Section 4: The wind rises

Cao Chong was a little confused. He stared at Cao Qiu for a while, then he left Xun Mansion and returned to the camp with a dejected look. Along the way, he leaned against the carriage, looked at the willow branches swaying in the wind outside, and laughed at Xun Wenqian's pretty face, and sometimes he remembered what Cao Qiu said about Chen Qun coming to propose marriage, and he couldn't help but sigh and felt sad.

How could I hate such a beautiful woman, why would that real genius child look down on me? I made me fall in love with her now, but I watched her be snatched away by others. It would be fine if I was an ordinary person, but it was still Chen Qun. Chen Qun had a good family background and a great reputation was second. The key was that he was Cao Pi's person. If he messed up this matter, wouldn't he be a head-on enemy of Cao Pi? If he didn't mess up, wouldn't he watch the beauty fall into the arms of others?

It's in a dilemma.

The Mi sisters looked at Cao Chong who was laughing for a while and dazed for a while. Dashuang was puzzled and asked with a straightforward look. However, Cao Chong did not respond to her. He just smiled in embarrassment, which made the sisters confused. Dashuang even reached out to touch Cao Chong's forehead, for fear that he would have a fever and talk nonsense.

"Okay, I'm fine." Cao Chong pulled down Dashuang's hand, pulled the corner of his mouth and showed an extremely forced smile.

Back at the camp, Cao Chong had no intention of seeing someone. He went straight back to his big tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he threw the silk shoes on his feet in a little annoyed manner. He walked onto the couch, leaned over his head and leaned against the brocade quilt and crossed his legs to think about his thoughts. Cai Ji was reading a book in the tent. When he saw him walking in unhappy, he lay on the couch and sulked without saying a word. He couldn't help but look at him in surprise, turned around and looked at the Mi sisters.

"I... we don't know either." Mi Dashuang quickly explained: "Young Master was unhappy when he came out of Xun's mansion, and he didn't even ask him."

"We are all generals leading troops, and they still look like children. Fortunately, Big Shuang and Xiao Shuang are not outsiders. If they are seen by outsiders, wouldn't it be a joke?" Cai Ji put down the book and sat beside Cao Chong and said in a whisper. As she said, she pulled Cao Chong up and helped him take off his coat: "Even if you are tired, you have to rest, so you should wash and rest. What's the matter with lying down like this? How about it, Xun Lingjun agree to help?"

Cao Chong looked at Cai Ji who was neatly hands and feet and suddenly felt a little guilty. Although Cai Ji was not a famous lady, she was knowledgeable and polite, gentle in character, and looked like one in a hundred. Otherwise, he would not have pinched her hands when he got drunk. He should feel satisfied if he married her. Why did he become distracted when he saw Xun Wenqian? Is it because Xun Wenqian is one or two years older, and is more in line with his aesthetic view in his previous life than Cai Ji who has just begun to develop?

Dizzy. She was still a commoner who judged people by her appearance. He shook his head a little bit, reached out and pulled Cai Ji's little hand into the palm of his hand, and sighed a long time. Cai Ji glanced at the Mi sisters beside her, her face was a little red, and she wanted to pull her hand out, but she was a little reluctant. She lowered her head and looked at Cao Chong's eyes. Seeing Cao Chong's eyes were scattered, her face was a little ashamed, and she couldn't help but feel a little strange. She lowered her head and thought for a while. Suddenly she thought about something, and the blush on her face immediately retreated, and her hands couldn't help but tremble.

Although Cao Chong looked at Cai Ji's face blankly, Xun Wenqian was thinking about him, and he didn't notice Cai Ji's strangeness. Cai Ji looked at the occasional smile on his face, bit his lips and smiled, "Young master, are you going to see my sister?"

Cao Chong said "ah" and blinked his eyes. He looked at Cai Ji for no reason: "What did you say?"

"Young Master went to Xun Mansion to see Sister?" Cai Ji hesitated and wanted to pull back his hand, but his hand was not in control. Instead, he held Cao Chong's hand harder.

"Oh, I saw it." Cao Chong replied casually: "She is very satisfied with the gift you have prepared and said she will come to see you later in the future."

"Then I'll be relieved." Cai Ji turned his head and looked at the Mi sisters and Cai Qiner who were sitting and gossiping, and asked him casually about his visit to the Xun family. Cao Chong responded without saying a word, saying the story of finding Xun Yu. He subconsciously mentioned the story of seeing Xun Wenqian and slipped over. He thought he was covering up well, but he didn't expect that Cai Ji's intention was not in the Xun family. The woman he glanced at in shock really attracted her attention.

"How old is my sister's sister-in-law this year?" Cai Ji asked lightly: "Are you beautiful?"

"Beautiful!" Cao Chong cried out and said, only to find that the answer was too fast. He quickly said, "But it's not as beautiful as you, let's talk about it... Besides, she is about to get married, Chen Changwen has sent someone to propose marriage." He looked at Cai Ji's joking and disappointed eyes, slowly shut up, and laughed dryly awkwardly.

Cai Ji's face turned pale. She wanted to laugh twice and said that she didn't care, but she couldn't laugh. The corners of her mouth were pulled a few times, making people look so reluctant. She pulled her hand, turned her back and sat quietly, her head lower and lowered. Finally, she couldn't help but twitch her shoulders and sobbed and stood up and walked away.

Cai Qin'er and the others heard their conversation. When they saw the lady crying, she immediately stood up and trotted out. The Mi sisters looked at Cao Chong, and looked at each other with a dim look, and at the same time lowered their heads to fiddle with the matter in their hands.

The tent was so deserted that it was uncomfortable.

Cao Chong looked at the big and small sex, then looked at the inner tent. He wanted to get up and go to see Cai Ji, but he felt that it was not easy to say something after he went there. He hesitated for a few times, but finally didn't go. He turned over and fell on the bed and was depressed. Mom, this has been through time, why is it still the same as in the previous life, and he feels weak when he sees a woman crying. He complains that he has no turtle spirit, and then blames himself for being a little bit like Shu Wanglong. He deliberately thinks about other people, trying to drive Xun Wenqian out of his mind, but when he comes and goes, he finds that her shadow is becoming clearer and clearer. He can't help but sigh. He flips over the couch for a while and finally falls asleep in a daze.

Cao Chong woke up in the middle of the night. He opened his eyes and saw Cai Ji sitting in front of her. The makeup on his face had been repaired. Apart from his slightly red and swollen eyes, there was almost no trace of crying. He looked at the hourglass next to him strangely and sat up: "Xiao Yu'er, why are you not sleeping yet?"

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about something and can't sleep for a while." Cai Ji smiled faintly, raised his eyes and stared at Cao Chong.

Cao Chong looked at Cai Ji with mercy. He moved closer to her and opened his arms: "Come on, husband, hug me."

Cai Ji's face turned red, hesitated for a moment, but leaned over and hid in Cao Chong's arms. Cao Chong hugged her, gently stroked her boneless shoulders with his hand, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Yu'er. I always thought I was different from others, but now I realize that I am just a vulgar person. I basically have no shortage of bad habits that men have."

"Husband..." Cai Ji choked for a moment, but immediately wiped his eyes with his fingers, opened his five fingers and gently pressed them against Cao Chong's heart. He felt his heartbeat, but his heartbeat was still so powerful. However, he lost his usual calmness, with a hint of helplessness and confusion.

"Give me some time. After the matter here is handled, we will go to Yecheng to pay homage to our mother, and then go back to Xiangyang. OK?" Cao Chong lowered his head, gently pressed his chin against Cai Ji's dark black hair, smelled her body fragrance, and slowly calmed down.

"No..." Cai Ji suddenly struggled for a moment and stood up from Cao Chong's arms: "Husband, you can't do this."

"Can't you do that?" Cao Chong looked at her in confusion.

"Husband, think about it carefully." Cai Ji took care of his hair that was a little messed up by Cao Chong, and then he adjusted Cao Chong's clothes that were wet with her tears. He sorted out his emotions and said calmly: "Husband, think about it, Chen Changwen is nearly thirty years old and has never married a wife. If he had a crush on the Xun family, why did he come to propose marriage until now? The Xun family sister is seventeen this year and can get married two years ago. Why didn't Chen Changwen come to propose marriage at that time? But now he is Sima Zhongda and one is here to propose marriage and the other is here to make friends with the Xun family brother-in-law?"

Cao Chong smiled silently: "It goes without saying that of course because the Xun family has a great influence on their father. They want to win over the Xun family for Zihuan."

Cai Ji nodded. His tone became more and more calm, as if he was talking about something that was not related to him: "The Xun family is a great clan in Yingchuan. After a famous family, Xun Shenjun enjoyed a great reputation among scholars, with eight sons and eight dragons. All of them are the world's best men. Xun Lingjun and Xun Junshi were his father's right-hand men. His third brother Xun Xiuruo (Xun Yan) served as the military captain of the military supervisor and governor of Hebei. He held the military power of the Hebei region and was deeply trusted by his father. In addition to their own power, they were also the leaders of the Yingchuan scholars. Their attitude largely represented the attitude of the Yingchuan scholars, and you should know the weight of the Yingchuan scholars in the Prime Minister's Mansion even better than me..."

"You mean..." Cao Chong frowned slightly. He understood what Cai Ji meant. Chen Qun married Xun Wenqian not only because he wanted to marry a beauty, but because he married the Xun family attitude and won the support of a large number of people for Cao Pi. This is definitely not a trivial matter for himself who wants to compete for the legitimate wife. While Cai Ji was sad that he could not become a wife, he could also see the key points from his perspective. However, he was trapped by disappointment and was limited to one person and one thing. He lost his direction. Instead, he needed the sad Cai Ji to remind him. He felt grateful in his heart. In addition to being grateful, he felt more guilty towards Cai Ji: "Wouldn't that be wronged you?"

"A real man is very good at having three wives and four concubines." Cai Ji saw the shame in his eyes, and felt a little compensation in his heart. She sighed helplessly: "Xiao Yu'er is lucky and can get her husband's love in every way, but she dare not try to favor her and ruin her husband's big affairs. She just hopes that her husband will not forget the old one if she has a new person, even if she is satisfied."

"Hahaha..." Cao Chong laughed deliberately: "You are my female military advisor. How can I forget you? Come on, let my husband hurt first to show his gratitude." As he said that, he pretended to be a pervert, hugged Cai Ji in his arms, and bit her cherry red lips. His hands were not regular, and he reached into Cai Ji's thin silk clothes and looked straight to the ground. Cai Ji couldn't dodge and was hugged by him. He couldn't help but moan, his face was as red as clouds, and his breath was rapid. He held Cao Chong's back with both hands, allowing Cao Chong's mouth to move from her lips to her slender neck. The slightly opened cherry lips whispered like silk in Cao Chong's ear, murmured: "Husband, my sister gave birth to a baby, I want to..."

"Mrs. It's reasonable." After hearing Cao Chong's words, Pang Tong nodded and said, "The influence of the Xun family is too great and cannot give up easily. The young master cannot be careless. If you take a wrong step, you will lose everything."

Cao Chong smiled secretly and said, Of course I want to be beautiful both worlds. I can marry a beauty and win over the Xun family. I don’t know that the Xun family is powerful, but behind Chen Qun is Cao Pi. Stealing Chen Qun’s wife is equivalent to sweeping Cao Pi’s face. Did he come too quickly? His base in Jingzhou has not yet been settled.

Pang Tong seemed to see Cao Chong's concern. He shook his head and said, "Some things should be fought for, and you can't give in. As for whether it will affect the friendship between the young master and the young master Zihuan, I don't think it will be that serious. Besides, Chen Changwen may not really want to marry the young lady of the Xun family, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until now to propose marriage. In my opinion, these ten things are Sima Zhongda's idea."

Cao Chong nodded, and he thought so too. Chen Qun was very famous and probably wouldn't be indifferent to Xun Wenqian's mother who had a eunuch's daughter. The first step in this era was to ask about the name of a woman, not only the name of a woman, but also the name of her mother. One was to see if she was a legitimate child or a illegitimate child, and the other was to see the family background of her grandfather's family. The reason why the current emperor Liu Xie was liked by the late emperor was named Xie, Gu Ran Youyou Liu Xie looked more like the Ling Emperor, and his mother Wang Meiren. Wang Meiren's grandfather was Zhao Bao, a famous minister who had lost his life for the country. Therefore, although Wang Meiren's status in the palace was not as good as the queen He family, he was favored by the He family, because not only the He family was a pig-killer, but her grandfather's family was also completely unfamous, and the background was too shabby.

Xun Yu took the Tang clan. Although no one said anything on the surface, he had no influence at all, and seemed to be a bit self-deception. What's more, Xun Yu's eldest son Xun Yun married the daughter of the Cao family. After he was a eunuch, he was probably even more despised. This may be because Xun Wenqian came to propose marriage until he was seventeen years old.

However, Cao Chong didn't care about these things. He was a descendant of the eunuch, so of course he was not qualified to pay attention to these things. Of course, the ultimate reason was that he had a crush on Xun Wenqian and there was no need to consider any bullshit family background. As for tracking down his grandfather's family background, it was even more ridiculous to him.

Is it better to have kings, princes, generals and ministers? In his mind, Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han, was a scoundrel. No matter how good his life experience was, how good could other people be?

But he was still a little worried. Chen Qun was also a celebrity in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Chen family was not a local snake like the Zhang family in Xiangyang. He could do it by just talking about it. He had already proposed a marriage, so it seemed a bit inappropriate to go and make a fuss by himself.

Pang Tong heard Cao Chong's concern and laughed: "Young Master, Nacai's first step is just the first step. Not to mention whether Xun Lingjun has agreed to him now, it is not unclear whether he has agreed to him. Even if Xun Lingjun has agreed, Chen Changwen still has to go to Najib in the ancestral temple. This divorce is still a long way away. His father Chen Yuanfang died as early as the beginning of Jian'anchu. There is only his mother in the family. How could his marriage not be controlled by his mother? The Chen family's ancestral temple is in Yingchuan, and Chen Changwen is in Yecheng. As long as the young master moves fast enough, it is easy to win the beauty back." He smiled and looked at Zhang Song with a smile: "What's more, Yongnian is here. Not to mention that he is just Nacai, even if he has become a relative, he can still break it."

Cao Chong was overjoyed. Looking at the two ugly ghosts who had made many tricks, he secretly thanked that he had the experience of his previous life and brought these two ghosts to his subordinates. If they were to others, it would be difficult to deal with. He pretended to be pondered for a while, then touched his chin and said, "That's the case. I'll go to Xun Mansion to ask where the marriage has reached."

"That's right, the young master should not delay. The earlier you act, the bigger the result. If you can win before Xun Lingjun agrees, the young master will not have to have conflicts with Mr. Zihuan." Zhang Song nodded and said, "Although we are not afraid of trouble, we are not willing to do more trouble. It is always good that we can have conflicts later."

Fu Wan is over 70 years old. He was sick some time ago and has been hiding at home to recuperate and did not attend court. His troop lieutenant was given a salary license, but he hardly went to work. Of course, the imperial guards were in the hands of Cao Cao's confidants. He was a scholar who could not make the decision even if he went to work. It would be better to rest at home and have some illness. He would not come to the palace. It was not easy for the emperor's son-in-law to see him. Every time Liu Xie had something to ask him about, he would feel uncomfortable and asked him to talk about the family's minister. He also sent his son Fu Dian to come. Anyway, the emperor could not punish him. Compared to respecting the emperor, he was more afraid of Cao Cao. In the first year of Jian'an, he was appointed as the General of the Supplementary State and Yitong Sansi, but he felt unsafe, so he handed over the seal and ribbon. He became a free position as a scattered doctor. Even so, he rarely went to court. Later, he was moved to the troop lieutenant, and his life was still stable and plain.

This time he didn't plan to come, and wanted to send Fu Dian to handle the errands, but the emperor refused this time and asked the queen to go home to invite him. He finally couldn't resist and came with a crutch. He sat down and coughed before he could speak. The emperor frowned.

"Is the father-in-law not healthy yet?" Liu Xie asked, holding back the displeasure in his heart. The previous emperors were all foreign relatives who were too awesome, forcing the emperor to feel uncomfortable. He seemed to be lucky. The father-in-law did not take power, but he was not open-minded. He was afraid of things, so afraid that he didn't even want to do an official, even a court, or even a palace, which was considered a coward. He was a dignified emperor. He even pushed him into the palace, but he was even obstructed. How could people feel comfortable?

"Thank you for your concern for the old minister. I'm old. I'm afraid I can't stand it this time." Fu Wan coughed for a long time and finally said the complete sentence: "This day is counted."

Liu Xie was even more discouraged when he heard this. Did you mean that I don’t want to find you anymore, so that you can be buried in peace? Are you a royal relative? You don’t care about state affairs at all. If I hadn’t really been able to find a considerate person to talk about it, I really wanted to immediately bring you, the old man who couldn’t even lift your eyelids. But it’s not possible now. Even though you look at Xu County, you really can’t find anyone who can be completely trusted except you.

"Yeah, cough..." Liu Xie's throat was itchy because of his cough. He pinched his fists to block his mouth, and then coughed twice. Seeing that his father looked half-dead, Queen Fu looked at the emperor's helpless and pitiful look, she hurriedly came to Fu Wan and whispered to show his loyalty to His Majesty. Now he is back to the court with great victory. His Majesty wants to use him, but is worried that he will not lose his tail. He will make the second Cao Cao and listen to Fu Wan.

"Father, Your Majesty is really undecided. My father is the father-in-law and has been in politics for many years, so I will help you get an idea." The queen begged softly.

Fu Wan finally stopped coughing. He panted and looked at the anxious emperor with a hint of disappointment in his eyes. This emperor was indecisive and wanted to do big things but did not have that great courage. He also wanted to play this trick of snatching food from the tiger's mouth. It was really worrying.

"The father-in-law teaches me." Liu Xie saw Fu Wan's snow-white eyebrows trembling, his dim old eyes narrowed into slits, and he couldn't tell the expression on his wrinkled face. He couldn't help but feel at a loss and had to beg in a low voice.

Fu Wan looked at the helpless Majesty, and felt a little reluctant. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly said, "Your Majesty, do you have any choice besides Cao Cangshu?"

Liu Xie froze and slowly withdrew his body. He looked at Fu Wan's indifferent face and suddenly felt a great disappointment and sorrow. Yes, do you have any choice besides Cao Chong? Cao Chong, no matter whether it is true or false, at least he showed a little loyalty to him. Other people in the land did not even express this. Sun Quan called Xuzhou Mu, General of the Cheqi and Cavalry, and Liu Bei, the emperor uncle, also called Jingzhou Mu, but he had never seen their statements. They had no such thing as the emperor in their eyes. This world was just a piece of fat that they could grab with their strength.

The big man's fire will soon be stopped.

"Since there is no choice, why should Your Majesty look forward?" Fu Wan sighed softly: "Although I am a Confucian scholar, I know that the military strategy says 'to put it to death and live.' Even if Your Majesty has never led his troops to fight, you still know this sentence. The power of the Cao family father and son has been achieved, and although Wulin has been defeated, it has not damaged the foundation. The north of the Yangtze River has been pacified. No one in the Central Plains can move them at all. Your Majesty, you have no choice."

Liu Xie's face was as dumb as earth, as dumb as a wooden chicken. After a long time, he bowed and said, "Thank you for the reminder of the father-in-law."

Fu Wan grinned and gave a big gift: "Your Majesty, the old man is over 70 years old and there is not much time left. I am afraid that there may not be a chance to come in to see Your Majesty again. I would like to say goodbye to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will work hard to eat and take care of your health. The old man is gone."

Liu Xie watched Fu Wan give a trembling gift in front of him, feeling sad, and another old minister with the heart of the Han Dynasty was about to leave. Although he could not help him, with him, he still had a thought when he was helpless. Once he left, his back would be really empty.

"Queen, please give me some gifts to the father-in-law." Liu Xie waved his hand powerlessly, turned around and moved step by step, and left.

Queen Fu looked at Liu Xieweituo's figure, looked sad, turned around and helped him up and down, and cried, "Father, why can't you help Your Majesty? Cao Cao is cruel and ruthless, do you hope that your daughter will be dragged out to death like Concubine Dong one day?"

Fu Wan suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Queen Fu sternly, and said word by word: "Empress, if you don't want to do that, just stay in the palace safely. Don't think too much. Maybe you can have a good end. Do you hope that my Fu family will be like the Dong family, destroying the family and destroying the clan, and leaving nothing left?"

Queen Fu was frightened by Fu Wan's words. She raised her head and looked at Fu Wan with tears in her eyes. Thinking of the miserable appearance of the Concubine Dong before she was dragged out, her body couldn't help but start to tremble, and her white lips were trembling and wanted to speak. Fu Wan felt a little reluctant, and turned her face and walked out with her arms. When she walked to the steps, she stopped and looked at the doctor outside the palace with her old eyes, as if she was talking to herself: "I heard that Cao Cangshu saved many people in Jingzhou. She should not be a cruel person."

After saying that, he turned around and bowed to Queen Fu, took two steps back, walked quickly with a cane, hurriedly as if he was escaping something, not at all, as if he was old-fashioned just now. Queen Fu stood in front of the steps, watched him get on the carriage protected by Hu Benlang, and recalled the words he had said before he left, and thoughtful, turned around and hurried into the hall. After walking two steps, he thought of something, slowed down and walked slowly.

After hearing the words conveyed by Queen Fu, Liu Xie shook his head with a wry smile. He looked at the new Zhonglang Jin Yi at the palace gate. Suddenly he thought of something and reached out to call him in front of him: "Jin Aiqing, have you ever met Aiqing Cao in Xiling?"

Jin Yi quickly knelt down and saluted: "Go back to Your Majesty, I have met General Cao."

"Okay, you see General Cao's appearance and talk to me." Liu Xie said with a hint of his head and said with a little majesty: "Don't be afraid, just say whatever you think."
Chapter completed!