Chapter 33 The treasure is in hand, but no money is given [Seeking follow-up reading]

Early September, afternoon 3 p.m.

Yu Qing sat behind the window, staring at an old tree in the yard in a daze.

After the emperor's death, his concubines usually had several fates.

One is that when her son is crowned king, she follows him out of the palace and goes to his fiefdom, becoming the queen mother.

This is the best kind.

The worst thing was to be buried alive.

Some of the beautiful ones will be inherited by the new emperor, while others will move out of their original palaces and live out their years in the inner palace.

Yu Qing is a little special.

She was named by the Queen Mother to stay in the palace. Although she still lived in the original courtyard, the Queen Mother was in power and everyone around her was replaced by her people.

Yu Qing was imprisoned in disguise and was not allowed to go anywhere.

When the emperor was alive, the empress dowager was jealous and cruel, and she resented Yu Qing's favor the most.

So Yu Qing had a feeling of being insecure and always wanted to run away.

Last time, he was captured and taken out of the palace by Zhang Rang, and then he was stopped by Cao Cao and killed.

She had no chance to contact Cao Cao at that time, she was timid and cowardly. Afterwards, she finally found a trusted maid to deliver the message beads to Cao Cao, but the maid disappeared after returning to the palace.

Yu Qing was very sure that it was the Queen Mother who had harmed the last female official she trusted.

At this time, Yu Qing was sitting by the window, his thoughts racing. He ate a fruit in a huff and then grabbed another one.

She had nothing else to do but compete with the fruit.

The few carps in the tank outside the window are Yu Qing’s best friends. Every day, he sits in front of the tank and confides in the fish.

"Dahong, Erqing, Sanzao, you are so happy. I am treating you well. It has been so long since the late emperor passed away. Why didn't my family come to see me? Or was it that everyone in my family was stopped by the Queen Mother?"

Yu Qing muttered: "And that Cao Cao, I am the emperor's concubine after all, and he is not respectful to me at all and refuses to help me no matter what." After she finished speaking, she pursed her lips and spat out a mouthful of fruit peel.

Those fish picked up the fruit pits she spit out every day, and became quite fat, with round bellies.

People in the palace were in panic. There were only a few maids in Yu Qing's bedroom, who were the empress dowager's people.

There were not many people in the back hall and it was very quiet.

Yu Qing lifted his butt and moved to sit on the window sill.

She also placed her long legs under her lilac dress on the windowsill and leaned over to look at the fish. Her upper body pressed down and touched her legs, revealing an astonishingly full outline.

"Your palace is quite deserted."

The sudden sound scared Yu Qing so much that she dropped the half-eaten fruit in her mouth, which fell into the vat outside the window, splashing a few water drops.

The fish swarmed over immediately, besieged the fruit core, and the fight was brutal.

Yu Qing turned around and saw Cao Cao and Dian Wei climbing in from the window on the other side one after another.

Xiao Xiang was a little further away, responsible for keeping watch.

"How did you get in?" Yu Qing was surprised and happy.

How did he get in? There is a secret passage in the palace, and there is an exit not far from here, and no one can see it.

Cao Cao looked around the bedroom.

This place is similar to the cold palace.

If he wanted to take Yu Qing out, he had to find a suitable opportunity, or at least let people know that it was him who took away the late emperor's concubine.

Otherwise, future generations will definitely remember him as someone who got lucky.

Yu Qing came down from the window lattice, with a charming figure and an expectant look.

When Dian Wei saw Yu Qing, he started to wonder: All the women the young master knows are so beautiful, but I have never seen such a beautiful woman before.

The last time he killed Zhang Rang, the circumstances were special and Cao Cao didn’t look closely at Yu Qing.

At this time, I looked carefully, and the moment I saw Yu Qing, the plug-in entry appeared automatically:
[Yu Qing: The daughter of the Yu family in Yecheng, with a body as white as jade. The emperor was overjoyed to have her, but it was a pity that the country was in decline and he could not bear it.]

[This woman is gorgeous and has a hidden identity. She wants your help... You can kill her or use her.]

Cao Cao blinked, and the entry disappeared.

The entry suffix 'killable' hasn't appeared for a while. Why is it specially marked for Yu Qing?
"Given your identity, it would be very risky to take you out of the palace," Cao Cao said.

Yu Qing said anxiously: "Whatever you want, as long as I can do it, I can agree to it."

"I have seen the methods used by the Shangjun Army. I heard clearly what Minister Lu said that day in Chongde Hall. In just a few days, the Shangjun Army took control of the Xiyuan Army and was on duty to guard the palace."

"Queen Mother, the new emperor relies heavily on you."

"General Shang has asked about the horse farm. My Yu family has three. If I can get out, I am willing to do my best to facilitate General Shang's request. Do you want to buy horses or a horse farm?"

You want everything, but don’t want to pay... Cao Cao said nothing.

Yu Qing said slowly and calmly: "I am the only daughter of the head of the Yu family. I also own more than ten farms. If the army needs them, they can all be transferred to you." When Cao Cao saw the condition of the palace, he could guess why Yu Qing was in a hurry to get out. It was a matter of life and death.

Then her motive for holding on to me and insisting on escaping from the palace makes sense.

Concubine Yu took two small steps forward, took out a delicate little box from her wide sleeves, and handed it to Cao Cao:

"These are two of the five Mo family pearls. If the general takes me out of the palace, I will give you the other two."

Cao Cao reached out and took it.

If this bead is used for communication during wartime, the effect will be astonishingly great and it is more important than the horse farm.

It was a waste of talent for Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, to use this Mohist treasure to please a concubine.

The main reason Cao Cao came here was for the pearl, and he took it and prepared to leave.

Waiting any longer would increase the risk. "I'll take you out when the time is right." Then he and Dian Wei disappeared out the window.

“…Just take the things and leave.”

Yu Qing stomped her feet lightly, causing waves on her body.

She took out her remaining sea pearl and asked in writing, "When can you rescue me?"

Cao Cao returned the same way and left the inner palace.

The sun is about to set.

Maybe there will be a chance tonight or tomorrow night... Cao Cao thought.

After coming out of Concubine Yu’s bedroom, Cao Cao went to Chongde Hall to meet the Queen Mother.

Dong Zhuo occupied the north gate of the palace, and most of the west side was also occupied by his troops.

The Yongle Palace where the Empress Dowager originally lived was located to the west of the Imperial Palace. She no longer dared to live there and moved to the Chongde Palace.

After Cao Cao took control of the palace, he was often interrogated by the empress dowager.

The successive palace coups made the empress dowager increasingly uneasy.

Recently, the question she asked most often when she went to Cao Cao, Lu Zhi and others was whether she could leave the palace and find another safe place.

The Queen Mother was of humble origins and was initially a palace maid. After coming to power, she relied only on tyranny and cruelty to maintain her power.

It is not surprising that she was at a loss about the current situation and wanted to leave the palace to find another safe place.

The attitude of Cao Cao and Lu Zhi was to let the empress dowager stay in the harem and stay calm.

When Cao Cao came out of the palace, it was already dark.

He climbed onto the carriage at the palace gate, took out a scroll of bamboo slips and began to read it.

"Go to the east gate."

The emperor started off, with Dian Wei and Xiao Xiang following on both sides.

The ancient scroll that Cao Cao was reading was written by another military strategist, Wei Qing, who was the first person to fight foreign wars after the founding of the Han Dynasty. He attacked the Huns several times, won every battle, and even reached the Huns' Dragon City.

Reading the authentic works of military strategists and interpreting their true meaning with insightful talent can improve Cao Cao's own talents.

He had been mediating between various forces these days and had little time to read. Now that he had some free time, he immersed himself in reading the book.

Wei Qing's military books disappeared in later generations, but a small number of them still exist today.

"Is that Meng De in the car?"

A voice came from outside the car. It was Wang Yun.

He gave people the impression of a civil servant, but in fact he had little knowledge of classics, was proficient in riding and shooting, and when he was young he personally led troops to suppress bandits.

At this time he was riding on a horse and stopped Cao Cao's carriage.

Cao Cao accepted the letter and said, "Governor Wang, do you want to talk to me about something? Let's get in the car and talk."

Cao Cao still addressed Wang Yun by the official title he held before he was dismissed.

Wang Yun responded with a "OK", dismounted from his horse, and hurriedly got into the carriage.

"Meng De, do you know that the current situation in Luoyang is precarious and in danger of collapse at any time, and a disaster is imminent?" Wang Yun said shockingly.

Cao Cao said calmly: "Why do you say that?"

Ps: I have read everyone’s comments and will reply to them together.

Why was Xun Yu in a hurry to invest, even at his own expense? In fact, he was not investing in Cao Cao, but for his own ideals and for the current crisis in the court and Luoyang.

He felt that Cao Cao shared the same ideals as him, otherwise he would not have agreed to join. The situation in the world had reached a point where he dared not delay any further.

In addition, why did they let the clan members come to Luoyang instead of developing themselves at home? Not all of them came. At this stage, it was enough for some of them to develop at home. In Luoyang, Cao Cao lacked people he could really trust, and it was a good training opportunity.

There are related plots within three or two chapters, and you can tell at a glance.

Finally, please read on and vote for me, especially for this new book period, it is so damn important. Thank you for voting and reading on~
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