Cao Peng didn't expect to meet Chen Deng here.

Speaking of which, he had met Chen Deng. I think that when he was in Yuxiu Building, he and Cao Zhen almost had a conflict with Chen Deng and others.

However, he was more curious about the young man who was sitting next to him and talking to him all the time.

The children of the family have their own unique pride.

They don't greet people casually, and they show pride in their words. For example, when Chen Deng greeted the young man, his tone sounded very affectionate, as if he was talking to a friend. But when facing Cao Peng, his tone immediately became much colder. Maybe he didn't do it on purpose, but overall, Cao Peng could still hear the difference.

"Do you recognize me?"

Chen Deng raised his eyebrows and asked.

Cao Peng nodded a little embarrassedly, "Chen Taishou may not remember...... When he was in Xudu, Xia Guan had met Chen Taishou. ”

Chen Deng couldn't help laughing!

Why didn't he remember Cao Peng?

I think that when Cao Peng and Cao Zhen were together in Yuxiu Building, they still left a deep impression on Chen Deng.

"You remember!"

Chen Deng is not narrow-minded, he just wants to tease Cao Peng.

The young man said: "The virtuous brother has come out? ”

There was a deep sense of surprise in his tone.

After all, Cao Peng's age is young, and he can see a rough idea at a glance.

The reason why the young man came over to sit was also because Cao Peng was huddled in the corner without saying a word. That kind of quiet temperament made the young man quite appreciative, and even thought that Cao Peng was a gentleman's son. At a young age, being able to have such a bearing certainly aroused the curiosity of young people. At first, he didn't have anything to say, but he didn't want to be misunderstood by Cao Peng as a glutton, and when he said it, he actually fell into a trance.

Cao Peng scratched his head, "Actually, I'm not a good guy, I'm just helping." ”

"Help?"

Chen Deng opened his mouth and said: "Cao Peng's brother-in-law is the new Haixi Ling Deng Ji. ”

"Hercynian Order...... Uh, I remembered! Is it to replace Ziyu as Haixi's uncle and grandson? ”

In fact, in the circle of Xuzhou, Deng Ji's reputation is not particularly loud. People know Deng Ji's name, not more because of how talented Deng Ji is, but because Kong Rong had recommended Zhang Changliang Xi Liang Ziyu before, and he didn't want to be replaced by Deng Ji.

It's not that people are disgusted with Deng Ji.

More people, with a kind of curiosity.

"Didn't Deng Haixi come?"

"Well, my brother is not in Haixi now, he is on business in Huailing, so he ordered me to come to congratulate."

"Hercynian ...... But it's not easy. The young man stood up, let out a long breath, and said with a smile: "But it is also quite interesting to talk to the virtuous brother. He said that if I had some free time, I would definitely go to Haixi and taste the delicacies that the virtuous brother said. ”

"Well, I don't dare to ask for it."

"Hahaha, okay, then I'll miss the company first."

Chen Deng talked to Cao Peng again, pulled the young man and left.

"Yuanlong, let me tell you...... This little brother Cao is quite knowledgeable about beautiful things, and he just talked to me about it, which is very attractive. If you don't come, maybe I'll know more...... But what are you looking for me? First of all, I'm not a drinker. ”

The young man and Chen Deng muttered in a low voice as they walked.

It's also a little better to put on Cao Peng's ears, so I listened to a rough idea.

Sure enough, it's a glutton!

But after talking for a long time, Cao Peng didn't know who the other party was and what his name was.

Long article?

It's fucking again...... Cao Peng began to be helpless.

How could he possibly remember the names of everyone in the Three Kingdoms era? At the same time, it is necessary to memorize the words of these people. That's a real nuisance.

Long article...... And who is it?

At the banquet, Lu Bu suddenly got up, held a big stick, and toasted one by one.

It can be said that his posture has been lowered very low, but many people are still cold to him. Lu Bu's reputation was so bad that no matter what he did, he would not be recognized by the scholars. Not to mention, Lu Bu's background is not even as good as Cao Peng.

"Little doll, do you dare to drink?"

Lu Bu came all the way and saw Cao Peng.

Originally, Cao Peng was not noticeable. But Lu Bu stepped forward and grabbed Cao Peng's arm, with three points of drunkenness, and his words were very affectionate.

"Yuanlong, do Cao Peng and Wen Hou know each other?"

The young man asked softly.

Chen Deng nodded, "Yes...... Yesterday I also had a fight with Wen Hou on the long street. ”

"Huh?" The young man couldn't help but exclaim, "This little doll, wasn't she killed by Wen Hou?" ”

"Uh...... I heard that I lost! Chen Deng said: "And he also joined forces with the son of Hu Ben Zhonglang General Dian Wei, as well as another person, and was defeated by Wen Hou with one move." But they are not too bad, at least when they fight alone with Hou Chengwei and Song Xian, they will not fall behind. ”

"Son of Dian Wei?"

The young man was puzzled: "Do this Cao Peng and Dian Wei know each other?" ”

"It's said to be very close...... Changwen, don't underestimate this doll, he is in Xudu, he is also a man of the hour, and his reputation is not small. The Jinlan spectrum I told you about before is said to have been written by this doll herself. He and a few dolls worshipped in prison, called Little Bayi...... Hehe, his brothers who are righteous still have a lot of backgrounds, one is the son of the Cao Gong clan, and the other is the son of Xu Chu, the commander of Wumeng. I thought he had a bit of quickness and talent, but he didn't think that this little doll's martial arts were not bad, not simple, not simple. ”

The young man frowned, and when he looked at Cao Peng again, his gaze was obviously a little different.

Cao Peng suddenly became the focus, and he also felt helpless.

"If Wen Hou toasts, can Xia Guanyan drink it?"

"Good!" Lu Bu laughed and said, "How can a husband not drink alcohol? Someone came, gave Cao Gongzi a big drink, and drank the three big ones with him. ”

Immediately, a slave and maid came to the ceremony, and Lu Bu carried the ear of the wine jar in one hand, and when he came up, he filled Cao Peng with a glass.

Drink?

Cao Peng is really not afraid.

He didn't say a word, picked up his big chuckle, raised his head and drank a fine drink.

"Wenhou, please drink."

Lu Bu looked at Cao Peng's gaze, much kinder.

"Okay, wait until I fill this cup."

The two of them stood at the door of the main hall, and in front of everyone, they did three things in a row.

Lu Bu let Cao Peng go, and then toasted. Cao Peng exhaled lightly, and was about to turn around and sit down, when he suddenly felt that someone was watching him, and quickly turned around.

At the foot of the jade steps of the main hall, there is a middle-aged scribe.

He sat alone, pouring himself a drink, which looked very different. Just now, it was he who stared at Cao Peng, and when Cao Peng turned his head to look over, the middle-aged scribe did not dodge, squinted his eyes, stared at Cao Peng, and said nothing. There was a trace of coldness in that gaze, which made Cao Peng feel a little cold. The two looked at each other for a moment, and a sneer appeared on the middle-aged scribe's face, and he turned his head away.

"Dare to ask sir, who is the gentleman under the jade steps?"

After Cao Peng sat down, he asked the person in front of him.

"Do you mean Mr. Gongtai?"

Damn, you Eastern Han people, will you die if you just say your name?

However, Cao Peng has a little impression of the word 'public platform'.

In "Romance ......of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Ying offered a seven-treasure knife to kill Dong Zhuo, but was accidentally noticed by Dong Zhuo, so he fled from Luoyang. When passing through Zhongmu, he was captured by the Zhongmu County Order, and the Zhongmu County Order was Chen Gong. Chen Gong admired Cao Ying's high righteousness, so he let Cao Ying go and abandoned the official to accompany him. Unexpectedly, when resting at Lu Bohao's house on the way, Cao Ying killed Lu Bohao's family due to a misunderstanding. Because of this, Chen Gong felt that Cao Ying was a snake and scorpion, so he gave up Cao Ying...... Later, Chen Gong assisted Lu Bu, and was killed by Cao Ying until Baimenlou.

It's a great story!

But after Cao Peng was reborn, he heard another version.

In the third year of the first peace, Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, was killed, and the dragons of Yanzhou were leaderless. At that time, Chen Gong recommended Cao Ying, who was the Taishou of Dongjun at the time.

He said to the villagers: The world is divided in recent times, and the state has no owner. Caodong County, the talent of the world, if you welcome Muzhou, you will be born to the people.

To this end, he lobbied around for the Yanzhou clan and won the support of the Yanzhou scholars.

At the beginning, Chen Gong could be said to be the number one strategist under Cao Ying's account. However, with the arrival of Xun Yu Chengyu and others, Chen Gong's status in Cao Ying's camp was affected. Although he is a scholar from Yanzhou, there is a big gap between him and the children of an old family like Xun Yu. Later, another incident happened, that is, Cao Ying killed the former Jiujiang Taishou, and Yanzhou celebrities were ...... To put it bluntly, Chen Gong greeted Cao Ying, and also had the idea of planning for the Yanzhou scholars.

didn't want to be killed, which made the Yanzhou scholars have a deep grudge against Cao Ying. Chen Gong was even more blamed, saying that he deceived the Yanzhou villagers.

Chen Gong was extremely embarrassed and angry.

When Lü Bu fled from Guanzhong, after Chen Gong learned the news, he immediately contacted Lü Bu, and took advantage of Cao Ying's expedition to Xuzhou to raise an army to rebel, which triggered the Battle of Puyang between Cao Ying and Lü Bu. After that, Lü Bu was defeated and fled to Xuzhou. Chen Gong plotted for Lu Bu, defeated Liu Bei, and captured Xiapi, so that Lu Bu had a place to stay. In other words, Chen Gong was Lu Bu's subordinate, the chief strategist.

Cao Peng could feel the coldness in Chen Gong's eyes.

I couldn't help but be a little worried in my heart, if I continued to stay in Xiapi, I was afraid that this Chen Palace would be unfavorable to him.

Thinking of this, Cao Peng had the idea of leaving. It's just that at the banquet, he can't say goodbye. However, he has secretly made up his mind to leave this place as soon as possible. That's right, it's a place of right and wrong...... On the first day of his arrival in Xiapi, he clashed with Hou Cheng and others; Then in the morning, he almost clashed with Lu Bu's son Lu Ji, and now he may be worried about Chen Gong again.

If this is not a land of right and wrong, then I am afraid that the world has become a pure land everywhere.

Cao Peng took a bite of the dish and began to think about how to get out.

"Dare to ask, but Gongzi Cao?"

Just as Cao Peng was thinking, a little maid came behind Cao Peng and asked softly.

Cao Peng nodded, "I'm Cao Peng." ”

"Please come with the little maid."

"You ......"

"My son-in-law, please Cao Gongzi."

Cao Peng couldn't help but be confused, and looked at the little maid puzzled.

"Who is your son-in-law?"

"Childe in the past, naturally know."

It's kind of mysterious...... Cao Peng actually didn't really want to go, but after thinking about it again, he felt that it didn't seem good to refuse like this.

Anyway, in broad daylight, what is there to be afraid of? Thinking of this, Cao Peng stood up and walked out of the hall with the little maid.

Along the corridor of the main hall, Cao Peng followed behind the little maid.

This little girl's back is pretty good, but when she walks, she seems to be a little awkward.

If you look closely, you will find that one of her feet seems to be a little lame, although she has tried her best to hide this problem when walking, Cao Peng still sees the clue at a glance.

"Where are we going?"

Cao Peng walked with the little maid for a while, and saw that he was getting farther and farther away from the main hall, and seemed to be going to the back house.

He couldn't help but feel a little strange, and asked.

The little maid stopped, turned her head and smiled slightly, "Childe, just come with me." ”

"Slow, you tell me first, who is your son-in-law, and where are you taking me?"

"My son-in-law, naturally he is the prince of the prince?"

"Lu Ji?"

"Of course not, under the knees of the prince, there is only one son, but he is not a young prince."

It's okay if you don't explain it, the more you explain, the more Cao Peng feels a little confused. What does it mean that your prince has only one son, and he is not a young prince? What kind of messy relationship is this? Could it be that the sissy who came out of the restaurant yesterday?

What is he looking for me!

Cao Peng was confused and couldn't figure out the mystery of this.

"Childe, that's it in front."

Cao Peng followed the little maid all the way, all of them were quiet paths, and he didn't meet anyone along the way.

When she walked to a small garden, the little maid stopped, smiled and said, "Childe, through the garden in front, there is a courtyard, you go in, my son, just wait inside." ”

"You're not going to take me there?"

"Well...... If it wasn't for the little maid's resignation, it was really my son-in-law's life, and the little maid didn't dare to disobey. ”

"That's it!"

Cao Peng glanced at the little maid, hesitated, and then walked towards the small garden.

Seeing that Cao Peng's back did not enter the garden, the little maid's face changed, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared. She looked left and right, and saw that there was no one nearby, so she hurried away along a path.

Cao Peng didn't pay much attention to it, and after passing through the garden, he saw a small cross-courtyard with reading power.

To be precise, this garden should be one with the small cross courtyard. It's just that due to the middle of winter, the flowers in this garden have been lost.

Cao Peng didn't think too much about it, and walked into the courtyard along the garden path.

Behind a small archway, in the center is a small pavilion with a row of wings on each side.

"Anyone?"

Cao Peng stood at the gate of the courtyard and shouted.

The courtyard was quiet, but there was no movement...... Strange, how come there is no one?

Cao Peng walked to the pavilion and saw a long case in the pavilion, on which a pair of seven-stringed guqin was placed.

The piano seems to be made of sycamore wood, and at the end of the piano, there is a layer of charred black marks, as if it has been burned by fire, which is very clear.

In the air, there is a faint scent of orchids.

Cao Peng's heart suddenly moved, and he secretly screamed that it was not good, and turned his head to leave.

He had heard of this kind of episode in his previous life. From the smell in the air, it can be judged that the person living here should be a woman, not some 'childe'. This is Lu Bu's back house, and even if the person who lives here is not Lu Bu's wife and concubine, it must be ...... Someone is framing me!

Cao Peng hurriedly walked out of the pavilion and was about to go out of the arch, but he heard a voice from outside.

"Little lady, I don't want to practice anything."

"Girls' house, dancing guns and sticks all day long, how can it be good! Your mother let you learn the piano, and it's also for your own good......"

"I don't want to learn the piano, I want to learn from Sister Qi'er, practice a good martial arts, and in the future, I will go into battle with my father to kill the enemy."

"No way!"

"Little Lady ......"

"Lingqi, don't beg me, Madame tells me to come down, you can't hide.

Besides, you are a girl, you don't learn this piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and you dance with guns and sticks...... If you marry in the future, you will not be laughed at? ”

"I don't want to get married!"

A coquettish voice, noisy.

"If you want me to marry, you can do it, as long as you can be as powerful as your father."

"Lingqi, don't mess around."

"I'm not messing around......"

The sound was getting closer, apparently entering the garden.

Cao Peng was a little anxious...... If this is discovered, it is not clear if you jump into the river.

He was in a hurry, and when he saw that the door of a side room next to him was hidden, he hurriedly took three steps and two steps, rushed to the porch, stretched out his hand to open the door, and dodged in. Standing in the doorway, he let out a sigh of relief. Hopefully, these women won't stay too long.

He turned around, but suddenly froze.

The room was empty, and inside was a one-meter-square fire pit.

The inside was facing the coals of fire, burning red, making the room extremely warm. In the center, a barrel is placed. The barrel is large, about a meter high, oval, and about three meters long. There was also hot water inside, and the water was steaming and filling the room...... There is a layer of flower petals floating on the surface of the water, and there is a faint fragrance.

Even if Cao Peng is a fool, he can see clearly the purpose of this room.

Bathroom!

It's a bathroom!

Cao Peng was shocked into a cold sweat, and he wanted to go out.

If someone comes in to take a bath, it's fine, and something has to happen.

But as soon as his hand was placed on the door, and when he was about to pull it open, the figure swayed, and a group of women walked into the quiet courtyard.

Cao Peng was so frightened that he hurriedly put down his hand and swept his gaze over the bathroom.

The heart was pounding, and the sweat on his forehead was dripping down at once.

However, instead of hot sweat, it was cold sweat...... "Little lady, I'm hungry." ”

"After practicing, the little lady will make it for you herself."

"But ......"

"Lingqi, don't make any more trouble!" A soft voice faintly entered the room, "Little lady knows that you don't like these, but you also have to think about your father...... Over the years, your father has been running around and putting a lot of effort into it. Now that he finally has a place to stay, he hopes to find a good family for you to rely on in the future...... At least, I don't have to worry about you. ”

"I'm ......" The coquettish voice was silent for a while, and then it sounded again, "Little lady, then I'll practice for a while, okay?" ”

"Good!"

"Then you teach me."

Outside the house, the melodious sound of the piano sounded, like crying and complaining.

But Cao Peng stood in the room, as if a fire had burned his buttocks, and he was a little at a loss.

The charcoal fire in the fire pit was getting hotter and hotter, and the water vapor in the air made Cao Peng's clothes almost soaked!

Now he just hopes that the woman outside will finish playing the piano and leave quickly.

But things in this world often backfire.

When the sound of the piano stopped, the delicate voice sounded again, "Little lady, you played so well...... Little lady, where are you going? ”

"I'll go wash first, you can practice here. Wait a while, the little lady will make you something to eat, if you don't practice well, you are not allowed to eat. ”

!

Cao Peng was about to collapse.

And at this time, the sound of footsteps sounded, getting closer and closer......

(To be continued)