Chapter 340 True Meaning (5)
Sun Wei paused and asked, "Did Lu Xian say that?"
Sima Jun said, "Madam told me earlier that she wanted to live out her days in the palace, but she told Lu Xian that she would return the title of Princess to her after five years. I wonder which one is true?"
Of course the pension is fake.
But Sun Wei knew that she couldn't say that. Who knew when she would anger Sima Jun?
"It's all true. I really think the palace is good, but I can't let Lu Xian down by letting her wander around for the rest of her life."
"Oh?" Sima Jun asked, "I'm curious, without my promise, how would Madam return the position of Princess to her?"
To be honest, Sun Wei hasn't made up his mind yet.
"There's always a way." Sun Wei said sheepishly, "Now that the prince knows, it's easier to deal with it."
Sima Jun sneered: "What if I know it will be easy? What if I don't agree?"
Sun Wei hurriedly asked, "Why wouldn't the prince agree? Lu Xian was originally the princess married by the previous king. It's only right that the prince should take care of her."
"Can this be done just because I want it?" Sima Jun asked, "From the palace to the prince's palace, who hasn't seen you? If I were to replace you with someone else, would everyone be blind? Even if I don't mind, the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince will punish you for deceiving the emperor."
"That's easy," Sun Wei said. "The prince only needs to report to the palace and say that everything was done by me, deceiving my superiors and subordinates and attempting to impersonate them. The prince has long been suspicious, so he secretly investigated and found the real princess. And with Lu Ming's testimony, this matter can be completely pinned on me."
"So what about Madam?" Sima Jun asked, "Did she fake her own death to escape?"
Sun Wei sighed, "My sins are grave, and I cannot thank the world enough if I don't die."
Sima Jun felt that she was truly a heartless person.
"It turns out that the lady is a liar," he said.
"Didn't the prince lie?" Sun Wei asked back, "The prince forged a letter from me and tricked Lu Xian into coming to Jiankang. Isn't that a lie?"
"Then Madam, you can come with me to the government office to file a complaint and see who will be beheaded."
Sun Wei had nothing to refute.
Her crime of deceiving the emperor is enough to deserve ten beheadings.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Sima Jun said, "Madam, you haven't told me yet why you are pretending to be the princess."
Sun Wei raised his eyes: "Lu Xian didn't tell the prince?"
"I want to hear it from the lady herself."
Sun Wei knew that what Lu Xian could tell Sima Jun must be the nonsense he had told her back then, such as it was God's will and that it was for the purpose of cultivation.
Sima Jun would definitely not believe it.
She looked at Sima Jun and saw him staring at her with a burning gaze.
My heart suddenly started beating fast.
Sun Wei opened her mouth slightly, and after a while, she said, "If I say that I have really received an omen and am here to help the Crown Prince and save the country from danger, will the Crown Prince believe me?"
The room was quiet for a moment.
Sima Jun was still looking at her, but his eyes were filled with emotion.
Just as I was feeling anxious, I heard Sima Jun say, "So, Madam, do you think I can influence the fate of our country?"
Sun Wei was slightly moved and said quickly, "That's right."
His eyes were deep: "In other words, Madam came to the palace because of me?"
If it were yesterday, Sun Wei would have admitted it openly.
But today, Sun Wei knew what Sima Jun was expecting.
She pondered, "My family are but commoners, their lives as fragile as paper, vulnerable to the slightest disturbance. When I was young, I dreamt of my family perishing in war, and to this day, the memory remains vivid. My cherished wish since childhood has been for a world free of war. My arrival at the palace, to assist the Crown Prince, was driven by this wish."
"Well," Sima Jun replied calmly, "Madam, your wish is truly grand, on par with that of a noble and famous scholar."
Sun Wei laughed dryly twice: "I am sorry to make you laugh. If there is nothing else, I will withdraw."
"I haven't finished speaking yet, please wait a moment, ma'am."
Sun Wei sat back down nervously.
Steam was coming out of the small red clay stove beside him. Sima Jun slowly poured water into the teapot and then filtered out a clear tea soup.
"What I said to my wife earlier in this study..."
Sun Wei immediately interrupted, "I know those are just jokes, I won't take them to heart."
Sima Jun said, "A gentleman's words are as good as his words. Whether my lady takes it to heart or not, this is no joke to me."
My heart couldn't stop beating wildly.
Sun Wei looked at the lamp beside her and slowly spoke out the words she had prepared: "Your Highness, I can only pretend that I didn't hear what you said, and you must not say it again. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it will only bring us to an irretrievable state. This is a matter of great importance to our safety, Your Highness, you must not act willfully."
Sima Jun looked at her, unmoved.
"Madam, you don't have to beg me. I won't harm you. But there is one thing I hope you can agree to."
Sun Wei still looked at the lamp: "What's the matter?"
"The mourning period is about to end, and everyone is eyeing the position of Princess Yuzhang. I hope Madam will no longer get involved in marriage discussions. Whether I marry or not, and who I marry, are all my own decisions. Madam, you cannot agree on my behalf, let alone persuade me. Just watch from the sidelines."
Sun Wei naturally knew that if he left it to himself to deal with the consequences, it would definitely anger everyone.
She considered and said, "The Crown Prince is a member of the royal family and an important official. He is not the son of an ordinary family. The Crown Prince's marriage is not his own business."
Sima Jun said calmly, "My wife is someone I'm going to spend my life with, not just a decoration to protect the house. My marriage is a matter that I alone must have."
His words were firm. Sun opened her mouth slightly, met his gaze, and then closed it again.
"Now that there's a rift between you and the Crown Prince, you should understand that your situation is difficult," she said. "Blindly refusing the marriage proposal will only make your situation even more difficult. I dare not make any decisions for you, but I ask you to think twice before you act. Okay?"
Sima Jun said, "Then Madam, please stand by my side from now on. I will make all the arrangements, okay?"
He spoke in a low, gentle voice.
It was as if he was really expecting her to agree.
Sun Wei didn't comment, just bowed and stood up.
"I have something to do, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, she went out of the hall.
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In the courtyard, Lu Xian and Sun Qiao were squatting under a tree digging for earthworms.
When Sun Qiao saw Sun Wei coming out, he happily went forward to greet her.
"Princess, Lady Lu and I dug up a lot of earthworms. How about we go fishing?"
Lu Xian glanced at Sun Wei and handed the stick to Sun Qiao: "Keep digging, dig more, and I'll go fishing with you later."
After she said that, she pulled Sun Wei to Wufengyuan.
"What did the prince say?" she asked in a low voice, "Is this difficult for you?"
Sun Wei thought about what she had just said and felt heavy in her heart.
She shook her head: "It's not difficult. Don't worry, the prince is not a mean person."
Lu Xian looked at her expression but couldn't believe it: "If you have something on your mind in the future, you can tell me."
Sun Wei looked at her and smiled: "I see."
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