Chapter 330: Confession (2)
Sima Jun showed a look of surprise. He raised his hand and brushed aside a willow branch. He asked, "Didn't Madam say earlier that she couldn't live a peaceful life? Why are you passing away so suddenly?"
Sun Wei opened her mouth and found an unconvincing excuse: "I've been away for a long time, so I went to take a look."
Sima Jun thought for a moment and nodded: "After I finish my filial piety, I will also go to Xunyang to take up my post. I will accompany my wife then."
"I'll go by myself."
Sima Jun looked at her and said, "The Crown Prince said yesterday that Madam cannot leave Jiankang without permission."
"Why?" Sun Wei asked hurriedly.
"Yesterday, using your father as an excuse, the Crown Prince took the military power from me." Sima Jun said leisurely, "Madam is so useful, how could the Crown Prince let her go so easily?"
Sun Wei looked at him and felt her heart getting confused again.
"Your Highness doesn't have to agree to the Crown Prince's request," Sun Wei said. "Your Highness can simply admit that what Lu Ming said was true. I deceived my superiors and subordinates, and I know my sins are grave. I have already committed suicide."
Sima Jun looked at her in surprise: "Madam, you want to fake your death? After faking your death, where are you going to go?"
"I'm not joking." Sun Wei said seriously.
"I'm not joking. If Madam doesn't become a princess, is there any place for you in this world?" Sima Jun stared at her. "Madam, you want to leave, right?"
His expression was neither sad nor happy, but rather calm, and Sun Wei couldn't grasp his thoughts.
But at this point, there is no benefit for her to stay.
"Yes." Sun Wei admitted.
Sima Juan said calmly, "I won't allow it."
"Why? The prince and I have said that if I can't stay here any longer, he will allow me to leave."
"What I said at the time was that Madam must be honest with you. I..."
Sun Wei suddenly interrupted: "I am not Lu Xian."
Sun Wei's sudden words froze Sima Jun in place.
"Didn't the prince already know this?" Sun Wei stood under the willow tree, looking up at him. "There's no secret between us. There's no need to pretend anymore."
Sima Jun's face was gloomy, and he lowered his voice: "Madam, you know that what you said just now will not only cost you your life, but will also implicate many people."
"I know this, but Your Highness has been sharpening his sword for three months. The sword is now sharp and the time has come. What are you waiting for?"
"Of course it was to save Madam's life," Sima Jun said. "I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said. Madam, please don't mention it again."
After saying that, he went down to the corridor.
Sun Wei followed behind and continued, "Yesterday's rumors have only been suppressed for the time being. Truth will come to light sooner or later. If I don't mention it, someone else will. How long can the prince keep this secret?"
Suddenly, Sima Jun stopped and Sun Wei almost bumped into him.
"I intended to protect Madam until the very end. I haven't given up yet, but Madam, are you already giving in?" Sima Juan said coldly, "I thought Madam was very courageous, but it turns out she's just this."
Sun Wei was choked.
Sima Jun looked down on others, but never showed contempt on his face.
She suddenly remembered that in her previous life, she had fallen in love with the fickle Wang, and when Sima Jun found out, he looked like this.
The wind is rising and the clouds are light, but the indifference is enough to keep people away from you.
She couldn't help but retort, "I'm not admitting defeat. It's just that the current situation doesn't allow the prince to make any mistakes. This move of mine is good for both you and me."
Sima Jun looked off into the distance, "Madam, you've certainly gained something, but what good has it done to me? Madam, please don't be so self-righteous."
He said that and left.
Sun Wei naturally wanted to catch up and argue, "How can there be no benefit? If someone with ulterior motives uses Lu Ming to punish me, will the prince save me? If he does, he will have to exchange me with someone else. Wouldn't that be endless?"
Sima Jun had no intention of waiting for her and just walked ahead on his own.
"Madam, you're wrong. First, Lu Ming is in my hands, and they can't find him. Second, who says I have to save him? Third, if I decide to save him, it means the deal is worth it. I have plenty of means to exchange with others, so why are you worried, Madam?"
After hearing this, Sun Wei felt that all his efforts were in vain.
"I have my own ideas, and I believe that Madam should only think about one thing right now," Sima Jun continued. "You and I have been severely tricked. Madam, don't you intend to find the mastermind?"
Sun Wei was a little surprised. She was only thinking about how to deal with it, but Sima Jun was already thinking about how to follow the clues and find the culprit.
Sima Jun then asked, "Madam, have you ever thought about how Lu Ming came to Jiankang?"
"How did he get here?" Sun Wei finally asked.
"It's raining." Sima Jun said, pointing to the pavilion not far away.
As soon as Sun Wei followed him into the pavilion, it started to rain heavily.
Sima Jun raised his hand and lowered the bamboo curtains around him to keep the heavy rain out.
The wind slapped the bamboo curtains and the rain dripped on the ground, making a loud noise.
"It was Sun Zhi who brought Lu Ming to Jiankang."
"Sun Zhi?" Sun Wei was surprised. "Isn't he practicing in Kuaiji Mountain?"
"He has never been to Kuaiji Mountain."
Sima Jun lowered the last curtain and then talked about what happened after Sun Zhi came to Beijing.
Only then did Sun Wei realize that Sima Jun had gone to the Seventh Lieutenant's Department for Sun Zhi, and that his sudden departure a few days ago was also for Sun Zhi.
Yao Rong's sudden appearance obviously added a bit of weirdness to the matter.
Sun Wei was puzzled: "Why is Sun Zhi hooking up with Yao Rong?"
"I don't know," Sima Jun said. "I sent Yin Wen and Zeng Fang to follow them. Perhaps we'll get an answer later. But I have a vague feeling that there must be someone pulling the strings."
Sun Wei nodded. "Sun Zhi and Yao Rong have nothing to do with each other. There's no reason for Yao Rong to risk her life for Sun Zhi. The only explanation is that Lu Qiuyan ordered Yao Rong to do this. But Lu Qiuyan was fleeing from the East China Sea with Huan Lingxian, and he was busy taking care of himself, so how could he spare the time to take care of a little Sun Zhi? Lu Ming suddenly appeared before the prince, and there must be an expert to arrange it."
"That's right," Sima Jun said. "That day, Yao Rong, in a moment of desperation, revealed that Lu Ming would appear in Jiankang, as if it had been planned all along. The person who brought Lu Ming from Yuzhou to Jiankang, and then to the Crown Prince, wasn't necessarily Yao Rong."
Sun Wei agreed. Although Yao Rong traveled extensively for business, Jiankang was not her territory.
"Did the prince ask Lu Ming? What did he say?"
Sima Jun shook his head: "Lu Ming is ill again. He is unconscious and can't get any information from him."
Sun Zhi, Yao Rong, Lu Qiuyan...
It’s Luqiu Yan again.
In his previous life, Sun Zhi hooked up with Lu Qiuyan and eventually betrayed her.
After many twists and turns, these two people are still involved together in this life.
Sun Wei gritted his teeth secretly.
This connection must be clarified.
"If I find out the relationship between these people, will the prince let me leave Jiankang?" Sun Wei asked.
Thick dark clouds blocked the sky, and the bamboo curtains made the pavilion seem a little dim.
"No," Sima Jun's voice came softly, "For me, the most important thing is that Madam stays."
Sun Wei looked at Sima Jun. His face was shrouded in gloom and his emotions could not be seen clearly.
He folded his arms and leaned against the pillar, only his eyes remained sharp.
"Why?" she asked.
Sima Jun lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the heavy rain outside.
"Didn't I say it before? Madam is still useful to me. How could I bear to see her leave?"
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