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