Chapter 258 Lao Cao's pattern has long been opened by someone
Cao Cao and Guo Jia walked out of the palace.
On the way back to the General's Mansion, in the carriage, Guo Jia hesitated and asked his doubts: "My lord, why do you want to deliberately scare the emperor?"
"I really can't hide it from you..."
"Even a blind man can see it, right?!" Guo Jia cursed, but what he said was: "I was lucky enough to see some clues."
"I wonder if Mr. Lu has ever mentioned a negotiation technique to you?"
"What technique?"
"Extreme pressure."
Extreme pressure? The literal meaning is easy to understand. Guo Jia realized: "Do you want the emperor to finally believe that drinking that bowl of medicine can only give birth to a girl during the ups and downs?"
"That's right." Cao Cao nodded and continued: "First push the opponent to the extreme, and then as long as you give in a little, the opponent will grasp the last straw and obey your orders."
"Has Changsheng told you this?" Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao suspiciously and said, "Why do I feel that this is not something Lu Changsheng can say?"
Cao Cao thought to himself: "I plagiarized that from Lu Yan's diary. There are still many secrets about that guy that you don't know!"
However, Cao Cao still explained: "It was just that Mr. Lu mentioned it once accidentally, and I wrote it down after hearing it."
"Okay... Lu Yan's feelings are just as bad as mine..."
...
The news of Concubine Cao's pregnancy finally spread.
During the ten months of pregnancy, the entire city of Xuchang was shrouded in a strange atmosphere.
Fortunately, under the iron-blooded control of Man Chong, a "cruel official", no chaos occurred in Xuchang until the day when Concubine Cao gave birth.
But secretly, it is not as calm as it appears on the surface. Just the dishes from Hebei, Jingzhou and Jiangdong, Manchong can't catch hundreds of people! After all, if Concubine Cao really gives birth to a baby boy, what can be done here?
Too many.
Cao Cao finally got a relatively comfortable opportunity to grow, but he didn't want this opportunity to be messed up by a baby.
Moreover, after nearly ten years of "cultural influence" from Lu Yan, the throne really did not have much appeal to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao will only appoint his own successor, but he doesn't care who will sit on the throne in the future.
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September, the fifth year of Jian'an (200).
Outside Concubine Cao's bedroom, Liu Xie paced back and forth anxiously.
In Xuchang City, countless people, both overt and covert, were also waiting quietly for the final outcome in Concubine Cao's belly.
This wait is a full four hours!
In ancient times, the level of medical care was low, and it was extremely dangerous for a woman to give birth. Therefore, in some places, giving birth to a woman was called passing through the gate of hell. In some places, there was even a saying: giving birth was scary to death. It can be seen that women giving birth at this time were afraid of death.
, it’s like walking through the gates of hell.
Listening to Concubine Cao's heart-rending screams inside, Liu Xie was sweating profusely but had no choice but to pray in his heart, asking for the blessings of God and his ancestors.
Finally, when the sky was about to darken, a loud baby cry finally came from inside!
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
"It's happening, it's happening!!!"
Liu Xie was so excited that he was about to rush into the room.
But when Liu Xie came to the door, the doctor who came from the hospital to assist in the delivery stopped Liu Xie and said: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment before going in."
Just as Liu Xie was about to ask why, the palace door suddenly opened slowly.
Liu Xie took the opportunity to walk in and saw a doctor holding a tightly wrapped baby in his hands.
He trotted over quickly and asked in as soft a voice as possible: "Is the little princess asleep?"
"Um...sleeping?" the doctor replied blankly, but a big question popped up in his heart: "How did your Majesty know it was a baby girl???"
Yes, Liu Xie was lucky, and Concubine Cao gave birth to a baby girl.
In the ear room that Liu Xie couldn't see, two shadow guards quietly left with another sleeping baby girl in their arms. Unknowingly, Liu Xie killed the pig's feet in the next book by luck (
Just kidding...)
Liu Xie came to Cao Guifei's side and moved her hair away from her face that was wet with sweat.
Concubine Cao asked weakly: "Is it really a girl?"
"Yes, my beloved concubine, she is a girl, my little princess!"
"Very good...!"
"Stop talking and take a good rest first."
"Well..." Concubine Cao just agreed and closed her eyes and fell asleep. She was really too tired.
Liu Xie came to the female doctor who was holding the child again, and carefully took over his child.
The little baby's face was still wrinkled, but in Liu Xie's eyes, she was the most beautiful fairy in the world. "My little baby, please grow up quickly!"
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Hussar General's Mansion.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Cao Hong, who had become more like a rich man than a general, asked mysteriously: "Sir... is your bowl of medicine real or fake?"
"What kind of medicine? What's real or fake???" Lu Yan and Cao Hong asked, looking confused.
Seeing Lu Yan's confused face, Cao Hong thought Lu Yan was pretending, so he smiled flatteringly and said, "Do we need to hide our friendship? It's the medicine you gave Concubine Cao!"
"When did I give Concubine Cao the medicine? I'm afraid you didn't take the medicine when you went out this morning?"
"I drank it! I drank it every day, but I couldn't give birth to a son!" Cao Hong said aggrievedly.
Lu Yan looked at Cao Hong in surprise and thought: "That's not right! I remember that Cao Hong had two sons. Could it be that I swung my wings too wide and killed his son? But I can't give birth to a son.
, it’s none of my business? I can’t give birth to a son for you.”
Thinking of this, Lu Yan pushed away Cao Hong's increasingly greasy face and said, "Where did you hear these rumors? I have never given Concubine Cao any medicine."
"But I have a rumor that Concubine Cao gave birth to a girl after drinking the medicinal soup prepared by you and Hua Tuo."
When Lu Yan heard this, he immediately understood that it was Guo Jia and Cao Cao who were behind this, and thought to himself, "What a guy! You two did bad things and you had to get me involved, and you even got the magic medicine to specify gender."
"Sir, if you can let Concubine Cao give birth to a girl, you can let other people give birth to boys, right?"
"Right? How big are you! That's a rumor, do you know it's false?!"
Obviously, Cao Hong didn't believe it, "If the medicinal materials are very rare, I can pay a lot of money!"
"Get lost!" At the same time, a thought came to Lu Yan's mind: "Don't ever say that word!"
"Sir, I'm looking for a son with a lot of money!!!" Cao Hong seemed to want to go against Lu Yan.
"Come here, get Cao Hong out!" Lu Yan finally got angry.
As Lu Yan finished speaking, a huge figure instantly appeared behind Cao Hong.
Dian Wei picked up Cao Hong and dragged him out the door.
Cao Hong struggled desperately and shouted: "No, sir, we have something to discuss, sir!"
"Plop!"
"Oh!"
Dian Wei waved his hand and threw Cao Hong out of the door...
"Where is Guo Fengxiao?" Lu Yan asked Lu Lingqi.
"Guo Jijiu hasn't been back for several days."
"This guy must know that his affairs are not confidential, so he doesn't dare to come back to see me."
"Sir, is it true or false?"
"Of course it's fake. It's a trick created by Lao Cao and Guo Jia!"
Lu Lingqi smiled sweetly and said: "Oh! Don't get excited, I'm just asking... just asking..."
Even Lu Lingqi was half convinced, and Lu Yan suddenly had the urge to kill Cao Cao and Guo Jia.