Chapter 274: Bandits (Part 1)
Breakfast was served quickly and placed on the table in front of Sun Wei.
Seeing that Sima Jun showed no sign of leaving, Sun Wei asked, "What are your plans today, Prince?"
"I have no plans," Sima Jun said. "It's a rare day of leisure. Where's the madam?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Deng Lian holding the letter and hurried in.
His face suddenly darkened.
Sun Wei followed his gaze and couldn't help but laugh, "It seems someone can't stand the prince taking a break."
Seeing her gloating expression, Sima Jun spoke to Deng Lian in a rather unfriendly tone, "Whose letter is it?"
"It's Master Yu, he said it's an urgent letter."
After hearing this, Sima Jun sat up straight.
Sun Wei also became serious for a moment.
She had heard Sima Jun say yesterday that he had asked Yu Yi to find out about Lü Qiuyan. He had also told Yu Yi about his return to the capital long before, intending that Yu Yi must tell him if he had any news about Lü Qiuyan.
"How?" Sun Wei asked.
Sima Jun took a quick glance and said, "Bo You said someone asked Huan Lingxian to meet him at Xianglu Temple, and he has already gone there."
Without saying much, he immediately ordered Deng Lian to prepare his horse and hurried out.
Xianglu Temple is not far away. If there is any news about Lu Qiuyan's whereabouts, there will probably be news soon.
Sun Wei had been waiting in the hall.
About half an hour later, she vaguely heard someone talking at the inner courtyard door, and then she heard Cao Song coming into the inner courtyard.
"Is there any news about the prince?" she asked.
Cao Song said, "No, it's the news from Tang Garden. They say a group of thieves broke into Tang Garden."
Sun Wei was stunned: "Where did the thief come from?"
"I don't know yet. I only heard from the messenger that it looked like bandits outside the city." Cao Song said, "As soon as they entered Tangyuan, they rummaged around like searching a mountain, and then picked up some valuables."
"And now?"
"The guards injured their men, and seeing the situation was bad, they ran away. However, the guards had a rule that they had to leave the men alive, so they gave chase."
"Did you catch up?" Sun Wei asked.
"Still chasing. However, the messenger said that Master Sun also gave chase."
Sun Wei's expression changed, and he stood up suddenly: "Where did he chase to?"
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The carriage carrying Sun Wei and A'ru chased towards the outskirts of the city.
"Young Master Sun has his own guards, so there should be no problem. Why is the princess so nervous?" asked Aju.
Sun Wei didn't say anything, only asking, "How many guards did we bring with us?"
"I brought two teams of twenty-four people," A'ru said. "But Deng Lian has gone to Xianglu Temple with the Crown Prince, so now there's only a General Zeng Fang leading the team."
After saying this, A'ru muttered, "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Yin Wen for quite some time. I heard the Crown Prince sent him out on some errands, and I don't know where he went. He's been gone for a month."
Sun Wei didn't listen, she just lifted the curtain and looked ahead.
Her carriage arrived at the foot of the forest, where an injured guard was leaning against a big tree and calling for help.
He once visited someone to seek medical treatment and learned that Sun Qiao and others had gone into the mountains.
In the forest, Sun Wei looked at the towering trees on the mountain and didn't see a single person.
She summoned Zeng Fang and ordered, "Please have Officer Zeng send someone into the mountains to search for the guards and Young Master Sun. Tell them to stop chasing and to leave immediately."
"yes."
I once visited and got the order, and sent someone to chase him.
Soon, the guards came down the mountain in groups of three or four. Sun Wei looked eagerly, but in the end, he did not see Sun Qiao.
"Why haven't I seen Mr. Sun yet?" Sun Wei asked.
Zeng Fang replied, "I heard that Master Sun had just received a bow and arrow from the Crown Prince and wanted to test its power, so he chased after me relentlessly and took the lead!"
Sun Wei cursed Sun Qiao in his heart for being ignorant and clenched his fists.
Seeing her solemn expression, A'ru asked, "If your Highness is truly worried, shall I go in and look for her for you?"
Sun Wei was about to speak when he heard a guard shout, "Young Master Sun is back!"
She couldn't help but look towards the woods, only to see Sun Qiao appear on the mountain path with a smile on his face.
With just one glance, she hurriedly lowered the curtain.
"Isn't the princess worried about Master Sun? Why doesn't she want to watch anymore?" Aju asked.
Sun Wei simply said, "It would be inconvenient to meet him without the Crown Prince's introduction. Could you please go and check on him for me to see if he is injured?"
Aju didn't suspect anything and got off the car.
Sun Wei sat in the car nervously, listening carefully to the noise outside.
Zeng Fang and A'ru knew that Sun Wei was nervous, and they hurriedly looked at Sun Qiao's situation.
The other guards were unaware and only praised him non-stop, "Don't be fooled by Young Master Sun's small stature, he's a very fast runner! We were almost exhausted when we heard Young Master Sun say, 'The Crown Prince said that any thief we encounter must be captured alive. We are his men, and we must not embarrass him.'"
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh and said, "Thanks to Master Sun's persistence, we were able to capture the two thieves alive."
Sun Wei roughly understood the reason, and then heard A Ru report from outside the carriage: "My princess, Master Sun has suffered some minor injuries, but no broken bones."
After hearing this, Sun Wei finally returned to his original position.
"Is the princess sitting in the carriage?" Sun Qiao suddenly showed a look of surprise. He hurriedly bowed to the carriage and said loudly, "I am Sun Qiao, and I am honored to meet the princess!"
Sun Wei didn't need to look to know that Sun Qiao bowed to her politely.
She hummed in a deep voice and couldn't say anything more.
Sun Qiao waited for a moment, then asked quietly, "Princess, can you please see me? I want to thank you in person."
Sun Wei felt uncomfortable.
Now she couldn't say a word and could only leave. If she did that, she could imagine how disappointed Sun Qiao would be.
Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard Sun Qiao exclaim, "Master, why are you here?"
Then, a sound of greetings to Sima Jun was heard outside.
Sun Wei was stunned, and her heart suddenly became even more uneasy.
If Sima Jun lifted the curtain at this moment and asked her to come out and meet Sun Qiao... she didn't dare to think further.
But the scary thing never happened.
Sima Juan said coldly, "Kneel down."
Sun Wei vaguely heard the sound of two knees kneeling on the ground. It seemed that Sun Qiao had knelt down obediently.
Will he beat Sun Qiao?
Sun Wei couldn't help but think.
It's okay to teach him a lesson, this kid is too reckless. But please don't hit him too hard.
But Sima Jun didn't give her a chance to continue observing. He said, "Zeng Fang, A'ru, escort the lady back to the mansion first."
Zeng Fang received the order and led his men to escort Sun Wei away.
In the car, Aju described what had just happened in vivid detail.
"Princess, you don't know. Just now, Young Master Sun put his hand on the carriage, and the Crown Prince lifted him away like a dog." As she spoke, she couldn't help laughing. "Young Master Sun is a bit talkative, but he's very cute. When he saw the Crown Prince, he was like a dog seeing its master, wishing he had a tail and wagged it as much as he could. An ordinary person would be scared after seeing the Crown Prince's behavior just now. But Young Master Sun was not afraid at all, and was even very happy. I guess this is what they say, there is always someone to conquer."
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