"My daughter also misses her mother very much."
Cao Qing held Mrs. Ding's hand, and after being coquettish for a while, she smiled and said,
"The weather has been hot recently, so my daughter specially brought her mother a refreshing drink."
She said and nodded towards Guo Zhao behind her.
Guo Zhao immediately ordered his accompanying servants to bring up the wooden barrels prepared in advance.
I saw three layers of cotton inside and three layers outside, tightly wrapping the barrel.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ding followed Cao Jie, Cao Xian and Cao Hua behind her, with curious expressions on their faces.
After the cotton cloth was untied, Guo Zhao poured the sour plum soup into a bowl, added ice cubes, and distributed it to Mrs. Ding and others.
Mrs. Ding and the others took it and drank it all in one gulp, with expressions of wonder and satisfaction on their faces.
"This...what is this?"
Mrs. Ding couldn't help but ask.
"Reporting to my mother, this is called Sour Plum Soup. It was boiled by Zi Yi for my daughter to relieve summer heat and quench her thirst."
Cao Qing explained with a smile,
"We thought that our mother must also be irritated by the heat, so we specially brought sour plum soup to honor her."
"I see, you two are really interested!"
Mrs. Ding smiled with satisfaction and asked Guo Zhao to serve herself another bowl.
"Brother-in-law is so kind to my sister!"
Cao Jie looked at Cao Qing with envy while drinking the sweet and sour iced sour plum soup.
Cao Xian and Cao Hua also had the same expression.
In their opinion, Yang Ling was not only handsome and unrestrained, capable of bringing peace to the world with his writing skills, and capable of making decisions with his horse, but he also took great care of his sister.
He is simply the best husband in the world!
Yang Ling smiled and said nothing, but his eyes began to look at the three Cao Jie girls.
Well, compared to a year ago, these three little girls have obviously grown a lot.
According to the rules of the world, it was almost time to get married.
Cao Qing on the side noticed Yang Ling's eyes and hurriedly muttered in a low voice,
"Husbands are not allowed to have any ideas about them."
"Don't worry, madam, I will never have any thoughts about them!"
Yang Ling swore firmly.
But in my heart, I secretly added, if they have an idea for me, it’s not my fault.
After all, there is a saying that a sister-in-law is a caring little cotton-padded jacket to a brother-in-law.
At this moment, Cao Cao came in from outside with Cao Ang and his party.
Seeing Yang Ling and Cao Qing in the house, he couldn't help but laugh.
"I didn't expect that Ziyi and Qing'er would come back today."
"I met my father-in-law (father)!"
Yang Ling and Cao Qing saluted Cao Cao.
"The two children are also very filial and specially brought us summer drinks."
Mrs. Ding smiled and took two bowls of sour plum soup and handed them to Cao Cao and Cao Ang respectively.
The sun was blazing outside, and when the father and son came back, they were already sweating profusely.
After they took it, they drank it all in one gulp.
After eating this bowl of sour plum soup, the two of them felt refreshed and the heat in their bodies immediately disappeared!
"What is this?"
Cao Cao said in surprise.
"Reporting to my father-in-law, this is sour plum soup. It can remove heat and cool down, relieve pain, expel phlegm and relieve cough, ward off epidemics, produce fluid and quench thirst."
Yang Ling smiled and explained the magical effects of sour plum soup to Cao Cao.
Cao Ang on the side noticed the ice cubes in the bowl and couldn't help but said,
"Why are there ice cubes in here?"
"Yes, is it possible that there is an ice cellar in Ziyi's house?"
Cao Cao said doubtfully.
"Father and Zixiu don't know something. Ziyi made this ice cube just yesterday."
Cao Qing told in detail how Yang Ling made ice cubes in front of them yesterday.
After hearing this, Cao Cao and others were even more surprised and dumbfounded.
After all, in the hot summer, making ice out of thin air is simply impossible!
"It's been a hot day these days. I'll have someone make more ice later and deliver it to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, so that you can cool off from the heat."
Yang Ling smiled.
"Zi Yi is really thoughtful."
Cao Cao praised, shook his head and sighed,
"Not only am I not as smart as Ziyi in terms of intelligence, but I am also far behind him in terms of enjoyment."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
After drinking the sour plum soup, Cao Cao called Yang Ling into the study.
"Father-in-law, I wonder how the situation in Hebei is lately?"
Yang Ling took the initiative to ask before Cao Cao could speak.
"I called you here for this reason."
Cao Cao nodded towards Cao Ang, who was standing aside.
"Zixiu, tell your brother-in-law the situation."
"Yes, father!"
Cao Ang briefly talked to Yang Ling about the situation in Hebei in the recent period.
According to the information collected by the school affairs office, after Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Shang, with the support of Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Su You and others, relied on a forged will to claim his father's position.
He did not hesitate and immediately led the army and returned to Yecheng quickly.
Yuan Tan on the other side was originally setting up defenses in Liyang.
Only after Guo Tu, Xin Pi, and Xin Ping arrived did he learn about his father's death.
Before he could respond, Yuan Shang had returned to Yecheng and took control of the situation.
Yuan Tan was extremely angry about this, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, Yuan Shang had a death wish in his hands, but Guo Tu and the other three were empty-handed.
He could only call himself a general of chariots and cavalry, stationed in Liyang, and had a stalemate with Yuan Shang.
As for Gao Gan and Yuan Xi, they also returned to Bingzhou and Youzhou respectively, and their attitudes towards the fight between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were extremely ambiguous.
After listening, Yang Ling thought for a moment, then smiled and said,
"Now that the two brothers have not taken action, the prime minister can add fuel to the fire!"
"Oh? Does Ziyi have any good ideas?"
Cao Cao looked forward to the truth.
"The Prime Minister can use the name of the court to order Yuan Tan to inherit his father's official position and title. In this way, there is no need to worry about the two brothers not falling out with each other!"
Yang Ling chuckled.
After hearing this, Cao Cao and Cao Ang couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
This strategy is not bad!
The reason why Yuan Tan has not taken action against Yuan Shang until now is because his master is Wu Ming.
He was not present when Yuan Shao died.
Only then did all of Yuan Shao's seals and ribbons fall into Yuan Shang's hands.
With the forged will, Yuan Shang is the legal heir in name.
But if Yang Ling's plan is followed, the imperial court will step in to allow Yuan Tan to inherit his father's official position and title.
Then he would have an excuse to fight Yuan Shang!
"That's great! Zixiu, immediately follow Ziyi's suggestion and draft an official document in His Majesty's name!"
Cao Cao smiled while stroking his palms.
"Here!"
Cao Ang accepted the order and was about to leave, but his body froze and a look of pain appeared on his face.
"What happened to Zixiu?"
Yang Ling was stunned and quickly expressed concern.
"Maybe it's because I drank sour plum blossoms just now. I have some gastrointestinal discomfort."
Cao Ang clutched his belly and turned a little pale.
Thinking of Cao Ang's discomfort during the previous battle with Yuan Shao, Yang Ling's heart tightened and he said in a deep voice,
"After returning to Xudu this time, Zixiu, have you ever gone to see Mr. Zhongjing?"
