But who exactly is Lü Meng?
When Sun Ce was alive, Lü Meng was appreciated and promoted by Sun Ce.
After Sun Ce's death, Lü Meng remained loyal and protected Da Qiao.
Lady Da Qiao instructed Lü Meng to send the young princess Sun Shangxiang to Guilin in Jiaozhou.
Lu Meng received the order and got to work very quickly.
Whenever they passed through customs, they would always say that they were ordered by Lady Da Qiao to go to Jiaozhou to inspect agriculture.
The officials everywhere saw her dressed as a maidservant who served Lady Qiao.
No one questioned it, and they all let them pass.
Jiang Qin couldn't catch up at all.
Jiang Qin came down from Beigu Mountain and chased after him for over a hundred miles, but had no choice but to hang his head in dejection.
Jiang Qin stopped by the roadside to catch his breath.
He then sent Ding Feng back to Beigu Mountain to report the situation to Sun Quan.
When Ding Feng returned to Beigu Mountain, he encountered Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu was originally stationed in Nanyang.
Seeing that Liu Bei had arrived in Jingkou, and that Jiangdong had yet to be able to keep him there, it seemed that the marriage alliance between the two sides had not been finalized.
Zhou Yu was also unable to escape.
Zhou Yu was also going to Beigu Mountain to meet Sun Quan, and he saw Ding Feng in a hurry, as if something big had happened.
Only after Zhou Yu inquired did he learn from Ding Feng that the young princess had run away.
"Governor, General Sun forbids this matter to be publicized! This time, the young princess didn't run away on her own; it was Lady Da Qiao who ordered Lü Meng to send her to Guilin!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu knew things were going badly.
This time, not only will Jiang Qin fail to bring them back, but even if Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Ding Feng, and others go together, they may not be able to bring them back.
After thinking it over, Zhou Yu realized that there were priorities, so he exchanged a batch of fast horses from Ding Feng.
Zhou Yu led his soldiers, following in Lü Meng's footsteps, and headed south.
Ding Feng had already returned to Beigu Mountain and reported to Sun Quan the details of the young princess's unimpeded escape.
Sun Quan and Liu Bei were still exchanging toasts.
Sun Quan and Liu Bei were drinking, and they were really drinking.
Sun Quan appeared very unrestrained, and Liu Bei had to keep him company.
Both men, who had big worlds on their minds, drank until their faces were flushed.
After many drinks, the initial awkwardness and tentative exchanges between the two seemed to have disappeared.
Sun Quan walked over and put his arm around Liu Bei's shoulder, very intimately.
Liu Bei was no longer so overly modest, and he sat shoulder to shoulder with Sun Quan, their heads touching.
The two grown men suddenly became like brothers.
"Uncle Liu, I have already had a fine house prepared for you, with fine wine and beautiful women, which will be delivered to you in the next few days. Stewards, servants and attendants have all been arranged for you, and you can move in soon! You, Zilong and your Jingzhou soldiers can all move in!"
You and our Sun family have become in-laws. This is a great event, a joyous occasion!
As for the specific details of the marriage, there's no rush. You should focus on making preparations first.
It's a promise, your wedding procession can't be any less impressive.
"I, Sun Quan, am now the ruler of Jiangdong, and I care about my reputation! Uncle Liu, let me tell you, you must make this wedding a grand affair. I don't care how many wives you've married before, or how extravagant those weddings were; this time, it must be the best in the world!"
Sun Quan whispered in Liu Bei's ear.
Of course, it was absolutely impossible to tell Liu Bei that Sun Quan's sister had already been sent away by his sister-in-law.
Sun Quan's act of drinking and speaking plainly was a delaying tactic to deceive Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was drinking when he reached this point.
Liu Bei was sometimes lucid, sometimes dazed, sometimes filled with passion, and sometimes in a daze, he felt he had reached the pinnacle of his life, with fine wine and beautiful women about to be in his grasp, and Jingzhou and Xichuan seemingly within his control.
Liu Bei was also pleased.
As long as Sun Quan doesn't kill him, as long as Sun Quan doesn't dare to kill him.
Liu Bei was able to turn the impossible into reality and turn a loser into a winner.
That day, Sun Quan invited Liu Bei to drink, and they drank until very late.
Sun Quan has ordered a strict cover-up of the news that Sun Shangxiang was sent away by Da Qiao.
After Liu Bei descended Beigu Mountain that night, he was immediately escorted back to the post station in Jingkou by his soldiers.
Liu Bei could no longer return to Qiao Xuan's home.
It wasn't that Qiao Xuan wouldn't let him go back.
It was Sun Quan who ordered Lü Fan and the dozens of swordsmen to escort Liu Bei back to the post station.
Under the escort of the executioners, Liu Bei became much more obedient. He didn't dare to run around, nor did he lose his way, nor did he stop by Fubihai on his way down the mountain.
Of course, Liu Bei also couldn't see Lady Qiao in the floating blue sea.
Ever since Lü Meng and Ye Rong sent Sun Shangxiang away.
While Sun Quan was still drinking with Liu Bei in the Wenyuan Pavilion, Qiao Jingjing had already ridden a fast horse back to the Qiao family.
Old Man Qiao had just been chased back from Wenyuan Pavilion by Qiao Jingjing.
When Dad got home, he was already feeling annoyed.
Qiao Xuan originally invited his eldest daughter to save face for himself, to make himself seem influential and have weight in front of Liu Bei.
As a result, his eldest daughter came. With Sun Quan's influence in the Wenyuan Pavilion and in front of Liu Bei, she invited him home with just a few words.
Old Man Joe had so much face back then.
Because of the presence of others, he dared not lash out at his eldest daughter.
With a stern face, he stormed off Beigu Mountain and returned home.
When they got home, Mrs. Qiao was sitting in the main hall.
Seeing Old Man Qiao's furious expression, Old Man Qiao's mother let out a cold laugh and then made a sarcastic remark:
"Where did you go and get humiliated? You were all inseparable from that Imperial Uncle when you left! Where is he? Where did that Imperial Uncle Liu go?"
Mrs. Qiao pointed to the mountain of gifts in the main hall of the Qiao family.
"Tell me, Qiao Xuan, what are these? Tell me what these are all about? What is your relationship with Liu Bei? Why would he buy you these gifts? Have you even thought about it?"
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