"Rong Rong, your sister hasn't said anything recently?" Xia Houjuan asked Xu Rong curiously.
Just now, Xia Houjuan had told Xu Rong about Cao Pi - after all, the other party was Xu Rong's biological sister. Xu Rong should know whether they were in love or Cao Pi's own imagination.
"When I went home in the second grade of junior high school, my sister and my father did mention that they wanted to move back home..." After Xu Rong was reminded of this, she also thought about it.
This matter is mainly a matter of the Xu family. After all, Lu Shang is dead and does not even have a child left. If the Xu family has this intention, they can take Xu Wan home first.
After that, it only takes a year and a half for her to get married again.
Cao Pi was not in the room at this time, otherwise he would never be able to stop Xu Rong and Xia Houjuan from "gossip" about his marriage. However, Cao Pi was explaining the matter now, just to Bai Tu.
"His Majesty……"
"You can just call me brother-in-law when there are no outsiders. What's going on between you and Xu Wan? Are you really not a hothead?" Bai Tu asked specifically.
If it was just Cao Pi who was hot-tempered, then the girl was unmarried and had no crush on her, so Bai Tu could talk about marriage, but if it was a widow from the Lu family, Bai Tu wouldn't be able to talk about it.
After all, if you are single, you can cultivate a relationship even if you don't mean it, but for a widow with a sensitive identity... Since you don't mean it, don't insist on it!
However, if two people are in love, that is another situation, and I believe the Lu family can understand it - didn't "Mrs. Xu" also remarry Sun Quan in history?
And judging from the influence of the Lu family and the Xu family in Jiangdong, Bai Tu has reason to infer that the Lu family should have been more dominant in Mrs. Xu's remarriage!
"Of course not! Wan...Miss Xu has always admired me!" Cao Pi frowned slightly.
Bai Tu glanced at him with a look that was too lazy to question, and then said: "If the girl from the Xu family really wants to do this, I can go and talk to Mr. Lu. As for other things, you can figure it out yourself... But don't say anything.
My brother-in-law doesn’t take care of you, but in order for your marriage to go smoothly, my brother-in-law has prepared a big gift for you!"
"Why do I feel..." Cao Pi looked at Bai Tu warily, feeling that it was not a polite gesture.
Bai Tu didn't show any concern and directly handed a copy of the imperial edict to Cao Pi.
"If you think you can, ask someone to announce the decree tomorrow. If you don't want to... Well, forget it, Mr. Lu, I will still tell you." Bai Tu said naturally.
After Cao Pi read the contents of the prepared decree, his eyes widened immediately. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but stopped instinctively. He then wanted to agree, and then wanted to refuse again. His expression changed continuously for a while!
The reason why a "gift" can make his face look so wonderful is precisely because... this gift is too big!
Not to mention the long-winded praises mentioned above, the main content is that Cao Pi was granted the title of "Marquis of Anwei" and that he would live in the city of Ye for 5,000 households, and that it would be hereditary...
Those who didn't know better thought that Wei had died, and Bai Tu named a descendant of the Cao family to appease people's hearts - if this was the case, it would be considered normal.
However, now they have decided to directly grant Cao Pi the title. In theory, Cao Cao's eldest son is the "Marquis of An Wei", which is a bit over the top!
In fact, this idea was finally decided after Bai Tu and Jia Xu discussed it and discussed it again in the palace.
When the situation in the Bohai Sea was tense, Bai Tu paid special attention to Cao Pi and was worried that the Wei Congress would send a special team to "rescue" him. Moreover, because of Xia Houjuan's relationship, Bai Tu did not want to put Cao Pi under complete house arrest.
However, it was later discovered that this was completely unnecessary. Not only was there no movement at all in Jinling, but more importantly, news from the Fengwei spies came to Yecheng two days ago - Cao Zhi had been officially established as the crown prince.
In other words, Cao Pi has been abandoned...
Of course, "giving up" may be a bit serious. With Bai Tu's reputation and Xia Houjuan's affection, Cao Cao should not worry about Cao Pi's safety.
It was just that the selection of Wei Guo's heir was abandoned!
Originally, although Cao Pi had been away from Yecheng for a long time, he was sent as an envoy as his eldest son. According to the rules of the pre-Qin Dynasty, if this kind of hostage could return home at the "right" time, he would almost certainly inherit the throne.
Therefore, Cao Cao has always been prepared with both hands and has cultivated Cao Zhi, but he has not established any influence for him. He has not contacted the military and government in advance like an heir, nor has he contacted Wei Chen.
Cao Cao must have been thinking about Cao Pi's return before...
And now that Cao Zhi is officially established as the crown prince, it means that in the future, Cao Zhi will not only be trained like a crown prince, but will also be treated like a crown prince!
In other words, Cao Cao would encourage Wei's important ministers to get close to Cao Zhi to a certain extent...
After all, these are not peaceful times. Once the successor is completely established, it is better to appoint him early to help build the team.
Unlike the peaceful years, even if a prince is established, special restrictions must be imposed.
In troubled times, external threats are more terrifying than internal strife. It is necessary to ensure a smooth transition of successors when unexpected events occur.
Otherwise, the leader will be killed suddenly, and no matter how powerful the power is, it will become fat.
Therefore, after Cao Zhi was established as the crown prince, it can be said that there was no need to guard against Wei Guo's idea of kidnapping Cao Pi - if he were to go back now, wouldn't it shake people's hearts?
Of course, less than ten people in Jinling know about this news now. This is not because the Wei State intentionally blocked it, but because after Yecheng Fengwei learned about it, they passed it back to Jinling at night, and it was also reported in the "Jingbao" as
Code passing...
It is estimated that it will take a few months for the news to be transmitted through private channels - this is because the caravans are much more active now.
"You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. There is some news. You can refer to it and discuss it more with Sima Lang when you go back." Bai Tu said that as a good brother-in-law, he did not bully his brother-in-law.
In fact, this is a relationship with Xia Houjuan, otherwise there would be no chance for Cao Pi to choose.
Bai Tu didn't know how to comfort people, so he didn't tell him the news about Yecheng directly to prevent the boy from crying. Instead, he wrote it on paper and asked Cao Pi to discuss it with Sima Lang.
As for Sima Lang...
Needless to say, I will definitely do my best to plan for Cao Pi.
After all, ever since he and Cao Pi were sent together, they have always been on the same side, whether active or passive.
Even if Cao Pi is not the heir apparent, he can only be Cao Pi's retainer. Otherwise, do you expect Cao Zhi to trust someone who has worn the same pants as Cao Pi for several years?
When Sima Lang knew the news, he would probably be able to understand Cao Cao's thoughts rationally even if he didn't say it, but deep down in his heart, the emotional little man must have scolded him...