After a long time, the surrounding air gradually heated up due to the hot breath exhaled by Sun Quan and others.
The door, which seemed to be permanently fixed to the space and would never be opened, suddenly made a sound.
Then...the door slowly opened a gap.
The receptionist was still the same concierge as before.
When Sun Quan saw the concierge opening the door, he breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then he saw the other person's expression - that expression without any sense of surprise, this weird unnatural feeling, which made Sun Quan suddenly feel excited again.
Reached the throat.
as expected--
There seems to be no change, but in fact the situation has completely changed.
The door slowly opened, and Wu Guotai, who was being helped out by the maid, remained majestic, but... after all, there was one person missing here.
Sun Quan's smile froze.
Zhou Yu, who was standing next to him, closed his eyes in pain. For a smart person like Zhou Yu, he could probably guess what happened just by taking a glance at the situation in the house.
The most obvious thing is of course the expressions and momentum of Wu Guotai and the people around him.
--indifferent.
Sun Quan didn't feel this. He just thought that Sun Shangxiang hadn't come out yet, so he swallowed and looked around the house.
But soon, Wu Guotai stopped him.
She only said one sentence, and Sun Quan and others were struck like a bolt from the blue:
"If we were looking for Shang Xiang, she would have already left Jianye——"
"Of course, the legitimate reason for the crusade against the remnants of Shanyue was exchanged for the general ultimatum..."
He Qi - this name flashed through Zhou Yu's mind.
Now the governor of Jianye is Wuwei Zhonglang General He Qi. He Qi can be regarded as one of the generals loyal to Sun Quan. However, this person has never been good at making friends with others, so even if they are on the same side, Zhou Yu and Lu
Sudu had little contact with this person.
It is precisely because of this... that the marriage in the plot is even less likely to be related to He Qi.
Previously, the city mobilized government soldiers to hunt down Sun Shangxiang, and the explanation later to He Qi was to arrest Cao Jun's spies. Now that Sun Shangxiang has obtained the customs clearance document from He Qi, how can they be held accountable?
"Kota... why bother... Sure enough, when we led the soldiers to block the streets, you already knew the truth of the matter, right?"
The matter has come to this, and there is no use worrying about anything else. Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and finally said something to clarify everything.
"The reason why you didn't expose and confront us at that time was probably because you were worried that we would forcibly abduct Shang Xiang from you, Guotai, right?"
"Haha, it seems that the son-in-law of Lao Qiao's family is much smarter than this stupid son of mine, but in the end, no matter what the reason is, as long as I, a mother, am still alive, I can't let you arbitrarily arrange Shang Xiang's marriage.
Use it as a means of making friends with outsiders."
Seeing what Zhou Yu said, Wu Guotai had no reason to follow the two of them anymore.
Yes, at this moment, everything is clear.
Sun Quan looked at his mother's indifferent eyes, and his heart ached. He covered his chest in great pain, and looked at her with disbelief:
"Why... mother... don't you really care about the survival of the people of Soochow? Mother, haven't you thought about how much impact your deliberate obstruction will have on our subsequent negotiations with Liu Bei?"
"People of Soochow?"
Wu Guotai laughed when he heard Sun Quan say such innocent words.
It is by no means what the novel said, that Wu Guotai was eager to marry off his daughter - on the contrary, except for a very few people who have lost their conscience and lost their humanity, there is no parent who does not treat their children as treasures.
It is a coincidence that Sun Quan did respect his father's concubine enough. After the death of his biological mother and father and brother, Sun Quan could still have this filial piety, which is commendable.
But if Sun Quan really understood his mother, who was constantly striving for self-improvement, he might not be able to say what he just said.
Because the Wu Guotai and the Ding family were the daughters of poor families that Sun Jian took into his arms after he became famous.
Not to mention, in fact, even Sun Quan's biological mother, Mrs. Wu, was forced to marry Sun Jian.
Yes, in troubled times, if you are born as a woman, you will suffer a lot of hardships.
Most women do not have the power to choose their own destiny.
And it was precisely because Wu Guotai knew this and experienced the involuntary pain that she would risk everything - even if, as Sun Quan said, her actions would bring unimaginable disasters to the people of Soochow.
But... Wu Guotai now is just a pure mother, a great mother who wants to protect her daughter and give her the right to choose her life.
"You, my elder brother, from becoming the leader of Jiangdong to being a general now, you keep talking about doing it for Jiangdong and the people of Soochow, but you have never thought that your sister is just an ordinary person.
A girl?"
"She...isn't she a commoner of Soochow?"
"I know it's a bit difficult for you, Marquis Wu, who holds a high position and whose every move involves the lives of thousands of people, to come up with a complete solution, but... Shang Xiang is different from you - apart from freedom,
She has nothing."
"So, this is the only thing... just think that I am ignorant, I will only stop you."
Finally... understanding what Wu Guotai meant, Zhou Yu shook his head in disappointment and stopped Sun Quan who seemed to have many things to say to his mother.
"Kota...it seems...you are ready."
"That's right. If you don't want me to keep getting in the way, show your courage as decision-makers."
After Wu Guotai said these words, he turned around and left without looking at Sun Quan again——
Some people may think that Mrs. Wu is too partial to Sun Shangxiang. For Sun Quan, who has regarded her as his biological mother and fulfilled his filial piety, Mrs. Wu is a little too indifferent.
However, this is absolutely not the case -
Mrs. Wu is the biological mother of Sun Quan, including Sun Quan's brothers, such as Sun Ce, Sun Yi, and Sun Kuang. Because she has a lot of health behind her, it is difficult to take care of her children. Only Ding, that is,
Today, Wu Guotai is the one who takes care of Sun Quan and others except Sun Ce.
The reason why Sun Quan was so carefree as a child was mostly because of Wu Guotai's careful care.
After Sun Quan was busy with state affairs, he may have forgotten all the things in his youth - Wu Guotai knew that Sun Quan was under great pressure and gradually retreated behind the scenes. Only then was she able to make up for the maternal love that Sun Shangxiang lacked when he was a child.
She did not prefer, but chose to let go. Now she has to stand on the opposite side of her beloved son, just because this poor girl Sun Shangxiang finally got the chance to be loved until recent years.
Wu Guotai never favored any side.
She is a qualified mother.
When Sun Quan was young, she chose to stand by Sun Quan's side to protect him from the wind and rain. Now, similarly, she is willing to give everything she has as a mother for Sun Shangxiang.
"Surround the Sun Mansion. No one is allowed to leave without an order. Anyone who violates it——"
Zhou Yu's voice was very calm, while Sun Quan was beside himself with despair. As Zhou Yu's hand fell from the sky, the fate of the Sun Mansion was determined:
