Jian An Kee

One month later, Mrs. Xiao Qiao received an official invitation and assistance from her sister's brother-in-law, so the whole family set off for the new county seat, that is, the newly built Jingkou City.

Because she was pregnant, the speed of the whole team was extremely slow, even so, Xiao Qiao was still pale and lost her appetite on the way.A pregnant woman is the most important person in a family. As the mother of two children, she is like a little girl when she is self-willed, and she doesn't want to eat more than she says.I racked my brains and made some fashionable side dishes for her in different ways, but she only tasted a few bites.

With a bitter face, I wanted to cry, but Qin Se, her natal maidservant, and others worked together to develop new dishes all day long. One day my wife would eat two extra bites, and the chefs would immediately turn into mice in a rice bowl——Happy! branch).

Fortunately, the broken place of Jingkou is finally within sight.When they arrived at Xijin Ferry, they stopped the boat and boarded the car. As soon as they set foot on the newly opened official road on the outskirts of the city, a group of people came to greet them.The first guy with a forehead, tight sleeves, and high boots was actually Sun Shangxiang.

She took the whip and went to Mrs. Qiao's carriage and gave a fist-cup salute: "I have been looking forward to Mrs. Qiao's arrival for a long time. Is the journey going well?"

I was delighted to see her nondescript outfit, but she approached her horse and gave me an unceremonious look: "Don't laugh. Ben, Miss Ben's riding whip is not vegetarian."

I hooked my little finger, so Sun Shangxiang obediently poked her head over the horse's back.I whispered to her: "Xiangxiang is so happy to see me? Look at you, you can't even speak clearly."

She pouted angrily: "You nonsense!" After she finished speaking, she urged the horse forward to Xiao Qiao's place, leaving me to eat a mouthful of yellow mud and dust raised by the horse's hoof.

All the maids behind couldn't help laughing.

I also laughed a few times, but when I turned my back to the little girl, I couldn't laugh at all.Just at this moment, my uncle and his half-brother are discussing selling her to Uncle Liu Huang in exchange for Jingzhou.

I am very satisfied with my residence in Jingkou.Facing the water and backing the mountains, you can see the Yangtze River when you open the window. Outside the house is a grassland, where egrets are flying; through the grassland, you can walk not far to the Ganlu Temple built together with Jingkou City.At this time, Buddhism from India had just spread in the Central Plains, and monks in northern temples were still rare, let alone Jingkou, which was full of smoke and grass.Master Wu himself didn't believe in this thing. The Ganlu Temple was built only because of the urging of Wu Guotai, who believed in Buddhism.

The scenery at the foot of Beigu Mountain is picturesque, with morning glow and jade, and evening mountains with greenery. It is really a good place to live. It is strange that Sun Quan insisted on moving here.Speaking of General Sun, he first came to visit his aunt, and then accompanied Qiao Guolao, who lived in nearby Nanxu County, to visit his pregnant little daughter.

Mrs. Xiao Qiao's age is getting older, and her mobility is becoming more and more inconvenient, so she often asks me to go out to accompany the banquet, which makes me dizzy.Qiao Guo old Qiao Xuan saw me, looked me over carefully, stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.

Today, I was calling Gongsun Shao to catch wild rabbits on the grassy beach outside, and I saw Bichun walking from the path to the bridge from a distance: "Miss, the master sent someone back, please go back and meet."

I pulled up the hem of my skirt, wiped off the mud on my hands, and walked back to the bridge: "Has Auntie seen anyone?"

"Miss Hui, this time it's the guard from Laiyan from before. I heard that he made a special trip to bring your horse back. Madam asked him to come directly to your place."

"You... tell him to come over first, and wait at the back door." I suddenly felt guilty.

Huzhu asked Bichun to pass on the message, then turned to wipe the sand from my nails with a handkerchief, and said distressedly: "It's so easy to leave an inch, you're playing around like this today, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep it."

I waved my hand to express my indifference: "Hu Zhu, last time you said that Lai Yan went to the army, did you hear the reason?"

"I don't know about the maidservant either. I heard that something happened. It seems that the master lost his temper, and then sent him to the right army. It's...well, what happened in the days when the young lady went back to visit her relatives."

Gongsun Shao, who came back slowly, carried two fat gray rabbits that kept kicking with one hand. When I saw this, I said "ah" happily, and went to grab one of them: "The male rabbit's feet are fluttering. I will eat stewed rabbit meat at night." Come on, a good dish!"

"Miss, this rabbit is so fluffy and fun, you just keep it." Hu Zhu begged.

I swallowed, and said with a smile, "Pearl is kind-hearted, that's fine, you can take it away and play with it, but you have to raise it yourself, and don't throw it to others."

"Miss, you keep your word!" She happily put her palms together on her chest, and happily directed Gongsun Shao to lock the two pet rabbits into the bamboo cage.

The three of them went back all the way, and I saw Laiyan leading a tall horse at the door from a long distance away.After a few months of work gone, the black horse that looked so handsome became fat again. I was very happy in my heart, and felt a little more guilty towards Laiyan.

"Go to work, I have a few words to say to him."

"No." "Yes."

After the crowd dispersed, I walked up to him slowly, and called him in a low voice: "Ayan, I'm sorry, I've implicated you."

"Humble and fearful."

"It's because I ran away from home that uncle sent you to the army."

The black face gave him a bit of the wind and frost of military life, and the person in front of him bowed deeply: "Please don't think so, miss, it's good that miss can return safely. I wanted to join the army in my humble beginnings, but my skills are low, and I can't get into the ranks of the governor." Eye... this time, it happened to give the humble job a chance."

I forced a smile and said: "Working in the Dudu Mansion is the most worry-free; not to mention the hard work in the army, and there is always danger of life. It's just...you are also from the Zhou family. The Zhou family should have the temperament of eagles. Living in this corner of Jingkou is not what you think."

"Yes."

"I thought about letting you come back, but in the end I still hope that you will stay in the army and make a career out of it. Uncle, he... must have the same expectation for you."

He raised his head and looked at me for the first time in two years: "My nephew has made a note, and he will definitely live up to the expectations of the governor and you."

In October of the 14th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, Zhao Chang, and Sun Qian took ten fast boats, accompanied by more than [-] people, and left Jingzhou for Nanxu Jinfa.

I have known Sun Shangxiang for more than a year, and it was the first time I saw her sitting quietly beside her mother.Wu Guotai's agarwood dragon-headed crutches fell heavily on the ground, and he rarely used a loud voice: "Where is Sun Quan? Call him here! You all go out."

With the support of Sun Shangxiang and me, Mrs. Xiao Qiao exited the room meekly.In a hurry, I only had time to hear Qiao Guolao and Wu Guotai, who was furious and had a complexion like liver sauce, said: "There may be a misunderstanding here, I'd better invite the general to come over and ask clearly in person."

Today is an unusual day. I accompanied Mrs. Xiao Qiao to the General's Mansion in Jingkou City to greet Wu Guotai as a routine.However, when I heard that Qiao Guolao, who had just visited his daughter not long ago, came to Jingkou again, and hurried straight to the General's Mansion, I knew that the marriage of Sun and Liu's family could not be covered by paper.

According to Sun Shangxiang's mother-in-law's disposition, once she finds out that this is Zhou Yu's plan, she will turn her anger on Xiao Qiao in eight or nine out of ten... It's human nature.

Sun Shangxiang was obviously still out of the situation, and quietly tugged on my sleeve and asked, "Alan, what's wrong with mother? She lost her temper this morning."

I saw the maids accompanying Xiao Qiao resting in the pavilion, and we were still far away, so I lowered my voice and gave her a wink: "Xiangxiang, you are so stupid, it must be some bad news from the old man."

"Of course I know!" Sun Shangxiang shouted impatiently, and I pressed her mouth quickly.

"Oh, Wo... I get it," she said vaguely, and broke away from my hand: "I always feel that something is going to be bad."

I sighed secretly, isn't it bad!So she said to her: "As the saying goes, 'Fortune comes with misfortune, and misfortune depends on happiness', so don't worry too much."

She nodded, smiled sweetly, and pulled me up to move forward: "Come on, let me show you my new saddle and whip, they are so beautiful."

It was only a day later to see her again, but she had completely changed, she was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, her cheeks were still slightly red.

"Oh, Xiangxiang, didn't I just come to see you yesterday, what's the matter?" I tried my best to pretend I didn't know, with a calm expression on my face.

She came back to her senses and grabbed my cuff in a panic: "Alan, I, I accidentally heard my mother say last night that my brother is going to marry me to Liu Bei..."

I expected that she would have inquired about this, but when I heard her say it with my own ears, my heart still jumped. I held her hand and said, "What's the matter? Your mother and I just loved you so much. It’s only right to ask you what you mean.”

She gave a dry laugh with no clear meaning: "It's easy for you to use this to deceive children, but I'm not. We have a titled general's daughter's marriage, and it's up to me to decide."

I felt bad, seeing her mess around all day long, but girls are actually very sensitive.

She paced back and forth in her boudoir full of swords and guns, and then firmly clenched her fists: "Mother of Ming Dynasty will go to Ganlu Temple to meet him, and I will go too."

"You're crazy..." I was so frightened that I didn't know what to do. If Sun Shangxiang knew that his brother had hidden a knife and axe in the temple and was going to chop her future husband into meat, God knows what would happen!

"Alan, I beg you!!" Sun Shangxiang took my hand and looked at me earnestly: "You have to help me. In a place as big as Jingkou, I only have one friend. Although Uncle Liu Huang said he was upright He is a hero, but I have never even seen his appearance, so how can I marry him."

I kind of envy Sun Shangxiang who can show her heart without any scruples.Although I really want to say to her: "It doesn't matter what he looks like, the important thing is that you will not have good results together.

But I can't say.Not only because I have the responsibility to keep this secret, but also because things like feelings are like drinking water. I know how warm or cold I am, and the judgment of others is irrelevant.

I didn't intend to lend a helping hand until at night when I returned to my residence, Gongsun Shao took out a letter and handed it to me.

In the letter, Mr. Tou asked me to secretly assist General Zhao Zilong to ensure the safety of Uncle Liu Huang in Jiangdong.

I was hesitant, read the letter upside down three or four times, and was sure that the only one who could leave such a message was Mr. So I burned the letter on the lamp, and called Gongsun Shao outside the house: "Where can I get this letter? "

Gongsun Shao pursed his lips and smiled, squinting at me with his slanting charming eyes: "The original master transferred me to the young lady, but he didn't want a good player like me to fight wild food with you."

"Bold," I reprimanded softly, "You are becoming more and more unruly."

"If this subordinate refuses to be more clever, I'm afraid that in a few days, he will end up like the guard who sent the horse. He thought he got a good deal when he was thrown into the army by the lady. He is really abandoned..."

I grabbed the crabapple from the fruit plate and threw it at him: "Bastard! How dare you say that!"

Gongsun Shao didn't dodge or dodge, the fruit thumped on his forehead.Without batting an eye, he cupped his hands at me: "Miss Ye An, this subordinate is retiring."