Article 55
It's already daybreak.
Sun Wei washed up, changed her clothes, and pinned a white flower in her hair.
The Northern Palace’s camp inspection ceremony has begun, and the rumbling drums from the camp two miles away can be heard even from the house.
Sun Wei left the house and walked to the corridor, where he happened to meet Sima Jun coming from the other end.
He had changed into the plain white clothes he usually wore during the mourning period. There was nothing else on the leather belt around his waist except a long sword. He looked like he was about to go out.
Sun Wei stood in the corridor, waiting for him to come over.
The morning sunlight shines through the treetops and casts a slanting shadow.
Shining on Sima Jun's body, it casts a soft and warm light.
Sun Wei narrowed his eyes and felt a sense of illusion and reality again.
She recalled her past life. Not long after they got married, Sima Jun was about to leave for Xunyang, and she was standing in a place like this, waiting to see him off.
She had already tried every possible way to tell him about the future she knew, but as for how to resolve it, Sun Wei couldn't do it herself. She could only trust Sima Jun to know better.
Even if he were to live his life again, Sun Wei knew what he could and could not do.
Just as she saw a petal falling on his shoulder, she wanted to walk up to him and brush it off naturally, just like she used to do.
But she can't.
"Madam, why don't you take a rest?" Sima Jun stopped two steps away and asked.
Sun Wei looked at him for a moment, then said, "I just had a dream. After waking up, I couldn't fall asleep again."
"What dream?"
"It's just some old things." Sun Wei said, "There is something I want you to take with you, my lord."
After that, she handed him something.
Sima Jun looked at it and saw it was a small amulet. It was made of navy blue brocade woven into a gourd, only two of Sima Jun's fingers wide. It was densely embroidered with maxims from Buddhist scriptures, the handwriting small and delicate, and it looked like a lot of effort had gone into its creation.
"This is what I made for the prince. I've been offering it in the Buddhist temple for a few days, and I even asked the nuns from Xianglu Temple to perform a ritual." Sun Wei said, "Please wear it, prince. It will protect you and ward off evil."
Sima Jun's eyes moved, and then he showed disapproval.
"I never wear anything like that," he said. "No."
"This isn't just a child's stuff." Sun Wei said, "Who doesn't have something to protect themselves when they're out and about?"
Sima Jun scoffed, "I have a sword to protect me. Besides, my safety and danger are determined by heaven, not by a piece of cloth."
Sun Wei said: "A sword is a sword, and has nothing to do with this amulet. Swords have eyes but no eyes. When God wants to help someone, he must also see who cares more. Your Highness, don't say it's just a piece of cloth. At the critical moment, it is your sincerity to Heaven."
Sima Jun glanced at Sun Wei and asked, "Madam, are you going to make another prophecy?"
Sun Wei also glanced at him: "Sir, are you insisting that I predict something before you submit?"
The two men faced each other for a while, neither giving in.
In the end, Sima Jun lost his temper.
Forget it, it will only cause trouble if we continue to argue about this.
He looked down at the amulet in Sun Wei's hand and took it.
"Prince, please keep it well and don't lose it." Sun Wei urged.
Sima Jun paused. He was just thinking of turning around and throwing it away.
This is quite accurate.
He reluctantly took the amulet into his arms.
"Thank you." He said lightly.
As he walked out of the courtyard, he couldn't help but look back.
The figure was still standing in the corridor, still looking at this side.
Sima Jun immediately withdrew his gaze.
Inexplicably, he felt that when she looked at him, her eyes seemed to touch his heart, like a family member who had been together for many years.
Do you really think of yourself as a stepmother?
Stepmother...
Sima Jun sneered again.
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Jingkou was particularly lively because of the prince's personal visit.
After inspecting the camp, the prince left the Beifu camp and headed for the Governor's Mansion in Jingkou City.
The people of the city had already heard the news of the prince's arrival and wanted to see him in person. However, the streets in front of the palace were filled with guards, and the streets were cleared, with no one in sight.
But this didn't stop people from having fun. Outside the main street, the place was even more bustling than usual. People were talking about the ceremonial procession they saw at the city gate, and talking about various topics related to the Northern Palace and the royal family. It was a happy day.
Sun Wei and his group entered the city, walked through the crowded crowd, and came to a house in the north of the city.
"Where is this? Look at its imposing appearance, it seems to be the home of an official." Aju looked at the door and asked.
"The current acting governor of the Northern Prefecture is named Cheng Yu. This is General Cheng's residence."
After Sun Wei finished speaking, she asked Deng Lian to knock on the door and hand over the business card she had prepared.
The name of this post was in the name of Xie Xiao's mother, Lady Zhou, the wife of Marquis Changyang.
Cheng Yu was a general brought up by the Xie family, and the Cheng family was very respectful to the Marquis of Changyang. In this place, using the title of wife of the Marquis of Changyang was far more useful than the Princess of Yuzhang.
Seeing the name card, Cheng's mother hurriedly led her daughter-in-law Jiang to the hall to greet her, but she didn't expect that there was a strange woman standing there.
Mother Cheng looked at Sun Wei and said in surprise, "I wonder who this lady is..."
Sun smiled and said, "The Marquis's wife asked me to come and ask how the old lady is doing. I am the Marquis's niece, and my maiden name is Lanxin."
Mother Cheng suddenly realized and said with a smile, "So she is the daughter of the Marquis of Shanyang County, the wife of General Guangwu. I didn't know you were coming, so I apologize for not coming to greet you."
After saying that, she took Jiang to pay her respects to Sun Wei.
Cheng's mother came from a military family and had been in charge of the Cheng family for decades. She was well-known for her decisiveness.
Sun Wei met Cheng's mother today. She was so graceful in her words and actions, and had a unique murderous aura, that she knew the rumors were true.
Compared to Cheng's mother, daughter-in-law Jiang seemed much more cautious. She sat next to Cheng's mother, looking at Sun Wei without saying a word.
"I came to visit you in a hurry and I know I was impolite. But the wife of Marquis Changyang asked me to bring you a message, and I dare not neglect it." Sun Wei said.
"Oh?" Cheng's mother asked, "I wonder what it means?"
"Madam Hou said that things have been turbulent recently, and the Northern Palace is also not at peace. Please take care of yourself, Madam."
"Not peaceful?" Mother Cheng showed some surprise on her face. She exchanged glances with Jiang and said, "I wonder what makes it so peaceful?"
"Madam, don't you know?" Sun Wei asked, "A few days ago, the young general was nearly assassinated. Fortunately, the plan was solved in time, and he escaped."
"How could this happen!" Cheng's mother's face turned pale. "I was in Jingkou and didn't hear about it. I wonder if the young general is okay? Has the thief been caught?"
Sun smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Madam. The young general is safe. We caught three thieves on the spot. Although we didn't catch all of them, they confessed everything, including the whole process and the mastermind behind it."
Cheng's mother quickly asked, "Who is behind this?"
Sun smiled and said, "The court has not yet announced the mastermind behind this, so I don't know. I only heard that someone coveted Xie's position as the governor of the Northern Palace and wanted to replace her. The Crown Prince was furious when he heard this. To be honest with you, Madam, he came to Jingkou today to catch this thief."
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