Chapter 348 Leaving Beijing
Sun Wei fell ill after falling into the water and had a high fever for two days. When he boarded the ship, he still felt very tired.
Sima Jun's arrangement was very secret. He personally sent Sun Wei onto the carriage and sat in the same carriage with her. They drove around Jiankang City for many turns before arriving at the dock where the ship was docked.
On the way, the two did not say a word.
Sima Jun sat upright, his eyes fixed on the carriage curtain, not knowing what he was thinking.
"I will go to Xunyang to visit my wife soon." Sima Jun said to Sun Wei when they arrived at the boat house.
Sun Wei shook her head and said, "Don't go. After I leave, Your Highness, please remember to report to the Queen Mother in person, saying that I have fled out of fear of punishment and my whereabouts are unknown."
"I will make the arrangements myself, madam, just take care of yourself."
"After I leave, Your Highness, please remember to consult with the Grand Tutor on everything and act with caution."
"I know."
Sun Wei looked at him and opened her mouth, but felt that anything else she said would be redundant.
"Your Highness, please take care of yourself. Only by staying alive can we meet again in the future." Finally, she whispered.
Sima Jun looked at her, and suddenly, held her hand.
Sun Wei was startled and tried to pull it back, but he didn't let go.
"Remember my words." He said softly.
After saying that, he suddenly stood up and walked outside.
The ship set sail soon. Sun Wei, sitting in the boathouse, heard Sun Qiao and Lu Xian waving goodbye to Sima Jun on the deck.
Aju beside her was very calm.
"It's better to go to Xunyang," she handed the hot medicine to Sun Wei, "at least you don't have to worry about being harmed by evil people."
Sun Wei drank the medicine in one gulp, and the bitter taste choked his throat.
"There is something I can only confess to you." Sun Wei said.
"What is it?"
Sun Wei looked at her and said firmly, "I can't go to Xunyang."
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Sun Wei never intended to go to Xunyang.
She planned to leave Sima Jun.
From the moment she fell into the water, she understood everything and made up her mind.
The Queen Mother wanted to kill her.
Having dealt with her for two lifetimes, she knew the Queen Mother's temperament very well.
The Queen Mother will not tolerate deception and will not let it go unless she is killed.
Xunyang was not a place outside the law. Even if Sima Jun said she had fled for fear of punishment and her whereabouts were unknown, the Empress Dowager would still try to send people to Xunyang to capture her.
Once it came to that, the Queen Mother and Sima Jun would go to war, and the situation would be out of control.
So her only option was to flee for fear of punishment and not let anyone know where she was going.
But she was on the run and she couldn't bring trouble to Sun Qiao and Lu Xian.
She brought them out because she was afraid that the Queen Mother would get to the bottom of the matter and implicate them both.
Only by sending them to Xunyang will Sun Wei feel at ease.
Lu Xian is a heartless person. As long as she is well fed and well served, she will live anywhere.
The only thing Sun Wei was worried about was Sun Qiao.
Along the way, whenever Sun Qiao had free time, he would stay by Sun Wei's side.
Seeing that Sun Wei's face was still a little pale, Sun Qiao said sadly: "I told you to come with me a long time ago, but you never listened. Now you are in this state. Mother will be heartbroken if she sees you."
Sun Wei touched her head and felt warm in her heart.
"Once you get to Xunyang, you can live with your parents. Are you happy?"
"Of course I'm happy," he said, his joy evident in his words. "What about my sister? Will she come with us?"
"I'm afraid I can't," Sun Wei said. "I'm a concubine, so I have to live in the palace. When you grow up, your parents will still need you to take care of them. Do you understand?"
"Of course I know," Sun Qiao said as he ate a peach. "Sister will help me, right?"
Sun smiled.
Sima Jun ordered Deng Lian to escort Sun Wei to Xunyang.
While passing through Yuzhou, Sun Wei, under the pretext of feeling dizzy, went to Liyang City to see a doctor. Finding an opportunity, Sun Wei and A Ru escaped through the back door, leaving behind only a letter to Deng Lian and Sima Jun.
In the letter to Deng Lian, she stated her intention to leave, and asked Deng Lian to escort Sun Qiao and Lu Xian to Jiangzhou, and gave another letter to Sima Jun.
After escaping, Sun Wei did not leave Liyang, but only stayed in a remote farmer's house.
She asked Aju to go to the dock and keep an eye on them. Only when Deng Lian and the others really couldn't find anyone and had no choice but to leave the dock did they come out of the farmhouse.
"Where are we going?" asked Aju.
"I'm not going anywhere," Sun Wei said, "I'm just staying in Liyang City."
"What are you doing here?"
"Wait for someone." Sun Wei said.
There was one thing that Sun Wei thought could not be ignored.
Lu Qiuyan was captured alive by Chu Yue and is now on his way to the capital.
She left Beijing in a hurry and had no chance to ask Sima Jun about this matter. She only learned some information from Deng Lian while on the boat.
"Lüqiu Yan previously stirred up trouble in Jiankang City, running around like he was uninhabited, bringing disgrace to the Imperial Guards and the Seventh Lieutenant Commandery. The Crown Prince has personally ordered that Lüqiu Yan be imprisoned and tried by the Seventh Lieutenant Commandery, with the goal of catching all of his accomplices."
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Lü Qiuyan has a lot of cases on his hands, so he can't be let off lightly," Deng Lian said. "But His Highness doesn't intend to hand it over to the Seventh Lieutenant's Department. He's determined to hand it over to the Supreme Court."
Sun nodded slightly.
She knew Sima Jun had done his best.
However, Sun Wei could not wait for that day.
In her eyes, Lu Qiuyan can only die.
She has so many sins on her plate anyway, she doesn't mind adding one more.
She is willing to be the bad guy.
Liyang is a must-pass place when traveling to Jiankang by water.
According to Chu Yue's usual marching habits, he would only stop in Liyang eight or nine times. As long as he stayed in Liyang City, he could wait for Lü Qiuyan's arrival.
The waiting time is very long and very dangerous.
One day, Aju went to the dock to gather information and returned with a reward notice. Needless to say, the government was offering the reward for her.
People come and go in the guest house, and there will always be a day when someone will notice you.
Sun Wei immediately exchanged places with Aju, changed her appearance, put black powder on her face, and disguised herself as a peasant woman who came to Liyang City to make a living.
However, because of the bounty order, Aju was still quite nervous.
She and Sun Wei agreed on an escape route and hid weapons in their residence to prevent any accidents. She also became a very light sleeper, and would wake up at the slightest movement in the yard.
After about ten days, Aju caught a cold.
"Thank you for your hard work," Sun Wei touched her burning forehead and said, "You didn't have to live with me in such fear."
A'ru gave a weak smile: "Why are we still saying these polite words?"
Seeing her forehead was incredibly hot, Sun Wei knew she couldn't do nothing, so she took the risk of wrapping herself in a headscarf and using makeup to make her face appear sallow. Looking at the completely different face in the mirror, Sun Wei finally went out to the market to buy medicine and some food.
On the road, no one cared about a country woman covered in patches.
But the doctor in the clinic was a curious person. When he heard that she was buying medicine for a patient, he asked very detailed questions, even asking where she lived.
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