She'd even laugh in her dreams at night. Only someone as heartless as Si Junlin could be so cold.
Su Wan'er had no idea that the person she called heartless was now outside, looking at them through the window screen. And there was no trace of tenderness in his heart. Instead, he was filled with anger and silently scolded her for being audacious a million times. How dare she use his body to flirt with a young girl again?
"Really? Will Uncle Emperor really like Xiaojiu forever?" Long Xiaojiu was so excited that her heart was about to jump out. This was more intoxicating than any oath of eternal love in the world.
Forever? Uh... Did this sound a bit like a couple expressing their loyalty to each other? Although she could always take care of Xiaojiu, but... did Xiaojiu misunderstand something?
But when she saw those big, twinkling eyes full of expectation and the eagerness in Xiaojiu's eyes, Su Wan'er thought that if she wanted to refuse, she'd have to wait until the next life.
"Um... Uncle will naturally always take care of Xiaojiu," feeling guilty, Su Wan'er wanted to look up at the sky but found it was the roof. By chance, she glanced out of the window...!
Why was she outside? No, it was wrong. It was Si Junlin!
Oh my god, how could he be there watching?