To ensure safe navigation, Ling Tong had to reduce the ship's speed.
Then Liu Bei and Zhao Yun caught up with them.
At the foot of Lingyun Mountain, Zhao Yun had already set up a checkpoint, forcing Ling Tong to stop his ship.
Zhao Yun and Liu Bei had a large and powerful force.
The current here is extremely rapid; one wrong step and you could capsize and fall into the water.
Qiao Jingjing asked Ling Tong to stop the boat temporarily.
Seeing this, Sun Yerong had already left the cabin.
She confronted Liu Bei face to face first: "Let my sister-in-law go, and I'll stay!"
Sun Yerong was referring to the fact that she stayed behind, and also to A Dou, who was in her arms.
A Dou has grown to be four or five years old, and he seems to understand but not quite.
In his memory, Ye Rong was his mother, someone he was very close to.
When A Dou suddenly saw his father Liu Bei and mother Lady Sun in such a grand display, he was so frightened that he hid in his mother's arms.
Seeing his son A Dou's incompetent state, Liu Bei was so angry in the dark of night that his face turned red.
"Madam, what is going on? You're taking A Dou away without even saying goodbye! Is that Lady Da Qiao on the boat? Why don't you invite her out to meet us?"
Ling Tong and A Luo were standing next to Qiao Jingjing, looking rather nervous.
Qiao Jingjing, however, was not afraid.
She's come all the way to Chengdu, so why would she be afraid of Liu Bei?
However, the river water at the confluence of the three rivers was too turbulent at this moment, making it unsuitable to stay for long.
Qiao Jingjing helped A Luo out of the cabin.
In the dim light of the night.
Liu Bei couldn't see Qiao Jingjing's face clearly at all.
Qiao Jingjing couldn't see Liu Bei's expression clearly either.
Liu Bei was probably already furious; he was extremely angry, but he held back his anger.
"Why must you chase after Liu Bei, Uncle Liu? If it's for A Dou's sake, I'll have my sister return A Dou to you right now!" Qiao Jingjing said to Liu Bei, standing on the deck of the ship.
Liu Bei heard Lady Da Qiao's soft voice, carried by the night and the wind, reaching his ears.
Da Qiao spoke so casually and freely.
Liu Bei snorted:
"What do you mean by that, Lady Da Qiao? Lady Da Qiao has come to Chengdu as a guest, yet she is acting so suspiciously! I wonder what the reason is for this?"
My Lady Sun actually took A Dou and ran away without telling me, her husband! Lady Da Qiao even asked me why I chased after them!
If Liu Bei hadn't come with his troops to stop me, by now, my wife and children would probably have already traveled thousands of miles eastward down the Yangtze River, reaching Eastern Wu by boat.
Liu Bei's voice was filled with anger.
However, since he was a man and the two opposite him were women.
He couldn't bring himself to get angry with those two women.
In reality, Liu Bei was already seething with anger.
Lu Meng was still locked in fierce combat with Guan Yu.
Guan Yu also needed to reclaim Jingzhou from Lü Meng.
The matter before Liu Bei was originally a minor one, but it forced him to take charge personally.
Liu Bei had so many things to do!
Liu Bei was both angry and annoyed.
"Madam Sun, please disembark! And please, Madam Da Qiao, disembark as well! Let's all return to Chengdu."
As soon as Liu Bei gave the order, his men surrounded him.
We'll have to fight hard and take it by force.
It's obvious that Liu Bei has a large and powerful force, and the few people around Da Qiao can't handle him.
Qiao Jingjing remained as calm and composed as ever.
"Why is Liu Bei so angry? I've already said, I'm returning your A Dou to you! We in Eastern Wu have no interest in your son!"
However, Ye Rong is from Dongwu. Since you don't cherish her, I, as her sister-in-law, will personally come and take her away. Why pretend to be reluctant to part with her?
It's better to part amicably, and from now on, let's not interfere with each other's marriages.
Qiao Jingjing made it clear that she hadn't come to Chengdu to cause trouble for Liu Bei, nor to threaten Liu Bei's son. She had come as the elder sister-in-law to take her younger sister back to her maternal home in Eastern Wu.
Liu Bei was even more furious.
He frowned in anger.
"What exactly does Lady Da Qiao mean by this? What do you mean by Liu Bei feigning reluctance, and what do you mean by Liu Bei not cherishing her? Since Liu Bei and Lady Sun got married, they have been deeply in love, respectful to each other, and courteous to each other. How could he not cherish her? I don't understand! Why did my wife abandon Liu Bei as soon as Lady Da Qiao came to Chengdu? What is the reason for this?"
Liu Bei still looked completely bewildered.
I'm very angry.
Qiao Jingjing told him not to be angry.
Qiao Jingjing took A Dou's hand from Ye Rong's.
Let A Dou stand at the very front of that deck.
"Liu Bei, although Ye Rong is not Sun Quan's biological sister, but our Sun family's adopted sister, and her true identity is just my Da Qiao's maid, I will not allow you to treat her so weakly! Since you married her, why did you marry the widow Wu in Chengdu? In the end, there is no place for Ye Rong in your heart!"
Since you cannot treat her sincerely, you cannot blame us, the Eastern Wu, for coming to take her away!
How you and Sun Quan plan to seize Jingzhou and take over territory is beyond my control, Da Qiao!
Coconut is mine, and I will not tolerate you treating her like this.
Ye Rong has been married to you for several years. Although she did not bear you any children, she raised A Dou for four or five years, growing him from an infant to this age. Ye Rong has never wronged you!
Ultimately, it was you who wronged Ye Rong in your relationship.
You came to chase after us under the cover of night, I know it's because of A Dou, and you're afraid we'll take him hostage! Don't worry, I, Da Qiao, won't make things difficult for a child! I'll personally return A Dou to you right now.
"You should take Adou and retreat some distance; let me take Coconut Flakes instead!"
Qiao Jingjing revealed the inside story of the marriage alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei never wanted to make this matter too clear.
But at this very moment, I've finally figured it out.
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