Han Xiang

Chapter 175 A concubine is worse than stealing?

When Guan Yu left the camp and returned to Xudu, Liu Bei was actually on the Yellow River battlefield, leading the troops with Yuan Shao's chief cavalry, Wen Chou.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Bei was out of the city in Xiaopei for reconnaissance. Unfortunately, he encountered Cao Ren and Cao Chun and was scattered, and then moved from Qingzhou to Hebei.

Yuan Shao may have the consideration of being a corporal, or he may be out of self-blame for sending troops too late, so he went out of Yecheng two hundred miles to meet Liu Bei.

And the "clothes edict" brought by Liu Bei was just the excuse Yuan Shao needed to send troops.

Using the "clothes belt edict" blocked the mouths of Jushou, Tian Feng and others, and accelerated the army, money and grain assembly speed, and there were remarkable results in crossing the river one after another.

Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou in the first month, and Yuan Shao divided his troops into two groups to attack Baima and Yanjin in February.

The reason for sending troops one month apart was to let Liu Bei trip Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao didn't expect Liu Bei to lose so quickly, and he couldn't help him delay time at all, but Liu Bei was not defeated by Cao Cao quickly, and the "clothes belt edict" would not be sent to Hebei, which saved Yuan Shao's war integration time in disguise.

Not long after the Battle of the White Horse ended, Liu Bei and Wen Chou went through the Battle of Yanjin. Unfortunately, Wen Chou was killed in the melee, and Yuan Shao's side suffered another setback.

Although Cao Cao won two games in a row, he knew that there were many places where the Yellow River could be crossed and landed due to the moderate flow of the Yellow River, so he resolutely abandoned the Yanjin and Baima lines and withdrew his main force to Guandu for defense.

Yuan Shao led the army to march forward with a battalion, and spread troops for tens of miles from east to west. They confronted Cao Cao at Shadui, and secretly sent Liu Bei to Runan to fight against the Yellow Turban who had instigated the rebellion before, threatening Cao Cao's rear.

Later, Guan Yu hung a seal to seal Jin Xun Liu Bei, and the two brothers finally met in Runan.

The third brother, Zhang Fei, escaped from Xiaopei and wandered in Liangguo, Yuzhou and other places for several months with dozens of horsemen, and then went to Huainan under the guidance of Luo Yicheng and Xu Wei.

In spring and March, Hefei is very busy inside and outside.

The newly reclaimed fertile fields outside the city are being plowed and sown in spring, and a political project in the city is also coming to an end.

Longxiang is located in the south of the central part of Hefei, so the craftsman camp built a nine-story square high platform. In the center of the platform, a two-foot-high hero monument was erected to commemorate the comrades who died in the defense of Hefei and commemorate relatives and friends buried in other places.

On the day of the completion of the Heroes Monument, Long Xiang brought Hefei Wenwu to the site in person and read the eulogy written by Lu Su on the stage, and then the soldiers of each battalion, led by the five governors, went to the monument to pay homage to their comrades who died.

The flames of war are ruthless, and life is fragile.

Those who need mourners and spiritual sustenance are not only soldiers in the army?
The people in Hefei also have needs. They spontaneously go to the hero monument to pay homage to their relatives, friends and family members.

After the inauguration ceremony of the Hero Monument was over, Long Xiang hurried back to Jun Sima's Mansion.

At this time, news of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou had reached Hefei, but neither the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang, nor the Luo Yicheng and Xu Wei sent out had heard from him. He had to send more people to investigate, and asked Cao Xing every day Condition.

At dusk that day, Lu Su and others had already left, Long Xiang rested his hand on his forehead in a daze.

There was a map on the case in front of him. The dotted lines drawn in the picture were inferred by Lu Su on behalf of Long Xiang, inferring Liu Bei's route from Xuzhou to Hefei. The northeast of Jiujiang County enters Huainan.

If Liu Bei really used Guangling, would Chen Deng choose to take him in and help him, or would he capture him and give it to Thief Cao?

When Long Xiang was in a daze, he heard soft footsteps in the hall.

He thought that the maid was coming to deliver dinner, so he knocked on the table and said lazily, "Is it soup cake again today? Put it aside to dry first."

"Are you hungry?"

Long Xiang was shocked directly, because it was the second lady's voice.

Since the showdown with the Chen family last year, Long Xiang would bring gifts to the Hou Zhai every year and festival, but every time Qiao Wei and Qiao Wan would avoid seeing him.

In fact, the three of them have already tacitly agreed to wait until the end of the filial piety period to get married at the end of the year.

Although the three of them confirmed their relationship, before the wedding, the women in the boudoir had to observe the etiquette and not see each other.

Qiao Wan came to Qiandian suddenly, and Long Xiang was surprised for a moment, making him feel like cheating on Qiao Wei.

Is this the so-called 'concubine is worse than stealing'?
"Second Miss, why are you here?" Long Xiang stammered and stood up.

"Mother. Mother asked me to come"

Qiao Wan, who has always been lively, has blushed cheeks because of her first love.

Originally it was Mrs. Chen who wanted to come by herself, but she stopped the errand on the way and wanted to talk to Long Xiang before the marriage, that was the unbearable throbbing of youth.

The two sisters married the same husband, and Long Xiang married them as regular wives. Qiao Wan, as a younger sister, was moved in his heart.

The reason for the marriage of the three of them was mainly due to Qiao Wei's misunderstanding. Seeing Long Xiang's painstaking efforts, wouldn't the young Qiao Wan fall?
As a weak woman, it is a great blessing to meet someone she likes in troubled times.

Although Qiao Wan is not married at this time, her heart has already been promised.

Seeing Qiao Wan covering her face and bowing her head, Long Xiang looked shy and shy, he couldn't bear to tease her, so he went straight to the point.

"What orders does my aunt have?"

"Well, it's really nothing. The third brother hasn't come home so late. My mother asked me to come and have a look."

Although Qiao Wan still lowered her head, she has already spoken a lot more agilely, obviously adjusting her mood very quickly.

Long Xiang frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "I met him at noon, and in the afternoon... Maybe I went to see Uncle Zhong. The young master has been helping the craftsman camp recently, and he has made great progress."

"The third brother is the only male in the Qiao family. You are his future sister and brother-in-law. You must teach him more."

Qiao Wan sneaked a glance at Long Xiang, her heart pounding like a deer.

As Long Xiang grew into an adult, the edges and corners of his face suddenly became clear, and he looked like a different person from when he was in Qiaofu.

It may be the psychological changes brought about by time travel. Long Xiang has self-confidence based on the knowledge of the future, which leads to love and makes Qiao Wan feel that he is more attractive.

"You don't need to be reminded by the second lady, I will definitely teach you to become a talent."

Long Xiang finished speaking and looked outside the hall, the bright and dark sky indicated that the sun had already set, and it would be dark in less than half an hour.

"It is indeed getting dark, I'd better go out to look for it, don't be delayed by anything."

"Yunqi be careful"

Qiao Wan's crisp response made Long Xiang's hairs stand on end, thinking that the second young lady had such a side, it's a pity that she was born in the wrong era, otherwise she would have to record a sweet dubbing for the navigation.

Long Xiang asked: "Shall I send you back first?"

"No. You are busy with your work and I am leaving."

After Qiao Wan finished speaking, she hid her face and ran away like a rabbit, which made Monk Long Xiangzhang confused. He had no love experience at all, so he couldn't guess the girl's mind at all.

Just when Long Xiang was scratching her head in doubt, Qiao Wan walked to the gate of the palace and turned around suddenly, only to see her with her hands behind her back and her upper body leaning forward slightly, revealing her previous playful appearance again.

"By the way, I heard you urging me for dinner just now. Is there anything you want to eat in particular? I'll explain to the kitchen later."

Seeing Qiao Wan's smile, Long Xiang instantly remembered the beauty of the world, and asked without hesitation: "Special? Do you have noodles?"

“Noodles? Yes”

It was the first time Qiao Wan heard about noodles, so she probably referred to some kind of food, and disappeared in place before Long Xiang could react.

(End of this chapter)