As Sun Shangxiang spoke, she cried, her heart breaking.
This girlish heart melted Qiao Jingjing's heart.
Which girl doesn't dream of love?
Qiao Jingjing just thought too much and planned too much back then.
Actually, shouldn't we be like Sun Shangxiang, loving when we love and wanting when we want?
If you like something, you like it; if you want something, you want it.
There's nothing shameful about saying it.
They worked so hard for him, so bravely, so passionately.
"I've told you everything on my mind, so I'm leaving everything to you! Prepare my dowry, whether it's a lot or a little, I won't blame you."
Sun Shangxiang made a decision.
Sun Quan had been carefully supporting his daughter's marriage, never making a final decision, but the daughter herself had already made the decision.
After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, she rubbed her eyes and went back to her room.
Qiao Jingjing was left sitting alone by the window.
The sweet and sour fruit tea no longer smelled good.
How could Sun Quan possibly agree to Sun Shangxiang marrying Liu Ji?
To be honest, if Qiao Jingjing were in Sun Quan's shoes, she wouldn't agree either.
Liu Ji had nothing—no family background, no foundation—but he was young and handsome.
This is a good time for a young woman to date and spend a few years together.
However, the Eastern Wu regime needed a stronger ally.
Sun Quan no longer had any brothers.
Sun Shangxiang is her only younger sister.
The difficult problem posed by Sun Shangxiang troubled Qiao Jingjing for quite some time.
I'm so worried I don't know what to do.
At that time.
Cao Cao has already resolved the chaos and disorder in the north.
Liu Biao also died of illness, leaving the vast state of Jingzhou in limbo between his two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong.
Liu Biao's youngest son, Liu Cong, led his navy and a group of generals, including Cai Mao, to defect to Cao Cao.
Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, was quite astute and joined Liu Bei's side.
But Liu Bei has always been a very down-on-his-luck figure.
Liu Bei originally stationed his troops in Xinye, a small village.
Cao Cao marched south with great force, preparing to recapture Jingzhou.
Liu Bei didn't dare to linger at all; he was so frightened that he ran away as fast as he could, retreating to Jiangling.
At that time, there were 100,000 people in Jingzhou. When they heard that Liu Bei was withdrawing his troops, women, children, and the elderly all followed Liu Bei and withdrew. It was truly earth-shattering.
Even Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's newly recruited strategist, said that these people were too slow to run around with him.
Liu Bei insisted on taking the people with him and escorting them safely to Jiangling.
The common people did escort them.
Liu Bei's own wife and son suffered terribly.
Liu Bei's wives, Lady Gan and Lady Mi, suffered greatly amidst the chaos.
Lady Gan was already dead. Lady Mi was holding Liu Bei's son, A Dou, who was unable to move because he had been shot in the leg with an arrow.
When Lady Mi was found by Zhao Zilong, she immediately placed the infant A Dou, who was only a few months old, into Zhao Yun's arms, and then threw herself into a well and died.
The situation was so tragic and pitiful.
News of what happened in Jingzhou reached Jiangdong.
Sun Quan even convened a special meeting to discuss this important matter with everyone.
Sun Quan was actually quite confident, because his sister-in-law Qiao Jingjing and a group of civil officials had recently inspected the southeast and raised hundreds of thousands of grains and supplies for him.
Sun Quan not only built an iron fortress, but also raised enough supplies and military pay.
But on the surface, we still need to let these people discuss it.
The point of discussion right now isn't how to fight Cao Cao, but rather the chaotic situation in Jingzhou.
Some people suggested, "Take advantage of the chaos and attack Jingzhou."
Some people say, "We'll just watch from the sidelines and wait for them to attack."
These people were arguing and shouting, each thinking they were right.
However, Zhuge Jin and Lu Su specifically sought an audience with Sun Quan after the meeting to express their clear intentions.
"Cao Cao's large-scale southward invasion is inevitable. At this time, Jiangdong needs allies!"
Although this ally's forces are very weak, suffering repeated defeats, they have a good reputation.
"The common people support him, and His Majesty the Emperor trusts him. It is advantageous for us to be allies with such a person right now. Even if this ally is just an empty shell, we can still intimidate Cao Cao by allying with an empty shell."
Moreover, that ally had some formidable generals under his command, such as Guan Yu, who famously passed five passes and slew six generals, and Zhang Fei, who, at Changban Slope, intimidated 100,000 Cao troops with a single shout, scaring Cao Ren half to death.
Sun Quan also had this idea in mind.
He also wanted to be friends with this Liu Bei.
But there must be a liaison in this process.
It's now clear that Liu Bei is a down-on-his-luck man, while Sun Quan, although younger and of lower seniority, is powerful and wealthy; he should be the one in charge.
Lu Su said he would handle the matter, and he and Zhuge Jin would personally go to Jiangling to find out what was going on.
Pretend to visit Liu Biao, to mourn his death, and to probe the true situation of Jiangling City.
And so it goes back and forth.
It didn't take much time.
Lu Su quickly brought back a bright boy.
This handsome guy is very good-looking, and his name is also very nice: Zhuge Liang.
When Zhuge Liang first arrived in Eastern Wu, he stayed at Beigu Mountain in Jingkou.
None of the civil and military officials in Jiangdong took this young man seriously.
Qiao Jingjing, who now lives a secluded life on the vast sea and is devoted to writing books, knows how formidable this Brother Liangzai is.
But this guy Liangzai is despicable.
When he was debating with the heroes of Jiangdong, he insisted on including her and Xiao Qiao in the conversation.
At that time.
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