Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

The little sweet teacher...cough.

Liu Bei finally looked at Cao Bin, and seeing the latter blushing, he said frankly: "To be honest, although I have many favorites, I can't answer who is my favorite... I can only say that they all seem to be my favorites."

You want them all?

Although this era has been committed to gender equality since Emperor Gaozu, and there are many cases of women serving as officials and generals, they are only a minority.

Most ordinary women have the same status only on the surface, but in private...

Therefore, Cao Bin was not incomprehensible about the matter of "having many wives and concubines", but it was rare to find someone who could speak about it as frankly as Liu Bei.

"Xuan De is a straightforward and honest man."

Cao Bin shook his head slightly, then added carefully, "But my sister might have some complaints about this... well, she doesn't really like sharing anything with others."

"But it doesn't matter. I will help you convince my sister..."

Oh no, how come we have come to the stage of convincing my sister?

Liu Bei was almost sweating coldly. What if this foolish girl really told Cao Cao everything? Then given the latter's personality, wouldn't he break into his room that night and take over the mantle?

Forget about having many wives and concubines, he would probably be imprisoned in Cao Cao's room day and night, unable to move at all.

It's horrible, this kind of thing is really horrible.

Liu Bei quickly bowed his head and said, "I hope Sister Cao will not tell Lord Yu Mengde about this, or my life may be in danger."

"is it?"

The girl's voice, full of innocence, suddenly changed its tone at this moment. After a pause, she actually spoke:

"Since Master Xuande doesn't want my sister to know about this, then...Xuande, how are you going to keep it secret?"

This seemingly innocent girl next door tore off her disguise at this moment, revealing a smile that was exactly the same as Cao Cao's.

"How about you come and seal it yourself?"

A small white hand reached out, forcibly pinched Liu Bei's collar, and moved closer. The cherry-colored lips were particularly attractive in the sunlight.

At first, Liu Bei wanted to refuse sternly, but then he thought, it seems that he will not lose out, right?

But yesterday Cao Cao forced her to kiss him, and today she was forced to kiss him by her sister... Isn't that a bit too weird...

Forget it, I don't want to.

Liu Bei threw his rationality aside and switched from defense to offense. In just a moment, he suppressed Cao Bin. The offensive was so strong that he could not advance or retreat.

The young girl Cao Bin resisted this at first, but soon her eyes became blurred and she lost control of herself, intoxicated by the pleasure.

But when she was still unsatisfied, Liu Bei left calmly. He first wiped her red lips with his hand, and then pretended nothing had happened and started to meditate quietly.

Cao Bin rolled his eyes at him and said, "You rascal, why are you pretending to be so serious?"

"Beike is not pretending to be serious."

Liu Bei pointed his chin towards the top of the mountain and said calmly, "I just felt a little murderous intent, so I became serious."

(The following is the author's words)

ps: I originally wrote two chapters about investigating cases and discussing world affairs, but I found that Mao had no interest in them, so I deleted and revised them into this chapter.

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Chapter 38: Meeting with Cao

She just slept with the Master last night, and today she was kissing Cao's sister at the foot of the mountain... If the Master really found out about this, wouldn't he have to "kill her relatives for the sake of justice" and "clean up the family"?

For the sake of his happiness in the second half of his life, Liu Bei closed his eyes and began to think about his next plan against the Yu Jian family.

On the other side, Cao Bin took a long time to come back to her senses. When she realized what she had just said and done, her face turned red with shame and she dared not make a sound.

Everyone loses their mind sometimes, let alone a girl who has reached the age of marriage and meets a handsome young man.

Hard to hold on.

When his sanity returned, Cao Bin lost his courage and just touched his lips while secretly looking at Liu Bei.

The two of them kept silent, and the carriage slowly moved forward.

When the sun was fully hung in the sky, they arrived in front of Cao's mansion.

Liu Bei had just opened the car door when he saw a petite figure rushing towards him from a distance and throwing herself into his arms.

A pleasant floral scent wafts in the air.

And the same mediocrity as the Master, alas.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei heard a voice filled with resentment: "Brother Xuande... why do you want to stay with the Cao family? No matter what conditions they offer, my Gongsun family will pay double!"

The moment she opened her mouth, she showed the generosity of a rich woman.

But Liu Bei knew that Gongsun Zan's status in the Gongsun family in Liaodong was not high because his mother was of humble origin, and naturally he could not be compared with the eldest son like Cao Cao.

But Liu Bei still reached out and patted Senior Sister Gongsun on the head, saying soothingly, "Senior Sister, don't worry. I'm not staying at the Cao family. I just hit it off with Meng De."

"But you and I hit it off right away, didn't we?"

Gongsun Zan raised her head. Her facial features were delicate, and there was a hint of rebelliousness between her brows. Overall, she looked like a lone wolf king.

It’s a pity that this wolf king only showed a pitiful look in front of Liu Bei, and looked very cute.

But she is still not as good as the beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes.

“…Damn it, this is clearly my doorstep…”

Cao Cao and Chen Xu stood at the gate of Cao's mansion. The former gritted his teeth, and his eyes seemed to be ready to devour someone.

But the latter's expression was calm, as if everything was under control. He even had the leisure to turn around and say to Cao Cao:

"Although Lord Mengde lost the 'Who can be the first to greet Xuande' competition, and although Lord Mengde wasn't the first to know Xuande, he came from behind and has a promising future. Take your time, there's no rush... Hey, why are you feeling even more aggrieved?"

"You guy!"

Cao Cao wanted to tear this guy's mouth apart, but since she was doing it in the name of "for your own good", it was really hard for him to turn against him.

Anyway, I, Cao Mengde, don’t care about the loss of a city or an army. I just need to keep an eye on the base camp.

This is the only thing that Cao will never give up, even if it will eventually escalate into a fight!

Fortunately, Liu Bei was very "sensible". After he had comforted Senior Sister Gongsun, he walked straight up to Cao Cao and looked him in the eye.

Five seconds later, the two of them bowed at the same time.

"Brother Xuande, long time no see."

"Thank you, Master Mengde."

"How is it, did Lu Zigan give you any trouble?"

Then, Cao Cao, despite Gongsun Zan's objection, forcefully pushed her aside, put his hand on Liu Bei's shoulder, and began to walk towards Cao's mansion.

"Master, you are a man of high moral character. How could you make things difficult for me without any reason?"

When Liu Bei entered Cao's mansion, he glanced sideways at the fox with squinting eyes and a smile, and the latter nodded slightly.

I have a feeling that this guy is full of bad intentions... Never mind, I'll ask him in detail later.

At this time, Cao Bin also got out of the carriage. Even though he saw that his sister did not come to greet him, he did not show any dissatisfaction on his face.

I just feel a little guilty.

A group of people with their own ulterior motives marched into Cao's mansion.

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In the hall.

The maids had already prepared tea and chairs in advance, but when they left, they all looked at Liu Bei frantically out of the corner of their eyes.

These maids were hoping that after Cao Cao captured him, he would be willing to share some of his soup with them.

Come on, Miss Cao Cao, you must not lose.

"Lord Meng De, is there any news from Luoyang today?"

As soon as Liu Bei sat down, he went straight to the point without hiding anything.

Cao Cao calmly raised the teacup in his hand, but did not respond immediately. He just looked up and glanced at everyone before asking:

"Xuan De, is it necessary to involve them as well?"

"Xuan De is my junior fellow apprentice," Gongsun Zan said without a trace of fear. "No matter what troubles he encounters, no matter who his enemies are, I have only four words to say: I will accompany him to the end."

She had lived in the Youzhou and Liaodong regions, where the people were tough, since she was a child. Even the powerful Hu people did not frighten her at all, let alone a mere eunuch.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

Liu Bei felt warm in his heart, but he did not say any words of thanks. After all, considering their friendship, saying thanks would seem too inappropriate.

Just silently make a note of it in your heart.

I will report back in the future.

"In that case, let's compare the intelligence first."

Cao Cao didn't seem surprised that Gongsun Zan agreed. What he said just now was just to show that "I am the real boss".

"Yes, I just found some interesting..."

"Wait a minute!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chen Xu, who was sitting on Liu Bei's left, suddenly raised his hand and exclaimed: "What about me? Why don't you ask my opinion? I haven't said whether I am willing to listen or not..."

But unfortunately, no one present paid any attention to her.

Cao Cao still remembered the personal grudge, and Gongsun Zan's mind was now full of Xuande. Liu Bei knew the character of this fox, so naturally he didn't want to pay any more attention to him.

Fortunately, Wenhe only came up with rather vicious strategies and was good at escaping. As for betraying her master for personal gain or turning around and informing on others, she would never do that even if she died.

After all, reputation is a golden signboard for a strategist. If someone is really accused of informing on others or betraying his master, no one would dare to take him in.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about Wenhe, and there is no need to ask for his opinion... Anyway, this guy will definitely not offer advice in public, so just treat him as a mascot.

"Yesterday, there were three forces: the Jian family led by Jian Min, the Shangshu Ling who dismissed the army, and the forces led by Meng De...

But according to the Master, there were far more than just these few people, and the Master was not sent by the Shangshu Ling, but... the one at the top."

As soon as these words were spoken, Cao Cao's expression immediately became much more serious. Later, she actually thought it through and realized that the Shangshu Ling did not have that much power to order Lu Zigan to do things.

"They went to such great lengths, naturally, not for these righteous men, but for the 'treasure' they held. And as you all know, the one at the top got the treasure."

"understood."

Cao Cao cleverly did not ask what the treasure was, but instead said:

"One more thing. This morning, the Jian family brought the head of the woman from the Jian family who had a crush on Xuande. They also said that they would not pursue the matter of Cao killing Jian Min in the street."

"!"

Chen Xu didn't react at first, until he heard these words, his expression finally changed.

Chapter 39: How dare Meng De'an insult me?

Liu Bei calmly raised his cup to drink tea, but actually took the opportunity to glance at Chen Xu beside him.

The fox had obviously thought of something, but she was very patient and didn't say anything substantive during the entire conversation.

Most of the time, she would only say a word of agreement or nod with a faint smile when others came to a conclusion, but she would never hear a word of objection.

Her existence is very transparent. If someone does not understand Jia Xu, they might even mistakenly think that she is just a small marginal figure.

Forget it, I'll ask in detail in the evening.

The discussion continued, but because it was time for dinner, we had to discuss while eating, and finally we reached a definite solution.

With the help of the Cao family, they launched a full-scale offensive against the Jian family. Then Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan sneaked into the Jian family to collect evidence, forcing the other party to fight to the death.

If the opponent was a well-established family, they would be able to deal with all kinds of changes with the same approach. However, the Jian family was just a "nouveau riche" that had made their fortunes in a short period of time. Once faced with such an opportunity, they would naturally be anxious to prove their innocence, and this would often be the moment of their death.

Finally, Liu Bei put down his teacup and warned Cao Cao, "The defenses of Luoyang have been replaced by the Jian family. Lord Meng De has been frequently antagonizing the Jian family recently, and he also has official business to attend to. Please take care of yourself."

"Humph, they are just a small family, Jian. No matter how powerful they are, they can be captured by just two jailers, not to mention our perfect plan."

Perhaps because of the wine, Cao Cao started to brag: "My enemy has never been any eunuch... but the darkness that shrouds the people..."