Jian An Kee

Note 1: Ruxuwu, the fort built at the inlet where Ruxu water flows into the Yangtze River.Ruxushui is a waterway connecting the Yangtze River and Chaohu Lake in ancient times.Ruxuwu is located in today's Wuwei County, Anhui Province.

In the next few days, surprising news came out every day, and even the entire Jingkou City seemed to have eaten chicken blood, and the heated discussions in the streets and alleys never stopped.

It is said that Mrs. Xie, General Sun's wife, was sent back to Wu County to live in seclusion because of her jealousy and resentment; This case seems to be a bloody case of personal grievances; it is said that Princess Shangxiang is in a bad situation in Jingzhou City, and Wu Guotai sent letters to Jiangbei many times, but received no reply.

Another day, Sun Quan and I traveled to Nanxu County together.Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the place, he was forcibly dragged to a meeting by his subordinates, and I was left to listen to an opera in the back garden of the official residence with a few idle young masters.

The well-dressed actors performed one after another on the stage set up high in the middle of the pond. I leaned on the beauty's couch, shaking the velvet fan, and applauded with my son and my buddies.

A few people were in the middle of their excitement, and two soldiers came up with a man dressed as a general.The man was about in his early 30s, with handsome features and a familiar face.He calmly stood in front of the crowd, without looking at the others, he gave me a sharp look first, and a trouble-seeking aura came over my face.

All present here are the sons of Yuan Xun's family who followed Sun Ce to conquer the country, and a group of second generation ancestors saw that this person came in a bad manner, so they stood up one after another.

Zhu'er, who is used to being smart, immediately leaned into my ear and asked in a low voice if I would invite Sun Quan to come over.I covered half of my face with a fan, and replied: "He is discussing matters, so he doesn't want to be disturbed. This man let me come."

Seeing her confused face, I couldn't help laughing: "Go ahead, just don't make trouble for me."

Everyone looked at the general's uniform and thought that his rank was not high.The late Taishi Ci family son Taishi Heng was taught by Sun Quan himself, and he was used to being arrogant in Jingkou. At this moment, he sternly said, "Guard, come here! What are these idlers waiting to let in?"

When I heard him say this, I couldn't help laughing "puchi".This "Idle Miscellaneous People" is none other than Madam Xie and her brother Xie Cheng who just came down recently. According to Sun Quan, their family has always been low-key and cautious, and most of the people present are young, so few people know it He, and I had the pleasure of meeting him once at a formal dinner.

Then Xie Cheng was really angry when he heard Tai Shiheng's words, he finally held back and didn't explode, instead he bowed to me and said bluntly: "This is the young lady from Zhou Dudu's mansion, right?"

I stood up in a flustered manner: "My lord, Alan can't afford such a big gift from you."

Sitting on my left is Liu Ji, the eldest son of the former governor of Yangzhou, Liu Yao's family. Seeing such a scene, he sent a maid beside him to pass a message to me: "Miss Zhou, this person is Mrs. Xie's younger brother Xie Cheng, I am afraid If the intention is not good, you can consider avoiding it."

I nodded in the direction where he was, as a token of his kindness, and then clapped my hands, interrupting the performance on stage.Seeing this scene, several actors retreated to the side of the stage and stood with their heads bowed.

I still had a smile on my face: "Everyone, please enjoy watching the show. Alan has some trivial matters and asked for leave halfway. I'm sorry everyone, I'll treat you to dinner next time."

Several people stood up and saw each other off. Tai Shiheng was the one who was most familiar with me. His small eyes probably wanted to ask if Sun Quan should be called over—I felt powerless again. Could it be that no matter what happens, I can’t do it without him? ?

Xie Cheng followed me out of the garden, and I looked up innocently at the twilight sky above my head, and began to think about philosophical issues.

Xu Shi is not a person who speaks glibly, he coughed a few times, and stammered: "Miss Zhou, Xie, Xie came here like this, it is really abrupt... Helpless Miss rarely shows her face in front of people, Xie is offended."

"Master Xie came into the hall today, what's the matter?" I saw that his attitude was extremely sincere, so I couldn't help but calm down.

"Miss Zhou," he bowed deeply ninety degrees, "Xie came here today to intercede for my younger sister."

I looked at him out of the corner of my eye: "Master Xie, people don't say dark words, Mrs. Xie's matter must be her own fault. She was punished, and that was General Sun's own decision, and I have nothing to do with it. "

He whispered: "Miss Zhou's reputation for being straightforward is well-deserved. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that Miss is not as innocent as you said."

I put on a brisk and indifferent expression, and continued to look up at the sky: "I am very curious about your qualifications and standpoints to condemn me? No matter what kind of unhappiness exists between me and Lingmei, let me tell you, the person who strikes first will not not me."

He lowered his head: "Miss, forgive me. It's really Xie who was worried and anxious, and said something carelessly, which offended you, please Haihan."

"Haihan is Haihan. I don't like going around in circles. If you have anything else to say, just say it."

"Okay, then I'll say it straight - Xie has the cheek to ask you to intercede for my younger sister in front of General Sun, at least not to send her out of the house."

"What do you want me to do?" I was indeed surprised, and when I turned around, I was surprised to see the righteousness on his face.

"You will agree. Sister She has a strong temper. If she is really sent back to her hometown, it will undoubtedly pave the way for her to die. Besides, from your point of view, if this matter is too extreme, wouldn't it be too much?"

I stared at him and saw that he was unperturbed, as if this was not too much to ask.So I sighed for a long time: "I'm really afraid of you like this. Thank you, sir, you have to be a little more twisted, don't guess what other people are thinking, and just put it out, it will only be annoying."

He half smiled and half teased: "So, you agreed?"

I didn't look at him, and after a few seconds of hesitation, I nodded and said, "Okay, I promise."

"The Shanyin Xie family will never forget you." He solemnly said.

After Xie Cheng walked a long way, Zhu'er whispered to me with an incredulous expression on her face: "Miss finally let that annoying Xie Yu leave, if I intercede for her, will it become General Sun who keeps her in the mansion?" where?"

"Absolutely impossible. The most she can do is to retain the title of Mrs. Xie and live in Biefu."

"Miss, are you so sure that General Sun told you something?"

"No, no, anyway, I know that she is a salted fish who can never turn over again. Also, Pearl, you have to leave three points of leeway when doing things, and it is convenient for you and yourself. I can do it with a little effort here. Give the Xie family a big face, so it's a good deal, idiot."

"Miss," Zhu'er stomped her feet in dissatisfaction, "you said I was stupid, what should I do if I really stay in the future?"

"It's okay," I smirked, "I can find someone who is more stupid than you and marry you off."

"Miss, you—huh." She ran away angrily, and came back after a while to hand me the shawl.

When the two came to the door, there were already servants around Sun Quan waiting beside them.

I casually said to him: "You tell the general that I have something to do with my family and go back first, so I won't stay here for dinner."

"No, Nubei understands."

I nodded my hand, and the maid next to me stepped forward knowingly, called the purse containing a large amount of money into his hand, and said, "Please take care."

The servant weighed the weight in the palm of his hand, and couldn't help smiling, but he just nodded back and left.

I pouted my mouth at the back of the man going away, and said to Zhu'er: "Here, see, you can learn from his overall style."

Zhu'er was still angry at me for teasing her, she blinked her eyes and said intentionally: "Hey, today Miss has become more verbose than Master Xun's Mr. Xixi."

Because of the construction of Ruxuwu (Note 1) in Jiangbei, Sun Quan will be very busy in the next month, and it will be difficult for me to see him.Even when I saw it, I often saw that Miss Zhang Bichun who jumped out from my job and played an important role in Sun Quan's replacement of his predecessor.Oh, by the way, she changed her name to Zhang Suyan now, and she is a very popular person around Sun Quan. Even Wu Guotai, who is extremely difficult to please, also favors her.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the incident of sending flowers, I really have no impression of this girl.Although she was born well, she had no sense of existence, and no one noticed when she stood in the corner of the room for a day.I never thought that when I came to the General's Mansion, I would be able to shine, just in line with the old saying "Oranges grow in Huaibei, and oranges grow".

But this time, since I personally sent her to Sun Quan, I couldn't just ask him to send her away, so I became even more depressed.

After Pearl found out about this, she often whispered in my ear that I shouldn't take advantage of that coward. "Counsel" is a swear word in Wu dialect. In order to relieve her, I said to her:

"I think she is suffering in the water and fire. People are too busy now, you know? A random maid in the general's mansion is like a wolf and a tiger. The so-called strong enemy is surrounded by inside and outside."

"The servant doesn't think so much, and the servant feels that the young lady is unhappy. Please ask the general to send her away. The general appointed her to listen to the young lady."

"Stupid child," I poked her on the forehead, "Miss, I'm not a three-year-old anymore, so I can do what I say. Besides, if I keep her, I still have a big deal."

Although I boasted in front of Hu Zhu, unfortunately, Mrs. Da Qiao fell ill last month and has not recovered yet.Xiao Qiao took care of her sister for eight out of ten days. She took her sister and Zhou Yin there, so I had to take care of Zhou Xun in the mansion. Seeing that the beginning of summer is approaching, the process of getting the deployment picture is becoming more and more distant.

What's worse is that since the Shangsi Festival, Sun Quan intentionally or unintentionally no longer allows me to enter his daily life easily.At first, there was no trace of this intention, but several times in succession, every time I showed a gesture of intimacy with him, I was always rejected by thousands of miles, which made me wonder if he was on guard.

I secretly observed many times, and saw that his love for me hadn't diminished, but he just tried to avoid being alone with me, so I couldn't help being puzzled.

Just when I was considering whether to write to Jiangbei and ask for more time, Miss Suyan showed me a good opportunity.

One day when I visited Bieye, Sun Quan invited me and some new guests to have tea, and it was Bichun who came out to make tea.When she brought the tea to me, she was still respectful, but she couldn't hide the corners of her mouth.Perhaps anxious to show me how important she was, her wrists were shaking.

I went out and blocked Sun Quan who was wiping his hands in the toilet.He was so frightened that he dropped the sackcloth towel on the ground: "Why did you come to the male guest?"

I raised my hands and looked up at him with a serious face: Please tell me, Xie Cong has already left the General's Mansion, why did you let that maid dangle in front of you? "

"Alan, I can't just deal with her like this. You also know that I brought someone to my mother for Xie's affairs, and she didn't make a mistake when she went to the mansion. If she is treated rashly, she will be displeased."

"The general knows exactly what role she played in Xie Yu's incident, why doesn't he consider my feelings?"

"I'm already looking for opportunities. After all, it's not something you can do with just a few words. Besides, she's not as simple as you think."

"All right, all right, you have many reasons." I bent down and picked up the hand towel, angrily threw it into his arms, turned and ran away alone.

When I got home, I hurried to Zhou Yu's study and searched.Ge Fu's younger brother, Ge Ye, was watching nervously, muttering: "Miss, please forgive me, you mess up the study, the master will blame the villain when he comes back."

"Can't Ah Ye be as tight-lipped as your brother?" I puffed my cheeks and motioned him to get me a volume from the fourth shelf of the bookshelf: "Bring me the book in the red brocade bag."

"Oh, help." Ge Ye muttered, and went resignedly.

There is no doubt that this volume of brief books sealed with red lacquer records some mysteries that are not intended to be heard by outsiders.As for Zhou Yu, he will never have the chance to return to this study that belongs to him.

I returned to my room with the letter in my hand, and was in a daze for an hour.

How else?All the suffering is my own fault. If I had forgotten my husband and Du Minghan in the first place, and turned around to find a new life——then it would not be me.I have never regretted it from the beginning to the end.

The night is like ink, under the bean oil lamp, a woman in red with long hair snaking on the ground is writing a book at her desk.When it was almost dawn, I sneaked into the room where Bichun used to live, picked a hair she had left on the window sill, and slowly put it in my sleeve.