Chapter 170 Night Visit
"Is that so," Sun Wei said coldly, "Your Highness, are you here to blame me for not following your instructions and making unnecessary moves?"
"No." Sima Jun said, "I'm here to apologize."
Sun Wei was surprised.
"Apology?"
"I hid this from Madam, it's my fault," Sima Jun said. "I told Madam before that from now on, I would have no more secrets from her. I broke my promise."
Sun Wei was speechless again.
He actually said everything she wanted to say, leaving her speechless.
Initially, she thought this stubborn man would never admit his mistake and that they were destined for a stormy confrontation. Unexpectedly, he was the first to give up, completely wasting her prepared speech.
"It's good that you admit your mistake, Your Highness." Sun Wei said stiffly, somewhat reluctantly, "Your Highness, please don't do it again."
"I understand. There won't be a next time."
He was so obedient that Sun Wei was speechless again.
There was a silence between the two.
Sun Wei glanced at him again, "Didn't the prince ever suffer any injustice in Fanghua Garden?"
"No," Sima Jun said, "I'm just confined here. My diet and daily life are normal. Aside from being a little bored, I don't feel wronged."
Sun Wei thought that he was living a comfortable life.
"Did the prince go to visit the prince?"
"He went there just before dusk," Sima Jun said. "The Crown Prince said that the Madam wants to return to Jiankang. Is that correct?"
Sun Wei looked at the cloud pattern on the screen and said "hmm".
"Since Jingzhou has been settled, there is nothing for me to do if I continue to stay in Xunyang. It would be better for me to return to Jiankang as soon as possible," she said.
"Madam never told me."
"As soon as Jingzhou was secured, the Crown Prince was taken back to Jiankang by Wang Zhi. How should I tell him?"
"So, it's still my fault?"
"Exactly."
Sima Jun was silent for a moment, then said, "Next time, Madam, if you have any ideas, you must tell me again."
"It's the same with the prince." Sun Wei retorted, "As long as the prince keeps his promise, I will tell him everything I know."
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
Sun Wei looked at him and found that he was also looking at her.
She immediately withdrew her gaze and continued to look at the screen.
"If Madam wishes to return to Jiankang, I will help her do so," Sima Jun said. "Then Madam won't have to help Wang Zhi defend Wujun."
Sun Wei knew that this was what the prince told him.
And he obviously knew that he didn't really want to help Wang Zhi.
"It's not that I can't help," Sun Wei said, "I know the prince has a prejudice against Wang Zhi..."
"I do have a prejudice against Wang Zhi," Sima Jun interrupted, "but if the princess is willing to persuade the queen mother to let the princess return to the capital, I will help Wang Zhi."
Sun Wei looked at him in surprise.
"The prince helps Wang Zhi?"
"That's right," Sima Jun said. "I was originally going to defend Wu Commandery. Helping him is just throwing all the credit and hard work onto him."
Sun Wei asked suspiciously, "Is the prince willing to swallow this?"
"As the Crown Prince said, this is just a deal. Since Madam has the magnanimity to compromise, why can't I?" Sima Jun said, "The Crown Prince is right. I am destined to have dealings with the Wang family in this life. If I only think about tit-for-tat, it will not benefit me or the entire Yuzhang Palace. The Princess has always said that I should be more flexible, right?"
Sun Wei discovered that Sima Jun seemed to be really willing to change his stubborn temper recently.
My heart felt warm, and the anger that had been accumulating just now seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
"It is a great favor that the prince can think it through," Sun Wei said, "but this matter must be done by me personally."
"Why?"
"As the Crown Prince said, helping Wang Zhi is nothing more than dumping all the hard work on him," Sun Wei said. "But if Wang Zhi makes a mistake, the Crown Prince will shoulder the blame. It's different for me. Even if something goes wrong and Wang Zhi tries to shirk responsibility, people will only laugh at his incompetence and his devotion to a woman. That's one reason. Secondly, the Queen Mother banished me to Jiangzhou because she believed slander and doubted my morality. The Crown Prince is at odds with the Wang family and refused to give in, even at the cost of arguing with the Queen Mother. Now that I want to return to Jiankang, the Crown Prince is willing to make a deal with the Wang family. What would the Queen Mother think if she saw this? Therefore, the Crown Prince must not interfere in this matter. I ask for your understanding."
Sima Jun did not answer.
He stared at her for a long time, and finally nodded.
"Got it. I'll have Deng Lian escort the princess to Wu Commandery."
This was a straightforward agreement. Sun Wei looked at him and asked, "Your Highness, have you agreed?"
"Shouldn't I agree?" Sima Jun asked back.
Sun Wei looked at him and thought that he must have been severely punished by the prince.
But the prince had taught him a lesson in the past, so why did he listen to him today?
Sima Jun said nothing, but said, "Stretch out your hand."
Sun Wei didn't understand what he meant and stretched out his hand.
But he took her hand, and soon she felt a chill on her wrist.
She looked down and saw that the bracelet that the prince had taken away earlier was back on her wrist.
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Everything happened as fast as the night wind blowing through the window frame.
Sima Jun had already withdrawn his hand.
"This bracelet is Madam's personal belonging and cannot be easily lent to anyone else. Even to the prince," he said.
That tone left no room for doubt.
Sun Wei touched the jade bracelet and responded.
Sima Jun looked at the table covered with food and said, "Madam, it's time to eat."
Sun Wei then remembered that he hadn't eaten yet and asked, "Have you eaten yet, my Lord?"
"I've used it." Sima Jun said, then sat down next to the table. He then moved the bowl and chopsticks in front of Sun Wei.
Sun Wei picked up the bowl and looked at Sima Jun suspiciously.
"Is the prince really not hungry?"
"Not hungry."
"In that case, the prince should return quickly." Sun Wei said, "If someone discovers..."
"No one will notice." Sima Jun said, "I'll sit here for a while."
"Why?"
"I haven't seen anyone for over half a month. I'm really bored." Sima Jun said, "I want to find someone to talk to."
Sun Wei thought to herself, it turns out that she was just trying to kill time.
She didn't say much and just lowered her head to eat.
No one spoke, and Sun Wei could only hear the sound of her own chewing. Occasionally, she looked up and saw Sima Jun looking at her. She couldn't tell if he was looking at her or at the fish soup she was eating.
"Madam, have you been chatting with the Crown Prince for a long time today?"
After a while, Sun Wei suddenly heard Sima Jun ask.
She said "hmm".
"Is it all about me?"
So that's what he was asking about.
Sun Wei said, "Of course, they are discussing the Crown Prince's affairs. The Crown Prince is trapped in the palace, and the Prince is also very anxious."
Sima Jun nodded.
"Was it Madam's suggestion to trade with the Wang family?"
"It was the Crown Prince's suggestion." Sun Wei said, "I only suggest that the Crown Prince lead the army in person."
Sima Jun pushed another dish in front of Sun Wei.
"While I think this is feasible, I don't necessarily think it's a good idea," he said. "The Crown Prince is the heir apparent. Madam, if you encounter such a situation again in the future, you must be cautious."
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