Chapter 75 Jade Continent
The Crown Prince, Wang Han and others all set off to return to the capital.
Sima Jun did indeed leave first, but surprisingly, he still left Deng Lian and Sun Wei with him.
"Why doesn't Sima go with the prince?" Sun Wei asked.
"General Xie is with the Crown Prince," Deng Lian said. "The Crown Prince is extremely concerned about the Madam's safety, so he ordered me to accompany him and provide protection."
"Really?" Sun smiled. "Then why did the prince insist on leaving first? Wouldn't it be safer if he were by my side?"
Deng Lian seemed a little embarrassed. After a while, he said, "The prince thought the princess was still angry and did not want to argue with her. Princess, don't underestimate the prince's ability on the battlefield. In fact, in the inner chamber, the prince is not good at dealing with women. Please forgive me for any offense."
After hearing this, Sun Wei was stunned.
I had never expected that Deng Lian, a minister in the palace, would be so concerned about his relationship with Sima Jun. Perhaps the situation the night before had become tense, and the people in the palace were already gossiping about it.
Sun Wei naturally knew what he said.
In his previous life, even when they were living in harmony, Sima Jun never lingered in the harem; and when they were not living in harmony, Sima Jun never took a concubine.
Sun Wei also came to a similar conclusion that Sima Jun was not good at getting along with women.
But his dullness often made Sun Wei feel at a loss.
Although a husband and wife have time to spend together, they always seem to be separated by a piece of paper and cannot open their hearts to each other.
"I understand." Sun Wei said, "Thank you, Sima Deng."
In addition, the prince still sent the eunuch Guo Shun to accompany Sun Wei.
Guo Shun enthusiastically introduced it to Sun Wei: "The royal family's customary place of worship is at the Taiqing Temple at the mouth of the sea. It is both a Taoist temple and a place for imperial residence, suitable for temporary residence. It has pavilions and buildings, and the view is great from a high vantage point. It is truly a sacred place for viewing the scenery. The princess will surely be delighted to see it."
Sun Wei and his party set out early the next morning and sailed all the way to the coast of the East China Sea.
She looked out at the vast sea, and the sea breeze blew towards her, feeling magnificent and refreshing.
Guo Shun smiled and asked, "Does the princess like this view?"
"It's truly spectacular," Sun Wei said, pointing to a ship not far away. "The Crown Prince once told me about a large ship entering the sea. Is that the one?"
"That's right," Guo Shun said with a smile. "That boat is taller than the one we came on. Princess, would you like to go aboard and take a look?"
"Please ask Eunuch Guo to lead the way."
The boatmen heard early in the morning that a distinguished guest from the capital was coming, so they packed up early. Eunuch Yang, who was in charge of shipping affairs among the entourage, was also waiting on the boat early.
After the pleasantries, Eunuch Yang said, "These are new ships built last year. There are only two of them built, and I am in charge of them now."
"Oh?" Sun Wei looked around, "Where is the other one?"
Eunuch Yang said, "About an hour ago, the prince said he wanted to go out to sea and has already left."
"Well." Sun Wei said, "What if I also want to go out to sea?"
"This..." Eunuch Yang looked at Guo Shun in embarrassment.
Guo Shun quickly said, "Princess, the Crown Prince has instructed you. If you wish to go to sea, it is not impossible, but you must be accompanied by the Crown Prince."
Sun Wei said, "But the Crown Prince has also instructed that, apart from the memorial service, everything else will be handled by me."
Guo Shun was in a difficult situation.
Sun Wei's expression was serious. He said, "I'm not going out to sea for fun. I had a fortune-teller's divination a while ago, and I received a divine instruction from heaven to attend to an important matter concerning the country. Now is an auspicious time to go out to sea. If I miss it, it will be difficult to go out to sea for the next ten days."
Guo Shun was well aware of the concubine's miraculous abilities.
After she said that, he didn't dare to neglect it.
"But pirates are rampant at sea," Guo Shun said, still hesitantly, "We really can't go out to sea rashly."
"Don't worry, Eunuch Guo. I won't make things difficult for you." She said, then looked at Eunuch Yang and asked, "Eunuch, do you know of an island nearby called Yuzhou?"
"I know." Eunuch Yang said, "That place is not far away. It will take less than an hour to get there. Some of our boatmen have settled on the island."
Sun smiled and said, "That's great. Please take me there."
"What is the princess doing in Yuzhou?" Aju asked curiously.
"Find someone, and you'll know when you get there."
A'ru nodded and lowered her voice, "I just saw Deng Lian order one of his men to disembark. I'm afraid he's gone to deliver a message to the Crown Prince again."
"No problem." Sun Wei said, "The prince probably won't return until dark. If he wants to send a message, he has to wait until nightfall. By then, we will have returned."
"How does Princess know? Can this be calculated?" Aju asked curiously.
Sun smiled but remained silent.
There's no need to calculate this, you can just guess it.
Sima Jun was not convinced that Kong Qi had escaped during the Battle of Kuaiji last year. Hearing that Kong Qi had fled to the sea, he must have gone out to sea to find out where Kong Qi had gone.
There will still be a big war in the future, but that is a story for the future.
Ah Ru seemed to be lost in thought. After everyone had left, she said, "The princess deliberately provoked the prince to leave, didn't she? The princess didn't want to go to sea with the prince, did she?"
Sun Wei glanced at her and said, "People who are too smart don't live long."
Ah Ru chuckled and asked, "But why is Madam unwilling to go to sea with the Crown Prince?"
Sun Wei said: "Because there are some things that cannot be said in front of the prince."
After hearing what she said, Aju became even more curious.
An hour later, the boat docked safely.
Looking up, Yuzhou is quite large and stretches as far as the eye can see.
There is a village next to the pier, with about thirty or forty households living there.
Guo Shun led Sun Wei off the boat, attracting the villagers to stop and look at them.
Sun Wei asked a woman if she knew a lay Buddhist in his sixties.
The woman pointed to the mountain and said, "There are three nunneries up there, and there are quite a few older women there."
Sun Wei thought for a moment and then asked, "There's a lay Buddhist with a bad temper. Which nunnery is she in?"
"Oh! That man!" The woman raised her hand higher, "He's on the top of the mountain."
Sun Wei was about to go up the mountain, but Guo Shun hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Princess, if you want to see someone, I'll send someone to come down. Your Majesty, there's no need to bother."
"No need. Neither you nor I can afford to offend that person."
Guo Shun was stunned. In this remote place, there was actually someone whom Princess Yuzhang couldn't afford to offend?
"In that case, Princess, why don't you wait a moment," Guo Shun continued. "I will send for a sedan chair."
"How can there be a sedan chair in such a desolate place?"
After Sun Wei finished speaking, he walked up the mountain on his own.
Fortunately, this is an island, so no matter how high the mountain is, it is not difficult to climb.
After walking for half an hour, Sun Wei finally arrived at the nunnery panting.
The hall door was closed, and only the sound of the sea breeze and the crisp chirping of birds could be heard.
Aju went forward and knocked on the door, and a woman who looked like a lay Buddhist came to open the door.
She looked at the newcomer with a tense face, and then she said something like "Who is this person?"
Sun Wei stepped forward and performed a Buddhist ceremony, saying, "I am Lu, the successor consort of Prince Yuzhang. I have come to this precious place to pay my respects to Master Yixin."
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