Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1657 Sifang Residence

   Jiangdong.

   night.

   Quiet and silent.

  Little Qiao suddenly sat up from the bed, gasped for breath, his big eyes were scattered, panicked like a frightened deer.

   "Come here... hold the lamp..." Zhou Yu was also woken up by Xiao Qiao's actions, and gently stroked Xiao Qiao's back, "Xi Jun has a nightmare again?"

  The personal maid who was on duty in the outer room hurried in, lit the lamp, and then waited for orders with her hands down.

   "Bring 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 always reversed...it's okay..."

  Little Qiao came back to her senses, and held Zhou Yu's hand tightly, "Mr. Lang, I...I dreamed that my sister... dreamed that my sister gave birth... gave birth to a child..."

  Xiao Qiao shivered for a while, with a look of panic still on her face. The strange situation in the dream still retains some memories in the brain, but such memories will quickly dissipate, and even remember one second before, and have already forgotten the next second, but the emotions in the dream will be She kept it for a long time, so if Xiao Qiao was asked to describe the dream in detail, she couldn't describe it, but felt an inexplicable fear.

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

Zhou Yu smiled gently, this smile gave Xiao Qiao some comfort and strength, "The so-called day and night have dreams, you have been thinking too much during this period of time, so you can't sleep well... Your sister lives in Sifang now. Zhong An Yang, with soldiers guarding him, what can happen?"

   "Oh..." Xiao Qiao lowered her head, still holding Zhou Yu's palm tightly, as if only in this way could she get some warmth, "also..."

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

"Oh..." Xiao Qiao obediently took the hot soup and drank it, then lay down again, but grabbed Zhou Yu's arm again, and after a while, she fell asleep again in a daze, but her brows were still frowning, Like two small willow leaves curled up by the hot sun.

Zhou Yu watched, and when Xiao Qiao slept for a while, her breath became a little more stable, and she stuffed the brocade pillow under her head into Xiao Qiao's arms. Sure enough, after a while, Xiao Qiao let go of Zhou Yu's arm , began to hug the brocade pillow, and rubbed his forehead on the brocade pillow...

  Zhou Yu smiled silently, then got up, put on his outer robe, walked into the outer room, waved his hand to the maidservant, then pointed to the inner room and said: "Be careful and wait...someone goes to the study..."

  The moonlight is clear.

  Zhou Yu had her hands behind her back, her robe fluttering in the night wind.

   Once upon a time, Zhou Yu only thought of using his hands to point the country, and felt that people with their hands behind their backs always looked old, until one day, Zhou Yu also put his hands behind his back...

  One emperor and one courtier.

  Although Sun Ce is not the emperor, Sun Quan thinks he is.

  In order to completely control the military power, Sun Quan naturally wanted to have some eyeballs with these veterans who had been with Sun Ce for a long time. This is expected, but it does not mean that he can fully accept it, especially veterans such as Huang Gai.

   As a veteran of the Sun family's previous generation, Sun Quan, who has basically never experienced any battles and has not made any military achievements, naturally cannot be highly recognized. Lowering their heads in front of Sun Quan, these veterans partly looked at Mrs. Wu's face, and partly listened to Zhou Yu's persuasion.

  Sun family, it’s like being on firewood right now, there’s no room for any more sparks...

  If it is true that internal action is taken, I am afraid that both sides will be in a doomed situation, and all the lands and mountains that the Sun family has brought down will be handed over to the Jiangdong gentry in vain.

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

  Xiao Qiao only thinks about her sister, but Zhou Yu has to think more, not only Sun Jian's will, but also Sun Ce's dying entrustment...

  Sun Quan showed a state of strong desire for control, and this state was disliked by Huang Gai and other veterans. The conflict was imminent, and once it broke out, the Sun family would be doomed.

  Zhou Yu's gaze stayed on the Yaoqin placed in the corner of the study. He hadn't played the piano for a long time, since he lost the audience who didn't understand the rhythm.

  That guy, who can even recite poems out of tune, can be regarded as a genius in rhythm...

   A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yu's mouth, but it quickly disappeared, leaving only endless regrets, "Bo Fu... whatever, whatever..."

  Zhou Yu lit up the candles on the table, then sharpened his pen and prepared to write a letter to Sun Quan.

  ……(ー.ー゛)……

  A few days later, outside the city of Wu Jun, Sifang lived.

  Staying outside, a river flows eastward, like a river.

  After nightfall, there are only a few dots of fire left around the entire Sifangju, and the river flows eastward like a belt. Guanghua swayed from far to near, and there was a sound of armor plates colliding. It was a group of soldiers patrolling, and then clanged and moved away.

Before, in Sifangju, it was brightly lit inside and outside, and the brilliance at night also reflected this area and this river in a dazzling and colorful way. The nearby residents and passers-by could not help but look at this place more. A few glances, eager to see. On the tall building of Sifangju, there used to be banquets, singing and dancing, and the figure who indulged in long chant and wanton sword dance...

Sifangju, implying that the four directions are residences, was named by Sun Ce during his lifetime. As a residence given to Da Qiao, there were two figures and laughter left between the pavilions and terraces, but now in Sifangju, there are no more Sun Ce, only Da Qiao.

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

  The human instinct is to struggle to survive.

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

   And wave after wave, there is no intention of stopping.

  I thought meeting that Sun Ce who once sang the poems of My Fair Lady loudly outside the wall was the end of the pain, but I didn’t expect that this was actually the beginning of another pain...

  If you haven't loved before, you don't know how painful it is when you lose what you love.

   The time I spent with Sun Ce was not long, only 178 days, but those 178 days were the only warmth that Da Qiao had now.

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

   "Madam, it's late at night... Let's take a rest earlier..."

  The close maidservant persuaded Da Qiao in a low voice.

  Big Qiao was silent for a while, then slowly stood up, holding his stomach slightly, and went to the inner room.

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

   "Madam!" The servant girl yelled in fright as she missed her grasp, "Madam! Madam! Come here, come here..."

  The shrill shouts resounded inside and outside the courtyard, and Sifangju always became lively, but this excitement was completely different from the previous excitement...

  ...w(Д)w...

   "What!" Sun Quan jumped up against the table, straightened his body, and then quickly lowered his voice and said, "This...is it true?"

   "The villain... how dare you lie to the lord..." The visitor buried his head deeply on the ground.

  Sun Quan was stunned for a while, and then sat back limply like a water bag that had been punctured, "...Got it...you go down first..."

   "Only..."

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

   "The villain is only telling the lord, and has never mentioned it to others..."

  Sun Quan nodded and waved his hand.

  Sunlight spilled from the gap between the lintels, forming several light shadows of different sizes. Fine dust floated and rolled among the light shadows, just like Sun Quan's current state of mind, chaotic and disorderly.

  Sun Quan knew that many people were not convinced that he took this position.

   Even Cao Cao knows this.

  Because of Sun Jian's extermination of the Yellow Turbans and his military exploits in Xiliang, the imperial court combined and rewarded Sun Jian as Marquis of Wucheng. Later, after Sun Jian died, the eldest son Sun Ce naturally succeeded to the throne as Marquis Wucheng.

  But after Sun Ce's death, Cao Cao just asked Shang Shutai to issue an edict to make Sun Quan a general who sought captives and to be the prefect of Kuaiji. As for Wu Chenghou, he didn't mention a word.

  Sun Quan is the least like a general, so he was named a general. His territory covers most of Jiangdong, but there is only a small Kuaiji prefect...

   Isn't the meaning obvious?

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

  Among the letters stacked on the corner of the table, a letter marked with a red sign stands out.

   Could it be...

  Sun Quan's complexion immediately darkened. He stood up, hands behind his back, and turned back and forth in the room. Every time he turned around, his face became darker, until finally, the clouds were so dense that it seemed as if water could drip from them.

   "Come on! Get your horses ready!" Sun Quan strode out, "I'm going out to hunt in the city!"

   After leaving the city, Sun Quan turned his horse's head and headed towards Sifangju on the outskirts of Wujun.

   When walking halfway, Sun Quan stopped suddenly, frowned and thought for a while, tore off the jade pendant hanging from his waist, handed it to a confidant, and whispered a few words...

Sifang lived outside, disturbed by others, Sun Quan stood, watched his subordinates take away all the soldiers who were on duty at Sifangju, and watched the old soldiers of the Sun family take over the guards of Sifangju, and then adjusted his clothes, He raised his head and walked into Sifangju.

The pitifully few maids and servants in the inner courtyard of the Sifangju were pale, shivering and curling up into a ball, kneeling beside the road, closing their eyes, sweating profusely, waiting for the coming thunderous thunder He was furious, but he didn't expect that Sun Quan didn't say a word, and he didn't even look at them, as if these people were all stones and logs, and passed on proudly.

  The maids and servants who followed Da Qiao secretly raised their heads from the ground, but they still didn't dare to make any other movements, they just made eye contact with each other, is that all it is?

never mind?

how is this possible?

   But why didn't Sun Quan get angry, and didn't question the crime?

  Sun Quan walked outside Da Qiao's house, did not enter the house, but stood at the door and stopped. The personal maid serving Da Qiao in the house hurriedly went to the door to greet her, but met Sun Quan's cold, emotionless gaze, and couldn't help shivering...

   "Get out!" Sun Quan shouted in a low voice, and then ordered, "Stay away! No one is allowed to approach! Anyone who disobeys the order, beheaded!"

  Sun Quan's guard responded loudly, and then dragged the maidservant who was almost limp to the ground to leave. Hearing the sound of armor, he stood still, with his back to Sun Quan, and looked around.

  Sun Quan stood at the door, still did not go in, after a long silence, he said in a low voice: "Quan...has seen 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 a while, and said in a low voice: "If Quan remembers correctly, my sister-in-law should be pregnant in the twelfth lunar month of the fourth year of Yanping... Calculate the time, she should be born in October..."

   "Woooooooooooo..."

   Finally, a suppressed cry came from the house, mournful and weak.

  Sun Quan lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law is pregnant now, so be careful... In four or five months, brother Lin'er will definitely be born..."

  The crying in the room suddenly stopped.

"The guards outside the courtyard are unfavorable soldiers. Quan has ordered to replace them all..." Sun Quan continued, "People in the courtyard... these days, they should serve their sisters-in-law well... If necessary, they will order the guards outside the courtyard to buy them... Quan still has affairs It's over, so I'll take my leave... When my sister-in-law gives birth to Lin'er, I'll congratulate you again..."

   After speaking, Sun Quan turned around and wanted to do it.

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

  Sun Quan stopped in his tracks and didn't turn his head back. "My lord brother, when there is a descendant to inherit... sister-in-law is just waiting for the baby in peace, and other matters... don't worry too much..."

   After speaking, Sun Quan didn't stay any longer, and strode away.

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

  Sun Quan strode out of the courtyard gate, got on his horse, and beckoned for the guards to lead the veterans of the Sun family forward, and ordered in a low voice: "No one is allowed to enter or leave Sifangju except for certain orders! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"

  The commander of the Sun family's soldiers was slightly taken aback, but soon touched his hands and bowed in response.

  Sun Quan glanced at Sifangju for the last time, then steered his horse away.

  Because he knows, he should never come again...

  (end of this chapter)