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

However, in a few months, Cao Jun occupied more than ten cities in Xuzhou.The flag fluttered above the city, declaring the absolute possession of the city and the people.

Tao Qian became seriously ill and hid in Xiapi in Xuzhou. Yuan Shu and Liu Bei's troops were still watching around, so Cao Cao could not act rashly.

His army was stationed in a small city in Xuzhou, and A Sheng was bored reading books and planting flowers in the posthouse every day.Cao Cao often goes out to deal with official business and discuss the next battle plan with his advisers. It is really lonely without the funny and arrogant Hongxue at home to bicker with her.

Fortunately, there is a little maid in the post house, Jin'er, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old this year. She is usually very smart, and can chat with her during the day to relieve boredom.

Although Jin'er's family is a poor farmer's family, fortunately, both parents are in good health, and they live happily and contentedly with a few acres of Susukida.She is ingenious and handy, and has learned a lot of dessert-making skills from her mother. In her spare time, Ah Sheng asks her to teach herself how to make some cakes, which is also a good way to pass the time.

Under the moonlight, the white lotus blooms elegantly and blurredly, interspersed with the fragrant air, and the moon-white light flashes with sparkling halos, flickering on and off.

The wooden door was suddenly opened, and Ah Sheng saw Cao Cao walking in alone in a deep crimson suit.He didn't wear cold armor, and the originally majestic person was much warmer.

As soon as he saw Ah Sheng, he couldn't wait to smile and said: "I want to give you something as a gift."

Excitedly, he took off the dagger from his waist and held it in her open hand.The deserted temperature was covered with a ray of tenderness like water and moon because of the warmth of his palm.

He looked at the sword and said: "This is the Chengying Sword presented to me by the former governor of Xuzhou. Although this sword is ancient, it is a peerless treasure. I will give it to you and bring it with you later."

She couldn't help playing with it carefully when she heard the words, but she heard his deep voice next to her ear: "A Sheng, do you know the allusion about the deep love of the old sword of Emperor Xuan?"

"So the sword is deeply affectionate, Nanyuan's last love." She looked at the sword in her hand carefully and murmured.

The simple yet delicate texture makes this Chengying glow with a dark blue cool luster, which is reflected into her pupils, gradually moving her thoughts away to the Weiyang Palace where love and hatred are hidden in the history books.

He nodded and said: "That's right. In the past, Emperor Xuan loved his wife Xu Pingjun who accompanied him when he was in trouble. He disregarded the advice of his officials and made him queen. The old sword that has been with him for many years, even though he is an emperor, he can't bear to look at it. abandoned."

After finishing speaking, he lightly caressed her face, clasping the smooth silky hair with his fingertips, and said seriously: "Do you understand the purpose of my giving you the sword?"

Her heart seemed to be teased, and she said softly: "I know you will never let me go."

He gently hugged Ah Sheng into his arms, and let her loose black hair tickle his chest softly, and said in her ear: "No matter in the future, whether I am down or down or proud, the sword will always be hidden in my chest." heart."

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It was a peaceful afternoon, when Ah Sheng was researching to make lotus flower cake in the kitchen, he suddenly heard the crisp sound of hibiscus bells outside.

But she was crying and calling Madam.

A Sheng turned around to see how she was doing, and found that her face was already criss-crossed with tears, crying uncontrollably, and her body was still stained with mottled blood.

"Ma'am, I can only think of you—" She begged and tugged at A Sheng's arm, "My father is dead, please give me some money to buy him a coffin for burial."

"Don't worry, your father was fine two days ago, why did he die suddenly?"

Jin'er sadly forgot to take a look at A Sheng, as if she was looking at a sworn enemy, but she immediately lowered her head, making A Sheng wonder whether she had read it wrong at this moment.Jin'er pinched the corner of her clothes tightly, and her voice was full of bloody resentment: "He was killed by General Cao's soldiers."

"What did you say?"

Jin'er faced her surprised eyes, and her voice was sharp and resentful: "Not only my father, but also all the men and even some women and children in the city were slaughtered by General Cao himself. I am afraid that among the people in the city, only you, madam, were killed. Keep it a secret."

The pupils dilated suddenly, as if falling into an invisible abyss.Her consciousness was suddenly in reality, and in a blink of an eye, she got into the dark gap, as if all senses had lost their keen sense of touch, pulling frantically trying to make her fall.The bones all over the body are shivering coldly, thinking that the harsh winter will not bring such a heart-warming coolness.

She didn't know how she rushed out the door and walked into the street in a daze.

The lively streets and alleys of the past were empty, the banners of the tavern were scattered and tilted, and in the shop selling cloth, the colorful silk was torn apart wantonly, splashing the ground to pieces.

There was still a lingering scent of white wine in the wine barrel, but mixed with the smell of rotting corpses, she almost leaned over to gag.

She saw a pair of mother and child hugging each other tightly. It was obviously summer, but they looked like they were warming each other.

"Daddy, Daddy—" The child stared blankly at the father who had lost his breath on the mustard pile.

He was still at the age of babbling, struggling to break away from his mother's embrace, limped and staggered to his father's side, shaking his body, and shouted desperately with inarticulate speech: "Wake up, wake up— —”

She couldn't bear to watch it anymore, her heart ached like being bitten by a beast, and she couldn't help crying.A Sheng turned his head and ran desperately to the government office where Cao Cao was temporarily stationed in Xuzhou. When he passed the threshold, he almost tripped because of his haste.

He was sitting alone in the study, and when he saw the angry A Sheng, he seemed to have expected what she would say, and before she could speak, he casually cast his eyes on the candle in front of him.

"If you want to dissuade, then don't bother."

But she turned a blind eye to his deliberate indifference, her chapped lips moved, and her voice trembled with weakness.

"Why are you doing this?"

He withdrew his pretended unintentional gaze and turned it back to her.It seems that all this has nothing to do with him, stay out of it.

"Tao Qian dare not come forward to bear the burden, so let his people pay the price for him."

"You lost your father and younger brother, but what about them? How many innocent blood relatives have they lost, why should they pay for Tao Qian's mistakes!"

"They should all be damned!" He was no longer so indifferent, a sharp cold light suddenly appeared in his stern eyes, like a sword that mercilessly kills everyone, "I, Cao Mengde, never want others to criticize me when I do things. including you."

including you.

A biting cold suddenly appeared in her heart.On his familiar face, the pair of eyes that were as bright as stars before could no longer be seen at this moment.Such eyes, domineering but clear and transparent, now regard her as an enemy.

"What do these things and these people have to do with you, Bian Sheng? Why do you waste your time on people who have nothing to do with you?" His voice was cold and heartless, but every word was like a blade, cutting her broken heart.

She slumped against the corner of the wall, trying to support herself so that she would not collapse.At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and Xun You walked in.

"Although my concubine is not a holy woman who is dedicated to helping the world at the same time, she also does not have such virtues and talents. Now that the general is killing innocent people so indiscriminately, I really dare not sit idly by."

She already called herself a "concubine" to Cao Cao in front of Xun You, but it aroused him even more sullen and manic.

With a flick of his sleeves, he violently pushed the bamboo slips on the table to the ground, and scattered them all over the floor.

"Killing innocent people indiscriminately, living in charcoal?" He tried to take a few breaths, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked directly into her eyes that did not show weakness. Everyone in the world fears me!"

She opened her eyes wide, anger and unwillingness swept through her body and mind, making it impossible for her to break free.She clung desperately to the wall behind her, feeling warm blood slowly oozing from her fingers, but she was so cold that she couldn't breathe.

"But those women and children, those old people are all innocent. Those children who died are still so young, you will suffer retribution from the heavens! I have never been a mother, but if my child suffers like that, then my concubine It must be better than death."

His tone suddenly became gloomy, and he squinted his hawk-like eyes to look at her: "Are you cursing Gu? Do you think Gu will be afraid?"

He picked up the pen angrily, lowered his head and swished the pen on the document, his voice was hot like a burning flame: "I will immediately order another city to be slaughtered. I want to see where your so-called retribution is."

A Sheng was even more frightened when he heard this.She had never thought that he would make such a crazy move, staggered in a hurry, ran up to Cao Cao and grabbed his sleeve.

The brush and ink in front of her eyes seemed to turn into a sea of ​​blood flowing into rivers, and the turbulent waves shook her sight, submerging her desperately struggling breathing.She couldn't care about anything else, she firmly grasped the pen in his hand, for fear that when he wrote it, the whole city would cry.

"Don't—" She yelled and tried to stop him, and looked at Xun You sadly, but the latter shook his head silently at her, with a look of loneliness and guilt on his face.

Yes, what can he, an outsider, stop? No one can influence what Cao Cao is determined to do.

But now, she has no choice but to bump into the south wall knowing that there is a south wall in front of her.

Seeing that his last stroke was about to be finished, Ah Sheng seemed to hear the desperate wailing of Yue'er when she hugged her father's body again, as if the sky had fallen down.She can no longer just watch this scene happen repeatedly to more innocent people, causing Cao Cao to make deeper and heavier mistakes. If she regrets it later, it will be too late.

When he was desperate, Ah Sheng caught a glimpse of the gorgeously decorated sword scabbard around his waist.Before he was on guard, she closed her eyes and drew out the sword with a loud "wow", and put it on her neck.

"I beg the general to take back your order!" Her eyes were firm and painful, which was a request that could not be doubted.

He is a person who will not change his decision easily, and she is not.She was betting, betting on whether she, Bian Sheng, had the bargaining chip to change his determination.

She slightly increased the strength of her hand holding the hilt of the sword, and fresh red blood seeped and dripped from the cut skin little by little, piercing her pupils like red plums blooming impressively in the snow.

She heard Xun You hurriedly stop him. If Cao Cao hadn't been standing in front, he might have come to grab the sword.

"I hope Mrs. Bian calm down!" Although Xun You's voice was calm, there was genuine worry in his tone.

But she didn't pay attention to him at all, just stared straight at Cao Cao holding the sword, with a sense of threat and determination.

Cao Cao was obviously stunned, staring at the blade in her hand in astonishment, his eyes were shocked and unbelievable.She could clearly feel the tension and trembling of the person in front of her, and the anxious eyes of the two were entangled, and they refused to let go of each other.

The air gradually became scorching hot, but there was no intention of giving in.

Her sword has gradually deepened a little bit, the hot blood almost burned into the body, tearing his sensitive and fragile nerves inch by inch.

He picked up the document slowly, crumpled it into a ball in his hand, and then tore it up.Then tentatively, he went to snatch the sword in her hand.

He finally gave in to her.She dared to bet, but he didn't dare.Losing her, all vengeance and sacrifice are but empty consolation.