"Look at yourself! You're just an ordinary person with emotions and desires. You want to eat when you're hungry and sleep when you're tired. Why do you have to make things difficult for me? Tell me, how did I make Brother Sun uneasy? Brother Sun only saved my life because he saw me being bullied by that domineering heiress from Liu Xun's family. Then, when Lu Kang attacked, he took me hostage, and that's how I ended up here. Tell me, where did things go wrong? Where was anything amiss? A hero saving a damsel in distress, a hostage situation—did you, the secretary-general, really need to step in and imagine things that are inappropriate for children?!"
"Please! I met Brother Sun by chance, and you insist on linking me to him, even adopting the posture of a loyal minister offering honest advice! Do you think that if I were killed according to your wishes, Brother Sun's future would be smooth sailing? That's utterly delusional. It was King Zhou who destroyed the Shang Dynasty, not Daji; it was Goujian who destroyed Wu, not Xi Shi."
Qiao Jingjing left Zhang Zhao speechless.
I felt a surge of exhilaration.
ha.
This time, Zhang Zhao found even soup unappetizing and meat greasy. He also felt that everyone in the room was laughing at him.
"Hmph! Isn't she a femme fatale? How can you brothers still laugh like that?"
Zhang Zhao angrily asked Sun Ce.
Sun Ce realized the smile on his face and quickly composed himself, following Zhang Zhao's words.
A young woman who was so desperate for meat and soup that she was practically going crazy, became incredibly audacious in a fit of rage and dared to curse anyone.
She proved with her abilities that she was indeed not a frog in a well in Lujiang City.
"Zibu, don't be hasty. Zhongmou, give Miss Qiao a seat and serve her the same food as us." Sun Ce finally spoke formally.
Thus, Qiao Jingjing enjoyed the honored treatment she deserved after arriving at Sunziying.
Fragrant bone broth, fatty hand-pulled meat, and a steamed bun.
There was also a group of handsome guys dining with us.
"Miss Qiao, it was King Zhou who destroyed the Shang Dynasty, not Daji; it was Goujian who destroyed Wu, not Xi Shi? Is this something you made up yourself, or is it the shocking statement of some sage of our time?"
Sun Ce deliberately asked Qiao Jingjing.
"How can it be described as shocking?"
Qiao Jingjing put down the hand-pulled meat in her hand.
She knew that if this issue wasn't resolved clearly, these tough guys would continue to cause her trouble.
"The ruler of the Shang Dynasty was King Zhou, and the hegemon of the Wu Kingdom was Fuchai. They acted perversely and indulged in pleasure, which led to their loss of popular support. What does this have to do with Daji and Xishi?"
"Without Daji, there would have been Dasi; without Xishi, there would have been Nanshi. These later generations comment on their predecessors without ever looking for the real reasons. Is a problem with a country's institutional structure caused by a single Daji or Xishi?"
“My father often said that in ordinary families, men are responsible for external affairs and earning money to support the family, while women are responsible for internal affairs. Children and housework are each fulfilled, complementing and supporting each other, and achieving mutual success. But the affairs of a country are very complicated. Which woman has such ability? In the past thousand years, there have only been two women, the Eighth Princess and Empress Lü. They were young and beautiful, and they were also very capable.”
“Zhang Zibu thinks highly of me, but I don’t have the ability to bear it. I’m just an ordinary person in this mortal world, with meat to eat, a place to live, and living peacefully with my family.”
After enjoying the wild boar feast to this point, Qiao Jingjing finally started talking about her family.
Those members of the Qiao family who are currently on the city wall of Lujiang, working together with Lu Kang to fight against Sun Ce.
Zhang Zhao snorted.
“Da Qiao, you are eloquent, but Qiao Xuan is very straightforward. Your father is more honest than you; he is on Lu Kang’s side both outwardly and inwardly. I, Zhang Zhao, truly admire him for that.”
In this world, when someone praises or admires another, it is considered a very high compliment.
Qiao Jingjing glanced at Zhang Zhao.
Thinking to myself:
Damn it! You bunch of people surrounded Lujiang City, shouting slogans to break through the city and capture Lu Kang. The Qiao family finally settled down in Lujiang; instead of helping Lu Kang defend the city, are you going to help them break through?
If the city falls, what will happen to her mulberry grove and fishpond?
“I don’t understand what Zhang Zibu is saying. What does Zhang Zibu mean? Does he still want to kill me this time? My father and brothers went up the city wall because they were worried about me! If this happened to Zhang Zibu, wouldn’t you go and look for your sisters and children if they went missing?” Qiao Jingjing asked Zhang Zhao.
In this world, there has never been a woman who dared to confront Zhang Zhao so forcefully.
Zhang Zhao's face is so ugly.
Unable to win an argument with Qiao Jingjing, Zhang Zhao could only vent his anger on Sun Ce.
"Look, this is the person you brought back, General! She's nothing yet, and she already treats me with such disrespect. If she becomes your wife, General, what will become of her? She'll even criticize Daji, Xi Shi, and the Eight Princesses Lü Zhi!"
Zhang Zhao was so angry that he stood up from his seat and paced around the tent.
"This Qiao woman is a witch reincarnated. At least Empress Lü was a virtuous wife before Liu Bang rose to power. She... only has this sharp tongue left! General, if you continue to indulge her like this, I think you'll suffer later. General, don't regret it."
Zhang Zhao flicked his sleeves, intending to walk away and have Sun Ce chase after him to apologize.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that this demoness was extremely powerful.
Don't let Sun Ce be bewitched and leave before he even comes to pursue and flatter you.
Zhang Zhao stood there, arguing with Sun Ce to the death, having completely forgotten about the important matter of capturing the city that night.
The Sun brothers also noticed this fact: Zhang Zhao was extremely impulsive in dealing with Da Qiao.
It ignited almost instantly, as if I were being led by her.
But Da Qiao, quite leisurely at this moment, said:
"Eh..."
"Just say what you want to say, why resort to personal attacks?"
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