The two sisters, who had been kneeling all night, finally dragged their numb legs away, supporting each other.
We arrived in the courtyard.
The cold dew is heavy, the night is as dark as ink, and all around is quiet.
Qiao Manman could no longer hold back her grievances, and she hugged Qiao Jingjing, crying pitifully.
"Sister, sister! Ah... I really don't understand, what did we do wrong? Why is Mother punishing me like this? Are we really that bad? Why do I have to practice martial arts? It's not even dawn yet, what's the point of dancing? Ah... When bad people come to bully me, can I use dancing to solve the problem? When there's no rice, can I use dancing?"
Qiao Jingjing was trying her best to hold back.
After all, this mother is the mother of this place.
But when Xiao Qiao asked her such a probing question, she also became sad.
She didn't make a sound, but tears streamed down her face, and her knees ached terribly.
Qiao Jingjing patted Qiao Manman on the back.
“My mother is angry with me because I, as the older sister, didn’t set a good example. She’s not targeting you. She’s angry because of my face… she’s worried.”
Qiao Jingjing comforted her younger sister.
He went into the kitchen, gathered firewood from the stove, lit the fire, washed the pot, cooked porridge, and began making breakfast.
She secretly cried, her face covered in tears.
That winter, Qiao Jingjing suffered terribly, constantly being harassed and scolded by her elderly mother. Sun Ce expanded his territory, defeating Wang Lang of Kuaiji and seizing Danyang in the process.
The governor of Danyang was originally Zhou Shang, Zhou Yu's cousin, but was replaced by Yuan Yin due to Yuan Shu's suspicion.
This time, Sun Ce simply drove Yuan Yin away and appointed his uncle Wu Jing as the governor of Danyang.
Thus, the area around Kuaiji Mountain had come under Sun Ce's control.
Sun Ce reshuffled the personnel in his territory, replacing all the previous officials. He himself became the governor of Kuaiji, and appointed his cousin Sun Ben as the governor of Yuzhang.
Sun Ce then contacted Zhu Zhi, who was far away in Wu Commandery, and together they attacked Wu Commandery from both sides.
Xu Gong, the governor of Wu Commandery, could not resist and fled to seek refuge with Yan Baihu, a mountain tribesman.
Sun Ce appointed Zhu Zhi to govern Wu Commandery.
Sun Ce began to send gifts to the imperial court.
Qiao Jingjing was far away in Lujiang. When she heard about Sun Ce's achievements, she was genuinely happy for him.
This Brother Sun deserves these honors; he has the ability, and so many talented people support him.
And what about her?
However, in the six months since her elderly mother came back, her life has been incredibly miserable.
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