"You don't need to ask so much. The Jin Kingdom needs me. As a descendant of the Su family, how can I not step forward?" Even though she had never been a queen and didn't know if she could do well in that position, on second thought, in this vast Jin Kingdom, who else had ever been a queen? Although that scoundrel Si Junlin claimed to be a fatuous king, he would surely never marry a woman who had been a queen before. So, as long as she, Su Wan'er, did her best to save the people of the Jin Kingdom and rescue the commoners from hardships, why should she care about other things?
"Your Highness, are you... marrying His Majesty this time for the sake of the Jin Kingdom?" Xiaotao was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped.
"Yes, what else?!" Otherwise, would she be willing to marry a fatuous king?
Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
It was said that for this imperial wedding, not only did the whole Jin Kingdom celebrate, but also the Grand Elder and the Queen of the Southern Border came with generous gifts to congratulate.
At first, the court officials seemed to strongly oppose this marriage. But on the wedding day, the Queen of the Southern Border actually knelt down in public to the fairy lady who was about to become the queen. It was well - known that this queen used to be the Holy Maiden of the Southern Border, so her status was quite extraordinary. She would not usually do such a thing to curry favor with the Jin Kingdom, especially by choosing a woman who was about to enter the harem. So everyone was finally convinced that the queen was really a fairy.
"Your Ladyship may not remember me, but today's occasion is the most suitable time to repay your kindness. After discussing with the Grand Elder, we in the Southern Border are not good at much, but our medicine - making skills are passable. So we've brought a hundred pills each of the ninety - nine new types of pills made in the palace this year, along with their effects, usages and instructions."
When Su Wan'er was standing on the nineteen - level steps with Si Junlin, accepting the worship of the subjects, she noticed this girl. She was so beautiful and charming, and there was a sense of familiarity that made Su Wan'er quite curious. But unexpectedly, the girl came to her on her own initiative and said that Su Wan'er had shown kindness to her, which really puzzled her.
"I really don't remember showing kindness to you. But this is the friendship between the two countries. Thank you." This girl was really... Was it because she was too beautiful? Why did she really want to get to know her?
"The fairy lady is a noble person with many things on her mind. It's normal to forget. Thank you, Queen of the Southern Border." The prime minister stepped forward to smooth things over and then ended the grand ceremony.
After returning, Su Wan'er paid special attention to the gift list sent by the Southern Border. The first of the hundred kinds of pills was the "Spirit - Clearing Pill", whose effects included detoxifying all poisons and restoring spiritual awareness.
"What are you looking at?" On the wedding night, didn't she know that the wedding night was short?
"Your Majesty, why are you here?" Su Wan'er immediately put down the gift list and looked at him warily.
"Your words make me really think that you're a fairy who just came down from the sky. Otherwise, how could you not even know the rules of the wedding night?" Si Junlin looked at her defensive expression and couldn't help laughing.
Then Su Wan'er remembered the reason: "What rules? That's just an entertainment for the common people who work hard all day. Besides, although I'm nominally the queen of the Great Jin, it doesn't necessarily mean that I have to... have sex with you to count. I will surely assist Your Majesty well in the future and work for the well - being of the common people."
Si Junlin's face darkened. "But I'm the most important person in the Great Jin. If you want to bring blessings to all the people, why not first," he deliberately leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "bring blessings to me first?"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. I... I'm powerless!" Su Wan'er panicked and casually picked up the gift list to block him.
"So, you were looking at this. But are the medicines from the Southern Border really effective?" Si Junlin glanced at it and also noticed the first medicine.
"Come here! Fetch the Spirit - Clearing Pill for me. Find a person to test the medicine and also summon the imperial physician." It wasn't that he didn't trust the Southern Border, but since he wanted Su Wan'er to take the pill too, it was better to be more cautious.
"Your Majesty, the person who is going to be executed tomorrow has taken the pill. He said... he seems to remember things from his childhood. There are no other symptoms. But he begs Your Majesty for a favor, hoping that after his death, his family can be spared the punishment of being exiled and sent to the army." Fang Xi came back to report after a quarter of an hour.
"Good. He has done a service. Spare his family." Only then did Si Junlin look at the pill with shining eyes.
"Your Majesty, I've also examined the pill. It's non - toxic." After the imperial physician reported, Si Junlin dismissed him.
"All of you get out. What are you still standing here for?!"
According to the rules, the servants were supposed to stay and serve, but Si Junlin drove them all out one by one.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to take it?" Su Wan'er frowned at the pill that was being offered to her mouth.
They each swallowed a pill. Then, like in a dream, they remembered all the past events.
"This is... too fast." Su Wan'er supported her slightly aching head. The medicine - making skills of the Southern Border were really amazing.
"Wan'er! Do you also remember me?!" Si Junlin held her soft hands with trembling hands, but...
"Yes! Xiaojiu, Si Junlin, that's Xiaojiu!"
By the time Si Junlin chased out, the person was already gone.
"Your... Your Majesty, why are you... crying?"
Fang Xi saw the two of them running out without even taking off their wedding clothes and thought there was something wrong with the pill.
"Ah... Your Majesty, what on earth is wrong with you?" Si Junlin grabbed Fang Xi's collar, scaring him out of his wits.
"Why?! Why, after all these days and in this situation, I still can't compare to that little girl..."
Three years later, the Queen of the Southern Border returned to her hometown to visit her relatives. The prime minister had just retired and became the national advisor.
"Xiaojiu, it takes you half a month to come and go like this, and you come back once every two or three months..."
"Uncle, do you think I'm annoying? Fine. Since Uncle is so annoyed with me, I'll have to go back to the Southern Border alone..." Her poor little face immediately wrinkled.
"Well... it's not that. Uncle doesn't mean that." It wasn't that he was annoyed. It was the emperor who had been threatening and bribing him. Every time Xiaojiu came to the palace to stay for a few days, the queen would stay with her. Now that she had brought the little prince, the queen doted on them so much that she hardly paid any attention to the emperor. For this reason, the emperor even had the idea of making him break off the family relationship. It was really worrying.
"Okay, I'm going into the palace to see the queen. We'll talk about everything when I come back."
In the palace, it was lunchtime.
"Wan'er, the crabs I had someone catch from the East Sea these days are quite good. Even the crab - roe soup dumplings taste better. Right?"
"Isn't Xiaojiu supposed to arrive today? Why isn't she here yet?" Su Wan'er tapped his hand that was about to pick up a dumpling. "There are only a few left. Save them for Xiaojiu."
"..." Si Junlin was so angry that he almost hiccupped.
"She can't come. I heard from the national advisor that he wants to keep his niece for a few more days!"
"Your Ladyship, the princess is here." Before Si Junlin had even finished speaking, he heard Xiaotao come to report. He was so angry that he threw down his chopsticks and silently cursed the national advisor for being so useless.
"Wan'er, Wan'er, I heard that you... are you... pregnant?" Long Xiaojiu had received a letter from the Southern Border saying that Su Wan'er was pregnant, so she came a month earlier this time.
"Yes." Su Wan'er smiled shyly.
"Your Majesty the Emperor is really something. You're pregnant, and he doesn't even accompany you for lunch!" What a jerk, Xiaojiu thought to herself.
"Let's not talk about him." Su Wan'er smiled. "I'm thinking that if it's a daughter, I'll let her marry Xing'er. How about that?"
"Really! Oh my god, that's great. Why don't you come too? No, why don't we let them get engaged early? Then we can stay in the Jin Kingdom for half a year and in the Southern Border for half a year." Long Xiaojiu was still as excited as a child, but she ignored the fierce look in the approaching person's eyes.
"You don't even think about it!" Si Junlin gritted his teeth.
The End.