The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 61 It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married

Seeing Liu Chan crying so deeply, Sun Shangxiang couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of her confinement life for the past two years. The two of them hugged each other until they cried like hell, and it took a long time before they stopped.

Liu Chan wiped away the tears for Sun Shangxiang, helped her get up from the ground, and then called the female guard at the door.The female guard was also well-behaved. Just now she saw Liu Chan's mother and son crying so badly, but she just stood obediently outside the door and did not dare to disturb her.

Liu Chan asked her to go to the door to find Zhao Feng and bring in the box he had prepared.

Not long after, two female guards came in carrying a black wooden box together, which seemed to be quite heavy, and Sun Shangxiang knew that it must be a gift from Jingzhou brought to her by Liu Chan.

Liu Chan pointed to the box and asked, "Mother, can you guess what's in this box?"

Sun Shangxiang shook her head: "I don't know. How could Wei Niang guess your ghost thoughts?"

Liu Chan chuckled, and asked the two female guards to open the box, and there was a thick quilt inside.Sun Shangxiang couldn't help being a little surprised, although the weather is still cold, but as the Princess of Soochow, she can get whatever she wants, why did Liu Chan give her a quilt?
Liu Chan knew that Sun Shangxiang was confused, so he asked a female guard to lift the quilt, and suddenly there was a gust of cold air, and then a puff of white air.Sun Shangxiang couldn't help being a little stunned: "Why are there so many ice cubes here? They are covered with quilts like this, won't they melt?"

Liu Chan couldn't help laughing bitterly.The reason why he used so many quilts to cover the ice was that he didn't want them to melt.But even if he explained, Sun Shangxiang must not understand.

However, of course, Liu Chan couldn't be looking for these ice cubes now.When he was in Jiangling City, he dug a cellar in the envoy's mansion. In winter, he would send people to dig ice out of the river, and store it for summer use.

Liu Chan stretched out his hand to peel off the ice, revealing a small boxy brocade box, and took it out to Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang opened it and saw that there was a box of pastries neatly placed inside. They were all the varieties that she and Liu Chan ate every day when they were in Jiangling City.Liu Chan proudly told Sun Shangxiang, "Mother, these pastries were brought from Jiangling City by my son."

Although Sun Shangxiang was moved, he certainly wouldn't believe that these pastries were made in Jiangling City.Jiangling City is thousands of miles away from Ganlu Temple, and if you don't have a month, you won't be able to reach it at all.For such a long time, the pastry has broken down several times.She stretched out her hand to scratch Liu Chan's nose, and said with a smile, "You kid, you can't even lie!"

Liu Chan rubbed his nose and said anxiously: "Mother, I really didn't lie to you! You see, I brought these ice cubes from Jiangling City. Even the ice cubes haven't melted, how could the cakes go bad?" Drop it!"

Sun Shangxiang was stunned when he heard it, picked up a pastry and smelled it, and there was a cool air and a fragrance from it, as if it really wasn't broken.Sun Shangxiang looked at the two female guards next to her, and they looked like Sun Shangxiang, full of doubts, so Sun Shangxiang asked them to smell it too.

After the two smelled it, they found that the pastry was still fresh, and they couldn't help being amazed, and they looked at Liu Chan suddenly with strange eyes.

It turns out that the ancients were superstitious. They had already regarded such an ordinary thing in later generations as a vision, and they also regarded Liu Chan as a strange person with the protection of gods. Otherwise, how could the pastry not be bad for a long time?What's more, Liu Chan's feet were born with the pattern of the Big Dipper, which further deepened their superstition.

Of course Liu Chan didn't know what they were thinking, but just asked Sun Shangxiang to taste it quickly.Sun Shangxiang took a bite and found that the taste was not bad. There was a cold feeling in the mouth. It had a special flavor, so she took out two and let the two female guards taste them. They also praised the taste.

After eating one, Sun Shangxiang remembered that it was already [-] noon, and Liu Chan should be hungry. He asked, "Adou, are you hungry? How about going to eat with Wei Niang now?"

Of course Liu Chan was very happy, it had been a long time since he had dinner with Sun Shangxiang!What's more, he is really hungry now, so he wants Sun Shangxiang to invite his friends in for dinner.Sun Shangxiang ordered one of the female guards to invite people outside, while the other female guard went to the kitchen and ordered the prepared meals to be brought up.

At this time, Liu Chan saw that there was no one around, so he asked Sun Shangxiang why he no longer practiced martial arts?Sun Shangxiang couldn't help but become a little gloomy, suppressed a sigh in her heart, and said: "Since Jingzhou returned to Jiangdong, my mother has lost all hope, so she even put down her martial arts."

Liu Chan didn't expect that what happened that time would cause a heroic woman like Sun Shangxiang to suffer such a heavy blow, and she immediately felt sad again.In fact, he knew that Liu Bei had married Wu Yi's younger sister Wu Shi not long ago.Wu was originally the wife of Liu Mao, Liu Yan's son.After Liu Mao's death, she became "Wen Jun's new widow". After marrying Liu Bei, she will give birth to Liu Bei's second son.

Liu Bei, who is newly married to Yaner, probably has completely forgotten his relationship with Sun Shangxiang by now.Therefore, Liu Chan couldn't help but feel a little unworthy for Sun Shangxiang, and advised her not to be sad because of this, and it is important to take care of her health.Seeing Liu Chan's filial piety, Sun Shangxiang couldn't help feeling very comforted.

Soon, Zhuge Qiao and Zhao Feng came in.Among the two, Sun Shangxiang only knew Zhao Feng, so Liu Chan briefly introduced Zhuge Qiao.

It was only then that Sun Shangxiang discovered that Zhuge Qiao really looked very similar to his elder brother Zhuge Ke who was well-known in Jiangdong.Moreover, his biological father, Zhuge Jin, is well-known in Jiangdong, and his adoptive father, Zhuge Liang, is even more famous all over the world. Zhuge Qiao became the child of these two at the same time, and he himself is a gentle scholar, with the appearance of a pillar of the country. Sun Shangxiang thought I'm afraid it won't work if you don't pay more attention.

Sun Shangxiang led everyone to the dining room.I saw that eight dishes had been placed on each table, steaming hot.However, since this place is a temple, although there are many dishes, they are actually vegetarian dishes.

Sun Shangxiang invited everyone to be seated, and said: "I hope everyone will forgive me, this is a temple, no meat is allowed, only vegetarian dishes are served."

Seeing that Sun Shangxiang was so polite, everyone even said no, but in fact they did eat fish and other meaty things along the way, and now they ate a few vegetarian meals, and they felt very good, so they were actually very satisfied.

While everyone was eating, they saw Sun Shangxiang's chief bodyguard, Sun Yan, leading a tall and well-looking scribe to come quickly, and everyone quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks.

Liu Chan recognized Sun Yan, but he didn't know where she went just now and why she just appeared now.Sun Yan saw Sun Shangxiang at the door who had not seen outsiders for a long time, and suddenly entertained guests here. Moreover, this is Sun Shangxiang's confinement place, and it is impossible for ordinary people to enter, so she couldn't help being a little surprised. you."

Liu Chan was a little sensitive when he heard Sun Yan call that general a "jun horse".However, I still think that this person may be the husband-in-law of a princess in Soochow, and he just came to visit Sun Shangxiang today.But when he secretly looked at Sun Shangxiang, he found that her face was very embarrassed, and his heart sank, feeling that something bad was about to happen.

The scribe came forward, bowed and said: "Your official, Gu Shao, pays homage to the princess. I don't know that the princess is having a banquet. It's really presumptuous. I ask the princess to forgive me." Then the two servants behind him brought in a box, I don't even know what it's wearing.

Liu Chan knew that this Gu Shao was the only son of Gu Yong, one of the most important advisors of Soochow, who was later betrothed to Sun Ce's daughter.However, on the way, Liu Chan heard that he had been widowed for three years.

Gu Shao was as famous as his uncle Lu Ji when he was young, and his name surpassed Lu Xun, Zhang Dun, Bu Jing and others.When he went to the funeral after Zhou Yu died of illness, he was evaluated by Pang Tong as "a bull can carry weight and go far." Later, when he was 27 years old, he became the prefect of Yuzhang.

His father, Gu Yong, came from the four prominent families in Wu County, Zhang, Zhu, Lu and Gu.However, why did Gu Yong's son come here at this time?

Sun Shangxiang waved his hand and asked two servants to carry the box down.Seeing that Sun Shangxiang didn't check the box, Gu Shao seemed disappointed, and said, "If the princess doesn't check it, how will he know whether he likes it or not?"

"You don't have to worry so much, I'm not picky."

Gu Shao felt a little relieved in his heart, and said: "It's so good. The last general came to tell the princess today that the prince has already chosen a wedding day for us, and it will be the day when the prince's army triumphs. Please prepare well. "

Gu Shao's words immediately made Liu Chan feel a little overwhelmed, and stood up from his seat with a snap, glaring at Gu Shao with big eyes.But what was strange was that he immediately sat back in his seat and lowered his head. He didn't know what happened to him?
Zhuge Qiao is a person with a lively mind, and he immediately realized that the current atmosphere was not right.He was afraid that Liu Chan would be too sad, so he comforted Liu Chan in a low voice.

Sun Shangxiang heard the movement behind her, turned around and saw Liu Chan drooping his head, Zhuge Qiao was persuading him.Knowing that Gu Shao's words made Liu Chan sad, Sun Shangxiang let Gu Shao go first.Seeing that Liu Chan's reaction was so strange, Gu Shao originally wanted to ask, but now he can only wait until later.

After Gu Shao left, Sun Shangxiang asked Zhao Feng and Zhuge Qiao to have tea in the living room first, and then asked Liu Chan, "Son, are you sad?"

Liu Chan raised his head, but his eyes were already red. He shook his head and said, "Mother, in fact, my boy does not object to your remarriage. But the other party must have a good character. I don't want my mother to be hurt again in the future!"

Although Liu Chan was sad at this time, what he said was indeed the true thoughts in his heart.Ever since he regained the memory of his previous life, he has been feeling sorry for Sun Shangxiang's marriage:
She is 30 years younger than Liu Bei. The huge age gap means that they will not have much in common.What's more, Liu Bei, as a hero in troubled times, has always followed the principle of "brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes". As long as he needs it, he can abandon his wife and children without hesitation.

So although Liu Bei is Liu Chan's biological father, he still thinks that a man like Liu Bei is absolutely not worthy of Sun Shangxiang's entrustment for his life, or for him to die in love.Moreover, Sun Shangxiang is now 27 and [-] years old, and the most beautiful youthful years in her life are about to pass, so she should have the right to pursue her own happiness.

Liu Chan also knows that in the Three Kingdoms era, it was extremely normal for women to remarry, especially the number of beauties who remarried:
Zhen Mi was originally the wife of Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi. After Yuan Shao's defeat, she remarried to Cao Pi, who gave birth to Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui and Princess Dongxiang, and was later named Empress Wen Zhao;
Liu Chan's other stepmother, Wu Shi, is the wife of Liu Yan's son Liu Mao;

Sun Quan's eldest daughter, Sun Luban, first married Zhou Yu's son Zhou Xun, then married Quan Cong, and finally had an affair with Sun Lin, killing the prince Sun Liang;

Sun Quan's other daughter, Sun Luyu, first married Zhu Ju, and later married Liu Xun.Sun Quan's four sons-in-law were all well-known figures in Jiangdong at that time;
After Guiyang prefect Zhao Fan surrendered to Zhao Yun, he wanted to betroth his beautiful sister-in-law, who had been widowed for three years, to Zhao Yun, but the Zhao sister-in-law did not show the slightest reluctance.

Others include: Luotong's mother in Eastern Wu was Hua Xin's concubine, and Zhang Lu's mother was Liu Yan's mistress.As for the princesses of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, they did even better.They can even "retire from their husbands", change their names, and reappear in front of the world to form a new love...

Therefore, Sun Shangxiang's remarriage is not unacceptable to Liu Chan, who is almost 40 years old.However, Liu Chan's only requirement for Sun Shangxiang's new husband-in-law is that his character must be good, and Sun Shangxiang's fragile emotions cannot be hurt in the slightest, otherwise nothing will be discussed!
After Gu Shao was a famous family in Jiangdong, Sun Quan's consent to their marriage meant that it was a political marriage like Sun Quan's betrothing Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei, and Sun Shangxiang was just a tool used by Sun Quan to win over the powerful.So Liu Chan is very worried now, and decided to investigate Gu Shao.

(End of this chapter)