Sun Ci was extremely cunning. Before her departure, she had investigated Jun Jiuli. Upon learning that she had resided there for a long time and finding no anomalies, she felt reassured before leaving.
He first found several companions he was familiar with, and those companions also had other acquaintances among the people of Wei.
They inquired and tested extensively, confirming their loyalty before revealing their objective. After over a month of rushing about, he had finally gathered over 200 people.
Sun Ci, along with the other three, were the leaders. They dared not show any flaws and acted as usual.
This time, Sun Ci brought the other three to meet Jun Jiuli. To arm this small team, money was essential.
Sun Ci knocked thrice on the door. Hearing footsteps approaching, he called out to the inside, "Senior Brother, it's Bajie."
Jun Jiuli opened the door and welcomed them in. After mutual introductions, they got down to business.
"Brother Zhang Si, we have found our people. But many brothers are starving and have nowhere to warm themselves. We also have no money to forge weapons. In this current situation, how can we avenge ourselves?"
"Brother Wang, do not worry. I have already contacted the Princess. She is now the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an's heir. Once I persuade her, our team will no longer lack finances."
The eyes of the three burly men lit up, and they cupped their fists towards Jun Jiuli.
"Then we shall await good news from Brother Li Si."
Only Sun Ci hesitated before speaking, "Will this bring trouble to the Princess? We cannot be too ostentatious now."
The other three burly men also showed hesitation. Jun Jiuli patted her chest and guaranteed.
"Brother Sun, rest assured, I know what is appropriate. From my observations recently, the heir of Marquis Wu'an is completely obedient to the Princess, so some material possessions are not an issue."
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"With money, we can have enough to eat and wear, and all our time can be devoted to training.
On the day of the autumn hunt, we can set up an ambush in the hunting grounds and kill the Emperor to avenge our King."
Jun Jiuli tapped the table and asked softly, "After the revenge, do any of you brothers have further plans?"
"At worst, it's death. To follow our King to his demise, I would have a clear conscience."
Shui Wa rolled her elegant eyes. "If you respect your King so much, why didn't you follow him to his death when he died, choosing to live until now?"
Sun Ci cleared his throat and voiced his thoughts.
"I cannot let a group of brothers follow us to their deaths. Without a certain level of certainty, I am unwilling to act."
Jun Jiuli: "Then does Brother Sun have any good methods? You must have thought of a future plan during the time you were finding people."
"I cannot make up my mind right now. I only know that I am doing something right. Our Wei Kingdom still has royal bloodline; it is not impossible for this world to become the world of our Wei."
His words made the other three burly men's blood boil, while Jun Jiuli professionally poured cold water.
"With just the few of us, assassination is our limit. How can rebellion be easy? We have no soldiers, no horses, and no money."
Jun Jiuli appeared to be beating her chest and stamping her feet, looking heartbroken. None of the men found anything amiss with him.
"I think the heir of Marquis Wu'an is a man of great ambition! He has also undergone training in the army before. If he has the opportunity to rise again and regain military power, we can cooperate from the inside and outside, and our success is assured."
The other three happily agreed, "I hadn't thought that far ahead before. I just thought that if I had nothing to do, I might as well follow Brother Sun to avenge our King. Once the Emperor dies, the Chu Kingdom will surely fall into chaos, and we will have at least vented our anger."
"I thought the same way. They destroyed our Wei Kingdom, so we must let them taste the feeling of their nation and families being destroyed."
Both Jun Jiuli and Sun Ci felt that their thoughts were too simplistic. They agreed on the time for their next meeting, and the four of them returned.
Shui Wa: "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Sun Ci assembled such a group of people and can achieve anything! Besides him, no one has any brains. I am truly speechless."
"Those with brains wouldn't follow him in such a life-risking endeavor. They are all people who cannot let go of their pride, neither ambitious enough nor capable enough, only thinking of complaining and having unrealistic dreams every day."
The next day, Jun Jiuli disguised herself as Sun Ci and approached Wei Qianrui. The woman accepted her identity as the Princess of Wei in just a few seconds.
A hint of pride also flickered in her eyes. After hearing Jun Jiuli's purpose, she handed over the jewelry she disliked the most to Jun Jiuli.
Although the Marchioness disliked her, if she didn't even have decent jewelry, it would be a disgrace to the Marquis's mansion.
Therefore, even though Wei Qianrui was not well-off, she lacked nothing when it came to things that adorned her appearance.
After taking the items, Jun Jiuli left the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion silently. Wei Qianrui, seeing her capable demeanor, believed her even more.
She vaguely anticipated that this group of people could achieve great things, allowing her to regain her noble status and crush all those who had bullied her.
"Nanny Song, where is the young master? I haven't seen the young master for several days."
"Young Madam, the young master has his own matters to attend to, such as studying. He cannot accompany you every day. What you need to do now is to take good care of your pregnancy."
Wei Qianrui patted her belly indignantly, "But the child in my belly misses his father."
Nanny Song inwardly disdained her petty demeanor and lowered her head, not saying a word to her.
Wei Qianrui was furious. Supporting her belly, she got up to find Zhao Guanjin. The maids in the courtyard dared not stop her.
She went directly into Zhao Guanjin's study and found him with ease.
Zhao Guanjin was holding a brush, writing something. Beside him, a little maid was grinding ink for him, while two maids on either side fanned him.
Looking at the appearance of those maids, Wei Qianrui was greatly startled.
Nanny Song rejoiced in her heart. These three were the ones the Madam had sent people to search for a long time, and each of them bore a six or seven-tenths resemblance to Wei Qianrui.