There is a snitch in the house, and this is a very serious matter. The Sun Mansion acted collectively, and there was a posture of digging three feet into the ground to arrest the daring snitch. When Wu Guotai came to the Xu Courtyard where he was in command, he saw Xu sitting there with an ugly face waiting for the results of the search.

"Mother, it's your daughter-in-law's fault that you disturb your purity at night." When Xu saw Wu Guotai, he hurriedly got up and went up to ask for sin.

Wu Guotai waved his hand when he heard this, "There is a thief in the house, and he can't sleep well, but he has ever held that thief?" ”

"I haven't found it yet, but there is such a big commotion, it is estimated that the thief has been frightened away, mother, please let me rest." Xu replied hurriedly.

"Who found the thief? Have you ever seen your face? Wu Guotai nodded, sat down and asked.

"This ...... It was her daughter-in-law's maid Xiaohong, who was waiting for her daughter-in-law to bathe, when she suddenly noticed someone outside the window, so she screamed and scared away the snitch. Xu thought about it and said to Wu Guotai.

"Well, it looks like this snitch is a man. Xu's family, has the house recruited newcomers recently? Wu Guotai asked again.

"My daughter-in-law will order someone to investigate."

Of course, Wu Guotai didn't care about Xu's safety when she came to find Xu, she came here to inquire about Sun Shangxiang's whereabouts, and secondly, to mislead Xu's judgment and make him busy in vain. But Xu didn't know it, and thought it was a sign that his mother-in-law cared about him. And what Wu Guotai said is indeed reasonable, if it is not a man who peeps at a woman's bath, will it still be a woman?

Wu Guotai, who achieved the goal, got up and left, and Xu personally sent Wu Guotai out of the hospital, and when Wu Guotai returned to his small courtyard, Sun Ce came over to tell the good news that Sun Shangxiang was back. Hearing that Sun Shangxiang was safe and sound, Wu Guotai breathed a sigh of relief. As for the search in the house, Wu Guotai believed that no one dared to trespass into his small courtyard, and they would let them toss if they were willing to toss outside.

With the safe haven of Wu Guotai, Sun Shangxiang, a real thief, is naturally fine, but the all-wide search temporarily decided by the Xu family is not nothing. The family has a big business, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of right and wrong, and the lewd thief who peeped into Xu's bath was not caught, but the house thief who guarded and stole himself was caught.

Because it was a temporary decision, those thieves were caught off guard and called someone to arrest them. Xu was very annoyed by this, although the stolen things were not expensive things, but this kind of behavior was absolutely not allowed. For those thieves who were caught, the Xu family decided to beat them with a cane and expel them from the house.

But not everyone can stand these eighty rods. Seeing that Mrs. Xu was really angry, the person in charge of the execution did not dare to secretly release water as in the past, and beat him with eighty rods. But basically few people could wait for the eighty rods to be beaten, and most of them were beaten to death after thirty or forty rods.

After some rectification, the atmosphere of the Sun Mansion improved, at least those personal maids did not dare to make any small moves, and their awe of the Xu family also reached a new height. The Sun Mansion was originally headed by Wu Guotai, but now she has become the head of the Xu family, and no one dares to disobey every word she says.

Xu was grateful for Wu Guotai's acquiescence, but he didn't expect that Wu Guotai didn't speak just because he was dead to Sun Quan, and Wu Guotai didn't care about who was in charge of Sun Mansion. But Xu didn't know that after rectifying the thieves in the house, Xu ran more diligently to Wu Guotai. Although Wu Guotai was unwilling to ignore the Xu family, in order to protect Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang from being discovered, he could only deal with it first.

In a blink of an eye, half a month has passed. Wu Guotai's health is very good, and the time for Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang to leave has come. Wu Guo was too reluctant, but he also knew that he couldn't continue to let his son and daughter stay here, and there was a risk of staying for one more day.

"Mother, the child is gone, please take care of your health, we will have a reunion in the future." Sun Ce reluctantly said to Wu Guotai.

"Don't worry, my mother will wait for your brothers and sisters to pick me up." Wu Guotai smiled and patted Sun Ce's hand and said. After speaking, he told Sun Shangxiang and said: "Shangxiang, you are not too old, don't trouble your brother again, and keep a snack on your own affairs, if you meet any favorite object, remember to tell your brother, if you feel embarrassed, just say the same with your sister-in-law." ”

"Mother, look at what you said...... The child remembered. When Sun Shangxiang saw Wu Guotai's glare, he hurriedly changed his words.

"Okay, that's it, let's go, be careful all the way." Wu Guotai said to Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang.

Just when Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang walked outside the gate of the courtyard with the people arranged by Wu Guotai to prepare to go out of the house to "run errands", Xu walked in with people hugging each other. Seeing this, Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang immediately bowed their heads and retreated to the side, and Xu was also stunned when he saw Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang, and always felt that the two people in front of him were a little familiar, but they just couldn't remember where they had seen them, and they were just about to call these two people over to ask, when they saw that Wu Guotai had already walked out and said, "Xu, why did you come here today?" ”

"Mother, there is a new batch of cloth in the house, and the child has sent it to ask the mother to pick one or two first." Xu hurriedly replied to Wu Guotaidao. At this time, Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang also saw the opportunity to walk out of the courtyard gate. With Wu Guotai helping to cover up, the Xu family couldn't care about who the two people he felt were familiar.

When he came back from Wu Guotai, Xu Shi recalled the experience of going to his mother-in-law today, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered who the two people he thought were familiar with.

Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang, one is his uncle, and the other is his sister-in-law, no wonder he has a sense of déjà vu. It's just that how did the two of them end up here? Regarding Sun Quan's seizure of power, although no one in Jiangdong dared to mention it in person, it was widely known in private. This Jiangdong is now Sun Quan's world, and Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang returned to Jiangdong at this time, which is not much different from a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Why did the two of them choose to return to Koto at this time?

Xu is very smart, just after a little thought, he understood why Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang were willing to take such a big risk to sneak back to Jiangdong, did they pretend not to know or ordered someone to arrest them? It has become a real problem in front of Xu.

It stands to reason that Xu is now Sun Quan's wife, and she should show no mercy to Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang, the enemies of her husband. But the problem is that Wu Guotai is involved, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has finally eased, in case the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law deteriorates again because of the arrest of Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang, Xu feels that the gains outweigh the losses.

After thinking about it, Xu thought about it all night, and then made up his mind. After finishing washing, Xu took his "minions" to Wu Guotai's courtyard. Since it is difficult to choose, it is better to hand over the initiative to others. Xu has already thought about it, if Wu Guotai still treats himself like a few days ago, then he will pretend not to know, uh...... I can't say that, I should say that I am silent, but I must let Wu Guotai know that I know about it. If Wu Guotai changes his attitude towards himself, then he doesn't have to think about the situation, just do business.

Knowing that Xu came to ask for peace in the morning, Wu Guotai hurriedly ordered someone to take Xu to the front yard to wait, and he began to wash. Wait until everything is ready, and then come to the front yard.

"My daughter-in-law has seen my mother-in-law." Seeing Wu Guotai coming out, Xu hurriedly greeted him.

"No need to be polite, why did you come so early today?" Wu Guotai motioned for Xu to sit down and asked.

"Yesterday, I saw that my mother-in-law was short of manpower here, and my daughter-in-law specially asked two clever people to come over to serve." Xu replied softly.

"Oh, no need, the old body is used to being clean, and there are too many people to make a fuss. Moreover, two people were sent not long ago, so there is no need to increase the number of people now. Wu Guotai shook his head and refused when he heard this.

"Mother-in-law, I wonder where those two are now?" Xu asked.

"You didn't come by chance, you also met at the door when you came yesterday, they were sent out by me on an errand, and they wanted to return to their hometown in Wu County to get some things."

"Could it be that the two people my daughter-in-law met at the door yesterday?"

"Exactly."

“…… Mother-in-law, it's really strange to say that when my daughter-in-law saw those two yesterday, she felt that the two of them looked a little similar to the uncle and Shang Xiang. ”

"Huh...... You think it's like that, don't you? Wu Guotai asked with a smile when he heard this.

Jiang is very old and spicy, and when Wu Guotai said this, it was difficult for Xu to answer. Wu Guotai's meaning when she said this is obvious, the reason why she chose these two subordinates to stay by her side to serve is because these two people look similar to Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang. In this way, even if someone asks about it in the future, they can't find fault with Wu Guotai. Is it wrong for the old man to miss his son and daughter?

“…… I wonder when those two will return? Xu asked a little depressed.

"Ten days at most, five days at least." Wu Guotai replied casually.

Whether it is the tenth or the fifth, as long as they leave the Sun Mansion, Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang will have someone to pick them up, Wu Guotai said this is just perfunctory to the Xu family, anyway, Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang will not come back, at least not now. As for the rhetoric of not coming back, Wu Guotai had already thought about it, and he would run away from slaves.

Xu came back from Wu Guotai in an unhappy mood, she wanted to take the opportunity to buy from Wu Guotai, but she didn't want Wu Guotai to answer without leaking, so that her plan would be in vain. Xu, who was in a bad mood, had no intention of dealing with affairs, so he hid in the room to read a book to pass the time, and before he could pick up the book and read it for a while, someone came to report that her husband Sun Quan had sent someone to send a letter from Chaisang.

In addition to telling Xu to take care of Wu Guotai, Xu also reminded Xu to strengthen the vigilance in the house, maybe someone would sneak into the house to visit Wu Guotai.

Xu couldn't cry or laugh, this reminder came too late, Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang had already finished their visit and left abruptly, and the reminder was sent at this time, where to arrest people.

Spreading out the paper, Xu picked up the pen and wrote a reply letter, and when he was halfway through writing, Xu thought about it, tore up the original letter, and wrote a new one. She wanted to tell her husband about Sun Ce and Sun Shangxiang, but when she thought that no trace could be found now, she wrote it in vain, and maybe Sun Quan would come up with some bad ideas, so it was better not to write it.

……

Chaisang

It has been almost a month since Liu Xie ordered the army to move south, and the main force of the Han army has not yet rushed to Chibi, and the Sun-Liu coalition army is still in the process of intense preparation. This battle will directly determine the fate of the Sun and Liu families in the next few years, and if they win, they can survive for a few more years and look forward to the emergence of a turnaround.

Rise from the ashes! In order to win this war, Sun Quan and Liu Bei can be said to have invested enough money, it is necessary to make a wish for the official, and the reward of money and wealth must be done from time to time, with only one purpose, that is, to make the people under their command make up their minds to fight to the death with the Han army.

After the Han army moved south, the Sun-Liu coalition army, which was originally mainly attacking, stopped the offensive, kept retreating, gave up the territory it had originally captured, and took away all the materials that could be taken away.

At present, Chibi, as the main battlefield, is building fortifications on a large scale, and Sun Quan, as the lord of Jiangdong, is sitting in Chaisang to support all the decisions of Lü Meng. It's not just that Sun Quan didn't go to Chibi, but Liu Bei wasn't in Chibi at this time, but he just sent his own representative Zhuge Liang to assist Lu Meng, and he took Zhang Fei to play hide and seek with Han Anjun.

Liu Xie's ability to sow discord has become the consensus of the Sun and Liu families. At that time, all the princes rose together, and Liu Xie could be said to be surviving in the cracks, and it was precisely because he was good at sowing discord that he defeated one powerful opponent after another. In order not to let Liu Xie's treacherous plan succeed, Sun Quan and Liu Bei coincidentally came up with a way, sincerely united, and each sent a representative as their spokesperson.

The commander of the Battle of Chibi was Lü Meng, and the deputy marshal was Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang, as the deputy marshal, had the right to veto Lü Meng's decision. Whether it is Lu Meng or Zhuge Liang, they are both sensible and smart people, knowing that at this time, the fall out between the Sun and Liu families will only cheapen the Han army who are eyeing the sidelines. With the cooperation of the two of them, the chances of victory of the Sun-Liu coalition can be higher.

Strictly speaking, the water advantage of the Sun-Liu coalition army was not as good as the battle of Chibi in the romance, Liu Xie laid out in advance and trained the navy for the Han Dynasty, although some warships were damaged in the previous battles, but most of the soldiers who were proficient in water warfare were preserved. In the past, only some ships were built to maintain daily expenses, but as long as the imperial court ordered it, it would only take three or five months to rebuild a fleet. If you want people and things, and work day and night in three shifts, the speed of shipbuilding will naturally be fast.

And Lu Meng and Zhuge Liang obviously knew that it was the next step to fight with the imperial court, so they didn't plan to compete with the imperial court for whose ships were more. But all wars are mostly won by coincidences and odds. Surprise is the key to winning more with less, and the main energy of Lu Meng and Zhuge Liang is in this regard.