sent。　They　would　not　dare　such　a　thing。

〃We　pray　you；　O　Lady；　stay　your　anger。　This　is　no　plan　of　ours。　We　do　but　obey　our　General's　orders。〃

〃So　you　fear　Zhou　Yu　and　not　me！〃　cried　she　scornfully。　〃Think　you　that　if　he　slays　you；　I　will　not　slay　him？〃

She　broke　into　a　torrent　of　abuse　of　Zhou　Yu。　Then　she　bade　them　push　her　carriage　forward。

The　two　leaders　thought　within　themselves；　〃We　are　but　men　of　lowly　rank。　We　dare　not　dispute　with　Lady　Sun。〃

Beside　they　saw　Zhao　Yun　was　bursting　with　wrath。　So　they　ordered　their　troops　to　stand　aside　and　leave　the　road　clear。

The　cavalcade　had　only　gone　a　few　miles　when　up　came　the　pursuers。　The　two　generals　told　the　new…ers　what　had　happened。

〃You　were　wrong　to　let　them　pass；〃　said　Chen　Wu　and　Pan　Zhang。　〃We　have　orders　from　the　Marquis　himself　to　arrest　them。〃

Thereupon　all　four　went　in　pursuit。

When　the　noise　of　the　approaching　force　reached　the　ears　of　Liu　Bei；　he　said　to　his　wife；　〃They　are　again　pursuing　us。　What　now？〃

〃Husband；　go　on　in　front。　Zhao　Yun　and　I　will　keep　them　off。〃

So　Liu　Bei　and　a　small　pany　went　on　toward　the　river　bank；　while　Zhao　Yun　reined　up　beside　the　lady's　carriage　and　set　out　his　troops　ready　for　battle。　And　when　the　four　generals　came　up；　they　dismounted　and　stood　with　folded　arms。

〃What　are　you　doing　here；　Generals？〃　asked　Lady　Sun。

〃We　have　orders　from　our　lord　to　request　you　and　Liu　Bei　to　return。〃

Calmly　but　bitterly　she　said；　〃So　this　is　the　sort　of　fools　you　are！　You　would　make　dissension　between　brother　and　sister。　But　I　am　a　wife　on　my　way　to　my　husband's　home。　Nor　am　I　leaving　clandestinely；　for　I　had　my　mother's　gracious　permission。　Now　we；　husband　and　wife；　are　going　to　Jingzhou。　If　even　m