It turned out that Cao Zhang had already woken up when Xia Houjuan walked to the bed.
After encountering Cao Pi's conspiracy one after another, he did not dare to sleep too deeply even if he fell asleep. He always remained alert and woke up when he heard the slightest footsteps.
It was just that he recognized that the footsteps were Xia Houjuan's and wanted to tease her, so he didn't open his eyes and continued to sleep with his eyes closed, waiting for what Xia Houjuan would do next.
When Xia Houjuan couldn't help himself and lowered his head to kiss him softly, Cao Zhang finally stopped pretending, hugged Xia Houjuan, opened his eyes and looked at her with a smile.
Xia Houjuan was ashamed and anxious. He struggled hard and cursed: "Brother Ziwen, you are so evil. You are making fun of others!"
"Who asked you to come up and kiss me by yourself? It's rude to come and go without reciprocating. Come on, let me kiss you!" Cao Zhang smiled and wanted to kiss Xia Houjuan.
Xia Houjuan refused to let him kiss him and struggled to dodge. However, she was weak and could not resist Cao Zhang's magical power. He quickly hugged him tightly and could no longer move.
Cao Zhang showed a sly smile and looked at Xia Houjuan in front of him: "You can't hide now, can you?!"
Xia Houjuan had no choice but to close his eyes in shame and anger.
However, Cao Zhang did not really forcefully kiss Xia Houjuan. Instead, he reached out and hooked her strong nose, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore!"
While speaking, he also released his hold on Xia Houjuan.
Xia Houjuan quickly sat up, turned his back and straightened his messy clothes and hair.
She saw the bamboo slips scattered on the desk in front of her, and quickly started to put them away, complaining distressedly: "Didn't I tell you to get more rest? Why don't you go back to the study so late to sleep, and write so many things? I should have known that. I won’t wake you up so early and let you sleep a little longer.”
"These are extremely important strategies. I must write them down as soon as possible and discuss them with Yuan Zhi and Boda without any delay." Cao Zhang explained to Xia Houjuan.
"It's such a big thing, you can't endure it like this. Your body will be damaged. You can't do this again in the future!" Xia Houjuan warned distressedly.
"Okay, I understand, it's just this time, it won't happen next time!" Cao Zhang said and stood up.
When he saw Xia Houjuan packing the desk for him, he strolled to the window, stretched out his hand to push the window open, and welcomed the first ray of sunshine in the morning.
The sun shone on Cao Zhang's body, illuminating his handsome face and broad forehead.
In the distance, birds were chirping, branches and leaves were rustling, and the morning scenery was poetic and picturesque, as if a beautiful picture was unfolding before Cao Zhang's eyes. He took a deep breath and felt the breath of nature.
Xia Houjuan put away the bamboo slips on the desk and asked Cao Zhang to wash up.
After Cao Zhang finished washing obediently, Xia Houjuan took away the washbasin and towel and asked his servants to bring Cao Zhang biscuits and porridge for breakfast.
Xia Houjuan finished breakfast with Cao Zhang and said goodbye to him: "Brother Ziwen, you have other things to do. I'll go back first, otherwise my uncle will really worry about me."
Cao Zhang understood that Xia Houjuan was considerate and wanted to talk to Xu Shu and Sima Lang urgently, so he left with an excuse to provide convenience for himself.
"Juan'er, be good, then I'll take you out and arrange for someone to prepare a car for you!" Cao Zhang insisted and escorted Xiahou Juan towards the gate of the mansion.
The two came to the gate of the mansion and waited for the servants to prepare the carriage.
"Ziwen!" At this moment, a shout came from the distance.
Cao Zhang turned around to look, but it was Cao Pi who was coming with Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu on horseback.
When Cao Zhang saw it was Cao Pi, he cursed in his heart: "You bitch, yesterday you sent Wang Yue to kill me but failed, and you came to me again early in the morning. It must be a weasel paying New Year's greetings to the chicken. He has no good intentions and is harboring some bad ideas." .”
Cao Zhang thought so in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and kept smiling, waiting for Cao Pi and the other three to dismount when they arrived, then stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, brother!"
Cao Pi quickly stretched out his hand to support Cao Zhang: "Ziwen, you are injured, so don't be polite! We are just concerned about your injury, so we brought medicine to see you."
After hearing Cao Pi's words, Cao Zhen handed over the prepared medicine.
Cao Zhang stretched out his hand to take it and said with gratitude: "It's just a minor injury. Brother Lao cared about it and came to deliver the medicine himself. I'm very grateful."
"You and I, my fellow countrymen, as an elder brother, shouldn't I care about my younger brother?" Cao Pi tried his best to hide himself and responded in a kind manner.
"Brother, please sit down in the mansion." Cao Zhang greeted Cao Pi.
"No, the three of us are going to visit our father, but we just can't worry about you, so we came here first to deliver the medicine. Seeing that you're fine, I feel relieved. You can take good care of your injuries, and we're leaving!" Cao Pi didn't stay any longer. I mean, say goodbye directly.
Cao Zhang knew that Cao Pi's purpose of coming here was just to sell well in front of him and to put on a show in front of outsiders, so he naturally didn't hold back much and gave him away: "Zhang Gong sends you to your brother. I also ask my brother to say hello to my father. Just tell me." The injury is not serious, he will recover in a few days, please don’t worry about him, father."
"Okay, I will definitely bring you the message. Then I'll say goodbye, brother!" Cao Pi agreed, and got on his horse with Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, preparing to leave.
Xia Houjuan stepped forward and said to Cao Zhang, "Brother Zihuan is so kind. He came to give you medicine early in the morning."
"How is he? If it weren't for him, why wouldn't I be able to bear such an injury?" Cao Zhang cursed in his heart.
But in front of Xia Houjuan, he didn't want to reveal the darkness of the brotherly feud prematurely, and wanted to temporarily retain the innocence and kindness in her heart. He just responded with a pun: "Yes, it's really difficult for him."
Cao Pi and the others walked forward slowly. When they were about to reach the intersection, two people came out of the corner and came towards them. It was Sima Lang and Guo Zhao.
When Sima Lang saw the three of them were Cao Pi, he quickly stepped aside and saluted respectfully: "Greetings to the three young masters!"
Cao Pi saw that it was Sima Lang and didn't pay attention, and glanced at Guo Zhao beside him.
Guo Zhao's beautiful face and delicate figure instantly attracted Cao Pi, and his eyes were fixed on her body and never moved away.
Sima Lang and Guo Zhao found that Cao Pi had been staring at Guo Zhao. They didn't know what he meant and didn't dare to walk away. They could only stand there with their heads down.
Cao Zhang saw Cao Pi and the others meeting Sima Lang and Guo Zhao from a distance, and was shocked. Especially when he saw Cao Pi staring at Guo Zhao, he clearly felt something was wrong.
Although he is not completely attracted to Guo Zhao now, she is a link between him and Sima Yi, and from the way she looks at him, Cao Zhang can clearly feel that she has a secret affection for him.
For these two reasons, he naturally could not watch Cao Pi contact Guo Zhao and let history repeat itself. He must quickly cut off the connection between the two.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhang quickly walked towards a few people.
Xia Houjuan was about to walk to the carriage when she found that Cao Zhang had left her and walked to the other side. She turned around and saw Sima Lang and Guo Zhao. She immediately remembered the scene of their meeting on Yuedan Ping, and her brows immediately frowned.
Cao Xiu noticed the strange expression on Cao Pi's side and noticed the awkwardness of the situation, so he coughed lightly to remind him.
Only then did Cao Pi come back to his senses. He chuckled, hiding his embarrassment, and then said to Sima Lang: "Sima Lang, you don't need to be polite! I wonder who the woman next to you is?"
Cao Zhang happened to be approaching, and when he heard Cao Pi's question, he blurted out loudly without having time to think: "She is mine..."
