By the way, after You Ling'er sang a song, a nobleman named Cao from the attic was summoned to him by leaning on the railing.
Among the flower guests in the hall, there were many who had a good impression of You Ling'er and were indifferent to You Ling'er. At this moment, when they heard that a noble man was summoning You Ling'er, their hearts tightened at first, but when they saw his extraordinary popularity, it was Cao Cao. Surname, I immediately didn’t dare to say anything.
After all, if the person upstairs is really a prince, or the son of the two powerful clan generals, then even if he still has nine heads, they won't be enough to be chopped off.
Your Majesty, the adult princes now include the three Princes of Pingyuan, King Hedong, and the newly crowned King Dongwuyang. The other princes of the clan, such as the two brothers Cao Zhao and Cao Zuan, the beloved sons of General Cao Wenlie, the general who conquered the east, and If one of the six sons of Cao Zidan, the general of the upper army, was chosen at random, they would not be easy troubles.
Even those in the audience who are lustful, bold, or crazy about love should calm down at this time.
But at this moment, when the crowd was silent, a commoner boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes suddenly stood up, walked up to the singing stage, gently grabbed You Ling'er's slender hand, and then looked at it coldly. The noble man in the attic, as if he was afraid that the other party could not hear clearly, said word by word in his loud voice:
"Young Master upstairs, listen carefully. Miss You Ling'er is my unmarried wife. She comes to Qingqing Garden to perform. She likes to show her singing voice to the people of Luoyang, not to make friends with powerful people, and she will never be casual. Hospitality, this young master, I, Cui Sanlang, no matter whether your surname is Cao, Xiahou, Sima or Zhuge, please respect yourself!"
After hearing what the young man said, Zhuge Dan, Xun Can, Cao Xi, Fu Gu, Wei Lie and others also leaned on the railing to watch, feeling extremely surprised in their hearts.
After all, a commoner boy who dared to yell at a young man named Cao could really be called "brave".
When Zhuge Dan looked at the noble son of the Cao family again, he was disappointed to find that there was no shame on the other side's face and no intention of giving in.
That's right, after all, he is a son of the Cao family, a noble man, and he is young and energetic. He is at the age where he is jealous, so naturally he will not put down his arrogance and give up easily for a little commoner.
Cao Xi on the side shook his head, sighed and said:
"His Royal Highness Ajian, you are so ignorant of the importance. It is in vain that Your Majesty still has expectations for him!"
Zhuge Dan was frightened when he heard this. He turned around and asked Cao Xi with a surprised look on his face:
"You said he is the newly crowned King of Dongwuyang, His Highness!?"
Cao Xi just nodded without saying anything.
Zhuge Dan suddenly remembered that the commoner boy downstairs called himself Cui Sanlang, and his heart suddenly trembled again.
Isn't Sanlang the only son of Cui Weng, the owner of Shizifang soup cake shop?
He looked downstairs again and found that the oiran You Ling'er did not break away from Cui Sanlang's hand, but looked at Cui Sanlang with a shy look on his face.
Zhuge Dan's heart sank again. If that You Ling'er was just an ordinary prostitute and followed the wishes of His Highness King Dongwuyang today, Cui Sanlang would at most be sad for a while. King Dongwuyang embraced the beauty, so naturally There is no need to argue with Cui Sanlang, a commoner.
But the bad thing today is that You Ling'er is really Cui Sanlang's lover. If today they offend the young and spirited Cao Jian and make His Highness Cao Jian lose face, I am afraid that neither of them will end well!
The noble son named Cao, Cao Jian, King of Dongwuyang, heard Cui Sanlang's words and glanced at Cui Sanlang holding You Ling'er's hand with a determined look on his face, and couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, after Cao Jian's death, brothers Yuan Kan and Yuan Liang, who had been entrusted by He Zeng, plus Cui Zan and Xu Yun, were extremely anxious in their hearts. They all hoped that Cao Jian could stabilize his mind later and not fight in public. Using power to oppress the common people at will.
Otherwise, not only might Cao Jian himself provoke enemies, but this move would also damage the royal family's face.
And people like themselves, who are like ants, will naturally get into a lot of unclear troubles. Not only that, their promises to friends may also fall short.
Among the rest of the people who followed Cao Jian today, Li Yi did not follow everyone to Qingqing Garden in order to avoid suspicion in the East Palace. The Sima Master Sima Zhao and his two brothers also did not want to come to Qingqing Garden and returned home after playing polo. went.
Zhong Yu and Chen Tai, on the one hand, did not have much friendship with Cao Jian, and on the other hand, they did not want to get into trouble, so when they saw the scene in front of them, they said goodbye and left in a hurry.
At this moment, behind Cao Jian, Yuan Kan, Yuan Liang, Xu Yun, and Cui Zan were all worried about Cao Jian, as well as Cui Sanlang and You Linger downstairs.
After Zhuge Dan saw clearly that the boy downstairs was Cui Sanlang, he was a wild and unrestrained man and already had an idea in his mind.
Even if he wanted to go to Shishifang in the future and see the honest smiling faces of Cui and his son while eating soup cakes, he decided to do it today!
Wei Lie originally knew about the plan of His Royal Highness Lord Yuan Yuan to protect Cao Jian. Although this matter was not assigned to him, since he had encountered this matter today, he naturally could not stand idly by. He thought that the best thing to do at this moment was to stabilize His Highness Cao Jian and prevent him from doing anything wrong.
Just when Cao Jian took a step forward and was about to scold him harshly, Yuan Kan suddenly became wise and rushed to Cao Jian's side with a quick stride, whispering to Cao Jian:
"King Dongwuyang, do you think this girl is more important than the three thousand beauties you will have in the future?"
Even though Cao Jian was a young man, he was still a smart prince.
After hearing Yuan Kan's words, his mind became much clearer.
Cao Jian, who originally planned to be jealous of the commoner boy, nodded, turned around and smiled at Yuan Kan:
"If it weren't for Brother Yuan's words, Xiao Wang would have almost caused a catastrophe. However, Xiao Wang doesn't want to just give in. Please wait and see, Xiao Wang wants to give it a try. This Cui Sanlang, and this Miss You Ling'er, what kind of love is Jin Jian?"
Although Yuan Kan and Yuan Liang did not understand what Cao Jian meant, they understood that King Dongwu Yang would not do anything excessive at this moment.
Cao Jian was seen walking slowly to the edge of the building with a smile on his face, and shouted loudly to the two people downstairs:
"Miss You Ling'er, don't blame the little king wrongly. The little king is the son of His Majesty, Cao Jian, King of Dongwuyang."
As soon as Cao Jian said this, except for Zhuge Dan and his party, as well as Cui You and others on the singing platform, all the flower guests in the hall turned pale with shock and knelt down to the ground.
After all, everyone is watching carefully. The man upstairs is gorgeously dressed, has an extraordinary bearing, and is surrounded by people. He definitely doesn't look like a guy pretending to be a nobleman.
Yuan Kan's heart sank, and he regretted that he had not grabbed Cao Jian just now.
Cao Jian had a virtuous look on his face and continued to smile:
"Today, Xiao Wang is not just coveting the girl's beauty, and he just got interested. Xiao Wang really admires the girl sincerely. Xiao Wang also knows that the girl has an old father who has been seriously ill in recent years. Xiao Wang is here to express his feelings today. If the girl is willing to become Xiao Wang The princess, then the girl's father is Xiao Wang's father-in-law of Mount Tai. Xiao Wang will definitely go to his father and ask the best imperial doctor to come and cure his father-in-law's serious illness. Xiao Wang will be more kind to Miss Ling'er for the rest of his life! "
After hearing this, You Ling'er did not rush to the pavilion to become her princess as everyone expected.
This surprised everyone. Of course, some people are muttering in their hearts, isn't she just a fireworks woman? She must be tempted, but she just can't pull off her skin at the moment.
Even though You Ling'er was sincerely in love with Cui Sanlang, her eyes were filled with tears when she heard Cao Jian mention her old father. She held Cui Sanlang's hand tightly, bit her lip, and replied to Cao Jian in a deep voice:
"It turns out to be His Royal Highness King Dongwuyang! This little girl is just a prostitute, and she does not deserve the love of the Dragon King of the Tian family. Please respect yourself and don't taint your identity!"
When Cao Jian heard this, he couldn't help but nodded. He was surprised, admired, shocked and angry at this woman.
What surprised him was that he didn't expect that this woman was indeed a fierce woman. What made him angry was that this woman underestimated him too much.
At this moment, Cao Jian felt like he had a clear vision in his mind. If he stayed in this place any longer, he might not be able to catch anything, so he snorted, rolled up his sleeves, and left the attic.
Xun Can smiled slightly and said jokingly:
"It's true that you are like a rock and I am like pampas grass. I just hope that they are not like Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi."
Zhuge Dan looked at Cao Jian, who was walking downstairs with a sullen face, and gave a cold warning:
"Your Highness, please stay. Please listen to the next words."
When Cao Jian heard this, he recognized that it was Zhuge Dan, the Minister of Yu who had recently taken office. So he looked back and smiled:
"It turns out to be Zhuge Gongxiu. The little king has admired his name for a long time. When I saw him today, he was really a good man."
Zhuge Dan saw that the other party was very polite, so he responded with anger and calmed down. He raised his hands and said:
"His Royal Highness King Dongwuyang, that commoner boy Cui Sanlang, although he has a humble status, is my good friend. If he has any trouble, I, as a friend, will naturally not stand by and watch. Therefore, I hope that your Highness will take care of you. On my humble face, I raise my noble hand and spare that young man. Don’t seek any more bad luck. Zhuge Dan would like to thank Your Highness."
Cao Jian smiled slightly and said:
"What happened today was just a matter of my young man's nature and just playing around. Not to mention that the young man was a friend of Gongxiu. Even if he wasn't, could I really care about everything and spend every penny with a commoner like him?"
Zhuge Dan saluted again and said with a smile:
"In this case, it's disrespectful. I hope King Dongwuyang will forgive me!"
Cao Jian just smiled and went downstairs without saying anything. The two Yuan brothers, Xu Yun, and Cui Zan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed Cao Jian out of the garden together.
Seeing that the matter was over, Wei Lie finally felt relieved.
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In the mansion of Cao Lin, King of Hedong.
With a smile on his face, Cao Lin sent away Gao Xun, who was pretending to be a guest but actually came to observe and spy on him. He immediately put away his smile as warm as the spring breeze.
After a while, a young boy who looked quite shrewd ran in quickly from the back door and whispered something in Cao Lin's ear.
After hearing what the boy said, Cao Lin's eyebrows moved and he burst out laughing:
"I didn't expect that this brother Gu Wang is so interesting that he would start arguing with a common man. Hahahaha, interesting, interesting."
Cao Lin laughed while thinking about his next plan in his mind.
"Cui Sanlang, God is really helping me. This son is as brave as a tiger and is obsessed with love. It is a big thing for him to do it alone. It seems that the lonely king needs to add some spices to this dish. In this way, it will be more flavorful.”
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On the Yellow River, Xia Houxuan, Xia Houfeng, Xia Houxian and Yu Huan, who were crossing the river on a raft, were watching the magnificent scenery of the turbulent river.
"Brother, what news did you get in the pigeon house at Hebei Fukou just now?"
Xia Houfeng suddenly remembered this incident and couldn't help but ask.
Xia Houxuan stood at the head of the raft, his long sleeves fluttering in the wind. He smiled lightly and replied:
"It's nothing. It's just a trivial matter in the capital. There's no need to worry about it. I think His Royal Highness the Supervisor can handle it. But there is some news that makes me happy."
Xia Houxian smiled and said:
"When did you make me so happy?"
Xia Houxuan smiled and said:
"I may have another brother-in-law!"
