"It's nothing." Coincidentally, this scene caught the eye of Gu Jingtian in the distance. Gu Jingtian immediately rushed over. "Your Majesty, leave this to this humble official. My younger sister has been disrespectful in front of Your Majesty. Please forgive her, Your Majesty." Si Junlin was immediately taken aback. Looking at Gu Jingtian taking Su Wan'er away, he felt extremely pent - up in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. At present, he and Su Wan'er were just in a relationship of monarch and subject. And even if Gu Jingtian didn't have a betrothal, he was still the adopted son of the Su family and Su Wan'er's childhood sweetheart.
After Su Wan'er recovered for a while, she returned to the Su Mansion with Qingcao. Although Gu Jingtian was also very worried, it seemed that Su Wan'er wanted to be alone, so he didn't follow.
Qingcao also noticed that something was wrong with Su Wan'er, so she asked with concern, "Miss, do you feel unwell anywhere?"
"Nothing. It seems that I've been too idle these days and slept too much." Su Wan'er smiled self - deprecatingly.
"Miss." Qingcao hesitated to speak, but she felt it was time to stop the marriage between her miss and General Gu.
"Hmm?"
"This servant just wants to ask you one thing... Do you really want to marry General Gu?" As long as the miss didn't want to, she could be more confident in taking action. By then... even if she had to agree to the National Teacher's plan, it might not be a bad idea. For the sake of the miss, General Gu, and her own future, what did it matter if she sacrificed her face?
"Of course not!" Su Wan'er seemed very righteous and didn't think her idea was absurd at all. But her next words made Qingcao think it was extremely absurd.
"But now I have no other choice. The Emperor asked me to participate in the draft. How could I agree to him? But for the sake of the Su family, the only way to avoid the draft is to get married."
"Miss, but if you just get married to General Gu to avoid the draft, then... what will happen after you are already married?" It seemed that the miss had already thought about this, but this matter... the Prime Minister would never allow it to happen.
"This is easy. Don't you still have me?" Su Wan'er seemed to be looking at her leisurely. She was happy just thinking about this matter. She really thought she had done a great thing.
"Me? Miss, what do you mean?" Qingcao obviously didn't know what was going on in her miss's head, the greatest female military strategist of the dynasty.
"By then, you will marry in my place. Nominally, it will be Su Wan'er of the Su family who marries Gu Jingtian, but actually, it will be another daughter of the Su family sitting in the sedan chair. Last night, I convinced Father to recognize you as his adopted daughter. By then, you will be the fourth daughter of the Su family, Su Qingcao." This name sounded quite nice.
"Hmm?! Miss, don't scare this servant. How can this servant marry in your place?" Qingcao was shocked into a cold sweat. Were all these court officials who had been struggling in the court so daring? She, a little girl, was first forced by the current Prime Minister to drug the deputy general and seduce him so that he couldn't get married. And now, she was being persuaded by her marshal miss to sit in the wedding sedan chair in someone else's place?!
"Hey, how can you say it's marrying in my place? I'll be honest with you. If it weren't for you, seeing how hard you've been longing for my Brother Jingtian for decades, I might never have let him prepare this wedding." Su Wan'er seemed to have a sense of achievement as if she were saving the world.
"Miss! Where... do I long for him? I won't talk to you anymore!" Qingcao's heart was pounding as she ran away, her face blushing.
"Hey, do you think running away will help? Tomorrow, the name Su Qingcao will be written in the Su family genealogy. Can you run away if the temple is still there?" The look of pride on her face was reflected in another pair of eyes in the distance.
Si Junlin had just come out of the Gu Mansion. Naturally, he was not willing to leave like this. When he saw Su Wan'er and Qingcao coming out, he really wanted to go up and ask clearly. But he overheard Su Wan'er's words all the way and felt relieved.
Even though she still didn't want to participate in the draft, even though she still couldn't remember and didn't want to enter the palace, at least... at least she wasn't getting married to someone else.
"This servant pays respects to the Prime Minister." In the evening, when Su Wan'er was having dinner with the elders of the Su family, Qingcao took the opportunity to come to the mansion which had now become the Prime Minister's.
"Oh? Miss, you come uninvited. Have you finally figured it out and are willing to lower your pride to help this old man?" Although he was the Prime Minister, these days he was still as idle as before. Naturally, his disciples would not push those trivial matters to their teacher. It was just that with this reputation, it was more convenient.
For example, today, he took advantage of his position as Prime Minister to find an opportunity for them. In two days, the Prime Minister would personally host a banquet for all the court officials. Firstly, to celebrate the peace and prosperity of the Great Jin, and secondly, to celebrate his reappointment.
Naturally, by then, General Gu would be forced to drink a few more cups by his disciples. It would be best if he got drunk and passed out. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity?
"..." Qingcao was speechless when she saw that he was so focused on planning such things. How could such a senior official of two dynasties not come up with some more reliable strategies?
"This old man has found an opportunity for you. In two days, this old man will host a banquet personally. By then, offer more drinks to General Gu. General Gu is young and full of energy. If you then..."
"Prime Minister! My miss has a better plan. I'm afraid it won't go as you wish." Qingcao could no longer hold back her expression. This was what was called being disrespectful in old age. Maybe the person in front of her was just like that.
"Cough, bold! Does she have a better plan? Tell me."
Qingcao told him very disdainfully about the fake marriage, which really surprised him.
"So... so..."
"This is better than the 'wonderful medicine' in the Prime Minister's hand, isn't it?" If this matter were to be revealed one day, wouldn't it be spurned by the whole world?
"No, no. In this way... although your miss doesn't have to marry someone else, but... but she still can't participate in the draft. If she can't participate in the draft, then she won't be able to enter the palace, right?" What kind of a good plan was this? Didn't it just push the two people further apart?
"This servant will be honest with you. My miss would never participate in the draft in the first place. Not to mention this time, last time she also didn't participate in the draft but directly entered the main palace. " Qingcao recalled that in the palace, her miss seemed to have learned embroidery for the Queen Mother's birthday. But what she embroidered was all crooked. "The girls in the draft should at least have some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and be very proficient in needlework and etiquette. Do you think a female general like my miss can pass the first round?"
Only then did the Prime Minister seem to be enlightened. "Yes, she shouldn't participate in the draft. She should be directly enthroned as the Queen."
Qingcao became even more panicked. "My Lord Prime Minister, you can't act recklessly. My miss... she is not an ordinary woman."