Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

Although Liu Bei's attachment to Liu Biao was not short, it was the first time that Zhao Yun had the honor to visit Liu Biao's mansion in Jingzhou.

Now that Liu Bei has retreated to Wuling, it is not easy for Zhao Yun to come here. After Siqi took him around the garden, he arranged a room for him. I heard that there is no urgent matter in Wuling, and Liu Bei did not set a return date for him. , so please don't worry about going back, he can stay here for a while longer.

In the evening, when the sky darkened, Liu Yun arrived late with his fishing rod and bucket.

At this time, Si Qi had already arranged dinner, and was about to invite someone to invite Zhao Yun to have a meal, when Liu Yun rushed to the flower hall with a fishy smell all over his body.

Si Qi glanced at Liu Yun with disgust. Liu Yun knew that this outfit was not suitable for receiving guests, so he hurried back to his room to take a shower and change clothes, and after finishing his grooming, he hurried to the flower hall.

At this time, Zhao Yun had already arrived. When he saw King Li coming back, he quickly got up to meet him according to the etiquette.

Liu Yun waved his hand grandly: "Sit down, Zilong, we are old acquaintances, and you have a lot of credit for keeping Chengping last time. There is no need for these empty courtesy between us."

Zhao Yun sat down after watching Liu Yun and Si Qi take their seats.

Seeing that most of the dishes on the table were in line with his taste, Liu Yun was delighted, and then thought of Cao Cao's previous prohibition on alcohol, sighed again: "With food but no wine, the meal is a bit bland, and it's not the reason to entertain guests. "

Si Qi glanced at Liu Yun: "Father, speak carefully."

Liu Yun narrowed his eyes, and stopped talking about this topic, but warmly greeted Zhao Yun: "Stop talking, stop talking, Zilong eats vegetables."

Although Liu Yun hasn't seen Liu Bei for seven or eight years, he has always had a deep relationship with this cousin and cooking friend. The two have always exchanged letters, but what they can learn through letters is only a corner of each other's life.

Now that Liu Yun met Zhao Yun, who knew Liu Bei's situation well, it was like meeting the melon farmer's Hun.

Liu Yun began to chat with Zhao Yun more enthusiastically, and put a long line to catch big melons.

He was very yearning for the friendship with Mr. Zhuge mentioned in Liu Bei's letter, and he kept asking about what happened between Liu Bei and Mr. Zhuge when he caught Zhao Yun.

Liu Yun first asked some serious-sounding things, and then couldn't stand the fire of gossip burning in his heart, so he couldn't help asking Zhao Yun in a low voice, are General Guan and General Zhang really dissatisfied because Xuande loves Mr. Zhuge? ?I heard that it was because Mr. Zhuge stayed in Brother Xuande's room day in and day out, and the two of them held candlelight talks at night and fell asleep on their feet, but is it true?

Liu Yun's words stunned Zhao Yun.

Indeed, there is only one lord, and Liu Bei, the lord, still walks the line of being close to the people, and he respects everyone around him, especially the two virtuous brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who are sworn brothers with him in Taoyuan.

Now that Liu Bei spends more time with Mr. Zhuge, naturally he spends less time with other people.

However, Mr. Zhuge was young, and he repeatedly offered wonderful strategies, and Liu Beiyou obeyed him, and it was common for some people in the army to disobey.

Zhao Yun thought it over and said, "Well...it's actually not bad. There were indeed some misunderstandings and conflicts between the generals and Mr. Zhuge, and most of them were due to their duties, and there was no personal grudge."

Listening to the two of them going back and forth talking about Liu Bei and his little friends, Si Qi couldn't help feeling gossip, and smiled at Zhao Yun: "It's still General Zhao who can hold his breath and never heard of you. There is something unpleasant between you and Mr. Zhuge."

As far as Zhao Yun is concerned, he really has no other feelings about the friendship between Liu Bei and Mr. Zhuge who slept in the same room.

"Master Weng praised you." Zhao Yun joked to Si Qi, "Maybe it's because Yunchang and Yide both lived with the lord in the past, but I couldn't sleep in the same room with the lord."

Zhao Yun's sudden cold joke stunned Si Qi.

Do generals who have led troops for a long time always tell jokes like this?

so cold!

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Perhaps it was because of the recent improvement in popularity, Siqi not only received a gift from Liu Bei in Jiangling, but also received a gift from Jiangdong Sun Quan specially sent by someone.

Si Qi felt a little strange.

In the past, she and Sun Shao often corresponded with each other, and they would exchange gifts with Sun Shangxiang during festivals, but the relationship with Sun Quan can only be regarded as a one-time relationship, and there has been no communication. I don't know why the other party will send her a gift.

Si Qi opened Sun Quan's letter with a curious mood. There were some vague words in it, and they were all ordinary chatter. Si Qi didn't see any special meaning, and even felt that it was not particularly necessary for the other party to write her this letter.

It seems that Jiangdong's preparations for the war are not so tense now. Sun Quan still has time to write letters and chatter. Presumably, the pressure is not as great as everyone imagined. At least he was in a good mood when he wrote this letter.

Along with Sun Quan's letter sent to Jingzhou, there was also a letter from Xun Yue.

Because of fetal wear, Si Qi has always had an impression of Xun Yue's mother.

I remember that when she was one year old, Xun Yue was heartbroken by Prince Li's mansion, and also had some postpartum depression. After she divorced Liu Yun, she left Prince Li's mansion without looking back, and never wrote a letter to Jingyuan.

But after waiting for a year, she married into the Zhou family, a family in Jiangdong, and lived a very happy life. She was in love with Zhou Heng and his wife, the family was harmonious, and she was in a good mood. Everything was good.

It was also from that time that Xun Yue began to write letters to Si Qi frequently, and would send over some Jiangdong specialties from time to time.

But at that time, Mrs. Zhang hadn't turned the corner. She felt that it was an unfortunate thing for the family to have her daughter-in-law and son divorce and remarry. She was very repulsed by Xun Yue's letter, and she was even more displeased with the Jiangdong specialties she sent. , even the clothes she made by herself are never asked to be worn by Si Qi.

After Liu Yun knew about this, he deliberately took the opportunity of a business trip to Jiangdong to talk to Xun Yue.

He and Xun Yue were young couples, and they had a very good time. There was no deep hatred between them, it was just that their tempers did not agree. , so I choose to break up peacefully, let each other and myself go.

If it was just a conflict between Xun Yue and the Zhang family, Liu Yun would not have bothered to care about it. After all, Xun Yue had already married to Jiangdong, and the sky was high and the emperor was far away.

But the current situation is that their daughter Aying is begging for a living under the Zhang family, and Xun Yue keeps sending letters and gifts, which is equivalent to adding to Zhang's impression that A Ying is Xun Yue's daughter.

Although Mrs. Zhang is her biological mother, Liu Yun has to admit that Mrs. Zhang has never been educated. She is not too big, and her mind is a little small. She can dislike Xun Yue because of those trivial things, or because of Ah Ying is Xun Yue's daughter and doesn't like Ah Ying.

So the best way is to let this matter cool down, don't keep aggravating Zhang's impression, let her raise Ah Ying wholeheartedly, until her daughter grows up and can take care of herself.

Besides, if Xun Yue showed too much reluctance for Ah Ying and his own family, he would feel embarrassed at Zhou's family.

Liu Yun is the best at being a human being. Even if he told Xun Yue that Ah Ying is his only daughter, he would do his best to take care of Ah Ying, and advised her not to worry too much about those letters and gifts. Save what you can, and every year on Ah Ying's birthday, he would write to Xun Yue briefly describing Ah Ying's situation in the past year, and to report her safety.

Xun Yue is also a smart person, knowing that Liu Yun's starting point is for the benefit of their mother and daughter. Now that Ah Ying is making a living under her ex-mother-in-law Zhang Shi, Xun Yue knows best what kind of temperament Zhang Shi has.

She also knew that only by coaxing Zhang Shi to be happy, Ah Ying would have a good life.

Liu Yun is like this, he can take good care of people outside, but he doesn't care enough for his wife at home, and he rarely takes the initiative to subdue in quarrels, which makes Xun Yu think that this person doesn't need outsiders to treat his closest relatives Carefully.

Because of this incident, Xun Yue's impression of Liu Yun changed again, and the resentment he had previously had disappeared with this incident.

This is also the tacit understanding between her and Liu Yun for many years. As long as Ah Ying lives well and Zhang Shi can take care of her granddaughter, she will try not to send letters to Prince Li's mansion to make Zhang Shi feel unhappy. Even though I have been estranged from my daughter all these years, I have no regrets.

As long as Ah Ying can be safe and grow up healthy and happy under Zhang's protection, that's better than anything else.

Now 15 years have passed in a flash, Ah Ying has grown up and has her own fiefdom and career. Now she has followed Liu Yun to Jingzhou to garrison, and she is completely free from the Zhang family to stand on her own.

Xun Yue was happy, and he finally didn't have to suppress the pain of missing his daughter, so he followed Sun Quan and sent letters and gifts to Jingzhou.

Xun Yue's letter was very long, and Si Qi sat in the study, carefully reading it word by word, and spent a long time reading the letter.

Although Xun Yue didn't say the reason why he hasn't contacted his daughter for so long, but according to the information disclosed by Zhang and Liu Yun, Si Qi can basically guess the reason why his mother hasn't contacted her all these years.

It was also said before that her mother was so cold that she never contacted her and never took the initiative to care about her, but Si Qi never felt sad.

One is because she is time-traveled and has a mature soul.

Second, because she is still a modern person, she feels that it is a good thing to be able to stop losses in marriage in time, quit decisively, and start a new life.It is difficult for women in this era. It is not easy for Xun Yue to be able to live such a happy life after her second marriage. She never thought of disturbing her mother's happiness in the past.

Xun Yue's letters are not as intimate as Liu Yun and Liu Bei's letters, and they don't talk about "love you" and "lovesickness", but they are full of miss and concern for her between the lines.

Si Qi remembered that after the Battle of Chibi, the relationship between Cao Cao and Sun Quan eased a lot.

This is the best way, after the war subsides, she can go to Jiangdong to see her mother.

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Early this morning, Liu Yun took Zhao Yun to the outskirts of the city to look at the vegetable fields. Before leaving, he left a message that he would come back for dinner at noon, and let Si Qi take care of the arrangements.

Not long after Liu Yun and Zhao Yun left, Jingzhou Jingyuan had another guest.

Ma Chao passed through Jingzhou on business and heard that Si Qi was there, so he came here to see her.

Si Qi welcomed Ma Chao's arrival very much. Now the house in Jingzhou Jingyuan is big enough, and the family is deserted. It would be better if there are more people.

Ma Chao also heard that Liu Yun was "assigned" to be stationed in Jingzhou after he offended Cao Cao, and now he is relieved to see that Siqi is all right.

Si Qi and Ma Chao are allies, and when they sit together and chat, they inevitably move closer to the political affairs under their rule.

Si Qi has always been concerned about the cotton planting in Liangzhou. Ma Chao said that the technicians who went to Chengping and returned from their studies are already in place. Now the stalls have been rolled out, and the first crop of cotton has been planted. In the future, cotton will be one of the important economic crops in Liangzhou.

Siqi was very happy, and promised to help Ma Chao equip several cotton weaving machines newly developed by Zhou He, which would greatly increase the efficiency of cotton weaving.

Ma Chao couldn't stay in Jingzhou for too long, he would have to go north after staying for at most one day.

Si Qi asked him to stay today and have dinner with Liu Yun and Zhao Yun.

After arranging the room for Ma Chao, Si Qi went to the kitchen again.

Luo Shi, who stayed in the kitchen, was the best at making fresh food, and I didn't know where I heard that Liu Yun was the emperor's uncle. He was a high-ranking official in Beijing and was a celebrity in front of the emperor and the prime minister. He is extremely diligent, and he has the idea of ​​following King Li and Lord Weng back to Yecheng to develop after he is done.

When Si Qi came to the kitchen, Luo Shi was picking up crabs. Seeing Si Qi coming, he quickly stopped what he was doing and asked, "Why is the Lord here?"

Si Qi said: "I'm fine now, come and have a look, I wonder what kind of meal is prepared for lunch today?"

Luo Shi said: "But according to the master's order, I have stayed in this mansion for seven or eight years. I have learned a lot and can do everything."

This saves her trouble, Si Qi smiled and said: "Then please make some food that the generals who lead the troops like to eat."

After all, it is not easy for the two generals to come here, so they have to eat something that suits their status.

Luo Shi just agreed well, and only after sending Si Qi away did he start to have difficulties.

Lord Weng, this request is too broad.

What do the generals who lead troops like to eat?soft or hard?Sweet or salty?Steamed or baked?

In the past, there were several generals under Liu Biao's seat, and most of them liked to eat hard dishes like chicken, duck, and roast lamb, so these two generals would not be too far apart.

It is said that beauty is delicious, Mr. Chengping is so beautiful, and his voice is also nice, Mr. Mrs. just stands there casually and takes a leisurely look at himself, Luo Shi feels that half of his body is crisp.

As long as Lord Weng sits at the table with the two generals, whatever he wants to eat is fine.