When her mother died, Er Qiao was still young and didn't know how to leave, and Qiao Rui's death undoubtedly stabbed their sisters hard in the heart.

Although Xiao Qiao seems to have a straightforward and unruly temperament, she is no less worried about her father than Da Qiao, but she knows in her heart that she is sad and sad, but her sister blames herself. In Da Qiao's heart, it was precisely because of her deep love for Sun Ce that Yuan Shu was jealous and sent her father to the front line to fight Cao Cao, resulting in her father's death. In the past few days, Da Qiao has been tormented all the time, washing his face with tears, and with the reaction of pregnancy in the early stage, he has been tortured to the point that he is not human.

I don't know who Zhou Yu is looking for, if he is just an ordinary soldier in the army, he is afraid that it will be difficult to get rid of the suspicion of being forced by Sun Ce's power, how can he easily erase the grief and self-blame in Da Qiao's heart.

Xiao Qiao was thinking about it, when he saw Zhou Yu with a man stepping forward, familiar and unfamiliar. Da Qiao suddenly sat up from the couch, looked at the person in front of him, and burst into tears: "Why are you, what's wrong with your legs?" ”

The person who came was Pei Shi, a military doctor under Yuan Shu, who had taken care of Qiao Rui for many years and was very familiar with Da Qiao. A few years ago, when he said goodbye in Shouchun City, he was still a handsome and chic teenager, but now he has such vicissitudes of life, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like his peers with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

Doctor Pei staggered forward and bowed his hand to Da Qiao: "The soldiers and horses have fallen and injured, and they will be fine in a few days, Ying'er doesn't have to remember it." ”

Sun Ce saw that the person Zhou Yu found was actually Doctor Pei, and his expression was a little unhappy for a moment, but he was already the overlord of the party that commanded thousands of armies and horses, even if he was jealous, it was not easy to attack, and when Da Qiao was in a bad mood, he could only swallow the words on his lips.

Zhou Yu knew that there were others there, and it was difficult for Doctor Pei to speak, so he arched his hand and said to Sun Ce: "My lord, General Cheng has come to look for you, there should be something important to ask, why don't we go out and have a look." ”

Sun Ce understood what Zhou Yu meant, and although he was reluctant, he still left with him for a while.

Seeing that Da Qiao was haggard, Doctor Pei couldn't help but sigh and comfort: "How did you lose weight like this?" General Qiao has a spirit in the sky, if he sees you like this, how can he still walk with peace of mind? ”

Seeing the old man, Da Qiao couldn't help but think back to his youth, and he felt especially sad in his heart. Xiao Qiao sat on the couch, let Da Qiao lean on him, and asked Doctor Pei with tears in his eyes: "Brother Pei, Zhou Lang said, do you know if my father agrees with my sister and General Sun's family affairs?" ”

Doctor Pei sighed heavily, looking at Da Qiao's eyes with pity and puzzlement: "Ying'er, I really don't understand, there are so many men in this world, in terms of high position and power, he Sun Bofu is not the first one, why do you fall in love with him......"

Zhou Yu didn't say that Doctor Pei was here to comfort Da Qiao, how could he say such a thing, Xiao Qiao searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, wanting to reconcile it, but before he could figure out how to speak, he saw Doctor Pei bow his head and take out a neatly folded letterhead from his arms and hand it to Da Qiao.

Da Qiao took it in confusion and slowly opened it, only to see that the paper had turned yellow, but the handwriting was very clear, Xiao Qiao called softly: "Sister, this is Daddy's handwriting......"

How could Da Qiao not recognize Qiao Rui's handwriting, the hand holding the tissue paper trembled slightly, and Xiao Qiao couldn't help but sob, reading word by word: "Sun ...... Continue...... Grandchild...... Performance...... With such a long list of names, who are these people, why don't I know them? ”

Da Qiao had already burst into tears, and he couldn't say a word, and Doctor Pei muttered: "Actually, General Qiao has long been seriously ill with tuberculosis, and when he was the most sick, he couldn't get up for a few months. At that time, General Sun crossed the river, and I guess that maybe he was worried that he would not be able to carry this hurdle and wanted to give his grandson a name. In those days, General Qiao couldn't wake up, and I was worried that this piece of paper would be taken by someone with a heart, so I took it upon myself to pick it up. Ying'er, you and I have known each other for more than ten years, you know my temperament, don't say that his grandson Fu is powerful in Jiangdong, even if he really becomes an emperor in the future, I will never lie to you for him. But the black and white facts cannot be reversed, in my opinion, General Qiao has always known about you and General Sun, or rather, he believes in his heart that General Sun is your best reliance in this troubled world......"

When Da Qiao heard this, he couldn't swallow his voice and wept bitterly, until his strength was exhausted and he couldn't cry anymore, so he choked up and asked, "How can my father's illness be so serious, he only had a cough before, when did he become tuberculosis?" ”

"As early as when the Lujiang River was surrounded, it was no longer a simple cough. General Qiao has always known about his condition, so it was a last resort to let you go with General Sun without a name and no point. ”

Da Qiao recalled that Chinese New Year's Eve that year, Qiao Rui suddenly said that if he died one day, let the two sisters not keep filial piety for him, thinking that Qiao Rui would already know that he had tuberculosis at that time. Father's good intentions and vague love made Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao both warm and regretful, but as Doctor Pei said, if he committed suicide like this, he really failed all his father's sacrifices. Da Qiao raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and forced out a smile: "Thank you for saying this, I feel much better." ”

Xiao Qiao spoke for Sun Ce at the right time: "Sister, if you think about it, the boss lady is sure that my sister will have a dislike with my brother-in-law because of this, if Brother Pei does not come here to defend my brother-in-law, my brother-in-law will never be able to prove his innocence." Even if my sister returns to her brother-in-law for the sake of the child, it will be difficult for her to be as loving as ever......"

Da Qiao originally thought that Ji Qing was doing things on the orders of Cao Cao and separating the two of them, just to attract Sun Ce to have no time to look north, but now it seems that Sun Ce broke Wancheng and won the Lujiang River, not only did not lose anything, but grew stronger and stronger, and no one in Jiangdong could resist it. In this way, the woman's purpose was not to serve Cao Cao, but only to separate them from husband and wife.

Thinking of Sun Ce, Da Qiao felt sad again. When she heard of her father's death, she was so grieved that she fell into the trap of others, and wronged him like this, but he did not complain at all, and still treated herself as before, sacrificing his life to protect him. Where else could she have any resentment, she raised her hand to wipe away her tears and said to Xiao Qiao, "Wan'er, bother you to open the door and let Sun Lang and General Zhou come in." ”

Xiao Qiao's tear-stained face was full of surprise: "Didn't they go out?" Didn't my brother-in-law leave? ”

After speaking, she walked quickly to the door, opened the door, and sure enough, seeing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu still standing not far away, Xiao Qiao greeted loudly: "Brother Pei has made things clear, and my sister asked me to call you." ”

After hearing this, Sun Ce took three steps and made two steps and jumped into the wing, Xiao Qiao was about to follow, but was pulled by Zhou Yu: "Wan'er, the two of them haven't seen each other for a long time, let them talk about themselves." I also have something to say to you. ”

Just now Xiao Qiao noticed that Zhou Yu seemed to have something to say, she nodded obediently and walked out of the old mansion with him.

Lü Meng had cleared the maze in the city according to Zhou Yu's teachings, and Sun Ce's soldiers were finally able to enter the city and take over all the formations under Liu Xun's army.

Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao patrolled the city side by side, and when they saw that there were soldiers coming to salute Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao looked a little embarrassed and hid behind Zhou Yu and slowly followed. Zhou Yu sensed Xiao Qiao's shyness, turned around suddenly, grabbed her little hand, and hid it in his wide sleeve.

He doesn't seem to shy away from his love for her, and he doesn't care about the eyes of others, Xiao Qiao is inexplicably at ease, and he is no longer as ashamed as Fang Cai, shaking his little hand and shaking Zhou Yu's ten fingers.

Although Wancheng is not big, the road is long when it comes out of the city on foot. Xiao Qiao Suxu told Zhou Yu about the scenery in the city, and occasionally talked about his childhood, thinking of his father, he couldn't help but feel sad again. Zhou Yu listened carefully, relieved from time to time, and walked all the way out of the West City Gate while talking like this.

Outside the city is the foothills of Qianshan, the mountains are empty and the scenery is beautiful, but Xiao Qiao has no intention of watching the scenery, and gently pulls Zhou Yu: "Will there be bandits hiding in the mountains?" ”

"I used to think that although you were small, you were very bold. What kind of people are growing up now, but they are too bold? ”

Xiao Qiao pouted and muttered, "I'm not worried about myself." ”

"Don't worry, I never do things that are out of proportion", Zhou Yu couldn't help but say, pulling Xiao Qiao up the mountain, walking through the secluded valley, reaching the top of the hill, turning the frost-stained jungle, and suddenly opening up in front of him.

The autumn weather is cold, the valley wind blows head-on, but it seems to blow away a little bit of the sorrow in the heart, Xiao Qiao pointed to the Chaohu Lake not far away like a jade belt embedded at the end of the sky, sighed: "It turns out that you can see the nest here!" ”

Ascending high and looking into the distance, from far to near, the tomb of his father and mother buried together in the north of the city also came into view, and Xiao Qiao's long-suppressed sadness suddenly burst out, and tears flowed down his face in an instant. Zhou Yu had already guessed that she would definitely try her best to restrain herself in front of Da Qiao, and she didn't say anything at this time, just wrapped her thin body from behind, allowing her to vent the pain in her heart here.

I don't know how long I cried, Xiao Qiao finally came to her senses, she took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her tears, turned her head to Zhou Yu and said softly: "I've been crying for a long time, but I forgot to ask you, what do you have to tell me?" ”

"Let's get married", Zhou Yu originally prepared a lot of words, but at this time he felt that it was meaningless, so he simply got straight to the point, "I will always love you like my life, and I won't let you cry again." ”

Xiao Qiao once had the luxury of guessing whether Zhou Yu asked for a kiss, but now listening to him say it in person, she turned around, and immediately rolled down two lines of tears. Zhou Yu's eyes were full of distress, but he joked: "I just said that I won't let you cry, so you shed tears, but you really don't leave me a thin face." ”

Xiao Qiao finally burst into tears and smiled, but his expression was full of embarrassment: "I have never hidden anything about Zhou Lang's intentions. But my father is newly mourned, how can I not keep filial piety? I was born without a mother, and although my father was not always at home, he would watch over me day and night whenever I was sick...... As a child, I didn't even know today that my father had tuberculosis a long time ago. I have too many regrets in my heart, even if my father left a message, I can't marry you now......"

After listening to Xiao Qiao's words, Zhou Yu did not show unhappiness or loss, but he was really a little drumming in his heart. Strategizing and winning thousands of miles, there are rules to follow, but the thoughts of his beloved make him unable to guess. Qiao Rui unfortunately died, Xiao Qiao didn't blame him, but Zhou Yu's guilt filled his heart, and he was even more afraid that Xiao Qiao would be disappointed in him in his heart. But he had no way to inquire about this kind of thing, so he could only gently hug her into his arms and say word by word: "I won't force you to do anything, and when you think it's okay, we'll get married again." As for the gift of filial piety, it is all in your heart, Mrs. Qiao is pregnant again, Bo Fu will not let her stay in Wancheng, how can you stay here alone to guard the tomb? No matter where I go in the future, I want to take you with me, are you willing to come with me? ”

The autumn wind was bleak, the forests were dyed, and Xiao Qiao's response was scattered in the wind, which seemed a little unreal: "Of course I want to be with you all the time, but you and your brother-in-law are going to war, but I can't follow you to the front line." I'll stay in Gusu with my sister and wait for you obediently. ”

A few days ago, Zhou Yu told Sun Ce that when Lujiang is settled, he is willing to go to Baqiu to guard the town, and if he has nothing to do, he is afraid that he will not go to Gusu often. But he didn't want to embarrass Xiao Qiao because of this, so he said: "That's it, it's not early, let's go down the mountain." ”

After the misunderstanding was released, Sun Ce ordered Han Dang to arrange for Doctor Pei to serve under the army, but Doctor Pei refused in every possible way, and then simply left without a trace. Sun Ce once heard Zhou Yu say that Doctor Pei's leg was disabled, and he understood that he could no longer go out with the army, and he didn't want to drag others down because of favors, so he said goodbye. Such an upright person is really rare in the world, Sun Ce suddenly had a little respect for him in his heart, and ordered people to look around, but he never found his whereabouts.

Although Wancheng was captured, Liu Xun's forces were still there, and Sun Ce immediately ordered Cheng Pu and others to attack overnight to reinforce Sun Ben. And Cheng Pu lived up to the name of the veteran, killed Liu Xun's lower part of the armor, and led his troops to flee all the way, and was no longer able to attack Wancheng.

In three or two days, the autumn colors became more and more intense, and seeing that it was about to be the first day of October to worship their ancestors, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu naturally wanted to go to the ancestral tomb of the Qiao family in the north of the city with Xiao Qiao to worship Qiao Rui and his wife. The night before, Da Qiao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

When Da Qiao gave birth to Qiong's child in the first child, Sun Ce didn't know it, and he always felt that he owed her a debt in his heart, and this time he cared for Da Qiao meticulously, and when she got up, Sun Ce also sat up, rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes and asked, "Is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

Da Qiao shook his head and said in a low voice, "I'm thinking about Wan'er's marriage." ”

"What is there to think about my sister-in-law's marriage? Before the city was broken, Gong Jin told me that he wanted to marry his sister-in-law...... Now that my father-in-law is gone, and there is no old thief like Yuan Shu to hinder me again, I want to marry you again and give you the status of a wife, so that he will not be criticized by others in the future. ”

Da Qiao shook his head and said, "Don't bother so much, whether it's a wife or a concubine, I don't care at all." The only thing I'm worried about now is Wan'er's marriage, a few years ago outside Shucheng, my father once said that if he had any accidents, let Wan'er not have to keep filial piety, and marry while she was still in her prime. At that time, I didn't think about it, but now I understand my father's painstaking efforts. Wan'er is seventeen years old, which is a good age, if she keeps filial piety for three years, she is afraid that she will be delayed, but if she does not keep filial piety, even if others don't talk about it, she can't pass the level in her heart......"

Sun Ce hugged Da Qiao and frowned in response: "Yes, don't talk about sister-in-law, Gongjin is really not small." We grew up together, and I am also his brother, so it is natural that I should handle the marriage for him. Don't worry, since my father-in-law has left something to say, I, as a brother-in-law, will do this anyway. ”

Da Qiao turned around and leaned on Sun Ce, and whispered, "I'm sorry......"

Da Qiao's gentleness has always been very useful to Sun Ce, and he has long been not half annoyed, and kissed her on the cherry lips: "Okay, don't say this again." In the future, you are not allowed to have such an idea, just run, do you know how worried your mother is? ”

Just as the two of them were grinding their ears and temples, they suddenly heard the voice of the soldier outside the door: "Report! Major General, there is an urgent report from the front! ”