In the courtyard of the old house, the south wind gradually rises, and the tide rises and falls. In the middle of the night, Xiao Qiao finally woke up and muttered intermittently: "Water...... Drink ...... water"

A pair of powerful hands held Xiao Qiao's shoulders and back, put the bowl to her mouth, and slowly lifted it to the rhythm of her swallowing.

Realizing that the person in front of him was not Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao raised his heavy eyelids, looked at Zhou Yune and said, "What...... It's you ......."

Zhou Yu picked up the silk handkerchief and replied while wiping Xiao Qiao's lips: "Miss Da Qiao is cooking medicine for you in the kitchen, and she will come over in a while." ”

Xiao Qiao lowered his eyes and nodded, and grabbed the brocade quilt with a pair of small hands: "Thank you for going into the water to save me, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd be dead." ”

"If I don't save you, Bo Fu will also go into the water, he is the commander of the first army, how can he easily make a mistake...... Fortunately, you are fine, Bo Fu and Zhong Mou have rushed back to Shucheng. ”

Zhou Yu's series of statements clearly told Xiao Qiao that he saved her for Sun Ce, not for Xiao Qiao. The suffocation feeling of deep water struck again, and Xiao Qiao wrapped the brocade quilt tightly, unable to say a word for a long time.

Are the "Wan'er" sounds I heard in a coma really just hallucinations? The distress and sorrow in his eyes at that time were really just conjectures?

Seeing that Xiao Qiao was silent, Zhou Yu also had a dry throat, got up and said, "I'll go and see if the medicine is cooked." ”

Xiao Qiao is a direct and refreshing person, and he can't stand Zhou Yu's hot and cold like this. Seeing that he threw his sleeves and wanted to leave, Xiao Qiao grabbed Zhou Yu's coat and stumbled: "Zhou Gongjin, when you are underwater...... Do you have ......"

Before he could ask about the matter, Da Qiao walked into the room with the decoction and said in surprise: "Wan'er is awake?" How's your body? Still uncomfortable? ”

Xiao Qiao hurriedly let go, a smile squeezed out of the corner of his mouth, but his expression was still stupid: "I'm fine, sister don't worry." ”

Da Qiao sat on the edge of the couch with a soup bowl, stirred the spoon and blew it gently, and fed it to Xiao Qiao spoonful by spoonful. Zhou Yu arched his hand and said to Da Qiao: "Miss Da Qiao, Zhou is deeply pleased that my sister has recovered." It was late at night, not to disturb the rest of the two girls, and Zhou said goodbye. ”

Seeing Zhou Yu walking out of the guest room, her back seemed to have no nostalgia, Xiao Qiao's heart was sour, and she also felt that the Chinese medicine was very hard, she pushed open the medicine bowl with a flat mouth: "What kind of medicine is this, why is it so unpleasant?" ”

Da Qiao smiled and comforted: "It's a bitter medicine, where is there anything to drink?" Lang Zhong said that your heart and lungs are damp, let you take medicine to drive it away. ”

"What about Zhou Gongjin? Can you find Lang Zhong to see it? ”

"Zhou Gongzi had a high fever in the afternoon, and now he looks much better. But Wan'er, you are not allowed to go to the water to play in the future, today almost scared me to death. ”

Xiao Qiao nodded obediently, and the heartache and mournful handsome face of Zhou Yu under the water appeared in her mind, she couldn't help blushing, and the corners of her eyes were full of autumn waves.

Seeing that Xiao Qiao's face was red, Da Qiao reached out and touched her white jade-like forehead, and muttered, "Isn't it burning again?" ”

Xiao Qiao shook his head on his knees: "Sister, today under the water, Zhou Gongjin seems to call me Wan'er......"

Da Qiao was stunned, and after thinking about it a few times, he said softly to Xiao Qiao: "Wan'er, Zhou Gongzi is talented, handsome and extraordinary, and he is really a good match." But you are still young, even if you ask for a name, you will have to wait until the year of the general. Instead of worrying about his mind all day long, you might as well be yourself...... In my sister's opinion, Wan'er, who has abandoned only promises, is still the most likable. ”

What Da Qiao said is true, since he became infatuated with Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao often felt inferior, always felt that he was not gentle and wise enough, timid, and more and more unlike himself. She is a little girl of jasper, not a lady, if she loses her nature again, she will really have nothing.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qiao buried his head and sighed: "Sister, I'm tired and want to rest." ”

Da Qiao responded, helped Xiao Qiao lie down, tucked the quilt for her, and extinguished the lamp. After a while, Xiao Qiao let out a subtle and even sweet exhalation.

After all, she is still a child, Da Qiao looked at Xiao Qiao, with a gentle smile on her face, but she didn't feel sleepy at all, her slender body floated to the window, looking at the bright moon reflected in Chaohu Lake, and secretly worried about Sun Ce.

I don't know if he arrived in Shucheng safely, and I don't know if Mrs. Wu will embarrass him, Da Qiao leaned under the moonlight, his face full of panic and helplessness.

In the Shucheng military camp, Sun Ce missed the night and didn't have time to rest, so he got into the Chinese military tent and carefully checked the letters exchanged everywhere.

By the time of the third watch, the Baili Company Battalion was silent, only the footsteps of the guards and patrollers accompanied Sun Ce's sleepless night.

Mrs. Wu lifted the curtain and put the longan wolfberry soup on the wooden table: "Bo Fu, it's almost autumn, you love colds when you arrive in autumn, but you should be careful." If he falls ill, the siege will become even more complicated. ”

Sun Ce hurriedly got up: "It's so late, why doesn't my mother rest?" ”

Mrs. Wu sat down and chuckled: "Silly boy, you are not a parent, so naturally you don't understand, you two brothers have not returned, how can I sleep?" ”

Sun Ce lowered his head and said: "Bo Fu is not filial, which makes my mother worried......"

"Is Miss Big Qiao okay?"

Hearing Mrs. Wu ask about Da Qiao, Sun Ce was quite uncomfortable, and he didn't reply.

Seeing Sun Ce like this, Mrs. Wu smiled bitterly and helplessly: "Bo Fu, you play a little tendon, can you not know it for your mother?" Speaking of Miss Da Qiao herself, she really likes her mother, but her father ......"

Sun Ce directly interrupted Mrs. Wu's words, and prostrate and said, "Mother, in this world, the person I don't want to disobey the most is you. But the current situation is uncertain, and I am not sure that I will confront General Qiao. What's more, with Gong Jin's wisdom on the side, we will definitely strategize, even if we turn against Yuan Shu in the future, we will not involve General Qiao......"

Sun Ce's eyes were as firm as a torch and as bright as a star. Mrs. Wu's eyes were lowered, full of unbearableness, and she didn't say a word for a long time. Since Sun Jian's death five years ago, Sun Ce has shouldered the burden of his family. Speaking of this eldest son, Mrs. Wu was both proud and distressed, if it was not a last resort, she really did not want to refute his infatuation.

But everyone has his own life, and he should bear it, even if he is a parent, he can't do it for him. Mrs. Wu sighed heavily, took out an old yellow manuscript from her arms, and handed it to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, it's not that my mother doesn't believe you, it's just that many facts are much more complicated than you think. ”

Sun Ce took the manuscript, flipped through it roughly, raised his eyes and asked Mrs. Wu, "Mother, is this ......?"

Mrs. Wu bowed her head slightly, and said in a low voice: "This is your father's manuscript of the Quartet that year, which records in detail the correspondence with Yuan Shu and others. The last few pages are the records of his expedition to Da Xian Mountain to defeat Huang Zu. ”

Sun Ce hurriedly flipped the manuscript to the end, his hands trembled and he checked it carefully, and after his eyes touched a line of words, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were full of panic and disbelief: "Mother, could it be that my father was ambushed and killed back then, and it has something to do with General Qiao?" ”