Chapter 213 Lu Xian (Part 2)
Sun Wei sat down and poured Lu Xian a cup of tea.
"How have you been these days?" she asked.
"It's not as good as I imagined." Lu Xian said, "This world is full of deceit and bad people are everywhere. I try to be kind to others, but I've been deceived several times."
"Oh?" Sun Wei asked, "Do you regret it?"
"I have no regrets. Even if things are bad, they are better than the past. Before my mother passed away, she told me not to be like her, living a life without control."
"Where's your father?" Sun Wei asked, "He's sick now, aren't you worried?"
Lu Xian's expression darkened, and she bit her lip and said, "When he insisted that I marry the Prince of Yuzhang, I asked him if he would be willing to let me go to Jiankang and that my father and I would never see each other again. He said that he had already acknowledged my stepson and that he would take care of everything in the future. I also told him that when I became a princess, I must never forget my family and must help my brother, whom I have never met, so that our entire family will be prosperous and wealthy."
After saying that, she sneered, "He has his good stepson taking care of him now, so why would he care about my concern?"
Sun Wei knew that this was also the truth.
Whether in this life or the past, the Yuzhang Prince's Mansion had always sent Lu Ming an annual stipend for his care, so Lu Xian didn't have to worry about his retirement. Sun Wei's request for Chen the Shopkeeper to send him some wine and meat every month was simply a pretext to get Chen's men to become acquainted with the Lu family and keep a close eye on Lu Ming, so that if anything went wrong, they could quickly come up with a solution.
Fortunately, this arrangement prevented Sima Jun from seeing Lu Ming.
"You said before that the position of Consort would only last for five years, and you would return it to me after five years." Lu Xian asked curiously, "But given the current situation, how can you return it? The prince is not blind, so how could he not recognize you and me?"
"I have my own way." Sun Wei said, "I will make him recognize you willingly."
Lu Xian looked at her and asked curiously, "What about you?"
"As for me," Sun Wei thought about the future and smiled faintly, "I will go and enjoy the world, and it will be your turn to enjoy the glory and wealth. Isn't it a perfect match for both of us?"
These words made Lu Xian look forward to it.
"I heard Jiankang is teeming with handsome men," she said. "Is that true? Could anyone be more handsome than my stepson?"
Sun Wei: “…”
"Don't worry, there are many men more handsome than the prince." Sun Wei said, "Not to mention Jiankang, even elsewhere, as long as you walk around and see more, you will eventually find that there are mountains beyond the mountains."
"That's wrong!" Lu Xian suddenly became serious and said, "Don't think I'm inexperienced and I like everyone I see. In the past year, I've traveled to many places and met many people. Last month, I went to Xiangdong County and met the world-famous Master Lingxu. He is beautiful, but although he looks like an immortal, he is not real. He doesn't look like a prince..."
Sun Wei's gaze suddenly froze, and he interrupted, "Who were you talking about?"
"Prince."
"The one that looks like an immortal."
"Mr. Lingxu."
Sun Wei was stunned for a moment: "You mean, Master Lingxu is in Xiangdong County?"
"Yes, in Hengshan."
A smile appeared on Sun Wei's lips.
"How come Master Lingxu's beauty is unreal?" Sun Wei said, "In my opinion, he and the Crown Prince are equally beautiful. Each has his own beauty."
Lu Xian thought for a moment and said, "He looks a little sick. I heard he just broke his leg, and he's been sitting all day, looking very bad. But even so, he still went to that elegant gathering without hesitation, which is how I got to meet him. Do you think someone with such a determination is a mortal?"
After hearing this, Sun Wei frowned.
In his previous life, Master Lingxu was indeed disabled. It was said that he had fallen on Mount Hengshan. At the time, he was writing a book and was reluctant to leave the mountain, thus delaying treatment and ultimately causing the disease.
Sun Wei said softly, "Mr. Lingxu is indeed a man of noble character and great ambitions..."
Lu Xian looked at her: "Do you know Master Lingxu?"
"We've met before."
"From what you said just now, it seems that you are very familiar with him."
Sun smiled but didn't answer.
Prince Lingxu was born into the Yu family and was given the single name Yi.
The Yu family had long since fallen into decline, and now only Yu Yi's uncle Yu Pu serves as the Chief Clerk of Yuzhou. The rest of the Yu family's descendants have not held important positions in the court for a long time.
However, Yu Yi, who was good at elegant conversation, took a different approach and became famous throughout the court and the country.
He began traveling and visiting famous people all over the world when he was young.
Sun Wei knew him because he was one of the few people who had personally visited An Ning to visit her grandfather Sun Yu.
By then, Sun Yu had already concluded that he had been forgotten by the world and would only die in obscurity and peace in this life.
But one day, Yu Yi came to visit, asked Sun Yu for advice, and then knelt down to pay him homage.
Sun Yu was quite moved by this and took it as comfort.
At that time, Sun Wei was twelve years old. She had never seen anyone from the capital before, so she just hid in the dark and watched the eighteen-year-old Yu Yi.
It was the first time she had seen such a handsome man, with a slender figure and gentle manner of speaking, like a gentle spring breeze.
At that time, Yu Yi was willing to help their family move back to Jiankang and was willing to donate the house under his name to Sun Yu, but Sun Yu politely declined.
"In this world, I have no place to stand. Instead of fighting in the muddy current, it is better to leave here calmly and peacefully." Sun Yu said.
For some reason, Yu Yi cried at that time.
Sun Wei still remembers that although she didn't know why he was crying, she was stunned.
She thought that Yu Yi must have some thoughts in his mind that touched him with his grandfather's words and made him cry.
Sun Wei hoped at that time that such a wonderful person would live a long and wonderful life.
It's a pity that she couldn't get what she wanted.
Later, Yu Yi broke his leg in Hengshan. Due to improper treatment, he became unable to move around easily and was often ridiculed by the young men in Beijing.
Later, he was summoned to serve as an imperial censor. When the crown prince was poisoned by Wang Han, he faced Wang Han alone in the palace, impeached him, and was eventually imprisoned and died.
When Sun Wei heard the news, he suddenly understood why the young Yu Yi was crying.
His precocious wisdom made him realize that he had to fight with others in the muddy current, just as Sun Yu said.
He knew that he would be walking on a lonely and dark road.
He saw that road clearly, but in the end he went there resolutely.
In fact, Yu Yi and Sima Jun were very similar. Perhaps it was this similarity that made Sun Wei feel even more sorry for him.
Yu Yi...
All the things that happened in the previous life made Sun Wei feel that it was both real and unreal again.
That night, Sun Wei and Lu Xian slept together.
That night, she dreamed of peace.
She ran out of the corner and handed a handkerchief to the tearful Yu Yi.
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When I woke up the next day, Lu Xian was gone.
Sun Wei knew without thinking that she had gone to look for Sima Jun again.
This silly woman could not resist the temptation of beauty.
Sun Wei hurriedly got dressed and washed up. When she heard the maid say that Lu Xian had gone to the hall, she went there immediately.
Before she reached the door, she vaguely heard Lu Xian's voice.
The closer he got, the clearer the voice became: "My cousin said that the Crown Prince and Young Master Lingxu are equally attractive, but I think the Crown Prince is even more handsome than Young Master Lingxu."
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