The next morning, the sun shines through the window into the room, warm and bright.
Cao Zhang woke up from a drowsy dream and wanted to reach out to hug Guo Zhao, but found that the touch was empty.
Cao Zhang opened his eyes to check in confusion, but found that Guo Zhao was not in the bed, which made him very surprised.
Cao Zhang sat up and looked around the house, only to find that the surroundings were quiet and Guo Zhao was not in the house at all.
Cao Zhang became a little worried and hurriedly got up and walked out to find Guo Zhao.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Xia Houjuan, Ma Yunlu and Guo Zhao walking towards him, each holding a tray with different food in their hands.
"Brother Ziwen, good morning! I was afraid of waking you up early, so I went out to prepare breakfast." Guo Zhao spoke first, with a bright smile in his eyes.
When Cao Zhang saw that Guo Zhao was fine and heard that she was going to prepare breakfast for him, a warmth arose in his heart. He did not realize that Guo Zhao would get up so early to cook.
However, he was not surprised by her enthusiasm and intentions. She had always been a thoughtful woman.
Xia Houjuan and Ma Yunlu also looked at Cao Zhang with a smile. Xia Houjuan said with a smile: "Sister Guo has just arrived and is not familiar with the situation in the house. Originally, Sister Yunlu and I wanted to prepare breakfast for you, but unexpectedly She came to the kitchen herself.”
Cao Zhang was slightly surprised after hearing Xia Houjuan's words. He was not surprised that Xia Houjuan and Ma Yunlu prepared breakfast for him, but he was very pleased that they could treat Guo Zhao like this.
He looked at the three women and found that their faces were all filled with smiles. They had obviously communicated just now, especially Ma Yunlu and Guo Zhao, who seemed to be getting along very well.
Cao Zhang couldn't help but feel grateful that the three women were so kind and virtuous, and he was also grateful that he could have such three considerate and sensible girlfriends to accompany him.
Ma Yunlu said with a smile: "We don't know what you like to eat, so we each made one kind and you can try it all."
Cao Zhang greeted with a smile: "Come, let's eat together."
The four of them did not go back to the house, but sat down directly at the small stone table in the yard.
Cao Zhang looked at the rich food on the table and felt extremely warm and happy again. The four of them sat together and enjoyed a harmonious breakfast.
Cao Zhang felt the happy atmosphere and secretly made up his mind to treat these three confidants well.
While eating, Xia Houjuan suggested to Cao Zhang: "Brother Ziwen, after breakfast, let's go out for a trip outside the city together. The weather is sunny today, it's a good time to go out."
"Sister Guo has been holding it in for so long, and sister Yunlu has just arrived in Xu. It just so happens that you can play around with us, okay?"
Cao Zhang had been busy for several days, and it was a rare opportunity for him to relax. He really wanted to spend time with his three daughters.
Cao Zhang nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will accompany you to play in a while."
The three of them all smiled happily when they heard Cao Zhang agreed.
After breakfast, the four of them rode horses together. Li Jin followed with several guards from the Fearless Army at a distance.
The sun shines on the earth, and the breeze blows, bringing a hint of coolness.
Cao Zhang felt the fresh air and sped up slightly on his horse.
Guo Zhao, Xia Houjuan and Ma Yunlu have been laughing and chatting, and they have obviously become good friends.
Cao Zhang rode in front, and was filled with joy when he saw the three women living in harmony. He also joined them and chatted together. The four of them laughed all the way to the outside of Xudu City.
When they passed a fork in the road, a sedan happened to be passing by at another intersection. When they saw it was Cao Zhang, they quickly stopped and gave way.
Cao Zhang and others didn't pay attention and continued to move forward with laughter.
None of them noticed that the sedan curtain had opened a small slit, and a pair of eyes were staring at Cao Zhang and Guo Zhao on horseback through the slit.
The person sitting in the sedan chair is Dong Cheng's nephew Yin Bi.
He had been severely beaten by Dong Cheng a few days ago and was covered in wounds. He had just returned from knitting at Zhang Zhongjing's medical clinic when he unexpectedly ran into Cao Zhang and others on the street.
Yin Bi looked at Cao Zhang, Guo Zhao and others laughing, and his teeth itched with hatred.
Yin Bi remembered that it was because of Guo Zhao that he was punished and beaten by Cao Zhang, and this time he was beaten by Dong Cheng because of Cao Zhang. The root cause of all lies with Guo Zhao.
Yin Bi gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart: "You two bitches have made me suffer twice. If I don't take revenge on you, I will never be a human being!"
The more Yin Bi thought about it, the angrier he became. He waved his hand to signal the bearer to turn around quickly and return to Dong Cheng's mansion from the other direction.
Along the way, he kept frowning and thinking hard, thinking about how to take revenge on Cao Zhang.
When his sedan chair passed a shop, the quarrel between a man and a woman in the shop caught his attention.
The man is the owner of the shop, and the woman is his wife.
The wife grabbed the boss's ear and kept scolding: "You are so brave, you dare to stare at the woman on the street! What's the matter, you still want to marry a concubine, don't you?!"
"I don't dare, madam, I don't have this intention..." The boss begged for mercy.
"If you have such thoughts, you have to hold it in for me! Let me tell you, if it weren't for my father, you would still be a little boy now. It was because I recruited you as my son-in-law that you have the good life you have now. If you dare to look blindly, I'll pluck your eyeballs out!" The woman continued to curse without mercy.
The shop owner could only plead kindly, and the woman let go of her hand, but she still continued to scold him.
Yin Bi listened to the couple's quarrel, but seemed to be suddenly inspired. His eyes lit up, and a solution came to his mind.
"Hurry, go back home quickly!" Yin Bi loudly urged the bearer of the sedan chair.
The bearers were afraid that Yin Bi would get angry and punish them, so they quickened their pace and started running forward.
The sedan jolted violently, and Yin Bi was rocked up and down, and the areas where he was hit were constantly bumped. The pain made him keep grinning, but he still refused to slow down and kept urging the bearer to hurry up.
The sedan came to a stop at the door of Dong Cheng's mansion. Yin Bi didn't wait for the bearer to stop the sedan, then got out of the sedan and ran towards the mansion.
Dong Cheng was sulking alone in his study at this time. Handing over 50 million yuan this time greatly weakened his vitality. All the wealth he had accumulated in the past two years had been handed over. Cao Zhang even taught him a lesson, which made him feel sad. Unspeakably frustrating.
"Uncle, uncle!" Yin Bi shouted and burst into the study.
"What trouble did you cause outside again? You haven't received enough beatings in the past few days, and your injuries are healed, right?" Dong Cheng became so angry when he saw Yin Bi, he shouted and cursed him.
Yin Bi hurriedly explained: "Uncle, I didn't cause any trouble. I just thought of a way to take revenge on Cao Zhang and take out your anger!"
After hearing what Yin Bi said, Dong Cheng was furious. He stood up and gave him a hard fight: "If you, a little beast, hadn't caused trouble outside and offended Cao Zhang, how could we have encountered such a disaster? Heavy losses? You still dare to offend Cao Zhang now, do you think you will die too slowly?!"
Yin Bi was beaten, and he covered his face in grievance and explained: "Uncle, I swear, my idea will never offend Cao Zhang, and on the surface it is to please them and give them benefits, but it can also achieve the purpose of revenge!"
After hearing Yin Bi's words, Dong Cheng looked puzzled: "Is there still such a plan?"
Yin Bi nodded vigorously: "Yes. My idea is to ask my uncle to meet the emperor, ask the emperor to marry Cao Zhang, marry Princess Wannian to him, and recruit him as his consort!"
Dong Cheng frowned after hearing this: "I knew you would only come up with bad ideas and ask the emperor to grant marriage, and he suddenly became a relative of the emperor. What kind of revenge is this?!"
"Uncle, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say! Cao Zhang became the consort and seemed to be promoted, but in fact, this official position did not have any real power. But in terms of etiquette and law, although he and the princess are Husband and wife, but still king and subject!”
"Moreover, once he becomes the concubine, he will definitely not be able to take concubines and can only abide by the rules of a monarch and his ministers. Then he will never be able to be with other women. He and the princess are husband and wife every day at night, and they will be together during the day. He must be respectful and perform all kinds of courtesies at all times. Isn't this a pain for him?" Yin Bi explained his idea to Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng frowned slightly after hearing Yin Bi's words, vaguely feeling that what he said seemed to make some sense.
Seeing that Dong Cheng was moved, Yin Bi hurriedly continued to encourage: "Moreover, this pain is not only for Cao Zhang, Cao Cao can't run away! Although he is the princess's father-in-law, he is a minister. He must always salute the princess when he sees her in the future. This is also a kind of torture for Cao Cao."
"And the most important point is that uncle, aren't you always worried that Cao Cao's family will become the second Dong Zhuo in the future, disrespecting the emperor and usurping power? If Cao Zhang becomes the emperor's brother-in-law, the interests of their Cao family will also be affected. Just being tied to the Han Dynasty, you and Cao Cao have become relatives of the emperor, and he must safeguard the interests of the Han Dynasty. In this case, does he still have tampering intentions? "
"As long as Cao Cao doesn't usurp power, your uncle can always sit in his position, and there will be opportunities to make money. A mere fifty million dollars is nothing, you can earn it back slowly!" Yin Bi continued to persuade Dong. Accept.
Dong Cheng thought for a moment and was moved by Yin Bi's words: "It does make some sense. I just don't know if the emperor can agree."
"The emperor and his cousin are very affectionate now. They are inseparable. As long as my uncle invites his cousin to talk to him, he will definitely succeed!" Yin Bi continued to encourage Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng finally made a decision: "Okay, without further ado, I will go to the palace to meet the emperor now and try to get the emperor to grant me a marriage!"
