Chapter 357: Other Palaces (Part 2)
Sun Wei reluctantly followed Sima Jun back to the carriage.
It was empty inside, and Aju was indeed gone.
"Don't worry, my lady." Yin Wen said from the side, "Aru is on the boat right now, waiting for you to come over."
Sun Wei ignored him and got into the car.
Just as she sat down, she heard a servant say to Sima Jun, "Your Highness, it's time."
Sima Jun agreed and turned to Sun Wei, saying, "I'm afraid someone might follow you, so I won't take you aboard."
Sun Wei said coldly, "Your Highness, why don't you take Yin Wen with you?"
"Captain Yin will always be with you, my lady. He is following orders. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Sun Wei turned her head.
Sima Jun gave Yin Wen a few more words and said, "I'm leaving now. Please take good care of this place."
Yin Wen said, "Don't worry, Your Highness."
Sun Wei felt something was wrong and turned around to ask, "Your Highness, are you not going to Xunyang?"
"I want to go back to Beijing." Sima Jun said.
Sun Wei's heart sank, and she frowned, "Was all my persuasion just now in vain? Why doesn't Your Highness return to Xunyang?"
"I still have some things that I can't let go of." Sima Jun said.
Sun Wei was about to speak when Sima Jun asked, "Could it be that the Lady is expecting me to accompany her?"
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"Your Highness, you are worrying too much." Sun Wei said immediately, "I just want to remind Your Highness not to argue with the Crown Prince anymore and not to cause trouble again."
"Got it." Sima Jun's lips curved slightly, and he continued to say to Yin Wen, "Tell Yu Kuan that I will go there after the matter in Jiankang is completed."
Yin Wen agreed.
Sima Jun said no more and turned around to mount his horse.
A group of people split into two groups and drove in different directions.
Sun Wei sat in the car, looking at Sima Jun's receding figure, and felt that his mind became dazed again.
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As expected, Aju was already waiting inside the boat on the riverside.
She was quite angry and yelled when she saw Sun Wei: "That Deng Lian is simply a bandit leader. He actually tied my hands and feet!"
Sun Wei was puzzled: "You can't beat him?"
A'ru was so angry that her face turned red: "That barbarian is so much stronger than me, it's no wonder I can't beat him!"
Sun Wei could only pat her shoulder and said calmly, "Forget it. Winning and losing are common in the military. Why are you arguing with a warrior? If you encounter such a thing in the future, talk to her nicely first and don't be impatient. Otherwise, you will hurt yourself, and that would be a disadvantage."
A-ju snorted, "He wants to kidnap me, should I even talk to him nicely?"
"You and Sima Deng don't have any deep grudges. He even helped you escape last time. Why can't you just talk to him nicely?" Sun Wei asked. "He was just following orders. You know he means no harm, right?"
Aju snorted again, but stopped talking.
She looked at Sun Wei and said, "So, you also agree to go to Xunyang?"
Sun Wei sighed: "Your Highness has my parents and brother in his hands. What else can I do if I don't agree?"
A'ru seemed to be lost in thought. After a while, she said, "In that case, I think you should just stay here. You also said that His Highness has no intention of harming you. If you are willing to follow him from now on, he will definitely..."
"No need to say more." Sun Wei said, "Although I agreed to go to Xunyang now, I will still have to leave in the future."
A'ru was very surprised: "Why? You just want to find a safe place, how can it be better than being with His Highness?"
The flashes of swords and sabers from my previous life flashed through my mind again.
Sun Wei looked at the open hatch and said slowly, "I won't feel safe unless I'm with him."
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On another large ship, Yu Yi heard Sima Jun had boarded and hurried over to ask, "Where did Ziheng send Sun Nvjun?"
"Send him to a safe place." Sima Jun said.
Yu Yi looked at him: "You don't want to tell me?"
"The fewer people who know about this, the better. Please forgive me, Boyou."
Yu Yi understood, smiled, and said, "Ziheng, why should you be so wary of me? If I can take the lady away, Ziheng will never see her again."
Sima Jun walked away and said, "Bo You misunderstood. I treat everyone equally and I'm not targeting anyone."
"Really?"
"yes."
After entering the boat house, Sima Jun asked everyone to leave and said, "The Crown Prince asked Bo You to investigate the case of Crown Prince Huai Xian. What do you think?"
"Of course we have to check."
"If the Crown Prince makes peace with Wang Han and sells Bo You out, what will happen to Bo You?"
Yu Yi said calmly, "I can't give up this opportunity just because of something that hasn't happened yet."
Sima Jun looked at him and said, "Bo You is sometimes extremely smart, and sometimes extremely stupid."
Yu Yi was not angry, but said, "I think there is only a fine line between intelligence and stupidity. The same is true for Ziheng."
Sima Jun looked at him and said, "If I had known that Bo You was so unwilling to sacrifice his life, I would have left him on Mount Heng. Although his legs would be lame, at least he would have kept his life."
Yu Yi said: "Ziheng, I am already very content as long as I can do what I want to do."
Sima Jun was silent for a moment, then said, "I won't stop you from investigating this case, but I would like you to investigate it more slowly."
"What do you mean?"
"I need some time," Sima Jun said. "You know Zhuo Jing went south to Guangzhou and not only captured Lu Qiuyan, but also Liang Wen."
Yu Yi nodded and said, "I've heard something about it."
"Then you probably don't know that the prince asked me for Liang Wen yesterday, and I released him."
"Release him?" Yu Yi was surprised. "Liang Wen is Lu Qiuyan's right-hand man. Why let him go?"
"Let him go back and seize the position of Guangzhou Governor," Sima Jun said. "I heard from Zhuo Jing that the Three Immortals who rebelled south last year have been incorporated into the provincial army and pledged their allegiance to Lüqiu Yan. In just one year, Guangzhou has become Lüqiu Yan's stronghold. Liang Wen is Lüqiu Yan's man, so he'll still have influence if he returns. However, the imperial court has already issued a decree, and Wang Han wants Wang Zhi to take over as Guangzhou Governor. Liang and Wen hold real power, and if the two of them collide, there will undoubtedly be a fierce battle."
Yu Yi had never mentioned this, but after hearing it, he was still puzzled: "What does this vicious fight between these two have to do with my investigation?"
"They are related. The fierce battle between these two will eventually turn into a struggle between the Crown Prince and Wang Han. As long as they fight fiercely enough, the Crown Prince will have more reason to eliminate Wang Han, and then the case of Crown Prince Huai Xian will become a powerful weapon for the Crown Prince. That is why Bo You will not be betrayed by the Crown Prince. Before the internal struggle begins, Bo You must investigate slowly and secretly. Now is not the time for Bo You to make an effort."
Yu Yi suddenly understood.
"Ziheng is very resourceful and admirable. It's rare for Ziheng to offer me advice, and I'm very grateful."
Sima Jun said: "It's just that each of us takes what we need."
Yu Yi didn't take it as an offense. After a moment's thought, he said, "However, getting rid of Wang Han won't be easy. The Crown Prince has always been a man of moderation and unwilling to kill easily. Could it be that after this internal strife, he has made up his mind?"
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