Chapter 22 Dispute
Sun Wei thought he was really ridiculous.
People say that if you lose a gamble, you must accept the consequences.
She had tried every possible means to marry Sima Jun, which was also a gamble.
Before they got married, he had made it clear to her that she was the best choice.
What is the best choice?
Sima Jun was unwilling to be controlled by others. Sun Wei was known as a lady from a noble family, but she had no powerful support behind her and her relationships were simple, so she was called the best choice.
She married him for wealth and glory, but was she also hoping for his true love for her?
However, she did not expect to meet Sima Jun so soon.
Two days later, Sima Jun suddenly came to Xunyang City.
Sun Wei was packing her belongings in her room when she heard the news. Before she could go out to ask, Sima Jun had already arrived at the door.
Everyone was very surprised.
Sun Wei put down the things in his hands and stepped forward to salute: "Your Highness has arrived."
Sima Jun looked at her and asked all the eunuchs and maids in the room to leave.
"Is the princess going on a trip?" He looked around and asked.
Sun Wei said, "My parents and brothers passed away in my hometown, and I want to return to Lingnan to attend the funeral."
Sima Jun's eyes fell on her mourning clothes and he said, "I have heard about this matter, but I am too busy with work to offer my condolences."
These words seemed to offer some comfort. Sun Wei was about to speak when he continued, "I was not able to report that the princess had returned to Lingnan to attend the funeral."
What is coming will eventually come, Sun Wei knows that the time has come.
She didn't answer, but turned and walked to the table, took out a written silk book, held it in her hand, and handed it to Sima Jun.
"I know I am not a good woman, so I would like to ask to be divorced," she said. "I beg Your Highness to grant my permission."
Sima Jun didn't say anything.
She lowered her head and felt that the surroundings were very quiet. She seemed to be able to hear the breathing of the other party.
He didn't take the silk letter, saying, "Lingnan is in chaos. Now is not the time to return home for mourning. I have sent someone to Guangzhou to handle this matter. A mourning hall has been set up in the palace. You will mourn there." He added, "There is no need to mention the rest later."
After saying that, Sima Jun turned around and walked out.
Sun Wei looked at his back and suddenly said, "Your Highness, wait a minute!"
Sima Jun turned around and saw Sun Wei had already walked a few steps towards him.
"Why doesn't Your Highness allow it?" she asked.
Sima Jun looked at her with a serious look.
"If I hadn't come back, would you have just executed me and walked away?"
"The situation in Lingnan is urgent, please forgive me, Your Highness." Sun Wei said calmly, "As for the matter of my wife being divorced, it was done out of consideration for the greater good. This is the only thing that can help Your Highness."
"The overall situation?" Sima Jun's eyes suddenly sharpened, but a sneer appeared on his lips. "Which of the things that the princess has done was based on the overall situation? Now that the situation has changed so much, the princess has finally thought of these two words."
Sun Wei knew that Sima Jun was talking about the previous incident, and his face darkened.
Now that things have come to this, since she's already been divorced, it doesn't hurt to just lay everything out.
"What I did before was indeed inappropriate. However, after I married Your Highness, I have been doing my best day and night. Your Highness has been away from home for several years, and I have been in charge of all the affairs inside and outside the palace, big and small, by myself. The reputation of the palace has never been criticized. When it comes to the overall situation, I have a clear conscience." Sun Wei replied.
"Is that so?" Sima Jun asked, "Before we got married, you said you liked what I said. Do you have a clear conscience?"
Sun Wei was stunned for a moment.
——"...I don't like Wang Yu, I like His Highness!"
That day in the heavy rain, the scene of mustering up the courage to shout at Sima Jun seemed to reappear before my eyes.
It’s only been a few years, neither long nor short. When I think back on it now, the feeling seems like a lifetime ago.
The two were very close.
She looked into his eyes, which were still as dark and bottomless as they were that day.
"Your Highness, are you saying that I deceived you?" She also revealed a look of sarcasm. "I am just a common woman. How could I possibly influence your Highness's life? You know very well why you married me back then. Why bring it up again now?"
Sima Jun's expression remained unchanged.
"What do I understand?"
"Your Highness arranged a marriage with the Cui family because he didn't want to be controlled by the Queen Mother and the Princess," Sun Wei said. "But when the Cui family got into trouble, the marriage proposal fell through. The Queen Mother and the Princess brought up the past, and Your Highness was in trouble. Your Highness doesn't want to break off relations with them. The best way is to choose a woman from among their preferred candidates who has the least connection and the least background, and preferably a woman with some reputation. I am such a perfect match, isn't it?"
She held her head high and spoke all at once, as if pouring out years of frustration. "Your Highness only wants a shield to run the palace. Your Highness and I met by chance, and our marriage was based on mutual needs. Since our marriage, Your Highness has never wronged me, and I have never wronged Your Highness. I know Your Highness blames you for past events and has been childless for many years, thus violating the seven grounds for divorce. Now, I am asking for a marriage of my own, just as I said to Your Highness that I loved him back then. Both words come from the heart and are sincere. Your Highness marrying a concubine is appropriate, and allowing me to marry a concubine is also appropriate. From now on, Your Highness will no longer have to endure displeasure. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
Sima Jun's gaze was so direct that it seemed to penetrate into her heart.
In the past, Sun Wei didn't dare to look him in the eye like this, and would always lower her eyes at the right time to show respect.
But now, she no longer intends to pretend anything.
She was alone, and her only thought was to return to her real home.
"Everyone takes what they need." Sima Jun said slowly, as if pondering these words.
"You've always been sensible. It was like this before we got married, and it's been the same since. I've definitely never chosen the wrong person." His voice grew colder. "You look down on me just as you did before we got married, thinking you can manipulate me like you did the princess. Don't forget, I'm the Prince of Yuzhang. I decided to marry you, and I can decide how to deal with you now. Since you've married me, even in death, you'll be mine."
After saying that, Sima Jun took the silk book from Sun Wei's hand, walked to the lampstand beside him and lit it.
The silk book burst into flames and fell to the ground.
"A mourning hall has been set up in the palace for your parents. You can stay here to mourn and don't have to go anywhere." After he said that, he turned and left.
Sun Wei opened his eyes wide and hurried to chase after him, but before he reached the door, he was stopped by the eunuch.
She looked at Sima Jun's back, angry and anxious: "I want to go back to Lingnan!"
Sima Jun seemed not to have heard anything and did not respond. Soon, his figure disappeared at the other end of the yard.
Sun Wei knew that this was Sima Jun's revenge.
Asking for a wife to leave on her own can save her some dignity compared to being divorced.
But he was not willing to give it.
Perhaps tomorrow, she would receive a divorce letter from him. Then, like the other deposed concubines in the palace, she would spend the rest of her life as a prisoner in a desolate and remote courtyard.
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