Chapter 44 The tiger wants to marry

Before Sun Song said this, Sun Deng really had a desire to compete with Sun Shao. He had always admired Sun Shao, but when he found that Zhou Yu he favored was only Sun Shao in his heart, he was angry. He wanted to fight with Sun Shao, so he knew the task of Qian Tang this time. It's very difficult. It's impossible to get those household registrations from Sun Shao's mouth, but he still came.

With Sun Shao's expedition to Liaodong for a year and handling government affairs with Sun Quan for another year, Sun Deng, who is only 15 years old, has unconsciously completed the psychological transformation from a boy to a man. He has put himself on an equal footing with Sun Shaoping. He wants to protect himself like a fighter. In the territory, he was ** and deep, his eyes were keen, and he was full of vigilance against the people around him, so he soon found Sun Luban's strangeness. Although Sun Luban has been married, in front of Sun Deng, she is still the naughty boy who plays with several friends in the Wu Palace.

Sun Luban's pretending to be calm was soon seen through by Sun Deng. However, Sun Deng regretted it very much. He hoped that he did not see through the truth, so that he could still maintain some calmness. Now he seemed to be an enraged lion, and he could no longer keep calm, even on the surface.

The woman he missed so much actually dressed up as a maid, not far from him, but her intention was to run away from him and rush to Qian Tang to be the woman of the eldest brother he once admired.

When Sun Deng just discovered this secret, he almost cut people with a knife, but the two years of experience were not in vain. He soon hid his anger to the deepest part of his heart. He suppressed his anger and quietly looked at Sun Luban pretending to be calm in front of him. He looked at Zhou with the light of his eyes. Yu Yin was in the distance and stared at his every move timidly.

He wants to get all this back from Sun Shao. He wants to defeat Sun Shao in front of Zhou Yu and let Zhou Yu know that although he has not become the king of Wu, he is no worse than the king of Yue.

However, Sun Song's words poured a basin of cold water on him, "Do you think you are better than your eldest brother?"

Yes, Sun Shao is the king of Yue and his opponent, but Sun Shao is first of all his eldest brother and the best of his peers. Sun Song himself is an outstanding talent. He is sincere to Sun Shao, but he is condescending to Sun Deng.

Do you think you are better than your brother? No, you are not as good as him.

Sun Deng understood Sun Song's meaning, and a stream of blood surged to his head, making his original white face red. His teeth clenched, and he almost jumped out of the car in an instant and bit Sun Song fiercely, just like after he was bullied by Sun Luban when he was a child.

Xie Jing grabbed him in time and reminded him not to be excited with imperceptible eyes.

Sun Deng opened his mouth and smiled in a dry voice, "Ziqiao laughed. The eldest brother has a handsome man like you as a supplement. How can I be self-righteous? This time I came to Qian Tang, I mainly came to ask my eldest brother for advice."

Sun Song looked at Sun Deng in surprise. He felt that Sun Deng's reaction was a little excessive, and then he smiled again. As the prince, Sun Deng was probably used to his subordinates who were respectful to him and could not turn around for a while. He smiled faintly: "I'm a handsome man. You flatter me too much."

"What, is it wrong with Zi Qiao?" Sun Deng smiled and regained his composure in the shortest time: "Yes, there are a lot of talents in Yue. There are dozens of Sun clans alone, which are not as thirsty for talents in the State of Wu now. Ziqiao, why don't you come to my Wu Gang to help my father?

Sun Song's mouth tilted, laughed, and didn't say anything. Sun Deng smiled as if nothing had happened, pointing to the shop next to him and laughing with Sun Song. Although this street is the main road of Qiantang City, it is not long, but it has come to an end with a cup of tea. Sun Song got out of the car in front of the Yue Palace. Zongzheng Sun Song was already waiting. As soon as he saw Sun Deng, he hurried forward to salute: "Prince, please come with me."

Sun Deng arched his hand politely and followed Sun Song into the post hall not far from the Yue Palace. Before entering the door, he turned his head and looked at the Zhou family's motorcade that turned to another road. Sun Song arranged their residence, and then said with a smile, "The king is very happy to hear that you are here. He is preparing to pick up the wind and dust for you in the palace. Please take a break. After a while, someone in the palace will come to invite you."

"Thank you very much." Sun Deng pretended to be inadvertently and said, "Will the big tiger also participate together?"

Sun Song shook his head and smiled, "They should not participate. Today, Zhou Yin should pick them up at home. Maybe the Empress Dowager will entertain them tomorrow. I haven't heard that the king has a plan to set up a banquet for them."

"Oh." Sun Deng smiled gently and saluted again. Sun Song took a look at Sun Deng with admiration and felt that he was much more mature and more gentle than when he came to Qian Tanglai last time. He really praised him a few words, and then withdrew.

Sun Deng washed his face and rested for a moment. Then someone came to the palace and led Sun Deng and others into the palace.

There is no big difference between the Yue Palace and two years ago. It is still so simple and not in line with Sun Shaofu's reputation in the world. The reception banquet was held in the side hall. The scale was very small. There were only Sun Shao and Sun Deng's guests, and only Sun Song and Sun Tai. However, Sun Shao was very enthusiastic and personally greeted Sun Deng. As soon as he saw Sun Deng, he smiled, took Sun Deng's shoulder, patted him hard, and smiled, "Zigao, he has grown very fast in the past two years, like a A real man."

Sun Deng was a little unnatural. He took a step back and saluted respectfully: "My foreign minister, Prince Wu, I would like to meet His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

Sun Shao was stunned and couldn't help laughing. He pointed to Sun Deng and said to Sun Song and Sun Tai, "You see, Zi Gao's rules are strict. Compared with him, we are simply villagemen."

Sun Tai curled his lips and said, "Of course, the righteousness of the monarchs and ministers of the State of Wu is very clear."

Sun Deng smiled faintly: "The respect and inferiority are in order. As the saint said, this is a matter of course, and it can't be praised by the kings and ministers of Yue."

Sun Tai snorted and turned his head. Sun Shao watched them bickering with interest, pulled their clothes, and politely. Then he smiled and said, "Okay, the rules are over. Let's go in. Zigao, today is a family banquet. There are no outsiders. In order to restrain you, I didn't even invite Lord Zongzheng. However, looking at you like this, I should have invited them here, but it's too late now. Next time, next time, I will not only invite Lord Zong Zheng, but also the ministers and ministers to attend, so that they can see the demeanor of your Prince of Wu.

Entering the hall, both sides were seated. Sun Deng was serious, but Sun Shao and the other two were not serious. They drank and laughed. Unconsciously, they left Sun Deng aside, and their eyes looking at Sun Deng were also a little strange. Sun Dengru sat on the needle and wanted to laugh with them, but he couldn't pull his face. He tried to lead the topic to political affairs several times, but was stopped by Sun Shao. Sun Shao said that today is a family banquet. Don't talk about political affairs. Don't worry. I will arrange Prime Minister Yu to see you tomorrow. If you have anything, talk to him directly. Sun Tai also said coldly that although we don't have as many rules as the King of Wu in the State of Yue, the division of labor is also very clear. If you want to talk about government affairs, you should first go to Dahongyu. He is specially responsible for foreign affairs, and then find the prime minister. The prime minister is responsible for government affairs, but you can't come to the king directly.

One sentence choked Sun Deng. By this time, Sun Deng had understood why he asked Sun Song and Sun Tai to accompany him. The four of them sat down, that is, the descendants of the four brothers who inherited from Sun Jian's lineage. Now the situation is obvious. The three of them have been tightly held together, and the Sun Quan he represents is very isolated.

Sun Deng was unwilling to eat this meal. In the end, he didn't talk about anything and came back. After Sun Song sent Sun Deng away on behalf of Sun Shao, he returned to Sun Shao's study. Sun Shao and Sun Tai were drinking tea. Sun Tai looked angrily and muttered that Sun Deng was wrong. Sun Shao just smiled, but he didn't think so. When he saw Sun Song coming in, he motioned Sun Song to sit down, and then asked, "Zi Qiao, what do you think?"

"I think Zi Gao seems to have something on his mind. He is angry and doesn't feel unhappy." Sun Song took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile, "Although he tries his best to be calm, I can see that he is forcibly suppressing his anger."

Sun Shao blinked his eyes and smiled reluctantly: "Can you estimate why he got angry?"

"Isn't it those people?" Sun Tai sneered disapprovingly: "The State of Wu must be nervous, so he rushed over to ask for an explanation. However, these people were not taken by us. They came to our country of Yue voluntarily. It's not so easy for the State of Wu to go back."

"I don't think so." Sun Song scratched his head: "Zigaolai must be for the household registration, but this matter is obvious. He doesn't need to be so calm. I think he may have something else to do." Sun Song thought for a moment and suddenly smiled and said, "But it's okay. He can't calm down. It will be chaotic when negotiating. When he is confused, our opportunity will come. Brother, why don't you make Kong Jun and Yu Gong embarrassed him and provoke him a little more?

Sun Shao smiled and took a sip of tea without saying anything. After a while, he said, "I don't need to talk about this. They know what to do. When so many people come to the country of Yue, these families in Yue County get the most benefits. It's not so easy to spit out the meat in their mouths. By the way, Ziqiao, go and remind Lu Gongxu to prevent people from taking advantage of the increase of people's household registration to suppress the salaries of workshop workers.

"Oh." Sun Song answered, "The imperial historian has been prepared for a long time. He asked people to post notices in several workshops and posted the minimum pay standard everywhere. Even foreigners who have just entered the city to find something can see that it is not so easy for those people to play tricks."

"It's one thing to know, and it's one thing to be guaranteed." Sun Shao thought for a moment, turned his head and said to Sun Tai, "Zi'an, I don't think you want to join the army for the time being. First, you should be a servant under the imperial historian and specially support those people who have been wronged. How about it?"

Sun Tai was stunned for a moment and looked at Sun Shao suspiciously. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Why, my mother has found my eldest brother again?"

Sun Shao smiled. Sun Tai is the only son of his fourth uncle Sun Kuang. He has just reached adulthood and has not yet married, but his surname is different from Sun Kuang's Haowen. He inherits the surname of Sun's Haowu. His martial arts skills are very good. He often rushes to the front when he fights. Sun Shao took him out a few times. He was uneasy to follow Sun Shao to command in the battle. Every time, he asked to lead the team to board first, which scared Sun Shao enough. When he came back, he told Sun Tai's mother, Cao, that his face was so white that he almost pulled Sun Tai directly home to be imprisoned. Cao's life was hard. She lost her father in her childhood and her husband in middle age. She didn't want to see her son in trouble just a few days later. Sun Shao also agreed with her idea, so he resolutely refused Sun Tai's request to lead the army. Sun Tai did not give up, so he pestered and softly, and asked to destroy the front camp whenever he had the opportunity.

"No, I think this work is very challenging. Although Lu Gongxu is thoughtful, his temper is too soft. If none of his men dare to take responsibility, I'm afraid I can't control those guys who are forgetful." Sun Shao looked at Sun Tai and said solemnly, "I'm much more relieved to have you."

As soon as Sun Tai heard this, he immediately straightened up his chest and his eyes were shining: "Since my eldest brother thinks highly of me, I will reluctantly help my uncle clean up those guys..."

Sun Shao was stunned and interrupted Sun Tai's words: "What did you say? When did Lu Ji become your uncle?

Sun Tai subconsciously covered his mouth and glanced at Sun Song, but Sun Song shrugged his shoulders, looked elsewhere, and muttered, "Don't look at me, I don't know."

Sun Shao looked at Sun Tai and Sun Song. He suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Is it Aunt Tiger?"

"I...I didn't say anything." Sun Tai stammered, "This matter... It hasn't been done yet, and I don't know what will happen in the end."

"Bullshit, say it, what's going on?" Sun Shao suddenly cheered up and smiled, "When I was in Zhu Ya, I felt that she was a little strange, but she was busy later and didn't care about it. Why did she see whether Lu Gongxu or Lu Gongxu liked her? No, Lu Gongxu, a scholar, how could he have the courage to provoke her?

"Lu Gongxu can't hide from his aunt. How dare he take the initiative to provoke his aunt?" Sun Song smiled and said, "There are only a few parties who know about this matter. No one knows whether it can be done in the end, so it's too early to say this."

"You all know it. Why don't I know?" Sun Shao pretended to be angry.

"There's nothing we can do. We were forced to try the soup. My aunt told us this secret in order to comfort us." Sun Tai said with a bitter face, "Although I don't know what's going on, I estimate that it's probably my aunt took the initiative. As for Lu Gongxu's scholar temper, he has ideas and is embarrassed to say it. How can my aunt be so cool?"

Sun Shao remembered the bowl of soup boiled by the sea water when he was nicknamed by the bridge in Zhu Ya. He was a little confused, but no matter how he carried forward the spirit of the paparazzi, Sun Tai and the two just didn't say anything. Looking at their frightened look, they should have been threatened by Sun Shangxiang. Don't be Sun Tai, maybe he was threatened by Sun Shangxiang by force.

"If you don't talk about it, I'll find a chance to ask in person." Sun Shao laughed as he spoke. Although Lu Ji was grumpy and eloquent, he had no power to bind chickens. If he really met such a fierce woman as Sun Shangxiang, he could really be forced by Sun Shangxiang's overlord. Thinking of this possibility, Sun Shao couldn't help laughing.

Seeing that he smiled evilly, Sun Tai couldn't help but feel a chill and quickly pleaded, "Brother, don't tell your aunt that I spilled the beans, or I'll be in trouble. I'm the only son, and I haven't married yet.

"Look at your timid appearance." Sun Shao glanced at Sun Tai contemptuously and said nothing more.

... Changle Weiwei Zhou Yin decorated the new house. Xiaoqiao happily visited the new house under the guidance of Zhou Yin and praised: "Yes, yes, I think it's better than Jianye's house. Zhong Ying, did you buy all these with your salary?

Zhou Yin smiled proudly: "Mother, although my salary is a lot, how can I afford such a house in just one year? Most of them are sponsored by my aunt."

"Well, she's really nice to you." Xiaoqiao smiled with satisfaction and said, "I think it's a little more beautiful than the Yue Palace."

"The Yue Palace is the most broken official office in the city." Zhou Yin curled his lips disapprovingly: "Ming said that my mother would know that none of the most beautiful houses in Qiantang City are official offices. The most broken in the official office is the Yue Royal Palace, followed by the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Royal History Doctor's Mansion. Oh, I'm not right. There are still beautiful official offices. If you study too much, you are quite beautiful. Now you have become a scene of Qian Tang. If you don't go to Qian Tang, it's the same as if you don't come to Qian Tang.

"What's going on?" Zhou Xun was also curious: "The state of Yue established the country with commerce. The king of Yue is the richest of the four kings of the Han Dynasty. How can the palace of Yue be broken like that?"

"He doesn't want to repair the palace, saying that it's real estate and can't make money." Zhou Yin scratched his head and said puzzledly, "He said that I don't know much about it. Anyway, except for the Changle Palace where my aunt lives, everything else in the Yue Palace is very shabby. By the way, mother, aunt said that the eldest brother built a separate courtyard for her in Zhuya, and there is also a hot spring in it, which is very comfortable. She wants you to go to Zhuya with her for the winter next time.

"Hot spring?" The small bridge is confused.

"Is it Tangquan?" Zhou Yu said, "I read that it seems to have been mentioned in the Southern Travel Essay. It is that kind of spring water. The water that comes out is hot. It is said that bathing in it often can preserve health."

"Yes, yes." Zhou Yin laughed and said, "A Yu often reads and knows more. I bought these books, but put them in the room as decorations. I have never read them well. He suddenly remembered something. He waved his hand and scolded the servant next to him. He lowered his face and said to Xiaoqiao, "Mother, hasn't the marriage contract between Yu and Sun Deng been terminated?"

Xiaoqiao was surprised by Zhou Yin's sudden serious look. She nodded: "As soon as Ayu was ill, I asked your brother to withdraw, but I don't know why, the prince just disagreed. Bo Ying later asked someone to inquire, saying that the king had agreed, but the prince did not want to leave the marriage, so... the matter was delayed.

Zhou Yin turned his head to Zhou Xun, and there was obviously some distrust in his eyes: "Is it true?"

Zhou Xun was very unhappy and lowered his face: "Why am I lying to you? This is absolutely true."

"What does Sun Deng want to do?" Zhou Yin touched his nose and was puzzled: "Did he see the flaw? He doesn't want to marry a sick woman to be the crown princess.

"I don't know." Zhou Xun put his hands behind his back and looked at a banana in the corner. After a while, he continued to say, "I have also had this suspicion, but the imperial doctor ordered Zhao Quan not to see the flaw. How did he know? So I later thought that he should really like Ah Yu. Anyway, he is still young, and I can't wait for a few more years.

"It's okay for him to wait a few more years, but what about Ah Yu?" Zhou Yin roared, "A Yu is 20 years old this year. If she doesn't get married, who will she marry in the future? In my opinion, it's not that Sun Deng doesn't agree, but that you still think about your position in the State of Wu and refuse to let go.

Zhou Xunhuo turned around and glared at Zhou Yin. His face turned pale and he gritted his teeth. Every word seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth: "Is that what you think of me?"

"Humph!" Zhou Yin was not afraid. He glanced at Zhou Xun: "It's not your first time to do this. What's so strange? Didn't you just say that when you go back this time, you can take over Lu Zijing as Lukou governor. But have you ever thought about it? Lu Zijing's great credit is just a second-rate role now. If Lv Meng hadn't been ill in bed, I'm afraid Lukou Du would not have been his.

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Xun roared.

"Don't yell at me." Zhou Yin rolled his eyes and looked disdainful: "I can tell you that Ah Yu's marriage contract has not been terminated, and there is nothing aunt can do. Think about how to solve this problem first. There are enough contradictions in Wu Yue. Don't make trouble to your brother anymore. He turned his head and muttered, and scolded, "What's the matter? It's not easy for me and my aunt to be a man."

Zhou Xun's face was red and white with anger, and Xiaoqiao was also stunned there, but Zhou Yu's face was pale, and even her lips lost their blood color. Her thin body shook twice and almost fell to the ground. When Zhou Yin saw it, he hurried forward to support her and said with some regret, "Alas, it's all my fault. I've been holding my words in my heart for a long time. You can't help saying it as soon as you arrive. Ah Yu, don't worry. Let's think about it. There must be a way. There must be a way.

Zhou Yu moaned feebly, and her lips trembled. She didn't say a word, but tears came down, and she looked at Xiaoqiao with sad eyes. Xiaoqiao felt a pain in his heart. He took her and comforted her and said, "Don't worry, your mother answered you. Tomorrow, I will give up this face to ask your aunt. I will definitely let you get what you want."

"No need to go." Zhou Yu cried, "Do you want me to be humiliated again? The mistake is already wrong, and now we can only make the mistake. I shouldn't have come... I shouldn't have come..."

"What's wrong with this?" With a burst of footsteps, Sun Shangxiang and Sun Luban's nephews appeared in front of them, and their four big eyes turned around on the faces of the mother and son of the Zhou family.

(to be continued)