The two of them switched identities once again. Su Wan'er was so angry that she wished she could punch Si Junlin to death. But now that he was in her body, she couldn't beat or scold him.
Their absurd and impulsive actions at the gate of the Su Mansion seemed to go unnoticed on the surface, but in fact, a pair of eyes was secretly watching them.
Long Xiaojiu had long wanted to know what was going on. So, she had been secretly following Su Wan'er since the day she returned to the capital. Now that she had witnessed the whole process, she knew that Su Wan'er had not lied to her before.
However, there were Si Junlin's spies all around. So, she knew it was not safe to stay there any longer and left quietly.
"Si Junlin, look what you've done! We're going to set out on the expedition in a couple of days!" What if they couldn't switch back by then? She was the marshal of the Su family's army now.
"Well, I'll just go with you. Anyway, there's nothing much going on in the court now. The most important thing is the war in the southern border."
"What are you talking about? You're dreaming. What can you do there when you don't know any martial arts at all? We'll have to send people to protect you. You'll just be a burden." Su Wan'er seemed to use Si Junlin's own face to look down on him to the fullest extent.
"I'm the emperor of a country. If I go on a personal expedition, it will boost the morale of the army. What kind of talk is that?"
"You're just being unreasonable. I don't care. Write to the national teacher quickly and see if there's any way to fix this." Where on earth was this national teacher roaming around? It was impossible to find him when something like this happened. She might as well just dismiss him from his post.
Su Wan'er was extremely frustrated. Just as they were arguing, Gu Jingtian happened to be walking over from the Gu Mansion to keep an appointment.
Oh no, what should she do now? She had discussed with her father and brother that they would get together with Brother Jingtian today and discuss the battle situation by the way. But how could she face them in this state?
"What's he coming for? To see you?" Si Junlin naturally saw him too.
"No... Father and Big Brother arranged for us to get together at home today." Su Wan'er was too anxious to argue with him.
"Don't panic. We'll just do it the old way. I'll act with you." They had done this kind of thing before.
"That's the only way. But you'd better behave yourself later. Don't talk nonsense. Just talk as little as possible." Su Wan'er gave a few hasty instructions and then went to greet Gu Jingtian.
"General Gu, what a coincidence. I was just coming to discuss the battle situation with you. May I ask where you're going?"
Gu Jingtian was really taken aback. It was already late at night. It was strange enough for Si Junlin to leave the palace, but why was he standing alone with Su Wan'er here? So, he looked rather unhappy on his face. He bowed politely and said, "I'm also here to discuss the battle situation with Uncle Su and Sister Wan'er."
"Oh? Is that so? It seems I didn't misjudge you two. It really makes me feel relieved that both the marshal and the deputy marshal are so diligent." Su Wan'er, pretending to be Si Junlin, said a polite word. But who would have thought that Si Junlin would start causing trouble beside her.
"Brother... Jingtian!" He called out rather awkwardly, "Let's go in quickly. Everyone's waiting for you!"
"Okay. Have I kept Uncle waiting? It's my fault." Gu Jingtian immediately shifted all his attention to Si Junlin, thinking that his Sister Wan'er was blaming him for being late.
"Of course it's your fault. You don't understand any etiquette at all. You don't even know..." Si Junlin, relying on the fact that he was in Su Wan'er's body, became even more excessive.
Gu Jingtian looked at him, really surprised. He thought he hadn't done anything inappropriate to make her angry.
"Um... You two may go in." Su Wan'er quickly interrupted Si Junlin's nonsense.
Since it was a family dinner, originally, Old Lady Su and several female relatives were supposed to attend, after all, Gu Jingtian was not an outsider.
But now that Si Junlin was here, the family dinner was forced to become an official dinner. Naturally, there was only Su Wan'er, a female relative. Since she was the marshal, she sat in the outer hall with the other four men.
"Your subject pays respects to the emperor." Seeing her father and elder brother about to kneel down to her, Su Wan'er was at a loss. She quickly reached out her hands to help them up. Si Junlin naturally thought it was disgraceful for her to use his imperial body in such a way. So, he went over and helped the two generals up himself.
During the dinner, the originally relaxed atmosphere of the family dinner became solemn because of Si Junlin's arrival.
Moreover, since the two of them had switched identities, they didn't dare to talk nonsense. So, at first, everyone was extremely quiet.
"Although Wan'er took on this task in a critical moment this time, I've also heard about the battle situation in the past few days. She fought reasonably and didn't disgrace the title of marshal." Maybe he thought he should praise her in front of the emperor, so Old General Su was the first to speak. Su Wan'er was really surprised but also very happy.
"Yes, I... I also think the marshal fought very well. She is really a brave and valiant female general." It was rare for her father, who had been strict with her since childhood, to praise her on his own initiative.
Su Wan'er praised herself to the skies through Si Junlin's mouth. Naturally, Old General Su and Su Yu were very happy and also very surprised.
Normally, at this time, Su Wan'er should be modest and say something like "you're overpraising me" or "you're being too kind". But when she looked up, she saw that Si Junlin, who was now in her body, didn't seem to have the slightest awareness of this.
So, Su Wan'er reminded him again, "Marshal, do you think my analysis is appropriate?" Su Wan'er winked at him desperately, just wanting him to stand up and say something like "you're overpraising me" on her behalf.
But who would have thought that Si Junlin really thought that Su Wan'er had fought very well in the war. So, he casually said, "I... Your subject thinks what the emperor said is very reasonable."
Su Wan'er frowned and glared at him fiercely. What kind of talk was that? It was too shameless. They were praising you. Don't you know that?
"Don't be rude," Old General Su reminded her. His daughter, although always straightforward, was also well - educated. Why didn't she know how to be modest in front of everyone today?
Only then did Si Junlin realize that he seemed to have said something wrong. So, he quickly added, "Oh, Your subject thinks the emperor is really overpraising me. Overpraising me."
Everyone toasted each other. Gu Jingtian naturally knew that Su Wan'er couldn't hold her liquor well. So, he served her some dishes. "You've drunk so much. You should eat some dishes to settle your stomach."
Such a gentle look and words were originally meant for Su Wan'er. But now, how could Gu Jingtian know that the recipient of all this had become Si Junlin, who hated him to the core. This seemingly ordinary act in the eyes of the Su family seemed very ambiguous to Si Junlin.