Chapter 347 Falling into the Water
Many nobles entered the palace today, including sisters Wang Yao and Wang Xuanji.
In the East Palace, Wang Yao listened to the palace maid's report of the details, asked some more questions, and asked the palace maid to leave.
Wang Xuanji sat aside, pondering in silence.
She had not expected this and was very surprised at first. But when she recalled the look the Queen Mother had given the Princess Dowager of Yuzhang today, she understood what was going on.
"The Queen Mother actually listened to those rumors that were spread earlier." Wang Yao whispered.
Wang Xuanji smiled.
In fact, where are the rumors in the market?
It's just that she knew it earlier.
Wang Xuanji first heard the news from Huan Lingxian. At the time, she was skeptical. But when Li Mo later confirmed it, she knew it was real.
Wang Xuanji knew that if she told this, the Queen Mother would be filled with hatred, and there would be no possibility for her and Sima Jun.
So she kept hesitating until Sima Jun rejected her again and again. She knew that even if she did nothing, Sima Jun would not marry her.
Since this is the case, why not do something about it? After all, she has been pampered since she was a child and has never been treated like this before.
So she took advantage of Wang Yao.
Wang Yao was the Crown Princess, so she had no jealousy in saying this, but was simply out of a desire to protect her sister. Even if she was wrong, it was nothing.
Wang Xuanji still remembered that today in the palace, after she heard that the Princess Dowager of Prince Yuzhang had fallen into the water, she immediately went to see.
Before she reached the Taiye Lake, she saw Sima Jun.
In her eyes, Sima Jun had always acted calmly and steadily, and had never been so flustered.
He took off his outer robe, put it on Lu, and picked her up horizontally.
In that scene, everyone was busy.
Wang Xuanji felt as if the blood in her body had frozen. She just stood there in a daze, motionless...
"Sister?" Wang Yao found that Wang Xuanji was silent and spoke in surprise.
Wang Xuanji raised her eyes, her gaze cold.
"I have to go to the palace tomorrow." She smiled slightly and said, "Sister, what kind of clothes should I wear?"
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"So, the concubine was rescued quickly?"
The hall was very quiet. The Queen Mother leaned on the couch, slightly closed her eyes, and spoke slowly.
"That's right." The eunuch knelt and reported, "I saw it with my own eyes. The maidservant beside the Concubine Dowager was very good at swimming and rescued her in no time. Therefore..."
After saying this, he kowtowed and said, "I have failed in my duty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"What dereliction of duty?" the Queen Mother said. "Today is an auspicious day. Could there be a death in the palace? You have done a good job. Please leave."
The eunuch responded repeatedly, bowed again and left.
The Queen Mother opened her eyes, her gaze cold.
The Lu family who was said to be an excellent swimmer and could survive a stormy night could not even struggle in the water and sank after falling into the water.
But no one expected that her maid could actually swim, and she fished the person out in a short while.
Although the disaster did not disappear, some things have become clear.
She thought of how Sima Jun resolutely turned away in the face of her scolding today, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and sighed.
Her grandson, the current Prince of Yuzhang.
Although he was very powerful on the battlefield, he always knew how to restrain his edge in the palace and was always polite to others.
Today, he held Lu in his arms, not allowing anyone to approach. The Queen Mother had never seen him so angry and shouting at people to leave, and even she was frightened by his anger.
Her grandson seemed to have become a completely different person.
She still remembered how Sima Jun looked as he held that vixen in his arms and strode away.
The Queen Mother felt that he was leaving more than just the palace.
At that moment, she felt as if she couldn't breathe and stumbled a few steps. It wasn't until she was helped back to her bedroom that she felt better.
After a while, the eunuch came to report that the prince had arrived.
After the greetings, the Queen Mother asked everyone to leave, leaving only the Crown Prince.
"Have you seen the evidence you wanted today?" asked the Queen Mother.
The prince was silent for a moment.
"What Lu Ming said earlier was correct. She is indeed not Lu Ming's daughter. Didn't the Crown Prince investigate further? How could he have been so easily fooled? In the end, he even hid it from me."
The prince had a complicated expression.
He said, "My grandson was negligent. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "It's not too late to realize it now. But you and I have been deceived by her for so long, and even Ah Jun has been deceived by her and lost his mind. It's a great shame!"
"What is your plan, grandma?" asked the prince.
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "Of course, take her down."
The Crown Prince hurriedly said, "Grandmother, the Queen Mother has also seen it. Ziheng is now so protective of her, and he is just one step away from turning against her. Grandson asks the Queen Mother to think twice before acting."
"As a king, how can you be soft-hearted?" the Queen Mother said coldly, "There is a difference between the ruler and his subjects. Don't let your brothers easily sway you."
The prince looked uncertain: "What the Queen Mother meant..."
"Send someone to watch over her. As soon as that witch wakes up, bring her to the palace to see me. I want to question her personally."
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Sun Wei felt like she had a very long dream.
She seemed to hear Sima Jun calling her, but she was not quite sure what he was calling.
It seems to be "Mrs.
But it seems not.
But like in the previous life, he called himself "Princess".
Or even earlier, he called her "Awei" like his family members...
The chirping of birds woke Sun Wei up.
She opened her eyes drowsily and saw the person next to her.
Sima Jun was leaning on the small couch beside the bed with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.
The birds were still singing, making the room seem especially quiet.
Sun Wei looked at him, only to see his soft outline in the dim light.
Just like what she always saw when she opened her eyes when they slept in the same bed in her previous life.
Something touched my heart.
"Is Toffee awake?"
A'ru's voice came, interrupting Sun Wei's thoughts.
Sima Jun's eyes suddenly opened, and the next moment, his gaze met Sun Wei's.
Sun Wei withdrew his gaze, responded in a hoarse voice, and was about to get up.
A hand held her down.
"You just woke up, don't move rashly." Sima Jun said, and asked Aju to get some water.
Aju brought the bowl of water, Sima Jun took it, scooped up some water with a spoon, and was about to feed Sun Wei the water.
Sun Wei looked at him and didn't move.
"Madam, you must have a lot to say," Sima Jun said. "Drink the water first, then you can speak."
Sun Wei's throat was indeed very dry, so she had to open her mouth and drink water with a spoon.
Sima Jun gave Sun Wei some water, and seeing that she looked better, he asked Aju to get the porridge.
"Your Highness had an argument with the Queen Mother." Sun Wei looked at Sima Jun and said.
Sima Jun knew that she was not completely unconscious at that time and would not be ignorant of everything.
"After something like that happened, I had to take my wife out of the palace. The Queen Mother tried to stop me, and if I had obeyed, my wife would not have been able to leave."
Sun Wei continued to look at Sima Jun for a while, then said, "The Queen Mother must know everything."
Sima Jun looked at her and said, "I will protect you, Madam."
His voice, as brief and firm as I remembered, was reassuring.
However, Sun Wei still remembers the ending of his previous life.
"But I don't trust you." She said calmly, "I should go now."
Sima Jun looked at her steadily without saying a word.
"It's time to make a decisive move. If this woman stays, you'll only bring trouble to each other. You know everything about the Queen Mother. Send her away now, it will be too late."
The words Zhou Chang said to Sima Jun not long ago are still ringing in my ears.
He was silent for a long time.
Sun Wei kept looking at him without avoiding him.
"I understand." He said slowly, "I'll make the arrangements. I'll send Madam to Xunyang Palace."
Sun Wei continued, "We're leaving today. I'm taking A-Qiao and Lu Xian with me."
Sima Jun looked at Sun Wei's calm eyes, and after a while, he whispered, "Okay."
Then, Sima Jun stood up and went out to give orders.
Sun Wei looked at his back, and after a while, she let out a long sigh.
There was a chill in the palm of my hand.
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