Chapter 148: It's Not What It Used To Be

Xiahou Hui was speechless for a while, Sima Shi did have the possibility of bluffing.

Mother is right, Sima Shi's skills are still good, and he is more than half a head taller than Cao Miao, and his body strength is not lost. Even if he was attacked by Cao Miao and suffered a loss, it was impossible for Cao Miao to lose his strength to fight back with one blow.

Judging from the situation just now, although Cao Miao picked up Sima Shi, he was so struggling that he couldn't stand steadily, and then he fell to the ground. The two fell to the ground at the same time, Cao Miao was pressed underneath again, if they were really injured, it should be that Cao Miao was more seriously injured, why was Cao Miao fine, but Sima Shi couldn't move?

It doesn't make sense.

Even if he took 10,000 steps back and said that Sima Shi was really injured, it was a coincidence, bad luck, and it was not Cao Miao who was injured intentionally.

Cao Miao doesn't have that strength at all.

Seeing that Xiahou Hui didn't speak, Princess Deyang was even more convinced of her judgment, glared at Xiahou Hui fiercely, sat down, and comforted Cao Miao softly.

Seeing that Princess Deyang coaxed Cao Miao like a child, Xiahou Hui was so angry that he didn't know what to say. She pushed Sima Shi twice, trying to get him up, but Sima Shi couldn't get up at all. Xiahou Hui was also on fire, and ordered someone to help Sima Shi up and send him to the carriage outside.

"Mother, I'm going too." Xiahou Hui was unhappy in his heart, and his tone was a little stiff.

"Let's go, let's go." Princess Deyang was also very uncomfortable. "As soon as I came back, I really didn't know what was going on."

Xiahou Hui stomped his feet angrily, glared at Cao Miao fiercely, turned around and left.

Seeing that her daughter was angry and left, Princess Deyang also regretted it a little, but it was difficult to keep it, so she had to ask Xiahou Ji what was going on. Xiahou Ji and Xiahou Xuan have a close relationship, and they are also very familiar with Princess Deyang, but he can't say anything about the situation just now, so he can only vaguely say that it was an accident.

Princess Deyang sighed and wiped the tears and snot from Cao Miao's face with a handkerchief. "You kid, why are you so angry? The hussar general is in a slack fight, and the court has its own disposal, so why do you need to fight with Sima Shi. You don't look at his physique, if you really want to fight, you will suffer. ”

Cao Miao flattened her mouth and sobbed aggrievedly: "I...... I just can't get angry. ”

Princess Deyang pondered for a moment and sighed faintly. "If the children of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan can be like you, fighting for the country, how can the Great Wei not be stable forever. No wonder Emperor Wu will give you a dream, you, you are the whip left by Emperor Wu in this world, you have to smoke more of those foolish insects, wake them all up, don't know all day long, drunk and dreaming of death. ”

"I ...... I tried my best. Cao Miao clenched her fists, feeling that the red scarf on her chest was even more vivid.

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Coming out of Princess Deyang's mansion, Xiahou Ji's expression was a little solemn, and he didn't speak all the way.

Cao Miao didn't know what he was thinking, and she didn't ask. When it is time to say it, Xiahou Ji will definitely say it. He knew that his performance just now might have scared Xiahou Ji, but he didn't regret it. He only regretted that he had not been able to break Sima Shi's neck.

Sima Shi's martial arts skills are good, and in the case of a sudden attack, he still reacted to a certain extent. If he hadn't come prepared, and his force was fast and fierce, he might not have been able to fall Sima Shi.

If you don't succeed this time, you won't have another chance next time. With Sima Shi's character, it is impossible to give him another chance. Because of this, he simply made a big fuss with Xiahou Hui and put some fierce medicine, which made Sima Shi jealous and made Xiahou Hui's heart tense.

With Xiahou Hui's cleverness, she should know Sima Shi's personality better.

Cao Miao said to Xiahou Ji: "I want to go back to Yongqiu Mansion, you don't have to go." It's miles back and forth. ”

Xiahou Ji thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement. "It's okay, I'll go to the Great Sima Mansion to have a look. Da Sima returned to Beijing to recuperate, and I went to visit at the moment, and by the way, I made an appointment with the Changsi (Cao Zhao) brothers to see when they were free. ”

"Okay, you can convey your thoughts on my behalf. Just say that I am not in good health, so I will not bother. ”

Xiahou Ji also knew that Cao Xiu was a close confidant of the first emperor Cao Pi, and he had no friendship with Cao Zhi, so even if Cao Miao visited, it would not be interesting. He said goodbye to Cao Miao and went their separate ways.

Cao Miao believed in the reins of the horse and traveled all the way west. He thought back on the experience of the past half a month, and the more he thought about it, the more incredible he felt.

In order to prepare for the new play, he also did a lot of homework, but now it seems that it is still far from enough. At least the Luoyang City in front of him was very different from what he imagined.

If it weren't for following Xiahou Xu, who would have thought that there would be such a desolate place in Luoyang City. The fire that Dong Zhuo put thirty years ago still has remnants of it, and there are several miles of barren grass and miserable grass, only social rats and wild foxes, but no one can be seen.

As for the outside of the city, it is even more difficult to mention, there are good places to kill people and set fires everywhere.

This is the imperial capital.

The division of the Three Kingdoms and the chaos of the Central Plains are already like this, what should the Central Plains look like after the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the Five Hu Chaos?

Cao Miao shuddered.

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Back at Yongqiu Mansion, Cao Miao felt a different atmosphere before he got off the horse.

There are ten more armor soldiers at the door of Yongqiu Mansion, not old and weak like Lao Song, but ten burly young men, all of whom are wearing helmets and armor, holding halberds and long knives at their waists, majestic and majestic. There are strips of cloth tied to the halberd, fluttering in the wind, which is very beautiful.

Cao Miao walked to the door, and a young soldier who looked like a team leader greeted him and shouted: "You can't stay in front of the house, leave quickly." ”

"Presumptuous, this is the Great Prince." The new-faced old Song ran out of it, drank the armor, and rushed to Cao Miao, his old face smiling like a flower. "Prince, you're back. If he doesn't come back, the king and the second prince are about to get sick. ”

Cao Miao got off the horse and touched the new clothes and armor on Lao Song's body. "Okay, old Song, people rely on clothes, horses and saddles, and when you wear this armor, you are at least twenty years younger. How about it, do you want to marry another concubine and raise an old son. ”

Lao Song smiled from ear to ear. "Don't make fun of me, eldest prince. I don't have that ability. ”

At this moment, the young armor man walked over and bowed his hand in embarrassment. "Song ...... Old Song, this is the eldest prince? ”

Old Song put away his smile, put on a straight face, and reached out and knocked on the helmet of the young armorer. "Boy, don't judge people by their appearance. This is not the Great Prince, are you the Great Prince? Then he said to Cao Miao: "The eldest prince, this is the Lang official sent by the palace, specially given to the king by His Majesty, who is new to the palace and is not sensible, don't blame them." This kid's name is Li Zhan, and he is the nephew of the late general Li Mancheng. He has good skills, and he is considered a talent among the younger generation. ”

Cao Miao said with a smile: "It shouldn't be bad if you can make your old Song value it so much." After speaking, he threw the reins of the horse to Lao Song and strode into the house.

Li Zhan hurriedly took the reins from Lao Song's hand and thanked him repeatedly. "Thank you Song Lao, thank you Song Lao."

"Well, be on an errand. My Yongqiu Mansion is different from other mansions, even if it is to ordinary people, you have to be polite. ”

"Whoa." Li Zhan agreed loudly and watched Lao Song enter the mansion.