Sun Shangxiang was whispering to Qiao Jingjing.
Sun Ce took the opportunity to tell her mother and her aunt, Lady Sun.
"This time, we owe it all to Da Qiao."
Sun Ce raised his wine cup and toasted Qiao Jingjing in front of his mother, brothers, and sisters-in-law.
"My lady, I toast you with this glass of wine! Thank you for accompanying me all the way, for fighting alongside me through the hardships of the sun, rain, and biting cold."
It was you who made Huang Zu believe that her husband was obsessed with women, which made him arrogant and careless.
It was also your clever use of the double stratagem of substitution and trapping the thief at the gate that led to our army's great victory this time.
Sun Ce wanted to tell the women of the Sun family that he had married Da Qiao and that he doted on her.
It wasn't because Da Qiao bewitched him with her beauty, nor because Da Qiao had given him a love potion.
The woman he admired, Da Qiao, was truly a woman to be proud of.
Sun Ce's attitude could only leave Lady Gu heartbroken.
Madam Wu's appearance was also alright.
Sun Ce's aunt, Lady Sun, chuckled.
She told everyone a story about Sun Ce crossing the river back then.
Lady Sun's husband's family, Xu Zhen, was a powerful clan in Wu Commandery. They were from the same hometown as Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, and had a very close relationship.
Sun Jian then betrothed his younger sister, Lady Sun, to Xu Zhen, and the two had a son, Xu Kun.
Because of this relationship, Xu Kun followed his uncle Sun Jian on campaigns and was appointed as a lieutenant general by the court. Later, he followed Sun Ce.
That year, Sun Ce captured Lujiang City, but Yuan Shu broke his promise. With nowhere else to go, he had no choice but to cross the Yangtze River and head south to find a way out.
Sun Ce intended to cross the river to attack Zhang Ying at Danglikou, but due to a shortage of ships, he decided to change his plans and temporarily station his troops on the riverbank.
Lady Sun was also in the army at the time. She advised against it and offered a suggestion: "I am worried that Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, will send his navy to lure the soldiers to desert. This would be detrimental to our army. How can we station our troops here? We should cut reeds to make rafts. This will speed up the process and help the boats cross the river."
Sun Ce immediately adopted his plan, and everyone carried it out, thus defeating Zhang Ying.
This was the first victory since Sun Ce crossed the river.
Meanwhile, Zuo Rong and Liu Yao were defeated and fled, thus successfully establishing their great cause.
"Our Bo Fu's practice of listening to women didn't start with Da Qiao. Da Qiao wasn't the first woman to fight alongside the Marquis of Wu and offer advice. The first was your aunt, hahaha."
After Aunt Sun finished telling her story, everyone laughed.
Qiao Jingjing smiled and clinked her wine glass with Sun Ce.
Her husband is a real man.
He dares to listen to women, as long as it's right, and isn't afraid of being laughed at.
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