Chapter 292: Petition (Part 2)

"He wouldn't stand up for no reason," Yu Yi said. "That's another reason I came to see you, Princess. He can no longer stay in the Right Lieutenant position and wants to go to Jiangzhou to serve the Crown Prince. I agreed to this condition privately without even discussing it with the Crown Prince. Do you think he will agree?"

"It's a temporary solution, the prince will surely not refuse it." Sun Wei said, "If you agree, then accept it. When the time comes, I will help you persuade the prince."

Yu Yi smiled: "With the princess' words, I feel relieved."

Sun Wei asked, "I wonder what Master Yu is going to do next?"

"I have already made an agreement with the Crown Prince that tomorrow morning I will go to the palace to plead with the Queen Mother and ask for a few days' grace."

Sun Wei nodded gently: "This deadline is what I asked the Queen Mother for. I will go with you tomorrow. If anything unexpected happens, it will be easier to deal with it with more people."

Yu Yi did not refuse. He agreed with Sun Wei on the time to enter the palace and then stood up to say goodbye.

Sun Wei stood up to see him off.

Today the sky is clear and the moon is as bright as day.

"Sir, you have been busy for many days. Things have finally turned around tonight. Why don't you go home and have a good rest?" she asked.

Yu Yi shook his head and said, "I can't rest for a while. Even though I've been busy these past few days, I've had a completely different experience."

"oh?"

"In the past, I traveled extensively, experiencing the joys and sorrows of life, but it was ultimately just experience. I was powerless to do anything about injustice. But these past few days, I suddenly felt like I could do something, as if my heart had found peace. Although I was nervous, I also felt remarkably at ease. I owe all of this to the princess."

Sun Wei hurriedly said, "This is Master Yu's decision. I dare not take credit for it."

"If it weren't for the princess, I wouldn't have come this far." Yu Yi said, "I pride myself on my talent, but in reality, I always lack the courage to be down-to-earth." As he spoke, he looked at Sun Wei, "Fortunately, the princess went to Hengshan."

Sun Wei smiled and said as they walked, "Sir, you know where I come from and my character, so there's no need to be so polite. Besides, isn't it enough that you've helped me?"

Yu Yi's eyes reflected the moonlight and were filled with a gentle smile.

Seeing that the gate was not far away, Yu Yi said, "Princess, please stay. The wind is strong here. I will go by myself."

Sun Wei agreed and asked Cao Song to escort him out of the house.

Ah Ru looked at his back and said with emotion, "Mr. Yu is indeed a modest gentleman, always speaking positively. Whenever I'm with him, I always feel like I'm bathed in spring breeze. I hope that when the princess remarries in the future, she can marry Mr. Yu."

Sun Wei found it funny: "Who said I want to remarry?"

"If you don't remarry, will you be a widow forever?" A'ru asked, "When the prince gets married and has a wife and daughter, won't the princess be alone?"

Sun Wei was stunned and speechless for a moment.

When that day really came... She looked at the moon above her head and felt an inexplicable bitterness in her heart.

"Why are you saying this? We still have many difficulties to overcome. We can talk about it later after we overcome them." After a moment, Sun Wei said, "Did the prince drink the medicine?"

"The servant from Chiju just came to tell me that he drank it," A'ru said, "I just hope that the miraculous doctor from the Taifu family can really have some miraculous effect."

Sun Wei was looking forward to it.

But she also knew that tomorrow it would depend on her and Yu Yi to persuade the Queen Mother.

At 9:00 PM the next day, Sun Wei prepared to enter the palace.

Before leaving the palace, Sun Wei went to Chiju to visit Sima Jun again.

Cao Song had just fed Sima Jun the medicine when he took away the medicine bowl.

Sun Wei sat down in front of the bed and looked at him.

In the past few days, she would always tell him about the progress of things. Although she knew that he would not be able to hear, only by looking at him could she feel at ease and sort out her thoughts.

"If everything goes smoothly, things can be postponed for a few more days. Young Master Yu can then continue the interrogation, and he'll surely catch a few who've let slip. But the worst thing is that things don't go smoothly. The Queen Mother's three-day deadline was a powerful statement, overcoming the objections of Wang Han and the Princess. You know, her patience is limited. If she can't appease him, this matter will be a failure. Actually, it doesn't matter if it fails; at most, I can apologize to Wang Han and the Princess. Unfortunately, Young Master Yu has just been appointed the Left Supervisor of the Imperial Court, and not only has he lost his position for nothing, his reputation will also be tarnished. If he ever wants to enter the court again, Wang Han will target him at every turn, and his talents will never be fully utilized..."

As he was speaking, someone came from Deng Lian's side to urge him, saying that the time had come.

Sun Wei agreed, tucked the corner of Sima Jun's quilt, and left in a hurry.

She was walking in such a hurry that she didn't notice Sima Jun's fingers moving.

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When Sun Wei arrived at the side hall waiting to be summoned, the crown prince and Yu Yi had already arrived.

Speaking of which, she hadn't seen the prince for many days.

The prince looked serious and seemed quite worried.

When he saw Sun Wei, the prince was still in a friendly mood.

"Ziheng's unexpected incident has made the princess worried again," he said.

"I am not a concern, but the prince is suffering." Sun Wei said, "Thankfully, Your Highness is wise. Otherwise, I don't know where I would go to seek justice for the prince."

"Your Highness is too polite. Ziheng is my brother, so of course I have to help him," the Crown Prince said. "I heard from the Imperial Physician that Your Highness found a folk doctor for Ziheng and insisted on using his medicine. Is that true?"

Sun Wei hurriedly said, "Although he's a common doctor, he's known as a miracle doctor. Princess Wanshou spent a fortune to invite this miracle doctor to treat the Grand Tutor. After his treatment, the Grand Tutor's condition improved significantly. I heard about this, and seeing that the doctor's medicine wasn't working, I was anxious and made this bold decision."

The Crown Prince nodded gently. "That being said, the Imperial Physician was sent by the Queen Mother after all. The Imperial Hospital had some complaints and reported them to me. I have tried to appease them for now and not to disturb the Queen Mother. But if the miracle doctor's medicine is ineffective, what will the Princess do?"

Sun Wei said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will only give it a try. If it still doesn't work after tomorrow, I will definitely ask the imperial physician to come back. I will never dare to delay the patient's condition."

The Crown Prince whispered, "Princess, please don't cause trouble for yourself. If Ziheng takes that miracle doctor's medicine and becomes ill, the Queen Mother will hold you accountable."

"I obey your command. Thank you for your advice, Your Highness."

Not long after, the Queen Mother came out after paying her respects to the Buddha and summoned the three men.

After greeting them, the Queen Mother said slowly, "The three days were agreed to be reserved for Consort Consort and Yu Zuojian. Why is the Crown Prince joining in the fun?"

The prince replied, "This is a matter concerning Ziheng. I, your grandson, would also like to hear what Yu Zuojian has found out."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "What did Yu Zuojian find out? You could have just asked and found out. Why wait until now?"

The prince smiled apologetically and said, "My grandson also wishes to hear the Queen Mother's wise decision. I beg Your Majesty to grant me this."

The Queen Mother knew that he would join in the discussion and was too lazy to say anything to him.

"Well," the Queen Mother looked at Sun Wei and Yu Yi, "have you found out what happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief eunuch came in and said, "Report to the Queen Mother, Wang Pushe requests an audience."