Three Kingdoms

Koto.

night.

Silence and silence.

Little Qiao suddenly sat up from the bed, panting rapidly, his big eyes were distracted, and he was as panicked as a frightened deer.

"Here comes someone... Hold the lamp..." Zhou Yu was also awakened by Xiao Qiao's actions, and gently stroked Xiao Qiao's back, "Xijun is having a nightmare again?"

The maid on duty in the outhouse quickly came in, lit the lamp, and then lowered her hands to wait for instructions.

"Get some hot soup..." Zhou Yu ordered, then sat up, took the robe hanging on the bedside shelf, and gently draped it on Xiao Qiao, "Dreams are all backwards... It's okay... "

Xiao Qiao finally came back to her senses and held Zhou Yu's hand tightly, "Lang Jun, I... I dreamed about my sister... I dreamed that my sister gave birth... gave birth to a baby..."

Xiao Qiao trembled, but there was still a look of fear on his face. The strange situation in the dream still retains some memories in the brain, but such memories will quickly dissipate. Even if you remember it one second, you will have forgotten it the next second. However, the emotions in the dream will remain. It remained for a long time, so if Xiao Qiao was asked to describe the dream in detail now, she would not be able to describe it, but she would just feel an inexplicable fear.

"Lang Jun...my sister..." Xiao Qiao turned to look at Zhou Yu, "...she, will she be okay?"

Zhou Yu smiled gently. This smile gave Xiao Qiao some comfort and strength, "As the saying goes, you have thoughts every day and dreams at night. During this period, you have been thinking too much, and you have not been able to sleep peacefully... Your sister is now in Sifang. If you live in a peaceful place and have soldiers to protect you, what can you do?"

"Oh..." Xiao Qiao lowered his head, still holding Zhou Yu's palm tightly, as if this was the only way to get some warmth, "Also..."

"Here comes the hot soup," Zhou Yu reached out to take it, and then handed it to Xiao Qiao, "drink slowly, be careful not to burn it... take a rest after drinking... don't think too much..."

"Oh..." Xiao Qiao obediently took the hot soup and drank it. Then he lay down again and grabbed Zhou Yu's arm. After a while, he fell asleep again, but his brows were still frowning. , like two small willow leaves curled up by the scorching sun.

Zhou Yu watched and waited for Xiao Qiao to sleep for a while and his breathing became slightly calmer, then he stuffed the brocade pillow under his head into Xiao Qiao's arms. Sure enough, after a while, Xiao Qiao released his grip on Zhou Yu's arm. , began to hug the brocade pillow, and rubbed his forehead on the brocade pillow...

Zhou Yu smiled silently, then stood up, put on his robe, walked to the outer room, waved his hand to the maid, then pointed to the inner room and said: "Be careful... go to the study..."

The moonlight is clear.

Zhou Yu clasped his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the night wind.

Once upon a time, Zhou Yu only wanted to use his hands to point out the country. He felt that people with hands behind their backs always had an air of decrepitude. Until one day, Zhou Yu also put his hands behind his back...

One emperor and one courtier.

Although Sun Ce was not the emperor, Sun Quan thought he was.

In order to fully control the military power, Sun Quan naturally had to have some quarrels with these veteran generals who had been with Sun Ce for a long time. This was expected, but being expected did not mean that he could fully accept it, especially with veteran generals such as Huang Gai.

As a veteran of the army who had followed the Sun family for a generation, Sun Quan, the head of the family who had basically never experienced any battles or achieved any military exploits, was naturally unlikely to receive any high recognition. They lowered their heads in front of Sun Quan. Some of these veterans did it for the sake of Mrs. Wu, and some of them followed Zhou Yu's persuasion.

The Sun family is as if they are on firewood at the moment, with no room for any more sparks...

If there is really an internal move, I am afraid that both sides will be in a doomed situation, and everything that the Sun family has conquered will be handed over to the Jiangdong nobles.

In the study room, a lamp was shaking like a bean, just like the current situation of the Sun family.

Xiao Qiao only thinks about her sister, but Zhou Yu has more to consider, not only Sun Jian's last will, but also Sun Ce's last instructions...

Sun Quan showed an extremely controlling state, and this state was disliked by Huang Gai and other veterans. The conflict was imminent, and once it broke out, the Sun family would inevitably be doomed.

Zhou Yu's eyes rested on the Yao Qin placed in the corner of the study. He had not played the Qin for a long time, ever since there was no longer an audience who did not understand the music.

That guy can even recite poems out of tune, so he is considered a prodigy in music...

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yu's mouth, but it quickly faded away, leaving only endless regrets, "Bo Fu... it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."

Zhou Yu cut off the candles on the table to make them brighter, then polished his pen and prepared to write a letter to Sun Quan.

…………(ー．ー゛)…………

A few days later, outside Wujun City, people lived in all directions.

Outside, there is a river flowing eastward, like a river.

After night falls, there are only some scattered firelights around the entire Sifangju, and the river flows eastward like a belt. The brilliance swayed from far to near, making the sound of armor plates clashing. This was a group of soldiers patrolling, and then they clanged away again.

Before, in Sifangju, the lights inside and outside were brightly lit, and the brilliance at night once illuminated this area and the river in a dazzling and colorful way. The nearby residents and passers-by couldn't help but look at this place more. A few glances, eager to watch. On top of the tall buildings in Sifangju, there used to be banquets, singing and dancing, and figures who chanted indulgently and danced with swords...

Sifangju, which means living in all four directions, was named by Sun Ce during his lifetime. As a residence given to Da Qiao, the figures and laughter of the two people were once left among the pavilions and pavilions. But now in Sifangju, there is no more Sun Ce, only Da Qiao.

The suffering of war is not only for men, but women during war are even more miserable. Even though some armies have some orders and precepts for their soldiers, in fact they often turn a blind eye. Women who are defeated in battle often encounter more misery than men.

Human instinct is to struggle to survive.

Da Qiao originally thought that when she lost her father, it would be the most painful thing in her life, but what she didn't expect was that it was just the beginning of the pain...

And one wave after another, with no intention of stopping.

I thought that meeting Sun Ce, who once sang the poems of My Fair Lady loudly outside the wall, would be the end of pain, but I never thought that this was actually the beginning of another pain...

If you have never loved, you don't know how painful it is in your heart when you lose the one you love.

The time spent with Sun Ce was not long, only one hundred and seventy-eight days, but those one hundred and seventy-eight days were the only warmth that Da Qiao felt now.

It's just that this warmth is like a lone lamp in a cold night, and there is darkness three feet away.

"Madam, it's late at night... It's better to take a rest early..."

The personal maid whispered to Da Qiao.

Da Qiao was silent for a while, then slowly stood up, holding his belly slightly, and walked to the inner room.

The lights were dim. The maid held the lamp in one hand and held Da Qiao in the other hand. As she was walking forward, she didn't know whether it was because the light didn't shine, or because Da Qiao was distracted, and there was a height difference when she lifted her legs up the steps. After a little while, the small embroidered shoes bumped against the wooden steps, and I suddenly lost my center of gravity...

"Madam!" The maid failed to catch her and screamed in fright, "Madam! Madam! Someone is coming, someone is coming..."

The shrill shouts resounded inside and outside the courtyard, and the Sifang residents became lively. However, this lively was completely different from the previous lively...

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"What!" Sun Quan stood up, stood upright, and then quickly lowered his voice and said, "Is this...serious?"

"You villain... how dare you deceive your lord..." The visitor buried his head deeply on the ground.

Sun Quan was stunned for a long time, and then he sat back limply like a water bag that had been punctured, "...I understand...You can go down first..."

"only……"

"Wait!" Sun Quan stopped him again and asked in a low voice, "Have you told anyone about this?"

"The villain is just reporting to the Lord, and has never mentioned it to others..."

Sun Quan nodded and waved his hand.

Sunlight fell from the gap at the door lintel, forming several light and shadows of different sizes. Fine dust floated and rolled in the light and shadow, just like Sun Quan's current state of mind, which was chaotic and disorderly.

Sun Quan knew that many people were unconvinced when he took this position.

Even Cao Cao knew this.

At that time, because of Sun Jian's annihilation of the Yellow Turbans and his previous military exploits in Xiliang, the imperial court jointly awarded Sun Jian the title of Marquis of Wucheng. After Sun Jian died, his eldest son Sun Ce naturally succeeded him as Marquis of Wucheng.

However, after Sun Ce's death, Cao Cao just asked the Chancellor to issue an edict to confer Sun Quan as the general to suppress the captives and the prefect of Kuaiji. As for the Marquis of Wucheng, he did not mention a word.

Sun Quan was the least like a general. As a result, he was granted the title of general. His territory covered most of Jiangdong, but he only had a small prefect of Kuaiji...

Isn’t it obvious what this means?

Wait, Sun Quan suddenly remembered something and turned his attention to the corner of the table.

Among the letters stacked on the corner of the desk, a letter marked with a red stamp stands out particularly eye-catching.

Could it be...

Sun Quan's face immediately darkened. He stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth in the room. With each turn, his face became darker, until finally, the clouds were so dense that it seemed like water was dripping from them.

"Come here! Prepare your horses!" Sun Quan strode out, "Someone is going out of the city to hunt!"

However, after leaving the city, Sun Quan turned his horse's head and headed towards the suburbs of Wu Commandery.

Halfway through, Sun Quan suddenly stopped, frowned and thought again, pulled off the jade pendant hanging from his waist, handed it into the hands of a confidant, and whispered a few instructions...

Outside Sifangju, there was a lot of disturbance. Sun Quan stood and watched his men take away all the soldiers who were originally on duty in Sifangju, and then watched the old soldiers of the Sun family take over the guards of Sifangju. Then he straightened his clothes. He raised his head and walked into Sifangju.

The pitifully few maids and attendants in the inner courtyard of the Sifangju were pale, and shivering, they curled up into a ball, knelt down by the road, closed their eyes, sweating profusely, waiting for the coming thunder-like thunder. He was angry, but he didn't expect that Sun Quan didn't say a word, and he didn't even look at him. He walked by as if these people were just stones and wood.

The maidservants who followed Da Qiao secretly raised their heads from the ground, but still did not dare to make any other movements. They just communicated with each other with their eyes. Is that all?

never mind?

How can it be?

But why didn't Sun Quan get angry or ask questions?

Sun Quan walked outside Da Qiao's house, but did not enter the house. Instead, he stood at the door and stopped. The personal maid who was serving Da Qiao in the house quickly knelt down at the door to greet him, but she met Sun Quan's cold, emotionless gaze and couldn't help but tremble...

"Get out!" Sun Quan shouted in a low voice, and then ordered, "You all disperse! No one is allowed to come near! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

Sun Quan's guard responded loudly, then pulled the maidservant who was almost limp to the ground and left. Amidst the sound of armor, he stood around, with his back to Sun Quan, and his eyes looked around.

Sun Quan stood at the door, still not going in. After being silent for a long time, he whispered: "Quan... I have met my sister-in-law..."

The room was quiet and there was no response, as if there was no one in the room.

Sun Quan was silent for another moment and whispered: "If Quan remembers correctly, my sister-in-law should have been pregnant in the twelfth lunar month of the fourth year of Yanping... Calculating the time, she should have been born in October..."

"Woooo..."

Finally, suppressed cries came from the house, plaintive and weak.

Sun Quan lowered his head and said in a low voice: "My sister-in-law is pregnant now, so she should be careful... In April or May, her brother Lin'er will definitely be born..."

The crying in the house suddenly stopped.

"The guards outside the courtyard are not good for the soldiers. Quan has ordered that all of them be replaced..." Sun Quan continued, "The people in the courtyard... these days, serve my sister-in-law well... If necessary, I will order the guards outside the courtyard to buy... Quan still has some unfinished business, so I'll take my leave now...I'll come back to congratulate my sister-in-law again when she gives birth to Lin'er..."

After saying that, Sun Quan turned around and started to go.

"Wait..." Da Qiao in the room finally said, "You... what do you want to do?"

Sun Quan stopped and did not look back, "Brother, my lord, when there is a descendant to inherit...sister-in-law can rest assured and prepare for the birth, there is no need to worry about other matters..."

After saying that, Sun Quan strode away without stopping.

A gust of wind blew by, swaying the trees in the courtyard, making a rustling sound, like crying.

Sun Quan strode out of the courtyard, got on his horse, beckoned the Sun family veterans who were guarding him to come forward, and whispered: "Except for someone's order, no one is allowed to enter or leave the Sifang Residence! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"

The commander of the Sun family soldiers was slightly startled, but soon touched his hands and bowed in agreement.

Sun Quan took one last look at Sifangju and then rode away.

Because he knows that he will never come again...