Cao Shuang stared at Cao Zhi again and again, looking a little surprised.

I haven't seen him for two months, Cao Zhi's complexion has improved significantly, and his originally thin cheeks have become fuller and look more majestic. His face was no longer pale, slightly darker, but the blood was very good, especially his lips. His eyes are shining, and he walks more imposingly, with a bit of a sense of martial arts.

"Is this the king cultivating immortals, rejuvenating?" Cao Shuang couldn't help but make a joke with Cao Zhi, half of it was a temptation, and he felt a little uneasy.

After his father Cao Zhen rushed to Guanzhong, he was in very bad health. His younger brother Cao Xi wrote a letter to his family, with the intention of ending the war as soon as possible and returning to Luoyang to recuperate.

But they all knew in their hearts that it was unlikely. Although Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, retreated from Longyou, he did not return to Chengdu, but stayed in Hanzhong. His heart is not dead, and he is bound to come again, and Guanzhong will not be able to stabilize for a while. Now that the right general Zhang He has been transferred to the command of the hussar general, Cao Zhen cannot leave Guanzhong at all.

Cao Shuang was really worried that his father Cao Zhen would die of illness. After two months of thinking, he became more aware of the significance of his father's life to the country and his family. He desperately hopes that his father can become stronger and stronger like Cao Zhi.

Cao Zhi was a little embarrassed. Of course, he was embarrassed to say that it was because he was chased by Cao Miao with a stick and ran every day. However, the matter of cultivating immortals cannot be said, after all, Cao Miao wants to maintain the image of a madman to the outside world, not a monk of alchemy and cultivation.

"What kind of immortal are you cultivating?" Cao Zhi arched his hand in the direction of the palace. "After receiving the edict from His Majesty and entering Beijing, I have the opportunity to meet the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty's holy face, and my heart is happy, and my body naturally needs more."

Cao Shuang's heart was relieved, and then he was a little disappointed. He turned around and invited Cao Zhi into the city.

Cao Zhi's fief was in Yongqiu, but he still had a mansion in Luoyang. Usually leave a few people to guard, clean, collect news, and send it back to the feudal country. Some people from the feudal kingdom came to the capital to do business, and they would also live in the feudal mansion. Cao Zhi has had a good time in the past few years, and the mansion has also been diverted for other purposes. This time the edict entered Beijing, the mansion was cleaned, and the seriously damaged places were repaired, which looked okay, at least better than the palace of Yongqiu.

After Cao Zhi stayed, Cao Shuang said goodbye, and Cao Zhi asked him to ask the Son of Heaven for advice. If the Son of Heaven doesn't have time to see him for the time being, he wants to go to see the Empress Dowager first.

Cao Shuang asked Cao Miao's condition again, whether it was serious or not, whether he wanted to arrange a doctor to take a look first.

Cao Zhi said that Cao Miao has been fine recently, and he has sent two or three times along the way, all of which have been disturbed. When he arrives in Luoyang, he can recuperate with peace of mind, if no one disturbs him, there should be no problem, and there is no need to ask a doctor to come for the time being.

Cao Shuang looked a little strange, but he didn't say anything, turned around and left.

Yongqiu Mansion is located in the southwest corner of Luoyang City, not far to the east is the famous Tongluo Street. Standing on the second floor of the backyard, you can see the ruined Suzaku Que to the east and the castle wall to the west. There are many mansions and courtyards in this vicinity, and small buildings abound, there are many three-story and four-story high-rise buildings, and the two-story small buildings in the feudal mansion are inconspicuous and even a little shabby.

Even so, Cao Miao still stood on the small building and watched for a long time, silently remembering the surrounding terrain. He didn't come to Luoyang to recuperate, he called himself sick to the outside world, and closed his door to thank guests, just to secretly move conveniently. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he and Cao Zhi had a tacit understanding. Cao Zhi and Cao Zhi are in the dark, fighting tiger brothers and going into battle.

He understood what Cao Zhi meant, but he didn't say it.

There are many things in this world that are like this, and you can't see through them.

"Prince, I seem to have been here before." Ah Hu said suddenly, pointing to the Vermilion Que in the distance. "It's a bit impressive."

"Of course you've been here." Qingtao finished cleaning up the room and walked out of it, just when she heard Ah Hu's words, she answered. "When you entered the mansion, the king was still in Luoyang. But you remember it early, you were three or four years old at most, do you remember? ”

Ah Hu scratched his head and didn't say a word.

Cao Miao heard clearly, but didn't ask much.

He was also curious about Ah Hu's life experience, and asked Cao Zhi in private. Cao Zhi said that he had no impression, he was made to death by Emperor Wen at that time, and he was in danger, where did he have the heart to pay attention to a house slave. Ah Hu's appearance is different from that of the Han Chinese, perhaps because his mother is a Xianbei person. There are many Xianbei people in the Central Plains, most of whom live in embarrassment, and there are many people who marry Han people as concubines, and it is not uncommon for wealthy families to be common, almost every family has them.

As soon as Cao Shuang left, Cao Zhi ushered in his first visitor: Xiahou Mao.

Xiahou Mao is the second son of Xiahou Mao, and his wife is Cao Cao's daughter Princess Qinghe, who is Cao Zhi's brother-in-law. However, he has a general relationship with Cao Zhi, but he is closer to Cao Pi. It was not his own will to come to visit Cao Zhi, but the intention of Princess Qinghe.

Hearing that Cao Zhi was robbed in Zhongmu, although he was able to get rid of the battle, he was robbed of all his belongings, and Princess Qinghe was reluctant to give up her younger brother, so she sent Xiahou Mao to send fifty gold for Cao Zhi's living expenses.

Xiahou Mao didn't want to come, let alone send money, but he had to come. He has just lost his official position as General Anxi, and he is currently idle at home, relying on Princess Qinghe to support him, and he has no family status, so he can only bow down to orders.

After a few words with Cao Zhihan, Xiahou Mao asked about Cao Miao.

Cao Zhi said that after a long journey of nearly a month, Cao Miao was weak and in good spirits, so it was not suitable to meet guests for the time being, please forgive me.

Xiahou Mao was a little disappointed, and left a message that he would come back in two days to visit, hoping to meet Cao Miao.

Cao Zhi felt strange, so Cao Zhi sent a message to Cao Miao and asked him to prepare. When he first arrived in Luoyang, Xiahou Mao wanted to see him, and there must be something strange.

Cao Miao didn't understand either. He doesn't know much about Xiahou Mao, and Xiahou Mao in the history books is a waste and has no sense of existence. He couldn't think of any intersection between Xiahou Mao and him.

However, he soon got an answer.

That night, the woman who gave him the jade owl reappeared and reported the news. When Cao Miao mentioned Xiahou Mao, she smiled weirdly.

"Xiahou Mao raised a lot of kabuki in Chang'an, spent all day drinking, emptied his body, and now returned to Luoyang, but he couldn't meet Princess Qinghe's request, and pinned his hopes on the pill to revive his majesty. I heard that the Inner Dan Technique can help Yang Gong, of course he will not let it go. ”

"You know about this kind of thing?" Cao Miao half-jokingly. "The way you inquire about the news is not to listen to the root of the wall in the middle of the night, right?"

The woman pursed her lips, disapproving. "The orchids in Luoyang City are my eyes and ears. The private affairs of the boudoir are not a major matter of the military aircraft, and they don't even need to inquire, they themselves will say it as a joke. ”

Cao Miao was stunned, and then overjoyed. He really didn't expect it to be so simple. But think about it, the bed is the easiest place to leak secrets, the beauty plan lasts for a long time, whether it is Xianbei people or Wuhuan people, they are all inferior ethnic groups in the eyes of the Han people, and they are discriminated against, they are easier to huddle together for warmth, and there is no surprise in exchanging news.

This is simply a natural intelligence network, and it would be a waste not to make good use of it.

"Let's talk about it, what I have entrusted you with in the past few months, how have you done."