In the living room of Sima's house, Cao Ren and others were waiting for the news that Sima Lang and Sima Yi had brought back Guo Zhao.
Cao Zhen complained impatiently: "Why haven't you come back after being away for so long?"
Cao Xiu also vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he leaned close to Cao Ren and whispered: "Uncle, it has indeed been a long time, so Guo Zhao won't avoid it, right?"
Cao Ren frowned slightly and looked at Sima Fang: "Mr. Sima, this has been a long time. There shouldn't be any problems. Should we send someone to take a look?"
Sima Fang agreed awkwardly: "Okay, okay."
Just when Sima Fang was about to tell Sima Fu to look for them, Sima Lang and Sima Yi had already returned from outside. Both of their faces were covered with gauze scarves and looked very solemn. They stood at the door and saluted everyone.
"Why are you two the only ones back? Where's A Zhao? And why are you dressed like this?" Sima Fang asked anxiously.
"Reporting to my father and General Cao, we arrived at the paper mill and found that A Zhao was infected with the plague. We did not dare to neglect and quickly sent her back to the room for isolation. Then we arranged for people to quickly carry out disinfection and protection in the paper mill to prevent The epidemic spread, so time was delayed." Sima Yi stood at the door and respectfully reported to Sima Fang and Cao Ren.
Cao Ren frowned and looked at Sima Lang and Sima Yi in disbelief: "Plague, do you think Guo Zhao got the plague?"
Cao Zhen didn't believe the news, and immediately stood up and shouted: "No way, we saw her a few days ago, jumping up and down, how could she be infected with the plague?"
"I'm reporting back to you, sir, this plague has a certain incubation period, but it develops very quickly. A Zhao has been living in the south before, and it's only been a month since he came to Sima's house. Maybe he was infected before, but not necessarily." Sima Yi told Cao Zhen Explaining.
"I don't believe it, you are obviously looking for excuses to avoid the marriage proposal!" Cao Zhen shouted loudly.
"Sir, Guo Zhao has bruises and bruises on his face and body, which is indeed a sign of the plague. The craftsmen in the paper mill and the school officials who are guarding the school have all seen it with their own eyes and can prove it." Sima Lang replied respectfully. road.
Hearing what Sima Lang said, Cao Ren frowned and fell into deep thought. Obviously, he could not accept the result that Guo Zhao suddenly contracted the plague.
Cao Zhen had a straight face, not believing what Brother Sima said at all, and said angrily: "The craftsmen are all yours, who knows if they are telling lies for you?! I have to go and see for myself, otherwise I will never believe that she has the plague .”
Cao Ren also raised his head and said to Sima Fang: "Sima Gong, this matter is of great importance. If you don't see it with your own eyes, the general will not be able to go back and reply to Sikong."
When Sima Lang heard this, he hurriedly reminded: "General, this plague is a very dangerous infectious disease. If you go to visit Guo Zhao, it will be very dangerous if you are infected by her."
"Yes, General, you have a distinguished status and are all Sikong's right-hand men. If you are infected with the plague, it will be a huge trouble. Please don't take the risk." Sima Yi also hurriedly stopped Cao Ren.
"Look, I just said there is something wrong here. If you don't see it with your own eyes, how will you know if you are lying?!" Cao Zhen caught the details in the two people's words and continued to yell.
The words from both sides put Cao Ren in a dilemma.
Although he did not believe Sima Yi's statement that Guo Zhao was infected with the plague, he also knew that once the plague was infected, there was almost no possibility of cure, and the mortality rate was extremely high. He held an important position, so naturally he could not take risks easily.
Cao Ren could only look at Cao Xiu for help, hoping that he would have a solution: "Wen Lie, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Cao Xiu naturally did not believe that Guo Zhao was really infected with the plague, but he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, and he was not willing to take the risk.
He thought for a moment and made a suggestion: "Since we suspect it is a plague, we must be careful, otherwise once the infection spreads, it will affect the overall situation. Uncle, we should go back and report the situation to Sikong truthfully and ask him to make a decision."
After hearing this, Cao Ren nodded repeatedly. It would be better to let Cao Cao handle this problem. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, let's go back now and report to Sikong!"
Cao Ren turned to Sima Fang: "Mr. Sima, let's go back and ask Sikong for instructions first, and say goodbye!"
Sima Fang quickly got up to see them off, and Cao Ren and the other three left in a hurry.
At the door of Sima's Mansion, Sima Lang and Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief after watching the three people go away, finally managing to deal with them away.
"Boda, is A Zhao really infected with the plague?" Sima Fang asked Sima Lang worriedly.
On the way home, Sima Yi had already discussed with Sima Lang that this secret could only be known by the two of them and must not be spread again. If someone from the Sima family didn't conceal themselves well enough in front of Cao Cao and their flaws were discovered, they would be killed.
Sima Lang remembered Sima Yi's advice and responded with a sad and helpless look: "How dare we deceive our father? It is absolutely true that A Zhao is really infected with the plague."
Sima Fang looked at the solemn expressions of the two brothers and realized that something was wrong. He somewhat believed that Guo Zhao was really infected with the plague.
"No, I have to find a doctor quickly, check everyone in my family, and disinfect them quickly. I must not let others get the plague." Sima Fang became nervous and rushed towards the door of the mansion quickly.
Sima Lang and Sima Yi looked at each other and nodded knowingly. Now they can only continue the trick...
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In the hall of Sikong Mansion.
"What? Plague?!" After listening to the reports from Cao Ren and the others, Cao Cao frowned, obviously not expecting such a result.
Cao Pi, who was standing nearby waiting for the news, naturally didn't believe it. He stepped forward and said, "How is it possible? We just met Guo Zhao a few days ago. She is still fine. How could she suddenly be infected with the plague?"
"That's what I said, but the two boys from the Sima family insisted that she had the plague and said that if we went to visit and were infected, it would be in trouble. Wen Lie was worried that there was really a problem, so he could only persuade Uncle Zixiao to come back and tell Sikong Report, let Sikong make the decision." Cao Zhen explained to Cao Pi helplessly.
Cao Pi, who already had a cold personality, sensed something was wrong as soon as he heard this. He realized that this must be Guo Zhao's plan to escape from marriage, so he quickly turned to Cao Cao and said, "Father, this matter is too strange. Please tell me."
Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi and sneered, and responded: "This girl has contracted the plague. What else can I learn from this? I'll just forget about this marriage."
As soon as Cao Pi heard that Cao Cao said he wanted to cancel the proposal, he immediately panicked. He knelt down in front of Cao Cao and begged: "Father, I really like Guo Zhao, how can I give up because of an uncertain illness? Please still ask." My father was merciful and allowed the medical officer to go and check and confirm Guo Zhao’s condition before making a decision.”
Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi and smiled, walked slowly to Cao Pi, bent down and said to him: "Zihuan, as you and Zidan said, this girl was fine a few days ago, why did she suddenly get the plague? This Do you really not understand what’s going on inside?”
"Father, I was worried that Guo Zhao was pretending to be ill to avoid proposing marriage, so I insisted on asking a medical officer to verify it." Cao Pi continued to plead resolutely.
"Why bother? The strong-willed melon is not sweet, but she is just a girl of the people, and she is not a beautiful country. If the girl is not willing, why do you have to force it?"
"This way I can save your face. It's much better than rejecting you head-on. I think let's just forget about it." Cao Cao tried his best to soften his voice and persuaded Cao Pi in a low voice.
Although he didn't like Cao Pi, he didn't want his son to be too demanding and lose his face.
But after all, he was entrusted by Mrs. Bian to handle Cao Pi's marriage, so he couldn't be too tough, so he tried his best to be gentle and hope that Cao Pi would retreat when he faced difficulties.
However, Cao Pi refused to listen and insisted on pleading to Cao Cao: "Father, my son really likes Miss Guo, don't say that she is just looking for excuses now. Even if she really has the plague, I will try my best to do it for her." She heals and will never give up easily.”
Cao Cao didn't expect Cao Pi to be so insistent, so he reached out helplessly and patted his shoulder: "Okay, this temper is like mine."
Cao Cao straightened up and ordered loudly: "Come here, get me a medical officer and go to the paper mill to diagnose and treat Guo Zhao and see if she really has the plague!"
Cao Pi knelt down and bowed loudly: "Thank you, father! My son begs to go with the medical officer to visit Miss Guo!"
"It's up to you. But remember, you can't enter the house, you can only watch from a distance to avoid getting infected!" Although he didn't like Cao Pi, he was still his own son after all, and he didn't want to see him die in vain, Cao Cao reminded in a low voice.
"Thank you, father! My son obeys my command!" Cao Pi knelt down again and then stood up and retreated. Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu also left together after saluting Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi's back, shook his head helplessly, and told Cao Ren: "Zixiao, the authenticity of this matter is not yet clear, but we cannot take it lightly. If Guo Zhao really gets the plague, the people of the Sima family will be related to her. There is also a risk of infection through contact.”
"Those of you who have been in contact with people from the Sima family must be quarantined immediately. You cannot return to the army for the time being. You must undergo corresponding inspection and protection."
"The craftsmen in the paper mill and the people from the school affairs office who are guarding the area must also conduct comprehensive inspections and carry out isolation and protection to prevent the epidemic from spreading."
Cao Cao looked solemn. He was well aware of the seriousness and harm of the plague. If Cao Ren and others were really infected, it would seriously affect the safety and stability of his troops, and they must be strictly isolated and protected.
"General, I will obey the order and must do a good job in isolation and protection to prevent the epidemic from spreading." Cao Ren accepted the order and retreated.
Cao Cao watched Cao Ren leave, his face became more and more gloomy, and he prayed silently in his heart, hoping that this so-called plague would never affect his people...
