At the end of the 16th year of Jian'an, Sun Shangxiang gave birth to a daughter in Jiangling Villa.
Because they had not helped kidnap Adou before, Jiangdong had lost contact with him since then, and even brothers Wu Zuo and Wu You, who had returned to Wu County to visit their relatives, never came back.
Sun Shangxiang was in a political marriage and was originally hostile to the Jingzhou nobles. Liu Bei didn't even like to visit her other court, let alone any famous Jingxiang people who visited her.
Before Liu Bei left, he ordered his confidant Zhao Yun to take charge of internal affairs, and Sun Shangxiang had no chance to contact Liu Bei's officials. This noble woman from Jiangdong was as lonely as an outsider in Jiangling, and gradually she no longer left the house.
If not for giving birth to a daughter for Liu Bei, Mrs. Sun would have been almost forgotten by the people in Jiangling.
Guan Yu, the governor of Jingzhou, had been stationed in Jiangxia for a long time to train his navy. Zhuge Liang made all the decisions in Jiangling City. To avoid suspicion, he did not congratulate Sun Shangxiang in person, but asked Zhao Yun to send some gifts.
With Zhuge's military advisor taking the lead, officials close to Jiangling and Liu Bei followed suit, and most simply pretended not to know.
In the first month of the seventeenth year of Jian'an, Sun Shangxiang was holding his daughter in the garden to bask in the sun. The boy guarding the door ran into the garden to report.
"Miss, General Zhao is asking to see you outside the door. He seems to be bringing someone to send congratulations."
In the years since Liu Bei left, Sun Shangxiang had experienced all kinds of human kindness. Except for Zhuge Liang's gift, which Zhao Yun personally came to visit, he had sent gifts from other officials with his subordinates. I wonder who was so shameless this time.
Sun Shangxiang turned around and asked curiously: "Who is traveling with General Zilong?"
The boy shook his head and said: "The man is not very tall, and I can't tell whether he is a civil servant or a military general. I have never seen him before..."
Sun Shangxiang frowned. She looked at her sleeping daughter in her arms, then stood up and said, "Invite them to the front hall for a drink. I'll go back to the house and add some clothes."
"Wei." The boy bowed and left.
The boy returned to the front yard and opened the main door. The maid led Zhao Yun and Lan Tian into the front hall. The gifts on the carriage were unloaded by servants. Judging from the number of gifts in the ceremony, the gift-giver was the most generous.
Lan Tian and Zhao Yun sat down on the left and right, and the maid immediately brought the guests drinks.
The two of them had already chatted and reminisced about old times on the road, so they didn't say much more at Sun Shangxiang's residence. Lantian saw that the layout of the palace was fresh and elegant, and it really looked like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
After a moment, a white figure came into view, and Sun Shangxiang and Lan Tian were startled at the same time.
Sun Shangxiang was surprised to see Lan Tian come to the other courtyard, but Lan Tian saw that the white fox fur on her body looked familiar. This dress was originally reserved for Lu Lingqi.
Sun Shangxiang is young and beautiful. After giving birth, she lost some energy and became more gentle. Coupled with her white fox fur dress, it can be said that they complement each other. It is a pity that this political victim can only stay in this other courtyard now.
Lan Tian and Zhao Yun stood up at the same time, bowed and called Mrs. Sun.
"General Lan is such a rare visitor. Why do you want to come to my other courtyard?" Sun Shangxiang nodded slightly. She vaguely remembered that the last time they met, it was at a feast for all sheep.
"I heard that Mrs. Sun gave birth to a daughter, and I came here from Lingling to congratulate her." Lan Tian replied calmly.
"Since Xuande entered Sichuan, no big shot has come to the other courtyard for a long time. General Zilong knows the internal affairs best. General Lan's sworn sister has a quarrel with me. I really didn't expect you to come in person..." Sun Shangxiang Sigh softly.
Zhao Yun didn't say anything after hearing this. If the people you brought hadn't been so domineering, the house wouldn't be so deserted now.
Lantian smiled slightly and said: "My lord is not in Jingzhou now, so it is not appropriate for me to visit him, but my sister said that Mrs. Sun was married to Jiangling, and she might miss her hometown after giving birth, so she specially asked me to ask a caravan to buy some local products from Jiangdong and send them to her... .”
"Sister Gan..." Sun Shangxiang choked up. She took the initiative to cut off contact with Sun Quan after Zhou Shanshan. Her brother seemed to have forgotten that he had such a young sister.
Gu/Lantian then stood up and said: "Mrs. Sun looks good. Now that the local products have been delivered, I won't disturb you anymore and take my leave..."
After all, Sun Shangxiang was Liu Bei's wife. Neither Lan Tian nor Zhao Yun were suitable to stay in the other courtyard for a long time, so they both wanted to leave after the visit.
Sun Shangxiang stood up and called out, "General Lan, please wait..."
"What are Mrs. Sun's orders?" Lan Tian turned around and asked, clasping his fists.
"Can General Zilong wait outside the palace? I have a few words to say to General Lan alone..."
After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, Zhao Yun looked at Lan Tian in confusion. It was not appropriate for him, a stay-at-home Sima, to stay where he was or to walk out of the palace alone.
Lan Tian stopped him and said, "Zi Long should stay and listen together. If Madam has any instructions, we can all discuss it..."
"Ziyu is right..." Zhao Yun still stayed where he was. Although he and Sun Shangxiang had a master-servant relationship, he had to stand in Lantian at this time.
Sun Shangxiang saw their worries and said to himself that you still don't understand Liu Xuande that well. How could he fall in love with a woman?
"Ahem, it would be nice if you have Zilong as a witness. Of all the civil servants and generals under Xuande, you two are the first ones I know..." Sun Shangxiang said slowly.
Lan Tian and Zhao Yun looked at each other, wondering what Mrs. Sun wanted to do.
"I heard that Ziyu is smarter than Kong Ming, and that Zhou Shan's robbery of Adou has nothing to do with me. I am willing to make a poisonous oath..." Sun Shangxiang said solemnly.
Zhou Shan went to Quanling to kidnap Adou. The news was originally sealed in Lingling. Later, Lantian went to Jiangxia to meet Guan Yu and Lu Su.
Adou was crucial to the stability of Jingzhou, so Guan Yu was furious when he heard the news. He ordered Zhao Yun to investigate the whole matter.
There are records of Zhou Shan, Wu Zuo, and Wu You entering and exiting Jiangling. Even Zhou Shan was caught changing boats at the public security pier. All three of them had a constant relationship with Jiangling Villa. In the end, the mistress was involved in the incident. Afterwards, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other Yuan Cong became even colder towards Sun Shangxiang.
Lan Tian was startled when he heard this. He nodded and said calmly: "I believe Mrs. Sun has the overall situation in mind, but Zhou Shan has the Tiger Shooting Order on his body. I heard that only people close to Sun Cheqi can have it. Could it be Sun Cheqi..."
Sun Shangxiang waved his hands quickly after hearing this: "It's absolutely impossible. Zhongmou is also Adou's uncle. How could he do such a despicable thing? It should be Zhou Shan who acted on his own initiative and had evil intentions..."
Lan Tian stroked his beard and smiled: "Mrs. Sun is right. It seems that Lu Zijing is lying..."
"What's wrong with Lu Zijing?" Sun Shangxiang felt that his brain was not enough. Did Lu Su do something stupid again?
"A few months ago in Jiangxia, General Guan and Zijing and I went to the river to have a drink. At that time, I gave him the Tiger Shooting Order for inspection. Zijing said that the token was fake. If the token is fake, it must be true. ? It seems that Zhou Shan took Wu Zuo and Wu You out of Jiangling after giving gifts to Mrs. Sun?" Lan Tian looked at Zhao Yun for confirmation.
Zhao Yun nodded, "I was at the south gate of Jiangling that day..."
Sun Shangxiang really wanted to beat Lu Su to death with a stick, thinking that you were Sun Zhongmou's think tank, why did you speak nonsense without thinking? How can I make it up like you said before?
"Ahem... Zijing may have been dazzled at the time. Zhou Shan's token was indeed real, but it must have been bribed by Cao Cao's craftsmen in an attempt to destroy the Sun-Liu alliance. I suspect that Zhou Yu's death was also related to him.
Ziyu is a wise man under Xuande, he should distinguish right from wrong and not fall into the enemy's trap..." Sun Shangxiang reminded quickly.
Lan Tian did not embarrass this woman any more, "Mrs. Sun has the style of caring for her father, and her analysis still makes some sense. Let's forget about this matter for now..."
