Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

Si Qi is not an expert on what Cao Cao mentioned, but she expressed her willingness to give it a try.

After sending Si Qi away, Cao Cao was in a good mood, and after dinner, he turned to open Bian's letter.

Mrs. Bian asked how Cao Cao was doing, and how the battle was going on the front line. There was no news from them. She and her children were very worried about the lord at home.

In addition to reporting some of Xudu's daily life, Bian also mentioned that she had asked Taichang to calculate the date of marriage for Cao Pi, and they could get married when they returned home.Speaking of Cao Zhang is not young anymore, he is 13 years old now, and it is time to start looking at him.

It's just that I don't know what kind of girl the lord thinks is more suitable, so she can choose in advance and make arrangements.

Cao Cao waved his hand and asked someone to call Cao Zhang to speak.

Cao Cao also heard that he and Siqi get along very well. Among his sons, he and Siqi have the best relationship. Now that Zijian is gone, he still feels that his beloved Zijian and Siqi are more compatible.

After Cao Zhang received Cao Cao's summons, he rushed over quickly.

Because of the good relationship between him and Si Qi, he went there to eat after arriving at the camp.

Siqi's dinner today is freshly made noodles with sesame oil and seasoning.

Although there were too many miscellaneous grains in that side, it was not as soft as the one he ate in Xudu in the past, but he still tasted better than usual. After using two whole bowls, he even got the recipe of candied green plums. , went out for a walk contentedly.

Cao Cao also heard that Cao Zhang went to Siqi's place for dinner, and he became more and more certain that there was friendship between the two.

After Cao Zhang saw his father, he suddenly remembered the incident of being welcomed by the people in He'an City, and said happily to Cao Cao: "On the day we entered the city, the local people all dressed up to welcome us. From their words, we can see that Knowing that, they all respect and thank you for saving the common people from the fire and water, saying that you are the only kind-hearted person in the world."

Although Cao Cao is a person who doesn't care much about other people's evaluation, no one will be unhappy because of his good reputation.

Seeing that the smile on his father's face deepened, Cao Zhang pointed to the seat and asked him to sit down and talk, and said in a more gentle tone than usual: "Just now I received a letter from your mother, saying that the marriage has been arranged for your elder brother. The day also said that you are not too young now, and I am going to show you a girl."

Cao Zhang blushed a little, and then asked a more realistic question: "Then after I get married, will I not be able to live in the Sikong Mansion, and I have to buy another house to live in?"

Cao Cao didn't expect that when he discussed his marriage with Cao Zhang and wanted to ask him what kind of girl he likes, the other party would reply like this.

There are really too many children under his knees, not only there are seventeen or eighteen children living in this house in Xuchang, there are also a few children who have not been taken back to Xu Du, and are raised with their biological mother in his temporary residence in other cities. Indeed, it is not a small bibliography.

After all, Cao Pi was his first child, so after Cao Pi got married, Cao Cao still thought about letting Cao Pi stay at home for a while, and let the bride help Bian to share the household chores.

But if the children grow up one after another in the future, they will have to live separately after they get married. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for the twenty or so children to stay at home with their families.

Cao Cao said: "Right now, let's live at home first. When you grow up a little bit later, because your father has given you peace of mind, you have to go out and choose another mansion to live in."

"My son is willing to live with his father and mother." Cao Zhang said, "If I have to choose another place to live in the future, then I will choose a house on Dongqing Street. The location is good and it is close to home. Not to mention, it's not far from Ah Ying's residence."

Cao Cao was stunned by Cao Zhang's call: "Why do you want Jingyuan to be closer?"

Could it be that he wants to live next to his father-in-law?

Cao Zhangdao: "Ah Ying and I are familiar with each other, the best thing is. If I get married, it would be nice to live next to her. After all, Aying is smart and knows the most novel food, so I can give whatever is good first. I'll try it."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhang glanced at Cao Cao, and found that his father's expression had changed, far from the good mood he had just now.

Cao Zhang cautiously added: "Of course, the most important thing is to take the food from Ah Ying and give it to my father and mother as a filial piety."

Cao Cao frowned.

Things didn't go right, it was a little different from what he imagined!

Cao Cao cleared his throat, and said solemnly to Cao Zhang: "Then, have you ever thought that Ah Ying will also get married in the future, and won't be able to live in Jingyuan forever?"

"It makes sense, Father is still thinking about Zhou Xiang." Cao Zhang said, "But it doesn't matter, anyway, as you said, we won't buy us another house for now. After she gets married, I will choose another house to live with her. It's good to be closer. By the way, I think you also like Aying from the bottom of your heart. You always let your mother invite her to our house as a guest. You are more kind to her than my sisters, or... I just recognize her as a righteous sister, right?

If Si Qi becomes Cao Zhang's righteous sister, doesn't that mean that she also becomes Cao Zhi and Cao Chong's righteous sister?Now that she has become a righteous sister, there is indeed no possibility of marriage anymore.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao glared at Cao Zhang, and said dissatisfied: "You were like this when you were young. You always think of the same place when you go out. You can't think more about the brothers in the family. A Zhi is younger than you. In the past, you burned meat at home. So I robbed him to eat, Madam Xian couldn't stand it, and made him egg porridge, and you also ate half a bowl of him."

"There's also Ah Chong, who used to live in Pengcheng, and only received Xu Du the year before last. Gu sees you as someone who looks like an older brother, and asks you to take him with you, but you're fine, just caring about yourself and taking him out for an outing He was tired that day, and he had a fever when he came back. You are so old, you must not only do things for your own temper in the future, you have to think more about your family!"

Cao Zhang cried out in his heart that he was wronged.

He was only three years old when the incident of grabbing food with Cao Zhi happened, and he doesn't remember it for a long time now, but the nurse who served him by his side told him.Besides, Zijian didn't like meat or eggs since he was a child. It's unknown if he couldn't finish it and asked him to help him eat it.

It's not good to waste that good meal, right?

And Cao Chong, the day I took him out to ride a horse was really fine, and it was still warm in March. Their brothers had already learned how to ride a horse at Cao Chong's age.The two brothers who were younger than Cao Chong who went out together that day were all fine, but he himself was weak and was exhausted when he returned, so how could he blame himself?

Cao Zhang was severely scolded by his father, and some monks Zhang Er couldn't figure it out.

What did he say wrong?How could it make Father so angry?

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Cao Zhang was beaten up by Cao Cao for no reason and then kicked out. He was still a little inexplicable until he walked far away from Cao Cao's tent.

Cao Zhang walked alone with his head down, and ran into Cao Pi who was also walking outside the tent to digest his food.

Cao Pi also heard about Cao Cao summoning Cao Zhang. He stopped Cao Zhang and asked him, "Have you gone to see Father?"

Cao Zhang muffledly replied "Yes".

Seeing his dejected look, Cao Pi knew that Cao Cao had failed again just now: "Father scolded you just now?"

Cao Zhang responded again.

Among the many brothers, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang have the best relationship.The two are brothers from the same mother, with the smallest age difference and similar circumstances.

Father is willing to use them, but he doesn't love them so much from the bottom of his heart, at least not like he likes Cao Chong and Cao Zhi.

Seeing Cao Zhang like this, Cao Pi was a little helpless, and asked in the posture of an elder brother, "Why are you making father angry?"

Cao Zhang gave a general overview of the matter.

Originally, they had a good discussion about seeing the girl, because he wanted to live next to Si Qi, so he treated him like this!

Obviously, my father didn't eat less of other people's food, so what's the matter with recognizing a righteous daughter, Siqi is such a good girl, how can we still let their family go!

After Cao Pi listened to Cao Zhang's narration, his face was full of helplessness.

This brother is really clueless!

Both father and mother's thoughts were on their faces, and they identified Si Qi as their daughter-in-law.

Although the father seems to be more inclined to Zijian, but it is not certain, if A Zhang and Si Qi like each other, the father is not the kind of unenlightened person, and he is willing to fulfill the friendship between the two of them.

But now it seems that Cao Zhang has a pure playmate mentality towards Si Qi, without any other crooked thoughts.

In this way, according to his father's thinking, it is probably Cao Zhi.

Compared with Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi's liking for Si Qi is indeed more obvious and straightforward...

Thinking of this, Cao Pi asked Cao Zhang: "Didn't father say that he would show you a girl? Didn't you think about Ah Ying?"

Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then said honestly, "There really isn't one."

Cao Pi wondered, "Why?"

"She is Mr. Xun's niece, Mr. Guo's female disciple!"

Cao Zhang couldn't help raising his voice, how could he dare to marry such a girl?

Cao Pi understands Cao Zhang's logic, it's not that he doesn't like it, it's not that he doesn't appreciate it, it's just because Ah Ying is a real "cultural person" and he is not the same as Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang is different from Cao Zhi. He has had headaches since he was a child.For the gentlemen, especially Mr. Guo and Mr. Xun Yu, they respected and feared at the same time. If Ah Ying were to be with him in the future, it would indeed be too much pressure.

Thinking of this, Cao Pi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Cao Zhang's mind is devoted to the battle of riding and archery. If he doesn't understand now, if he let Si Qi go, he may regret it in the future.

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Si Qi didn't know about the lawsuit that Cao Zhang had because of her, so she stayed in the tent, took the scented tea that she had picked flowers in He'an City for the past few days, and made a pot for herself.

Thinking about what happened in the past few days, Si Qi felt as unreal as a dream.

But after this incident, she also clearly realized that this world is completely different from the world she belonged to before. It is a truly turbulent age, and war turmoil may happen at any time.

But fortunately, this time there is no danger. When you go out again in the future, you must be more careful. If necessary, cultivate an army of your own, equipped with the most advanced armor and weapons, in order to protect yourself and your loved ones people.

After more than half a month, Cao Cao completely wiped out Yuan Shao's forces in the vicinity, and prepared to return to the court.

After returning to Xudu Jingyuan, as soon as Zhang Shi saw Si Qi, he hugged Si Qi lovingly.

Cao Cao's messenger had returned to Xudu ahead of schedule, and reported both her and Princess Chang's safety.

But they were all terrified after hearing what happened about the siege of Jianghe, and they never thought that He'an City had experienced such a catastrophe.

Not long after, Liu Xie also heard about it from Zhang Ran.

After finding out what happened, Liu Xie expressed his heartache. No matter how bad Cao Cao is usually, he did save Ah Ying and the two Uncle Wangs this time.

If they all turned to Cao Cao, what should I do, and who can I rely on?

Speaking of which, there are not a few people who guide Cao Cao in the clan. Liu Ye, the descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu, has become Cao Cao's effective adviser.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie almost died of worry.

It wasn't until he summoned Liu Yun and Liu Wei, two Uncle Wangs, and saw that the other party didn't show anything wrong, that he felt a little relieved.

In this way, a few days later, when Si Qi came to give Liu Xie a few local specialties brought by Chengping, Liu Xie still didn't get out of his annoyed thinking. : "After I heard about that incident, I couldn't sleep or eat in the Yinghua Palace. I was trapped in the palace and couldn't help myself, so I didn't lead soldiers to rescue you and Uncle Wang in He'an City, so Cao Cao took the opportunity! "

But I beg you, please don't give up on me!Then I really betrayed my relatives!

Si Qi was not sure about Liu Xie's pulse, and thought that the other party was because the military power was not in his hands, and his relatives were trapped, so he could only watch others rescue him, so he was too sad.

Si Qi comforted Liu Xie softly: "Marching and fighting is indeed a very hard job. The lives of thousands of soldiers are all on the shoulders of the general. If there is a slight mistake, he will regret it for the rest of his life. When I encountered such a thing, I I'm all terrified, I wish I could never go out in the future. According to me, it's actually quite good for Your Majesty to do this. You are the emperor. Naturally, someone will take care of these hardships for you. You can just cherish yourself in the palace. yes."

Liu Xie just doesn't have the thinking of modern people. He has never been a social animal, so he doesn't know the value of salted fish.Objectively speaking, Cao Cao treated him quite well. Although he did not have the real respect for the emperor from his subordinates, he never lacked food and clothing, and deliberately made things difficult for him. Later, he married all three daughters to him.

It's not that she can't understand Liu Xie's thoughts. As an emperor who has been influenced by feudal etiquette since childhood, it really shouldn't be mixed up like this, and she feels very unwilling.

But now that the situation is like this, no matter how unwilling Liu Xie is, there is nothing he can do.

Now that the power of the Han Dynasty is exhausted, the next era will be the era of heroes competing for the throne, and it will be many years before the completion of the great unification.Since Liu Xie can't beat Cao Cao by playing hard, he can only follow the trend of the times and make his life more comfortable.

As a cousin, the emperor treated himself fairly well.Si Qi still hopes that Liu Xie can think about it, after all, there is still a long way to go, and it will be too tiring to keep suffering like this.

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After Liu Yun and Si Qi returned to Jingyuan, Zhang Shi was a little scared when he thought of the things they had experienced on the way. He was afraid that this was just a reunion dream. In fact, Liu Yun and Si Qi had already encountered an accident.

In order to prove that the world she lives in is reality and not a dream, Zhang gets up early in the morning, asks someone to cook a big pot of porridge, and asks Liu Yun and Si Qi to come over for breakfast.

Siqi was not at home these few days, and Zhang's breakfast was still the same as before. Although there was nothing new, it was better than kindness. The family was together, and a home-cooked meal was delicious.

During the banquet, Mrs. Zhang announced that in order to express her gratitude to God for allowing the two of them to return safely, she decided to do good deeds, go to the outskirts of the city to give porridge, pay for the repair of the tile sheds that accommodate refugees, and give additional taxes to the farmers in the farm... Do more good deeds, Let the gods bless their father and daughter with a long life.

In this era, the common people were really living a hard life, and the princes of the Han family were not worth much. If Liu Yun didn't have the large amount of family wealth he got when he moved out of Nangong, he would have lived in a very difficult situation.

Both Liu Yun and Si Qi agreed to Zhang's proposal.

Mrs. Zhang was happy, and said to Liu Yun: "You are not getting married for a long time, and there is no wife in Jingyuan. I am old and short-spirited, and Ah Ying is still young, so it's not good to be busy all the time. If that's the case, then Let Ayao help with the preparation later, I think that child is the most reliable for the manpower behind you."

Zhang's sentence "A Yao" confused Si Qi, and he didn't know who it was.

Liu Yunlue coughed in embarrassment, and Zhang Shi explained, "It's the concubine sent by Liu Biao from Jingzhou at the beginning of the year. You don't see it often."

Si Qi has almost no contact with the women in Liu Yun's backyard because of a problem left over from history.

There were a lot of interesting people during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was the beginning of the Wei-Jin period. Liu Yun made many friends in diplomacy, built a vegetable field at home, and helped Cao Cao coordinate the relationship between the clan and deal with Liu Xie’s small emotions that came from time to time. , so he is not very interested in those concubines in the back house, and there are only two gentlemen and one girl under his knees.

And there are only two concubines who have children in Liu Xie's harem, and the eldest son Liu Heng's biological mother has passed away. There are so many monks and so little flesh, which caused everyone to have other thoughts.

One of the concubines, Mrs. Pan, had a better background than the other concubines.Mrs. Pan has seen the world, and her heart is high. Seeing that Liu Yun doesn't care much about them, she wants to raise Si Qi, the only girl in the family, so that she can have someone to rely on when she grows old.

Pan's family is full of educated people, and they don't like Mrs. Zhang Tai, who can't read all the words. They didn't expect to come over to discuss this matter with her, but thought of a plan wisely.

First deliberately create an accident, put Si Qi in a dangerous situation such as falling into the water, about to be hit by rocks rolling down from a rockery, and then save himself, and create such a scene, so that Liu Yun can see her love for the girl , blow the pillow wind again, so that Liu Yun can give Si Qi to her to raise.

When Pan's idea came to her mind, although Si Qi was only four years old, she came from time travel after all, and she was cheated on early in the morning. Not only did Pan's plan succeed, but she was recruited into the army, just using a little trick It broke her mind.

Judging from the current situation in the mansion, Mrs. Pan is definitely not the only one who wants to make an idea of ​​Siqi. Mrs. Zhang is the one who fought with Queen Mother Dong for many years in the early years, so she naturally understands the key.

From then on, Mrs. Zhang took Si Qi closer, and also kept Liu Yun's concubines at the back, not letting Si Qi meet them easily.

It's just that after she and Liu Yun went out this time, Yao Shi appeared out of nowhere.

Si Qi felt that this matter was a bit strange, and when Mrs. Zhang finished her meal and went for a walk in the garden to digest her food, she asked Mrs. Zhao, the most experienced maidservant around Mrs. Zhang, to ask her.

Mrs. Zhao didn't seem to have a good impression of Mrs. Yao, and before Si Qi asked any more questions, she told all the things that happened during this period of time like beans in a bamboo tube.

Because Liu Yun and Si Qi were not at home, and the two young gentlemen were still studying, and Zhang was bored at home, it was inevitable that he would come into contact with them.

It was at this time that Yao Shi fell into Zhang Shi's eyes.

Mrs. Zhang Tai is too busy at home, and she is too busy to cause trouble. She thinks that this year's clothes are a bit heavy and uncomfortable, but she also likes more complicated patterns. Those soft brocades are basically plain, and they are not enough to meet her requirements. .

Yao's embroidery is very good, and his mind is also clever, so he used two kinds of fabrics with different textures to re-sew the clothes for Zhang.The clothes fit Zhang's requirements very well. They were light and not monotonous, which made her very fond of them.

After a period of contact, Mrs. Zhang felt that Mrs. Yao was an appropriate and virtuous person who could help her arrange the trivial matters in the mansion well on weekdays, and she gradually trusted her.

Now that Liu Heng's biological mother is gone, Liu Cheng's biological mother, Fan Shi, has also kept a low profile, because Fan Shi knows that as long as she has this son, even if she keeps silent and Zhang Shi values ​​her grandson, her position in the backyard will be stable.

But now there is Yao Shi, who overwhelmed her and controlled many things in the mansion, Fan Shi was dissatisfied, and she who was originally silent also began to feel uneasy.

According to Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Yao is very talkative, and Mrs. Zhang has already put her in his eyes, which caused a great imbalance in Liu Yun's back house.

Si Qi had a headache.

It's okay to talk about these things in the mansion, those things that the women in the back house are fighting for, besides the face in the mansion and the favor of the lord, are the heirs, so it is not difficult to appease the Fan family.

Yao's origin is the big problem, after all she was sent by Liu Biao.

Liu Biao was also a relatively shining star among the separatist princes competing for heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was born in the royal family and became famous at a young age.

Liu Biao had always been on good terms with Liu Yun, and there was no conflict of interest between the two of them. During the festivals, Liu Biao would send gifts, which made the Zhang family regard Liu Biao as a real relative.Yao family was sent by Liu Biao, so Zhang family was not too defensive, and was willing to take a high look, but in Si Qi's eyes, this was precisely the danger.

On the way back to the capital from the river, Cao Zhang once chatted with her about the situation in Jingzhou.

After pacifying Jingnan, the relationship between Liu Biao and Jiaozhou Mu Zhang Jin became more and more tense. Zhang Jin used troops against Liu Biao year after year, but was eventually defeated.Liu Biao's calculations were well planned, and he wanted to occupy Jiaozhou after destroying Zhang Jin's forces before the imperial court appointed officials.

And Cao Cao also noticed the changes in Jiaozhou, and planned to send someone to Jiaozhou to appoint after the fierce battle between the two sides, so as to gain actual control of Jiaozhou.

Just at the beginning of this year, the relationship between Liu Biao and Cao Cao became more tense, and Cao Cao began to suppress Liu Biao. At this time, Liu Biao sent the Yao family to Jingyuan. Maybe the purpose was not as simple as sending his cousin a concubine.

Even though Si Qi suspects that Liu Biao's purpose for sending Yao shi here is not pure, but now Yao shi is liked by the grandparents after all, and Si Qi has just returned and has not found anything wrong, so it cannot be said that this woman from Jingzhou is There must be something wrong.Maybe they really just hit it off with Zhang.

Si Qi thought for a while, and said to Zhao: "Then I'd like to trouble my sister to keep an eye on it. If there is something wrong with Mrs. Yao, remember to tell my father in advance, but don't leak it in front of grandma. When my father finds out After making a decision, tell grandma."