On the vast river surface, a vast fleet of ships was full of sails. The sails rose with the east wind, and the fleet cut through the waves and sailed westward with great momentum.

On the big ship led by the leader, Sun Shangxiang stood at the bow of the boat, staring at the undulating waves on the river, her eyes were confused, and her eyes were filled with the sorrow of parting with her hometown.

The river breeze blew her skirt, and the hair on her forehead fluttered with the wind. She was already a wife. Although the joy of wedding made her very intoxicated, the homesickness of parting made her feel depressed.

"Madam, go back to the cabin! The wind is very strong on the deck." Xiao Cui, the close-fitting maid, walked behind her and whispered.

"I've told you, why do you still call me Mrs.?"

Sun Shangxiang turned around and looked at the maid dissatisfiedly. Xiao Cui lowered her head, bowed her mouth, and said reluctantly: "Second Madam, I remember it."

Sun Shangxiang sighed, "I know you don't want to call me the second wife, and I don't want to, but some things have to be done according to the rules. If the rules are like this, we can only accept reality."

Xiao Cui nodded silently, "I understand."

"There are other maids. You should tell them the correct name. Don't let Jingzhou people think that we Jiangdong are bullying the weak. I don't want to cause trouble, do you know?"

"I know."

Sun Shangxiang turned around and walked towards the boat ladder. When she was halfway through, she turned around and asked, "Where has the general been?"

"The general seems to be on the third floor."

Sun Shangxiang was stunned. The third floor was where her dowry items were placed. What did he do to the third floor? She also held the boat ladder and walked quickly to the third floor.

The third floor of the building was filled with various dowry items from Sun Shangxiang, but there was only a small part of them here, most of the items, such as thousands of pieces of silk, good furniture, tableware, various daily necessities, etc., were on another boat.

In a large cabin, there are ten large nanmu boxes piled up in the east corner. There are jewelry given to his daughter by Mrs. Wu and various clothes by Sun Shangxiang. However, the cabin is filled with wooden boxes of all sizes, with more than 300 pieces. These are Sun Shangxiang's treasures, and she has collected various weapons for nearly ten years.

Liu Jing stood in front of a table and was carefully drawing a sword from the scabbard. This was a top-notch sword made by famous craftsmen in Wu Yue. It was simple in shape, fine steel, and extremely sharp. Liu Jing couldn't help but secretly admired that it was indeed a swordsman who had been born in Wu Yue since ancient times.

"Do you like this sword?"

Sun Shangxiang slowly walked up from behind, with a smug smile on her face. She was very happy that Liu Jing could appreciate her collection.

Liu Jing nodded and turned around and smiled, "It's amazing. You, a woman, actually have so many top-notch weapons."

"You mean I shouldn't have collected these weapons because I'm a woman?" Sun Shangxiang looked at Liu Jing with a smile.

"I don't mean that." Liu Jing smiled and looked at her, "I just wanted to say that it was the first time I saw a woman collecting weapons, but it was very interesting and I liked it very much."

"It's almost the same to say this!"

Sun Shangxiang showed a smile on her face. Although her body was given to Liu Jing, her heart was not like other women. From then on, she became a vassal of her husband. She still maintained a kind of self.

She looked at the various weapons in the cabin and smiled and said, "You are the second man to see my collection. I didn't want you to see it, but I think you seem to be my husband, so I will give you this power, but I can only see it and not steal it. I will settle the score with you if I don't want to!"

"Oh! So who is the first man?" Liu Jing asked with interest.

Sun Shangxiang's face turned red. This guy obviously had something in his words and deliberately teased himself. She pretended to be angry, her face darkened, and she turned around and left. Liu Jing grabbed her arm, pulled her in front of him, and asked in a low voice: "Are you angry when you joke with you?"

Sun Shangxiang pushed him away, turned his back, and said calmly: "Don't talk nonsense in the future. The first man I mentioned was my elder brother. In fact, half of the weapons were given to me by him, but he had never seen the other half of my collection. So you are the first man to see my collection."

Liu Jing nodded, "I also have some collected weapons. If you like it, I will give it to you."

Sun Shangxiang's eyes lit up, she suddenly turned around, stretched out her arms and wrapped herself around Liu Jing's neck, and smiled like a flower and said, "Is what you said true? Don't lie to me!"

Liu Jing blinked, "What did I say? Why can't I remember?"

"You are such an annoying person!"

Sun Shangxiang smiled and hit his chest with her pink fist, "Since you said that, you can't cheat."

Liu Jing laughed loudly, hugged her waist tightly, kissed her red lips and said, "You are my little wife, how could you lie to you? But you have to promise me a condition."

Sun Shangxiang suddenly felt the change in his body, and his face turned red, "It's daytime now, no! I promise you tonight."

"Then let you go!"

Liu Jing let her go, picked up a sword from the table, and asked with a smile: "How come this sword is in your hands?"

"This is the Qingyue Sword, my favorite sword. I came from my second brother. Is there anything wrong with this sword?" Sun Shangxiang took the sword from his hand, looked at it carefully, and asked strangely.

"This sword was actually given to your second brother. As a gift for the alliance between the two sides, I was very surprised, how could it be in your hands?"

Sun Shangxiang was stunned. She remembered that this was a sword she had closed her eyes and pointed it at her. It turned out to be the sword given to her second brother by Liu Jing. "Is this God's will?" She thought to herself, "I am destined to marry him!"

Sun Shangxiang glanced at Liu Jing with a beautiful look, and a naughty thought came to her mind. She suddenly pulled out the sword, held Liu Jing's chest, gritted her teeth and said, "I have forgotten if you didn't say this sword. When you captured me, you almost strangled me to death. Today, I want to take revenge and pierce your chest with a sword."

Liu Jing gently stroked her neck and said softly: "Many years ago, I once used a dagger to press a little girl's neck and took her as a hostage. I have always felt guilty about this, worried that she would break her face and worry that her heart would be hurt. Shang Xiang, have you ever thought at that time that I would become your husband one day?"

Sun Shangxiang looked at Liu Jing, her eyes gradually turned red, her hands loosened, and the Qingyue Sword fell to the ground, and she threw herself into his arms, hugged his waist tightly and started crying.

"Silly girl, why are you crying?" Liu Jing smiled with a smile on her hair gently.

"I'm... happy!"

Sun Shangxiang whispered with red eyes: "Although I don't want to admit it, I understand in my heart that I finally married the person I really like."

The fleet returning from Jiangdong finally arrived at Xiangyang City slowly. At the Xiangyang Wharf, Tao Zhan had been waiting for a long time surrounded by more than a dozen female guards and a group of servants.

Although according to the etiquette system, Sun Shangxiang should have gone to the mansion to pay homage to her, rather than to come to meet her, Tao Zhan knew in his heart that some things could be solved by friendship in addition to the rules.

She lowered her posture and came to the dock to greet her. This was her friendship. If Sun Shangxiang could appreciate it, then they would have a happy time in the future.

Of course, if Sun Shangxiang takes a superior attitude and thinks it is appropriate for her to come to the dock to greet her, then she, Tao Zhan, will also safeguard her dignity when necessary.

So Tao Zhan was a little nervous. She hoped that Sun Shangxiang could gain her friendship. However, she also heard many people say that Princess Shangxiang has always been willful and spoiled, and can do whatever she wants and is difficult to deal with. Tao Zhan remembered Princess Shangxiang's stubbornness last time on hunger strike, which cast a shadow in Tao Zhan's heart.

"Madam, that ship!" a maid shouted at a huge building ship.

Tao Zhan nodded. She had seen that the newcomer should be on the big ship. Seeing the big ship slowly docking, Tao Zhan smiled at the servants and said, "Let's go and welcome the second wife!"

She quickly met with a group of servants. At this time, Liu Jing's boat docked. Liu Jing showed up on the side of the boat with Sun Shangxiang. He looked at Tao Zhan at a glance and was slightly stunned. Why is his wife coming?

Although he sent someone to notify the mansion in advance, he did not expect Tao Zhan to come to the dock to greet him in person. This made him feel very pleased and moved. For him, family harmony is the most important thing.

Liu Jing immediately smiled at Sun Shangxiang and said, "Did you see that the lady in a purple long dress is your eldest sister Tao."

Sun Shangxiang nodded silently, and she also saw it. It was not the first time she saw Tao Zhan. The last time she was captured, Tao Zhan had visited her and left a deep impression on her. In her heart, Tao Zhan was an understanding noble lady with a big sister style, leaving her a good memory.

But would that be just her superficial disguise? Could the real Tao Zhan be a very mean, harsh and strict Mrs. Zhou Mu who pays attention to rules in everything?

Sun Shangxiang was also very worried, but Tao Zhan was willing to come to the dock to greet her in person, which made Sun Shangxiang feel a little warm, at least she didn't refuse her so coldly.

The boat ladder was set up, and Liu Jing smiled and said, "Let's go!"

Sun Shangxiang slightly pulled up her long skirt and stepped onto the boat ladder. At this moment, she mustered up the courage to walk towards Tao Zhan under the boat.

Tao Zhan smiled, and she found that the long skirt on Sun Shangxiang was actually giving her the fine linen long skirt. "What a thoughtful woman!" Tao Zhan secretly praised in his heart.

From this detail, she discovered that Sun Shangxiang also had a delicate side, not like the legendary wild girl who always cuts people with swords.

Tao Zhan welcomed him up and the two women met in front of the boat ladder. Sun Shangxiang was a little nervous, her face turned red, and Yingying gave a gift, "Go to Sister Aren!"

Sun Shangxiang's correct name is Sun Ren, but everyone in her family called her name Shangxiang. Out of respect, she called her by her correct name. Tao Zhan saw that her face was flushed and her eyes were a little shy and nervous. She did not have the arrogance or arrogance she was worried about. A trace of shadow she had in her heart immediately dissipated and she immediately fell in love with Sun Shangxiang.

Tao Zhan grabbed her hand and smiled, "I'd better call you Shangxiang! I've been waiting for you, how about it? The road is going smoothly, right?"

Sun Shangxiang nodded, "It's still very smooth, and it's been waiting for my elder sister for a long time."

"I actually only waited for a while. Bao Niang wanted to come too, but she was seven months pregnant, so I didn't let her move. The mansion was packed up. I'll order you tonight and welcome you to become a member of our family."

Sun Shangxiang was very moved. She bit her lip, controlled her emotions, and smiled and said, "Sister, I brought you a gift, I'll give it to you!"

Tao Zhan laughed, "Let's talk about the gifts later. Let's go home first, and then chat slowly."

Speaking of this, Tao Zhan looked back at Liu Jing and asked with a smile: "Does this general go with me, or should he put official duties first and go to the government office to take a look?"

Liu Jing saw Dong Yun from afar. He seemed to have something urgent to look for him, so he smiled and said, "I'll go to the military yamen first and come back to visit you."

He glanced at Sun Shangxiang, and the meaning in his eyes was to let her go with Tao Zhan with peace of mind. Sun Shangxiang understood, smiled and nodded, then took Tao Zhan's hand and walked towards the carriage with her.

Liu Jing kept looking at the carriage and walked away, then slowly walked to Dong Yun and asked, "What's wrong?"

Dong Yun said nervously: "The governor of Qibingzhou, something big happened in Yiling."
Chapter completed!