About two more days passed. After all, he came up along the river and went down the river. Jiang Qin rushed back to Jianye in less than two days.
And when he brought the news that Liu Bei finally agreed to the marriage to Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others, even a calm person like Lu Su couldn't help but have a smile on his face, let alone Zhou Yu and Sun Quan.
"Gong Yi! Well done! When things are done, whether it's an official position, wealth or a fief and a beautiful woman, just say whatever you want!"
The excited Sun Quan patted Jiang Qin on the shoulder repeatedly, solving Liu Bei's problem, and not many people could stop the entire marriage.
Jiang Qin smiled slightly, showing his humility:
"I just did my duty. Everything is for the benefit of the lord and Soochow. There is no need to be too particular about rewards."
"Yeah! I knew you could do it! But there are still some things that need to be done by you at the moment. Don't worry about not having a clue, just do some upcoming reception work - after all, the visitor is our distinguished guest from Soochow.
I have given you the general outline of the matter in advance. You only need to go to Wuchang later, and Ding Feng will be waiting there. He will tell you what you need to do."
"The last general takes command!"
Soon, after explaining the trivial matters, Jiang Qin set out on his journey again.
The three people in charge of this plan who stayed in the Hou Mansion all smiled after looking at each other.
"I didn't expect that, even with Crouching Dragon Zhuge by his side, Liu Bei would still go his own way. It seems that what you said at that time, Gong Jin, was right. Liu Bei's so-called true temperament would always harm people at some point.
he."
Sun Quan had a lazy look as if he had accomplished something. He lay down on the seat with his feet propped up on the table. He felt as proud as he wanted.
This person can always find his own position in comparison.
Sun Quan subconsciously ignored the insurmountable gap between himself and Cao Cao, completely ignoring the huge difference. However, he wanted to compare with Liu Bei who only had Jingnan in hand, but he did not want to have several times the strength of the opponent.
Territory, just because of this matter, he became complacent.
What - it turns out I'm not that bad? The reason why Liu Bei was able to defeat me was just because he had a group of talented people around him. If he really wanted to show his strength, Liu Bei couldn't compare to me at all... That's probably it
psychology.
As if he noticed that Sun Quan was a little distracted, Zhou Yu quickly reminded him while there was no one around:
"Zhong Mou... don't relax too early. The marriage with Liu Bei is all decided by the three of us. Not to mention how the nobles will object after knowing about this matter. Even our own people, most of them will
He also has his own attitude."
"This matter should not be exposed too early. Please ask Liu Bei to come first and notify the soldiers along the river as soon as possible. When Liu Bei comes to Jiangdong, it will not be too late to make the matter public."
"Um...oh, it's...Gongjin, you are right."
Realizing that his performance was a bit arrogant, Sun Quan quickly put his feet down from the table, cleared his throat, and then cast a serious look at Zhou Yu.
"About how many days do we have?"
"If nothing else happens, Liu Bei and his party will be received in about five days, that is, before the end of the year."
After hearing Sun Quan's question, Lu Su replied.
Sun Quan rubbed his chin, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind. He didn't know if it was intuition. He felt that it was time to bring Sun Shangxiang to them in the next few days - after all, a woman must dress up and prepare when she gets married.
The dowry is convenient, but...the wedding must be decorated in a grand manner, so as not to be criticized by Liu Bei and his party.
Sun Quan told Zhou Yu this idea. Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then his normally normal expression suddenly became a little distorted.
"Something's wrong - something's wrong - you always feel like something's wrong?"
"Gongjin, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Zhou Yu's expression change, Lu Su asked quickly.
However, Zhou Yu didn't seem to hear Lu Su's question and kept mumbling something——
"Gong Jin?"
Seeing Zhou Yu's behavior, Sun Quan first glanced at Lu Su. Lu Su frowned and pursed his lips, probably indicating that he didn't quite understand what happened.
"How many days have passed? Five days? No...it seems to have been seven days, right? Why haven't you seen any movement?"
"This alone is not enough... Sure enough, under the blockade at that time... except for special methods, how could it be possible to enter the Sun Mansion quietly while avoiding our sight?"
"No, no, no...and there is something else...such a big thing happened outside. With Guotai's temperament, how could she wait until we knock on the door before..."
"Gongjin! What are you talking about?"
Sun Quan had already walked up to Zhou Yu at this moment, and his loud voice finally made Zhou Yu come out of his state of casual thoughts.
His vision was restored - but Zhou Yu could no longer wait any longer.
"We may have been cheated! Go to Sun Mansion quickly!"
Hearing Zhou Yu's shout, he took the lead, stepped out of the door, and anxiously greeted the guards in the mansion, as if he wanted some fast horses.
Seeing that Zhou Yu was so anxious, Sun Quan and Lu Su did not bother to ask questions. They ran out of the room one after another - the guards quickly found three fast horses for everyone.
By the time Sun Quan and Lu Su arrived, Zhou Yu had already mounted the horse, raised his whip, and rode away.
Sun Quan and Lu Su were still in the dark until now.
But as Zhou Yu said - they were deceived, and he now needs to confirm this as soon as possible.
——
He didn't know how many street stalls he knocked over along the way. Zhou Yu didn't even bother to apologize... He had only one goal, and that was to reach Sun Mansion as soon as possible.
Finally... after a long journey in terms of senses, Zhou Yu jumped off the horse steadily and stood in front of the gate of Sun Mansion.
Later, Sun Quan and Lu Su arrived. Sun Quan was fine, but Lu Su was rushing all the way and seemed a little out of breath:
"Gong Jin... what on earth... what did you find? What did you get deceived about?"
Zhou Yu still didn't speak. Following Zhou Yu's line of sight, Lu Su and Sun Quan slowly looked towards the gate of the Sun Mansion. As usual, the door standing in front of the mansion was so cold... It looked smooth.
Just looking at it makes people shudder.
As if he thought of something unlikely, Sun Quan's eyes suddenly widened. Sun Quan, who vaguely noticed what Zhou Yu was referring to, appeared even more anxious than Zhou Yu.
He jumped up the steps, and with anxiety and shock, he smashed on the iron door with both fists.
"Mother! Mother! Open the door quickly! It's me...I'm coming...No, Shang Xiang, where did Shang Xiang go?"
