Chapter 304: Wish (Part 1)
Yin Wen bowed and asked, "The Crown Prince ordered me to come and see the princess, to ask if she is well."
"The prince is back?" Sun Wei asked hurriedly, "Where is he?"
"The Crown Prince, upon hearing Chamberlain Cao's report on Lady Huan, declared that it must be Lü Qiuyan's doing and that he must not be let off. Immediately, the Crown Prince boarded the warship and set out in pursuit."
Upon hearing this, Yu's face lit up with joy.
Sun Wei's face darkened.
"Did the prince go there in person?" Sun Wei asked.
“That’s right…”
"Nonsense!" Sun Wei said angrily. "His injuries haven't fully healed yet, how can he rush into battle so easily? Didn't Sima Deng and Attendant Cao try to dissuade him?"
Yin Wen said awkwardly, "Of course I did try to dissuade him, but the Crown Prince always keeps his word, and neither the Sima nor the Chamberlain can do anything about it. However, the Crown Prince said he was only on the boat and would not be personally involved."
Sun Wei was about to say something more when Yu Yi asked, "Does the prince have any other instructions?"
Yin Wen bowed to Yu Yi and said, "The Crown Prince said that Master Yu is acquainted with the Seventh Commandant. We should ask Master Yu to come forward and ask the Seventh Commandant to dispatch troops to support us."
Yu Yi agreed immediately and ordered the steward of the mansion to send Yu back home.
However, Yu Shi did not want to go back and wait, she just wanted to follow Sun Wei.
Sun Wei didn't refuse, but simply said to Yin Wen, "Tell the Crown Prince that while capturing Lü Qiuyan is important, if he gets hurt again, the gains won't outweigh the losses. The pursuit must be handed over to the Seventh Lieutenant. Please return before dawn, I'll be waiting. I'll leave this matter to you. If the Crown Prince disobeys, send someone to inform me immediately."
Her words were extremely harsh, and Yin Wen quickly agreed after hearing them.
So the troops were divided into two groups, Yu Yi went to visit the seven captains, while Sun Wei took Yu and returned to the Prince of Yuzhang's Palace.
The moon was above the treetops, and it was time to rest, but Sun Wei and Yu Shi were not sleepy at all.
Yu looked regretful and sighed deeply.
"It's all our fault for being so foolish as to believe Lu Qiuyan's sweet talk." She wiped away her tears. "It's a pity that the Duke of Nanjun and my husband's lifelong reputations have been ruined by him. Now, even Lingxian can't escape."
After Sun Wei tried to appease her, Yu asked, "I heard from Ayi that the Crown Prince sent Huan An back to Jingzhou again?"
"Exactly."
"This man must not be allowed back to Jingzhou!" Yu said, "Your Highness is confused. Huan An is a murderer!"
Sun Wei knew that even if Yu Shi knew Lu Qiuyan's true face, she was a member of the Huan family after all, and would definitely not agree with Sima Jun.
"Madam, please understand. The prince did this for your own good."
"How do you mean?"
"No one knows the current situation in Jingzhou better than Madam," Sun Wei said. "In Madam's opinion, now that the eldest son is gone, will the second and third sons still have room for Madam? On the contrary, if the Crown Prince asks, Huan An will not touch Madam."
Yu's face froze, and she opened her mouth but said nothing.
Sun Wei continued, "I know that Madam wants Huan An to pay with his life, but even after he does, Madam still needs to gain a foothold in Jingzhou. Therefore, for the long term, Madam must use Huan An to deal with the Second and Third Young Masters. Furthermore, Madam's most important concern is still Lady Huan. I ask Madam to make the decision on the priorities."
Yu's face was uncertain. After thinking for a long time, he sighed deeply.
"After the princess came to visit that day, I questioned Lingxian. She refused to say anything. Later, she softened a little, and I learned that she and Lü Qiuyan had been engaged for two years." She wiped away her tears again. "Two years ago, Lingxian was only fourteen. How could that man have the heart to do that to her?"
Sun Wei was not surprised. With Lu Qiuyan's temper, this was nothing.
She comforted Yu again and asked, "I wonder if Madam knows about Lu Qiuyan's past?"
"I don't know him exactly, but I've heard a little about him," Yu said. "He's from Yizhou, and his family is very poor. His father couldn't support him, so he took him with him into the army to earn a living."
"Where is his mother?" Sun Wei asked.
"I heard he disappeared long ago because he disliked his father's poverty. A few years after he joined the army, his father died in battle, leaving him alone." Yu said bitterly, "If it weren't for the county lord's promotion, he would be nothing but a nobody."
Sun Wei thought for a moment and asked, "Madam, do you know if there is anyone else who is familiar with Lu Qiuyan's past?"
Yu thought for a moment and said, "This man is a man of deep thoughts, and he doesn't easily discuss his past with others. However, I heard that he once arranged for a benefactor from his time in Yizhou to work in Nanjun, apparently as a clerk. This caused quite a stir at the time. However, I don't know his name."
Sun Wei took note of the news.
She said some comforting words to Yu, and seeing that she looked tired, she advised her to go and rest first.
After seeing Yu off, Sun Wei sat on the couch, lost in thought.
A Ru handed Sun Wei a cup of tea and said, "Princess, why don't you go and rest? If the Crown Prince returns, Chamberlain Cao will send someone to inform him. If you just wait, the Crown Prince won't come back any sooner."
Sun Wei didn't answer.
She took a sip of tea and suddenly felt that the words she had asked Yin Wen to convey were extremely childish.
——"Please come back before dawn, I will be waiting for you."
Sima Jun was a stubborn man who would not give up once he had decided to do something. How could he come back whenever she told him to?
Nothing like this has ever happened in my previous life or this life.
Sun Wei shook her head and said, "I'll wait a little longer."
Ah Ru was helpless and curled her lips: "When will Wang Xuanji marry in? If the prince gets married, the princess won't have to suffer this hardship."
Sun Wei was stunned for a moment and sneered.
As the night deepened, she felt a little sleepy and leaned on the couch to take a nap.
She propped up her head and closed her eyes to rest.
Recently, she has been sleeping restlessly and always dreams of the ruined Xunyang city wall.
Perhaps because of Sima Jun's serious injury, she constantly reminded herself not to let down her guard.
The dream was intermittent, and when she woke up again, Sima Jun's face appeared in front of her.
Sun Wei thought she was dreaming.
But the Sima Jun in front of him was so clear, even the bandage on his head was exactly the same as before he left.
She suddenly woke up and quickly sat up.
Sima Jun came back and sat next to her.
She could even smell his scent.
It carries the smell of the cold wind outside.
This is not a dream.
"How is the prince?"
"Why don't you go back to your room, Madam?"
They both asked at the same time.
Their eyes met, Sun Wei looked at him, and he also looked at Sun Wei.
There was silence in the room for a moment.
"I'm fine," Sima Jun said in the candlelight, his expression particularly gentle. His voice was low, as if he was speaking only to her.
"Oh," Sun Wei looked away, "That's good, very good."
Sima Jun was silent for a moment, then continued, "Yin Wen said that Madam was a little angry, and I didn't dare to get hurt."
Sun Wei was stunned and looked at Sima Jun.
I saw him looking at me very seriously.
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