Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 23: Tongque Spring Locks Up the Two Qiaos! (Thanks to Teddy Bear and other friends for their votes and support~)

Lu Bu sat back on the stone bench and looked at Qiao Hua who was in deep thought, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

Although in this era, marriage can be arranged with just the parents' approval.

But these cunning parents are often much more difficult to deal with than their children.

After a while, Qiao Hua slowly spoke:
"It is a blessing for Qiao that my daughter can be loved by the governor.

"I just wonder if the governor has a family?"

Lu Bu hummed, without hiding anything:

"I have a wife and a daughter, and no concubines."

In this era, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines.

So when Qiao Hua heard that Lu Bu only had one wife, he actually thought this was an advantage.

“Although Qiao is incompetent, he has a certain reputation in Wancheng.

"If the two girls were to marry the general as concubines, wouldn't that make people laugh?"

"This……"

Lu Bu knew that although men could marry multiple wives during this period, they could only have one legal wife.

Although he, as a modern man, does not care about these false reputations, the ancients cared about them very much.

And Yan Qingqing is already his legal wife.

Unless Yan Qingqing passed away or was divorced, the position of the legal wife could not be given to anyone else.

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and replied solemnly:
"Although I cannot change the customs, I will marry your daughter as my first wife!

"I will be treated as the legal wife from now on.

"That way, no one in the neighborhood will gossip about you anymore."

Such a sincere answer made Qiao Hua secretly satisfied.

But on the surface, he continued to make things difficult:
"That being said, if someone still makes sarcastic remarks, how should the governor deal with it?"

A hint of coldness appeared in Lu Bu's eyes:
"Those who gossip about me simply think that Lu is not worthy of your daughter.

"If Lu's status reaches a certain height, no one will dare to gossip about him anymore!"

Although the position of governor is not low, it is not high either.

He had just arrived in Lujiang and did not have enough prestige, so there would definitely be people who looked down on him.

Qiao Hua stroked his beard and said:
"Although what the governor said makes sense, it is ultimately just empty talk..."

Hearing the implication of Qiao Hua's words, Lu Bu immediately asked:

"Mr. Qiao, what do you want me to do to prove that what I said is true?"

Seeing the other party's sharpness, Qiao Hua smiled:
“Although the dog girl has a mortal body, she has the appearance of an immortal.

“They both have high standards and will not marry unless they are talented in both civil and military affairs.

"Now Qiao has two tasks. If the governor can complete them, it will prove that he is both civil and military.

"Then Qiao agreed to this marriage."

Seeing the other party start to put forward conditions, Lu Bu knew that there was a chance, and asked impatiently:

"Mr. Qiao, please feel free to say it. I will do my best to do it!"

Qiao Hua stretched out a finger:
"The first thing... to prove your martial arts, you must take over Huainan County or Jiangxia County within one year.

"I wonder if you have this confidence?"

Take over Huainan or Jiangxia within a year?
Lu Bu fell silent.

He was just starting out, and his army consisted of no more than 10,000 soldiers.

Jiangxia County was guarded by Liu Biao, who had 10,000 to 20,000 troops under his command.

It is still very difficult to take over Jiangxia County within a year.

Although Huainan County has no governor now and is easier to take, Yuan Shu clearly intends to extend his influence here.

Moreover, after taking over Huainan County, they will be directly bordering the forces of Kong Rong and Zhang Chao.

Without Huainan as a buffer zone, he would be completely sandwiched between Kong Rong, Zhang Chao and Liu Biao...

Qiao Hua looked at Lu Bu's embarrassed expression and deliberately provoked him:

"Why, Sir Governor, you don't have confidence in yourself?"

Lu Bu looked at the other person's smiling face and suddenly raised the corner of his mouth:
"Of course I have confidence, but I may need your support in terms of manpower and food supplies at that time." Looking at Lu Bu's foxy smile, Qiao Hua's scalp went numb!
Isn't it rumored that this guy is brave but not wise?
Why does he feel more shrewd and cunning than that guy Zhou Yu?

Qiao Hua coughed dryly:
"Okay, okay, food, fodder, and manpower are not a problem...

"Then comes the second thing. The dog girl and her husband have been proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting since they were young.

"If the governor can conquer them in just one of these areas, it will prove that you have considerable literary talent!

"What do you think?"

Compared to the first thing, the second thing is much simpler.

As a highly educated young waste in the 21st century.

Lu Bu believed that the knowledge he possessed was comparable to that of scholars in that era.

But if the original owner was here, I'm afraid he would be in a dilemma again.

It seems that this old Deng is really making things difficult for me...

Lu Bu agreed immediately:

"That's no problem!"

Seeing that the other party agreed so readily, Qiao Hua guessed that the other party was not completely without talent.

After just getting to know each other, he found that the other party was much better than he had imagined.

But he won't give up.

If he can't accomplish these two things, he will never marry his daughter to the other party!

Qiao Hua nodded slightly:

“In this case, I will also give you one year for the second matter.

“When you conquer a county, you can come here to be examined by my daughter.

"As long as we can pass their tests, we will be a family from now on!"

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, then immediately shook his head:
“I don’t think we need to wait a year for the second thing.

“Now we can let the two ladies come up with questions.

"If we can get through this now, I can devote my whole heart to conquering other counties."

A hint of surprise flashed in Qiao Hua's eyes, and then he became interested. He immediately asked the servants to tell the two young ladies to prepare the questions.

He treated everyone to a sumptuous lunch.

……

In a gorgeous boudoir in the backyard.

The sound of the piano is soft and melodious.

Two beautiful figures, one sitting and one sleeping, their graceful postures exude fatal temptation.

The girl kneeling in front of the table has a slightly mature face.

Her long, jet-black hair falls streamlined over her shoulders, and her slender fingers pluck the strings of the guitar with graceful and charming movements.

Another petite girl lay on her side on the bed, blinking her bright eyes. She had a stunning appearance and excellent temperament.

These two people with such celestial appearances are none other than Mr. Qiao's two daughters, peerless beauties that even the wife of a man, the king, wants to possess:

The two Qiao sisters of Jiangdong!

When Da Qiao finished playing the song, Xiao Qiao, who was lying on her side on the bed, couldn't help but frown and twisted on the bed like a little snake:
"Sister~ I don’t want to get married yet.

"Shall we go and ask our father to reject Lu Bu?"

The relatively mature and steady Da Qiao sighed:
"Sister doesn't want to get married right now...but we are already at the right age.

"This Governor Lu who came here is an official appointed by the imperial court, and he happens to be the governor of Lujiang.

“Now that the other party has come to propose marriage in person, my father has tried his best to get us the opportunity.

"If we want to make the other party give up, we have to work hard on the topic we come up with."

Xiao Qiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

She immediately sat up from the bed, moved closer to Da Qiao, and hugged her sister's arm like a soft kitten:

"Sister is right, let's come up with some super difficult questions to make this pervert die!"

(End of this chapter)