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Sun Wei was surprised and said, "Master Jiang has already become famous, but he is willing to be Mr. Li's enlightenment teacher? Mr. Li must have been extraordinary since he was a child."
Jiang Yuan replied, "I am an old acquaintance of Li Mo's mother. Because of our old friendship, I treat Li Mo as my own son."
Sun Wei showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
"I remember Mr. Li once said that he was from Ningzhou and moved to Jiankang with his mother when he was young. So, Chief Secretary Jiang is also from Ningzhou?"
"Exactly."
Sun Wei looked at him and said, "Ningzhou is a long way away. It must have been difficult for Mr. Li's mother to bring him all the way here."
Jiang Yuan smiled, but rather stiffly.
Sun Wei stopped and did not ask any further questions.
She called Cao Song: "Has Master Sun arrived?"
"Just arrived," Cao Song said, "I'm already waiting in the outer study."
Sun Wei smiled and said to Jiang Yuan, "Now that Young Master Sun has arrived, I will not disturb you any further. In the future, I hope you, the Chief Secretary, will come to my house more often. The Crown Prince also enjoys poetry, so I hope you will give him some advice."
Jiang Yuan agreed and bowed to Sun Wei.
Looking at Jiang Yuan's departing figure, Sun Wei seemed to be thinking about something.
"What is the princess thinking about?" Aju asked.
"Jiang Yuan is an old fox. He's very cautious with his words, and it's not easy to trick him. When Deng Lian comes back later, have him find out who the women in Jiang Yuan's family are."
Aju said yes.
"Is the prince coming back today?" Aju asked.
When Sima Jun was mentioned, Sun Wei felt unhappy.
They said it would take two days at the earliest, three at the slowest. Today was the second day, and with his iron physique and military manners, he should have been back by today.
"Who knows." Sun Wei said lightly.
——
At noon, Cao Song came to report that Sun Qiao and Jiang Yuan had a very pleasant conversation and were almost reluctant to let Jiang Yuan leave.
"I persuaded Master Sun, saying that Chief Secretary Jiang was busy and needed to go back for lunch. Only then did Master Sun agree to release the man."
This kid...
Sun Wei asked again, "Has Master Sun gone back as well?"
"Young Master Sun is still waiting in the outer study, saying he wants to meet the princess." Cao Song said, "Last time, the princess ordered me to send gifts to the Sun family, and they were very happy and asked Young Master Sun to kowtow to the princess."
Sun Wei knew the temperament of his family members and was not surprised.
"That's not necessary," she said. "Young Master Sun is a stranger, after all. I can't treat him lightly. Go and tell Young Master Sun that all formalities are unnecessary. He is the Crown Prince's disciple, so if he has anything to say in the future, just have the attendant convey it."
Cao Song was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions and agreed to leave.
Sun Wei went back to her room to change her clothes. Just as she was about to send someone to find out if Sima Jun had returned, she saw A'ru walk in.
"Princess," she said, "Yin Wen is back."
Sun Wei was surprised.
Yin Wen has disappeared for quite some time, and no one knows where he has gone.
"Where did he come back from?" Sun Wei asked.
"I don't know," A'ru said. "I don't know what mission he got. He doesn't know anything and just doesn't want to tell me. When he heard that the prince had gone to Jingkou, he didn't dismount and said he had important matters to report to the prince and had to go to Jingkou."
Sima Jun's men were often mysterious and impetuous, and Sun Wei was no longer surprised by this.
Sun Wei didn't take it to heart and didn't ask any more questions.
"Go and find out where the prince is." She said to Aju.
Aju agreed.
——
As soon as Yin Wencai arrived at the water port, he saw the ship of Yuzhang Prince's Palace approaching the shore.
Sima Jun was on the boat. When he heard the news, he immediately got off the boat to see Yin Wen.
He had received the news earlier and knew that Yin Wen would be back in the next few days, so he was not surprised.
"Where is the person?" Sima Jun asked.
"I will follow the orders of the Crown Prince and place her in Tang Garden."
Sima Jun immediately said to Deng Lian, "Let's go to Tang Garden."
Deng Lian agreed and said hurriedly, "The princess has also sent someone to ask where the prince is. She must be getting anxious."
Sima Jun looked at the sky and said, "Send someone back to tell her that I will arrive at night and tell her to go to bed early and not to wait for me."
"yes."
In Tang Garden, Lu Xian looked at the exquisite garden curiously.
When Yin Wen came to pick her up, he brought Sun Wei's handwritten letter.
She always thought that it was Sun Wei who took her to stay at Prince Yuzhang's Mansion for a while, until she met Sima Jun, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.
When she was in Cangwu, she met Sima Jun once.
At that time, she had no intention of exposing Sun Wei, and only called herself Sun Erniang, Sun Wei's cousin.
After calming herself down, Lu Xian bowed to Sima Jun and said, "I greet the Crown Prince. My cousin sent someone to bring me here, but I can't find her. I wonder where my cousin is?"
Sima Jun didn't reply, but dismissed the others. Then, he walked up to her and stood still.
He was tall, and when Lu Xian stood in front of him, she felt as small as an ant in his cold eyes.
She couldn't help but take a step back.
"What's wrong with the prince? He looks scary." Lu Xian said embarrassedly.
"Lu Xian," Sima Jun suddenly asked, "are you aware that you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
The sound was like thunder from the sky, hitting Lu Xian right on the head.
Her face changed and she was stunned.
Sima Jun looked straight at her with a sharp gaze that made her feel uneasy.
Lu Xian was quite smart and tried hard to calm herself down and regain her thoughts.
"Lu Xian?" she said. "Lu Xian is my cousin. My name is Sun Erniang."
Sima Jun didn't say anything, but just grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it into the pond.
"Sun Wei has already confessed. If you continue to be stubborn, you will be imprisoned." He said, "The Supreme Court has many ways to make people talk. I'm sure you know that."
Lu Xian's eyes widened in fear.
She had some knowledge, but not much. At this point, she could no longer pretend.
"She... confessed everything?" Lu Xian asked stutteringly.
"Yeah." Sima Jun said lightly and threw another handful of fish food.
Lu Xian felt that the fish food was like poison. After two handfuls, the fish in the water were almost upside down.
She had thought about this day and even prepared an excuse.
Suddenly, she found courage from nowhere and said to Sima Jun, "I... I am your father's legitimate wife. You must not be rude to me!"
The voice was as weak as a fly and had no confidence at all.
Sima Jun turned his head and looked at her, saying coldly, "Say it again."
Lu Xian was almost scared to death.
She took two steps back, holding onto the porch pillar, her eyes red with grievance.
"It's none of my business. It was Sun Wei's idea. Didn't she confess...?" She pleaded hurriedly, "The prince is wise and will sort out the right and wrong!"
Sima Jun said slowly, "But she said this was all your idea."
Lu Xian was stunned: "No, no, no, don't believe her, she is a liar!"
Sima Jun poured all the fish food into the pond and said, "Liar? Tell me the whole story and I will know who is telling the truth and who is lying."
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