After Sun Quan received the news of Cao Jun's troops in Fancheng, he immediately gathered his troops and prepared to attack Xunyang again!
Just when Zhou Yu was about to lead his troops to the expedition, Zhang Zhao came up with a plan for Sun Quan and sent an envoy to bring back the lady to threaten Liu Cong!
Sun Quan immediately adopted it, ordered Zhou Yu to stop his advance, and sent Lu Fan and Zhou Shan as envoys to Xiangyang.
Sun Shangxiang is now pregnant with Liu Cong's legitimate son. If he can be deceived into returning to Jiangdong, the blow to Liu Cong will be fatal! As for the relationship between brother and sister, don't be ridiculous talking about this to Sun Quan.
If Sun Quan cared about family ties, he would not have monitored Da Qiao's mother and son at all times after he succeeded to the throne, nor would he have obstructed Da Qiao in every possible way when he wanted to hire a famous teacher for Sun Shao (Sun Ce's son).
Even after proclaiming himself emperor, Sun Quan named his father Sun Jian Emperor Wulie, while Sun Ce only named him Prince Huan of Changsha.
On April 16, when Liu Cong was stranded in Changsha due to matters such as the surrender of the scholar family and the post-war appeasement of Jingnan, Jiangdong's fleet had already arrived in Xiangyang!
"Madam, there is an envoy from Jiangdong outside the house, saying that he has something important to report."
Sun Shangxiang was six months pregnant and was walking in the yard with her bulging belly.
Hearing what the maid said, Sun Shangxiang was a little surprised. Even if Jiangdong's envoy arrived in Xiangyang, didn't he first go to see the people under the Marquis of Chu?
"Call in." Although it was strange, Sun Shangxiang did not turn the person away.
Because Liu Cong was not in the Houfu today, Liu Biao and Mrs. Cai also went to the academy. In the entire Houfu, she was the only one who could make the decision, as the mistress.
After a while, the maid led Lu Fan and Zhou Shan inside in a hurry.
"You guys? What's going on?" Lu Fan and Zhou Shan walked away, their eyes red, as if they had just cried.
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"Miss!" The two of them knelt on the ground. "The old lady is critically ill! Marquis Wu sent us to pick up the lady and go back to see the old lady for the last time!"
"Ah!" Sun Shangxiang burst into tears immediately, "What happened to my mother?"
"Didn't I do well when I got married? How come it only took so long for me to become like this?"
Lu Fan wiped away his tears and said sadly, "Miss married to Jingchu. The old lady is in the place where you used to live. She sees things and misses people. She looks in the direction of Jingzhou every day."
"I missed myself so much that I couldn't afford to get sick. When we left, I was still saying, my girl, my girl..."
"Mother!" Sun Shangxiang cried out sadly, "Immediately order Jiang Wan to prepare horses and ships. I want to return to Jiangdong immediately!"
Lu Fan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Miss, you are pregnant with the Marquis of Chu's child. If his officials find out, I'm afraid they won't let you go back."
"Jiangdong's ship is docked at the Han River, and we are ready. As long as you are willing to go back, we can set off immediately!"
Sun Shangxiang was a little hesitant, "But if I don't tell my husband's subordinates, my husband will come back and be worried."
"Miss, if the officials of the Marquis of Chu know about it, they will definitely prevent the young lady from going back. If the delay lasts for a long time, maybe the old lady... the old lady will not be able to see you for the last time!"
Hearing this, Sun Shangxiang nodded firmly, "Let's go first. When I return to Jiangdong, I will write a handwritten letter to my husband."
"Young lady is wise!" Lu Fan lowered his head and kowtowed, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly!
At night, Shangshu ordered Jiang Wan to finish his official duties in various places and had just returned to his mansion to rest.
"Uh-huh!" Jiang Wan, who had changed into pajamas, sat on the couch and stretched, "Oh, I couldn't always explain why I was so important in the past, but now I've only been working for a long time, and I'm so tired."
Although he said so, Jiang Wan knew very well that Liu Cong had high hopes for him and the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he never dared to slack off!
"Shang Shuling, Shangshu Ling, something bad has happened!" Just as Jiang Wan was about to take a rest, the voice of Yi Ji, the Minister of Rites, came from outside.
Uncle Ji is usually pretty steady. What happened today? Why did he come in without even announcing the news? Jiang Wan thought as he got up and walked outside.
"Squeak." He opened the door and saw that Yi Ji was standing in front of the door panting with his hands on his knees.
"Uncle Ji, what happened? Come on, come in first and have a drink of water. Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly." Jiang Wan walked over and grabbed Yi Ji.
"Oops!" Unexpectedly, Yi Ji shook off Jiang Wan's hand, "Something happened to my minister, my wife is missing!"
Jiang Wan paused on the spot for a moment, then reincarnated and said seriously, "What do you mean, Uncle Ji? Please explain yourself more clearly."
"Today, my official from the Ministry of Rites said that the envoy from Jiangdong had arrived. Instead of handing over the documents first, he went directly to the Houfu. Then I went to the Houfu to ask."
"The maid serving my wife said that the envoy from Jiangdong said that Wu Guotai was critically ill and took his wife back to see her for the last time! My lord once said that Jiangdong should be strictly guarded, so I felt that there must be a fraud in this!"
"Bah!" Jiang Wan slapped her forehead, "Oh no, I just received the news today that Jiangdong's troops are gathering in Wu County. They must be attacking Xunyang. I just sent Gan Ning to lead the troops to support!"
Yi Ji trembled a little, "Then they tricked Madam into going back?"
"You go and summon the civil and military forces. I'll change my clothes and I'll be there soon." Jiang Wan walked towards the house.
Then he immediately turned around and said, "No, no, no, first send someone to inform General Gan Ning to block the waterway. Then immediately send elite cavalry to Jiangxia and Xunyang to inform Liu Ba, Huo Jun and Zhang Yun to block the waterway and land route to Jiangdong.
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"The police station called Xianglang mobilized all its personnel to conduct rigorous searches in various cities in Xiangyang, Jiangxia, and Xunyang. They only walked for half a day, and they only reached Jiangxia at most."
"Send someone to Fancheng and ask General Chen Dao to lead five thousand light cavalry south and pursue them along the river!"
Yi Ji was still counting down what Jiang Wan said with his fingers. He was stunned when he heard this, "Fan Cheng still has to face Cao Jun now, let Chen go south..."
"Oh, I can't control that much anymore. Even if I lose Fancheng, I can't let my wife disappear. If the lord comes back and finds out, it won't be a big deal if you and I lose our lives. Jingchu and Jiangdong will really be unable to avoid a war!"
"They still have to avoid our patrol troops and can't go far. Go, go quickly!"
After saying that, Jiang Wan rushed into the house without looking back!
"Hush, hush, hush!" The whole city is under martial law!
On the streets of Xiangyang, policemen wearing black clothes and holding sabers are constantly patrolling with whistles!
"Knock, knock, knock!" There were soldiers galloping on the street on horseback. Fortunately, there were not many pedestrians on the street at night.
"The whole city is under martial law! You are only allowed to enter, not to leave!"
The remaining officials in Xiangyang were summoned late at night. Feeling a little tired and sleepy, they bravely waited in the Marquis Mansion.
After a while, Jiang Wan, who was somewhat disheveled, hurried in and said, "Everyone, stop talking nonsense. My wife was deceived by Jiangdong's envoy and has been missing for four hours."
"Now, immediately mobilize all the forces of the six departments, the police department, and the army, and search for them with all their strength in the four counties of Xiangyang, Fancheng, Jiangxia, and Xunyang. Anyone who dares to slack off will be killed without mercy!"
"Send orders to Wenpin and Zhao Yun to be on guard against Cao's army!"
"You Chang (Ma Su), you go south immediately and tell the lord what happened in Xiangyang."
"Old Mr. Yidu (Kuai Yue), please go to the school and ask the old master to come back and take charge of the overall situation!"
Liu Cong could no longer hide this matter. At this time, Jiang Wan felt that he had to invite Liu Biao back to calm the situation.