Chapter 72: Peacemaking

Sima Jun looked at the beams above his head and became increasingly sleepy. Soon, he fell asleep.

In the dream, Lu was going in and out, laughing, scolding, and everything in between, but for no reason.

Finally, she cried and said: You are so heartless. You have wasted my kindness. I'd better go and accompany your father!

After she said that, she jumped into the water, and Sima Jun woke up in shock.

It's dawn.

The steward came into the room with two servants and helped Chu Yue wipe his body and drink medicine.

Chu Yue frowned as he looked at Sima Jun who had just woken up, and said unhappily, "Why is the prince sleeping in my room? I'm going to get married."

Sima Jun: “…”

Seeing Sima Juan stand up with a stern face, Chu Yue smiled and said, "Why are you still so intolerant of jokes? Did you sleep well, Prince? If you didn't sleep well, why not share the bed with me?"

After he said that, he stepped aside in a serious manner.

Sima Jun was not polite and sat down next to him: "I have something to ask you."

"What is it?"

Sima Jun was about to speak when someone came in and reported, "General, the Princess of Yuzhang is outside the door and wants to see you. Will you see me?"

Chu Yue cheered up: "Of course I want to see you, come and help me up."

Sima Jun: “…”

The steward put a coat on Chu Yue and helped him to the outer room.

He suddenly glanced at Sima Jun and asked, "Isn't the prince leaving?"

Sima Jun was still sitting in the distance: "Why are you leaving?"

Chu Yue nodded. "I thought the Crown Prince and the Princess hadn't reconciled yet, and I was afraid you two would argue again if you met. So, are you all done with it?"

Sima Jun snorted softly, and after a moment, he said, "I am the prince, so it is she who should leave."

Chu Yue curled his lips and ignored him. He just asked the steward to help him tidy up his appearance and went to the front hall.

Sun Wei thought Sima Jun was a restless person and had probably gone to discuss matters with the Crown Prince. Unexpectedly, he ran into him at Chu Yue's place.

She was stunned for a moment, and then calmly greeted Chu Yue.

"Is General Chu feeling better?" she asked.

Chu Yue politely replied, "Thanks to the princess. I had a high fever last night and then broke out in a sweat. I feel much better now. As for the injuries to my muscles and bones, they won't heal quickly. I need to rest for a while, but they're generally fine."

"That's great," Sun Wei said. "I came here to visit the general, and secondly, to ask how the general was attacked by General Cui yesterday."

Talking about what happened yesterday, Chu Yue was still angry.

"I was indeed careless," Chu Yue said. "Yesterday, when I was halfway out of the city, I saw a woman fall to the ground and cry for help. I sent two guards forward to investigate. Unexpectedly, the woman was an assassin. Her swift movements killed her with a single blow. Meanwhile, Cui Pan attacked me from behind and subdued me."

Sun Wei looked surprised.

She had felt yesterday that in addition to the assassin killed by Sima Jun, Cui Pan must have other helpers, but she never expected it to be a woman.

"So, when we went to rescue the general yesterday, the one who shot the arrow under cover of darkness was that woman?"

"Exactly." Chu Yue said depressedly, "It's a pity that the woman kept her face covered, so I couldn't recognize who she was."

"Did she say anything to the general?"

Chu Yue shook his head.

"But after General Cui Pan hid in the pond, he had a brief conversation with the woman. Cui Pan asked her if she really couldn't help him escape. The woman's tone was very contemptuous, saying that if he couldn't even escape from here, he was nothing but a waste and she didn't bother to help him."

He thought for a moment and continued, "I don't think that woman really wants to save Cui Pan, but is testing him."

Sun Wei had a hunch that the woman might have nothing to do with the mutiny and was not Wang Kan's person. Then whose was she?

"Apart from this, are there any other clues?" Sun Wei asked.

Chu Yue said helplessly, "No, it was already dark, and I couldn't move, so I couldn't get close to the woman. She was also very cautious and never showed up on her own initiative. I almost thought she had left, but she occasionally made noises in the dark, as if waiting to see what was happening behind."

"However," Chu Yue said, "since that woman fought with us, she might have left some clues. I wonder if the prince has investigated it?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Sima Jun, who took out a small knife from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

Sun Wei was also very curious about this thing. Just as he was about to reach out for it, he suddenly realized that Sima Jun was looking at him.

Their eyes met and he immediately pulled his hand back.

Chu Yue also looked at it, thought for a moment, and said, "This thing must be inspected by someone in the camp who is familiar with weapons. Then, its origin may be revealed immediately."

"General Chu is right." Sun Wei nodded and stood up.

"Since the general is safe, I am relieved. I will take my leave now."

Chu Yue hurriedly stood up to see him off, but Sun Wei thanked him and said, "General, you still need to rest and recuperate. Just take a rest."

After she said that, she left.

Chu Yue looked at Sun Wei's back, then suddenly turned to look at Sima Jun.

I saw him looking over there, and when he noticed Chu Yue was looking at him, he looked away.

"This princess is truly gracious and generous." Chu Yue sighed, "What a good stepmother! Wouldn't it be nice for the prince to admit his mistakes?"

Sima Jun put away the knife and asked, "It is only natural for me to kill the assassin. Where did I go wrong?"

"It's only natural for the Crown Prince to kill the assassin. Does that mean the Princess has ulterior motives for worrying about him? He even called her a ghost crying out in pain. She's a woman who worries about him wholeheartedly, yet he's so ungrateful. If I were there, I'd probably scold her too."

"I don't need anyone to worry about me." Sima Jun said disdainfully, then glanced at Chu Yue again, "Do you think she is really worried about me?"

"Of course not." Chu Yue said with a hint of disappointment. "I was watching from the side. The princess wanted to jump into the water to find the prince. I think it's not an exaggeration to say that the prince is the princess's biological son."

Sima Jun's face suddenly darkened.

"I've gone too far." Chu Yue immediately apologized with a smile, "But I think the princess really does treat the prince as a family member. The prince's suspicion has its limits. Does he really have to reveal my heart to him? Not really."

Sima Jun did not answer.

Given his personality, he would never keep a suspicious person around. But as Chu Yue said, Sun Wei had indeed proven himself time and time again, and he was also asking himself, what exactly does it take to believe him?

He decided to wait until the people he sent to Cangwu returned. If they had evidence proving that the woman was indeed Lu, he would no longer harbor suspicions.

Seeing that he seemed to have listened, Chu Yue advised, "After all, the prince was harsh in his words. Why don't you find a time to apologize?"

Sima Jun remained silent, saying, "The Crown Prince will be here in person later, and I'm sure he'll have something to ask you. Rest for a while, and I'll call you back when the Crown Prince arrives."

Deng Lian came back from outside and said that the people who went to chase Cui Pan had returned.

Upon hearing this, Sima Jun immediately went to the outer courtyard.