In the backyard of Sikong Mansion, the afternoon sun shines a golden light, illuminating the entire garden warmly.

In a quiet garden, Mrs. Bian stood alone on the small bridge in the middle of the flower-filled courtyard, her gauze skirt blowing in the wind, exuding a faint fragrance.

The flowers in full bloom exude a charming fragrance in the breeze, gently swaying, like countless enchanting women dancing.

Mrs. Bian stood on the small bridge, staring at the sea of blooming flowers around her.

The sea of flowers was colorful and fragrant, but it could not release the suppressed emotions in her heart.

The wind gently blew her long dress, and the slightly cool touch made her feel the loneliness in her heart even more. She closed her eyes, trying to suppress the tears that welled up in her heart, but her mood grew lower.

She gently stroked a blooming flower, and there was a faint sadness in her eyes.

She came from a humble background and was originally a prostitute, but fortunately she was favored by Cao Cao and accepted as a concubine. Because of his handsome appearance, gentleness and sensibility, he was deeply loved by Cao Cao. When the two first got together, they were also in love and had happy memories.

In recent years, Cao Cao began to fight everywhere, and after setting the capital Xu Du, he was busy with government affairs, and the time for the two to get together became less and less.

After Cao Ang was killed in the battle of Wancheng, his adoptive mother, Cao Cao's wife, Madame Ding, became angry with Cao Cao and quarreled with Cao Cao constantly, causing the family to be restless.

Cao Cao felt that he was at a loss, so he could only try his best to coax him, but Mrs. Ding still refused to give up, so Cao Cao could only send her back to her parents' house, hoping that she would come back after calming down.

Mrs. Bian knew that Cao Cao was in a bad mood, and she tried her best to behave and wanted to make Cao Cao happy. But Cao Cao didn't seem to appreciate it, and the two occasionally got together, but they were much colder than in the past.

This feeling made Mrs. Bian even more uncomfortable, and she often went to the garden alone to meditate.

Whenever she saw the flowers swaying in the breeze, she seemed to see the past years of herself and Cao Cao, and it seemed that she could never go back.

What made Mrs. Bian depressed was not only the indifference between her and Cao Cao, but also the fact that she began to worry about her sons.

Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi have all grown up slowly. Originally, in Mrs. Bian's heart, the three of them had their own strengths, and there were Cao Ang and Cao Shuo on it, and the battle between the sons of the world was not their turn at all, I just hoped that they would all have their own stable lives.

But with the death of Cao Ang and Cao Shuo one after another, the position of the prince of the world was naturally born from her own son, and Mrs. Bian did not feel happy at all, but felt that a dark cloud was pressing on her heart.

Cao Shuo's death almost allowed Cao Zhang to be buried with him, which made Mrs. Bian still have palpitations when she thinks about it now.

A few days ago, Cao Cao said the words of approval of Cao Zhang, which made her understand that several sons will definitely compete for the position of the son in the future, which is the last thing she wants to see as a mother.

But she also knew that with her own ability, she couldn't stop this from happening, so she could only worry about it here.

Mrs. Bian's heart fluctuated like turbulent waves, she was worried about her relationship with Cao Cao, hoping that the two could return to the warmth of the past, but also hoped that her lover could achieve great things.

He wanted his sons to be safe and happy, but she also understood that the struggle between the sons was an inescapable fate.

"Mother is so Yaxing, enjoy the flowers here alone......" A man's voice sounded behind Mrs. Bian, and it was Cao Pi who spoke.

Mrs. Bian heard Cao Pi's voice, hurriedly gathered her panicked mind, restored her former dignified image, and slowly turned around.

Cao Pi stood under the small bridge with a small fruit basket and saluted Mrs. Bian respectfully: "Meet my mother." ”

Mrs. Bian nodded lightly: "Zihuan, why do you have time to see me today?" ”

"I saw plums that had just been put on sale at the market, so I bought some for my mother to taste." Cao Pi said and held up the small fruit basket in front of him to show Mrs. Bian.

Mrs. Bian nodded with satisfaction: "You have a heart, let's go, go to the back hall and sit down and talk." ”

Cao Pi stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Mrs. Bian walk down the bridge, and the mother and son walked towards the back hall together.

The two sat down in the back hall, and Cao Pi placed the fruit basket full of plums in front of Mrs. Bian.

Mrs. Bian looked at Cao Pi with relief, but suddenly found that there was an open thread at the interface of his sleeve, and a hole had been exposed.

"Zihuan, what's wrong with your clothes?" Mrs. Bian grabbed Cao Pi and pointed to the hole in his cuff and asked.

Cao Pi looked down and saw the hole, and hurriedly explained: "Maybe it was accidentally broken and lost its honor in front of my mother, please forgive my mother." ”

"You are my son, I raised it with my own hands, what is there to lose your honor." Mrs. Bian responded with a smile, and then beckoned to her subordinates, "Come on, get the needle and thread." ”

A servant girl walked in, placed the needlework basket in front of Mrs. Bian, and stepped back.

"Here, take it off, I'll help you sew it up." Mrs. Bian greeted Cao Pi.

Cao Pi avoided a little embarrassedly: "No need, mother, I'll go back and let my subordinates sew and mend it." ”

"I'm your mother, what are you polite to me, take it off." Mrs. Bian urged.

Cao Pi took off his coat and sent it to Mrs. Bian, then bowed his head to help Mrs. Bian recognize the needle and thread, and handed it to her.

Mrs. Bian picked up the needle and thread and began to help Cao Pi sew and mend clothes, and then said with admiration: "Since you brothers have moved out to live on their own, I have less to take care of you as a mother." ”

"It's because I have fewer opportunities to be filial in front of my mother, and I ask my mother for forgiveness." Cao Pi responded with a humble look.

"Okay, Zihuan, don't be like this in front of your mother. You three brothers, your temperament knows best, and you always hold back and refuse to say anything on your mind. When you come to me today, it's definitely not just as simple as sending plums, do you need your mother's help with something? Mrs. Bian asked directly.

"Knowing the son is like the mother, the child's heart, sure enough, the mother saw through it at a glance. Actually, I came today to tell my mother that I had taken a fancy to a girl and wanted to marry her. In the future, I will have someone to take care of, and I don't have to wear torn clothes to go out and embarrass my mother, and I can also have more than one person to fulfill my filial piety to my mother. When Cao Pi saw Mrs. Bian asking, he no longer dodged, and directly stated his purpose.

Mrs. Bian nodded suddenly: "Want to marry a wife?" Speaking of which, you are also seventeen, but you are also old enough to marry a wife and have children. ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Bian thought of herself again, and sighed gloomily: "You are seventeen years old, and your mother is also old." ”

"Mother is not old at all, you are really in your glory now." Cao Pi hurriedly said complimentarily.

"Okay, don't say anything nice, tell your mother, which girl do you like?" Mrs. Bian asked.

Cao Pi hurriedly told Mrs. Bian the truth about Guo Zhao's situation.

After hearing this, Mrs. Bian frowned slightly: "This girl's parents are gone, how can such an identity be worthy of you?" Don't forget, you are now Sikong's eldest son, and you have to pay attention to the right person when you marry a wife. ”

"Mother, I really like her, not to mention that her father was also a Nanjun Taishou in the past, and his status is not too low." Cao Pi argued anxiously.

Seeing Cao Pi's anxious appearance, Mrs. Bian couldn't help laughing: "It seems that you really like this girl, and you don't hide it at all in front of your mother." ”

Mrs. Bian pondered for a moment and said, "But this girl's parents are gone, how can I propose marriage?" ”

"She is now staying at Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang's house, if her father sends someone to propose, Sima Fang will definitely not refuse." Cao Pi proposed to Mrs. Bian.

"I'm afraid it's ...... to ask your father to come forward to help you propose," Mrs. Bian hesitated.

She knew that Cao Cao had disliked Cao Pi since he was a child, and Cao Shuo had not been dead for a long time, so it was very likely that he would be rejected by Cao Cao when she mentioned this matter to Cao Cao at this time.

Seeing Mrs. Bian's hesitation, Cao Pi knelt down in front of her anxiously, and begged on the ground: "Mother, I really like Guo Zhao and want to marry her, so I ask my mother to help me fulfill the child." ”

Mrs. Bian looked at Cao Pi in front of her and softened, and nodded lightly: "Okay, you let me think of a way, try to talk to your father......"