Gusu City of Wujun has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is the most prosperous of the hundred cities in the Yangtze River Basin. Since Sun Cebu defeated Xu Gong and took over Wu County, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and business and travel were frequent, as if it was the scene of the prosperous era in the early Han Dynasty.

It was the 24th day of the New Year, and the streets were full of pedestrians buying New Year's goods. Even if the snow is flying, everyone is also interested, side by side, and full of laughter. The city is especially lively in the middle of the city, where people gather in front of a newly opened liquor store called "Wangchun Lou" to talk and laugh.

Diametrically opposed to the bustle at the door, the doors and windows of the warm pavilion on the second floor of Wangchun Building were closed, and it was as dim as midnight. Changmu Xiu leaned against the wall of Jiaotu Hecheng, with several charcoal basins on his side, and the starry firelight reflected his pale cheeks, making him look hideous and handsome, like the most beautiful beast in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

On that day, although he ordered someone to dig up the tomb of Mrs. Zhou Yuxian, he also set up an altar for her. After all, his purpose was just to lure Zhou Yu away so that he could take Xiao Qiao away from the barracks. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu left, Xiao Qiao was nowhere to be found, he ordered his subordinates to lie in ambush outside the old house of Juchao for a few days, and he went along the official road from Qu'a to Xuzhou, but he never found a trace of the beauty.

When the cold wave hit, it snowed heavily, and Changmu Xiu's left arm had an old injury, so he couldn't move at all in such a day, so he had to put down Xiao Qiao's matter for the time being and go back to Sister Gusu of Wujun to recuperate.

The wooden sliding door "squeaked", Ji Qing dragged a long skirt, walked into the room with a hand-cranked fan, and saw Changmu Xiu with a depressed face, and smiled dumbly: "You are too stupid, how can you spend so much effort to deal with a hairy girl?" You caught her, sister, here is the medicine that will make you two happy......"

Changmu raised his eyes suddenly, and there seemed to be ice in his eyes: "Get out!" ”

Seeing that Changmu Xiu was annoyed, Ji Qing smiled more and more lightly and brightly, leaned over and sat beside him, and the pu fan in his hand did not stop: "Don't scheming, do you have to wait for her to fall in love with you?" ”

Even if he shook the fan slightly, there was a seeping chill on Changmu Xiu's left arm, and he couldn't help coughing a few times, his tone was gloomy but full of tension: "No matter who dares to bully Wan'er, I will kill him." ”

Ji Qing snorted disdainfully, and slapped the fan in his hand at Changmu Xiu: "Don't forget the purpose of our hard work here!" ”

"Purpose?" Changmu Xiu raised his long eyebrows, and there was a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, "Then I will kill the traitor now, is my sister willing?" ”

"Don't say stupid things, people are on one side, and they support their own troops, how dare you kill? Besides, now is not the time, if the plan is ruined, the prime minister blames it, you and I can't eat and walk around! It's better to start with Qiao Rui first, kill his eldest daughter, and let Qiao Rui ......"

"Enough", Nagaki Xiu looked impatient, "You don't know what you're thinking, open your Wangchun Tower, don't act rashly." ”

Ji Qing got up enchantingly, stroked Chang Mu Xiu's handsome face with her slender jade fingers, and said with a smile: "My sister just teased you twice, but you are annoyed, it's so cute." It's just that don't just talk about me, your sister and I have never been sincere, and who has been trapped in the mind of that hairy girl and can't extricate himself? ”

Seeing that Changmu Xiu's face was pale, Ji Qing stopped talking nonsense with him, let out a pleasant laugh like a silver bell, strode out of the warm pavilion, and closed the wooden door with a "bang".

The cold in Changmu Xiu's body was aroused by the cold wind, and he coughed for a long time, his cheeks were flushed, but a few traces of determination flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand to eat the "handsome" son who was facing on the white jade chessboard on his side, and said hatefully: "Everything is in my expectation, only she ......"

This winter's wind and snow are still better than in the past, people and birds are lonely on Chaohu Lake, the fog is thick, the sky is cloudy, the water and the mountains are the same color, vast and lonely. In the old mansion, a wisp of smoke and dust in the kitchen melted into the wind and snow, condensing into frost and mist, adding to the quiet cold. A group of people braved the cold and stayed outside the guest room, suspenseful for Da Qiao, and did not even notice the passage of time, the night receded, and it was almost noon.

In the study next to the guest room, Aunt Zhou brought a basin of water and placed it in the corner of the wooden case. Xiao Qiao sat obediently next to the wooden table, but his two little ears were standing, listening carefully to Da Qiao's movements all the time, until Zhou Yu pulled her hands, Xiao Qiao suddenly turned around, through the steaming water vapor, saw his big hands with distinct bones pressed his hands into the copper basin, wiped carefully, the frost-cracked sores fell off the dirt of the black crow, and scattered the blood marks in the clear water, blooming magnificently, like a girl's heart.

There should have been pain in the flesh, but Xiao Qiao only felt his heart tremble, and he didn't feel any pain. Zhou Yu washed Xiao Qiao's hands, picked up the dry cloth on the case and let her dry it, and then slowly smeared the wound for her with medicinal wine. Xiao Qiao felt a piercing pain at this time, and couldn't help but "hiss" and shrank his hand.

Seeing that Xiao Qiao was in pain, Zhou Yu leaned over and gently blew on her wounds, patiently continuing to treat her wounds little by little. His warm breath was like a clear orchid, and like an east wind blowing through the willows, making Xiao Qiao's muscles and bones soft, she drooped down her little face as red as a blooming rose, and she didn't dare to look at Zhou Yu, but in the copper basin was also the reflection of his handsomeness, Xiao Qiao couldn't help but stare at it stupidly.

When I first saw him, mid-spring was just right, and Tangshan was full of blooming peach blossoms, but it was not as dazzling as him. Now three years have passed, his figure has become more and more slender and compact, and his handsome face is sharp and angular, adding a bit of courage to sit in the golden saddle to win thousands of miles, and Sun Ce's movements are suitable, and no one can match them.

Xiao Qiao thought like this, and couldn't help but feel a trace of melancholy in her heart, and before she came back to her senses, she heard Zhou Yu say: "I know that Mrs. Qiao is worried about Bo Fu and refuses to tell him about her pregnancy, for fear that he will be distracted on the battlefield." But you shouldn't have hidden it from me, and shouldn't I be considerate of Bo Fu and worry about Mrs. Joe? Thanks to you for coming to Juchao to look for me last night, but if I take my aunt and mute to Danyang, what will you and Mrs. Qiao do? ”

Although Zhou Yu's clear voice was speaking words of admonition, it was gentle and pleasant, revealing worry. This feeling of being taken to heart by him is very evocative, but Xiao Qiao understands that he is more worried about Da Qiao's safety and Sun Ce's heirs, her little head is tilted, and she choked: "I shouldn't be by my sister's temperament, but she really cares about her brother-in-law too much, and he comes first in everything, I can't persuade her at all, so I can only do my best to protect her...... I'm really scared, if you knocked on the door yesterday and you weren't there, I really don't know what to do......"

Seeing Xiao Qiao's red eyes, Zhou Yu was not in a good mood, and said with relief: "It's me who is not good, if you don't directly refuse your request for a waist card that day, you may be able to see your embarrassment." But you don't have to worry too much, I just heard Aunt Zhou say that Wen Po feels that although Miss Da Qiao is thin, she has a good fetal position, and she should still be able to give birth. ”

Obviously, he had finished taking the medicine, but Zhou Yu only cared about comforting Xiao Qiao, and he didn't pay attention to holding her hand, and when he came back to his senses, the two separated like an electric shock. Zhou Yu was stunned and said, "By the way, haven't you seen Changmu Xiu in the past few days?" ”

Xiao Qiao was confused by this question: "Brother Xiu...... Ah no, I haven't seen Nagagi Shu in the past few days. ”

"I don't have to see you in the future", Zhou Yu's voice fell, only to hear a few faint but loud baby cries from next door.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Xiao Qiao reacted first, and ran over quickly, but was stopped by Aunt Zhou at the door of the guest room: "Little Qiao girl, Mrs. Qiao has just given birth, and she can't stand the cold, you wait for a while, don't be anxious!" ”

I don't know if it's cold or impatient, Xiao Qiao jumped straight under the porch, tiptoed and asked loudly: "A few mothers-in-law, how is it?" ”

The joyful laughter of the two mothers-in-law in Lusu's mansion came from inside the door: "I got a little girl, and I was born very beautiful!" ”

"What about my sister? How is my sister? ”

"Madame is fine, but I'm too tired to speak."

Hearing that Da Qiao's mother and daughter were safe, Xiao Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiled happily, relaxed his toes, but shivered unconsciously.

The haze in Zhou Yu's heart also cleared up, he took off his fur and put it on Xiao Qiao's shoulder, and then walked down the stone steps, and greeted Lu Su, who was also happy in the snow in the courtyard, and said: "Brother Zijing works hard, let's scald a pot of good wine, let's have a good drink." ”

Danyang Garrison Office, Changshi Zhang Zhao dealt with official duties, Mingyue had sunk into the west window, he wanted to get up and relax twice, and there was a military report, and the messenger was Lu Meng, who stayed here to learn to read.

Seeing that these two letterheads were from Huiji and Juchao respectively, Zhang Zhao hurriedly opened the letterbox, read it hurriedly, and laughed heartily, he picked up the pen and wanted to write, and after hesitating for a moment, he re-sealed the two letterheads and handed them back to Lu Meng: "Go, send it to Huiji, and send it to Juchao." ”

Lu Meng didn't know why, but he knew that Zhang Zhao was serious and not as good as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, so he didn't dare to ask, so he hugged his fists and retreated.

After Lu Meng left, Zhang Zhao suddenly smiled, and a trace of unease flashed in his eyes: Sun Ce had captured Wang Lang alive, conquered Huiji County, and was happy with the noble girl, which was really enough to make people happy. But blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, how can there be no crisis behind this joy? Not to mention the side, Yuan Shutun's troops in Xuzhou, his power is far better than the few tens of thousands of troops under Sun Ce, seeing that Sun Ce has won the fat of Jiangdong, how can he not be tempted?

A few days later, the New Year came as scheduled, the wind and snow that had lasted for a long time finally stopped, and the ice skin on Chaohu Lake was relieved, and it was a beautiful lake and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River.

Where the water and the sky meet, there is a long embankment horizontally, decorating the endless blue lake like an eyebrow. Last year, it was precisely because of the dam built by Zhou Yu and Lu Su that Chaohu Lake did not flood again, and the people were able to survive the winter with enough food, and they were naturally grateful.

Lu Su also came with his young son, and saw that many villagers congratulated Zhou Yu on the New Year, and pretended to be angry and said to Xiao Qiao on the side: "Little Qiao girl, look at it, it is also to build a dam and build a dam, and Lu has not contributed at all, but the people don't remember me well, and they call the dam 'Zhou Lang Di', not 'Lu Lang Di', it's really angry!" ”

Xiao Qiao has reached the age of fifteen, she dismantled the horns, combed her long hair into a hanging bun, not decorated with gold and silver, pure and gorgeous, people can't take their eyes off, giggled and teased: "Even if it is named after Lord Lu, it should be 'Lu Bodi'?" ”

Zhou Yu stood under the eaves to thank the guests, and saw Xiao Qiao smiling and smiling, which attracted everyone's frequent side glances, and there was a little unpleasantness in his heart, and he interrupted the conversation and laughter between the two of them: "Sister Wan, my aunt's soup is almost ready, you go and serve it to Mrs. Qiao." ”

Xiao Qiao did not doubt him, and as soon as he responded, he took the soup bowl in Aunt Zhou's hand, and walked to the guest room with embroidered shoes. When Xiao Qiao's figure disappeared from sight, Zhou Yu turned his head to Lu Su and said, "Brother Zijing, please." ”

Lu Su has known Zhou Yu for several years, and he has never seen him rude, let alone blindly interrupt others. Lu Su couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he responded loudly, walked towards the hall with his young son in his arms, and said to himself: "Isn't the sun going to hit the west and come out......"