Free Web NovelChapter 175: Taking Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao as Concubines
Just at that moment,
Guo Jia stepped forward and offered advice:
"My lord! The fierce tiger is dead, and his army’s morale is at its most unstable during this period! It’s time to implement the original plan!"
The original plan was to take advantage of Sun Jian’s death and the unstable morale of his old troops to recruit them.
Expand one’s own forces!
Just like what Yuan Shu did later.
Upon hearing this,
Long Chen’s eyes sparkled, and his heart began to beat a bit faster.
Pacing back and forth on the steps,
he immediately turned and asked:
"Has there been any response from Lu Kang within Lujiang City?"
Guo Jia shook his feather fan and nodded:
"According to reports from our spies, the city’s defenses have gradually relaxed. It appears that Lu Kang within the city is preparing to comply with the emperor’s decree!"
Upon learning that the Han Emperor Liu Bian was not dead and was in Lujiang City, Lu Kang was so excited that he stayed up all night.
The Lu family had always revered the emperor and the Han dynasty, not just their family but other powerful families as well.
Only by revering the Han dynasty could they establish and grow in the turbulent times!
It was as if they were using the Han dynasty’s banner to strengthen their family...
And now, with the emperor’s personal letter and even the seal of the Imperial Seal, Lu Kang knew for sure that this was the former emperor Liu Bian!
If he could now honor and defend the former emperor Liu Bian, it would greatly benefit his future promotions and honors.
The next day,
the gates of Lujiang City were wide open, and Lu Kang rode out on a tall horse to meet them.
Behind him was the grand and majestic Lujiang City garrison.
They actually did not want to continue defending the city, especially since their opponent was the so-called Little Overlord of Jiangdong, Long Chen.
With great martial skills and a well-disciplined army!
If they continued to defend, it would surely be a tough and grueling siege.
Long Chen also went forward, smiling:
"Lord Lu has finally seen through the fog!"
This sentence was very subtle, but Long Chen believed that Lu Kang’s intelligence could understand it.
The two entered the city and talked about many things.
In the end, Long Chen still let Lu Kang continue to be the governor of Lujiang County to help him manage it.
First, Lu Kang had many years of experience managing Lujiang County, and the people of Lujiang highly respected and trusted him.
Second, to win over the influential Lu family and gain their support, as the Lu family was a prominent clan in Lujiang County.
Their influence was significant!
Third, Long Chen currently did not have many internal governance talents to manage the counties.
Moreover, his current strategists were already stretched thin, so how could he assign anyone to Lujiang County?
Shi Zhicai needed to guard his base camp in Jiujiang County, and he was also very busy.
Guo Jia was even more indispensable as his accompanying military adviser, a crucial position that could not be left.
Thus, Long Chen achieved the final victory in the battle for Lujiang City!
This established Long Chen’s dominance in Yangzhou!
The four counties of Jiangdong were all occupied by Long Chen!
Like a fierce dragon of Jiangdong, rolling over the four seas of Jiangdong and dominating a region!
Countless players from other regions heard this news and flocked to him!!!
Long Chen also became the person with the most extensive territory, the most generals, the most strategists, and the most fierce soldiers in the Huaxia server!!!
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On a fortunate day,
Long Chen took both Qiaos of Jiangdong as concubines!
Welcoming them into his household!
Diaochan had already heard the news early on, as she was Long Chen’s principal wife and greatly favored by him.
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Diaochan was not a petty woman, especially in the turbulent times of the late Han dynasty.
At that time, all the warlords had numerous wives and concubines.
Long Chen was actually better than them, as he currently only had Diaochan as his principal wife.
Therefore, upon learning that Long Chen was going to take the Qiao sisters as concubines, Diaochan did not obstruct him.
She only asked Long Chen to bring the Qiao sisters back to Jiujiang County to meet her in person when he had time.
Long Chen readily agreed.
After the wedding banquet,
Long Chen’s face was flushed, and his head felt a bit dizzy.
Dressed in a festive red robe, with a bewildered look in his eyes, he stumbled into the inner room.
Originally intending to spend some intimate time with Daqiao, he hadn’t even realized he had entered the wrong room.
Inside the compartment,
Xiaoqiao was sitting nervously on the soft and spacious bed.
She only had a slight goodwill towards Long Chen at the moment, mainly because of the debt of gratitude she owed him for saving her life, which sparked this goodwill.
Originally, she didn’t want to marry him, but she couldn’t resist the repeated persuasion from her sister and father.
Her father, Qiao Guolao, had angrily stated that if she didn’t marry Long Chen and tried to escape again like before, he would sever their father-daughter relationship.
In this strict Han Dynasty era, marriage matters for women were entirely decided by their parents.
It wasn’t like modern times where women pursued freedom in marriage and could refuse if they wished!
Therefore, under Qiao Guolao’s words, Xiaoqiao reluctantly compromised in the end.
But deep down, she felt even more apologetic towards Zhou Yu.
Just as Xiaoqiao was lost in her thoughts,
Clang—
A loud noise came from outside the door,
Surprisingly, it was Long Chen, swaying unsteadily as he walked to the bedside.
Xiaoqiao’s heart skipped a beat,
"What, did he finish so quickly with my sister!?"
Before the wedding, she had received a brief education and knew what would happen tonight between men and women.
So, thinking of this, Xiaoqiao’s face flushed red like a peach blossom.
"Well, it’s better if it’s shorter. That way, I won’t suffer too much pain!"
"Nanny said that when a girl first experiences intimacy, the longer it takes, the more painful it is."
"Since he... um, since the lord... won’t last long, then I won’t have to endure the pain for too long..."
"No, no, even if I marry him, I don’t want to be intimate with him..."
Conflicting thoughts clashed in Xiaoqiao’s mind.
Before Xiaoqiao could continue pondering further, Long Chen lifted her red coverlet.
"Hmm!?"
Long Chen was taken aback,
How come it’s Xiaoqiao!!?
Isn’t it supposed to be Daqiao!
The delicate and charming woman in front of him was actually Xiaoqiao!
Especially those two waves, which were the most iconic parts.
Long Chen estimated that they were at least D-cups...
He didn’t know what this girl had been eating to grow up like this.
Forget it! Anyway, both Daqiao and Xiaoqiao belong to him.
It doesn’t matter if he walked into the wrong room; he could just go to Daqiao’s room later.
Looking at the stunning woman in front of him, Long Chen’s heart pounded!
Too beautiful~
"Wife, let me love you well~"
Long Chen’s tone softened at this moment.
Xiaoqiao’s heart was like a little deer jumping around, her two jade hands tightly clutching her red skirt, her heart racing!
But she still stubbornly said:
"Humph! Tonight, you’re not allowed to touch me. I’ll sleep on the bed, and you sleep on the floor!!!"
At these words, Long Chen couldn’t help but chuckle!
What a joke!
This time, Long Chen didn’t speak gently either; he directly pressed Xiaoqiao down.
With a slight frown and bright starry eyes, he looked at Xiaoqiao, blowing hot air in her ear, saying:
"Tonight, you can’t run away!"
