Cao Zhang was slightly startled when he heard that Mrs. Bian was coming.
After all, he traveled back in time. Although he incorporated the memory of the original owner, he still couldn't establish too deep feelings for the "mother" Mrs. Bian.
After returning to Xudu, he had too many things to be busy with, so Cao Zhang never bothered to visit her, but he didn't expect that she would suddenly visit.
"Master, it seems that Madam's visit this time is definitely not simple. If I guess correctly, she should be here to plead for Master Zihuan." After Xu Shu heard this, he immediately expressed his opinion to Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang nodded slightly, and he also realized that Mrs. Bian's sudden visit to him must have a special purpose, and it must be a big deal for her to come to see him in person.
The biggest thing now is naturally the fact that Cao Pi is locked up in the school affairs office.
"Young Master, please be careful. It is not appropriate for me and other retainers to be present when you are meeting with your wife, so I will leave first." Xu Shu reminded Cao Zhang and proposed to leave.
Cao Zhang nodded and stood up quickly: "I'll go greet mother. You can take your leave first."
The three of them walked out of the hall together.
Cao Zhang had just walked out of the hall, and Mrs. Bian had already walked to the door.
Cao Zhang, Xu Shu and others quickly bowed and saluted: "Greetings to mother!" "Greetings to madam!"
Mrs. Bian just said "hmm" lightly and walked directly into the hall without saying anything.
Cao Zhang waved to Xu Shu and Li Jin, signaling them to leave. Then he hurriedly returned to the hall with a smile and greeted Mrs. Bian: "Why is mother free to see her son today?"
Mrs. Bian responded coldly: "I heard that you were promoted to Beizhong Lang General. You must be busy with business and have not come to see your biological mother for such a long time. I can only lick my face and come to your house. Congratulations to you."
When Cao Zhang heard Mrs. Bian talking like this, he knelt down in front of her in fear and apologized sincerely: "Mother, please calm down. It's my son who is unfilial. He failed to visit his mother when he returned to Xudu. I have to fulfill my filial piety in front of my mother. Please forgive me." crime!"
Cao Zhang knew very well that Mrs. Bian was deeply loved by Cao Cao and had a distinguished status. Although she was only a concubine now, she actually acted as his wife and was his "biological mother". When she was angry now, she must do her best. coaxed.
"I see that you only have eyes for your father now, and you only want to do things to please him. You no longer have my mother in your eyes, let alone brotherhood, right?" Mrs. Bian did not soften her tone because of Cao Zhang's admission of mistake. His tone was still cold and hard.
After hearing Mrs. Bian's words, Cao Zhang felt at ease. He already understood the purpose of the other party's visit, which was to intercede for Cao Pi. Now he was just using the topic to give himself a prestige before starting the next topic.
With confidence in his heart, Cao Zhang knew how to deal with it. He deliberately pretended to be frightened and responded: "What did my mother say? I want to be filial to my father, but I dare not disrespect my mother, let alone Forget about brotherhood.”
"Don't you dare to forget the brotherhood? Then let me ask you, why have you kept Zihuan in the prison of the school office for so long?" Mrs. Bian no longer talked about him, and directly stated her purpose. .
"Mother clearly knows that it is not that my son did not deliberately release brother Zihuan. It is because there is still evidence that has not been obtained. I have sent Xiahou Zhongquan to Chang'an to investigate, but he has not come back yet, so my son dare not make any conclusions." Cao Zhang said to Cao Zhang. Mrs. Bian explained.
"Hmph, do you think I don't know? All the evidence points to Dong Cheng and has nothing to do with Zihuan. Why do we need to wait for any evidence? Zhongquan listens to you the most. If you ask him to investigate the clues within a time limit, the most He came back in January, how can he not come back after two months? What are you thinking, do you think I, a mother, really don’t know? "
"You have all grown up, and Zixiu and Ziqi have died one after another. Now you are all thinking about your father's position as the heir apparent, right?"
"You are just worried about Zihuan's status as the eldest son, so you find a way to keep Zihuan in prison, and then you start various businesses to please your father. Your thoughts, not to mention me, can be seen by everyone, you know Really?" Mrs. Bian unceremoniously "exposed" Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang lowered his head and listened to Mrs. Bian's scolding, not daring to refute a word.
Seeing that Cao Zhang's attitude had always been "sincere", Mrs. Bian softened her tone and persuaded her earnestly: "Ziwen, you have great ambitions, and my mother is very happy for you. But you can't deny yourself just for the sake of power."
"I know that you still hold a grudge against Zi Qi because Zi Huan corrected you. But think about it carefully. At that time, you were framed by those servants, and he was also deceived. At that time, in order to prove your innocence, you also If he makes a fool of himself in public, the matter can be considered even, right?"
"But this time, Zihuan really had good intentions and wanted to care for you, but he was taken advantage of by a traitor. He has been wronged. How can you add insult to injury and step on him at this time?"
"If you do this, don't you become a villain who doesn't understand the good people's hearts and will do whatever it takes to fight for the throne of the prince and repay kindness with hatred?!"
"Ziwen, when you were in trouble, mother came to your rescue immediately. Now that Zihuan is in trouble, mother can't just stand by and watch. You are all mother's sons, and your palms and backs are all flesh. Mother can't favor one over the other!"
"You really have to learn from Zi Jianxue on this point. He is a younger brother, but he is more sensible than your elder brother. He even knows how to come to me to advise you. You have received a double-top rating in the Yuedan Review. , don’t you understand that blood is thicker than water!?”
"Ziwen, listen to my mother's advice and stop embarrassing Zihuan. You can't ignore brotherhood and become cold-blooded and ruthless just for the sake of being the heir apparent! Do you think your father really wants to see you brothers killing each other? !?" Mrs. Bian persuaded Cao Zhang earnestly.
Cao Zhang listened carefully to every word Mrs. Bian said, and his mind was spinning at high speed, analyzing the hidden content of the words.
Especially Mrs. Bian's last words reminded Cao Zhang: Cao Cao left the case to himself as a test to see what kind of person he was.
If you can't find any evidence that Cao Pi murdered you, and you keep delaying the release of Cao Pi, in the eyes of everyone, especially Cao Cao, you will really become a villain who will do whatever it takes to frame Cao Pi for the sake of becoming the heir apparent.
In this way, the reputation he had worked hard to accumulate would be lost, and he would even be disgusted by Cao Cao. Losing the support of the Han Dynasty ministers headed by the four major families, the originally good situation would be completely reversed.
But if Xiahou Ba really recovered the evidence, what should he do? Would he really deal with Cao Pi? Although Yu Fa himself was not wrong, from an emotional point of view, he would also be stigmatized for not caring about flesh and blood.
At this moment, Cao Zhang realized that Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi recommended themselves to Cao Cao to handle this matter, which was a rather vicious move.
Regardless of whether he delays or punishes Cao Pi, his reputation will be damaged. No matter whether Cao Pi was imprisoned or punished, he could no longer compete for the crown prince.
This is a lose-lose result!
The person who benefited from the whole thing in the end could only be Cao Zhi!
Cao Zhang realized that he had to come up with a new solution in order to break the profit-making scheme set up by Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu!
