Although Cao Jiesheng was not a beautiful woman, she was still pretty. As a man, if Yan Liang said he didn't like such a beauty, he would scold himself for being hypocritical.
Moreover, Yan Liang indeed needs to marry Cao Cao and use this political marriage to counter the threat of Yuan Shao to some extent.
But this does not mean that Yan Liang can tolerate a woman who prides herself on being noble and rolls her eyes at him all day long as his concubine.
If you want to be my beautiful woman, you must first learn to be submissive. This is the bottom line. Otherwise, even if you are as charming as a fish, it will be in vain.
Yan Liang wanted to suppress Cao Jie's so-called noble self-esteem and make her bow before him.
At this time, Cao Jie was in extremely complicated mood.
Yan Liang's disdain to stay had hurt her self-esteem, and Yan Liang's permission to leave surprised her.
For so many days, wasn't what she was looking forward to just escaping Yan Liang's "devil's clutches"?
However, after that moment of surprise, Cao Jie fell into a dilemma again.
"If I just leave like this, my father's marriage plan will come to nothing. Then wouldn't it be unfilial for me as a daughter? Even if I go back to Chang'an, I won't have the face to see my father..."
"...Furthermore, everyone knows that Yan Liang is a cruel beast. If I have been in his hands for so long, what will others think..."
Gradually, the scale in Cao Jie's heart began to tilt. She clearly wanted to leave immediately, but there was a voice in her heart that kept persuading her to stay with various reasons.
Looking at Cao Jie, who was silent and his expression was changing, Yan Liang curled his lips slightly.
Yan Liang has an insight into people's hearts. Yan Liang had actually expected Cao Jie's little thoughts. Otherwise, how could he have opened the door so calmly and let her go.
"Miss Cao, do you want to go or not? That Mao Yezhe will be on his way back to Chang'an soon. If you don't go, it will be too late."
Yan Liang saw through Cao Jie's thoughts and became even more disdainful to keep her.
Cao Jie bit his red lips lightly with his shell teeth. Hesitation flashed in his bright eyes, and he tossed and turned over his thoughts for a long time. Finally he sighed softly.
After that sigh, all her arrogance disappeared, and her pretty face showed a bit of humility for the first time in her life.
"Marriage matters are decided by the parents. Since my father has decided on this marriage, if the general does not dislike it, I am willing to serve the general for the rest of my life."
Cao Jie said in a low voice, a blush forming on his face.
These words meant that she declared "surrender". She finally threw away her so-called nobility and chose to bow to Yan Liang.
Regardless of whether she was sincere or helpless, the sensible attitude in front of her made Yan Liang feel a lot more comfortable.
Yan Liang's expression also softened a bit. "Since Miss Cao is willing, I have nothing more to say. However, I would like to remind Miss Cao that I already have a wife. Even if you marry me, you can only be a concubine."
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As the saying goes, you should never abandon a bad wife. When Huang Yueying was in her most difficult time, she married herself without hesitation, knew the rules and courtesies, and took care of the family in order, so that Yan Liang had no worries.
Not only that, Huang Yueying also used her wisdom to offer Yan Liang a profit-and-loss repeater, helping herself achieve the prestige of the Battle of Wancheng.
How could Yan Liang have the heart to make a wife with such wisdom and beauty unparalleled in the world, just to make room for the so-called daughter of the prime minister.
Cao Jie's originally shy expression suddenly changed.
She originally wanted to use her status to marry Yan Liang, but she would still be his wife, but she didn't expect that Yan Liang would let her, the daughter of a dignified prime minister, be his concubine.
Cao Jie's self-esteem was hit again.
Seeing her displeasure again, Yan Liang said, "It seems that Miss Cao is dissatisfied. Even so, Miss Cao can do what she wants."
After that, Yan Liang made a gesture and walked out.
If you go out, it will be like throwing water out. Now that the matter is over, Cao Jie has no choice.
Seeing that Yan Liang was about to leave, Cao Jie felt anxious. He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Yan Liang's sleeves. He blushed and said, "The general has misunderstood. I have no unwillingness. It doesn't matter whether I am a wife or a concubine, as long as I can serve you."
General, I am both willing."
In a hurry, Cao Jie subconsciously said these humble words. After the words came out, even Cao Jie was surprised by his "shamelessness".
Having said this, Cao Jie, this little wild horse, has completely surrendered to Yan Liang.
Yan Liang is not a cold-blooded person. The beauty behind him has abandoned his face and bowed his head pitifully to him. How can he no longer be gentle?
So Yan Liang turned around fiercely, stretched out his arms, and pulled Cao Jie into his arms unexpectedly.
Before he could react, Cao Jie was shocked to find that his body was pressed tightly against Yan Liang's chest.
The solid chest squeezed her breasts tightly, making her breathless.
Yan Liang's eyes wandered unscrupulously on her face.
At this moment, Cao Jie's heart was pounding, as if a deer was hitting his chest and trying to rush out.
In my heart, the inexplicable shame arose.
"General..."
In shyness, Cao Jie couldn't help but hummed lowly.
The sound of "general" was infinitely tender, just like a pair of small hands gently scratching Yan Liang's heart, which made his heart skip a beat.
In a turbulent mood, Yan Liang leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips.
Cao Jie didn't expect Yan Liang to be so "unruly" and dare to invade him before they were married. In shock and shame, he instinctively struggled.
Yan Liang held her tightly with his iron arms, not allowing her to resist at all. He only tasted her fragrant lips roughly, and his tongue pried open both sides of her lips, and went straight into her mouth to stir it wantonly.
Cao Jie's face turned red with embarrassment, but for some unknown reason, after being kissed so forcefully by Yan Liang for a moment, her whole body became limp and powerless. She no longer had the strength to struggle, and was left to his will.
Even, unknowingly, she was in a daze, and a pair of hands subconsciously touched Yan Liang's back, trying to accommodate his kiss.
When Cao Jie couldn't control herself, Yan Liang suddenly let her go.
Cao Jie didn't know why, but when he opened his eyes, Yan Liang was admiring her cheerful expression with a smile.
At this time, Cao Jie suddenly woke up. When he thought that he had given up resistance just now and catered to Yan Liang's aggression without any sense of "shame", his whole weak body felt like it was wrapped in fire. He was extremely embarrassed and wanted to find a way to sew it in.
Yan Liang used both soft and hard tactics, deliberately tearing off her disguise and letting her reveal her true nature.
Facts have proved that Cao Jie is indeed a sultry beauty who is tough on the outside but warm on the inside.
"On your wedding day, I will come back to comfort you. I still have business to do today, so you should rest first."
Then, Yan Liang turned around and walked away with a big smile.
Cao Jie watched Yan Liang's heroic figure leave in a daze, and it was not until a long time later that he got out of his overwhelming shame.
"Cao Jie, Cao Jie, you married him out of helplessness. How could you cater to him so shamelessly..."
Cao Jie complained to himself in his heart.
The trembling hand unconsciously touched his lips, and in his mind, he couldn't help but recall the scene of him being assaulted just now.
The pool of spring water in my heart has long been wrinkled.
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Yan Liang left in a hurry. It seemed that he had nothing serious to do. He was in a hurry to see his wife.
It is a matter of course for a man to have three wives and four concubines in this era. With Huang Yueying's knowledge of etiquette, she will naturally not have any objection.
But in order to respect his wife, Yan Liang had to tell her something first.
Fang left the side courtyard and was about to go to the main room when Zhou Cang came in a hurry and said that Mr. Tian Feng wanted to see him.
"Tian Feng, this stubborn old man finally said something. Let's go and see him."
Yan Liang temporarily changed his mind, so he left the general's mansion and rode straight to a mansion in the west of the city.
That is the most luxurious mansion in Xinye City, except Yan Liang's General's Mansion.
At first, Yan Liang valued Tian Feng's resourcefulness and talent and took Yuan Tan to get him out of Yuan Shao's prison. As soon as Tian Feng arrived in Xinye, Yan Liang sent him to this mansion under house arrest without even seeing him.
On the one hand, this is because Yan Liang is busy dealing with powerful enemies on all sides, but on the other hand, it is because Yan Liang deeply understands Tian Feng's character.
This person is known as being tough and has a strong temper. With his character, if Yan Liang tried to persuade him to surrender in person, Tian Feng would definitely refuse, and he might do something outrageous when angered.
It's not impossible either.
So Yan Liang simply ignored him and put him under house arrest, using time to wear down his strong temper bit by bit.
More than a month later, Tian Feng finally lost his temper. This was exactly what Yan Liang wanted.
Riding his horse to the mansion, Yan Liang strolled into the lobby. At first glance, he saw a thin old man with a frown and deep wrinkles sitting there with a stern face.
The old man was Tian Feng, a famous gentleman from Hebei who suffered greatly all day long and had a serious face.
"Mr. Yuan Hao, I heard that you want to see me. I don't know what's going on. Is it because the servants didn't take good care of you? I'm short of food or clothing. Just ask."
Yan Liang strode in and sat on the main seat as if there was no one else around.
Tian Feng's cold eyes were directed at Yan Liang, as if he were looking at the enemy who killed his father.
Yan Liang's expression was calm, and he didn't take his hostile gaze seriously at all.
After staring at Yan Liang for a long time, Tian Feng suddenly said coldly: "Yan Ziyi, do you know the crime?"
"Damn, this Tian Feng really has a character. I have tied up many talented people, but he is the first one who dares to turn around and accuse me. It seems that this stone has not been smoothed away."
While Yan Liangliang was thinking secretly, he asked curiously: "What crime is this general guilty of?"
"You received the kindness of Mr. Yuan and did not want to repay it, but you openly betrayed Mr. Yuan. This is a major crime of disloyalty and unrighteousness that is outraged by both humans and gods. Don't you know how to regret it at all?"
Tian Feng spoke every word, every word was like a knife, with such momentum, it was as if he was being interrogated in a courtroom.
Yan Liang sneered and said disapprovingly: "I thought Mr. Yuan Hao had something fresh to preach, but I didn't expect it to be such a cliche again. Tian Yuanhao, I would like to ask you, do you know your guilt?"
Tian Feng thought he had the moral high ground and wanted to teach Yan Liang a lesson, but unexpectedly, Yan Liang asked him back.
Hearing the words "Do you know your guilt?", Tian Feng's originally cold and serious expression suddenly became confused.