Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

Hearing the soft sound of the door curtain outside, Sun Quan raised his head and saw that it was his younger sister Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Quan stood up and called "little sister" affectionately.

Sun Shangxiang walked in familiarly, and sat next to Sun Quan's seat, with a slight melancholy on his face.

Sun Quan personally held the pot and poured a cup of tea for Sun Shangxiang, and asked Yaomei, "What's the matter?"

Sun Xiaomei didn't answer but instead asked, "Brother, have you decided to go?"

Sun Quan said with a "hmm": "After all, I am a general who was appointed by the imperial court. The emperor and Sikong invited me with all my strength. If I stay in Jiangdong and refuse to go out, I may be called a hero."

"But, I'm worried about you." Sun Shangxiang gently pulled Sun Quan's sleeve, "Eldest brother is dead, I can't lose you, and Jiangdong can't lose you again. Besides, the situation in Xudu is complicated now. Playing our minds."

After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, seeing that Sun Quan's expression did not waver in the slightest, she let out a long sigh, and compromised with her brother: "Forget it, since you have already made up your mind, I'm afraid it will be useless to say anything else. Brother, what are you going to do?" When is it time to leave? The journey is not easy, and I have to prepare some luggage."

Sun Quan said to Sun Shangxiang: "Your temperament is too straightforward, it is difficult to pretend that you don't like it. It is dangerous to go here, it is better to stay in Jiangdong obediently."

Sun Shangxiang shook his head and said, "No, I'm going, I've grown up, I'll be by your side, and I can protect you at any time."

Sun Quan had no choice but to respond to this younger sister, "If you insist on going, let's make an agreement first. You can only listen and watch more by my side, and you must not act rashly."

"Okay, I promise you." After hearing Sun Quan's words, Sun Shangxiang finally revealed a smile, "After I arrive in Xudu, I will trouble you to accompany me to the residence of His Royal Highness King Li, the wife of the eldest brother of Zhou family. I have something to give to the little lady in Prince Li's mansion."

The eldest brother of the Zhou family that Sun Shangxiang mentioned was the eldest son of the Zhou family—the eldest son of Zhou Yizhi, Zhou Yu's elder brother Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng's wife is Xun Yue, the youngest daughter of the head of the Xun family.Xun Yue is the younger sister of Xun Yu, Cao Cao's chief counselor, and also the previous wife of King Li, and the little lady in King Li's mansion is Xun Yue's direct daughter.

Since I heard that Sun Quan and others were going to Xudu, it was only natural that Xun Yue wanted Sun Xiaomei to help bring the letter there.

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It was the evening when Sun Quan and his party arrived in Xudu, so Cao Cao arranged for them to rest in a nearby post house.

Liu Xie arranged the palace banquet for Jiangdong and his party in the Chaoyun Hall, while Cao Cao arranged another banquet for Sun Quan in the Observatory.

Since the incident of Yidaizhao, Cao Cao has never seen the emperor in the palace again. He probably still cares about that incident very much. Out of consideration for his own safety, he arranged the banquet in a place that he can fully control instead of within the emperor's sphere of influence.

Regarding Cao Cao's decision, Liu Xie has no right to say no.

Sun Quan had no choice but to go to the palace to meet with Liu Xie to thank Liu Xie, and after receiving the lunch, he went to the Observatory to accompany Cao Cao and others to have a dinner.

At the banquet held by Liu Xie in Chaoyun Palace, Si Qi finally met Sun Quan as he wished.

In the dramas and film and television dramas seen by Si Qi's later generations, Sun Quan is mostly a burly man, and his purple beard especially aggravates his aura.

But today's Sun Quan is only a 19-year-old boy. Although he has already taken the top spot in Jiangdong, he is not the Sun Zhongmou who killed and decisively controlled Jiangdong as he is known to later generations, but a tall and clear boy.

Liu Xie was surrounded by Cao Cao's people staring at him, and he and Sun Quan couldn't talk about anything. They were all the same official phrases of "the general came from a long way, the general worked hard", which made Siqi drowsy.

Xu Shi and the Hakkas both sensed the boredom of this banquet, so they called the banquet early, and the banquet time was much shorter than usual.

Liu Yun stayed and discussed some matters with the emperor, Si Qi and his two elder brothers went out together.

Si Qi didn't go far when she heard someone calling her from behind.

Si Qi turned around, it was Sun Xiaomei, Sun Shangxiang who was sitting next to Sun Quan at the table just now.

Now Sun Shangxiang is only in his early ten years old, but he is about a head taller than Si Qi, and has grown into a big girl.

Sun Shangxiang's facial features are profound and smooth, and his whole body exudes a kind of heroic beauty, which makes people feel good after seeing him.

Sun Shangxiang smiled at Si Qi, lowered her head and said softly: "Are you the young lady of Prince Li's mansion? The elder sister of the Xun family did not come to Xudu this time, but she asked me to bring a letter and some gifts for me. delivered to you."

Si Qi had expected to see his mother during the trip to Jiangdong, but he was a little disappointed after hearing what Sun Shangxiang said.

Si Qi quickly adjusted his mood, and said to Sun Shangxiang: "Thank you, sister. When I am free tomorrow, I will send someone to get the letters and gifts from my sister. I don't have any rare things here, only newly brewed A few jars of new wine will be sent to the posthouse tomorrow. You and General Sun will each have two jars, and there are four jars for my mother, so I will ask my sister to help me carry them over."

Sun Shangxiang readily agreed.

In the evening, Cao Cao held a banquet at the Star Observatory, and many civil servants and military generals under Cao Cao's seat participated. Neither Si Qi nor Sun Shangxiang came, nor did Liu Xie, so Liu Yun brought Sun Quan to the banquet.

During the banquet, Guo Jia picked up a piece of stewed tofu and put it into his mouth, frowned lightly and said to Xun You: "I heard that today's cooks are all transferred from the imperial dining room, I don't think the taste is really ordinary."

Xun You looked at Guo Jia in surprise.

You know, Feng Xiao never cared about these things in the past. Food for him was only divided into two types: those that can be eaten are good for health and those that should not be eaten are bad for health. , let alone comment on the taste of the dishes at this kind of banquet.

Cao Cao came late, and when he walked to his seat after entering the hall, he was dazzled by Guo Jia's clothes, and couldn't help but praise him, "The clothes are good, but they are very worthy of serving a filial man."

As soon as Cao Cao said this, everyone around focused their attention on Guo Jia.

Almost everyone found that the recent Guo Jia was very different from the past. He ate better, dressed better, and even became more energetic. His condition was unbelievably good.

Take this dress as an example, the workmanship is exquisite and the style is ostentatious, it almost catches up with Li Wang Liu Yun who is sitting beside him.

Xun You, who was sitting next to Guo Jia, couldn't help shaking his head. Today's Feng Xiao is no longer the former Guo Jia who only wears plain clothes and white robes and only cares about his career.

Speaking of which, since Guo Jia accepted the little lady of Liu Yun's family as a female student, her quality of life has almost improved qualitatively. It is said that she can drink new wine made by the little lady of Li Wang's family every day, which is almost as good as everyone can see. The degree of jealousy.

Sure enough, it is better to accept female students!

Guo Jia was a little embarrassed by the crowd, he picked up a piece of courgette again, tasted it and said to Xun Yu: "This courgette is still a little bland after all, if you fry it with eggs, it will be delicious again." It's delicious."

Xun Yu nodded in agreement.

Cheng Yu snorted coldly.

These two people are very different, one of these two is the husband of the young lady in Li Wang's family, and the other is the uncle of a direct relative, so they have a little more convenience than others, and they are both used to cooking small stoves on weekdays.

The young lady of Li Wang's family not only made good wine, but also produced a kind of soybean oil that can be used for cooking. No matter what kind of dishes, once cooked with that oil, it tastes very good.

I remember that a few days ago, he went to Xun's house to discuss something with Xun Yu, and he saw Xun Yu chasing the cook and admonishing him, saying that the soybean oil is precious and must be cherished when using it, and told him to use less oil when cooking.

Cao Cao also heard that Siqi was good at brewing wine, but he didn't expect to be able to make soybean oil that can be used to fry various dishes.

Cao Cao had never tasted these two things, and he himself was very interested. Seeing how lively the conversation was, he joined the discussion with a glass of wine.

Today, when I came to the Guanxing Building for a banquet, the people accompanying me repeatedly advised Sun Quan to be careful during the banquet. Even Sun Quan himself was like facing a big enemy, and he was ready to fight with everyone at the banquet.

But I don't think the atmosphere at the banquet today is not like this. Everyone's topics revolve around eating, drinking and having fun, simple and cheerful, and the source of these topics is the little lady I saw in Chaoyun Palace this morning.

Cao Cao said euphemistically to Liu Yun, I heard that your family has delicious food and wine that other people's homes do not have. Many of them have experienced it, but I have not had a chance to taste it.

In a blink of an eye, it is approaching the end of the new year, you are free and I am free, why don't you take your family to my house for a drink when you are free?

Liu Yun said yes with a smile, but he was muttering to himself.

Aying's newly made rice wine is not too much, in addition to bringing it to herself and Mrs. Zhang Tai, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and other elders to enjoy, she also brought some to Jiangdong and the other four altars to her grandmother.

Just now Cao Cao not only mentioned Ah Ying's new rice wine at the banquet, but also expressed his interest in soybean oil and candied green plums. This time he went to Cao Cao's family banquet, so he had to bring some as gifts.

It is not very rare for him to go to Cao Cao's house for dinner, but he has to pay such a high price for this meal.

Calculated in this way, it is really a big loss.