Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 23 Everyone has to get married!
Chen Ying's experience made Bao Long nod his head with great understanding.

Knowing that his brother had a hard time, he stopped playing tricks and said, "Our General Xing's reputation is growing. Although my sister-in-law is a beauty, she will not be able to stop the wealth of other girls from aristocratic families in the future."

"I think we should settle this matter as soon as possible so that we can do our best to serve the general."

Chen Ying understood.

Both he and Bao Long were born into hunter families and had little family background.

Although he is now serving as a captain under Xing Daorong, he is still alone after all.

To put it bluntly, they cannot integrate into a group.

And if Xing Daorong really had an engagement with the widow of the Zhao family, the two of them, who were originally generals of the Zhao family, would be accepted by the group.

This is naturally a good thing for both of them.

Chen Ying asked, "What does General Xing mean?"

"The general said, 'How can I start a family without building a career?' It seems meaningless." Speaking of this, Bao Long was obviously a little helpless.

Chen Ying listened and sighed, "There's nothing we can do about this kind of love affair!"

Bao Long said, "It's not that there is no way. If the lord can control the general's marriage, then there is nothing to say."

Chen Ying was surprised and touched his head and asked, "My lord, can you still control our general's marriage?"

Bao Long said: "Normally it is not possible. But if my sister-in-law asks for it herself, considering the kindness of the master, I am afraid it may not be possible."

Chen Ying seemed to understand what he said, but he just nodded silently.

Xing Daorong never expected that so many people would be concerned about his marriage, and that they would insist on pushing a widow to him. What he didn't expect was that not only he would get married, but his boss Liu Bei would also get married!
This story begins after returning from Lu Su.

A few days after Lu Zijing returned, Liu Bei's concubine, Madam Gan, fell seriously ill and died.

Although Mrs. Gan was a concubine, that was because Liu Bei had been widowed many times in his early years and was busy with wars, so he had no time to make Mrs. Gan his wife.

In fact, Mrs. Gan often takes charge of daily household affairs.

Not to mention that she is Liu Chan's biological mother.

When Lady Gan followed Liu Bei to Jingzhou, she gave birth to Liu Chan. During the Battle of Changbanpo, Liu Bei abandoned his wife and children while fleeing. Liu Chan and Lady Gan survived under the protection of Zhao Yun.

It can be said that they have been through life and death together, and shared joys and sorrows.

Now that Madam Gan has passed away, Liu Bei is naturally grief-stricken and worried day and night.

However, within a few days, someone reported that Dongwu had suddenly sent Lu Fan to come.

Originally, he was ready to come, but then he was informed that Zhuge Liang had specially asked Xing Daorong to go with him to meet him. Only then did Xing Daorong know that the people from Dongwu came here to send a wife to Liu Bei.

Jiangling, Liu Bei's residence.

After everyone finished their ceremony and sat down, and after drinking tea, Liu Bei asked, "Ziheng is here, so he must have something to tell you?"

But then I heard Lu Fan say, "I recently heard that the emperor's uncle had lost his wife and had a good relative, so I came here to act as a matchmaker. I wonder what your opinion is?"

Liu Bei said, "It is a great misfortune to lose your wife in middle age. How can you bear to discuss marriage when your family is still young?"

This may sound quite affectionate, but as a local lord, sometimes one cannot have the final say in marriage arrangements.

At that moment, Lu Fan said, "If a man has no wife, it is like a house without beams. How can he abandon human relations halfway?"

Having said that, he went straight to the point and said, "My lord, the Marquis of Wu, has a younger sister who is beautiful and virtuous, and can serve as a maid. If the two families form an alliance, then the thief Cao will not dare to look directly at the southeast. This will benefit both our country and our family, so please do not doubt it, uncle. But my country's Lady Wu loves her youngest daughter very much, and does not want to marry far away. She insists that your uncle go to Soochow to marry her." This means that he wants to hand Sun Shangxiang over to Liu Bei, or marry her into his family's family!

Speaking of which, Xing Daorong was quite envious of Liu Bei. He was able to win over Sun Shangxiang at the age of fifty. It was simply "old man's joy".

But Liu Bei asked again: "Does the Lord of Wu know about this?"

Lu Fan affirmed: "How dare I speak without informing the Lord of Wu first!"

Liu Bei still had some doubts in his heart. He said, "I am already fifty years old, with gray hair. The Marquis of Wu's sister is in her prime, so I am afraid she is not a good match for me."

Lu Fan said, "Although the sister of the Marquis of Wu is a woman, her ambition is stronger than that of a man. As the saying goes: If you are not a hero in the world, I will not serve you. Now the emperor's uncle is famous all over the world. It is the so-called lady and gentleman. How can we be dissatisfied with each other because of age difference?"

Liu Bei was unable to make up his mind at the moment, so he just stalled for time with Lü Fan, saying, "Please stay a little longer and report back to me tomorrow to see how this matter turns out."

So a banquet was held that day to entertain him and he stayed in the guesthouse.

After seeing Lü Fan off, Liu Bei immediately discussed with Zhuge Liang and Xing Daorong what to do about the matter.

Xing Daorong felt that he was no longer a military general, but a civil servant.

Proposing marriage had nothing to do with him, but Liu Bei kept staring at him as if he had become a "phoenix chick".

Zhuge Liang was the first to speak: "My lord, please ask Sun Qian and Lu Fan to go back to see the Marquis of Wu first, and then set a date for you to go and meet him."

Liu Bei listened and nodded, then looked at Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong originally thought that it had nothing to do with him, but on second thought, it might not have anything to do with him!

Liu Bei's trip would certainly be dangerous, and wouldn't it be possible that the guards around him might die while protecting their master?

He hurriedly said, "Zhou Yu of the Eastern Wu is intent on returning Jingzhou to Wu. If the lord goes, I'm afraid it will be dangerous. Although I don't know how to deal with this matter, you can ask me to go with you to protect the lord."

Kong Ming laughed and said, "General Xing, don't worry. Although Zhou Yu is good at making plans, how can he be as good as Zhuge Liang?"

After laughing, he straightened his expression and said, "But this trip will indeed be dangerous. I feel at ease knowing that General Xing is by my lord's side."

Xing Daorong certainly didn't want Zhuge Liang to be so confident.

It would be best if he could make some mistakes in the middle.

As a result, he could not help but lean a little in favor of the other party, and thought to himself, "Zhou Yu is not much worse than you, Zhuge Liang. Can you really control him completely?"

He just nodded sullenly, as if he had remembered it.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang had a plan, Liu Bei finally stopped worrying and made up his mind to propose marriage.

After that, Xing Daorong received a "dangerous" mission. He was very happy, but Liu Bei suddenly relaxed his expression and said with a teasing expression: "Daorong, I heard that you haven't married yet?"

Xing Daorong was stunned, not knowing why Liu Bei was so gossipy, but he still answered honestly: "My lord, you are right. I have not married yet."

Liu Bei listened and shook his head, saying, "How can this be possible? The soldiers are out fighting, and someone has to stay home to take care of the family."

Xing Daorong listened to what Liu Bei meant by this and did not respond for a while. Zhuge Liang listened and said, "Perhaps the general has too high standards and has not met the right person."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "It's hard to find a good match, so it's better to be cautious."

"I heard that...Fan, the widowed sister-in-law of Zhao Fan from Guiyang, is well-educated, well-mannered, and very beautiful. If Daorong doesn't mind, why don't you let me be the matchmaker?"

(End of this chapter)