Cao Miao lay on the lounge chair under the corridor, looking at Cao Zhan who was fighting with Ah Hu, frowned slightly.

Sun Hao stood aside with his hands, trying not to look at Ah Hu and Cao Zun. The two of them were fighting so hard that they not only hung up the color, but also their clothes were torn to pieces. Especially Cao Zun, revealing half of his white buttocks.

For scholars like Sun Hao, this kind of scene is really indecent. But he dared not say it, Cao Miao didn't care, and Ah Hu didn't dare to say anything, but Cao Zhan would let him see the criticism of weapons without hesitation.

Cao Zhuan learned martial arts with Cao Miao, but his martial arts were not very smooth, but he could learn similar bad habits as soon as he learned them.

"Zicheng, what suggestions do you have?"

Sun Hao was prepared, so he stepped forward and bowed and said, "The prince responded very well, and it was in line with the Tao. Lao Tzu's words were full of words, and softness was better than hardness. Your Majesty intends to promote this marriage, so it is not advisable to refuse directly. You should make some detours and think of good strategies."

Cao Zhi asked him to come back and inform Sima Yi about his proposal. He was worried that Cao Miao would get angry, but he did not expect that Cao Miao had agreed to Xiahou Hui in advance, so he saved him from persuasion. From this, it can be seen that although Cao Miao did things a little unreasonable, he knew very well what could be done and what could not be done.

To be fair, he did not want Cao Miao to marry the Sima family, but he was very skillful in how to refuse. What they had to face was not Sima Yi, but the emperor. If he had to confront the emperor head-on, no one would have a good result.

Because of a trivial matter, the Censor Bao Xun was killed, and his father Sun Yong regretted it to this day.

"Okay, you go back to the palace first." Cao Miao sat up and waved his hand. "Tell my father what I said to see if he has any good solutions. In addition, the year is approaching and business is busy, so don't run away. If you have any questions, just send a guard back."

"Here." Sun Hao bowed and bowed and left in a hurry.

Cao Miao looked at Cao Zhan and shouted: "Desi."

"Oh." Cao Zhuan responded, hugged and ran over with anticipation. "Yunliang, are you willing to teach me the ultimate trick?"

"The ultimate move? Bah!" Cao Miao spat at Cao Zhuan. "Will you learn the tricks that will make you lose your sons and grandchildren?"

Cao Zhan was not angry, and smiled even more enthusiastically. "Yunliang, what's wrong? Who bullies you? Tell me, I'll vent your anger for you."

"Take it down. What I said just now, you didn't hear it? Look, I scolded Sima Yi and beat Sima Shi. Not only did they not get angry, they also insisted on marrying my daughter to me. What about you father and son? I can save the life of Grand Sima. How did Grand Sima treat me? He drove me out directly. Tsk tsk, why is the gap between this person and human being so big?"

Cao Zhuan was concentrating on practicing with Ah Hu just now, but he didn't pay attention to what Cao Miao and Sun Hao said. Besides, it was impolite to eavesdrop on others' words. No matter how rude he was, he still had this kind of consciousness.

However, Sima Yi wanted to marry his daughter to Cao Miao, and he had to worry about it.

"What's going on?"

Cao Miao said it again, emphasizing that this was not Sima Yi's voluntary, but a loyalty to the emperor. Once he succeeded and gained the emperor's understanding, it would be difficult for Cao Xiu to retaliate against Sima Yi in the future. Cao Xiu was leading troops outside, Sima Yi was an official in the court, and his younger brother was the Minister of the Duzhi. If he said a few bad words in front of His Majesty, or made some moves in the allocation of military supplies, it would be difficult for Cao Xiu to take revenge.

When Cao Zhuan heard this, he couldn't sit still and didn't even care about practicing martial arts. He hurried home.

Cao Miao immediately asked Xiahou Xu to go out for two days and asked him to go out for a favor to Xiahou Xu's cover of his favor last time.

In the evening, the person sent to contact us came back. Xiahou Xu happily accepted his invitation, but he could not go to the courtyard last time. I don’t know why, the courtyard was still there, but Aunt Ren and others disappeared, leaving only some rangers.

Xiahou Xu suggested leaving the city. Their family had a manor outside the city, which was very quiet and no one would disturb him.

Cao Miao was a little hesitant. It was more troublesome to leave the city and he had to register at a certain city gate. According to the order of the royal family and princes to prevent the traffic of the royal family, it was illegal for him to go out with Xiahou Xu. If the emperor did not pursue the matter, of course it would be fine. But if the emperor pursued it, the matter would be difficult to explain.

What he doesn't want to owe the emperor the most now is the favor. This contest has just begun, and he needs to retain as much initiative as possible.

Cao Miao decided to ease the situation and then talk about it.

He was very concerned about the disappearance of Aunt Ren and others, and asked Xuanqi to notify Shi Caiying and pay attention to inquire. Although Aunt Ren and others made three rules and did not allow customers to disclose information to the outside world, the binding force might not be too great, otherwise Xiahou Ji would not come to the door. Most of the powerful and noble princes had ghosts in their houses, so some rumors would inevitably leak out.

Two days later, the news of Shi Caiying had not yet been heard back, and an uninvited guest came to the door.

It is the beautiful chef Yunniang who makes Xiahou Xu obsessed with him.

When Cao Miao saw Yun Niang, he knew that Aunt Ren was not weak, far more than the people in the yard. Maybe her eyes were on the whole Luoyang City.

"You're here just in time." Cao Miao said with a smile: "I was about to stay for a few more days, but I didn't expect you to move."

Yunniang smiled. "Prince, oh, now it should be called Cao Gong. Do you want to stay in our place for a few days, or do you want to eat the food I made?"

“Is there any difference?”

"Of course there is." Yunniang smiled and said, "If Cao Gong wants to stay for a few days, it may not be convenient. We have just moved and are decorating, which is very messy. If Cao Gong wants to eat the food I cook, then I will be here. As long as Cao Gong doesn't dislike it, I can live here for ten days and half a month. As for the cost, Cao Gong just needs to give it to him."

Cao Miao laughed. "What if I have any questions, what if I want to ask Aunt Ren?"

"Mr. Cao can tell me that I will help you pass the message."

"Auntie Ren is not hiding from me, right?"

Yunniang smiled but didn't answer.

Cao Miao understood. He asked Longlou and Shi Caiying to inquire about Aunt Ren, which aroused the other party's alertness. They changed places and turned against each other, and sent Yunniang to see him and demonstrate to him. He was in the open and the other party was in the dark, which was a kind of asymmetry in itself. If he continued to investigate, the other party would likely fight back strongly, or simply withdraw from Luoyang City, and it would be difficult to find them again.

"Then please give me a message. I want to meet Aunt Ren and ask her to help me."

"I can serve Mr. Cao, but I can't ask for anything. So do I still want to stay here?"

"I haven't seen you for many days. I believe your craft has improved, so you should try it out quickly. From now on, please prepare three meals a day for me, how about it?"

Yunniang stared at Cao Miao and bowed slightly. "This is my honor."

Cao Miao immediately ordered someone to pass on the message Xiahou Xu, and Yunniang was a guest in my mansion. Do you want to come? If you want to come, go to the palace to ask for an order. In any case, don’t violate the ban of the court. We must be a polite and obedient royal family, don’t give others a handle, so that your Majesty can’t do it.

When he learned that Yunniang was in Yongqiu's residence, Xiahou Xu could not ask for the order, so he rushed to the scene immediately. However, Cao Miao had already prepared and ordered someone to stop Xiahou Xu outside the door and notified the guardian Li Zhan that from now on, no one would see him without His Majesty's permission.
Chapter completed!