Chapter 66: Xuzhong
After hearing this, the originally angry prince calmed down a little.
"Oh?" he asked. "What do you want to ask?"
"I ordered Wang Hom to release the Concubine, but he refused and even argued with me. I was furious, so I found a chance to ask the Concubine if the Crown Prince and I could work together to overthrow Wang Hom."
The prince asked anxiously, "What did the concubine say?"
"The Concubine said the divination is ominous. Not only can we not do this, but it will also cause us to lose soldiers and generals."
The prince was stunned.
"Have you ever asked for a solution?"
Sima Jun said, "I asked, and the Concubine said the time is not right yet, so we should not rush into anything and should take it slow."
"We'll do it slowly..." the prince murmured, "Just not today?"
"Exactly."
The prince asked again, "What else did you ask?"
Sima Jun said, "I asked again if we could take back the Northern Palace. The Concubine said, 'That's a good idea, but the opportunity is fleeting and we can't delay.'"
The prince lowered his eyes. All the anger and doubt he had felt just now disappeared, leaving only a trace of disappointment.
"How could this be... I thought this time, when I return to the court, the atmosphere will be different." He sighed deeply, then suddenly looked at Sima Jun and asked expectantly, "Do you think I could give it a try?"
Looking at the prince's appearance, Sima Jun felt a little guilty.
"Prince," he consoled her, "there is still a long way to go. A little impatience can ruin a great plan."
The prince looked at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled.
"You're right, a lack of patience can ruin a great plan." His expression was quite meaningful. "Do you believe that? Don't you always disbelieve in supernatural powers?"
Sima Jun forced himself to remain calm and continued to talk nonsense: "This time is different from that time. The concubine's words are often correct, how dare I not believe it?"
The prince remained hesitant and silent.
Sima Jun then said, "The Concubine has predicted the direction of Cui Pan's escape, and I am preparing to arrest him. If her prediction comes true again, I think it is necessary to believe it."
The prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded, "Go quickly, don't delay."
When Sima Jun came out of the meeting hall, it was already dark.
Deng Lian saw that he had a tense face and asked with concern, "Prince, is everything going well?"
Smoothly, unexpectedly smoothly.
Lu's method was indeed effective, but it was also the method that Sima Jun despised the most.
He thought of Lu's smiling eyes again.
I really don’t know how she would laugh if she knew.
"What time is it?" he asked.
Deng Lian replied, "It's the middle of the day."
Sima Jun looked at the hazy moonlight beneath the dark clouds and said, "Let's go."
"yes."
In Wang Han's house, Sun Wei also opened his eyes and looked at the same moonlight outside the window.
"Is it the hour of the dog?" she asked.
"Probably." Aru stretched, "It's getting late anyway."
Sun Wei sat up and said, "Go tell the guards that I suddenly remembered something about Cheng Yu and need to report it to Wang Pushe."
"Now? It's already this hour."
"If you don't tell me now, do you want to spend the night in this damn place?"
When Aju heard this, she immediately went to call the guards.
Footsteps were soon heard outside the door.
"What did the princess remember?" Wang Han asked.
"Didn't Wang Pushe want to know where General Cheng was going? I just happened to remember that General Cheng mentioned a place. If Wang Pushe sends me back, I can tell him."
If that's the case, wouldn't he confess after suffering a little?
Wang Han couldn't help but sneer.
"This isn't difficult," Wang Han asked. "As long as the princess says so, I'll send someone to escort her back."
Sun Wei also smiled: "This is Wang Pushe's territory. If Wang Pushe changes his mind, I can do nothing. I still want to sleep well tonight. Please forgive me, Wang Pushe, and send me back first."
Wang Han looked at her coldly.
Sun Wei said, "If we continue like this, I'll just sleep on this stinking bed for one night, but I'll be delaying Wang Pushe's important business."
Wang Han suppressed his suspicion and ordered his followers, "Prepare the carriage."
Although it was late at night, the carriage and horses were quickly prepared.
Seeing Wang Han about to board the carriage, Wang Zhi hurriedly said, "Father, you are a precious man. How can you personally send this woman off? It would be better if I could go."
"What do you know?" Wang Han said, "I can't rest assured if I don't keep an eye on this witch. Send more people and make sure she doesn't use any tricks."
Wang Zhi had no choice but to agree.
A large group of people marched in the night.
Sitting in the carriage, A'ru whispered to Sun Wei, "Is what the princess said true? Wang Pushe just now looked murderous. If it's not true, and he thinks he's been tricked, your life will probably be forfeit."
"I can't explain." Sun Wei said calmly, "I've already suffered today. Now all I have to do is wash up and go to bed."
A'ru let out a long sigh and said, "That's good."
When they returned to Chu's house, the steward came out to greet them, but Wang Zhi stood in front.
"It's time to say what the princess has been hiding." Wang Zhi said.
Sun Wei and A'ru dismounted, glanced at Wang Han's carriage, and said leisurely, "General Cheng and Army Officer Cui had an agreement long ago. If their rebellion fails, they will each flee and meet at Fahui Temple outside the city a day later. At that time, General Cheng will tell Army Officer Cui that he has found a reliable old subordinate who can successfully take them to a ship leaving Jingkou, and the two of them can wait for an opportunity to escape."
Wang Hao was startled and asked, "When will we escape?"
"Today is the hour of Hai."
Hai hour? It is now the end of Xu hour.
Wang Hao said coldly, "If Cheng and Cui escape, I will definitely accuse Madam of harboring them!"
Sun Wei said nothing, just bowed and watched him leave in a hurry.
"Madam is back," the steward finally stepped forward and said, "The princess was taken away by that group today. I have been feeling very anxious, thinking that something bad might happen to her. I cannot escape the blame."
"It's okay, it's all over." Sun smiled and walked into the house with Wang Han, only to find it deserted.
"Didn't the generals come back?"
"No one's there," the steward said. "The Crown Prince and the Major General said early in the morning that they would remain at the Governor's Mansion tonight awaiting orders. But my young master sent a message back at dusk asking for food to be prepared, saying he'd be back soon. But he hasn't returned yet. I don't know what delayed him. I've already sent someone to urge him, and I believe he'll be back soon."
Sun Wei nodded and said, "If General Chu comes back, please let me know. I have something to say to General Chu."
"Yes, I've made a note of it."
——
Under the hazy moonlight, lush reeds blocked the way.
There is a government checkpoint at the dock about two hundred steps away, and torches are still lit.
Since the Northern Palace Rebellion, the Crown Prince ordered the closure of land and water routes, and no one could pass without the order from the Governor's Office.
Cheng Yu stopped beside an old willow tree that leaned into the water. This willow tree was quite famous in the local area and was also called the Reclining Buddha Willow because of its shape that resembled a reclining Buddha.
He made an appointment with Cui Pan to meet here.
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