Yes, after Liu Zhaoqing left, Cao Ren followed Cao Cao and other outstanding people in the clan to recruit soldiers.

But even during that busiest period, my sister would take out the poems left by Liu Zhaoqing after finishing her work at her desk at night, and a smile would appear on her face after reading them.

Then I remembered that my sister had given Liu Zhaoqing a meal she had prepared last night.

Could it be that my sister and he...

But doesn’t Liu Zhaoqing have a family?

There was something wrong with the look in Cao Ren's eyes when he looked at Liu Zhaoqing, which made Liu Zhaoqing confused. He thought that he had annoyed Cao Ren with his questions.

Then he suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Oh, you see, I have been asking General Cao Ren. General Cao Ren must have something important to ask me, right?"

Seeing Liu Zhaoqing asking this, Cao Ren temporarily put aside all distracting thoughts and became serious. She was no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning and turned into a majestic female general.

"The Marquis of Changping should have eaten a box of food last night, right?"

Cao Ren's tone didn't sound like he was asking about "food", but more like he was asking whether Liu Zhaoqing had stolen a hundred kilograms of gold last night.

"No." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head.

Just as Cao Ren frowned, he stretched out his right hand and said, "It should be five boxes."

"..."

Logically speaking, the lunch box does have five layers, and what Liu Zhaoqing said is correct.

But Cao Ren was no longer in the mood to joke with him, so he asked again, "Did the Marquis of Changping find anything unusual?"

"abnormal?"

Liu Zhaoqing pondered for a while, then nodded: "Does it count as unusually delicious?"

"..."

Although Cao Ren remained silent, Liu Zhaoqing's words came from the heart. He really didn't expect that she, who was usually even colder than Zhang Liao, was actually a good cook.

"I mean, anything abnormal other than the food." Cao Ren said, gritting his teeth slightly.

Liu Zhaoqing pondered for a while, then said, "Does it count if we find five gold coins the size of eggs on the bottom floor?"

Cao Ren's eyelashes moved slightly. This was what she was looking for.

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing was still muttering to himself, "Meng De is really something. She needs money right now, why did she give me five gold coins? If you consider the workmanship and quality, the value of this product can at least buy a big mansion in a city or county in a good place like Yuzhou or Jizhou. The most important thing is to maintain its value."

"Although it's a bit tacky, this return gift...seems quite thoughtful." Liu Zhaoqing was confused: "I just don't know if she was careless, I don't know if I can ask."

"General Cao Ren, would you mind asking for me?"

Being mentioned again, Cao Ren was not displeased this time. Instead, he frowned and didn't know how to start for a moment.

She said that she had saved these gold coins for several years and left them for her sister?

But if Liu Zhaoqing asked her for evidence, wouldn't she have to say that the gold coins were engraved with her sister's favorite things, including poems, wine and swords.

If she tells it all, what will her sister think of her?

It was originally intended to be given secretly to his sister, and Cao Ren never thought of putting it on the table.

And the most important thing is, if Yuan Rang and especially Miao Cai knew about this, wouldn’t they be laughed at in front of or behind their backs for decades?

Originally, Cao Ren planned to get up early and come to Liu Zhaoqing to get these things back, but now, she has changed her mind.

At worst... I can just find a craftsman to make another one. Sorry.

"It would be better for Marquis Changping to ask about this matter himself," said Cao Ren.

Liu Zhaoqing thought about it and nodded: "That's right."

"Since Marquis Changping has no questions, I will take my leave. Yuan Rang has been waiting for me for a long time and I can't delay any longer." Cao Ren bowed to Liu Zhaoqing.

Liu Zhaoqing also returned the gift.

Then Cao Ren left the tent without looking back, leaving Liu Zhaoqing scratching his head in confusion inside the tent.

"That's not right... isn't she here to see me again? What's the matter?"

After walking out of Liu Zhaoqing's tent, Cao Ren saw a woman in white walking towards him.

Judging from the woman's temperament and the fact that Liu Zhaoqing's soldiers on both sides of the road bowed their heads and called her "Miss Xun", Cao Ren immediately realized that this was Xun Yu.

My sister had mentioned Xun Yu many times before and admired his talent very much.

"You are... a general in Cao Cao's camp, right? Are you here to find Zhao Qing?" Xun Yu asked.

"Cao Ren greets Miss Xun. He has already visited Marquis Changping. Ren has something else to do, so he will take his leave first." Cao Ren bowed politely to Xun Yu and left.

Cao Cao's camp was not far from Liu Zhaoqing, just to the northwest, and Cao Ren quickly returned to the tent.

Along the way, she was thinking about her sister and Liu Zhaoqing. She didn't notice it before because she was too busy, but now the more Cao Ren thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

My sister seems to have a strange feeling towards Liu Zhaoqing?

At this moment, Cao Ren suddenly hit a wall.

“Why is there a wall?”

Cao Ren covered his forehead and muttered.

Why is there a wall in the anti-Dong coalition camp?

"Ok?"

However, a familiar sound came from the "wall" afterwards, and Cao Ren looked up to see that what he had hit was not the wall, but Cao Cao.

"Meng, Sister Mengde?"

"Zixiao, why is he so distracted when he walks?" Cao Cao wondered, "Is he under too much pressure?"

"Well, I guess so."

"This is not a bad thing, but don't worry too much. We have Yuan Rang and I here, as well as counselors like Zhicai." Cao Cao said, then laughed, "Oh, I almost forgot, Zhao Qing is here too."

"This anti-Dong coalition is as priceless as the jade from Jingshan Mountain."

"Zhao Qing..."

"What's wrong?" Cao Cao saw Cao Ren suddenly murmured Zhao Qing unconsciously, glanced at her with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hasn't Zixiao met Zhaoqing? Why do you look so confused now?"

Cao Ren stood there hesitating for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say, "Sister, do you know... that the Marquis of Changping has a family?"

"I know."

Cao Ren saw this and immediately said: "There are so many women around him. I think that although Changping Hou is capable, he is not a person who can make close friends..."

"Oh?" Cao Cao laughed, "Why? Zixiao likes him?"

"Ah? Of course not." Cao Ren hurriedly denied it, then looked at Cao Cao, hesitated for a moment and finally said it.

"I just think that Sister Meng De shouldn't like him, right?"

There was a moment of silence, and Cao Cao asked, "Why do you feel that way?"

"Didn't Sister Meng De say that there is no man in the world worthy of her?"

"Well, I did say that."

"The Marquis of Changping is a married man. Given Sister Meng De's status and future ambitions..."

Cao Cao stretched out his finger and waved it, then said something that shocked Cao Ren for a long moment.

"I like this kind of thing, your sister."

-

On the other side, Xun Yu left and entered the tent immediately.

After entering the tent, I saw Liu Zhaoqing sitting in a chair, thinking hard, wondering what he had missed.

Although just as Liu Zhaoqing expected, it was natural for Xun Yu to enter the tent and he couldn't be so "shy".

But it still scared Liu Zhaoqing when it suddenly appeared when he was thinking.

"Ah, it's Wen Ruo." Liu Zhaoqing breathed a sigh of relief after seeing clearly that it was Xun Yu.

"What's wrong with Zhao Qing? Didn't you get enough rest?" Xun Yu asked curiously.

Liu Zhaoqing told her about Cao Ren's visit to him, and asked Xun Yu to help him analyze the situation.

After thinking about it, Xun Yu asked Liu Zhaoqing to show him the previous few gold coins.

After taking a closer look, Xun Yu looked at Liu Zhaoqing.

"what happened?"

"Zhao Qing, how about returning this gold coin to Cao Cao?"

"Uh... ok."

Although he didn't understand why Xun Yu didn't say anything when he clearly had a conclusion, Liu Zhaoqing still believed in Xun Yu and just did as he was told.

Afterwards, Xun Yu talked with Liu Zhaoqing about the alliance, especially since more and more princes had joined the alliance in the past two days.

The number of soldiers they brought and the positions they were assigned also showed how seriously they took the fight against Dong.

Not long after Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu talked, there was a commotion outside.

Just at this time Gongsun Zan also came in.

"Sister Bogui, what's going on outside?" Liu Zhaoqing called Gongsun Zan's name.

"Nothing, a great prince from Hebei came, it was quite a big deal, we all went to watch the fun."

"Who?"

"Who else could it be? Han Fu." Gongsun Zan sneered.

"I wish he could fight and govern half as well as he pretends to."

Hearing this, Liu Zhaoqing sneered, Gongsun Zan was really a straightforward person.

"You're still laughing. He must be the one you hate the most, right?" Gongsun Zan rolled his eyes at Liu Zhaoqing.

Xun Yu on the side thought for a moment and said, "How about we go out and see him?"

"Why are you looking at him?" Gongsun Zan paused after he finished speaking.

"No... Han Fu doesn't want to see us the most. In order to protect his reputation, he spent a lot of money to block the news of the Battle of Mobei. Now he acts like the lord of Hebei in front of the princes."

"In that case, let's go and disgust him. By the way, once we show up, his generals and soldiers will definitely think of the Battle of Mobei. By then, the news will naturally spread in this camp. Han Fu can't control the soldiers outside Jizhou."

After muttering, Gongsun Zan expressed great admiration for Xun Yu.

"As expected of Xun Yu, Zhao Qing was so eager to see him even when he was wearing a tortoise shell. This is a brilliant plan!"

Not only did these words make Liu Zhaoqing embarrassed, but Xun Yu was also embarrassed.

In fact, her original intention was to go out and see the quality of the generals, counselors and soldiers around him, so that she could know to a certain extent whether Han Fu came to sincerely oppose Dong or to fish in troubled waters.

However, there is nothing wrong with Gongsun Zan thinking this way.

Liu Zhaoqing smiled and said, "Then let's go out and take a look."

It doesn't make sense. If you have fun, why not watch it?

Outside the tent, when the army holding the word "Han" entered the camp, they attracted a lot of attention.

After all, it is quite shocking to see at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers coming slowly together.

Han Fu, who was in the lead, also had a calm and composed expression, showing the demeanor of a governor.

The princes and soldiers who were unaware of what was happening in Hebei saw the appearance of Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, and they all praised that there was not only Yuan Shao but also Han Fu among the outstanding people in Hebei.

Han Fu heard all the comments of shock and praise, and he was in a very happy mood.

Until suddenly a soldier in his own army shouted loudly.

"That's, that's the Marquis of Changping!"

"What? Marquis of Changping?!"

For a moment, the troops that had been relatively well organized suddenly became chaotic.

Han Fu looked up and saw Liu Zhaoqing standing with two women in the distance.

His expression changed slightly and he subconsciously pulled the reins.

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