Chapter 317: Recognition (3)
Sun Wei did not doubt Sima Jun's words.
Sima Jun was most worried about something happening in the Northern Prefecture. Since Chu Yue had a request, there was nothing wrong with him offering his help.
"This Liang Hou is an incompetent villain. It would be best if the prince does not get entangled with him in the future."
"I understand." Sima Jun said, "Madam, did you encounter any difficulties when you met the Princess today?"
"No," Sun Wei said, "and the Princess did a good deed today and asked me to tell the Crown Prince."
So she told Sima Jun about the eldest princess's promotion of Sun Nian.
"She is trying to be a good person, hoping that the prince will understand and go to the Queen Mother to plead for mercy for Prince Zhi."
Sima Jun asked, "Madam, what do you think I should do?"
"Of course I won't allow it." Sun Wei said seriously, "Wang Zhi dared to set his sights on the prince, and he should be severely punished. Letting him go to Guangzhou is already a bargain for him, so how can I still plead for him? The prince just needs to refuse no matter what, and I will just pretend to be powerless."
Sun Wei's words touched Sima Jun's heart. He smiled and said, "Madam is right."
"However, the eldest princess suddenly promoted Sun Nian, and I do think there's something fishy about it." Sun Wei pondered for a moment and said, "What if the eldest princess uses Sun Nian's family to control the prince? I heard that Sun Nian has a rather snobbish personality and will readily take advantage of anyone who offers him something. He doesn't seem like a shrewd person."
Sima Jun frowned.
Ever since I discovered Sun Wei's identity, it has been particularly interesting to listen to her comments about her family.
"Who told you that, madam?" he asked calmly.
"Since Sun Nian's son has become the Crown Prince's disciple, it's only right that I don't find out more about him." Sun Wei also said calmly, "One more thing. I happened to meet Sun Qiao at Xianglu Temple today."
Sun Wei didn't notice Sima Jun's stiffness and continued, "Sun Qiao said that it was Fang's youngest son, Wang Xu, who invited him out to play and even instigated a martial arts competition. If the Crown Prince hadn't previously warned Sun Qiao not to compete with outsiders, who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused. I believe that Wang Xu's sudden friendship with Sun Qiao is no accident. What do you think, Crown Prince?"
Sima Jun looked at her deeply, and his thousand words condensed into one sentence: "Sun Qiao didn't cause any trouble for Madam, did he?"
Sun smiled and said, "How can I say I'm causing trouble? He was actually startled and very shy when he suddenly saw me."
Sima Jun nodded slowly: "That's good."
Seeing that he seemed to be lost in thought, Sun Wei couldn't help but ask, "What do you think of what I just said, Your Highness?"
"Sun Nian is indeed a hidden danger," Sima Jun said. "Then, Madam, what do you think should be done?"
"I think Sun Nian is Sun Qiao's father, so I can't treat him unfairly. Having this official position is a good thing, but it becomes a bad thing when the princess has her eyes on him. Why not send him to Xunyang and arrange a sinecure in Jiangzhou Prefecture? It won't be a disgrace to him."
Sima Jun agreed with this idea from the bottom of his heart. Sun Nian's family staying in Jiankang was always a hidden danger.
He hadn't mentioned it earlier because he was worried Sun Wei would get suspicious, but now that Sun Wei had brought it up himself, it was exactly what he wanted.
"That's a good idea. However, I heard that Bo You had previously found him an official position in Yuzhou Prefecture, but he seemed reluctant. If he's unwilling, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it."
"I think the Crown Prince is different from Master Yu," Sun Wei said. "The Crown Prince is a royal relative and controls the vast Jiangzhou. His words carry weight. Moreover, the Crown Prince is Sun Qiao's master. If Sun Nian wants to refuse the Crown Prince, she must consider whether it will cause Sun Qiao to lose the Crown Prince as her master."
Sima Jun suddenly smiled and said, "So, my attack is still more effective than Boyou's."
Having said that, for some reason, Sun Wei felt a little strange when hearing this.
Sima Jun didn't need her to reply, and said, "This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. Let's do it tomorrow."
Sun smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Prince."
After accomplishing this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about Sun Qiao? What arrangements does the prince plan to make?"
Sima Jun asked in return, "What do you think, Madam?"
Although Sun Wei felt that it was not her right to make decisions for Sima Jun, since he said so, Sun Wei did not hesitate.
"I think it would be inappropriate to leave Sun Qiao alone in the Sun Mansion if Sun Nian and his wife went to Jiangzhou. Sun Qiao is underage, and the Sun Mansion has treated this family poorly in the past. Without his parents' protection, Sun Qiao would be bullied. It would be better to arrange for Sun Qiao to live in Tangyuan, which would also make it easier for him to study and practice martial arts in the future."
Sima Jun secretly rejected this proposal because Lu Xian lived in Tangyuan.
"Tang Garden is originally used for receiving guests, so it's probably not appropriate for him to live there permanently. How about bringing him to the mansion and giving him the west wing?"
Sun Wei was stunned, only Sun Qiao's words were in his mind:
——"Sister, can I go to the palace to talk to you every day?"
She couldn't help but say, "There are still many other courtyards in the city. It won't be difficult to make room for one for him."
"That being said," Sima Jun said, "if he lives in the separate courtyard, it's no different from living alone. Without his parents to discipline him, the steward would treat him like the master and wouldn't dare say a harsh word to him, making him difficult to discipline."
Sun Wei also understood this and said, "In that case, it would be safer to follow the prince's arrangement and have him live in the palace."
As soon as he said this, Sun Wei suddenly realized that there were hidden dangers.
How would she explain to her often confused brother if he impulsively called her "Sister"?
Sun Wei sighed inwardly. She herself didn't know whether she had solved one problem or created another.
——
The next day, Sima Jun showed his sincerity and personally visited Sun Nian and his wife to Jiangzhou.
When he came back, he brought Sun Qiao with him.
Sun Qiao was very happy when he knew that he would live with his master and sister in the future.
When he saw Sun Wei, Sun Qiao just kept grinning foolishly.
Sun Wei felt his forehead throbbing, but he still smiled and said, "Thank you for your courtesy, Mr. Sun."
Sun Qiao was still grinning from ear to ear.
Sima Jun couldn't bear to watch and said coldly, "Why don't you bow when you see the princess? Have you forgotten the etiquette I taught you?"
Sun Qiao chuckled twice and pretended to bow solemnly to Sun Wei.
"Mr. Sun, there's no need to be so polite." Sun Wei said.
Sima Jun said, "We are all family now. Madam, there is no need to be so reserved. Just call him A'qiao from now on."
This suggestion came as a timely relief to Sun Wei. After all, she had watched Sun Qiao grow up, and it was difficult for her to call this silly boy "Young Master".
"That's great." Sun smiled.
After dinner, Cao Song said that the west wing had been cleaned up, so Sun Wei said he would take Sun Qiao to have a look.
"Is the prince going?" Sun Wei asked.
"No," Sima Jun said, "I'm going back to my room to rest for a while."
This is the best.
Sima Jun's every word and action today was exactly as she wished, and Sun Wei couldn't help but feel happy.
Sun Wei brought Sun Qiao to the west wing and sent Aju to get some snacks.
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