"Father!!"

Zhen Ping shouted timidly.

Sima Zhao smiled and picked up the child, his eyes full of love.

This child has just turned four years old, but he is surprisingly thin, and he can see the shadow of Sima Shi on his appearance, especially this thin appearance, which is more like Sima Shi today.

Zhen Ping is Guo De's son.

Here's the thing, Cao Rong once asked his biological mother, Empress Wen Zhaozhen's late nephew, Zhen Huang, to hold a secret marriage with his daughter Cao Shu, who died young.

Because both of them are dead and cannot give birth to offspring.

He asked the smart Guo De to pass on to Zhen Huang and his wife, changed his surname to Zhen, and attacked the Marquis of Pingyuan.

Guo De inexplicably had more dead parents, but he also benefited immensely and became the leader of the Guo family, in private, everyone still called him Guo De, after he "rebelled", Sima Shi directly deprived him of his successor status, let him change back to his original name, and became Guo De again.

And Zhen Ping, who was born to Sima Yu, can also be called Guo Ping.

Sima Yu was born frail and sickly, and so was her son, both of whom were not in good health.

Today, the mother and son live in the general's mansion.

In history, after Sima Yu's death, Sima Zhao married his eldest daughter to Guo De and gave birth to Zhen Xi.

Sima Zhao hugged the little guy in his arms and asked with a smile, "Are you still happy here?" ”

"I'm happy, I just miss my father very much"

Hearing Guo Ping's words, Sima Zhao was silent for a moment.

"It's okay, here, you have a lot of middle fathers, they can all play with you, do you have anything you want to eat?"

Sima Zhao was talking, but Sima Yu had already walked out and hurriedly met Sima Zhao.

"Meet my father."

Sima Zhao looked at his niece in front of him.

The little niece is only in her twenties this year, but she has already experienced a lot, and among Sima Shi's many daughters, she looks the most like Sima Shi.

Don't look at Sima Shi is so scary now, he was also very handsome when he was young.

These family heirlooms rarely look ugly, after all, they have the right of first refusal.

As the daughter of Xiahou Hui and Sima Shi, Sima Yu's appearance is not bad, originally her appearance is still very heroic, but at this moment, she looks extremely fragile.

Maybe it's because of the death of a beloved, or maybe it's because of my father's ruthlessness.

Sima Yu's face is now pale, as if she is seriously ill, and she looks pitiful to me.

"Get up."

Sima Zhao put down the child, took out some snacks, handed them to him, touched his head with a smile, and then looked at his niece.

"I've got something to come to you"

"Father, please come in."

Sima Yu is still very polite to Sima Zhao, Sima Yu has never experienced his father's favor since he was born, even when he was young.

But Sima Zhao is different, when she was very young, Sima Zhao doted on her very much, often gave her gifts, and gave her delicious food.

The courtyard was very clean, and when the servants saw Sima Zhao, they were so frightened that they hurriedly made a big salute.

The two walked into the inner room, and Sima Zhao sat on the top seat.

"What is the matter with my middle father looking for me?"

Sima Yu asked.

Sima Zhao opened his mouth, and stopped talking.

"Concubine"

"If there is something, the middle father will just say it."

"Are you doing?"

Sima Zhao asked.

Sima Yu suddenly fell silent.

"Did your father ask you to come?"

"Well, my brother is worried about you"

"I'm glad that my father has been here since he killed my beloved, please tell my father that you don't have to worry about me, I won't delay his great cause."

Sima Zhao only felt distressed, and at that moment, he even wanted to get up and leave.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Sima Zhao opened his mouth again, "After all, Ling is a woman, and she is single, how can she take care of the child?" In this family, you also need someone to help you."

Sima Yu was stunned for a moment, raised her head, and looked at Sima Zhao in disbelief.

Under her gaze, Sima Zhao took a deep breath and said, "We are all worried about your situation, so I want to arrange a marriage for you and find someone to take care of you." ”

Sima Yu was completely stunned.

"Middle father, it's been less than three months since my beloved died"

"I know, but your lover has made a mistake, and you don't need to be widowed for him, and remarriage is a common thing."

"Even if you don't care about yourself, you have to think about it."

"Ping also needs a father, he is a boy, how can he grow up without his father's teaching?"

"We're doing it for your good, too."

Listening to the middle father's words, Sima Yu's eyes were full of sadness.

"Father, are you really doing it for my good? Which talented man do you want to marry me? Whose children are they? ”

Sima Zhao's expression was a little uncomfortable, he didn't dare to raise his head to look at his niece, "You don't have to worry, this matter is not bad for you, we are ready to let you marry Your Majesty." ”

"What?!"

Sima Yu was stunned.

She looked at Sima Zhao in front of her in disbelief.

"Think about it, you will be the queen in the future, you can live a rich life, and your children can also be rich because of this, when Emperor Taizu adopted Qin Lang and He Yan, although they misbehaved and caused trouble for themselves, but because of such a background, they also benefited a lot."

Sima Yu couldn't believe it at all, these words actually came from the mouth of the middle father.

The gentle appearance of the middle father who would throw her into the air and catch her suddenly became strange at this moment.

She didn't say anything, and tears couldn't help but fall.

"I'm not married."

"Here's what I think!! This is my order!! ”

Sima Zhao suddenly raised his voice, and he said irritably: "My brother is already seriously ill, and he can't dissuade me anymore!" ”

"Even though you are my maiden, you must obey my commands! Now that my brother is sick and bedridden, I am in charge of everything! ”

"You still have children, don't do anything you regret! As I say, I promise that Ping will get the best treatment, I will treat him as my grandson, and I will give him the highest title in the future, so that he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life! If you disobey my edict, you are plotting to kill Ping! ”

Sima Zhao said loudly, for some reason, at this moment, he dared to look at his own daughter.

Looking at the tears on his niece's face and the despair in his eyes, Sima Zhao only felt that his heart was much heavier.

"Are you marrying or not marrying?!"

Looking at the middle father who was a complete stranger in front of him, Sima Yu smiled sadly, "I'll marry"

"You don't want to be like this, you were born in the Sima family and enjoyed the wealth, then you must pay for the family, not only you, but everyone in the family."

"That's definitely not a bad thing for you, that shaft is very small, and Biping is only a few years older."

"He wouldn't dare bully you."

"Moreover, I won't let you stay forever, now that the family has encountered an extremely powerful opponent, when I deal with him, I will rescue you, and I won't let you stay in the palace anymore You just need to stay in the palace for a while, not too long."

"Think for yourself, it only takes a few months to give your son a lifetime of wealth!"

Sima Zhao could no longer face his niece's eyes, stood up, and left the inner room quickly.

As he walked out of the inner room, he heard a cry coming from behind him.

Sima Zhao lowered his head, but as if he hadn't heard anything, his pace became faster and faster, and he almost ran away from here.

"Mother, why are you crying?"

"Mother!!"

"Wow~~"

Zhen Ping, who walked into the house, looked at his mother who was crying silently in front of him, and immediately cried with him.

Sima Yu hugged him into his arms and kept comforting him.

Sima Yu's expression was already numb, and even his actions to comfort his son were a little sluggish

"Mother!"

In the Zhaoyang Palace, Cao Chao sat respectfully beside the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother has changed more and more.

Since getting Wang Xiang's refuge, the Queen Mother's desire for power has been hooked, and this woman, who has experienced the taste of power for the first time, has completely fallen.

Now, from time to time, she has to go out and wander around the palace as if to inspect her private domain, and she even ordered some ministers to be summoned.

In the face of the summons of the Queen Mother, the minister naturally did not dare not come.

The Queen Mother didn't discuss anything important with them, but asked them about the situation in the world, and the ministers didn't know why the Queen Mother had such a huge change, but she also answered cautiously.

The Queen Mother looked at Cao Chao on the side, and she trusted this son who was not related by blood.

He allowed himself to see through a lot of things, and he made himself understand a lot of things.

If he had appeared by his side earlier, the Queen Mother would only regret that Cao Fang had been deposed too late.

"Yanshi is here today, but what does the prince command?"

"Mother, you are the master of the harem, how dare the prince order you?"

"The prince sent me to advise my mother."

"What's the matter?"

Cao Chao said seriously: "The prince said that General Xuande took his people to meet the general, and he has taken refuge in them. ”

Empress Dowager Guo suddenly frowned, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes.

"How dare they really surrender?!"

"Not only that, but the prince also said that the general has privately promised them that as long as they help the general to deal with you, he will pardon all their past crimes and give them titles and wealth."

Empress Dowager Guo was suddenly furious, if she just went to see Sima Shi in private, then forget it, after all, they were relatives, but they actually wanted to help Sima Shi kill themselves?! For the sake of your own wealth, you have to sell yourself?!

Damn these guys!!

Looking at the angry Empress Dowager Guo in front of her, Cao Chaole blossomed.

Wang Xiang, of course, did not say these words.

Cao Chao didn't know what Guo Li and they were doing recently.

But Cao Chao is no longer willing to share the Queen Mother with the Guo family, and when they are away, they will be more separated from their relationship, even if they wake up and want to take the initiative to find the Queen Mother to repair the relationship, it is impossible.

This group of pig teammates, Cao Chao has completely given up on them, not asking them to help, just to kick them out of the alliance and let them not come to make trouble.