Seeing that Zhao Yun was silent, Liu Qi explained: "On the road just now, I was thinking about the profound meaning of Sun Quan's move."
Xi Guan smiled and said: "My brother-in-law has a good reputation. How dare General Zhao take away his love with a sword? Today is to save people, but I am afraid that he will feel uncomfortable in the future."
"What do you call this?" Liu Qi said angrily: "A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way, and the same goes for beauty! Since I agree to this marriage, I will naturally not think otherwise. To take a step back, Uncle Zilong is my elder, and I will only have awe in my heart from now on."
Zhao Yun lowered his head, Xu Shu gently picked up the teacup, and Xi Guan crossed his arms and looked at him with a half-smile.
"Everyone in the world says that I, Liu Qi, am greedy for money and lustful, and forget about business when he sees beauties, but you know me!" Liu Qi stood up anxiously, looked at the three of them, and walked up to Xu Shu: "Sir, you are To be fair!"
Xu Shu said: "I believe that the young master has no selfish motives in this move. I believe that Da Qiao must be eager to escape. She also met General Zilong before agreeing to return to Ning. If Zilong does not agree, Da Qiao will fall into a place of eternal disaster. If we can get married, we will become brother-in-law with Zhou Yu, and the alliance between Sun and Liu will be more stable!"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he had no choice either in public or private matters, so he had no choice but to bow and say: "Young Master Duo Meng has helped you, and Yun Dang will repay you with all your heart and brains!"
Liu Qi patted Zhao Yun's arm: "We once had the White Horse Alliance. Although I dare not compare myself to you as brothers, we are still as close as one family. It doesn't have to be like this all the time, but it seems that we are separated."
A warm current surged in Zhao Yun's heart, thinking that his following Gongsun Zan would be fruitless, that he would surrender to Yuan Shao and not be reused, that he would be living in danger with Liu Bei, and that he would be alone in his thirties.
Although meritorious service was his priority, seeing Guan Yu's family reunited and Zhang Fei also recognizing his in-laws made him feel a little regretful. However, he was reserved by nature and did not want to take the initiative to mention this matter.
Liu Qi was so concerned about his affairs that he was willing to give up Da Qiao. How could he not be moved?
"Congratulations to General Zhao!" Xi Guan first congratulated: "This trip to Jiangdong is a double blessing. I, Jingzhou, will definitely make a profit without losing anything."
"Zilong's betrothal gift is on me!" Liu Qi waved his hand generously and pointed at Xi Guan: "You are responsible for purchasing it and delivering it to Qiao's house in three days."
Xi Guan immediately curled his lips and muttered: "Why don't you just ask me to pay for it!"
Liu Qi turned a deaf ear and asked Xu Shu, "Sun Quan agreed to release him. Could it be that our previous speculation was wrong and that this matter has nothing to do with Sun Quan?"
Xu Shu sighed: "No matter whether Sun Quan was involved in this matter or not, this move can be said to be brilliant: if Da Qiao marries to Jingzhou, if he mentions Sun Ce again, no one in the world will believe him!"
"That's true!" Liu Qi felt relieved after thinking about it, and smiled: "That's fine, she is an outsider anyway, so from now on she can live in peace, raising her husband and children, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
Although Sun and Liu are getting married, everyone understands that this is more of a political transaction. Sooner or later, the two sides will have a battle. If Da Qiao mentions the plot to assassinate Sun Ce, it will only be regarded as Liu Qi deliberately spreading rumors to confuse people.
Zhao Yun is also a very smart person. The conversation between Xu Shu and Liu Qi also enlightened him. He let go of his grudges and felt much more relaxed.
Xi Guan smacked his lips: "The second Qiao from Jiangdong is as beautiful as a flower. General Zhao married Da Qiao. I also want Xiao Qiao..."
"No, you don't want to!" Liu Qi quickly stopped the talkative guy and pushed him out of the door: "Why don't you go buy the betrothal gift?"
This trip to Jiangdong was full of rewards, and even involved a historical mystery. But the only shortcoming was that Lu Su was a loyal person, which was really a headache.
It was originally agreed to open a restaurant together in Jiangdong, but unexpectedly he refused to admit it after he sobered up. Wasn't this just scolding the cook after a full meal and beating up a monk after reciting sutras?
Apparently he was worried that Liu Qi would use his name to take advantage of his position to act secretly, which would be detrimental to Jiang Dong.
Speaking of honest people sometimes makes people speechless. When it comes to public and private matters, Lu Su is extremely stubborn and would rather pay off the debt in full than get involved in this matter.
This is far behind Xia Houmao.
However, if the east is not bright, the west is bright. Lu Su is a gentleman, but Jiangdong is not without a villain who is mercenary. Xi Guan has already hooked up with Lu Yi, so it will not be a problem to get him to become a shareholder.
Lu Yi was a cruel official. Although his reputation in the Three Kingdoms was not as good as Huang Hao's, his deeds were no worse than Huang Hao's.
Compared with Soochow, this person is comparable to Qin Hui and Jia Sidao. Such talents must be cultivated well.
Xi Guan took his servants out and divided them into five groups. They went to buy betrothal gifts wherever there were many people in Jianye. In just half an hour, the news of Da Qiao's remarriage spread throughout Jianye.
It was as if the dead memory was activated, and the man appeared in the people's mouth again. Da Qiao's remarriage also made many people's thoughts come to nothing, and they all inquired about Zhao Yun's identity.
Although they were not even qualified to look at Da Qiao, when they heard that one of the guards had married a beauty, they suddenly felt jealous, and the originally joyful street was filled with hostility.
"Why should Zhao Yun, a white-bodied pawn, marry the woman of a bully? This is a disgrace to my Jiangdong children!"
"Since Zhao Yun is so capable, why didn't he assist Gongsun Zan in ruling Hebei and instead fled to Jingzhou?"
"That's right. His fight against Yan Liang and Wen Chou was at best a draw. It seems that he is still far behind Guan Yu."
"His ability is just to compete with Cao Cao's guards. How powerful can Xu Chu be? I can beat him to the ground."
"After all, a guard is nothing more than a dog beside his master. When it comes to leading troops to fight, you have to look to me, the Little Overlord of Jiangdong, and Commander-in-Chief Zhou Yu!"
"You said that Cao Ren retreated alone. I think he must have taken advantage of the governor. The governor was like a god with his troops. How could he not know that Cao Ren was coming? It's just that I, Jiangdong, am hospitable and warm, and I'm just giving him a favor. I really think of myself. What’s going on?”
"Zhao Yun is not a hero. I will join the army now to kill Cao Cao's thieves and make contributions. When I become a general, I will definitely win back Da Qiao."
"Yes, go be a soldier and rob Da Qiao!"
Several young people in the restaurant were shouting and making noises, and a group of people, red-faced and noisy, walked out of the door, turned around two streets, and then went back into the brothel.
Zhang Cheng was checking taxes in his shop. He was shocked when he heard the news. He hurried back to the mansion and reported the truth to Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao tugged at his beard and asked in confusion: "What on earth is Zhou Lang doing?"
Ganlu Temple failed to humiliate Liu Qi, but was ridiculed instead. Zhang Zhao reported illness and returned home, waiting for Zhou Yu's next plan. There was no news for several days, but he did not expect such news.
Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and said: "Zhou Yu first used his father's advice to ask the prince to go to Ganlu Temple for a blind date, but Qiao Xuan secretly mediated it. From the child's point of view, his son-in-law must have had a plan: to have a blind date for the eldest lady, but secretly. It’s to choose a son-in-law for Da Qiao.”
Zhang Zhao thought about Wu Guotai's expression that day again, and realized that he was being used by Zhou Yu and was humiliated in front of Sun Quan, Guotai and all the civil and military officials, and he almost got a mouthful of old blood.
His face turned red with anger, his white beard trembled, he picked up the tea bowl and smashed it on the ground, and cursed: "Zhou Yu, you bastard——"
