The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 246
When Zhou Xun walked into the cabin, he slowed down in front of the main cabin where Sun Deng was resting, and bowed to Sun Deng and others who were sitting and talking together. Sun Deng smiled, did not speak, and did not invite him in. , just watched him walk slowly.Both Zhuge Ke and Xie Jing kept their mouths shut and remained silent.Zhou Xun didn't hesitate any longer, and quickly walked into his own cabin on the opposite side, closing the door gently.

The smile on his face vanished as the door clicked shut.

It was obvious that Sun Deng was dissatisfied with his answer just now, and the three of them were talking in secret, intentionally or unintentionally excluding him.He felt very helpless, did he answer wrong?What did Sun Deng go to Jiaozhou to do? Isn't it just to make meritorious service and seize military power?Since you want to make meritorious service and seize military power, how can you not go to the front line to fight?Do you really want to hide behind Sun Shao, like Liaodong?
Zhou Xun shook his head and sighed.Sun Deng may have read too many books and does not have the courage to pioneer. If he has a good relationship with Sun Quan, he may be able to become a Taiping prince. But the situation of Wu is very difficult now. There is Wei in the north and Shu in the west. , there is an increasingly powerful Yue State in the lower back, and there are still people coveting the crown prince's position, which can be described as a crisis.Sun Deng was timid, lacking courage, and definitely not a suitable successor.

Zhou Xun sat alone thinking about his thoughts, and unconsciously drank a pot of tea. During the period, he looked at the opposite side through the crack of the door. The opposite cabin door was closed, and there was no sound. The sound of the soldiers' orderly chant and the splashing of waves.

"咚咚咚..." There was a rush of footsteps, and Zhou Xun, who was thinking, raised his head in surprise. The footsteps seemed to be coming towards him. He had just stood up when someone knocked on his door. , knocking loudly and urgently: "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Who?" Zhou Xun was very strange. Who came to knock on his door, and didn't even stop the guards standing at the door?

"Open the door!" was Sun Luban's eager voice.Zhou Xun hurriedly got up and opened the door. As soon as the door opened a crack, Sun Luban squeezed in.She was wrapped in a large cloak, she was dripping wet, her face was blue, she closed the door behind her backhand as soon as she entered, and shook off the cloak, revealing her slender figure in only a swimsuit.

"Hurry up, wipe me with a towel!" Sun Luban shrank his body and stomped his feet. His little white feet stomped on the deck, which made the deck thump loudly.Zhou Xun was taken aback, and before he had time to call the maid serving Sun Luban, he took a towel and wiped off the water on Sun Luban's body.Sun Luban jumped onto the bed like a fish, got into the quilt, and then shivered and shouted: "Oh, I'm freezing to death."

"What's going on, fell into the water?" Zhou Xun said distressed and angry.

"No." Sun Luban wrapped himself in the quilt, only his head was exposed, and he grinned embarrassedly: "I went into the water with them, but I didn't expect the water to be very cold. After barely swimming for half a mile, I couldn't hold on." Living."

"Nonsense." Zhou Xun couldn't help getting angry when he thought of her wearing only a swimsuit and quarreling in the water in front of so many people: "You are a majestic princess, how can you do this? What about Fengying and Zhenhaiying?"

"What happened to the princess?" Sun Luban curled his lips: "My aunt and sister-in-law went into the water together."

Zhou Xun was speechless. If Sun Shangxiang and Guan Feng also attacked together, there would really be nothing to say.

"Tuk tuk..." The door rang again.

Zhou Xun opened the door angrily, Xiahou Hui stood at the door, and two maids with trays stood behind him.Xia Houhui smiled lightly and said, "The queen ordered two bowls of ginger soup to be brought over, and the princess should take it while it's hot, so as not to catch a cold, which is bad for your health."

"Thank you queen, thank you madam." Zhou Xun hurriedly bowed his respects, and a maid came to pick up the tray and sent it to Sun Luban.Sun Luban stretched out a hand from under the quilt, shook it, and said with a smile: "Little sister-in-law, it's okay, you tell sister-in-law Yinping, I'll go tomorrow."

"Okay, you have a good rest, I won't bother you." Xia Houhui smiled and shook his hands, and left with the two maids.Zhou Xun closed the door, and quickly brought ginger soup to Sun Luban.The ginger soup was steaming hot, and a sweet smell of ginger permeated the cabin.

"Is it okay if you don't drink?" Sun Luban looked at Zhou Xun pitifully with a bitter face: "It's too spicy."

"No, if you don't drink it, you will catch cold." Zhou Xun shook his head, and persuaded: "The fifth general is really, why don't you let you get used to it and just go into the water? What if you catch a cold, drink it quickly. "

"I don't want to drink. I'm fine. I'm much better now." Sun Luban twisted his body and found various excuses, but he just didn't want to drink ginger soup.She didn't like ginger since she was a child, and she had to pick out any ginger in the dishes. This suddenly made her drink a big bowl of ginger soup. What's the difference between that and taking medicine?Just now, he was disobedient and jumped into the water without drinking ginger soup.

"No!" Zhou Xun became angry, wrapped his arms around Sun Luban's waist, and stared fiercely: "If you don't drink, you won't be allowed to go tomorrow, and I have to tell the king, tell him that you don't obey the military order, it's not suitable Join the army."

"Uh——" Sun Luban pursed his lips, and stopped resisting, leaning on Zhou Xun to sip in small sips, his face so bitter that water dripped out.Zhou Xun didn't dare to pretend, he put on a tiger's face, watched her finish the drink in one gulp, and then smiled.Sun Luban glanced at him timidly, and said with a small mouth: "Husband, you were so fierce just now!"

Zhou Xun was taken aback, touched his head, and said with an embarrassed smile: "I was in a hurry just now, and my words were disrespectful. I ask the princess to forgive me."

"Hee hee hee..." Sun Luban waved his little hand and said with a big face: "You are doing well today, this princess will spare you."

Guan Feng walked into the cabin while holding her wet hair. Sun Shao, who was sitting in front of the desk and writing something, laughed without raising his head when he heard the footsteps: "You can tell by the footsteps. The queen is in a good mood today."

Xia Houhui, who was grinding ink, got up quickly, ordered someone to bring a towel, and wiped Guan Feng's hair in person. Guan Feng nodded his thanks, and said to Sun Shao with joy, "I haven't been in the water for more than a year. Today is finally enough. Swimmed more than two miles in one breath."

"It's only two miles?"

"Well, I haven't been in the water for a long time, and I can't keep up with my physical strength." Guan Feng shook his head: "The female soldiers in the Feihu Camp are not easy, and I can't even keep up with them. In my opinion, if you really want to let your hands and feet compete, They should be comparable to the soldiers of the Zhenhai Battalion."

"Everyone has their own strengths." Sun Shao said with a faint smile: "You have only been in the camp for a few days, and you are not very clear about their strengths and weaknesses. After you get acquainted with them for a while, you will be able to count them. How about it? Do you want Feihu Battalion to be your personal guard camp, or form another battalion?"

"Let's go to Feihuying. They are all women, so it's convenient." Guan Feng glanced at Sun Shao with satisfaction, and his eyes were full of happiness.

"Well, you should be more careful and don't let Dahu get into trouble." Sun Shao said, writing and drawing, "Dahu was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, and he has never suffered, so don't use too much force. Auntie is newly married, I’m afraid some of them won’t notice, so you should pay more attention.”

"I see, I will pay attention." Guan Feng grinned happily, and exchanged a look with Xiahou Hui with a smile. Train it well, and you will be a tiger again in the future.”

"Oh——" Sun Shao sighed, put down his pen, tapped his thighs lightly with both hands, and frowned slightly: "Second Uncle's lineage is also strange, how come his daughter is full of tiger spirit, but his son is listless?" Lack of energy? I talked to Zigao about the cooperation just now, but he actually wanted to hide behind and go through the motions, and he didn't have the courage to go to the front line in person. Could it be that reading a lot can really wear down a person's blood, and he only dares to be in the front line. Talk about pointing the country, but dare not put it into action?"

Guan Feng was stunned for a moment, wondering why Sun Shao had such an idea all of a sudden.But when she thought of Sun Deng's gentle look, she couldn't help smiling.She was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, you should pay your respects to the Empress Dowager today. You haven't been there since you went to sea."

Sun Shao's brows furrowed even tighter, and he picked up the pen again: "Go with Yuanrong, I still have a lot of things to do."

Guan Feng moved to Sun Shao's side, pushed him lightly, and begged softly: "Husband, it's not the same thing after all if you hide like this. The Queen Mother is also kind. In my opinion, the sister of the Zhou family is also a hard-working girl." People, there are some things that she can't help herself. Just like Yuanrong and I, how can we have the opportunity to make our own choices?"

"Why, you are not reconciled?" Sun Shao cast a glance at them, pretending to be angry.

"Husband, how could it be, we cherish this blessing, that's why we dare not be self-confident." Guan Feng sighed: "If Husband refuses to see the Queen Mother because of his anger, we... can't get along with ourselves in front of other people. "

Sun Shao glanced at Guan Feng, who nodded solemnly, and then glanced at Xia Houhui, who also lowered his head in embarrassment.Sun Shao snorted, nodded and said: "In that case, let's hold a family banquet on the Empress Dowager's boat tonight, and let's go there together."

"That's great." Guan Feng nodded happily.

"Okay, okay, you go out and prepare first, I still have a manuscript to finish, Yuanrong will come in later to help me polish it, I don't think these lines are smooth no matter how I do it."

"What?" Guan Feng poked his head and took a look.A piece of paper spread out in front of Sun Shao had a lot of words written on it, and some sketches, but it was so messy that I couldn't see what it was.Sun Shao waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'll show you later."

Guan Feng still wanted to inquire, but was pulled away by Xia Houhui.Xia Houhui smiled as he walked: "Sister, you don't know something. My husband said that the journey at sea is lonely, and soldiers are prone to homesickness. So he compiled some playbooks and planned to select some people who can speak and sing. Sing a paragraph every day to relieve boredom and boost morale of the soldiers. Originally, I wanted to find someone to write it, but although they were familiar with poetry and books, they couldn't figure out what my husband wanted, so I decided to write it myself first. look."

"The script?" Guan Feng became curious, "What exactly is it?"

"It's just some stories, from the court to the folk." Xia Houhui patted his chest with his small hands upright, his eyebrows fluttered, and said with a smile: "I just watched a part, it was very interesting, that young man got angry Killed people and hid everywhere, but was discovered by the officials, and I don’t know if they caught them. Alas, I was a little nervous. When my sister came in, my husband was thinking about how the young man would answer the officials’ questions. It is really not easy to be thoughtful and relieve people's anger."

Guan Feng rolled his eyes and was speechless at Xia Houhui's excitement.

Daqiao and Xiaoqiao sat side by side on the flying hut, looking at the flying tiger battalion who was still training in the distance, Xiaoqiao frowned: "Sister, are you also dressed like this to swim?"

"I only dress like this in my manor." Daqiao laughed: "I don't dare to have so many people."

Xiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief, smiled lightly and said, "That's about the same, I can't imagine you wearing so little clothes."

Daqiao glanced at her, subconsciously looked at the Eagle Yang in the distance, the smile on her face was a little lonely, she thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "What can you dare not imagine, just now your princess daughter-in-law just Did you jump into the water like this? Actually, it’s really comfortable to be in the water, especially in Zhuya’s hot spring, after soaking for half an hour, when you come out, you’re really refreshed and relaxed.”

Xiaoqiao curled his lips, but said nothing.She didn't agree with Sun Luban's being in the Feihu camp as a princess, but it was useless for her to disagree. Neither she nor Zhou Xun dared to disobey Sun Luban's will.Sun Luban was rebellious, only Sun Shao could control her, she would not listen to what others said.Whether the Zhou family wanted to make a name for themselves in the state of Wu or to develop in the state of Yue, they could not offend Sun Luban, otherwise they would offend both King Wu and King Yue at the same time.

"You don't like it?" Ohashi asked.

"What does it matter if I like it or not?" Xiaoqiao sighed, very frustrated. She was always calculating the stakes, but in the end she found that she was still inferior to her sister. Daqiao didn't like to calculate these things. She did things with her heart and endured a lot of hardships, but in the end the hardships paid off, and she got almost everything she could imagine.She became the empress dowager of the Yue Kingdom as a father and concubine. Sun Shao treated her no differently than his biological mother. Queen Guan Feng and his wife Xia Houhui also treated her as a real empress dowager, and they would come here every day to ask questions. talk to her.It’s just that during this period of time she found that Daqiao was not in a good mood. Sun Shao didn’t seem to be on her boat for a while. It was said that he was busy, but he was also busy in the past, and he still had to take some time every day, but now he doesn’t at all. coming.

Xiaoqiao is sensitive to realize that this may have something to do with their mother and daughter being on the boat of Daqiao. Sun Shao didn't want to see them, so he didn't come on the boat of Daqiao.Thinking of this, Xiaoqiao was so wronged that he was about to cry. He weighed the pros and cons over and over again, but ended up in such an end. Is this really what the sages said, that there are too many scheming, and people are not as good as heaven?

But she couldn't back down, even if it wasn't for her daughter's happiness, she had to work hard for the Zhou family's future.Zhou Xun married Sun Luban, and the relationship between husband and wife is not bad, but he has not done any meritorious service. Even if King Wu wants to give him a promotion, he has no excuse. Xun cannot do without Sun Shao's support.Zhou Yin was an official in the Yue State, and now he has given up Changle Weiwei and entered the Fengfeng Camp to be a military lord. Although the military lord does not need to rush to the forefront, he is a middle-level officer after all, and the danger is not small. If he wants to make meritorious service and be promoted He also needs Sun Shao's promotion.So she knew that Sun Shao was avoiding her intentionally or unintentionally, so she could only pretend not to see it, otherwise, the future of the two sons would be over.

"You, it's just too much looking forward and backward." Daqiao glared at her reproachfully: "I don't want to let go of this hand, and I want to hold on to the other hand. Of course, I will not implement both ends. It's all up to now. Wake up, I really don’t know if your cleverness has been blocked, how did you become so stupid? According to me, you let Boying come to Vietnam. With his ability, you have 2000 people on hand , is it not just a matter of making meritorious deeds?"

"This... can it work?" Xiaoqiao muttered, "What if Fengxian doesn't give him a chance?"

"You...you!" Daqiao was so angry that he raised his finger and poked Xiaoqiao fiercely: "Is this how you see Fengxian? You treat him like that, but when Zhongying came to Yue, did he ever do it for you?" Feeling sorry for Zhongying? You always judge others by yourself, no wonder you are unhappy in everything you do. Fengxian is right, Boying and Zhongying each scored five points for Gongjin, and in the end, neither of them is like Gongjin."

"What five points?" Xiaoqiao said blankly, rubbing his forehead, blinking his eyes.

"Boying is elegant, but lacking in tolerance, Zhongying is graceful, but a little less elegant." Daqiao walked into the cabin, and said: "Boying thinks too much, thinks too much, and has no Gongjin. Back then, he had the courage to abandon his family business in Lujiang and cross the river, so although he had the ability, he was too limited and couldn't show it at all. But Zhongying was brave enough to act, but he lacked a bit of delicacy, and his thinking was not thorough enough."

Xiaoqiao was silent for a while, then murmured: "Doesn't that mean that none of them care about Xiang Gongjin's achievements back then?"

"Not really." Daqiao said: "There is no courage, but it can be cultivated. As long as you let go of the burden, you will naturally move forward. It is not delicate enough, and it is not a big defect. Not to mention a lot of experience, the thinking will naturally be more careful. Let's talk about it. When dealing with barbarians, why do you need so much elegance? Can reciting poems and writing endowments defeat the enemy?"

"Sister, now... you have become mercenary too." Xiaoqiao looked at Daqiao who talked freely in surprise, and couldn't help covering his mouth with a smile: "I see that you don't like elegance when you travel across the country, even Lu Gongxu. All the scholars are in love with a girl like your sister-in-law."

"What's wrong with Shangxiang?" Daqiao glanced at Xiaoqiao unhappily: "Shangxiang has little scheming, and she is loyal and unyielding. I think it looks good."

"Okay, okay." Xiaoqiao knew that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly accompanied her. After a while, she said again: "Sister, you said that Boying will have more opportunities when he comes to Yue?"

"You want to go by yourself." Daqiao impatiently shook off Xiaoqiao's hand, walked two steps, and turned his head a little bit unbearably, looking at Xiaoqiao who was standing there dumbly, turned around and took her hand Said: "You say that you are a woman, but you just don't accept it. You always think that you are also a strange woman who can surpass men. In my opinion, you can let go. Boying is so old, he should make some decisions by himself. You can't help him make decisions for the rest of his life, right? When Gong Jin was his age, he had already resigned from Yuan Shu's appointment and went to Jiangdong to fight the world with Bo Fu."

"Maybe... I should let go." Xiaoqiao nodded: "For so many years, I have been in charge of the east and the west, but the more I managed the worse, Boying was delayed by me, and Ayu was also delayed by me. Only Zhongying The most disobedient, the least affected by me."

"Who says I'm disobedient?" Zhou Yin poked his head out from the ship's side, strode over, saluted the bridge, and then saluted the bridge, and said with a smile: "Mum, you can't say that in front of your aunt. Mine is not."

"Who said you are not?" Xiaoqiao wanted to make a joke, but his heart was heavy, and he couldn't smile no matter what.When Daqiao saw him, he sighed secretly, changed the subject and said, "Zhongying, you finished your training, why come to me when you have time?"

"The training is over." Zhou Yin laughed happily: "I came here to inform the queen mother at the queen's order that the king will hold a family banquet on the queen mother's boat tonight. Please make preparations for the queen mother."

"Family banquet?" Daqiao was surprised but pleased, she exchanged a look with Xiaoqiao, nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll prepare it right away."

"There is no need for the Queen Mother to prepare." Zhou Yin said with a smile: "The Queen will bring people over to make arrangements later, and the Queen Mother just needs to order her subordinates to cooperate."

"That's great, that's great." Daqiao was inexplicably delighted, and lost his composure for a while.Xiaoqiao thought that Daqiao was happy because he finally had the opportunity to speak to Sun Shao, and Daqiao might think so too, but Daqiao had another thought.After not seeing Sun Shao for a few days, she inexplicably felt bored. Although she still ate well, lived well, and the people who served her were very dedicated, she always felt that something was missing.She is also very contradictory, she hopes that her natal family can enjoy the glory and wealth in Yue country like herself, but she doesn't want to lose Sun Shao because of this, even if it's just alienation in her heart.

"Queen Mother, you are so happy. Is there any happy event?" Da Changqiu Qiaoyue came out after hearing the sound. When she saw the bridge's ecstasy, she couldn't help laughing, and quickly stepped forward to support the bridge, reminding her with her eyes. Pay attention to your identity, but don't be too happy.Seeing Qiaoyue, Zhou Yin smiled and said: "Aunt Yue, the handsome general has just arrived and is reporting the military situation to the king. He may come to see you in a while. But..."

"But what?" Qiao Yue said with a smile.The year before last, Daqiao was in charge and promised her to Shuai Zeng.Shuai Zeng has been fighting with Sun Shao, and now he has become a confidant. He is often on secret missions, and it is normal not to see each other for half a year.Suddenly hearing that Shenlong's bewildered husband came back, although Qiaoyue was anxious in her heart, there was no abnormality on her face.

"However, he seems to have brought a barbarian girl with him."

"What?" Qiaoyue raised her slender eyebrows, and her face was suddenly full of anger, the elegance and calmness just now disappeared.

(End of this chapter)