Chapter 78 Care
After getting off the boat, Sima Jun glanced at her and said, "Madam, can you please have a moment with me?"
Sun Wei asked Aju to go back first.
Aju whispered "Speak nicely" and then turned and ran away.
Sun Wei walked forward.
"Your Highness wants to ask me why I went to look for Princess Wanshou, right?"
"That's right." Sima Jun replied without hesitation.
Sun Wei said, "Because it's the Empress Dowager's birthday, I wanted to give her a surprise. I know Princess Wanshou has been away from the capital for many years, and the Empress Dowager misses her very much, so I wanted to persuade the princess to go back and visit her, but unfortunately the princess didn't agree, so it didn't happen."
"Is that all?" Sima Jun asked.
"As for how I knew of the connection between Princess Wanshou and the Queen Mother, and how I knew the Princess was on Yuzhou Island, it was all calculated by me. If you don't believe me, then forget it. I have no power to refute you."
She finished her words in one breath, quite calmly.
Sima Jun was holding a lantern, and the light was soft in the night, and even his face was not as cold as before.
"Madam, why did you go to so much trouble to give the Empress Dowager a surprise?" Sima Jun asked.
Sun Wei knew that Sima Jun disliked currying favor with others, and even less so flattery. He must have been extremely unhappy when he asked this question.
But there are some things that must be done even if they disgust him.
She answered frankly, "Although the Queen Mother never said it, and the Crown Prince never said it, I know that the Queen Mother doesn't like me. We have to live together for a long time in the future, and simply coming to the East Sea to pray for blessings is not enough to change the Queen Mother's opinion of me. Crown Prince, I am the late king's concubine. Even if I have no selfish motives, it is my duty to maintain harmony within the royal family. Princess Wanshou is the daughter of Princess Kuaiji and has the title of Princess. It is not a bad thing for me to pay her a visit."
Sima Jun disagreed: "In that case, this matter is just a waste of effort. Based on my understanding of the Queen Mother, even if the princess returns to the court, she may not be able to win her favor."
"Even if this is the case, it's better than doing nothing." Sun Wei said, "As the old saying goes, 'Where there is sincerity, even metal and stone can be broken;' and it's also said that no effort is wasted. I do this for selfish reasons, but I also have a conscience. If the prince is unhappy, I will just pretend I didn't see it. I can assure you that I won't damage the reputation of the palace."
"I'm not unhappy." Sima Jun's words came softly in the night breeze.
Sun Wei looked up at him. He was walking ahead with a lantern, the light illuminating his vague outline.
"What did the prince say?"
Sun Wei took two quick steps to catch up with him and asked in surprise.
Sima Jun paused and said, "The Queen Mother is truly difficult to deal with. Madam, you have worked hard."
At that moment, Sun Wei couldn't believe his ears.
Whether in his past life or this one, Sima Jun had never yielded. Sun Wei looked at his back, feeling a surge of relief, as if she had accomplished something remarkable.
Even though he was submissive, looking at his straight back, Sun Wei knew the expression on his face without having to go to the front.
It must be that awkwardness of pretending to be cool.
Like his favorite hound in his previous life.
He had a majestic look, as if he could conquer the world, but when he saw her, he wagged his tail vigorously.
When Sima Jun turned around to look at her, he happened to see the smile on the corner of her mouth.
"What are you laughing at, ma'am?"
"Nothing." Sun Wei forced the corners of her mouth down, then looked at him and couldn't help laughing again.
Sima Jun's face darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Sun Wei hurriedly asked, "Where did the prince go today? Did he go to the island?"
"Exactly. Madame is still smiling."
"Sir, please ignore me and tell me about the island."
"First, tell me why you are laughing."
"I don't know either."
"How could I not know?"
"I will tell you my fortune, would you like to hear it, my lord?"
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When the two returned to Taiqing Temple, dinner was already prepared.
Xie Xiao waited for the two to come back for dinner.
Sun Wei hadn't spoken properly to Xie Xiao since their long conversation at Chu Yue's house that morning. Suddenly, he had been accepted by Sima Jun, and Sun Wei was happy for him. Whenever she saw him, a smile was written all over her face.
"Where did the princess go to sea today?" Xie Xiao asked as he poured her soup. "When the prince came back and heard that the princess had gone to sea, he was very worried."
Sun Wei glanced at Sima Jun out of the corner of his eye.
He looked calm and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Just going out to sea to see the scenery." Sun Wei said, "How are you doing, Young General? Are you used to working under the Crown Prince?"
Xie Xiao felt a little embarrassed and said, "Princess, please don't call me the Young General. I'm not a general anymore. If you don't mind, how about calling me Chang Xuan?"
Sun smiled and said, "Okay."
"Speaking of this, I was just about to discuss this with you," Sima Jun said. "The Jiangzhou army is now fully staffed, and only the position of General of the Central Guard is vacant. You..."
Xie Xiao showed excitement: "I hope the prince will definitely leave the position of General of the Central Army to me."
"As long as you agree," Sima Jun said, "I've sent the documents to the External Military Department. Once the Minister of Five Armies approves, you will be a member of the Jiangzhou Army. However, if you want to regret it by then, it will probably be too late."
"I don't regret it." Xie Xiao bowed solemnly, "Thank you, Prince!"
Sima Jun was a little surprised by his happiness, and he couldn't help but look at Sun Wei.
I saw a smile on her face and she lowered her head to take a sip of soup.
After the meal, Sun Wei kept Xie Xiao and talked to him in the hall.
Sun smiled and said, "It takes great courage for Changxuan to reach this point. I admire him very much."
Xie Xiao said with embarrassment, "If it weren't for the princess's advice and encouragement, I would have foolishly sat on the position of the governor of the Northern Palace. I don't know how long I could have survived."
"Retreat to advance. I'm glad Changxuan understands." Sun Wei said, "The Northern Governor is now a hot potato. If you rashly take it, you will only hurt yourself. You are still young and need experience. Only when you are fully grown and have enough ability to take it, the Northern Governor will truly be yours."
"I know," Xie Xiao said, "but once we get back to Jiankang, I'm afraid there will be another fight. If my uncle knew about this, he would definitely not be happy."
"Is Changxuan afraid?"
Xie Xiao shook his head. "I'm just worried that my uncle will be sad. He was injured when he was a child and can't practice martial arts, so he can't share the burden of the Northern Palace with my father. My uncle blames himself for this. If he knew that I gave up the Northern Palace, I'm afraid he would be even more sad."
"Don't worry," Sun Wei said. "Now his son-in-law is the governor of the Northern Prefecture. As long as he thinks it through, he won't be sad. But you will have to face other people's ridicule in the future. Especially if you go to the Jiangzhou Army, there are fierce generals there who speak with their fists. You are new there, and I'm afraid you will suffer a lot. Are you afraid?"
"It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid," Xie Xiao said. "Although I've been in the army since I was young, I've been taken care of by my father and brothers. They've been very tolerant of me and never said a harsh word. I don't know what a fierce general is like. If I cry after being beaten, will people look down on me?"
Sun Wei said, "Even if that's the case, it's just a show of force. Will it harm you? You want to be a general. The most important thing is to see more, ask more questions, and learn more. Don't worry too much about face. You've even let go of the Northern Palace Governor. What else can't you let go of?"
Xie Xiao smiled: "What the princess said is true."
The two people spoke in a brisk voice, accompanied by the light, coming out of the window.
Sima Jun stood in the corridor, lost in thought.
He was about to promote Chu Yue to the position of governor of the Northern Prefecture when Xie Xiao took the initiative to withdraw.
That coincidence is like someone handing you a pillow when you are sleepy.
But there are not so many coincidences in the world, they are all man-made.
It was indeed the Lu family.
Sima Jun thought for a moment, then returned to his residence in the moonlight.
He summoned Deng Lian.
"That island called Yuzhou," he asked, "is it far away?"
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