After Sun Quan's words, Sun Fu felt utterly ashamed.
Sun Fu stood still:
"My dealings with Cao Mengde are an undeniable fact, I have nothing to say, do as you please!"
Upon hearing Sun Fu's words, Sun Quan glanced at the wine cup on the table, then looked up at Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao said, "Sun Fu, the Prefect of Luling, has secretly colluded with Cao Cao, and his crime has been confirmed. He shall be exiled to Jiaozhou and demoted to commoner status, effective immediately. The close advisors of the Prefect of Luling did not dissuade him and instead encouraged the emperor to commit this crime; their crime deserves to be punished by death."
Sun Quan gave Sun Fu a glimmer of hope, sending him to Jiaozhou, a remote and desolate place, to endure hardship.
Sun Fu's close advisors were not so lucky; Sun Quan had them all killed.
Sun Quan eventually came to Fu Garden to report his decision regarding Sun Fu to his sister-in-law, Qiao Jingjing.
Qiao Jingjing instructed her maid to brew the freshest tea for Sun Quan.
“I know you’re worried about your nephew and niece! And you insist on coming to me to talk about these things, but there’s no need for that. Zhongmou, you are now the commander-in-chief of Jiangdong, and you are busy with countless affairs every day. You don’t need to be distracted by our family.”
Furthermore, you can rest assured. Your sister-in-law can also do things for you and provide logistical support.
Sun Quan sipped the refreshing green tea and thought it was much better than the tea he had brought back for his sister-in-law last time.
Sun Quan laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so skillful. What I brought back is nothing but a disgrace to you! Sister-in-law, you have good tea. Have the maid pack a pound for me later so I can take it back and let Ajiao and Eleventh Sister-in-law have a taste."
Sun Quan deliberately acted coquettishly.
To liven up the atmosphere.
Qiao Jingjing laughed: "Look at you! Still acting like a child. You're in charge of Jiangdong now, do you need to tell me this? I already had someone send your precious Eleven to her. And your Jiaojiao, how could your sister-in-law mistreat them! To tell you the truth, the tea you drank today was leftovers after giving it to them, and that's what I saved for you."
Qiao Jingjing is also funny when she speaks.
Sun Quan also smiled:
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to provoke me. I'm a grown man, why would I argue with them over a cup of tea?"
In other words, they argued over the tea.
Sun Quan brought back a little girl who was seven or eight years old this time.
The little girl had a red mole between her eyebrows.
Sun Quan led the little girl to his sister-in-law, Qiao Jingjing.
“Sister-in-law, you asked me to help you find someone before. I searched all over Lujiang City but couldn’t find her. However, on the way to Jingzhou, in the suburbs of Yuzhang City, I found this girl with a mole between her eyebrows.”
When asked, she knew nothing, but judging from her accent and the tone of voice from Lujiang City, sister-in-law, isn't that right?
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