第132部分(第3/7 页)

ust　tell　you。〃

〃What　have　you　to　tell　me；　my　husband？　Tell　me　the　whole　truth；〃　replied　she。

〃Your　brother　and　Zhou　Yu　formerly　made　a　plot　for　you　to　marry　me；　not　for　your　sake；　but　to　get　me　into　their　power　and　hold　me　so　that　they　might　recover　Jingzhou。　They　were　set　on　my　murder；　and　you　were　the　bait　with　which　to　hook　me。　Careless　of　consequences　I　came；　for　I　knew　that　the　spirit　of　a　heroine　dwelt　in　your　bosom　and　you　would　pity　me。　Lately　I　heard　that　harm　was　intended　me；　and　so　I　made　danger　to　Jingzhou　the　excuse　to　escape。　Happily　for　me　you　have　remained　true　and　e　with　me。　But　now　the　Marquis　is　pursuing　us；　and　Zhou　Yu's　soldiers　are　in　front。　Only　you；　my　wife；　can　extricate　us　from　this　danger；　and　if　you　refuse；　then　slay　me　where　I　stand　that　I　may　thus　show　my　gratitude　for　your　kindness。〃

Lady　Sun　grew　angry　and　said；　〃Then　does　my　brother　forget　that　I　am　his　sister？　How　will　he　ever　look　me　in　the　face？　I　can　extricate　us　from　this　danger。〃

Thereupon　she　bade　her　people　push　the　carriage　to　the　front。　She　rolled　up　the　curtains　and　herself　called　out；　〃Xu　Sheng；　Ding　Feng；　are　you　turned　traitors　then？〃

The　two　generals　slid　out　of　their　saddles；　dropped　their　arms；　and　stood　meekly　in　front　of　the　carriage。

〃We　are　no　traitors；〃　said　they。　〃We　have　the　mander…in…Chief's　orders　to　camp　here　and　await　Liu　Bei。〃

〃Zhou　Yu　is　an　interfering　scoundrel；〃　cried　she。　〃We　of　the　land　of　the　south　have　never　harmed　you；　and　Liu　Bei；　the　Uncle　of　the　Great　Family；　is　my　husband。　I　have　already　told　my　mother　and　my　brother　of　our　journey；　and　now　I　find　you　with　an　army　at　the　foot　of　these　hills　preventing　our　passage。　Is　it　that　you　would　plunder　us　of　our　valuables？〃

The　two　generals　mumbled　dis