The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 430 Volume Queen's Birthday
"Sister! You really are my brother's reborn parent!"

When he saw Cao Jie, Cao Pi could no longer suppress his emotions.

If the contempt for his brother in Cao Jie's eyes had not been so sharp, Cao Pi would have stepped forward, hugged Cao Jie and thrown him into the sky!

The emperor not only conferred the title of Cai Nu on Cao Jie, he also conferred the titles of Gaoming Ladies on Lady Ding, Lady Bian and others. In essence, this was a severance of the Cao family's ties with Cao Cao!

To put it bluntly...

Even if Cao Cao finally angered the emperor and resisted to the end, it would not implicate the Cao family members who are now in Chang'an!
Cao Jie completely gave the Cao family a new life-saving talisman!

"Sister! If I wasn't your brother, I would kowtow to you right now!"

"Ok?"

After hesitating for a moment, Cao Jie happily agreed!

"You can have this! You'll have to do it sooner or later anyway!"

"..."

Cao Pi went to find Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi again and told them the good news.

Especially Cao Zhi.

"We released the news before, saying that we would participate in the imperial examination, just to test the emperor's reaction."

"We are guilty after all, and we don't know whether the emperor will allow us to participate... But with today's decree, we have no more worries!"

In Cao Pi's view, that was not an appointment edict at all, but a golden medal of immunity from death bestowed by the emperor to the Cao family!
"So no matter what, you must rank among the top in this imperial examination and bring glory to the emperor. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Cao Zhang roared, shaking the dust on the beams three times, while Cao Zhi said absentmindedly: "Got it..."

"Zijian! Cheer up!"

Ever since that day when Cao Zhi saw the "Fairy Sister" by the river, he has been in a state of distraction.

In order to see the "Fairy Sister" again, Cao Zhi even went to the river at that time every day!
"Zijian! I usually don't say anything to you, but you have to make me proud this time. You must prepare well for the exam!"

Seeing that Cao Zhi was unmoved, Cao Pi simply gritted his teeth and made a promise -

"If you can get a good rank in the imperial examination this time, I will help you find your fairy sister!"

"As long as the fairy sister hasn't married yet, how about I go and act as a matchmaker for you?"

Cao Zhi's eyes, which had been in a daze, suddenly lit up after he heard Cao Pi's promise to him!
"Can you take what my brother said seriously?"

"Of course I take it seriously! But it only applies to the period when you are still married... You are not our father, you can't marry someone else's married woman, right?"

Cao Pi fearlessly arranged the situation for Cao Cao who was thousands of miles away: "If it weren't for the Battle of Wancheng... Oh! Forget it! Anyway, my brother will definitely try his best to help you after the battle is accomplished!"

Cao Zhi finally felt a little angry at this moment.

At the same time, Cao Zhi was also certain: "Impossible!"

"That fairy sister is not of this worldly concern, how can any man in the mortal world be her match? There is no way she is already married!"

No one can be worthy of "Sister Fairy"!
Cao Zhi was extremely confident about this!

"Alright, alright! Got it! Oh, you're still young, don't you know that the more dignified and beautiful women are, the more they privately ..."

Just when Cao Pi was about to continue complaining, he discovered that there was a rare fierce look in Cao Zhi's eyes when he looked at him!
"..."

After hiding for a long distance, Cao Pi continued to shout at Cao Zhi: "The Queen's birthday is coming soon! You are the only unmarried man in the family, so you should be able to go to the palace with your mother and sister to attend the banquet! Remember to thank the emperor!"

"Also, the emperor likes poetry, so you should think about writing a poem to present to him! The safety of my Cao family depends on you!"

"..."

The murderous light in Cao Zhi's eyes towards Cao Pi gradually faded, and he immediately fell into yearning and reminiscence of that beautiful figure again...

Queen's birthday.

According to custom, the concubines from the six palaces went to congratulate first in the morning, and then all the ladies with royal titles in Chang'an City came to the palace to meet the emperor.

Cao Pi originally thought that since he was an adult male, he would not be invited. However, the palace servants told him that he could also have an audience with the emperor.

This made Cao Pi both surprised and frightened.

It is clear.

The fact that he was allowed to enter the palace as an exception was obviously approved by the emperor.

As for getting the emperor's attention, Cao Pi didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for him.

But now that things had come to this, Cao Pi had no choice but to follow the arrangements and go to the palace with everyone.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi followed Madam Ding and Madam Bian to the gate of Changle Palace.

"Mother! Brother!"

The female official who came to lead the way was none other than Cao Jie.

"Come with me, come with me! The Queen is playing Mahjong! I'll take you in and we'll play together!"

"Mahjong?"

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi obviously could not understand the words uttered by Cao Jie.

"It was invented by the Emperor to entertain the Empress! It's very entertaining! I'll teach you when I get back!"

Cao Jie responded casually, and then could not wait to lead everyone to the palace, obviously impatient for the "mahjong". Cao Jie was also very familiar with the buildings in the palace, just like coming to her own home, which made Cao Pi praise her again: "Sister is really amazing!"

"Humph!"

Cao Jie revealed pride in his complacency.

"The current Changle Palace is so much smaller than the original Changle Palace that I don't know how much smaller it is. How can I not tell the current place apart?"

Cao Pi felt more at ease for a moment.

Cao Ji is young, so he may not understand some things.

The inner courtyard of the imperial palace is not a place where one can walk around casually.
Cao Jie was very familiar with this place, which shows the Queen's love for Cao Jie.

Such love is also a life-saving amulet for the Cao family, which can ensure the safety of the Cao family.

"call……"

Cao Pi cheered up and started planning how to make a good impression on the emperor!

As for Cao Zhi...Cao Pi believed that with Cao Zhi's talent and intelligence, he would definitely not make any mistakes in front of the emperor!

When they arrived at the Changqiu Palace, Cao Ji ran in without a second's delay. The palace servants around him did not try to stop him, apparently treating Cao Ji's coming and going as normal.

A moment later, Cai Yan walked out of the palace wearing a formal and solemn blue robe with a dignified look on her face.

"The Queen has a cold today, I will accept the gift on her behalf."

The Queen has a cold?

Right?
What Cao Jie said just now was clearly that the Queen was playing mahjong!

Mrs. Ding and Mrs. Bian suddenly thought of a legend.

According to rumors, the current Empress of the Han Dynasty is a person who doesn't care about anything. In fact, all the affairs of the Han Dynasty's harem are taken care of by Cai Yan...

I thought it was just a rumor, but when I saw it today, it seems to be true?
Cai Yan had a serious expression at this moment, and she was actually feeling extremely resentful in her heart.

How could Dong Bai, who is as strong as an ox, catch a cold?
It was obvious that he was so immersed in mahjong that he couldn't even take care of the etiquette of his own birthday, so he asked her to come forward to accept the gift!
Grit your teeth!

If it wasn't for the fact that it was Dong Bai's birthday today, Cai Yan would have punished Dong Bai by making him copy "The Book of Zhou" several times!
The Cao family members did not dare to disobey. After they obediently greeted Cai Yan, they were led by palace servants to a side hall.

There were performances by musicians and dancers in the side hall, which made it not boring at all.

With the arrival of Xun Yu's wife and Xiahou Dun's wife, the Cao family's mood gradually calmed down and they were no longer nervous.

An hour later.

The protagonist of today's birthday party, Dong Baicai, arrived late.

Dong Bai covered his red and swollen ears and stared at Cai Yan beside him.

If Cai Yan hadn't grabbed her ears and pulled her off the mahjong table, Dong Bai might have played mahjong until the end of time!
Originally, Dong Bai wanted to drag Sun Shangxiang and Cao Jie, two of her followers, to resist together, but even the two imperial concubines, Fu Shou and Dong, advised her: "The Queen should go there earlier! At least you should be considerate of Zhen. She is pregnant now, and it is not easy for her to wait here."

At this time, Zhen Mi was already pregnant.

The originally flat abdomen has bulged into a semicircle.

It doesn’t matter if other people wait, but we can’t let Zhen Mi wait like this too, right?
When Dong Bai saw Zhen Mi, he obviously remembered his hard work in the past, and hurried to Zhen Mi to apologize: "I'm sorry, Sister Zhen."

"The queen is serious..."

Zhen Mi's face looked strange at the moment, but she was usually aloof and no one noticed her change.

Since Zhen Mi became pregnant, everyone, including the emperor, has been very cautious with her. This has resulted in Zhen Mi's little hobby being unable to be satisfied!

So when Dong Bai showed his disregard for her at this time, Zhen Mi felt secretly happy!

After Dong Bai apologized to Zhen Mi, he stepped forward and gently stroked Zhen Mi's belly, then comforted her: "Sister Zhen, don't worry! Giving birth is easy! It's as easy as pooping! It's just a little tiring when you're pregnant..."

Cai Yan was furious. She grabbed Dong Bai's ear again and dragged her in front of everyone to receive the greetings!

"Your subjects greet the Queen! May you be well!"

All the ladies in the hall bowed to the empress, and Cao Pi immediately pulled Cao Zhi beside him to kneel down, not daring to even look at the empress's dignity.

"Flat body."

Dong Bai never liked these empty formalities. After asking everyone to stand up, he wanted to say, "Everyone, just eat and have fun..."

However, under Cai Yan's threatening gaze, Dong Bai still completed the entire process, and then he stuck out his tongue in relief.

Only after completing the process did Cao Pi and Cao Zhi dare to raise their heads.

Cao Pi looked relaxed, obviously glad to have completed the task.

But at this moment, Cao Zhi looked as if he had seen a ghost. He stood there in a daze, staring at the person above him.

"Zijian, what are you doing? Sit down!"

Cao Pi pulled Cao Zhi's clothes, a little anxious!
But Cao Zhi remained unmoved and still stood there stupidly.

"Are you crazy? Sit down!"

Cao Pi didn't expect that the trouble would be caused by the usually calm Cao Zhi, so he quickly stepped forward and pressed Cao Zhi down on his seat.

"Zijian, why are you so mad today? Are you looking for death?"

Cao Pi asked anxiously, but Cao Zhi still stared at the person above him stupidly, muttering, "Sister Fairy?"

(End of this chapter)