Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

When the new year comes, there is nothing to do in the court, and everyone is free, so there are this series of banquets.

Mrs. Zhang has a good impression of Mrs. Bian, who is easy to talk to, so she decided to go to the banquet early in the morning.And Liu Yun agreed to Cao Cao at the banquet that day, and when he heard that Sikong's mansion was here to invite him, he also said that he would attend.

At night, after Liu Yun sobered up, he came over to discuss with Mrs. Zhang about bringing gifts to Sikong's mansion.

In addition to the regular gifts, Liu Yun also planned to bring some special products unique to his family.

After all, Cao Cao's family doesn't have any good things, and it's better to have this kind of unique things in his own mansion.

Liu Yun and Zhang Shi requested to bring two jars of candied green plums, two jars of rice wine and two jugs of soybean oil.

Zhang's face turned cold when she heard Liu Yun's words: "A Ying has endured so much hardship, endured so much tiredness, spent so much thought, and worked so many days and nights for the sake of filial piety to our elders. This idea. You can send gold, silver, pearls, and jade at home, so why do you have the heart to use Ah Ying's hard work as a favor?"

Si Qi glanced at Zhang Shi in surprise: she felt that something was wrong with Zhang Shi recently, and she was no different from Zhang Shi who put her son Liu Yun and two grandsons on top of her heart and responded to every request.

Unwilling to give up, Liu Yun continued to bargain with Zhang, the storekeeper, and finally persuaded Zhang to allow him to bring a jar of plums, two small jars of wine, and two small pots of oil, which was equivalent to cutting in half the quota that Liu Yun originally applied for. .

In the early morning of the second day, Liu Yun sent someone to hitch up a car, and took Mrs. Zhang, Si Qi and the two sons of the family to Cao's mansion.

This is Siqi's first visit to Sikong Mansion in Xudu.

Although the two families had a good relationship before, the relationship between Mrs. Zhang Tai and Cao Cao's original spouse, Mrs. Ding, was really mediocre. Mrs. Ding herself didn't like to socialize very much, so she never invited Mrs. Zhang to the house.Later, after the Bian family was restored to power, it happened that Cao Cao was out fighting, and the Bian family was busy at home, so naturally they were not in the mood to invite guests for dinner.

Cao Cao likes to go to the Star Observatory for hosting banquets recently, but he is not at home, and this time the banquet held in the Sikong Mansion is not considered a big banquet, and the official term used on the invitation is "family banquet".

Si Qi felt that the word "family banquet" sounded a little weird.

Although it is true that there are only their two families and a few acquaintances such as Xun Yu and Guo Jia for dinner this time, Cao Cao can be said to be incompatible with the Han family now, and eating together with the two families cannot be said to have anything to do with "family".

Liu Yun and Mrs. Zhang Tai were also considered distinguished guests, so Siqi and his party were invited to the main courtyard as soon as they arrived at the Sikong Mansion, and Cao Cao had already brought Mrs. Bian and the children to wait here. Ordinary people do not have this reception standard when they come to the mansion.

Cao Cao, the two lords of Liu Yun's mansion, often saw each other, but the cute little lady Yuxue seemed to have disappeared for several years.

Seeing Si Qi at this time, Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "It's been a long time since I've seen you, and you've grown so tall. I just remember, your name is..."

"Siqi, Liu Siqi." Siqi said, "Aying in small characters."

"Is it the Siqi who sees the virtuous Siqi?"

Si Qi answered "Yes".

"Yes." Cao Cao smiled, "I remember you have a good name."

Having said that, Cao Cao waved to the not far away: "Zijian, come here."

Si Qi looked around and found that in the living room today, besides Cao Cao and Mrs. Bian, there were several young gentlemen.The oldest is about fourteen or five years old, and the youngest is only three or four years old.

Since Cao Cao has more than [-] sons, the children who came out to entertain guests today are probably the ones that Cao Cao cares about or values ​​in his heart.

Si Qi remembered that Zijian was exactly the name of Cao Zhi in history, and this young man must have been Cao Zhi, a famous talent in history.

Cao Cao said to Cao Zhi: "This is Mr. Guo's female student, and Mr. Xun Yu's niece. She is smart and quick-witted, and is the best at reading. Mr. Guo often praises her on weekdays."

Having said that, Cao Cao turned his head to Si Qi and said, "Brother of yours is also the best scholar on weekdays, you two can talk better if you think about it, if you have time in the future, you will often come to Gu's house Sit down and talk to Azhi about learning more."

Si Qi looked up at Cao Zhi.

Cao Zhi was two years older than her, and his figure was also taller. Even though he was amazingly talented and famous in history, he was only a nine-year-old child now.

Among the young masters who came to the living room today, Cao Zhi is undoubtedly the best-looking one, with a jade-like face and picturesque features, and his words and deeds reveal good family education and accomplishment.

After both Si Qi and Cao Zhi answered, they returned to their seats, and the adults chatted casually for a few more words. Cao Cao took Liu Yun to the front yard to enjoy the paintings, Mrs. Bian took Mrs. Zhang Tai to chat in the back, Cao Pi and others So he took Siqi, brother and sister, to the flower hall to talk.

On the way to the flower hall, Si Qi finally figured out who these young gentlemen are.

The oldest one was Cao Pi who abolished Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and Liu Xie became emperor. The one who was slightly younger than Cao Pi and looked tiger-headed was Cao Zhang, the famous general of Cao Wei later. Both of them and Cao Zhi were the sons of the Bian family. Jun.

The remaining young master, who was only three or four years old, was Cao Chong, born to Mrs. Huan. Cao Chong was neither a descendant nor an elder, but Cao Cao liked him very much because of his early wisdom.

After all, Liu Heng brothers and sisters were not familiar with the young masters of Cao Cao's house, and the few of them followed the rules and chatted politely, all of them were cautious with the naked eye.

And Cao Zhang was the first to come over to chat with Si Qi.

"I heard that Amei is the female disciple of Mr. Guo?"

Si Qi nodded and answered "Yes."

Cao Zhang involuntarily moved away from Si Qi silently.

In his impression, Mr. Guo is a very powerful person. He has seen Mr. Guo argue with others before. Although Mr. Guo is young and elegant, he is indeed powerful.With just a few words that are effortless, a burly man on the other side can be forced to almost shrink into a corner, and there is no way to retreat.

Thinking about it, as Mr. Guo's disciple, Lai Siqi has been able to get along with Mr. Guo peacefully for so long, and she is also a powerful little lady, which can't help but be awe-inspiring.

But Cao Zhang also heard from his mother that although Siqi is young, he is the most alert and intelligent. Even his father praised the rice wine and soybean oil he developed...

In the end, Cao Zhang's curiosity prevailed. He is a drinker and also likes to eat plums. Just as he was going to continue to get close to Si Qi and chat about eating and drinking, a maid from the Bian family came outside with two jars. After entering, he said with a smile to everyone: "This is the plum and new wine brought by His Royal Highness Li Wang's house today, Sikong said, our two families are on good terms, so I asked Li Wang to open the seal, also known as Madam Bring it for you gentlemen and ladies to taste."

Cao Pi said "Yes", and said to the maid: "Please come to the flower hall with Erniang, Sanniang, and Siniang to talk with Yingniang."

Si Qi smiled slightly at Cao Pi. He was indeed a man who was about to get married. He spoke and acted appropriately, but he didn't know who the wife Cao Cao and the Bian family chose for him.

After a while, the three young ladies of the Cao family came to the flower hall. After seeing each other one by one, Si Qi knew their names——Cao Xian, Cao Jie and Cao Hua.

Si Qi remembered that when Cao Cao made Wei Gong later, he handed over the three girls to Liu Xie as his concubine, and he didn't know what kind of predicament Liu Xie would face after being abolished.

After eating Siqi's plums and drinking Siqi's brewed wine, Cao Zhang was immediately overwhelmed by the taste, and became passionate about Siqi.

"My sister studies hard on weekdays, what do you like to do for fun?"

Si Qi said: "Father bought a pony for me at the beginning of the year, and I have always wanted to ride it around outside."

Cao Zhang has always been good at riding and shooting, and these words hit his mind. He asked Si Qi more and more intimately: "Does sister also like riding and shooting?"

Si Qi nodded and said: "I can't say I like it, and I only knew a little bit in the past. My father said that I am still young now, and I will not be able to find a master to teach me until next year."

Cao Zhangdao: "If my sister is interested in learning riding and archery, feel free to come and find me."

He has always been amazingly gifted in these areas, not to mention ranking first among his brothers, even compared to the sergeants sitting down with his father, he can hunt the most prey every time he hunts together.

Si Qi didn't expect Cao Zhang to be such an enthusiastic person, so he responded with a smile.

After eating a meal, Si Qi also had a general understanding of the Cao family's children.

The young ladies were very quiet and didn't talk much, they sat there and listened quietly most of the time.Different from Cao Zhang's enthusiasm and escape, Cao Pi is calm and in control of the overall situation, and he looks like a big brother at first glance.

Although Cao Chong is young, he can already see that he is very intelligent.The people serving Cao Chong were also very careful. The reason is that the young master has a bad temper these days, so he didn't use anything at the banquet, and only ate the custard and cakes he prepared, presumably to prevent others from adding things to the food.

I don't know if it's because of Cao Cao's entrustment just now, Cao Zhi is also very enthusiastic about Siqi, but his enthusiasm is different from Cao Zhang's.

Cao Zhang is full of enthusiasm, and his interest in Siqi's research is far greater than that of Siqi himself.And Cao Zhi's enthusiasm is full of tenderness, and more of his interest and liking for her.

Si Qi remembers that Cao Zhi offended Cao Pi the most in history, and the one time in the 25th year of Jian'an, when Cao Pi wanted to abolish Liu Xie and become emperor, Cao Zhi stopped him, thinking that this was disrespect for the destiny and going against the sky, and the relationship between the two went to a freezing point.

Therefore, Si Qi felt that Cao Zhi's gentleness towards her might have some filters towards the clan women besides herself.

But no matter what, today's day in Cao's Mansion is very interesting, much more interesting than those dull palace banquets that Si Qi attended in the past.

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Cao Cao used a lot of wine this day as usual, and I have to say that the wine Si Qi brewed was really good, and he used less than half of the usual amount of alcohol before he was a little drunk.

Thinking of seeing Si Qi and several children sitting together today, Cao Cao's heart moved, and while letting the maid change clothes, he started talking to Mrs. Bian.

"I've heard people say that in the flower hall today, Azhang, Azhi and Aying are getting along very well. Madam thinks that child Aying is good to watch?"

Mrs. Bian also liked Si Qi very much: "It's a good thing, not to mention the clan, even if you look at the entire city of Xudu, you may not be able to find a second girl who is so smart and neat."

Bian's words reached Cao Cao's heart.

Si Qi's status is considered to be the most outstanding among the noble ladies. In terms of nobility, she is only ranked behind the few princesses in the palace, and no one else can surpass her.

In addition to her noble status, this little lady is first-class in appearance, temperament and even heart. Whether it is Guo Jia, Xun Yu or other elders of the clan, they all think highly of her.

In addition, Cao Cao also heard that at the beginning of this year, after Liu Yun came out of the palace, he became seriously ill. Si Qi was always by his side serving decoctions and medicines. , is a very filial and kind child.

I heard that Cao Zhang and Si Qi chatted for a long time today, and Cao Zhi treated Si Qi even closer.

Speaking of which, Si Qi and Cao Zhang happen to have complementary personalities, and if they can be together in the future, they won't be lonely.Although Cao Chong is three years younger than Siqi, the gap is not too big. If the two children have friendship, it will not be a problem.

But as far as the three children are concerned, Cao Cao thinks that Cao Zhi is the most similar to himself, elegant, simple and talented. Thinking of seeing off guests today, seeing Cao Zhi and Si Qi saying goodbye to each other, the more pleasing to the eye. It's really a good match.