[Three Kingdoms] I am the queen of the Great Wei Dynasty

Cao Xiong died in the autumn of the 12th year of Jian'an.

A Sheng buried him next to a hill in the outskirts of Xudu.The sky is high and the clouds are light, there are no tall and majestic red walls, and there is no deep confinement of the courtyard.

Only the birds flying freely across the sky, the fresh and comfortable wind blown by their fluttering feathers, and the lakes that are so clear that pebbles at the bottom can be seen occasionally have tiny ripples.

Standing in front of the tomb, she concentrated on digging the soil and planting a few comfrey flowers for her son, thinking that he would be happy to forget his worries and no longer know what is worry and what is suffering.

"Mother is sorry for you." She said in a low voice, "Mother failed to give you a healthy life, and failed to let you live the life you want, it is all mother's fault."

She remembered that Xiong'er said to herself before leaving: "Mother, my son is finally free, don't cry, let alone let father make you unhappy."

At that time, he had no strength at all, but he still had to take his last breath, smile at her hard, and even raised his hand to try to wipe her tears.

Before he finished wiping, his hand suddenly dropped.

In the silence, she could only hear her own crying and the pain that went deep into the marrow of her bones.

**

Mama Liu found that Ah Sheng seemed to have gained a lot of gray hair overnight, and was so emaciated that he looked like a different person from before.

After dealing with her son's funeral, she also became taciturn. She stopped laughing and joking as before, and always seemed to be thinking about something quietly.

The orchid in the corner was still in bloom, Ah Sheng leaned down to sniff the elegant fragrance, and looked lovingly at the tender yellow stamens.

"I remember that Xiong'er likes orchids very much." She suddenly said softly, "He even begged me to give him a few pots to put on the bedside, and next time I will go to the grave to plant some for him."

Liu Ma who was beside her listened silently, suddenly the wrong stitch was in the butterfly weaving embroidery in her hand, messing up the originally delicate stitches.

A tear dripped quietly from the corner of Mama Liu's eyes, wetted the crabapple branches as bright as clouds on the back of the embroidered butterfly, and quietly stained them inch by inch.

"Ma'am." Her voice was sore, and her voice was almost inaudible.

"I'm fine." A Sheng said calmly knowing that Mama Liu was feeling sorry for him.

"I can't go on like this." After a long time, she closed her eyes, as if she had made up her mind, and slowly stood up from her seat, "I still want to protect my son, including this, and there are still many accounts that have not been settled. .I can’t do it with kindness.”

After saying that, she took off the pearl Erpan that she often wore, and stuffed it into Liu Ma's hand: "I have nothing to thank for the help of Nanny Lao during this time. If you don't mind it, just accept this."

"That can't be done!" Liu Ma repeatedly pushed back, blushing on the spot, "This is a gift from the prime minister to his wife, how dare this old slave accept such a heavy reward."

She shook her head, took Liu Ma's arm, put Er Pang into the latter's palm forcefully, and said, "It's useless if I want it, so you should keep it. If you really don't need it, you can pawn it for some money. I heard that you still have a son who wants to marry a wife?"

At this point, she bent her lips and smiled, and stuffed Liu Ma's hand back into her sleeve.

Look away, he seemed to hesitate for a while, then walked to the other side of the room as if making up his mind, and took down the Yingying Sword hanging on the wall.

What kind of obedient and experienced person Liu Ma is, she already guessed a little bit from Ah Sheng's expression, seeing her attitude is so firm, it's hard to shirk her.

"The old slave thanked Madam for the reward, and this kindness must be remembered in his heart."

As soon as the words were finished, A Sheng walked up to her with a rapier in his hand. She was puzzled, but she heard A Sheng's calm voice: "Can you do something for me?"

"Ma'am, but it's okay, the old slave will definitely do his best to serve him."

A Sheng handed the sword to Liu Ma, at this moment the latter found that the jade bracelet she had been holding was gone.

However, as a servant, Mama Liu didn't dare to ask more about those things, she kept her mouth shut, and then said: "I don't know what the madam is doing with this sword?"

"Give it back to Cao Mengde for me." A Sheng said lightly.

Mama Liu was startled, and looked up at her: "Madam, do you have anything else that I need this old slave to convey?"

She turned around, as if she didn't want to take another look at the old object that had been hidden for 20 years, and a faint voice came over: "Nurse just go and put down the sword and come back."

"No." Liu Ma didn't dare to ask any more questions, and walked out the door respectfully holding her sword.

In the photo office, Cao Cao only wore a black cloak embroidered with gold and sat at the head. He was holding a candlelight approval document.

"Prime Minister." Liu Ma suddenly said while kneeling at the door, holding the sword in her hand.

Cao Cao raised his eyes, looked across the light night outside the door, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the sword.The eyes were obviously absent-minded for a moment, and the voice sounded indistinguishable: "This is something that Gu gave her."

"Exactly, madam asked this old slave to return this thing to you." Liu Ma lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze.

Following A Sheng's words, she put the sword on the ground and was about to say goodbye, but he stopped her by saying: "Wait a minute."

His eyes flicked across the blade of the sword, his face gradually became gloomy, and his voice dropped: "What else did she say?"

"Prime Minister, Madam didn't say anything when she sent this old slave to hand it over."

That's right, the so-called old sword is deeply affectionate, she probably doesn't even want to keep her love, so what does she need this old sword for?

He laughed at himself and said, "You go and throw the sword into the water, I don't want to see it again."

Liu Ma was stunned: "Prime Minister means..."

"Yes." He said concisely.

Liu Ma had already vaguely seen what was going on, so she didn't dare to disobey his intentions, and immediately promised: "This old slave will go and follow the prime minister's order."

She let go of her hand on the river bank, and Chengying instantly fell into the turbulent water, rolling into the center of the endless vortex.

There was only a "bang", and it disappeared in an instant.

**

According to the custom, today is the day when a married daughter returns to her natal home, so Zhen Zhen and Xun Yun naturally returned to the mansion together.

Ah Sheng was sewing clothes, and when he saw them entering the door, he couldn't help showing a smile on his face, pointed to the seat in front of him and said, "Sit down, and have some tea first."

Hearing the sound, Hong Ping and Zhu Wei approached courteously, bowed their bodies to serve tea and water, and said: "Miss Zhen, Mr. Xun, please have some tea."

Zhen Zhen was nearly six months pregnant, so A Sheng asked Hong Ping to fetch two plates of green plums and put them on the small table in front of her.

She chewed with relish, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "I heard that Zijian is also getting engaged. Is it Dr. Cui Yan's niece who will be engaged?"

A Sheng nodded: "That's right. I've been worrying about what to give recently. After all, the Cui family in Hebei is a family with a deep family background. I'm afraid I won't be able to give the general dowry."

"The red tape is really annoying, if I don't care about these vulgar things." Zhen Zhen curled her lips in disdain, "Changqian and I don't like expensive things anyway, I always just arrange a few pots of flowers and plants at home, I think it's just That's enough, Changqian, don't you think so?"

She turned her head to look at Xun Yun, who smiled helplessly, and hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, what Madam said is correct, my husband's opinion is exactly the same as yours."

Only then did Zhen Zhen turn around satisfied, but she began to worry again: "Miss Cui is from a family, her manner is too reserved and rigid, she doesn't seem to smile much. Zi Jian is such a lively person, might she not like it... ...Ah, sneeze!" Before he could finish speaking, a huge sneeze suddenly interrupted the conversation.

Xun Yun took off his robe and put it lightly on her body. He was not restrained in front of A Sheng. He just put his hands on his wife's shoulders so naturally, leaning over and smiling: "Old Cao Yue, you don't even care about yourself. I don’t know if I’m sick, but I’m still so busy caring about my marriage?”

"That's my own brother after all!" Zhen Zhen refused to accept, "I watched Zijian grow up, how could I not care about it? Could it be that Jing Qian is married, and you, the eldest brother, can stand by and watch?"

"How old is Jing Qian, and you only want him to marry a wife?" Xun Yun couldn't help laughing.

"He's almost eighteen. Is it too late to stop thinking about lifelong affairs? Like you, who only knows how to read your sage book and doesn't care about family affairs." She suddenly lost her temper, and ignored A Sheng's presence. He chatted with Xun Yun.

"Okay, it's all my fault, right? Yun regards his wife as the center of everything."

"Ma'am, madam, it's not good, it's not good!" Xun Yun was apologizing with a smile, when suddenly Liu Ma ran into the door in shock, gasping for breath, and shouted at A Sheng, "The old slave just saw that the two The young master was bound and escorted to the prime minister by a team of school captains, it looks like something bad is going on!"

"What did you say?" Ah Sheng stood up suddenly when he heard the words, and asked in panic.

Zhen Zhen also couldn't help being taken aback, staring nervously at Mama Liu waiting for the next sentence.

Madam Liu stamped her feet and sighed heartbroken: "Madam, go and persuade the prime minister. I heard that the prime minister thought that the death of Mr. Cangshu was related to the second son, so he was furious and wanted to question him."

"Impossible! Impossible! It's impossible for Zihuan to do such a thing." Ah Sheng shook his head and repeated, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, put down the half-embroidered cuffs in his hand, pushed away the table and rushed out.

"Mother—" Zhen Zhen wanted to catch up behind her, but she had a big belly and couldn't run, so she could only stay where she was and stare anxiously.

**

"Niezi!" Cao Cao was furious, and with a flick of his long sleeves, all the bamboo slips on the table fell to the ground, "Gu Yuan really misunderstood you for killing Cang Shu in such a vicious way."

Cao Pi knelt on the ground without saying a word, and let his father scold him sharply. After a long time, he said in a low voice: "Father, I really don't know why I was charged with this crime. Cang Shu is a younger brother, how can he get up with that?" Waiting to kill him?"

"It's your luck that Cang Shu died. How could he get sick for no reason? How dare you argue?"

"There is always something wrong. Since the father insists on thinking that the son is the murderer, he can kill or cut the son at will. As a son of man, dying at the hands of the father is also considered filial piety."

This remark angered Cao Cao even more, suddenly he pulled out the Yitian Sword from his waist, and stabbed directly at Cao Pi's shoulder.

The cold light suddenly rose, and Cao Pi subconsciously closed his eyes to welcome the coming of the blade.However, two seconds passed, and the expected storm did not arrive.

He couldn't help opening his eyes, and immediately screamed out, "Mother!"