Three Kingdoms: I am not Cao Rui

Chapter 8: See You
"You are crazy!"

Cao Rui was shocked and angry. He stepped forward, covered Yu's mouth, and pressed her to the ground.

"Someone come!" Cao Rui shouted outside.

Two guards came trotting in, and their eyes widened in shock when they saw the emperor pressing Concubine Yu to the ground.

Just as Cao Rui was about to order the guards to drag Yu away, he saw Cao Rui's grandmother, Bian, leaning back in anger, holding her chest.

Cao Rui quickly put Yu down and walked to Bian to check on the old man's body.

Yu got the chance and spoke even more brazenly: "You, the descendants of the eunuchs of the Cao family, are only worthy of having a lowly woman as your queen. I am not wrong!"

Although the Cao family was indeed descendants of eunuchs, no one dared to say so in front of the Cao family members since Cao Cao started his rebellion in Chenliu. Yu was the first.

Cao Rui held Bian's body and looked at Yu coldly. Although Cao Rui was extremely angry at this time, he knew that the angrier he was, the calmer he had to be.

Because anger reduces one's wisdom.

Cao Rui's eyes moved away from Yu and looked at the two guards.

"Send Yu to the cold palace, and I will never see her again in this life or the next!"

After that, Cao Rui hurriedly took care of the elderly Bian. Two guards dragged Yu out of the hall, one on each side. When passing the threshold, Yu dropped one of her shoes.

Bian was just a moment of excitement and blood boiling, and she was fine after a rest. When this elderly woman lost the halo of the Empress Dowager, she was just an old woman whose husband and son died and whose granddaughter-in-law was not filial.

Cao Rui walked out of the Empress Dowager's palace with a somewhat sad expression.

Yu, a 20-year-old girl from a prominent family in Hanoi, spoke ill of Cao for not being able to make him queen six years after Cao had been in power for 30 years and had become emperor.

How many people in the world are dissatisfied with the Cao family? Cao Rui didn't even need to think about it, it must be an extremely large number, and thinking about it would only make things more difficult for himself.

Cao Rui didn't want to think about this. In the original timeline, during the thirteen years that Cao Rui was in power, Wei had always maintained its national power suppression over the Eastern Wu and Shu Han.

Using one to block two, it can be maintained with the support of left and right sides, and the pressure is not very great.

The failure of Cao Wei was obviously more accidental. Cao Rui's original plan to entrust his son to someone else failed, and he chose the ambitious but incompetent Cao Shuang and the cunning Sima Yi, which gave the Sima family a chance to usurp the Wei Kingdom.

Now, Cao Rui has made up his mind not to give Sima Yi any chance. In any case, Sima Yi is considered to be the top talent in governing the country in the current Wei State.

Let Sima Yi die of exhaustion in the Shangshu Terrace.

Cao Rui understood that as long as he controlled the key personnel, Cao Wei would be able to survive even if he did nothing else.

It won't hinder Cao Rui from enjoying himself. If he works harder, the speed of unification will be faster.

Thinking of this, Cao Rui felt that he was worrying too much. At this moment, the cool breeze of the summer night blew, and Cao Rui was staring at the starry sky in a daze in the courtyard.

Bi Jin walked up to Cao Rui and said, "Your Majesty, you once told me that you felt most relaxed when you were with Concubine Mao."

"Concubine Mao?" Cao Rui thought about it and found that it was true.

Before Cao Rui ascended the throne, there was one concubine and one imperial concubine in the palace. Yu had been banished to the cold palace, and Mao was the only concubine left in Cao Rui's harem.

"Lead the way, let's go take a look at Concubine Mao's palace."

"According to the order."

……

"How come Your Majesty has time to come and see me?" Concubine Mao asked playfully.

Unlike Yu's shrewd calculations, Cao Rui's first impression of Concubine Mao was purity, a purity without any interest.

There was also a kind of timid shyness, I don't know if it was her nature or because she was embarrassed to see her emperor husband.

Concubine Mao's real name was Mao Yan. She entered Cao Rui's mansion at the same time as Concubine Yu. Unlike Concubine Yu, Concubine Mao was always innocent and noncompetitive.

When Cao Rui saw Concubine Mao's appearance, his originally gloomy mood now became clearer.

Cao Rui smiled and said, "Why, I can't come to see you if I'm fine?"

Maopin said with a smile: "Your Majesty is the emperor, but he is very busy. How can he have time to come and see me?"

The two were walking in Concubine Mao's courtyard, and Cao Rui suddenly saw a swing in the corner of the courtyard.

"Is this swing originally in the palace?"

Concubine Mao responded, "No, I asked the palace maids to build this place a few days ago. Your Majesty used to love to sit on the swing with me. Don't you remember?"

"Of course I remember." Cao Rui said as he recalled the memories in his mind.

Cao Rui and Concubine Mao sat on either side of the swing.

Concubine Mao blinked her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, now that you are the emperor, do you still have time to learn literature?"

Cao Rui smiled and replied, "Of course there is. I have been sorting out the articles of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen these days. I plan to compile them into a book using Zuo Bo paper and then select some to be engraved on stone."

Concubine Mao continued, "Your Majesty always told me before that you like Emperor Wen's writings more than Emperor Wu's. Emperor Wu's writings are grand and majestic, but Emperor Wen's writings are more detailed and delicate."

Cao Rui became interested: "Indeed, what can you remember about Emperor Wen's articles?"

Concubine Mao raised her pretty face slightly, looked at Cao Rui and recited softly: "In the golden shop, in the jade hall, the wind is not blowing, and the weather is cool."

Cao Rui received the reply: "The Huan harp was played, the Zhao chang danced, the Nü'e sang long songs, the sounds were harmonious with the gong and shang, touching the heart and ears, and moving the soul."

Cao Rui said: "I remember that I taught you this piece of Yuefu in private."

Maopin said: "Yes, I remember it was at this time, in the Marquis of Pingyuan's mansion."

"At that time, General Cao Zhen had just conquered Liangzhou, and the late emperor sent you a few bunches of grapes from Liangzhou."

"Your Majesty was very happy at that time. We were riding on the swing and you read me this poem on the wall."

A sense of reality hit Cao Rui's heart. It had been almost ten days since he came to this era, but this was the first time he had experienced this feeling.

Cao Rui was also very familiar with this Yuefu, so familiar that he could recite it by heart. He did not reply to Concubine Mao's words, but continued to recite.

"I drink cinnamon wine, eat carp and bream, and make a promise to my beloved for a happy and healthy life. I offer the jade cup to her. She serves me a cup."

As Cao Rui read, he looked into Concubine Mao's eyes.

Maopin was no longer timid at this moment. The two looked at each other, and the lights in the courtyard and the lights of the stars in the night sky seemed to converge into their eyes.

Cao Rui slowly read out the next sentence: "Today's joy cannot be forgotten."

Maopin said softly: "Le Weiyang."

The two of them were swinging on the swing. Cao Rui didn't want to leave anymore. He looked at the people around him and asked jokingly, "Am I a good person or a bad person?"

Concubine Mao smiled and said, "If Your Majesty stays with me tonight, you will be a good person."

Cao Rui nodded: "In this case, I will not leave tonight."

Cao Rui immediately stood up, picked up Concubine Mao horizontally, and walked into the bedroom step by step. The laughter of the two gradually became quieter with their footsteps.

In fact, the Yuefu that the two of them just recited had a final line that they both tacitly left unsaid:

"It is always too late to enjoy life. The years pass by so quickly. Why do you suffer so much that makes me sad?"

(End of this chapter)