"You heartless bastard! You ungrateful wretch! Are you just going to watch us, mother and children, die?!"
Madam Wu was too ashamed to hear these words.
Even in front of her daughter-in-law Qiao Jingjing, she felt embarrassed for Xiao Wu.
It wasn't exactly honorable for an elder to have such a messy affair, so Qiao Jingjing pretended not to hear it.
Because of Sun Hao's matter, Madam Sun came to the mansion again, but was furious at the fuss of Madam Wu.
Madam Sun stepped forward and slapped Little Wu several times.
"Is what you did something glorious? You think people will pity you after you howl like that? Even if you die, what face will you have to see my second brother? My second brother treated you and your mother so well, and you repay kindness with enmity. You are utterly wicked!"
So, Xiao Wu began to think about what happens after a person dies.
If she dies, how will she face Sun Jian?
She seized Sun Ce's title, harmed Sun Ce's Lady Gu, nearly killed Sun Ce's son, and colluded with Yan Baihu, Xu Gong, and Xu Zhao... If things hadn't gone wrong, she could have almost killed Sun Ce.
Almost!
Where exactly did things go wrong?
Ms. Wu was sullen, her eyes were vacant, and there were several deep handprints on her face.
Mrs. Sun stood with her hands on her hips, patiently instructing her nephew's wife, Qiao Jingjing.
“You two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are equally soft and naive. See? To deal with someone like Xiao Wu, don’t try to reason with her. Just give her a few slaps and she’ll behave. She won’t say what she’s asked to say, and if she’s going to say something she shouldn’t, we might as well let her take it to her coffin and go tell it to my second brother.”
This aunt is really something.
At that time, the bodies of Xu Gong and Xu Zhao lay outside the Wu Commandery Prefectural Governor's Office for a whole day, and no relatives or friends came forward to claim them.
Following Sun Ce's instructions, Zhu Zhi, the governor of Wu Commandery, buried Xu Gong and Xu Zhao and erected a monument to them.
Then send people to monitor the surrounding area for any signs or movements.
That night, Sun Ce asked Qiao Jingjing why she still bothered to monitor Xu Gong's tombstone.
In one's lifetime, there are always a few close relatives and friends. Isn't it normal to burn paper money at the grave to mourn the departed souls?
Qiao Jingjing did not explain.
A few days later, Zhu Zhi indeed caught a person with unusual behavior.
The man's eyes gleamed with malice, and stubborn veins bulged on his neck.
Zhu Zhi grabbed the man, but hadn't interrogated him yet.
The man then shouted slogans, demanding that Sun Ce be killed to avenge Xu Gong.
Sun Ce disagreed.
“Another stubborn donkey who thinks he’s loyal! Let him go. Xu Gong is a despicable man, but this donkey is utterly devoted to his former master.”
Back then, basic education wasn't widespread, so many people had inaccurate values.
People who are blindly loyal, blindly filial, and blindly sentimental are everywhere.
Qiao Jingjing was determined not to let this stubborn mule get away with it.
Qiao Jingjing questioned him personally.
She said to Sun Ce, "My aunt just taught me a couple of days ago, and she was afraid that I was too soft and gentle to manage the household. This person is quite unique, so let's treat him as a practice subject."
Sun Ce agreed.
But he was still worried, so he stayed by Qiao Jingjing's side and tied her up at any time.
Zhu Zhi tied up the stubborn donkey assassin and dragged him out.
Qiao Jingjing confronted him personally.
"Lord Wu is on good terms with Cao Mengde and is loyal to the Han court. I don't understand why Xu Gong would slander Lord Wu in front of others and frame him unjustly?"
Without asking the assassin's reason for seeking revenge.
They didn't ask who had done him a favor, or whether he could forget the kindness shown to him.
The key question is about Xu Gong.
The assassin, Stubborn Donkey, had already put on a righteous and awe-inspiring smile, neither stuttering nor keeping a low profile.
"Loyal to the Han court?"
The person who is loyal to the Han court is my lord, Xu Gong.
Sun Ce, that brat, now controls six counties in Jiangdong and is contending with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the north, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Liu Zhang in Yizhou. He is clearly acting like a warlord!
Liu Zhang and Liu Biao were both members of the Han imperial family, Yuan Shao's family had held high office for four generations, and Cao Cao's family was full of officials! You, Sun Ce, a mere brat, your father was just the governor of Changsha. What gives you the right to control six commanderies in Jiangdong? Aren't you just carving out a territory and declaring yourself king?
The stubborn assassin still spoke with righteous indignation about the things Xu Gong had said to him.
The more he talked, the more indignant he became.
If his lord Xu Gong were in a position similar to Sun Ce, the assassin would feel that it was only natural for Xu Gong to possess the six counties of Jiangdong.
When Xu Gong served as the governor of Wu Commandery and persecuted sages and virtuous men, this assassin felt it was only natural.
Xu Gong is dead, but this assassin is only dissatisfied with Sun Ce.
What are you so upset about?
Could it be because he was dissatisfied that Sun Ce was more handsome than Yuan Shao, younger than Cao Cao, and more capable than Liu Biao and Liu Zhang?
Qiao Jingjing waved her hand.
"Foolish! You actually believe Xu Gong's lies? The country and its people are governed by the virtuous and capable, and chaos is quelled by the powerful. My husband is brave and virtuous, he has brought peace and stability to Jiangdong, and the people here live in peace and prosperity. How can these achievements be erased by Xu Gong's empty words!"
Qiao Jingjing gave the assassin a good scolding.
He then had Zhu Zhi drag the man out and strangle him.
“Bury him together with Xu Gong and Xu Zhao.”
Then, continue to monitor the surrounding movements and traces.
Sun Ce silently watched the entire process of Qiao Jingjing handling the matter.
Tiger!
She even tried to persuade him not to kill more people!
She wants to kill someone without even asking if he should.
When they were alone, Sun Ce said to Qiao Jingjing, "He's just an assassin, powerless and insignificant. Killing him would only dirty our hands. Why bother? You're not me!"
Sun Ce then decided to give Yan Baihu several hundred soldiers.
"Now that Xu Gong and Xu Zhao are dead, and Xu Gong's conspiracy has been exposed to Jiangdong, Yan Baihu is just a bandit with no ambition. We can spare his life now and give him a chance to repent."
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