Chapter 346: Eliminating the Mourning
Cao Song said yes, bowed and left.
Sun Wei looked up at Sima Jun and found that he was also looking at her.
"There's something I've always wanted to ask Madam."
"What is it?"
"From the moment she entered the palace, Madam has been very competent in her duties as mistress," he said. "For example, she arranges my clothes with such skill, it's like she's used to it."
Sun Wei: “…”
Sima Jun's expression was filled with curiosity: "Madam, have you learned this before?"
"Why would we need to learn something as trivial as this?" Sun Wei said, changing the subject. "Did the Crown Prince mention his visit to the Queen Mother to the Crown Prince today?"
“No.”
This was strange, as the Queen Mother was clearly furious that day, and she then discussed the matter with the Crown Prince. Logically, the Crown Prince should have mentioned the matter to Sima Jun and passed on the message.
While thinking about it, Sima Jun said, "Don't worry, Madam. Now that things have come to this, I will not agree to it."
Sun Wei raised his eyes, his gaze fixed straight ahead.
My ears felt hot and my heart was beating like a drum.
Sun Wei suppressed her embarrassment, looked away, and said unhappily, "I will be worried if the prince doesn't agree."
"Thank you for your concern, Madam." Sima Jun said.
Sun Wei ignored him and walked away.
Sima Jun looked at her in surprise, "Madam, are you not going to fix my clothes for me?"
"The prince is grown up now and can handle it himself. There is no need for me to worry about him." Sun Wei said without turning her head.
Her steps were so fast that even she felt like she was running away.
——
After three years, the mourning period in Prince Yuzhang's Mansion finally ended.
The Prince of Yuzhang wore auspicious clothes and led the palace to the ancestral temple to perform the ceremony of sacrifice, and then sent people to make donations to the large and small temples in Jiankang.
In the palace, the white banners were removed inside and outside, and the house was renovated. The servants all changed into new clothes, giving the palace a new look.
After all the ceremonies were completed, Sima Jun went to the palace to pay homage to the empress dowager. Under the auspices of the empress dowager, he took over the jade book and officially inherited the throne of Prince Yuzhang.
As the biological mother of the late king, the Queen Mother personally hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain all the royal family members and important officials.
Since the death of the old Prince Yuzhang, the palace had not held any grand banquets out of consideration for the Queen Mother's grief. Now that the mourning period was over, the palace wanted to rekindle the joy of the palace, so it invited many guests, and the Imperial Garden, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became lively again.
At this moment, good news came from Guangzhou.
When Lüqiuyan heard that Li Mo was arrested, he surrendered. Chu Yue captured Lüqiuyan alive without any effort.
As soon as the news came out, the prince was overjoyed and kept praising Sima Jun for his brilliant strategy and good use of people.
Sun Wei was also surprised to hear this.
She had originally thought that Chu Yue would face a fierce battle on this trip, and even if he captured Lu Qiuyan, he would probably only bring back a corpse. But she had never expected that Chu Yue would be able to do so smoothly.
Looking towards Sima Jun, she saw that he remained as calm as ever in the face of everyone's praise and congratulations. Sun Wei knew that in this situation, Sima Jun probably wouldn't have a moment to talk to her, so she could only ask him again when she returned home.
The banquet was filled with singing and dancing, and the crowd surrounded Sima Jun like stars surrounding the moon. Many people complimented him, saying that seeing Sima Jun was like seeing the young Prince of Yuzhang. The Queen Mother couldn't help but smile when she heard this.
Sun Wei rolled her eyes inwardly.
If she had not seen the portrait of the old Prince Yuzhang, she would have believed such nonsense.
Just as she was complaining in her heart, Sun Wei suddenly heard someone call out "Tiffany" and the smile froze on her lips.
She had never been addressed like this, either in her previous life or this life, and she was not used to it for a while.
Sun Wei turned around and saw a eunuch.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
The eunuch reported respectfully, "The Empress Dowager has ordered a meeting with the Grand Concubine. Please follow me to the Linbo Hall by the Taiye Lake and wait."
Sun Wei looked at the Queen Mother who was talking to the ladies, and had no idea what she wanted to say to her in private.
I think it is inseparable from the marriage of Sima Jun and Wang Xuanji.
Sighing in his heart, Sun Wei had to get up and take Aju with him and follow the eunuch.
The eunuch led Sun Wei out of the banquet hall, along the corridor, through the moon gate, and into a garden. This was the closest way to Linbo Hall, and one section of the path meandered along the edge of Taiye Lake.
As they were walking, a cat suddenly jumped out of the jungle, scaring everyone.
"Where did this cat come from?" the eunuch asked unhappily.
Then several palace maids came running over and apologized profusely, saying that it was the cat that the queen kept in the imperial garden.
The eunuch said, "Quickly take the cat away! Don't disturb the Concubine!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone screamed and the concubine the eunuch mentioned had fallen into the water.
——
A palace banquet was hastily ended because the Princess Dowager of Prince Yuzhang fell into the water.
Although Sun Wei was rescued in time, he choked on water and caught a cold, so he developed a fever when he returned to the palace.
Sima Jun looked gloomy.
Just now, he summoned Dr. Lin to come and check on Sun Wei again. He was relieved only when Dr. Lin said that there was nothing wrong.
Looking at Sun Wei who was still sleeping on the couch, Sima Jun felt angry.
Not long after, Cao Song came to report that the prince had arrived.
Sima Jun came to his senses and immediately went out to greet him.
"How is the Concubine Dowager now?" The prince asked without waiting for greeting.
"The Concubine Dowager is fine." Sima Jun replied.
The prince looked at him with a cold face, dismissed everyone, and walked into the hall with him.
"Do you know why I came?" asked the prince.
"I'm here to visit the Concubine Dowager." Sima Jun said.
"I was inspecting the Imperial Guards today and had hoped to return to the palace early to attend the banquet," the Crown Prince said in a more subdued voice. "Unexpectedly, something like this happened and the banquet ended early. I heard that you returned to the palace in public, hugging the Concubine Dowager?"
Sima Jun's expression remained calm. "She had an accident in the palace, and the culprit has not been caught yet. I dare not stay in such a troubled place for long."
"Ridiculous!" The Crown Prince's face sank. "That's the Imperial Palace! Could it be that you've turned it into a den of thieves? You know what you did today was seen by the Queen Mother and everyone else. If this gets out, what kind of unpleasant things will be said? Over the past two years, we've been through so much trouble because of the Concubine Dowager. Isn't that enough?"
Sima Jun said sternly, "That's exactly what happened. Your Highness, I request a thorough investigation. I have already had a list of those present today. Your Highness, please arrest them all and interrogate them one by one."
"That's a story for later," the prince said impatiently. "Let me ask you, when the Concubine Dowager was rescued, did the Queen Mother ask you to keep her in the palace for treatment?"
"It is true," Sima Jun said, "I declined."
"That's the Queen Mother!" the Prince exclaimed angrily. "You and my grandmother! You contradicted her in public. Do you know how the officials felt?"
"What if she died in the palace today?" Sima Jun asked, "I beg Your Highness to forgive my recklessness."
"What are you talking about!" the prince said, "You are crazy!"
Sima Jun looked at him and remembered the Queen Mother pointing at him and glaring at him in the palace today.
——"Crazy..." Her voice trembled a little, "I think you are really crazy!"
"Your Highness is wrong." Sima Jun spoke slowly, just as he had answered the Queen Mother today, and said to the Crown Prince, "If anything happens to Madam, Your Highness will know what it means to be truly crazy."
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