Chapter 175 A Woman's Mind
Da Qiao came to Xiao Qiao's embroidery building and asked the maid on the first floor: "Are you here?" The maid hurriedly pointed upstairs and said: "You are losing your temper upstairs!"
Da Qiao couldn't help but sigh and followed the stairs to the second floor. Xiao Qiao's boudoir style was completely different from his sister's boudoir. There were long weapons such as spears and halberds at the entrance of the stairs, while there were short weapons such as scimitars and swords on the edge of the bed. There were exquisite bows and arrows wrapped around gold threads on the walls on the inner side, which was very eye-catching. Such a room looked like the residence of a military general, but when you looked closely, you could find that in addition to the weapons of the swords, guns, swords and halberds, the furnishings everywhere revealed the feelings of a girl.
Da Qiao saw Xiao Qiao sitting by the window looking at the spring light outside the window in a daze, and couldn't help but walk forward and shouted, "Xiao Qiao..."
Xiao Qiao still looked out the window and said leisurely: "Is there only glory and wealth in my father's heart?"
Da Qiao was shocked, sat down beside Xiao Qiao, sighed, and said, "Dad is for our good. Xiao Qiao, don't think of Dad like this."
Xiao Qiao turned his head suddenly, and Da Qiao found that Xiao Qiao's eyes were red and the tears on her face were not dry. She couldn't help but be shocked, "Xiao Qiao, you..."
Xiao Qiao said angrily: "Dad is always busy and Qin is always busy. In the final analysis, don't he want to cling to the dragon and the phoenix? Am I wrongly blamed him! I heard in the past that the people who raise their daughters wanted to sell their daughters to earn benefits. I didn't believe it, but now I can't believe it!"
Da Qiao sighed and said, "Xiao Qiao, things in the world are not as simple as you think. Dad just thinks that only by marrying a real hero can we live safely and worry-free in this life. Daddy is wholeheartedly for us. Don't think wrongly and blame Daddy for making Dad sad! In fact, Daddy's idea makes sense. If you and I, a woman, are entrusted to others in this life, but you are just suffering and suffering. What is most afraid of is that you and I will become a toy that can be ravaged in this chaotic world, and you will be worse than death!"
Xiao Qiao said angrily: "Isn't Lu Bu a hero? I think no one in the world can compare to him! Isn't it good for my sister to marry him? Why do you have to marry that Sun Ce? I think Sun Ce is not as good as Lu Bu!"
Da Qiao couldn't help but sigh, and said speechless for a while, "Sun Ce is also amazing! It's good to marry him! How can we women dominate our destiny?" Xiao Qiao frowned, looking unwilling.
Da Qiao looked at Xiao Qiao and asked, "Xiao Qiao, is the person you like Lu Bu?"
Xiao Qiao was startled and shook her head quickly and said, "No!..." Having said that, her face turned red. Da Qiao looked at her sister suspiciously and asked, "Is it true?"
Xiao Qiao said anxiously: "Of course it's true! I don't like that lustful guy!" Then he said: "I just think that Sun Jian and the others are not as good as Lu Bu. Daddy has misunderstood this time, and sooner or later he will regret it!"
Da Qiao said, "That's not necessarily true. Didn't Sun Jian's army defeat Lu Bu's army and finally occupy Lujiang? Look, Lu Bu is brave, but when it comes to being talented and strategy, he is not as good as Sun Jian and Sun Ce!"
Xiao Qiao stared at Da Qiao with annoyed look on her face and asked unhappily: "Sister, when did you fall in love with me? Aren't you deeply in love with Lu Bu? I remember that you wrote the poems and songs he wrote on the brocade handkerchief, why did you forget so quickly?"
A hint of shame appeared in Da Qiao's eyes, and he lowered his head, saying, "At this point, I can only listen to my father! Mr. Sun Ce is willing to challenge the heroes of the world for me, what else can I say! Xiao Qiao, Zhou Yu is rare in the world, and he is also a versatile talent in civil and military affairs. He is willing to challenge the scholars of the world for you. Are you not moved at all?" Xiao Qiao said resolutely: "Why am I moved? He is not the person I like! Sister, please don't persuade me anymore. Didn't I agree to marry Zhou Yu in order to repay my parents' grace for raising me? What else can I say!"
Da Qiao didn't know what to say, so she sighed.
Qiaojiazhuang is very lively inside and outside, and Qiaojiazhuang is decorated with lights and colorful, as if she is going to marry her daughter. The young talents who come from all over Jiangdong these days are like crucian carp crossing the river. Although Qiaojiazhuang is large in scale, it cannot accommodate so many guests. They have to build many bamboo sheds in the bamboo forest, mainly for the guests' servants to stay temporarily. Outside Qiaojiazhuang, an army of 3,000 people is stationed not far away, which was specially sent by Sun Jian to maintain the order of the civil and military conference. The civil and military talents who came to Qiaojiazhuang did not have delusions in their desire to embrace the beauty, but they still knew themselves, but they just wanted to take this opportunity to show their talents and learn skills and seek a good birth under Sun Jian.
At noon that day, a group of people rode over from the west. The two very tall and majestic, smaller, thick hair was combed with a thick braid behind their heads, and a black eye mask on their left eye. They seemed to be a one-eyed dragon. A steel needle set off his image very powerfully. The other was even more majestic, like a giant bear, with a hair on one end, with a beard on his face, and a fierce look on his face. The dozen followers behind the two were all tall and powerful. These people looked like Hu people from the north.
The group went straight to Qiaojiazhuang. It was still far from the bamboo forest, and was stopped by Sun Jian, the officers and soldiers in charge of the investigation. An officer looked at everyone and saw the two leaders' physical appearances. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He plucked up his courage and asked, "Who are you? What are you here to do?"
The one-eyed dragon strong man clasped his fists and said, "I am Kunmu. I was originally from business. I heard that the cultural relics conference is held here, so I will take a look."
The officer asked, "Are you a business person? Are you a Hu from the north?"
Kunmu nodded, "Yes. I am a Hun, specializing in horse trafficking."
The officer smiled and said, "I didn't expect that even the Hun horse dealers came."
Kunmu said, "I want to be an official in Jiangdong. You are much better here than us!" The officer smiled and said, "If you want to be an official, you must be able to do it." He pointed to the registration book next to him and said, "There is a name registered there." Kunmu turned over and got off the horse, walked to the registration book, opened the registration book and went to the latest page, picked up the brush, and held it like a sword. Seeing this, the officer felt a little funny. After seeing him writing the two Chinese characters Kunmu in a crooked manner, he couldn't help laughing.
Kunmu put down his brush and said to the officer: "I've written it." The officer waved his hand, "Go in."
Kunmu turned over the horse and led his men through the inspection port into the bamboo forest. As soon as he entered the bamboo forest, he saw people everywhere, which was very noisy. Some were chanting poems loudly, while others were practicing martial arts, dancing swords, guns, swords and halberds to the wind.
Lao Wu, the housekeeper of Qiaojiazhuang, came up. Seeing Kunmu and the entourage beside him, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Are you here to attend the civil and military conference?" Kunmu said, "Yes. I want to be an official in Jiangdong."
Old Wu smiled and said, "With the physique of a guest, I must be attending the martial arts competition, right?" Kunmu nodded.
Lao Wu said: "Sorry, guests are there too many distinguished guests here now. There are limited places in the village. Please ask the guests to bring a follower into the village, and the rest will stay in the shed in the bamboo forest for a while."
Kunmu nodded, "Okay." He turned his head and said to the man beside him who was more majestic than him, "Mukun, come in with me." Old Wu couldn't help but feel funny: Hu people are Hu people, and the names of these two people are actually Kunmu and Mukun. It's really interesting!
Then he called a servant and asked him to take the dozen entourages under Kunmu to a separate thatched hut. Old Wu thought that these Hu people had different living habits from those of the Han people, so it would be better to let them live alone so as not to cause any trouble. The servant led more than a dozen entourages to go there. Old Wu personally invited Kunmu and his entourage Mukun into the villa. Those who came to attend the martial arts competition suddenly saw two scathing guys with terrifying physiques and terrifying faces suddenly came, and they couldn't help but be alert, and their eyes were full of hostility when they looked at him.
Old Wu placed the two in a room and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, there are too many customers, so please ask two generals to do it."
Kunmu said: "It's nothing."
Lao Wu said: "When you eat, someone will bring you food, wine and drinks. Guests can move around at will, but they can't go to the host's yard. Guests should pay attention."
Kunmu asked in confusion: "Why can't you go to the master's yard? We should meet the master when we are here!"
Old Wu smiled and said, "That's because Mr. Sun Ce's wife and Mrs. Zhou Yu's wife are in the yard, and there are officers and soldiers guarding them. If the guests bump into them, let alone come to Jiangdong to be officials, they may not even have their lives saved!"
Kunmu said angrily: "You said it was Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's wife. Why did I hear that they had married Lu Bu?"
Old Wu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and said, "This, there are some twists and turns in the middle, but now the two ladies are indeed engaged to Mr. Sun Ce and General Zhou Yu. After this civil and military conference is over, they will marry the two ladies. In fact, the title has been decided now."
Kunmu sneered.
Old Wu felt that the Hu man was sarcastic and felt a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to show it. He bowed and said, "Guest, if I don't have any other instructions, I will sue you."
Kunmu asked: "When will the Civil and Military Conference be held?"
"It will start at noon tomorrow."
Kunmu smiled and said, "It's not the beheading at noon, it's actually going on at noon. It's okay, go." Old Wu responded and left.
Chapter completed!