Sun Ce extended his hand to Qiao Jingjing.
"It's raining, aren't you waiting at home? I'm busy here, I'll come find you when I'm done."
Qiao Jingjing lowered her head again.
She knew that Sun Ce liked her.
Furthermore, Sun Ce felt a sense of responsibility towards her.
Perhaps it was because he abducted her from Lu Kang's residence that day, tarnishing her reputation as a woman, or perhaps it was because Chen Tian's whip on Lujiang City disfigured her.
This is all, as Qiao Jingjing understands it, the source of Sun Ce's sense of responsibility.
Qiao Jingjing deliberately turned her face away.
Sun Ce saw that the scars on her face had disappeared.
Hua Tuo was truly a miraculous doctor.
She took two doses of medicine according to Hua Tuo's prescription and applied some external medicine. The scars that had been there for so many years began to shrink and become fewer.
Finally, everything visibly improved.
"Is Lord Wu planning to relocate everyone?"
Qiao Jingjing asked.
Sun Ce had not yet noticed Qiao Jingjing's emotional change.
He said, "Of course."
He wanted to relocate the entire population of Lujiang City to the Qu'a and Kuaiji areas of Wu County to develop the local economy and people's livelihood.
After all, Lujiang City is quite a distance from Kuaiji in Wu County.
Lujiang City was also close to Cao Cao's territory in the north.
This place is prone to conflict and unrest.
It would be better to relocate the population and the power, leaving behind an empty city.
If Lujiang City is taken over by someone else, the loss won't be that great.
Qiao Jingjing, however, said that she wanted to stay in Lujiang City.
It was the faint sound of a mosquito.
Sun Ce heard it.
He finally heard Qiao Jingjing's emotions.
"What? What did you say?"
Qiao Jingjing lowered her head and said it again: she couldn't bear to leave Lujiang City, she wanted to stay here, because this place held all her hard work.
This time, Sun Ce finally took it seriously, and he watched as Qiao Jingjing let go of his hand.
"You braved the cold wind and rain to come to me with an oil-paper umbrella, just to tell me that you don't want to leave, that you don't want to come with me!"
Now that things have come to this, Da Qiao, aren't you coming with me?
When Sun Ce asked her that question, Qiao Jingjing actually felt that she was in the wrong.
What is wrong with her?
She is vulnerable.
She is the one in a weaker position.
Because of the brief silence Qiao Jingjing uttered.
Sun Ce is angry.
He flicked his sleeve and had his men take Qiao Jingjing back to the Qiao family in the south of the city.
"You all keep a close eye on her and obey my orders."
In that instant, Qiao Jingjing suddenly felt incredibly courageous.
She seemed to dare to confront Sun Ce, the arrogant Little Conqueror of Jiangdong, no matter the circumstances.
"That's not how it is, listen to me. I know what you mean, I know what you mean, I understand. But can you please listen to what I mean?"
Sun Ce glared at Qiao Jingjing.
Qiao Jingjing made a fuss.
The sound was all made quieter.
"I...I can't go with you!"
Sun Ce's face turned red from Qiao Jingjing's sullen expression.
Why do we have to travel all this way to say these things?
Did she say that? Did it make any sense? Could it change anything?
But Qiao Jingjing insisted on finishing her story.
“You may not understand, but I still want to tell you. Although our Qiao family is not a great family, my father is old, my brothers are not successful, and Manman and I have been burdened by certain things over the years and are not popular. My mother is also fierce... But you may really not understand, I would rather live like this for the rest of my life... I only want to be with one person for life.”
I'd rather just live like this!
Qiao Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief after saying those words.
Sun Ce was at a loss for what to do.
"Do you know who you're talking to right now? Do you know what will happen to those who defy me?"
Sun Ce looked very fierce.
Qiao Jingjing was so frightened by him that tears streamed down her face.
How could she not know the fate of those who defied Sun Ce!
She wanted to live, and she wanted to live with dignity.
She was facing Sun Ce, and if she wanted to survive, she would have to become his concubine, which would mean losing all her dignity.
If she angered Sun Ce for this ridiculous sense of dignity, Sun Ce would take her life.
"Send her back to the Qiao family, and keep a close eye on her!"
When Qiao Jingjing was sent away, her eye-catching oil-paper umbrella, her graceful figure, and two pitiful tears in the corners of her eyes were still visible.
Upon seeing this, Sun Yi tugged at his second brother's sleeve.
"Huh? That's strange. What happened? Did you get scolded? Is your brother angry?"
Sun Quan gestured to Sun Yi with his elbow, signaling him to shut up.
Judging from his expression, he's clearly angry.
Sun Yi is quite honest.
He strode over to his older brother and comforted him.
"What's wrong, brother? I just saw Miss Qiao leaving crying, did you yell at her?"
Sun Ce had nothing to say.
Sun Yi shook his sleeves.
He just didn't understand. Now that his elder brother had the upper hand, even if this Miss Da Qiao was stubborn, wouldn't she think things through? What did his elder brother have to be angry about?
"Brother, tell me, what did Da Qiao say to offend you this time? I'll go and give her a heads-up."
Sun Ce waved his arm and told his third brother to go and do whatever work was available.
Sun Yi, however, did not go.
"Brother, don't send me away. I'll do anything for you, brother. You and Miss Qiao have come this far, how can you leave any rifts between you? People often say that forced relationships are never sweet. Now that things have come to this, you're going to force her to stay together no matter what. Why not let her be happy and truly respect you?"
Recently, Sun Yi has tasted the sweetness of marriage. He originally felt that he was being forced into marrying Madam Xu, whom his mother had arranged for him, and that it was not a sweet experience at all.
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