While Qiao Jingjing was visiting her today, the mother and daughter drank lotus seed and white fungus soup.
"Da Qiao, they always complain about me talking about you, and your brothers can't stand it when I say anything. The moment I open my mouth, they tell me to shut up! Da Qiao, do you think I can shut up about something like this?"
You're raising someone else's son?
Are you confused? That child was born to the woman in front of you. Don't you have children yourself?
"If you have a son someday, and that son is also a son, I ask you, to which son will the Wu Marquis's fortune ultimately be passed down?"
Although Qiao's mother stayed at home, news of the struggle for the title of marquis between Sun Ce and his brothers and Sun Kuang and Sun Lang had already reached her.
Now, Mrs. Qiao feels that this matter is stuck in her heart.
"You've been with Lord Wu for quite a while now, why isn't there any sign of a baby in your belly yet?"
“Mother, there’s no rush. I’m new to Wu County and have a lot to do.”
Qiao's mother calculated the time when Qiao Jingjing would arrive in Wu County to marry Sun Ce.
More than half a year has passed.
"Back then, your father and I had just gotten married when I got pregnant with you within a month or two. Then, without stopping, I gave birth to Qiao Er, Qiao San, and Xiao Qiao, just like a rabbit."
They've made their household prosperous and joyful.
"I always criticize you, but you never like it. Everyone says I don't like you. Da Qiao, you're the flesh and blood of my body, how could I not love you?"
If I didn't love you, would I be saying these things to you? Remember, your own child is always the best.
you do not say?
Despite how strict Qiao's mother was with Qiao Jingjing at that time, Qiao Jingjing, whose body was her biological daughter but whose soul was not, was still able to treat her mother with such devotion.
So, people back then liked to have and raise children.
Qiao Jingjing said she is still young and there are still many important things to be decided.
Mrs. Joe still wanted to persuade her.
Old Man Joe looked at the sky.
"That's enough. Da Qiao finally comes home, and all you do is talk to her about this and that. She's a sensible child; she's never complained to you or told you how hard things are for her."
Da Qiao, it's alright! Your father is on your side when it comes to raising Young Master Shao.
Young Master A Shao lost his mother at a young age, and Lady Gu was unable to take good care of him. It is only natural for you to step forward, and this is the benefit of you relieving Lord Wu's worries.
Lord Wu is not young anymore, and he only has Ah Shao as his son.
The entire Jiangdong region, encompassing six counties, was watching this child closely.
Anyone with common sense, or his advisors and generals, would know that a marquis's family must have an heir to inherit the title.
You raised Ashao to adulthood, and no matter how many children you have in the future, no matter who holds the title of marquis, this child will always call you "Mother."
My father understands this matter.
In contemporary thinking, adoptive mothers are considered closer than birth mothers.
The kindness of an adoptive mother is ten thousand times greater than that of a birth mother.
Back at Fu Garden.
Qiao Jingjing settled A Shao in as always.
He then took out the Sun family genealogy and examined it repeatedly.
Father is right. Sun Ce holds Jiangdong in his hands, and all six counties of Jiangdong are watching Shao.
Sun Min is dead, but what happened afterward cannot be left uninvestigated.
Sun Min was originally a servant outside Sun Ce's study. Because he was honest, he could run errands even if he couldn't do important things.
Who would choose Sun Min for eyeliner?
Was it one of the two brothers, Sun Ben and Sun Fu, from my uncle's family, or were both brothers involved? Or was it Sun Hao, the eldest son of my third uncle, Sun Jing? Or was it something done by Madam Wu and Sun Kuang?
Or perhaps they've all colluded.
Some people outwardly supported Sun Ce and fought alongside him to conquer the world, but secretly plotted against Sun Ce's descendants.
Qiao Jingjing had a guess.
Is there such a possibility?
When Pearl and Sun Min attacked, they didn't intend to kill Madam Gu; their target was probably only Ah Shao. Madam Gu, deeply devoted to her son, suffered for Ah Shao's sake.
Qiao Jingjing secretly plotted and investigated.
Sun Ce, however, acted with integrity and uprightness.
The day after Ashao fell into the water, he gathered all his brothers from the royal family together.
His cousins Sun Ben and Sun Fu, his younger cousin Sun Hao, and his own brothers Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, and Sun Lang.
The brothers all gathered together.
There was no one else.
Sun Ce said, “At this point, to others, our Sun family seems to be enjoying extra wealth and prosperity. But in reality, the national situation is still uncertain, and conflicts are unpredictable. Let us not forget the hardships and difficulties we faced in establishing our family and fighting wars. We, as brothers, must still work together with one heart!”
Cousin Sun Ben was the first to step forward.
Because he had recently married his daughter to Cao Cao's son, Cao Zhang.
He was most afraid of people saying that he was loyal to Cao Cao.
"I am the eldest among my brothers, so let me speak first! The six counties of Jiangdong can only be controlled by someone surnamed Sun. Brothers, if there's anything between us, we should speak openly and discuss it honestly, instead of gossiping about each other behind our backs. That's not right!"
Sun Fu also said that since he became the Prefect of Luling and took on the position of General Pingnan, he has been working day and night to quell local mountain bandits, all for the sake of the Sun family's territorial interests.
Then it was Sun Kuang's turn.
Sun Kuang, the Marquis of Wucheng, married Cao Cao's niece, and he had always been used to getting the better of Sun Ce.
Unlike his two older cousins, he didn't have a clear understanding of his social standing.
Very arrogant.
"We're all family, all brothers. What's ours is ours! And what's ours belongs to everyone. If even a single insect flies by in Jiangdong, it will belong to the Sun family!"
Sun Hao also expressed his opinion.
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