Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao Doesn't Want to Be a Widow Anymore

Chapter 318 Picking up the child

Qiao Wei had been traveling by carriage all day and still felt a little dizzy when they arrived in Shuxian.

Sun Quan opened the carriage door and gently lifted her down from the carriage. "It's been raining a lot lately, and the ground is a bit slippery. Be careful not to fall."

His voice was low and gentle.

The shoes had just touched the ground when he suddenly stumbled and was about to fall forward. Fortunately, Sun Quan reacted quickly and caught him in his arms.

"This ground is indeed slippery."

It's early winter now, and the weather is getting colder. After it rains, some small frosts will form on the ground.

After the two finished washing up and lay on the tatami mat, Qiao Wei finally asked the question that had been on her mind for the past few days, "Will the Zhou family let us take the child away?"

"I wrote a letter expressing my desire to adopt the young master of the Zhou family as my son, and raise him together with Deng'er. The old Commandant Zhou was more than happy to do so, and my second brother also agreed."

When Qiao Wei thought of Gu Lingchen, she wondered, "Would Mrs. Gu agree?"

Or perhaps, the Gu family won't interfere?

After all, Gu Lingchen was no longer able to have children, and Gu Lingyun was not favored by the Zhou family.

"Old Commandant Zhou already knows about the matter concerning the second young master of the Gu family, and the Gu family is also aware that the matter has been exposed. The Huang family has already sent people to cause trouble, and she is already too busy to take care of herself."

Sun Quan looked disdainful.

These so-called century-old families have never been without their share of sordid deeds, but the murder of one's grandmother, such a heinous and inhuman act, is truly astonishing and despicable.

"What did you do?" Qiao Wei recalled his previous promise, and seeing his confident attitude, he naturally understood that Sun Quan must have done something.

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place." Sun Quan didn't intend to elaborate. "It's not a clean method, you don't need to know."

In truth, he learned these dirty tricks from Cao Cao.

In his early years, when Cao Cao raised an army, he established the Tomb Raiders to search for ancient tombs and steal the valuable gold and silver buried with the dead, which he then used to exchange for grain, supplies, and other items.

This matter was revealed in Chen Lin's "A Proclamation to the Governor of Yu Province on Behalf of Yuan Shao" written before the Battle of Guandu.

Inspired by this, Sun Quan sent someone to search for the tomb of the late Madam Gu and steal some of the burial items.

Once the Gu family discovered this and secretly sent people to investigate the tomb raiders, they spread rumors that the death of Old Madam Gu was unusual.

They then found several sorcerers to perform divination and calculations, releasing some supernatural tales and nursery rhymes, all pointing suspiciously at the second young master of the Gu family.

There were already some suspicious points when the late Madam Gu passed away, and with these rumors suddenly spreading like wildfire in Shuxian and other places, things began to get increasingly out of control.

At this time, the Gu family was naturally extremely busy. If they could not quell these rumors, the career of the second young master of the Gu family would be over. Not only that, but the career and reputation of the entire Gu family would also be ruined.

The Gu family's in-laws will also be implicated.

"Anyway, the second young master of the Gu family is currently too busy to take care of himself, and Madam Gu of the Zhou family is probably also in a terrible predicament."

Qiao Wei understood the meaning behind Sun Quan's words.

"Will the Gu family be able to find out that it was you who did it?"

He just said it himself: if you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place.

Sun Quan held her hand, his fingertips warm. "So what? He's allowed to have his Gu family's people touch my Sun family's people, but I'm not allowed to retaliate?"
"Since you are a member of the Sun family, then Sun Qiao is one of us. Madam Gu has resorted to any means to harm Xiao Qiao, which shows that she has never taken the Sun family seriously." Qiao Wei turned her head to look at Sun Quan. Beside his pillow was an unclosed copy of "The Art of War". His hair was as black as ink, and his tailbone was slightly raised, outlining a pair of deep eyes that concealed both the sharpness of a strategist and the gentle air of a scholar.

Sun Quan met her gaze. "What's wrong? Are you impressed by your husband's impassioned words?"

"Yes." Qiao Wei moved closer to Sun Quan, rested her head against his neck, and rubbed against him a couple of times.

I almost forgot, Sun Quan was not a kind-hearted person who was able to occupy Jiangdong and establish a great empire.

Even if Sun Quan could tolerate the feud between Jiangdong and Jingzhou for the time being, he would never give his enemy a chance to survive if given the opportunity.

Huang Zu shot and killed Sun Jian, and Sun Quan then executed his entire family.

Sun Ce died at the hands of Xu Gong's retainers, and those retainers were subsequently cremated and their remains scattered.

Guo Jia instigated and orchestrated this, so Sun Quan simply scared Guo Jia's wife and children into madness. Guo Jia's only son, Guo Yi, was so frightened that he developed a high fever and died a few months later.

As for Madam Dong, she fell ill due to excessive grief and harbored much resentment towards Guo Jia.

The deaths of Huang Zu and Guo Yi were not enough for Sun Quan, who was still preparing his troops for a decisive battle to the west against Liu Bei.

When the time is right, the North will also be his battlefield.

Qiao Wei smiled faintly.

With Sun Quan backing him up, Qiao Wei could easily take in the young master of the Zhou family.

To prevent Gu Lingchen from resorting to any more tricks, Qiao Wei, along with Youhui and a female doctor, went to Gu Lingchen's room to pick up the child.

When Gu Lingchen saw the female doctor carefully examining the child's body, food, and even the underwear, she immediately lost all semblance of dignity.

"Is the Lady Hou worried about her concubine?"

Qiao Wei shook his head and said, "No, it is precisely for the sake of the lady's innocence and the friendship between the Sun and Zhou families that we must be so careful."

Everyone knows that children this age are the most difficult to raise, but seeing how strong and healthy the young master is, it's clear that the madam has put a lot of care into him and treats him like her own son.

Gu Lingchen sneered, "Even if we're related by blood, we're not really related by blood."

The Gu family had just encountered some trouble when the child could no longer be kept by their side.

"If one's intentions are pure, one can be as filial as a biological child even if the child is not one's own. But if one cruelly kills the mother and keeps the child, even if the child is one's own, one may not be able to truly be without resentment."

The female doctor nodded slightly to Qiao Wei, indicating that all the items and the wet nurse who served him had been checked and there were no abnormalities.

Qiao Wei was too lazy to continue the pretense with Gu Lingchen. "Taking care of an infant is already a very arduous task. This child has not even been a month old with Madam, yet Madam has already become much more haggard."

This is also detrimental to health.

Gu Lingchen could easily detect the disdain in Qiao Wei's tone. She suppressed the surging anger in her chest and said, "Madam is only standing up for herself today because she is relying on the power of her husband's family."

So?

Qiao Wei looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

"Madam is still young and beautiful, so it is natural that she will attract the attention of noblemen. However, there is no such thing as a man who is devoted to only one person. When you need to depend on others in the future and vaguely understand what I mean, do not forget your pride today."

(End of this chapter)