Chapter 219: Reporting the News
Sun Wei looked at Yao Rong, motionless.
"Let her go." She said coldly.
Yao Rong smiled and answered "yes", then she swept something across the back of the maid's neck. The maid's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Don't panic, Princess. What I'm about to say is not something she can listen to. If she does, her life will be in danger. I'm doing this for her own good." Yao Rong put away the knife and said.
Sun Wei knew that she was not afraid of him calling for help immediately, and she must have come for something.
After a change of mind, she calmed down.
"What are you going to say?" she asked.
"Huan Yi is dead, and Huan Ding is planning to seek revenge on the princess."
"Lü Qiuyan killed Huan Yi. He got the wrong person."
Yao Rong smiled. "That day, Huan Yi met the princess outside Wuchang City and lost consciousness. So, the only person who could have killed Huan Yi was the princess. How could it have been the loyal Lüqiu Changshi?"
Sun Wei didn't say anything, but was thinking quickly in his mind.
Indeed, if Huan Yi's death was traced back to that day, she was the only one who killed Huan Yi.
However, the fact that Yao Rong came here specifically to tell him this indicated some subtle points.
Sun Wei said, "It seems that not a single word of Lüqiu Changshi's can be trusted. He once said that he would explain things for me and convince the Huan family that Huan Yi's fainting that day had nothing to do with me. Now it seems that the Huan family doesn't believe him."
Yao Rong smiled.
"According to me, this matter cannot be blamed on Lüqiu Changshi. Before Huan Yi died, he was briefly lucid for less than an hour. During this time, only Huan Lingxian could speak to him. After Huan Yi's death, Huan Lingxian reported to her father Huan Yi that Huan Yi's last words were for Huan Ding to kill the princess to avenge him. Huan Ding's ascension to the throne was entirely due to his filial piety, so how could he not obey these last words?"
Sun Wei said, "So, the Huan family is so confused that they just let Huan Lingxian talk nonsense?"
Yao Rong said, "Huan Lingxian certainly made a mistake in this matter. But ultimately, it was the princess who caused her to return in disgrace during her visit to Xunyang last year, and she still holds a grudge against her to this day. The princess is not without fault either."
Sun Wei sneered, "Huan Lingxian and Lüqiu Changshi are running wild in Jiangzhou. Can't I drive them away?"
"You can't say that. The Chief Secretary has great respect for the princess."
Sun Wei looked at her and asked, "Madam, did you come here today just to argue with me?"
Yao Rong said, "The princess blames the chief secretary, and I know it. It was the chief secretary who failed to properly control Lady Huan and Lady Jun that ultimately led to the unexpected situation. The chief secretary knew he had broken his promise to the princess and felt guilty, so he sent me to report the news to atone for his mistake."
After she finished speaking, she glanced out the window of the boat house and said, "Princess, run quickly. Huan Ding's men will be here soon."
Sun Wei was startled and looked out the window.
On the shore, a cloud of dust rose from a distance, obviously a group of people were approaching.
On the other side, Yao Rong had already sat on the window. "Princess, please follow me. I heard that you are an excellent swimmer. Just follow me and swim a mile, and someone will meet you on the shore. Then, you can follow me to Jingzhou City."
Sun Wei said coldly: "Changshi, do you want to kidnap me again?"
"It's up to you whether your princess goes or not," Yao Rong said. "Lüqiu Changshi is kind-hearted. He once told me that if your princess refuses to leave, he should give her a few reminders. First, don't go by water. There are checkpoints on the river. Going there rashly would be a trap. Second, don't place your hopes on the Crown Prince. He must be unconscious by now."
Sun Wei's heart was involved again.
"What's wrong with the prince?" she asked quickly.
"The person Huan Ding wants to deal with is the princess. Instead of worrying about the prince, the princess should worry about herself."
After Yao Rong finished speaking, she winked at Sun Wei, then lightly jumped into the river and disappeared without a trace.
Sun Wei understood what Yao Rong meant and suddenly thought of Chen Wang.
If Huan Ding wanted to deal with her, he would have to send Sima Jun away. And if Puqi County Magistrate Chen Wang invited Sima Jun to come, was it to lure the tiger away from the mountain, or perhaps, perhaps, with ulterior motives...
Sun Wei almost didn't dare to think further.
Yao Rong said that we couldn't take the water route. Whether it was true or not, at least the water route was risky, so we had to turn to the land route.
She then put the book into the wooden box, turned around and pushed the door open to go out.
Deng Lianzheng walked towards her quickly. "Someone is coming. I'm afraid it's Huan's troops. I've already sent someone into the city to inform the prince."
Sun Wei said as he walked, "They are coming for me. It's urgent here and we can't wait for the prince to come back. Is there a carriage on the shore?"
"have!"
Sun Wei and Deng Lian hurriedly got off the boat, but saw another carriage stopped at the dock and Yu Yi was getting off it.
Seeing this scene, Yu Yi naturally knew that something had happened.
"What happened?"
Sun Wei simply said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, young master. Please take the carriage into the city. Once the storm has passed, you can return to the capital by boat."
After she said this, she hurriedly got into the carriage.
Suddenly, Deng Lian exclaimed "Young Master", and Yu Yi also got on Sun Wei's carriage.
"Let's go!" Yu Yiling said.
Deng Lian knew that he could not delay any longer, so he immediately drove the carriage himself and galloped away.
"Why are you following me, sir?" Sun Wei asked in surprise.
"I just asked the princess what happened, but she hasn't answered me yet."
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On the river bank, Yao Rong went ashore and changed her clothes in a small house on the shore.
She carried a bundle and left the house, saying to the man outside, "I even prepared clean clothes for her, but she didn't appreciate it."
"You have done so much evil in her eyes, so it's normal for her not to appreciate it." Lu Qiuyan waved her hand and sent away the messenger who came to deliver the message.
"Then she's doomed," Yao Rong asked. "Huan Ding's advance was so fierce that even you and I were caught off guard. We've been traveling for two whole days, and we only arrived just three incense sticks ahead of his men. Princess Yuzhang only has a few guards with her. How can she withstand Huan Ding's forces?"
"I originally thought so, but I just got some news, which might be a different story." Lu Qiuyan tore up the note in her hand and threw it into the river. "Yu Yi is actually traveling with her."
"Yu Yi?" Yao Rong thought for a moment, "That Young Master Lingxu?"
"He's the nephew of Huan Ding's wife, Lady Yu," Lu Qiuyan said. "He's a man of profound learning and holds a high position within the Yu clan. If Yu Yi were to suffer harm at Huan Ding's hands, I'm afraid the entire Yu clan would be hell-bent on him. While the Yu clan may be in decline, they're not completely destitute. If they were to rebel, Huan Ding would undoubtedly be in great trouble. Therefore, if Yu Yi were to intervene, he might be saved."
Yao Rong sneered, "That's a bit baffling. Princess Yuzhang and Yu Yi have no connection at all, so why would Yu Yi protect her?"
"That woman always has some unexpected and extraordinary qualities."
Yao Rong glanced at him and asked, "Do you really want to save her, or not? If you really want to save her, why are you standing on the shore doing nothing? But if you don't want to save her, why are you even thinking about her?"
Lu Qiuyan smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
"I don't know," Yao Rong said. "Of course I hope you don't save her. If Princess Yuzhang dies, the Crown Prince won't let Huan Ding go. Huan Ding will have to be eliminated sooner or later. If the Crown Prince can do it for him, wouldn't that be wonderful? Besides, if Princess Yuzhang doesn't die, she might turn against you, and you'll be in trouble, right?"
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