12dz Chapter 567 Bu Lianshi Rejects Sun Quan! Bu Zhi: Following My Sister's Idea
Chapter 567 Bu Lianshi Rejects Sun Quan! Bu Zhi: Following My Sister's Idea
The candlelight on the table flickered gently, while crows cawed softly outside the window.
The west wind blows, lifting the pages of books that Bu Zhi has not yet finished reading.
In an instant, Bu Zhi recalled many past events.
The literati of Huai and Si are, in all their grand sense, nothing more than a group of rootless duckweed adrift in a foreign land.
Zhang Hong, as the leading figure among the literati of the Huai and Si regions, has not improved their living conditions over the years; in fact, their situation has worsened and deteriorated.
It is clearly inappropriate for such a person to continue sitting in the leading position among the literati of the Huai and Si rivers.
"Your subordinate Bu Zhi is willing to serve your lord!"
After a moment of thought.
Bu Zhi bowed deeply to Sun Quan, agreeing to Sun Quan's request.
Sun Quan smiled slightly:
"Zishan is indeed a smart man."
“Sun has always enjoyed dealing with intelligent people.”
"After the matter is accomplished, everything Zhang Gong has will be handed over to Zishan to inherit."
"Besides this, there is another matter that I would like to discuss with Zishan."
Sun Quan's sudden change of tone left Bu Zhi feeling uneasy, unable to figure out what Sun Quan was up to.
"I heard that Zishan's younger sister has reached marriageable age, but is still unmarried."
"I dare to suggest that I introduce a marriage to Zishan's sister."
Sun Quan said, his thick skin thickened.
Bu Zhi was slightly taken aback, thinking that he couldn't offend Sun Quan, so he quickly turned around and asked:
"I wonder what kind of marriage my lord is referring to...?"
"Sun's wife, Xu, has been ill for a long time."
"The doctor has clearly informed Mr. Sun that his wife does not have much time left."
"I, Sun, wish to marry your younger sister as my second wife. I wonder if Zishan would agree?"
"what???"
Bu Zhi was completely bewildered by Sun Quan's sudden and defiant words.
No... if Bu Zhi's comprehension is not the problem.
Your wife, Sun Quan, is still alive, yet you are already preparing to marry my sister as your second wife?
Shock!
Bu Zhi's worldview was shattered by Sun Quan's shock.
Others might not know Sun Quan's original purpose in marrying Lady Xu, but how could Bu Zhi, a scholar from the Huai and Si regions, not know?
Xu's father was Xu Kun, the former governor of Kuaiji, who held considerable military power.
After marrying Lady Xu, Xu Kun was employed by Sun Quan.
After Xu Kun's unexpected death, Sun Quan naturally took over most of the military power held by Xu Kun.
However, because Xu Kun's son, Xu Cai, was still alive, Sun Quan couldn't be too blatant in his greed.
Therefore, some of Xu Cai's deceased father's old team was still left for him.
However, after the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford, Xu Cai was captured by Zhang Liao and reportedly chose to surrender.
Now, for Sun Quan, the little value the Xu family had left vanished.
If it has no value, it will naturally be discarded.
In just half a month, Xu fell ill with a strange disease, and her condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was on the verge of passing away.
It is self-evident who is behind this.
But Bu Zhi never expected that Sun Quan would take a fancy to his sister!
Just as Bu Zhi was hesitating about whether to accept the marriage proposal.
A series of rapid coughs came from outside.
A disheveled woman with messy hair walked into the main hall, coughing and scratching her greasy hair.
Sun Quan's expression instantly turned extremely grave.
He really wanted to ask, "Who the hell is this? Why is he so rude and ignorant of manners?"
But Bu Zhi's next words dispelled Sun Quan's anger.
"Little sister, what are you doing here?"
The woman whom Bu Zhi called "sister" was none other than Bu Lianshi.
At this moment, her haggard appearance resembled that of a talented young man from the Minister's mansion who had been working overtime for several days without a break!
The heavy "class atmosphere" is outrageous!
"Brother, I'm afraid my little sister won't make it."
"Please, elder brother, find some free time and take your younger sister outside the city to burn some paper money for our father and mother in the form of 'remote worship'."
"Little sister..."
Bu Zhi burst into tears.
After his parents passed away, he and his younger sister, Bu Lianshi, relied on each other for survival and fled to Jiangdong.
Seeing my younger sister like this now, I naturally feel very sad.
"Ugh……"
"I never expected your sister to be so seriously ill. I shall take my leave now."
"Please make sure you take good care of your younger sister, Zishan, and don't let her have any regrets."
Sun Quan was extremely frustrated.
But at this moment, Bu Lianshi's condition is probably even worse than Xu Shi's.
Even if she marries into the family, she will die not long after.
Rather than that, it would be better to find a healthy, well-connected daughter from a powerful family for a marriage alliance.
"I will see you off, my lord."
Bu Zhi settled Bu Lianshi aside, then turned and saw Sun Quan out of the mansion.
When he returned, the expression on his face became quite amused.
"Little sister, stop pretending, Sun Quan has already left."
Upon hearing this, Bu Lianshi, who was in the main hall, immediately revealed a mischievous smile, showing no trace of the embarrassment of being treated like a servant in the Minister's mansion.
As is widely known, makeup magic is also known as head-changing magic.
Although makeup techniques in the late Han Dynasty were not as extreme as those in later periods, Bu Lianshi still used her skillful makeup techniques to create the appearance of someone who was about to die, thus deceiving Sun Quan.
“Brother, that Xu family has always been on good terms with my younger sister.”
"When my younger sister met her at the teahouse a few days ago, she showed no signs of mental distress."
"How could he have become terminally ill in just a few days?"
"There must be something fishy going on here!"
"I, your younger sister, do not want to marry Sun Quan, a man who has no moral bottom line and plots against his wife!"
Upon hearing this, Bu Zhi sighed:
"Luckily, I know your personality, otherwise even I would have been fooled by your half-dead appearance just now!"
"Fine, if I don't want to marry, then I won't."
"Marrying the lord is not necessarily a good thing."
Bu Zhi indulged his younger sister's whims.
The brother and sister had always depended on each other for survival.
If she were to marry a heartless man like Sun Quan...
If the Bu family loses its value one day, will my sister follow in the footsteps of the Xu family?
Therefore, Bu Zhi preferred to let his sister have her way and deceive Sun Quan with her.
"Yeah, my brother loves me the most."
"When my sister finds her Mr. Right in the future, I will definitely prepare a generous dowry for her, won't I?"
Bu Lianshi chuckled and gave Bu Zhi a pat on the shoulder.
Bu Zhi's face immediately stiffened. Well, his sister is all grown up and getting married. Her brother is no longer important!
but.
Bu Zhi, with his doting-on-his-sister mentality, is especially easy to please.
The masseuse would massage his shoulders and back, say a few kind words, and he would be appeased.
This even prompted Bu Zhi to pat his chest and say that he would be willing to give all of the Bu family's assets to his sister as a dowry in the future!
And in fact.
What Bu Lianshi didn't know was that, by a twist of fate, she escaped the ill-fated destiny she was destined for.
Historically, Bu Lianshi was Sun Quan's most favored concubine, but she was never officially recognized as his wife.
The so-called favor meant that Bu Lianshi was denied the title of principal wife, while being universally hated by all the other concubines!
Several years after Bu Lianshi's death, Sun Quan launched a purge against the Bu family.
That period coincided with the "Coup of the Two Palaces".
Sun Quan launched a double attack on the scholars of Huai and Si rivers and the powerful families of Jiangdong because of the succession issue of his two sons!
The entire Bu family, except for Bu Zhi's nephew Bu Chan, almost all the rest died because of the coup d'état.
Several years later, Bu Chan led his troops to surrender to Jin, but was wiped out by Lu Xun's son, Lu Kang.
The once prominent Bu family has come to a complete end.
Now, Bu Lianshi has turned misfortune into blessing, as she did not marry Sun Quan, but continues to wait for her destined one.
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