In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

Time: Afternoon.

Location: The corridor of the Prime Minister's residence.

The family dinner has ended.

To be honest, this kind of family dinner is just a formality.

Ma Teng and Han Sui carried away the remaining food.

Perhaps it was taken to the palace for distribution.

Maybe he ate it himself.

Cao Cao used the excuse of being out of control to flee.

Cao Jie remained silent.

He turned and left.

Pass through the moon gate.

On the long corridor connecting the front hall and the inner quarters.

"Second Miss".

no response.

"Cao Jie!"

Cao Jie stopped and turned around.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Cao Jie started cursing as soon as he opened his mouth.

That's Jiangdong.

"Sun Quan's territory."

"Father was using reverse psychology to get you to become a troublemaker."

"Can't you tell?"

Zhao Yu was about to open his mouth.

Cao Jie gave him no chance at all.

"Jiang Gan would only be a disgrace if he went."

"you go?"

"If you kill Huang Gai, do you think Huang Gai's brothers will let you go?"

"And are Sun Shangxiang and Liu Bei so easy to sabotage?"

"Isn't this suicide?"

Cao Jie looked at Zhao Yu,

"Now, go back."

Tell your father you're not going.

"Just say you got a stomachache from eating camel and can't go."

"If all else fails..."

Cao Jie gritted his teeth.

"I'll go and beg my older sister."

"Although the eldest sister is fierce, she is protective of her own."

"I told her I wanted to marry you and didn't want to be a widow, and she was sure she could stop my father."

As she spoke, she rushed toward Cao Qing's courtyard.

"stop."

Zhao Yu pulled her back.

"Let go! I'll save your life!"

"It's all settled, just watch me."

(Woman, you're playing with fire.)

I can't say it's a system; I just can't bring myself to say it.

You can't say Cao Cao forced it; that would be cowardly.

I need to say something a man should say.

"Second Miss".

"Do you know what people outside call me?"

"A minister who is favored by the emperor."

"The Great Thief of Jiangdong".

Upon hearing this, Cao Jie became furious.

"Who dares? I'll tear his mouth off."

"It's endless."

Zhao Yu shook his head.

"I am a surrendered general. Although I was granted a marquisate and appointed as a chief clerk."

"But in the mouths of those civil officials, they would still speak ill of him behind his back."

"I was just lucky."

"I'm just living off your father and the Cao family."

Zhao Yu straightened his clothes.

"This gigolo is really tempting."

"But I, Zhao Yu, am a man."

"Jiangdong is dangerous."

"But that was the best instance for me to farm military merits."

"Once we get there, we'll tear a hole in the sky and ruin the Sun-Liu alliance."

"Only then can I bring this credit back."

Zhao Yu leaned closer and lowered his voice.

"Jie'er".

"This job is the dowry I earned for myself."

"I will return with my head held high."

"So that your older sister can't find a single fault with it."

"To force your father to marry his daughter to me."

"I want everyone to know that the second young lady of the Cao family married a peerless hero, not a gigolo."

In the corridor.

It's quiet now.

"Are you stupid?"

"You've already accomplished so much."

"Is it unacceptable to not have made any contributions?"

"I, Cao Jie, will take care of you for the rest of your life."

"That won't work."

Zhao Yu grinned.

He flashed a bright white smile.

"I have a big appetite and eat a lot."

"Besides, I also want your eldest sister, that 'female devil,' to be completely convinced and serve me tea."

Cao Jie was amused.

"dream!"

"You want your older sister to serve you tea? I think you're asking for trouble."

Laughed,

The atmosphere immediately relaxed.

It's no longer a matter of life and death.

"When are you leaving?"

Obviously, what his father said at the dinner table...

He didn't listen to a word.

"It's still early."

Zhao Yu put aside his seriousness.

That damn system has caused me a lot of trouble.

Wouldn't it be better to retire in Xudu?

They're forcing me to say things against my conscience.

"There are still two months, or even two and a half months left."

"It mainly depends on how things are progressing in Jiangdong."

"Two months? Did Father just say that?"

"Yes, that's what the Prime Minister said."

Zhao Yu grinned mischievously.

"So, for the next two months, I'll still be your security captain."

"I need to make some money in Xudu for travel expenses."

"We still need to teach that jerk Yang Xiu a lesson."

"By the way..."

"I'll show you around Xuchang."

Cao Jie was a little happier after that.

"Who wants you to shop around?"

"I'm very busy."

"My older sister is back, and I want to learn how to manage a household from her."

"I still need to prepare things for your trip to Jiangdong."

"I heard there are a lot of bugs over there, and their bites are painful."

She pushed Zhao Yu away.

"Alright, go and prepare to take office."

"My Lord Chief Secretary."

"Don't let Yang Xiu bully you on the very first day."

Zhao Yu puffed out his chest:

"Are you bullying me?"

"I'll let him know why the flowers are so red."

Cao Jie turned and walked towards the inner courtyard.

He took two steps, then turned back.

"Zhao Yu".

"Um?"

"I've remembered about the betrothal gifts."

"If you're short even a penny, I'll have Xu Chu throw you out."

After saying that, he ran away.

……

We said goodbye to Cao Jie.

Time to go home.

I don't know how things are at home yet.

After all, I've been away for more than two months.

I got home late last night, so I just told the housekeeper.

Besides the servants and maids, there were only...

The "generous gift" that Cao Pi's heir had previously sent.

Zhao Yu pushed open the vermilion gate.

"Zheng—"

A mournful sound of a pipa drifted out.

It floated out.

Immediately following was a woman's singing:

"Green grass by the riverbank, endless thoughts of the distant road."

"The distant road is beyond my reach, yet I have dreamt of it long ago."

"I dreamt he was beside me, but suddenly I realized I was in a foreign land..."

Like weeping and lamenting.

That is indeed the case.

Zhao Yu raised an eyebrow.

"That's interesting."

"Singing like a funeral in broad daylight."

Following the sound,

Arrived at the back garden

This was Zhao Yu's first time here.

Previously, his activity area was limited to the front yard.

When I'm on leave, I usually find a place to lie down, or Cao Jie comes to visit me.

This is the first time I've looked at it closely.

哦、

It turned out to be the Jiangnan woman he had sent to wipe the table.

Holding a pipa,

She sat by the water, tears streaming down her face.

It's not the bright and grand northern beauty like Cao Jie's.

His brows were furrowed.

She's a girl who clearly has a story to tell.

People just can't stay idle.

When I was in the geisha camp, all I could think about was how to save my life.

Other things simply don't even come close.

When people have free time, they tend to overthink.

This woman's name is Liu Wan.

Zhao Yu walked over.

The footsteps startled her.

Liu Wan hurriedly got up.

She saw Zhao Yu,

Terrified, his face turned pale.

It seems the butler didn't tell the servants.

He immediately knelt down:

"Family...owner!"

"This servant was unaware of the master's return and has disturbed him; this servant deserves to die!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand.

Sitting on the stone bench,

I picked up the plate of pastries on the table and took a bite.

Get up.

"You sang well, but it was too bittersweet."

"What's wrong? Did Cao Pi's son withhold your wages? Or is someone in my household bullying you?"

"I am originally from Wu County."

Liu Wan's voice became even more choked up.

"My family used to be in the silk business. A few years ago, Sun Ce attacked Jiangdong, and the war raged."

"I was separated from my family and wandered the world. After many twists and turns, I was sold to the north, and later... I entered the Prince's mansion."