Chapter 174 Yin's Residence
Sima Jun said, "It was probably when we were in Jingkou."
The prince said, "So, it's because you don't believe that the princess won't divine for you. Your words are full of prejudice, so I don't believe it. I will judge whether the princess's divination is accurate or not, so don't worry about it. I really want the princess to go, but if she is willing to go, why not? I have things to do. If you want to wait for news after the princess enters the palace, you can wait here. If you can't wait, then go back."
Sima Jun was speechless. Thinking about meeting Sun Wei, he simply said goodbye.
As soon as he arrived in front of Yin Wen's house, Sima Jun saw a gorgeous carriage parked outside the door.
Looking at the servants' attire beside the carriage, Sima Jun immediately felt something was wrong.
After entering the courtyard, Deng Lian saw him as if he had seen a bodhisattva. He hurried forward and said, "Your Highness has returned just in time. The eldest princess is here."
Sima Juan looked coldly into the house and asked, "How long have you been here?"
Deng Lian whispered, "We've been here for three incense sticks. However, A'ru and I were both expelled. I don't know what the princess said to the princess in there."
"Go and make a report."
"yes."
Deng Lian was about to report when he saw the door open.
The eldest princess and Sun Wei both came out from inside, smiling happily, and seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.
Sima Jun once again felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
Seeing Sima Jun return, the princess said with a smile: "Jun's return is just in time. Today is truly a happy day."
After she finished speaking, she took Sun Wei's hand affectionately and said, "Xuan Ji is my second brother's daughter. Although she is my niece, I don't have any daughters. She is very close to me, so I have always treated her as my own daughter. If she were to marry Ah Jun, I would be as happy as if I were marrying my own daughter. You and I will be relatives in the future. If there is anything I can help you with, just let me know."
"The princess is right," Sun smiled, "I am also very happy."
"Azhi will also need the princess's help," the eldest princess said. "The queen dowager loves Azhi and always says that Wujun is unstable and she's worried. I said that Princess Yuzhang has the ability to predict the future, so why not let you go to Wujun as well? The queen dowager agreed immediately. You don't have to be shy. If anyone says anything bad about it, I will personally deal with him."
"I understand, thank you, Princess."
The eldest princess was quite satisfied and asked her to stay, and then asked Sima Jun to take her to the car.
"Have you seen Xuan Ji today?" asked the eldest princess.
Sima Jun replied, "That's right."
The eldest princess looked at him meaningfully.
"Ajun, both the Queen Mother and I are doing this for your own good. Even the Princess said this marriage is the best choice." She said, "I know what you want. I gave in."
Sima Jun said, "I have already reported this to the Empress Dowager. I am not yet fully in mourning, and with the war imminent, I have no time to consider this matter."
The princess smiled and said softly, "It will be fine once you're out of mourning. We'll all be waiting."
After saying that, she glanced towards Sun Wei, turned around and got into the car.
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When Sima Jun returned to the house, he saw that the gifts brought by the eldest princess were piled up like a mountain, while Sun Wei was sitting in the hall, opening the boxes one by one.
"Have the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother reconciled?" she asked.
Sima Juan said calmly, "I don't need to go back to Fanghua Garden."
Sun Wei said with relief, "That's great. What are your plans next, Prince? When will you leave for Kuaiji?"
Sima Jun looked at her and asked, "Did you agree to the marriage?"
Sun Wei knew that he was coming to settle the score with her, so she put down the box in her hand and looked at him.
"The Wang family is powerful, and they have the Queen Mother's support. This is true. In the past, the Crown Prince and the Wang family have repeatedly clashed, each hindering the other, leaving neither side unsuccessful. This is also true. I believe that a marriage with the Wang family could change the situation. Together, the two sides could accomplish things that were previously difficult, like the Three Wu states. Has the Crown Prince ever considered how much smoother everything would be with the Wang family's help? On the contrary, if the Wang family sets traps for the Crown Prince at every turn, he's likely to encounter even more trouble."
"But Wang Zhi intends to seize Jiangzhou." Sima Jun said coldly.
"That was the previous situation. Once the Crown Prince marries the Wang family, their daughter will become the Princess of Yuzhang, and the Wang family will no longer have to deal with the difficult task of Jiangzhou. I believe that it is because of the Crown Prince's marriage that Jiangzhou can truly be spared from war."
Sima Jun still looked at her, his eyes calm, yet made people feel uneasy.
"But I don't want this marriage."
"I know." Sun Wei also looked at him, "So I should agree to it in front of the princess to put her mind at ease."
Sima Jun said, "Madam, since you understand everything, why don't you find a way to reject it for me instead of siding with Wang Shi?"
"What's wrong with Wang's..." Sun Wei whispered, but before she could finish her words, she was glared back at by Sima Jun.
Stubborn donkey, Sun Wei thought.
"If the prince is truly unwilling, there is a ready-made solution. How about using war to delay the marriage?"
"Then Lady Wang said she was willing to wait."
Sun Wei was a little surprised.
She had only heard of Wang Xuanji in her previous life, but had never seen her.
It was said that Wang Xuanji was the Empress Dowager's favorite niece. In a previous life, the Empress Dowager had also strongly advocated marrying Wang Xuanji to Sima Jun, but Sima Jun adamantly refused. To avoid the Empress Dowager's mandate, he even arranged a marriage with Cui Shi first. This incident caused a huge uproar, and the Empress Dowager and the eldest princess, unable to afford the loss, finally dropped the matter.
It was also because of this that Sun Wei was able to take advantage of the Queen Mother and the Princess's reluctance, intervene, and successfully ruin the marriage between Sima Jun and Cui, allowing herself to marry Sima Jun.
As for Wang Xuanji, Sun Wei only heard that she had married far away in frustration and went to Yizhou. At least when she was alive, she never returned to Jiankang.
Now that Cui Pan had long since fallen, there was no longer any talk of a marriage between Sima Jun and the Cui family. So Wang Xuanji marrying Sima Jun was imminent.
To Sun Wei, this matter seemed more certain than she had imagined.
Not only did the Queen Mother insist on having Sima Jun marry Wang Xuanji, but Wang Xuanji herself also insisted on marrying Sima Jun.
The only one who disagrees with this is this stubborn donkey in front of me.
"I didn't expect that the princess is actually such a love-struck woman?" Sun Wei smiled. "I heard that the prince and she have known each other since childhood. I guess they have a close relationship."
"We don't have much of a relationship. I've only met her a few times." Sima Jun said.
Sun Wei didn't know what was so good about this stubborn donkey that made a lady from a noble family so desperate.
"Since that's the case, the Crown Prince should just give in," Sun Wei said. "The Princess is deeply in love with the Crown Prince, the Queen Mother and the Princess Royal are also trying their best to bring them together, and even the Crown Prince must be in favor. Why should the Crown Prince be so stubborn?"
Sima Jun asked, "When Madam disobeyed orders and entered the capital, did you ever care about the Empress Dowager and the Princess? Now that I've asked you to find a solution for me, you're being so evasive and obstructive, and instead want to listen to the Empress Dowager and the others?"
Sun Wei said, "I'm not listening to them. I've calculated with my fingers that the Crown Prince and Princess Jun are a match made in heaven. If that's the case, how could I go against heaven's will?"
Sima Jun thought, as expected, it’s the same trick again.
As long as it was profitable, she would like him to marry eight hundred Wang Xuanji.
"I was just talking to the Crown Prince today about how Madam's divination skills seem to be getting less and less accurate," Sima Jun said. "What if Madam is wrong this time?"
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