Chapter 306 Jiang Yuan (Part 1)
Jiankang City has been quite lively recently.
First, a concubine in the Shangshu Mansion beat the drum to report the murder of the illegitimate son. Then, the eldest daughter of the Huan family eloped late at night with a criminal minister of the Huan family.
One wonderful show after another provided a lot of topics for conversation after dinner.
Coincidentally, both incidents involved the same person.
Yu Yi.
Huan Lingxian's elopement goes without saying. She was Yu Yi's cousin and lived with Mrs. Yu in Yu Yi's residence. It was from the Yu residence that Huan Lingxian left. Her elopement somewhat stigmatized the Yu family as lax in family discipline.
The Empress Dowager had specifically asked Yu Yi to investigate the Shangshu Mansion case. With the truth still unclear, people were still discussing Yu Yi's ability.
Later, it was said that the Queen Mother gave Yu Yi fifteen days to find out if there was anyone behind the incident, but Yu Yi was away for many days, searching for Huan Lingxian.
As the deadline was approaching, the Yu Mansion, which was always crowded with people, was now even more lively.
Yu Yi had a large number of fervent fans who waited outside his residence every day. Because of this incident, he had to argue with those gossipers, and more than a dozen fights had already occurred in the capital due to these quarrels.
When Sun Wei heard what Cao Song said, he was placing the medicine that had just cooled down on Sima Jun's desk.
Sima Jun looked at the steaming medicinal soup with disgust in his eyes.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Sun Wei, who was also looking at him.
After a while, Sima Jun finally picked up the medicine bowl, tilted his head back, and drank it in big gulps.
"Slow down." Sun Wei couldn't help but say.
Sima Jun drank the whole thing in one gulp with an expressionless face, then took the water cup to rinse his mouth, and took a candied fruit from the fruit bowl and stuffed it into his mouth.
Sun Wei felt a little helpless, but she finally felt relieved when she saw that he drank the medicine without hesitation.
"The princess still has a solution." Cao Song said with a smile, "With the princess here, the prince will not delay taking the medicine..."
Sima Jun glanced at him and interrupted calmly, "Just now you said that Bo You had been out for ten days?"
"That's right." Cao Song replied.
"Do you know when you'll be back?"
"I don't know," Cao Song said. "The people in Yu's house said he didn't send anyone to tell me."
Sima Jun thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Ask Yin Wen to ask again. If you have any news, report back immediately."
Cao Song agreed.
After he left, Sima Jun picked up a book and continued reading while leaning on the couch.
Sun Wei saw the look on his face and knew that he was unhappy.
As for why he was not straightforward, Sun Wei thought it was very clear.
Since returning from Jingkou, Sima Jun has been kept at home by Sun Wei to recuperate. Ten days have passed.
But this is far from enough.
Lin Yong, the genius doctor who treated Sima Jun, said that Sima Jun's injury would take at least a month to recover, not a day less.
Sima Jun was very disdainful when he heard this.
He always followed his own way, going wherever he wanted as long as he felt safe. Not only the doctors, but even the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince in the palace could not do anything to him.
Unexpectedly, Sun Wei took Lin Yong's instructions to heart.
Whenever she had free time, she would sit in the hall.
Whenever Sima Jun left the house, he would pass by the hall, and she would see it clearly.
Sima Jun couldn't help but say, "Madam, it would be a waste of your talent if you don't become a concierge."
Sun Wei was not angry, she just smiled and said, "As long as the prince can stay in the mansion to recuperate, I will be happy to be the gatekeeper."
After several times, Sima Jun understood Sun Wei's determination.
He did not force himself to go out, but just read and wrote every day. He seemed to have accepted his fate and was recuperating from his illness.
Every day, when Sun Wei came to the study, she saw him sitting obediently on the couch, as if waiting for her to come and inspect.
She didn't avoid it and sat in the study every day.
He read, and she read too. Apart from occasional conversations, most of the time the only sound in the study was the sound of flipping pages.
Sun Wei thought, such a stubborn person, being trapped at home by herself every day, there is no way he can be happy.
She thought about what to say, coughed lightly, and said, "Is the Crown Prince worried that Master Yu won't be able to return within the Queen Mother's deadline?"
Unexpectedly, Sima Jun said, "Not really. Bo You always keeps his word, so I'm not worried. I asked Chang Shi Cao about this because of Madam."
Sun Wei was surprised: "Oh?"
"Madam, you send people to the Yu residence every day. Isn't it for this matter?"
Sun Wei was speechless. She did send people to the Yu residence every day to see if Yu Yi had returned.
"I am naturally worried," Sun Wei said. "When the Crown Prince was unconscious, I had no choice but to stay at the mansion, while Master Yu was out there running around for him. Now that Master Yu is in danger, we cannot just sit back and watch."
Sima Jun disagreed and said, "The case ordered by the Queen Mother is the most important. Bo You knows the importance of it. If he wasn't completely unsure, he wouldn't have been away for so many days. Madam, you can rest assured."
Sun Wei still felt uneasy. Not long after, Yin Wen returned from Yu's residence with news that was very similar to the previous one.
"The steward of the Yu residence said that Master Yu had already made all arrangements before leaving home, so please don't worry, Princess."
After hearing this, Sima Jun looked as if he had expected this.
Sun Wei said to Cao Song beside him, "Is Divine Doctor Lin here? Didn't he say he wanted to give the prince acupuncture?"
Cao Song quickly glanced at Sima Jun and saw that his expression instantly became stiff.
He said embarrassedly, "I have just sent someone to inform him, and I believe he is on the way."
"That's great." Sun smiled and said, "Your Highness looks a little worse today. We should ask Divine Doctor Lin to give you a good acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture will heal you quickly."
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Yu Yi finally returned before the Queen Mother's deadline.
When Sun Wei got the news, he immediately went to visit.
Yu Yi had been running around for many days and looked quite tired.
He heard from the steward that Sun Wei had sent people to inquire about the situation at the Yu Mansion several times. He smiled at Sun Wei and said, "With the princess looking after me, I will feel more at ease when I go out in the future."
Sun Wei knew Yu Yi's personality. He always thought the best of people and praised them highly.
"You are too kind, sir. It's just a small favor, not really babysitting." Sun Wei said, "I wonder if you have gained anything on this long journey?"
Yu Yi sighed and said, "Lü Qiuyan's arrangements were meticulous. Once they reached the shore, they dispersed, forcing the Seventh Lieutenant's troops to split up and pursue them, ultimately finding nothing."
As expected, Lu Qiuyan escaped.
After a few times like this, Sun Wei has learned to look at things in a positive way.
Lu Qiuyan is not that simple. Maybe God just doesn't want Lu Qiuyan to die halfway.
I'm afraid he is destined to be Sima Jun's hurdle in life.
Sun Wei pondered, "The Seventh Lieutenant's Division is only responsible for the security of the capital, and they are no match for Lü Qiuyan. But I thought they could at least capture one or two, but they didn't catch any?"
Yu Yi shook his head helplessly: "The Seventh Lieutenant's ability to do their job is indeed mediocre. They returned empty-handed, which is really unacceptable. But the Supreme Court can't do anything to them."
Sun Wei nodded slowly, and then listened to Yu Yi say: "But other than that, it's not entirely without gain."
"oh?"
"After my cousin left, she sent me a letter, asking me and my uncle to take care of her aunt. I personally tracked down the letter and discovered it came from Donghai County."
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