Cao Cao ran to Lu Ren to rub wine and food, and at the end he hoped to listen to Lu Ren playing the flute, which seemed to be a little excessive, but in fact, it gave Lu Ren enough face. On the other hand, Lu Ren is not so ignorant, at least at least he will not offend Cao Cao in this kind of thing, so Lu Ren agreed with his mouth.

However, when Lu Ren was about to ask someone to fetch the bamboo flute, Cao Cao stopped Lu Ren and said: "Yihao is also very tired after returning from patrolling the fields, if you have to beat your spirit at this time and play the flute for Lone's unreasonable wishes, Lone is a little unreasonable." That's it, and let Wan'er come here to play a few songs on your behalf, Yihao, what do you think? ”

Cao Cao's request may seem excessive, but it was not the case in that era. Because at least on the surface, Cao Cao made a request, and making this kind of request means that he is close to the other party. You must know that in that era, with the permission of the other party and meeting the female relatives of the other party's family, then the relationship between the two parties was very close.

For example, when Lu Bu first defected to Liu Bei, he took the initiative to take Liu Bei to meet his wife and concubine, just to get closer to Liu Bei; Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu went to Sun Ce's mansion, and what they enjoyed was almost recognizing their godson's "promotion to worship his mother"; As for Cao Cao himself, when he first got Jingzhou, he also took the initiative to go to Cai Mao's house to meet Cai Mao's family members to express the closeness between Cao Cao and the Cai family in Jingzhou.

Now Cao Cao politely made such a request to Lu Ren, and there is no need to say much about Lu Ren's closeness. Cao Cao himself is a frequent visitor here in Lu Ren, and the people in Lu Ren's mansion don't have to shy away from Cao Cao at all. And the most important one is that Wan'er is always just Lu Ren's maid in terms of identity, Cao Cao politely made this request to Lu Ren, in fact, Wan'er was regarded as Lu Ren's wife and daughter, and then gave Wan'er enough face.

Lu Ren has been mixed up for a few years, and he has already figured out these things in terms of etiquette, and he will not make the kind of common-sense mistakes and jokes at that time, so he asked people to call Wan'er at the moment, and Wan'er played a few pieces of music for Cao Cao to enjoy. And when Cao Cao was enjoying the music, he kept nodding with his eyes closed, and occasionally opened his eyes and swept Wan'er with an appreciative gaze.

In turn, Lu Ren also felt that Cao Cao was indeed very tasteful. In fact, everything is like this, even if it is changed to modern times, is it better for a beautiful music or song to be played by someone with an ordinary appearance or even a little sorry for the audience, or is it better to be played by a handsome guy and a beautiful woman? I believe that the vast majority of people will choose the latter. And now Cao Cao is undoubtedly playing this kind of artistic conception that is both pleasing to the ear and pleasing to the eye. Then again, Wan'er stood in the pavilion and played the flute, and the appearance of the sleeve skirt dancing lightly with the breeze in the sound of music would indeed make people feel particularly pleasing to the eye.

However, Wan'er finally came back together after following Lu Ren around Xuchang City, and her body was also very tired, so her breath was a little unable to keep up after just playing a few songs. Cao Cao's musical accomplishment is very high, and he immediately heard that Wan'er was afraid that she would change her taste if she played again, so he signaled that Wan'er didn't need to play anymore.

Wan'er was about to retreat after receiving the flute and giving the salute, but Cao Cao asked Wan'er to sit down beside Lu Ren, and after looking at Lu Ren and Wan'er a few times, Cao Cao suddenly sighed softly: "At the beginning, Zixiu often sat in the pavilion like Gu is now, and you enjoyed Wan'er's flute dance and music with Yihao, right?" ”

Lu Ren and Wan'er glanced at each other, and then nodded to Cao Cao together.

Cao Cao sighed again, shook his head again and said, "That's it, Zixiu has been dead for a long time, and it is useless to mention more." When it comes to Yihao, you and Wan'er's flute art rhythm is indeed intoxicating. Lone had imagined before, if Yihao's flute and Zhaoji's piano played together, what kind of artistic conception it would be. ”

Lu Ren was stunned at that time, because Lu Ren really didn't want to think about Cai Yan. However, after being stunned for a moment, Wan'er asked Cao Cao very carefully: "General, forgive me!" Sister Cai, she ...... Have you ever been well? ”

Of course, Cao Cao knew that when Cai Yan stayed by Lu Ren's side, Wan'er had been Cai Yan's companion, and at this moment, Cao Cao was actually waiting for Lu Ren or Wan'er to ask about Cai Yan, so he said to Wan'er with a pleasant face: "Zhao Ji is all right, but occasionally I hear her piano sound, and it is not difficult to hear her loneliness...... By the way, Wan'er, you have been with Zhao Ji for several months, and you can be regarded as Zhao Ji's best friend. Now it is difficult for Zhao Ji to find her family, and there is often loneliness in her heart, so it is better for Wan'er to go to Zhao Ji from time to time to stay for a few days, to be a companion to Zhao Ji, and to relieve the loneliness in Zhao Ji's heart. ”

"Huh!?" Lu Ren and Wan'er were stunned at the same time.

Cao Cao smiled: "What? Yihao, are you reluctant? Or are you worried about something else? ”

"No, no, but ......"

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At near noon the next day, a carriage and horse stopped in front of the side gate of Cao Cao's mansion. It didn't take long for Wan'er to be brought to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao took Wan'er to Cai Yan.

In fact, in a sense, Wan'er has to go back to her parents' house, so walking under this corridor, Wan'er's feeling in her heart is also strange. Looking up at Cao Cao who was walking in front again, Wan'er more or less realized that Cao Cao would find her to be Cai Yan's companion, which should not be as simple as it seems.

Sure enough, Cao Cao was walking here, and suddenly turned around and asked Wan'er: "Wan'er, let me ask you, when Zhao Ji lived in Yihao's mansion in the past, what was the relationship between the two of them?" ”

Wan'er is just honest, but she is definitely not stupid. Hearing Cao Cao's question, Wan'er had already vaguely guessed a little bit of Cao Cao's true intentions. After lowering her head and thinking about it at the moment, Wan'er responded softly: "The slave maid has not read any books, and she is not very good at speaking. However, in the eyes of the slave maid, between the lord and Sister Cai...... Some of them are just as they are. ”

"If you leave?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, and after carefully drying Wan'er up and down, left and right, and Zai, he let out a long sigh and said, "That's it, I don't want to hide it from you, lest you don't know what to do." Listen, it's actually ......"

Wan'er listened to Cao Cao's words quietly, and her mood became a little complicated. But for some reason, Wan'er's heart gradually swelled up with a much lighter feeling. After Cao Cao finished speaking, Wan'er knelt down to Cao Cao and said solemnly: "Please rest assured that the general will do what the general orders." ”

Seeing Wan'er like this, Cao Cao couldn't help but observe Wan'er carefully again. After a long time, Cao Cao sighed softly: "Zixiu was favored by you at the beginning, and now it seems that it is no accident. Although your talent and appearance are not outstanding, your character and character are indeed excellent, and it is indeed wronged to let you do this now. If it weren't for your humble background...... That's it, no matter what happens, you and Zhao Ji must get along well and don't lose hope. ”

Wan'er replied in a low voice, and Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go to Zhaoji." Wan'er, you remember, this matter can't be done too quickly, otherwise there will inevitably be some embarrassment between Yihao and Zhaohime. Besides, it is inconvenient to want Yoshihiro and Akihime to play together, but it is much more convenient for you to play with Akihime's flute. Before Lone gave Zhao Ji away, he could feast his ears to some extent. ”

"No."

After a short time, Cao Cao took Wan'er to the door of Cai Yan's courtyard. Originally, Cao Cao wanted to take Wan'er in, but after thinking about it, he gave up, so he let Wan'er go into the courtyard by herself. Cao Cao himself only glanced at the door a few times, then turned around and strode away without even looking back.

said that in the courtyard at this time, Cai Yan was sitting under the porch looking at the sky in a daze, and he didn't even notice that the ink dipped in the brush in his hand had already dried out. If you take a closer look at Cai Yan at this time, it is not difficult to find that Cai Yan has never combed at all, and even her hair and clothes are a little messy.

She was in a daze under the corridor, but Wan'er came to Cai Yan's side under the guidance of the maid. Seeing that Cai Yan was like this now, Wan'er was also a little surprised, and after a little hesitation, she called softly: "Sister Cai......"

With a bit of distraction, Cai Yan looked at Wan'er. And when she saw Wan'er, Cai Yan was stunned at first, then rubbed her eyes, and then looked carefully for a while before she was surprised: "Wan'er? How did you end up here? Ah! ”

This "oops" is Cai Yan remembered that his current image is not very good, and it is a little rude, so he hurriedly put down the pen and hurriedly cleaned up Zhou's body. When Wan'er saw Cai Yan like this, her heart was also filled with a little distress and love, she took out the hair comb she carried from her sleeve and sat down softly behind Cai Yan......

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"Sister Cai, your hair is a little yellow, and ...... Lots of grease. ”

"Really?" Cai Yan smiled faintly: "Speaking of which, I haven't washed it for a while...... Wanmei, why did you come here? ”

Wan'er subconsciously just wanted to open her mouth to respond, but the words retracted when they came to her mouth. After a second moment, Nian Wan'er found another word for him: "It has been almost a year since the Lord entrusted Sister Cai to Cao Gong. After this year, it is inconvenient for the Lord to come here to visit, so let Wan'er come to see Sister Cai. ”

“…… Again, it's inconvenient for him to come here to see me. He...... Are you okay now? ”

Wan'er said: "It's not the same as before. At present, the season is spring, and the lord has to take charge of the affairs of the tuntian in the surrounding areas of Xudu, and he can often return to the house only once in a few days. In fact, I followed the Lord around Xudu a few days ago, and I didn't come back until nearly noon yesterday. ”

Cai Yan had also followed Lu Ren around Xuchang and knew what kind of situation it was. And at this moment, when Wan'er mentioned it like this, Cai Yan recalled the events at that time, and couldn't help but sigh faintly for a while: "Following him to patrol the tun and supervise the farmers, it is certainly tiring to be tired, but walking in the countryside and fields is also quite comfortable and free when traveling." But now ......"