"Life expectancy of seventy is rare since ancient times! You want your husband to live to be a hundred and accompany you to the afterlife? By then I will be too old to walk, and my hair and beard will be all white. Won't you despise me then?"
Sun Ce reached out and pinched Qiao Jingjing's nose.
Qiao Jingjing was amused.
If they could truly live to be a hundred, she would stay with him until their eyesight turned white, their hair turned gray, their teeth fell out, and their steps became unsteady, becoming an old couple who would never die.
How wonderful!
But Sun Ce said:
"I, your husband, have won fame, territory, and wealth by fighting on the battlefield, as well as the followers around me."
Da Qiao, swords have no eyes, and people's hearts are as hard as iron. You once said that it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark.
Sometimes I think that perhaps going into battle to kill the enemy is the simplest thing. Swords have eyes, but they also have eyes. The human heart is the complex undercurrent, surging and turbulent, with a power that can devour all the beauty and ugliness in this world.
I promise you, since I met you, I will take good care of myself. I value my life.
This sentence moved Qiao Jingjing to tears.
I'm really on the verge of giving up.
Qiao Jingjing cried in Sun Ce's arms, her heart breaking.
Sun Ce thought that Qiao Jingjing was just moved to tears and that she was more adorable than pitiful.
When Qiao Jingjing was crying uncontrollably, almost sobbing, she hugged him tightly and wouldn't let go.
The wall that Sun Ce had forcibly built in his heart with courage and boldness was knocked down.
A pool of tenderness welled up.
He understood.
She rejected him for the first time in Lujiang City because she loved him.
She loved him, but he was unpredictable and had no fixed aspirations; she was afraid of losing him.
"Don't be afraid, Da Qiao! Don't be afraid, your husband is an iron wall. Whether they are scheming rats or powerful thieves, they will all vanish in the face of me."
The more Sun Ce tried to comfort Qiao Jingjing, the more heartbroken she became.
She seemed to finally realize that she had cried too much.
She jumped out of Sun Ce's arms and wiped away her tears.
The crying was swiftly and decisively silenced.
Apart from his red eyes and the tear and snot stains on his clothes, it was as if he hadn't cried at all.
"I'm a very easygoing person. Money and wealth are just external things, status rises and falls, and life is a long and arduous journey, but I can accept all of that with equanimity. The only thing I cannot lose is my life..."
Qiao Jingjing was going to continue speaking.
Sun Ce was amused by her.
He recalled Qiao Jingjing's first meeting with him, how she fawned over him, clinging to life like a sycophant.
She wasn't lying; she truly valued her life.
In order to survive in his clutches, she actually went so far as to say that she could have his child.
It is so rare to find someone with such a proud and aloof nature as her.
I'm talking about something serious!
Qiao Jingjing saw that Sun Ce was still laughing at her.
"Many things in this world seem useful, but are actually useless. You can't take them with you when you're born, and you can't take them with you when you die. Life isn't just about seeking a result!"
In the process of seeking results, many people and events are earth-shattering, as dazzling as shooting stars. There are also many ordinary yet profoundly meaningful stories.
From Qiao Jingjing's words, Sun Ce understood what Qiao Jingjing was pursuing.
An ordinary and peaceful life.
Sun Ce said he would seriously consider her opinion.
If he were to march north and attack Xuchang, moving Emperor Xian of Han to Jiangdong, he would ultimately become the target of everyone's ire. If Cao Cao from the north were to march south and attack him, and then join forces with Liu Biao of Jingzhou, he would find himself in a situation where he could not stand alone.
He could put this plan aside for the time being and instead focus his energy on reorganizing Jiangdong internally.
He will grant Qiao Jingjing's wishes and give her a stable life in Jiangdong.
Let her live the ordinary life she wants.
That night, Qiao Jingjing held Sun Ce tightly as she fell asleep.
After crying, her breathing became slightly heavier.
Sun Ce listened to her voice and his mind became unusually clear.
He repeatedly replayed the scene of himself leaving home at seventeen to make his way in the world, and now he's almost twenty-six.
Over the course of eight or nine years.
Countless times he has narrowly escaped death, only to fall into dire straits again and find life once more.
Among these images, she was the most vibrant color; her charming smile and graceful figure were the images that most touched his heart.
Sun Ce gently stroked Qiao Jingjing's face.
"Fool. What could possibly make you cry like this? You promised me when we first met that you would have my child, have you forgotten?"
Qiao Jingjing and Sun Ce have not been married for very long.
Sun Ce was already hoping that Qiao Jingjing could give him good news.
If Qiao Jingjing gives birth to his child, she will gain status through the child, and with her abilities, she will definitely be able to raise the child very well.
If he then elevates Qiao Jingjing to the position of his legal wife, what will those pedantic scholars who have always opposed her have to say?
Consider her feelings, understand her happiness, and practice her beliefs.
Sun Ce slowly and gradually became the person Qiao Jingjing had hoped for.
Sun Ce became increasingly composed.
He listened to Qiao Jingjing's every word and didn't want her to worry.
Qiao Jingjing told Sun Ce that whenever he went out, he should bring many trustworthy people with him.
He did as instructed.
Qiao Jingjing told him not to go hunting and not to associate with the local powerful clans and gentry in the Wu County and Kuaiji area.
He did as instructed.
If there is an unavoidable meeting to discuss important matters, he will make preparations in advance, and the meeting place will usually be in his own residence.
Qiao Jingjing told him not to drink alcohol in front of those people.
He strictly adhered to this rule, never touching a drop of alcohol.
Mrs. Gu, sitting opposite, felt even more hopeless.
Madam Gu was so disappointed in herself that she dug her nails into Ah Shao's tender arm.
Ah Shao cried out in pain.
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