Qiao Jingjing was already extremely worried after only one day apart.
She was afraid that her gentle and soft-hearted younger sister would suffer in silence.
Qiao Jingjing and Sun Shangxiang went to Zhou Yu's house, with Ling Tong following them.
They knocked on Zhou Yu's door.
When the doorman of Zhou Yu's house heard that it was Lady Qiao and the princess who had come to visit, he was so surprised that he hurried back to his house to report to his mistress.
Zhou Yu's legal wife was a woman his cousin Zhou Shang had found for him when he was the magistrate of Juchao County.
Lu Qiuqiu, from Huating County, Wujun, was about the same age as Qiao Jingjing. She was originally the granddaughter of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang.
That year, Sun Ce besieged Lujiang City.
Lu Kang suffered a crushing defeat, with more than half of his family members killed or wounded. After the women of the Lu family surrendered along with Lu Kang, Sun Ce spared them and allowed them to return to their hometown of Huating.
Lu Kang died a year later.
The Lu family is, after all, a prominent family in Jiangdong, and its roots remain strong.
The Zhou family was also a noble family, so their marriage to the Lu family was a choice between equals.
Zhou Shang liked Zhou Yu very much and believed that the young man was promising.
Zhou Shang often talked with Zhou Yu and his son: "The world is in chaos and complexity now, and there are no eternal enemies or adversaries."
Instead of fighting, let's turn hostility into friendship and unite our guns against the common enemy.
Therefore, Zhou Yu married Lu Qiuqiu.
This is not surprising at all.
The feud between the Sun and Lu families had to take a backseat when faced with the interests of the powerful clans.
At that time, Xu Kun, a cousin of Sun Ce and a member of the powerful Xu family in Wu Commandery, married his daughter Xu Jiao to Lu Shang, who had escaped from Lujiang City.
The Sun family and the Lu family are still inextricably linked.
Then another two or three years passed.
At that time, Zhou Yu was left to his own devices, serving as an official under Yuan Shu in Juchao County.
When Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, Zhou Yu and Lu Su resigned their posts and returned to Jiangdong to join Sun Ce. Sun Ce provided Zhou Yu with a mansion, and only then did Zhou Yu move his family to Wu County.
Lu Qiuqiu had an extremely thorough understanding of the customs, traditions, and moral theories of Wu County.
She had heard a few days ago that her husband, Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce, the Marquis of Wu, had won another battle and captured Lujiang City. This should have been good news, but what saddened her was that her husband had brought back a beautiful woman named Xiao Qiao.
When Lu Qiuqiu personally stood at the door to greet her yesterday, she realized that this beauty was indeed Qiao Manman from Lujiang City.
Lu Qiuqiu was quite surprised.
Her expression of overjoyed delight was even more heartwarming than when she saw her husband, Zhou Yu.
Lu Qiuqiu held Qiao Manman's hand:
"Xiao Qiao! It's you? Oh my god, how could it be you?"
At that time, Qiao Manman really felt that God had been too good to her.
At home, with her older sister protecting her, she never suffered much hardship. Of course, her sick mother was an exception.
She often heard her elder sister say that the struggles between wives and concubines in large families were very cruel.
"As a woman, you must have your own abilities. If your family can't give you confidence, then you must prove yourself!"
She returned with Zhou Yu, and influenced by her elder sister's atmosphere, she felt extremely uneasy the whole way.
"Lord Wu and your son Zhou Lang are both grown men of twenty-five or twenty-six years old. They must already have wives at home!"
Her elder sister reminded her that after arriving at the Zhou residence, she must be careful and not let anyone bully her.
The person in front of her turned out to be Lu Qiuqiu.
Lu Qiuqiu personally welcomed Xiao Qiao into the mansion and personally arranged a room for her.
This is the situation.
Zhou Yu was overjoyed. His wife, Lady Lu, was virtuous and sensible, and his concubine, Xiao Qiao, was gentle and charming.
That night, however, Xiao Qiao was left alone in her empty room.
Because Zhou Yu went to Sun Ce's residence in the evening to discuss important matters with Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Lu Su, and others, and did not return until very late.
When Zhou Yu returned, he brought Xiao Qiao some delicious meat skewers.
But Qiao Manman couldn't wait any longer and fell asleep on the headboard.
Zhou Yu then went to Lu Qiuqiu's room.
Lu Qiuqiu stayed up late, burning the midnight oil, still struggling to wait.
"It's so late, is Madam still awake?"
"What are you saying, my husband? Knowing that you were coming back, Qiuqiu could wait no matter how late it was. Is Xiao Qiao asleep? She must be exhausted from her journey and can't hold on any longer."
Lu Qiuqiu's single sentence solidified Zhou Yu's resolve to stay here that night.
That day, Sun Ce spent the whole morning discussing the expedition with everyone.
However, it ended early.
Sun Ce said, "We are about to set off on an expedition. Everyone should go home early and spend some time with their families and children."
Zhou Yu was at home.
Lu Qiuqiu played the piano for him, and Qiao Manman danced for him.
The doorman excitedly ran over to report that Madam Qiao and the young princess had come to visit.
"Which Madam Qiao? Which young princess?"
Looking across the entire Wu Commandery, besides Sun Shangxiang, who else dares to call themselves a little princess?
Which other Mrs. Joe is there?
Could it be the one that Lord Wu recently married?
Lu Qiuqiu's fingers were still in the air, a few inches above the strings, when she turned her eyes to Qiao Manman.
Qiao Manman's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her older sister had arrived?
really.
When Zhou Yu came out to greet them with Lu Qiuqiu and Qiao Manman, Sun Shangxiang had already led Qiao Jingjing in.
Sun Shangxiang's unconventional behavior perfectly suited Qiao Jingjing's taste.
There was a time when Qiao Jingjing wanted to act tough but didn't dare to.
Nowadays, you can go wherever you want whenever you want.
Regardless of whether her master was happy or not, she came whenever she wanted.
"Hello, Brother Zhou! Hello, sisters-in-law!"
Sun Shangxiang greeted them sweetly.
Qiao Jingjing also temporarily adopted the mannerisms of an ancient person, addressing Zhou Yu and his wife...
Is this Lu Qiuqiu?
She wasn't mistaken; it really was Lu Qiuqiu from the Lu Kang family.
Zhou Yu actually married Lu Qiuqiu!
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