Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

Two days later, Cao Cao returned from spring hunting with all his soldiers and sons.

This spring hunting harvested a lot, Cao Cao heard that Si Qi had returned to Yecheng, and sent new wild boars and hares to Prince Li's mansion.

Cao Pi's new mansion is not far from the prime minister's mansion, so Si Qi went to see Cao Cao first, and then went to Cao Pi to congratulate him.

Cao Pi and Si Qi have always had a good relationship. It is a long-term cooperative relationship similar to a big customer and a buyer, and the relationship is very stable.

Cao Pi may not have seen Si Qi for a long time. Hearing that she came to the house to congratulate him, he went out to greet him in person.

Liu Yun is an elder, and he doesn't know Cao Pi very well. This time, he only went to Cao Cao's side to sit with him, and he reported the news. Si Qi brought the congratulatory gift to Cao Pi, and he didn't personally visit.

Si Qi and Cao Pi were regarded as partners who grew up together, so Cao Pi directly invited her to his study to have tea and chat with Si Qi.

Cao Pi highly praised Si Qi. The newly produced cotton cloth in Chengzhou is soft and comfortable, and the cotton clothes are also very warm in winter. The dried scallops, dried shrimps, and seaweed vegetables in Yuyang County, Chengzhou are also good. They taste delicious and can be boiled in soup. The porridge is top grade.

Chen Xing's family is in the inland area, and he has been working in the inland area for these years. After going to Yuyang this time, he felt the deliciousness of seafood. He wanted to bring it back to Chengping to eat, and also wanted to send it back home for the old mother and his wife and children to taste. Taste it, but I am afraid that it will be broken after a long journey.

Si Qi suggested that you ask Zhou He to find a way to study, and make seafood into dried, non-perishable ingredients, which can be easily transported and stored, and become fresh food.

Zhou He went to consult many local fishermen, did some research, and found a variety of corresponding fresh-keeping methods for different seafood.

Siqi believes that intensive production is always more efficient than small workshops, so he arranged for Chen Xing to set up a professional aquatic product processing factory, which has been successful in the past two years, greatly increasing the income of Yuyang County and improving the income of local fishermen. employment rate.

Hearing Cao Pi's affirmation, Si Qi was overjoyed, saying that he had brought some small dried fish and abalone with him when he came back to Yecheng this time, and he would send someone to deliver it to brother tomorrow.

While speaking, a maidservant from Cao Pi's study came to report that Mrs. Guo heard that a distinguished guest was visiting, so she came here specially to bring pastries to the lord and Weng lord.

Cao Pi motioned for the servant girl to invite Mrs. Guo in, and after a while, a tall, fair-faced beauty walked in with a smile on her face, and saluted Cao Pi and Si Qi.

This is a beauty that Siqi has never seen before. Siqi called Wuli, and Cao Pi introduced her: "This is Guo Shi, the second daughter of Mr. Guo, the prefect of Nanjun. , as the 'queen'. She has just come to the house not long ago, but she has already won the hearts of the people, and even my mother praises her from time to time."

"My lord, you will speak nice words to make me happy." Guo Shi smiled, then turned to Si Qi and said, "How can I dare to show off in front of the Lord, my lord? Say, if I go on like this, I'm too ashamed to stand in this room."

Si Qi followed suit, and Cao Pi greeted Queen Guo to sit down and talk with Si Qi.

Siqi has not been in Yecheng for the past few years, and his memory still stays in the time when Zhen Mi and Cao Pi were deeply in love. Seeing Queen Guo and Cao Pi's affectionate appearance, I just feel a little helpless.

Si Qi remembered that Queen Guo in history was also the winner when she faced Zhen Mi. Si Qi was Zhen Mi's fan. Naturally, she was more worried about Zhen Mi's situation at this time. She chatted with Cao Pi and Queen Guo for a while. Two quarters of an hour later, he stood up and said goodbye to Cao Pi, "I want to go see Sister Zhen."

After hearing this, Queen Guo couldn't hold back the smile on her face.

I heard that Zhen Mi's younger brother is the head of the Weng Lord's bodyguard, and the two have been getting along well over the years. Sure enough, the Weng Lord still loves the Zhen family.

But even so, Queen Guo got up docilely, and sent Siqi out of the room with Cao Pi with a smile.

Zhen Mi has just given birth to a daughter, and she is not yet one year old, and it is time for her to be white, tender and lovely.

Zhen Mi asked the nurse to take her daughter out to Si Qi to see, but the baby did not recognize the birth, so she waved her arms at Si Qi, showing a sweet smile.Si Qi looked at the baby intently, and sighed to Zhen Mi and the nurse: "This child is really cute. If he can look like his mother, he must be a peerless beauty."

Zhen Mi said: "I don't ask her to be like me, but I only ask her to be one of the ten best of the Lord, and then I will have nothing to worry about."

After Zhen Mi and Si Qi played with the little girl for a while, seeing that their daughter was a little sleepy, they let the breast milk carry her down, while they sat down and talked with Si Qi.

Now that Queen Guo is in the limelight in the mansion, when Zhen Mi and Si Qi are chatting, they can't help but talk about their affairs.

Si Qi could feel Zhen Mi's real sadness that Queen Guo was favored by Cao Pi, especially after she gave birth to a daughter, Cao Pi stayed in Queen Guo's room almost every day, and treated her and her daughter with less care than before.

But even so, Zhen Mi didn't say anything wrong between the two of them, but defended Cao Pi a lot, and even did some self-reflection.

Si Qi didn't expect Zhen Mi to be so tolerant.

In her opinion, Cao Pi may have made great achievements in other aspects, and he can be regarded as an outstanding young talent in the contemporary era, but he is indeed not a good man emotionally.

Now Si Qi has the ability to pick her up, but Zhen Mi is different from Cai Wenji and Sun Shangxiang. She has fallen in love with Cao Pi now, and has no idea of ​​changing her life. It is more difficult to persuade her and take her away. .

Judging from the current situation, although Zhen Mi is good-looking, Guo Shi is not bad either.

Zhen Mi was born in everyone, and she was educated to be "virtuous and gentle" since she was a child, and she has a relatively gentle and tolerant personality.

But Queen Guo is different. Compared with Zhen Mi, she is a kind of aggressive beauty, and she also has a vigor in her body, which is another type that Cao Pi likes.

Moreover, Queen Guo is very good at talking, she can flatter the other party without any trace in the conversation, and she can say something comfortable for the other party in the quiet place of Runwu, leaving an excellent impression.

And Si Qi is obviously one of the targets that Queen Guo wants to attack. Just now in Cao Pi's study, even Si Qi knows that the other party is getting close to him, but because the other party's speech skills are really high, he will not feel disgusted at all.

The last person who made Si Qi feel that she understood the "art of speaking" was her father Liu Yun, which shows that Queen Guo's strength should not be underestimated.

Facing Queen Guo, who is capable, ambitious, and fresh, and considering the endings of these two women in history, Zhen Mi's current situation is not good.

Divorce is not a big deal these days. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Yun have not escaped the fate of divorce. Cao Pi is already married for the second time, and now he may not see news of his first wife, Ren Shi, for a long time.

If Zhen Mi can give up her feelings for Cao Pi, put aside these troubles, and go to Chengping with Zhen Shu, I think there will be a relatively happy ending.

But Zhen Mi is an ancient person through and through, and Si Qi doesn't know whether in her heart, not being able to become Cao Pi's queen in the future, watching her son ascend to the throne of God, will be a lifelong regret.

Zhen Mi's mental state is not good. Although she is smiling, she looks extremely tired. Si Qi intentionally told her about the things that Cai Wenji and Sun Shangxiang have experienced, hoping to give her some encouragement. Zhen Mi's expression In a trance, I don't know if I listened.

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After Siqi left Chengzhou and came to Yecheng, Chen Xing felt lonely. He went to Yuyang County for inspection in the past two days, and he couldn't help thinking of Siqi again, so he sent someone to bring some dried seafood and other seafood to Siqi. The products, including two carefully packaged jars of fresh drunken prawns, were marinated with freshly caught prawns from Yuyang, and they were delivered quickly.

Because of the lack of transportation in this era, drunken shrimps were not easy to come by in Yecheng, so Si Qi took these two jars of drunken shrimps to Guo Jia's house.

Guo Jia is still not allowed by the medical officer to let go of drinking, and is only allowed to drink a bowl of wine every night.Although this drunk shrimp is not as good as wine, but with the taste of wine in it, it is better than nothing.

Guo Jia accepted Siqi's gift with a smile, ordered someone to deliver the unpacked plate to the kitchen, and invited Siqi to stay and have a meal together.

This day, the home steamed rice with mixed grains and a few newly purchased green vegetables. After a little stir-fry, it is very good to eat with drunken shrimp and roasted pork belly.

Guo Yi went back to his grandfather's house today, and Si Qi felt a little regretful that he couldn't see him, but because of Guo Yi's absence, Si Qi and Guo Jia said that Guo Yi wanted to go to Chengping, so they opened up more talk.

Guo Jiadao, Guo Yi is a relatively pure academic talent, he is indeed more suitable for Chengping than Yecheng.

Guo Jia has already felt that Guo Yi has this intention. He thinks it is a good thing that Guo Yi can recognize his own advantages and find a suitable path for him, but he doesn't know if Siqi is willing to accept Guo Yi.

If the implementation of the imperial examination reform is in its infancy, the academic Guo Yi is precisely the most scarce talent in Chengping.

Si Qi smiled at Guo Jia, and gave him an affirmative response: "I really want it."

Guo Jia has always cared the most about Siqi, a female disciple. Even though Siqi has not been in Yecheng for the past few years, Guo Jia has been following her every move, and knows that Chengzhou is gradually moving towards another glory under her leadership. , just like Chengping once.

During the chat with Siqi, Guo Jia can also feel that Siqi is getting stronger and more reassuring now.

With Si Qi's words, Guo Jia also responded happily: "Then I will hand over A Yi to you."

Si Qi agreed happily, and heard Guo Jia jokingly told her to let her take Guo Yi to work hard.After all, he is not too young now, and when he gets older, the imperial court will no longer use him, and he can follow Guo Yi to Chengping for the elderly.

Seeing Mr. Young and handsome face, and thinking of Liu Yun who refused to reply to Liu Xie’s letter saying “to live for the rest of his life”, Si Qi couldn’t help feeling that the gap between people is really too big, Mr. He is handsome, smart, and even more free and easy than my father!

When Si Qi arrived home, he saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of the yard, with people dressed as Cao family guards guarding it.

The concierge said to Si Qi that Cao Cao had just returned from the deliberation at Deqing Terrace and passed by Prince Li's mansion, so he came in to talk to the king.

Si Qi nodded, and went straight to Liu Yun's study to meet Cao Cao, but Tan Xin, who was guarding the door, shook his head at him.

When Si Qi walked into the study, he found that Liu Yun's complexion was indeed not good. In the early spring weather, his head was already covered with sweat.

Si Qi felt strange, but he came over as usual and greeted Cao Cao.

Cao Cao waved to Si Qi: "A Ying is here? Sit down."

Si Qi couldn't help but chuckled.

Cao Cao is always so imposing, everyone has already come to his home, and it is so natural to turn against customers, he really deserves to be called "Boss Cao".

Liu Yun gave Si Qi a look while Cao Cao lowered his head to drink tea, telling her not to talk nonsense and be careful of making mistakes.

Si Qi gave Liu Yun a knowing look, and then he heard Cao Cao say, "Has Ah Ying heard about the emperor's order to enfeoff Duke Wei alone?"

Si Qi nodded.

Now that the north is pacified and the courtiers are returning to their hearts, Cao Cao feels that he has worked hard all these years, and he should go further to earn a prince, so he intends to become the Duke of Wei.

Regarding Cao Cao's idea, there were many voices of opposition in the court, and some even fell out with Liu Yun.

"Since this matter got out, there are really all kinds of messy opinions in the court." Cao Cao snorted dissatisfiedly, turned to Si Qi and asked, "Aying, what do you think?"