Chapter 556 News
Cao Rui finished handling political affairs in the east hall and returned to the west hall. He was about to take a rest when he heard Mrs. Yu's invitation to see him.
When Cao Rui heard this, he frowned slightly. He wanted to ignore it, but he thought about today's court meeting, thought about it, and finally said, "Let her come in."
When Cao Rui was still King of Pingyuan, Cao Pi accepted Yu, a daughter of the Hedong family, as his princess for him, in order to appease the Hedong family, so Yu was the main wife.
But Cao Rui preferred Mao.
Mao was also elected to the royal family in the early years of the Huang Dynasty. He came from a humble background. His father, Mao Jia, was a turner who built and repaired chariots.
Mr. Mao is not only beautiful and pleasant, but also has a docile temperament and is very accommodating to Cao Rui.
Unlike the Yu family, because he comes from a noble family, he usually lacks respect for Cao Rui.
“I have seen your Majesty.”
Mrs. Yu came in and bowed to Cao Rui.
To be honest, Mrs. Yu can be considered a beauty. After all, Cao Cao and Cao Pi's father and son are famous for their aesthetic ability, and there is no way they could be inferior.
It’s just that Cao Rui’s biological mother was killed first, and then Cao Pi thought that he was dissatisfied and wary, and finally he was adopted as his son by Empress Guo.
It just so happened that Queen Guo had a great relationship with the death of his biological mother.
Compared to Cao Pi's other sons, Cao Rui's experiences were too rough, which not only created his cautious character, but also gave him an unknown inferiority complex when he was still young at the time.
The Yu family has a good background and naturally knows a lot. He has received various educations since he was a child and has his own opinions. Compared with the Mao family, his personality is somewhat stronger, so he is not liked by Cao Rui.
This situation was not obvious before, but since Cao Rui became the emperor and first took power, he immediately made Mao a noble concubine, almost on an equal footing with the Yu family's wife, and he became more and more indifferent to the Yu family. .
“Get up.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“What’s the matter with you?”
Cao Rui asked calmly.
“Back to your majesty, I heard that your majesty was having a hard time handling government affairs, so I specially cooked some tea soup to refresh your majesty.”
When Cao Rui heard this, he glanced at Mrs. Yu with some disgust. Did she really not know that she didn't like tea soup?
Mrs. Yu noticed Cao Rui's expression and gritted her teeth secretly. If she had known that this man was so cold-hearted, she would not have married into the palace in the first place.
Even though the Cao family is now a royal clan, going back a few decades, it was just an eunuch, despised by the world, and how much lower than the Yu family in Hedong.
With this thought in her mind, Mrs. Yu had to put on a smile on her face, "Your Majesty, this tea soup is not the tea soup we drank in the past. I heard that this tea soup came from the south. It contains nothing but tea leaves. .”
"I don’t know how this tea is brewed. It has a mellow aroma. When soaked in hot soup, drinking it will not only refresh your mind, but also clear away heat and cool down. It is a good drink when you are tired in the summer heat. ."
Upon hearing this, Cao Rui asked in surprise, "Is there still such tea?"
Seeing Cao Rui's interested look, Mrs. Yu quickly took the tray from the hand of the palace maid behind her and brought it to Cao Rui's desk.
There is a pot, an ear cup, and a bowl with brown tea leaves in the tray.
Mrs. Yu first took the pot and poured boiling water into the ear cup, then picked up the ear cup with her delicate hands and swung it gently, and finally poured it into the wash basin brought by the palace maid.
After washing the ear cup, Mr. Yu picked up the orchid finger, picked up a handful of tea leaves with three plain fingers, put it inside, then picked up the pot and poured boiling water into it.
After a while, white steam began to rise, and a scent that he had never smelled before hit his nose. Cao Rui couldn't help but take a breath.
Throughout the whole process, Yu's movements were smooth and graceful, not only showing the good appearance of a girl from a noble family, but also making people feel immersed in it.
This is unique to the Yu family. Mao family, who came from a humble background, did not have this kind of accomplishment.
Before Cao Rui could recover, Mrs. Yu held the earcup in both hands, put it to her mouth and blew it gently, then held it in front of Cao Rui's eyes and said softly.
"good."
Cao Rui nodded. He had never seen this kind of tea soup before, and he couldn't help but be curious.
He took the ear cup and took a small sip carefully. At first, he thought it had no taste. Then he took another sip and finally tasted it. The soup was a little astringent, but after that, it left a fragrant taste in his teeth, and there was also a whiff of it. It's as sweet as nothing.
“This tea soup is really good.” Cao Rui nodded, “How come I’ve never seen it before?”
"This is tea passed down from the south. It is different from the previous tea soup. I also sent someone from my family to teach me how to make tea. If your majesty is free in the future, I will invite you to the harem garden to taste tea there. , it has a different taste.”
Cao Rui thought about Yu's performance just now, and felt a little dissatisfied in his heart: Doesn't this Yu seem to be all good?
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but reach out and hold her hand, "Why don't you stay with me in the west hall tonight?"
When Mrs. Yu heard this, she was happy and said, "I obey your Majesty's wishes."
At this moment, I heard the chamberlain rushing to report, "Your Majesty, Zhongshu ordered Sun Zi to see your Majesty, saying that there is urgent news."
Cao Rui suddenly stood up and asked, "Where are the others?"
Zhongshu ordered Sun Zi to be in charge of confidential matters. If he said there was an urgent report, it would basically be a major matter. How could Cao Rui dare to be careless?
“Waiting for His Majesty in the East Hall.”
“Okay, I’ll be there right away.”
After saying that, he ignored Mr. Yu and left in a hurry.
Yushi looked at Cao Rui's back and stamped her foot angrily.
Cao Rui was not in the mood to care about the thoughts of the women in the harem. He rushed to the east hall and asked straight away as soon as he entered, "Where is Sun Zi?"
“I, Sun Zi, have met your Majesty.”
Sun Zi, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly saluted.
“Get up. Tell me quickly, what happened?”
Cao Ruiren asked anxiously before he could sit firmly.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Longxi. Zhuge Liang, the puppet prime minister of Shu, has led his army to Hanzhong and is now entrenched in Nanzheng. I am afraid that he will do something detrimental to our great Wei Dynasty."
Sun Zi looked a little solemn.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was granted the title of Duke of Wei by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, which allowed him to establish his own officials. At that time, Sun Zi began to serve as secretary, in charge of confidential documents, and was relied on as his right-hand man, as well as his eyes and ears.
From that time on, he became the most trusted confidant of the Cao family.
Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, and Sun Zi's intelligence contributed a lot.
It can be said that the post of Zhongshu Ling held a very powerful position in Cao Wei.
“What? Shu bandits?”
Cao Rui was shocked, "Could it be that he wants to invade Guanzhong from Hanzhong?"
“Not yet known.”
Sun Zi shook his head, "This is the news that has just come back from the agents in Longxi and Guanzhong. What Zhuge Liang is going to do depends on the news later."
Cao Rui frowned and said bitterly, "Last year it was Soochow, and now it's Xishu. They are all bullying me for being young!?"
At this point, he looked at Sun Zi and said, "Sun Zhongshu Ling, what do you think Zhuge Liang wants to do?"
(End of this chapter)