第148部分(第1/7 页)

The　warrior　sheathed　his　sword　and　said　humbly；　〃Whither　may　my　mistress　be　going；　and　why　goes　she　privily？〃

〃My　mother　is　ill　and　on　the　point　of　death。　I　had　no　time　to　inform　any　person　of　my　departure；〃　said　Lady　Sun。

〃But　why　take　the　young　master　if　you　are　going　merely　to　see　a　sick　person？〃　said　Zhao　Yun。

〃Liu　Shan　is　my　son；　and　I　would　not　leave　him　behind　to　be　neglected。〃

〃Mistress；　you　have　acted　wrongly。　My　lord　has　but　this　one　son　of　his　body；　and　I　rescued　the　child　lord　from　among　many　thousand　troops　of　Cao　Cao　in　the　great　battle　at　Long　Slope　Bridge　in　Dangyang。　There　is　no　reason　for　you　to　take　him　away。〃

Lady　Sun　took　refuge　in　anger。　〃You　leave　my　family　affairs　alone；　you　mon　soldier！〃　cried　she。

〃My　lady；　if　you　will　go；　then　go；　but　leave　the　young　master　behind。〃

〃You　are　a　rebel；　jumping　on　board　the　ship　like　that！〃　cried　Lady　Sun。

〃If　you　will　not　leave　the　young　lord　behind；　I　refuse　to　let　you　go；　e　what　may；〃　said　Zhao　Yun。

Lady　Sun　called　in　her　maids　to　seize　him；　but　he　just　pushed　them　off。　Then　he　took　the　boy　from　her　arms　and　ran　out　to　the　prow　of　the　ship。　He　tried　to　get　the　vessel　in　to　the　bank；　but　no　one　would　aid　him；　and　he　thought　it　would　be　wrong　to　begin　to　slay　indiscriminately。　He　knew　not　what　to　do　in　such　a　quandary。　And　Lady　Sun　was　screaming　to　her　maids　to　take　the　boy　away　from　him。　But　he　kept　too　firm　a　grip　on　the　child；　and　the　good　sword　in　his　other　hand　kept　everyone　at　bay。

Zhou　Shan　was　at　the　helm；　giving　all　his　attention　to　getting　the　ship　out　into　the　current　and　away　down　the　river。　He　steered　for　the　middle　of　the　stream；　where　the　wind　was　strong。　Zhao　Yun；　one　hand　taken　up　with　holding　the　boy；　was　quite　unable　to