"They've already sent out wedding candies so quickly? Yuan Shao and Jiangdong are so efficient, Ah Xiang must be willing too." Xiu muttered sadly as he stood there.
Xia Xiang turned her head to look at the Five Tiger Generals and Cao Cao, and found that they were all looking at Xiu with heartache, question marks popping up above their heads.
"What Yuan Shao? What is Ah Xiang willing to do?" Xia Xiang asked, puzzled.
"Isn't this Yuan Shao's and Ah Xiang's?" Cao Cao asked.
“Of course not,” Xia Xiang said immediately, “This is…”
Xia Xiang was still thinking of an excuse when Jiu Wu's aggrieved face flashed through her mind again, so she simply admitted, "I've been going to forcibly abduct men these past few days, and I actually succeeded. So you know what I mean~"
"You're married!" The group of people all looked on in disbelief.
"What's so strange about that? If you want to get married, you can get married," Xia Xiang thought they were making a fuss over nothing. "You haven't told me what happened to A Xiang yet?"
"So it is, so it is. So it is, so it is, so it is, so it is, so it is, so it is."
"This is too childish," Xia Xiang couldn't help but complain.
"You're the one who's being childish," Zhao Yun said.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Hey, Siwu, aren't you Ah Xiang's aunt? Can you offer your opinion?" Cao Cao asked. "You and Brother Liu are good friends, so you can't bear to see Brother Liu troubled by love, can you?"
“My surname is Ye, not Sun.” Xia Xiang shook her head. “Besides, as the eldest daughter of the Sun family in Jiangdong, how could Ah Xiang’s marriage be just a marriage? This is a marriage alliance between two powerful families. What can I say?”
"However, I think Zhou Yu's words were not meant to prevent you from rescuing Ah Xiang, but rather to imply that you should go and rescue her."
"What do you mean?" Cao Cao asked, somewhat puzzled.
“Jiangdong is gaining momentum. The Yuan family has held high office for four generations and wields immense power. They may not be an asset to Jiangdong, but rather an obstacle,” Xia Xiang analyzed.
"Perhaps they are also trying to find a way to indirectly avoid the marriage alliance without offending the Yuan family?"
"Siwu is right," Guan Yu said, frowning.
Cao Cao did not speak, but the way he looked at Xia Xiang changed.
"Don't associate me with Jiang Dong's stance; I was just bored." Xia Xiang realized she shouldn't have said those things, so she casually shrugged and went upstairs to rest. "Goodnight~"
In fact, Cao Cao had also considered this. Ah Xiang could win over Jiangdong and also retain Liu Bei and the Five Tiger Generals. It would be advantageous for him to form an alliance with Jiangdong.
Furthermore, now that Dong Zhuo's power has grown, having an additional ally would make things much easier, but only if Jiangdong has no disloyal intentions and respects the Han dynasty as the legitimate dynasty.
Moreover, he genuinely admired Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang, and truly cherished his brotherhood.
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The next day was a holiday, and Xia Xiang didn't go out. She just stayed at Cao's residence to cultivate. However, she saw that they all came back in a panic, panting.
"Dong Zhuo led his army to attack Cao Cao's residence?" Xia Xiang asked, somewhat amused.
"It's even more terrifying than that!" Ma Chao said, breathless.
"It was really terrifying, I don't even want to think about it," Huang Zhong said, patting his wildly beating heart.
"I got a date with Ah Biao's wife," Cao Cao explained.
Xia Xiang got excited and gossiped, "Does anyone like Ah Biao's type? You have good taste!"
The group's eyes immediately turned to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained, "I was also deceived. It's her fault for stealing other people's pictures."
He then handed the photo to Xia Xiang.
"No..." Xiu wanted to rush over and stop him.
Xia Xiang held the photo, her gaze towards Xiu gradually becoming strange: ...
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