"Si Junlin! Are all you men like this? Isn't forcing Xiaojiu... to get pregnant considered touching her? As long as Xiaojiu doesn't lose her life, it doesn't matter?" Su Wan'er demanded loudly.
"I... I didn't mean that... You know the Grand Elder probably has no ill intentions towards Xiaojiu," Si Junlin said, feeling at a loss. Where did he mean that? Couldn't she see the Grand Elder's concern for Long Xiaojiu? Was she really that worried about Long Xiaojiu?
"No, Xiaojiu must be saved. She must come back," Su Wan'er seemed determined that the Grand Elder would harm Long Xiaojiu.
"What are you going to do? Where are you going?" Si Junlin watched helplessly as she ran out.
"Miss!" Qingcao also hurriedly followed.
The current situation was not in favor of the Southern Border. How could he hold Xiaojiu hostage? How could he coerce her into doing such a despicable thing?
"Miss, what do you plan to do?" Qingcao saw her walking so fast that she almost couldn't keep up. She couldn't help but worry. Her miss always acted resolutely, but she was also very strategic. If at this time...
"Nothing. Go back. Issue an imperial edict. I, as the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, want to meet the Holy Maiden of the Southern Border. If that bastard doesn't hand over the person, I'll personally lead the army to break through their defenses even if I have to go on a personal expedition!" Su Wan'er originally thought she was being impulsive, but now that she said it, she felt that this plan was feasible. If Si Junlin's speculation about the national teacher was correct, didn't he want to continue this war? Then she'd show it to him. What not sacrificing a single soldier, what winning over the Yuwen family just by strategy. How could such an absurd plan be used on the battlefield? Even more abominable was that they wanted to use Xiaojiu as a price!
"Miss, you... you have to think twice. Although you're the emperor now, you can't act recklessly. I'm afraid the slightest mistake will expose our secret and cause trouble," Qingcao was really frightened when she heard her words. Sure enough, her miss wouldn't tolerate such things.
"There won't be any trouble. Isn't it already chaotic enough? Qingcao, do you know what Si Junlin is thinking?" Su Wan'er suddenly stopped and looked at her.
"Um? This servant doesn't dare to guess," Qingcao became even more flustered.
"Okay, then I'll tell you. What he's thinking is... to use Xiaojiu! Once Xiaojiu becomes the real queen of the Southern Border and gives birth to an heir, he'll have a new bargaining chip, a more advantageous one than the Grand Elder. A king can be heartless and cruel. But in such a war, he could have justly attacked, so why sacrifice an innocent girl? Xiaojiu's whole life will be sacrificed because of this. What's the difference between this and the peace - seeking marriages of the various countries back then?" The angrier Su Wan'er got as she spoke. She remembered that the Grand Elder also wanted to make Xiaojiu submit whole - heartedly through the child. He was also calculating and using!
"Miss, this servant thinks... what you said makes sense, but there may be some... misunderstandings. This servant also thinks the Grand Elder doesn't seem to be going to make things difficult for Miss Xiaojiu. If... if Miss Xiaojiu really gives birth to a child in the future, it might be a happy ending," Qingcao thought more and more that something was wrong. It seemed that her miss had been prejudiced against the Grand Elder from the very beginning, which was why she was always so dissatisfied with him.
"A happy ending?! If he really wanted a happy ending, why didn't he openly ask for Xiaojiu's consent? Why did he use such a scheme?!"
"Because I've tried. Those methods didn't work. Only then did I use this last - ditch plan," the Grand Elder seemed to have just caught up. Gasping for breath, he still remembered to explain to her.
"You! You still have the nerve to show up here! Elder Yuwen, listen up! From now on, I'm sworn enemies with you," Su Wan'er seemed extremely angry and stared at him without letting go.
"Oh? I wonder if it's in the capacity of the only bodyguard accompanying the queen or the lord of the Jin Kingdom?" As soon as the Grand Elder said this, Su Wan'er noticed the Yuwen family bodyguards who had come one after another.
"You! You know?"
"What do you want to do?" Qingcao instantly widened her eyes and stood in front of Su Wan'er to protect her.
"Since a distinguished guest has come, of course, we should invite you to the upper seat and have a good chat," the Grand Elder felt quite elated, as if he had finally found what he had been searching for. He immediately ordered his men to detain Su Wan'er, and Qingcao was tied up without any courtesy.
"How dare you! If you really do this, my Jin Kingdom's heavy troops will come and won't spare you," Su Wan'er knew she had been exposed and no longer concealed herself. She deliberately assumed the posture of the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, hoping to intimidate the Grand Elder.
"Your... Majesty! How dare you move our lord," Qingcao struggled several times but was still unceremoniously taken away.
At this moment, Si Junlin was leading all the servants in the queen's palace to look for Su Wan'er everywhere. But soon, a palace maid rushed over and said, "Your Majesty, the bodyguard... he seems to have been captured by the Grand Elder."
Si Junlin instantly felt like a secret had been exposed: "Captured? Do you know why?"
"I don't know... But the palace people all seem to be saying... that the emperor of the Jin Kingdom was also captured. This servant doesn't know if this news is true. How could the emperor of the Jin Kingdom come here?" The little palace maid seemed very confused.
"What?" Si Junlin immediately grabbed her, "You said the emperor of the Jin Kingdom was also captured?"
"Yes... yes," the little palace maid then came to her senses. The queen was from the Jin Kingdom, so she should be extremely worried.
"Hey, Your Majesty, where are you going?"
Si Junlin left everyone behind in a hurry and then ran towards the Grand Elder's palace. But halfway there, he suddenly sobered up.
Then he slowed down and calmly walked to the Grand Elder's place.
"The queen must have known about this. But your Jin Kingdom's courage really impresses me," the Grand Elder couldn't hide his pride, as if he had everything under control and no longer had to be suppressed by the Jin Kingdom.
Si Junlin looked at him calmly until he felt uncomfortable.
"Queen? If you're here to rescue him, there's no need," the Grand Elder seemed not to understand her intention.
"No. Grand Elder, I'm here today to clear up this misunderstanding," Si Junlin paused and deliberately played it mysterious: "Do you think the person you captured is the emperor of the Jin Kingdom?"
"What does the queen mean?" The Grand Elder was really panicked.
"If I were the Grand Elder, I'm afraid I wouldn't be so happy and then carelessly believe the scheme of a traitor," Si Junlin said slowly, "Recently, I've also heard that someone reported to the Grand Elder that my bodyguard is the emperor of the Jin Kingdom."
"How do you know?" The Grand Elder really began to be suspicious.
As long as Si Junlin stayed here and secretly assisted Long Xiaojiu to gain a firm foothold...