Chapter 276 Seeking Advice
Sun Wei smiled with relief.
She asked, "Did the prince ever punish him?"
"He must be punished," Sima Jun said. "He was lucky to have encountered some less skilled men, so he was able to escape unscathed. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened. He must be taught that cowardly bravery is not to be trifled with. Therefore, I will give him a light punishment and send him home to copy the sermon."
Sun Wei nodded and asked again, "Does he know he's wrong?"
"He claims to know, but I don't know if it's true," Sima Jun said. "To be honest, even though I accepted him as my disciple, it's only been a short time, so I don't know him very well."
Sun smiled and said, "How much can a twelve-year-old boy think? He probably listened to it. If the prince gives him a few more warnings in the future, he won't dare to disobey."
Sima Jun nodded: "Madam is right."
Sun Wei felt as if Sima Jun's gaze was hiding something. He paused, then asked, "Now that we've caught him, I wonder what the Crown Prince has learned from the interrogation?"
"Those two are just clerks. They've seen Huan An's portrait and know they're going to Tang Garden today to find the person in the portrait. If they find him, they'll be rewarded handsomely; if they can't, saving their lives is paramount," Sima Jun said. "They don't know the mastermind behind this, but through them, we can find their den. If we can capture the leader, the mastermind will be revealed as well."
Sun Wei pondered, "If today's two cases are indeed related, then the mastermind behind this is unpredictable. Their target is Huan An, and it must be Madam Yu and her daughter who requested it. And isn't Lu Qiuyan the only one who can help Madam Yu?"
Sima Jun nodded: "That's why we have to catch the thief leader."
"When does the prince plan to leave?" Sun Wei asked.
"Tonight."
Sun Wei was stunned: "Is the prince going out again?"
"Speed is of the essence in war. To prevent alerting the enemy, I've had the news of today's incident suppressed. But the bandit leader will eventually find out. Therefore, it's best to strike them at night and catch them off guard."
Sun Wei knew that Sima Jun had considered everything long ago.
She looked at Sima Jun and said, "Since that's the case, why are you returning to the palace now, my lord? Is there something important going on?"
Sima Jun looked at her for a while, then retracted his gaze and stood up from the table.
"Nothing much," he said. "Deng Lian is going to gather the men. I'll come back to change my clothes."
Sun Wei was a little confused.
It's not like you have to return the clothes when you meet an important guest, right?
Sima Jun said nothing and went straight back to his room.
Sun Wei glanced outside. The night was deep and cold. The Lantern Festival hadn't even ended yet, and at this time of year, even the most struggling families stayed home. Sima Jun, however, was off to suppress bandits.
Just like in his previous life, he was always busy and didn't seem to care about enjoying himself at all.
Sun Wei looked left and right, and there seemed to be nothing he could prepare for him, so he walked to the front of the mansion and saw him out.
After a while, Sima Jun came out. I didn't know if he had changed his clothes, but they looked the same as before, except that he had added a cloak, which made people feel more at ease.
"Is that place far?" Sun Wei asked, "How long does it take to go there and back?"
"It's not far. I'll be back before daybreak."
Sima Jun said, looking down at her: "Madam, please go to sleep. I will be home when you wake up."
His voice was low, with a hint of tenderness in his tone.
Sun Wei was stunned.
It was also very rare for him to say the word "home". In his previous life, he seemed to have never called anywhere home.
Sun Wei responded, but subconsciously took a step back.
"Your Highness, please be careful. We don't know where these bandits came from, and we don't know if they have any tricks up their sleeve. If a fight breaks out, Your Highness, please be careful and don't be too greedy for success."
"I know." Sima Jun's lips curled up.
Sun Wei was still worried and asked again, "Who else knows about this? If I want to find out the news, who should I ask?"
Sima Jun shook his head: "It's the middle of the night, Madam, don't worry."
Seeing Sun Wei frown, he quickly added, "I've only informed Bo You and Zhuo Jing about this matter. Bo You isn't familiar with war, so if Madam is truly worried, she can go find Zhuo Jing."
Sun Wei nodded: "I understand, Prince, please go and come back soon."
Cao Song held a lantern and led Sima Jun onto his horse.
He turned around on his horse, looked at Sun Wei deeply, and then rode away.
Sun Wei stood in front of the mansion for a long time.
In her previous life, she sometimes sent him off like this, and he would always look back at her and then leave.
"Princess, it's windy outside, let's go back home." Aju said.
Sun Wei agreed and turned back.
It was late at night and Sun Wei really couldn't bear it anymore, so he went to sleep.
I didn't expect to sleep until dawn.
She quickly stood up and asked if Sima Jun had returned home.
A'ru said, "When I went to the hall just now, I specifically asked Attendant Cao, and he said the Crown Prince has not returned home."
fraud.
Sun Wei frowned. Didn’t he say that he would come back when she woke up?
I don't know when I was delayed.
She washed herself briefly and went to the hall. As expected, Sima Jun had not returned yet.
The uneasiness in her heart grew stronger and stronger, so she immediately asked Cao Song to send someone to Chu Yue's house to inquire about the news.
Not long after the person left, Cao Song came over.
"Is there any news?" Sun Wei asked quickly, "What did General Chu say?"
Cao Song replied, "It's not news from General Chu, but a visitor wants to see you."
After he said that, he handed over a visiting card.
Sun Wei took a look and was surprised.
Wang Xuanji?
"Did she say anything?" Sun Wei asked.
"She didn't say it explicitly. I noticed she wasn't in good spirits, as if something important was going on. The princess is already waiting outside. Would you like to see her, Princess?"
Being so anxious, it’s probably not a small matter.
Sun Wei wondered if it was related to Sima Jun, so she quickly asked Cao Song to bring her in.
Wang Xuanji had just greeted Sun Wei, her eyes were red and she looked like tears were about to fall.
"What happened?" Sun Wei quickly pulled her to sit down and asked with concern.
Wang Xuanji wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "I wonder if Princess has heard the rumors? Yesterday, my mother told me that my marriage to the prince is off the table!"
So that's what it is.
Sun Wei was a little disappointed, but she still asked patiently, "I haven't heard of this news. I don't know where Madam Fang got it from."
"My uncle told me that," Wang Xuanji said. "Princess, I'm sure you know. At the New Year's Day family banquet, my uncle announced before the emperor that he would attack Huan'an. But the Crown Prince didn't inform him and went to Jingzhou to capture Huan'an without permission. My uncle thought the Crown Prince was deliberately sabotaging him and was furious. That night, he discussed with the Princess and decided to call off the marriage. Your Highness, you know that my uncle is the patriarch of the Wang family and all matters, big or small, are decided by him. If my uncle doesn't agree, the marriage will be called off. What will I do then?"
Sun Wei had already anticipated Wang Han's move.
If she were Wang Han, she would definitely not want a niece-in-law who doesn't obey her orders.
"Is that true?" She feigned surprise. "I've never heard of it before."
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