My Three Kingdoms is not right

Liu Bei bypassed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, returned to his room, and bent down to tidy up the scattered rushes on the floor: "What, how is it?"

"Didn't you say you were going to confess your feelings to His Highness?" Zhang Fei stamped his foot anxiously. "Did His Highness accept?"

Liu Bei paused, shook his head, and said softly, "I didn't say that."

"ah?!"

Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and he exchanged a glance with Guan Yu, both of them clearly showing their anger at Guan Yu's lack of ambition.

Guan Yu sighed and said, "Elder sister is too thin-skinned. There is no other man like His Highness in the whole world. If you don't speak up today, once we leave Xuchang, the world will be vast and far away, and we may never have another chance."

"Second Sister is right!" Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly.

"Is Elder Sister really going to give up like this? His Highness admires and values ​​you so much, coming to chat with you every few days, and even weaving mats together... It's such an obvious sign!"

"He's a boy, and of such high status. Does your elder sister expect him to beg you to marry him?"

Liu Bei gathered the last blade of grass and slowly straightened up. The autumn sun shone on her delicate profile, making her eyes appear exceptionally bright.

"Yun Chang, Yi De, you don't need to worry about me."

"I didn't speak up not because I'm shy, but because I know I'm not good enough for him right now."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both taken aback.

Liu Bei looked in the direction Liu Xun had left, his gaze seemingly piercing through the courtyard wall and reaching out to a wider world:

"His Highness's ambition lies in restoring the Han Dynasty and rectifying the world. He has no time for personal feelings."

She turned around to face Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, her eyes burning with a fierce flame: "Second sister, third sister, today's conversation with His Highness has not discouraged me, but has instead filled me with fighting spirit."

"I do not wish to be merely someone protected under Your Highness's wing, nor do I wish to cause him to abandon his own pursuits for my sake."

She took a deep breath and clenched her fist: "My sisters and I are going to accomplish something great. I want to become a pillar of the nation, strong enough to be His Highness's support and the mainstay for his restoration of the Han Dynasty!"

"When I am worthy to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, worthy to match his aspirations and breadth of vision, then I can stand before him with dignity and without shame, and declare my feelings to him!"

"Excellent!" Guan Yu clapped his hands in praise upon hearing this, "Elder sister has such lofty ambitions, which is why she has lived up to all her learning and His Highness's kindness in recognizing her talent! I, Yun Chang, am willing to follow her to the death and help her achieve her great deeds!"

"Me too!" Zhang Fei was also infected by this spirit and grinned.

However, she then muttered under her breath, "But elder sister, you'd better hurry. Otherwise, if you keep dragging your feet, His Highness's daughter might be running all over the place by then..."

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Five days later, at Wannian Villa.

Inside the room, Sima Yi leaned back on the soft couch, lazily raising his eyes: "Elder sister is always so busy, how come you have time to come see me today?"

Sima Lang didn't answer. He glanced at the courtyard outside, then closed the door behind him before bending down and lowering his voice to ask, "Zhongda, did you set fire to the tavern in the west of the city?"

Sima Yi's expression remained unchanged: "Yes."

Sima Lang's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth as he asked, "Why?"

"They acted carelessly and have caught the eye of the Imperial Academy." Sima Yi looked directly into his elder sister's eyes with a hint of provocation.

"If I don't deal with this in time, the spies from the Imperial Academy will investigate and find out about the Sima family within three days. At that time, my elder sister will probably have a hard time in the Sikong Mansion."

Sima Lang's face paled slightly, then his fear turned into anger, and he unconsciously raised his voice:

"These past few days you've mobilized all the family's resources in Xuchang and consumed a tremendous amount of money. Dong Cheng's downfall has greatly enhanced His Highness's reputation, but what has our Sima family gained?"

"Your mother entrusted you with the family's secrets, just so you could squander them like this? I think your illness has ruined your brain!"

Sima Yi listened to his elder sister's rapid-fire scolding, but instead of getting angry, he leaned back lazily, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Oh dear, elder sister hasn't even become the head of the family yet, and she's already starting to be stingy with things."

"You!!" Sima Lang was choked and paused for a moment, his face turning even uglier.

"I will write to Mother to explain this matter." Sima Yi's smile faded, and his tone became more serious: "My elder sister is already very tired from working at the Sikong Mansion, so there is no need for her to worry about these things."

"Don't worry, Mother understands the significance of this game better than you do. What I've brought back for the Sima family is a thousand times more than what I've spent."

Sima Lang was furious. He glared at his sister's bright black eyes and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Don't try to intimidate me with our mother."

She took a deep breath and asked again, "What about Lao Hu and those three guys? Did you really burn them to death?"

"Those corpses are all dead beggars," Sima Yi said calmly. "I have already made arrangements for Lao Hu and the others."

Sima Lang's expression improved somewhat.

She stood before the bed, looking at her sister's pale and thin profile, and suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity for the first time.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally just sighed and said, "Take care of yourself. I'm going to my shift."

After saying that, he turned and left, but stopped abruptly when he reached the courtyard gate.

I came under the pretense of "visiting the sick," but I completely forgot to ask how her leg was.

Looking back, the girl inside the room had already picked up the bamboo slips again.

Well, judging from the energy he had when he was talking back just now, he was much more energetic than when he was sickly before.

There's no need for me to worry about it.

The courtyard fell silent again.

Sima Yi held the bamboo slips in his hands, but his gaze did not fall on the words.

When her elder sister asked, "What did you get in return?" she had no idea that what she had received was more precious than gold.

That's His Highness's need for her!

Thinking of the boy's long eyelashes, beautiful lips, and warm palms... she was momentarily captivated.

Just then, a familiar footstep sounded in my ear.

The girl turned her head, her face instantly lighting up with a bright smile: "Your Highness has arrived!"

"Yeah, I just saw your older sister too." Liu Xun walked up to her. "How are you feeling today?"

Sima Yi nodded: "I'm a little better now. This morning, Shubi even helped me stand for a while."

After suppressing Dong Cheng, Liu Xun praised her highly and asked her to continue to be in charge of intelligence gathering.

This gave the girl a boost of confidence.

She has the courage to show her progress in recovering from her illness.

I just couldn't help but slow down the recovery by "a little".

However, judging from the current situation, it is unlikely to last much longer.

Because after the pain in her legs completely disappeared, she became doubly sensitive to other sensations.

If it weren't for her exceptional endurance, she would have almost groaned out several times.

Not because of pain, but because of... pleasure.

"Your Highness looks worried today." Only after Liu Xun had performed acupuncture did she finally dare to ask, "Is it because of the Dong Cheng case?"