The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 378
The morning light was bright, and the windows above an attic were opened, and the morning light swept the room with the cold winter wind.

This is Sun Shangxiang's boudoir. It is spacious, elegant and beautiful. It lacks the soft and fragrant side of ordinary women's boudoirs. Instead, it is simple in style. The green gauze tent is tied up, and the maids are lightly tidying up the bed after the young lady wakes up.

In front of the dressing table with a large bronze mirror erected, Sun Shangxiang, who only wore thin obscene clothes, sat expressionlessly, as if he didn't know joy, anger, sorrow or joy, no matter whether it was spring or flood, it seemed that he couldn't attract her She just looked at herself in the bronze mirror quietly and lonely. The clear fingerprints on the left face and the scar on the corner of her mouth made her unable to feel the slightest hatred towards Sun Quan, only numbness remained.

A wrinkled hand stretched out, touched Sun Shangxiang's chin, and then slowly slid across the half of her face that Sun Quan ruthlessly shaved.

There is another person in the bronze mirror, a graceful and elegant old woman.

Madam Wu.

"There is no beauty more beautiful than you in Jiangdong."

Mrs. Wu caressed Sun Shangxiang's left cheek affectionately, but she still couldn't move Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang is beautiful but not gaudy, beautiful but not vulgar, like a clear lotus in a pond, giving people a sense of freshness like water, without embellishment, it is already the most beautiful in the world.

In addition to her skin, which is like a blessing from heaven, she also has a touch of blood in the bones of the Sun family.

With Mrs. Wu's arrival, the maids who followed her into the boudoir brought all kinds of rouge and gouache. After Mrs. Wu ordered, the maids began to move from side to side to dress up Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang let them do whatever they wanted like puppets on strings.

Mrs. Wu standing behind Sun Shangxiang put her hands on her shoulders and said softly: "Today is the day of blind date, be happy, this is the most important moment for a woman. You are not convinced, you don't want to, you have resentment in your heart, I understand , your brother also understands, but this is a woman's life, don't resist, I don't want to see your ending be a tragedy."

Mrs. Wu looked at Sun Shangxiang in the bronze mirror who seemed to be heartbroken, and her heart ached like a tear, but she would not obstruct this marriage.

Like reincarnation, she vaguely saw herself in the indifferent Sun Shangxiang.

Once upon a time, Sun Jian was notorious in Jiangdong. If it sounds good, he is young and vigorous and likes to cause trouble.

Mrs. Wu, who now looks old but elegant and dignified, was a well-known beauty in Wu County when she was young. She is a troublemaker, and no matter whether a man is good or not, his attitude towards beautiful women is always a gentleman. He fell in love with the Wu family, but disagreed, and even wanted to have a game of life and death with the Sun family, who was still unknown at that time.

However, Mrs. Wu compromised to prevent the two families from falling into disputes.

Sacrificing herself to save the family from any possible losses, no matter right or wrong, Madam Wu's decision has at least made a great contribution to the Wu family. What would he do, and the Wu family would never let Sun Jian stop without paying any price.

Not only did she marry Sun Jian herself, but even two sisters from the Wu family married Sun Jian together.

Decades have passed in a flash, ups and downs, vicissitudes, the Sun family and the Wu family have not disappeared in the troubled times, but instead helped each other to dominate.

Guo Jia once said when he exchanged cups with Wen Wu: Sun Jian married a wife that all men in the world envy!
There was no evil in his words.

No one thought that Guo Jia admired Mrs. Wu, who was beautiful and famous in Jiangdong back then.

It was Mrs. Wu's marriage to Sun Jian, which not only gave the Wu family a chance to continue, but also allowed the Wu family to embark on a broad road.

The Sun family also benefited from this marriage.

Without this marriage, it is hard to imagine whether Yuan Shu would treat the Wu family well when he wooed the Sun family, not to mention whether his uncle Wu Jing would use the power of Danyang prefect to recruit soldiers for him and help him sweep Jiangdong when Sun Ce had nothing.

The world is impermanent, and today's events often have consequences that the parties can never predict later.

Mrs. Wu is a wise, capable and courageous woman. She can marry Sun Jian, who was no different from a ruffian at the time, for the sake of her family. Naturally, she will not prevent Sun Quan from pleasing Guo Jia for the sake of Jiangdong's foundation, and sacrifice Sun Shangxiang's happiness.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was common for princes to marry their daughters and younger sisters to the monarchs of other countries.

Political marriage represents political interests.

What Sun Quan wants is peace with Guo Jia, because he can't offend Guo Jia, let alone stop Guo Jia from attacking Jiangdong. Therefore, Sun Quan wants to give Guo Jia a shackle, and let Guo Jia attack Jiangdong with unknown means. shackles!

Madam Wu can see through the mystery, she doesn't need Sun Quan to explain it to her, she already knows it well.

This is the fate of women, feudal dynasty, men are heaven!

Women who want to defy the sky will end up miserable.

Even the Emperor Wu who came later in history was just a flash in the pan and then disappeared.

A clear teardrop fell from the corner of his eyes, and Sun Shangxiang, who was silent, finally opened his thin lips and uttered three cold words.

"My daughter understands."

Mrs. Wu smiled, as if relieved.

This marriage is between the Sun family and Guo Jia, maybe it can only exchange for ten or 20 years of peace, but this is enough. As for Sun Shangxiang's happiness, Mrs. Wu will not have any expectations. After all, Jiangdong and Guo Jia will fight sooner or later , but not now.

Sun Shangxiang, who she is most afraid of, can't think about it. Whether it hurts herself or Guo Jia, it will become a disaster for Jiangdong.

Patting Sun Shangxiang on the shoulder lightly, Mrs. Wu turned and left.

The maids are still busy dressing up Sun Shangxiang, especially on the left side of her face, it takes a lot of effort to cover up the scars.

Closing his eyes, Sun Shangxiang muttered to himself indifferently.

"Marquis Wu, if you don't kill Guo Jia today, you will regret it, and Jiang Dong will regret it."

Overnight, Sun Shangxiang's heart surged, and she recalled the brief contact with Guo Jia in her mind. Every word and every action he said was repeated in her mind.

One thing she was sure of.

Guo Jia was indifferent to her beauty.

Guo Jia's mentality when facing her was like looking at an ant.

Since Guo Jia was not keen on this marriage, Guo Jia knew exactly what Sun Quan was planning.

If Jiang Dong's plans were within Guo Jia's expectations, such an enemy would deal Jiang Dong a fatal blow sooner or later.

Killing Guo Jia now is nothing more than facing the 10,000+ Taiping Army in Jiangling.

Sun Shangxiang had a hunch that if Guo Jia was not killed now, what Jiangdong would have to face in the future would not be such a small threat.

The sky is changing and the wind is surging.

I thought today would be a sunny day, able to drive away the cold of winter, but I didn't expect that the sky would be covered with dark clouds near noon, indicating that a storm was coming.

Two men in brocade embroidered robes sat in a bright room in a high-rise building, facing each other by the window, not only had a panoramic view of the busy scene of Jianye City, but also the cloudy sky.

Guo Jia calmed down and took a sip of the tea, while Sun Quan also took a sip of the tea.

The two were silent, Guo Jia had nothing to say to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan did, but he was thinking about how to speak.

Today is the date of Guo Jia and Sun Shangxiang's blind date. There are seven procedures: Na Cai, Ask Name, Na Ji, Na Zheng, Request Date, Welcome, Dun Lun.Except for the last two, the first five were arranged by Sun Quan, and the people below were to complete them. Naturally, Guo Jia didn't have to worry about it. What he had to wait for was to set the date of marriage and then get married. It was as simple as that.

"Your envoy, some words are stuck in your throat, and if you are abrupt, I hope you will forgive me."

Sun Quan finally collected his thoughts and opened his mouth to start a conversation.

Seeing Sun Quan's slightly nervous look, Guo Jia lowered his eyes and said softly: "Marquis Wu has something to say, you might as well speak up."

Sun Quan looked around, was silent for a moment, and then said softly: "I don't know what kind of festival Liu Huangshu has with the envoy, but Liu Huangshu is dedicated to serving the public and helping the Han family. The battle of Chibi is indisputable. Without him Jiangdong can't break Cao by his own power. Right now, the envoy wants to take Jingzhou. This matter is considered to be the blessing of Jingzhou and the common people. In today's world, the land that can be governed by the envoy is a happy land for the people. However, Cao Wei has not yet Destroyed, Uncle Liu Huang and I are like-minded with the envoy, I beg the envoy to be flexible and accommodate, and temporarily lend Jiangxia to Liu Huangshu as a shelter."

Sun Quan's words seemed to lack confidence, for fear of offending Guo Jia.

In fact, Sun Quan also couldn't figure it out. Before Liu Bei met Guo Jia outside Jiangling in this life, the two, or the two forces, had no intersection at all.

But it happened that Guo Jia was able to chase and kill Liu Bei with a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, as if he wanted to drive Liu Bei to death.

However, according to the news Sun Quan got from Zhou Yu, it seemed that Guo Jia was not in a hurry to kill Liu Bei.

Playing hard to get?

Sun Quan couldn't afford to take the risk, Jiang Dong and Liu Bei's group had a bitter relationship.

He was afraid that Guo Jia's previous actions towards Liu Bei were aimed at recruiting Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was really cornered. Guo Jia offered an olive branch. Sun Quan had no confidence that Liu Bei would fight to the end. Liu Bei and Cao Cao were at odds. It was Xuzhou where Liu Bei participated in Xuchang and stole Cao Cao. Even if Liu Bei surrendered, Cao Cao Most of them will vent their hatred with one blow.

But Guo Jia was different, the two had no grievances, Sun Quan was afraid that Guo Jia would first push Liu Bei into a desperate situation, and then appease and close him. At that time, Jiangdong's situation would be even worse.

Guo Jia looked at Sun Quan indifferently. The hero in front of him who was ten years younger than him really had good tactics.

Sun Quan wanted Jiangxia, not for Jiangdong, and he didn't ask Guo Jia for an inch of land in Jingzhou in the name of Jiangdong at all.

However, Sun Quan helped Liu Bei ask for Jiang Xia, this kind of generosity is impressive.

It is conceivable that if Guo Jia's soldiers and horses arrive at Jiangxia County and then Changsha County, it is almost equivalent to setting up troops at the gate of Jiangdong's house and declaring war.

And if Jiangxia had Liu Bei stationed there, then Jiangdong would at least have a cannon fodder who could block Guo Jia.

With a light smile, Guo Jiaman said indifferently: "Since Marquis Wu has said so, I can't refuse, Jiang Xia, I can lend it."

Sun Quan looked happy, and Guo Jia also said something that made Sun Quan even happier.

"However, I look down on that pious Uncle Liu Huang, Jiang Xia. I only lend it to Marquis Wu. Whether Marquis Wu is willing to let Liu Bei live in Jiangxia or not is up to Marquis Wu to decide."

(End of this chapter)