Chapter 358

"I just came to remind you that Zhu Ran is likely a mole for Sun Quan."

Liu Bei naturally knew that Zhu Ran and Lü Meng were on very close terms with Sun Quan.

Liu Bei looked at her with a half-smile.

"Why are you so good to me?"

Ye Huang sighed long.

"Oh? You aren't surprised at all. So you knew all along and deliberately let Zhu Ran be the County Magistrate of Wuxian. They are truly being played in the palm of your hand..."

She was very glad she had made the right choice and had not overestimated herself by becoming an enemy of Liu Bei...

Liu Bei walked over and held Ye Huang's waist.

"You still haven't answered my question."

"I don't want you to be hurt by them, or for that subordinate to be killed, and in your great rage, kill the young son of the Sun family..."

Liu Bei nodded. He had a sense for danger, and he could feel that Ye Huang had no hostility toward him.

During the day, Zhu Ran flattered him in every way, and at night, he supported the beheading of Zhou Yu. This act was not bad, but unfortunately, Liu Bei had long since sensed his hostility.

Liu Bei suddenly hoisted Ye Huang onto his shoulder.

"Since you are so good to me, it seems I must repay you!"

Ye Huang's face turned beet red!

"I really didn't come for this!"

Liu Bei laughed.

"I understand!"

"No, you don't!"

In the following days,

Jiangdong seemed calm, with the people immersed in the joy of halved land taxes and open trade routes.

Liu Bei met with talents from Kuaiji and other places, such as Lü Dai and He Qi, and promoted them to positions like Colonel of the Household.

Soon, five days passed.

The betrothal ceremony between Liu Bei and Sun Sun Shangxiang was comparable to a grand wedding.

The noble families of Jiangdong all attended, and wealthy clans and big merchants also came one after another to offer congratulations.

The gift money Liu Bei received was the most he had ever gotten in his many marriages, and Sun Sun Shangxiang's dowry was also very large, exceeding that of Zhen Zhen Jiang and Mi Zhen, and also exceeding Lady Cai's.

"Everyone, let's not stop until we're drunk today."

Liu Bei raised his cup to toast every table, and everyone raised their cups in response.

Sun Quan sat there, drinking with the others, but appeared out of place. The more this was the case, the more he hated Liu Bei.

Ye Huang also arrived to offer congratulations.

"Lord Liu Xuande, congratulations on taking the Flower of Jiangdong."

Liu Bei winked at her. Over the past few nights, the two had often imagined the future together and were already very familiar.

Feeling the strange gazes of the crowd, Ye Huang averted her deep eyes from their sight, glared at Liu Bei, finished her wine, and sat down.

Sun Quan felt secret hatred in his heart. This woman had previously acted so aloof, and now... he didn't even dare to think about it, as thinking about it would make him extremely jealous!

The wedding banquet was lively and extraordinary, with both host and guests enjoying themselves.

Late at night, after Liu Bei sent off the last wave of guests, he left Guo Jia and Pang Tong drinking in the courtyard.

He himself, supported by Miss Zhu Rong and the others, entered the backyard.

06

Bu Bu Lianshi and Lady Xu were chatting with Sun Sun Shangxiang.

"Sister Xu, you said it was my destiny to be Lord Liu Xuande's woman?"

Lady Xu nodded.

"Yes, so you are a match made in heaven, destined by the heavens, it cannot be wrong."

Liu Bei shook his head; this Little Lady Xu was playing the mystic again.

He then remembered that Lady Xu was also Sun Sun Shangxiang's sister-in-law; this relationship seemed to be getting more and more complicated.

"However, I like it!"

Seeing Liu Bei enter, the group stood up, bowed gracefully, and said in sweet voices,

"Greetings, Husband."

Liu Bei laughed.

"My ladies have worked hard; your husband has just finished socializing."

Soon,

Liu Bei and Sun Sun Shangxiang completed the ceremony with the help of the others.

Liu Bei was naturally well-versed in this, and Sun Sun Shangxiang had also been taught by Lady Wu.

Bu Bu Lianshi and the others walked out giggling and closed the door.

Liu Bei looked at Sun Sun Shangxiang, who was smiling with lowered brows and acting like a lady.

"My lady, you are truly beautiful, but..."

Sun Sun Shangxiang's face was rosy, and she looked at Liu Bei shyly.

"Husband, but what?"

Liu Bei walked over and held Sun Sun Shangxiang's waist.

"But, I want to see if you will always be such a lady."

Sun Sun Shangxiang snorted.

"Husband, my hundred sword-wielding female guards didn't come over today, you know."

Liu Bei nodded.

"We'll have a chance to spar together."

He grabbed Sun Sun Shangxiang's hand with a smile.

Sun Sun Shangxiang felt that Liu Bei's hands were as steady as giant rocks, and she couldn't break free at all.

"Husband, your strength is truly great."

Liu Bei laughed.

"I'll show you an even more powerful martial art."

Sun Sun Shangxiang finally experienced the strength of the Great Han's number one warrior. Although she had practiced martial arts since childhood and had a lithe figure, she still ended up teary-eyed.

The next morning,

Liu Bei arrived at the front hall, where Sun Quan was already waiting respectfully.

"Sun Zhongmou, you're here so early."

Sun Quan seemed to have made up his mind.

"Lord Liu Xuande, you are the one the people look to, and you have taken my little sister as your wife. There is something I feel is best left for you to keep, Lord Liu Xuande."

"Oh? What is it?"

Sun Quan opened the wooden box beside him and presented it with both hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, last time when Ding Yuan Shu was defeated, the Imperial Seal drifted to Jiangdong and was kept by my brother, who intended to offer it to an enlightened ruler."

Liu Bei took out the Imperial Seal to examine it: it was four inches square, with five dragons intertwined on the knob, and a corner chipped off, which had been inlaid with gold.

The seal script on it read eight characters: 'Having received the mandate from heaven, may you live forever and prosper.'

Although this was an inanimate object, in the Three Kingdoms, obtaining it brought endless disasters; Sun Sun Jian and Ding Yuan Shu were examples.

But as Liu Bei toyed with the Imperial Seal, he suddenly felt his blood surging within his body. This was the symbol of the Emperor, making it impossible not to think more about it.

"Good, good."

Guo Jia cupped his hands, appearing pleasantly surprised as well.

"My Lord, in the past, Ying Zheng obtained it and unified the world;"

"The Gao Zu obtained it again to destroy the tyrannical Qin and defeat Xiang Yu;"

"Emperor Emperor Guangwu obtained it and restored our Great Han, building unparalleled achievements;"

"My Lord has already obtained more than half of the world and is the great-grandson of Emperor Emperor Xiaojing; you can emulate Emperor Emperor Guangwu to restore the prestige of our Great Han."

Liu Bei's eyes also seemed to light up as he kept toying with the Imperial Seal, remaining silent for a long time, appearing very excited.