Chapter 520 Sima Yi’s Pain

That night, it rained heavily again in Luoyang.

A bolt of lightning lit up Sima Yi's room.

Sima Yi was suddenly awakened.

He suddenly couldn't sleep.

He came to the eaves and looked at the pouring rain, with many thoughts in his mind.

Suddenly, a woman appeared in his mind, the woman he had had an affair with.

The woman's name was Lan'er, a singer from a teahouse in the city. She has an alluring appearance and a heavenly singing voice.

When Sima Yi first met Lan'er, he was attracted by her beauty and talent.

The two began to date frequently, and under the cover of night, no one knew the secret of their affair.

However, as time passed, Sima Yi gradually realized the risks this relationship could bring to his career and reputation.

He is an ambitious man, eager to climb the officialdom, and his affair with the singer is likely to become his leverage.

So, he decided to end the relationship.

One night, Sima Yi asked Lan'er to meet at a teahouse.

Lan'er looked forward to meeting him happily, but she didn't know that this would be the last time they met.

Sima Yi told Lan'er that they could not continue because his career and future were more important.

Lan'er burst into tears, but she understood Sima Yi's difficulties.

From then on, they parted ways and never saw each other again.

Now, standing under the eaves, Sima Yi remembered this past event.

A complex emotion surged in his heart, including longing for Lan'er and regret for his original decision.

He understood that he gave up true love for power and status, but he could not undo the past.

The rain was still falling, and Sima Yi walked into the house silently.

The past of that affair has become an eternal secret in his heart, and he will continue to pursue his ambitions and goals, no matter what the price.

He remembered that she was pregnant and probably had a daughter.

Sima Yi returned to the house, still feeling heavy. He sat in front of the case, pondering his past and future.

As time went by, Sima Yi climbed higher and higher in the officialdom, and his power and status became increasingly stable.

However, he could never forget his relationship with Lan'er, and he often thought of her beauty and tenderness in the dead of night.

Of course, so many years have passed.

Forget it, let’s not think about it so much and just go back to the car and rest.

But no matter what, he couldn't sleep.

He felt very painful in his heart.

He fell asleep for a while and had a dream. He dreamed of Lan'er and his illegitimate daughter again.

He actually knew where his illegitimate daughter was, but he couldn't disturb her casually.

In the early morning of the next day, Sima Yi got up.

The air is filled with a fresh smell, the smell of the earth washed by rain.

At this moment, a servant came over and handed a letter.

"Master, someone sent me a letter last night."

The servant reported that the messenger had delivered the letter under the gate, and it was written on it that Sima Yi had personally signed it.

Sima Yi opened the letter, and what he wrote in the letter was that his illegitimate daughter Du Yujie had now arrived at Cao Pi's place and was violated by Cao Pi.

After Sima Yi saw this information, he was very angry and shocked.

"What, how could it be like this?" He couldn't believe his eyes. Basically no one knew about his illegitimate daughter. Who was this person who wrote the letter?

His hands clenched into fists, and the anger in his heart could not be contained.

His eyes widened, staring at every word in the letter, as if he wanted to carve them into his mind.

She was actually violated by Cao Pi, which Sima Yi couldn't accept.

Immediately afterwards, Sima Yi started thinking again.

Is the person who wrote this letter trying to sow discord between himself and Cao Pi, or is someone deliberately arranging for his illegitimate daughter to be with Cao Pi?

But even if this was clearly the case, how could he remain indifferent?

He understood that he was very important to Cao Pi now, so someone had to do this.

Sima Zhao came to Sima Yi's study. Sima Yi folded the letter in a panic, not wanting his son to see this.

Sima Zhao noticed something strange about his father, but did not ask directly. Instead, he walked to Sima Yi calmly.

"Dad, the child wants to ask you a question."

Sima Yi suppressed his inner uneasiness and concentrated on answering Sima Zhao's questions, trying to distract him.

After Sima Zhao left, Sima Yi could no longer suppress his inner anxiety.

He decided to go to Du Yujie's small village in person to find out the truth of the matter.

Sima Yi hurriedly packed his bags and embarked on the road to the small mountain village.

Along the way, his mood became heavier and heavier, filled with worry and guilt for his daughter.

After a long journey, Sima Yi finally arrived at the small village.

He came to Du Yujie's home.

He saw many people in the yard. It turned out that Du Yujie was really lost, and many people were discussing how to find her.

Sima Yi understood that his daughter was really lost.

Tianhu saw a man in the inn. He was wearing black clothes and a bamboo hat, and his face could not be seen clearly. Tianhu knew that this person was from Longhumen.

Tianhu looked around vigilantly, and after making sure there was no one else, he whispered: "Come to my room and talk."

The man slowly took off his bamboo hat, revealed a cold face, and said softly: "I'm here to tell you that the matter has been settled. We have successfully provoked the relationship between Sima Yi and Cao Pi, and I believe there will be a relationship between them soon. Fight."

There was a trace of pride in the voice of the Longhu Sect member.

Tianhu felt happy.

"You did a great job on this."

After the man left, Tianhu wrote a letter to Xiyu. Prepare to tell him about this.

Xiyu was very happy when he received Tianhu's letter, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

"It looks like there will be another good show soon." He said to himself, his eyes shining with excitement.

At this moment, a burst of light footsteps entered the room.

Xi Yu looked up and saw Xi Shi's beautiful figure appearing at the door.

There was curiosity in her eyes, and she seemed to be attracted by Xi Yu's good mood.

"Husband, why are you so happy?" Xi Shi asked softly, walking to sit next to Xi Yu.

Xi Yu smiled and handed Tianhu's letter to Xi Shi and said, "If you look at this, you will know why I am happy."

Xi Shi took the letter and read it. Her face gradually became serious, and her eyes showed concern.

It turned out that Xi Shi thought of the era in which she lived.

Gou Jian sacrificed himself to Fu Cha just to use a honey trap.

Xi Shi's thoughts gradually drifted away, and she remembered the days when she was still a common woman in the country of Yue.

In order to restore the country, Gou Jian resolutely decided to use a beauty trap to confuse Fu Cha.

"Madam, what's wrong with you? Why do you look a little worried?" Xi Yu asked quickly.

"I just remembered the past of my childhood, and I really don't want another war to happen."

Although she is not from this era, she is full of feelings for this era. He does not want people to be in dire straits.

Only then did Xi Yu understand what happened to her, so he held her hand.

"Don't worry, what I am creating now is a world without war, but before that, war must occur."

Xi Shi nodded and soon lay in Xi Yu's arms.

Sima Yi left the small village with a very complicated mood. He knew someone was plotting against him, but he couldn't ignore it. He thought over and over in his mind how to face Cao Pi.

Cao Pi's home.

Du Wujie was still locked up, and she kept shouting at the top of her lungs: "Let me out quickly."

But no one pitied her at all.

After a while, Cao Pi came over and asked all the servants to retreat.

He quickly entered the room and looked lewd.

Du Yujie looked at him fiercely.

"You release me quickly, otherwise I will go on a hunger strike."

But Cao Pi didn't listen to her at all. Instead, he quickly came to her, grabbed her body, and then ravaged her severely.

After the storm, Cao Pi asked everyone to keep an eye on Du Yujie again and not let her run out.

After Cao Pi left, several servants gathered around Du Wujie and persuaded in a low voice: "Since the situation is like this, why not agree to Cao Pi. In this way, you can be favored by Cao Pi and enjoy the glory, wealth and popularity. Drink something spicy.”

Du Wujie's face instantly turned gloomy. She glared at the servants and said firmly: "I will never sell my dignity and principles in exchange for so-called favor!"

Seeing that she couldn't listen to her advice, several servants stopped talking.

At this moment, Sima Yi came to the door of the house.

The porter knew that Sima Yi must have something important, and he was an important minister around Cao Pi, so he naturally would not stop him.

Cao Pi was lying on the lounge chair under the grape trellis, looking very leisurely.

Sima Yi was very angry when he saw him.

Suddenly, Cao Pi closed his eyes and wanted to take a nap. Sima Yi originally approached him, but found that he had not noticed him.

So, Sima Yi decided to ask his servants first to see where his illegitimate daughter was.

Sima Yi began to ask his servants if a woman had arrived in Cao Pi's house recently.

The servants quickly reported to him that a father sold his daughter because he could not afford to raise her.

It is said that the girl was very beautiful and was taken to a room.

Sima Yi further asked about the girl. The servant described the girl's appearance and temperament in detail, saying that she was an outstanding beauty.

"Okay, I get it." Sima Yi waved his hand and asked the servant to leave his sight.

When the servant was turning to leave, Sima Yi called him over again.

"Mr. Sima, do you have anything else to do?"

"Tell me where that girl is being held?"

The servant didn't suspect anything, so he told the relevant situation.

Sima Yi came to the door of the room where Du Yujie was detained and saw many servants guarding there, while Du Yujie was shouting inside.

He stopped and listened quietly to Du Yujie's voice, with complex emotions welling up in his heart. Sima Yi felt a special pain in his heart, but he still forced himself to stay calm, pretending not to know anything, and asked the servants guarding there: "What happened here?"

One of the servants replied respectfully: "Back to Mr. Sima, this woman is the maid newly bought by the lord. It is said that her father sold her because he could not support her. She has been making noisy things here."

Another servant interrupted: "Yes, Mr. Cao asked us to take good care of her."

Sima Yi frowned slightly and continued to ask: "Why is she making such a noise? Did you say anything about the reason?"

"This woman seems unwilling to be sold here. She keeps saying that her father did not sell her." A servant replied.

"I want to go in and see her. You guys stay outside and don't let anyone in."

The servants hesitated.

"I am an important minister beside Duke Cao. Don't you listen to me?"

Sima Yi looked at several people coldly.

Several people finally nodded and got out of the way.

Sima Yi opened the door and walked into the room.

Du Yujie saw him and asked: "

"Who are you?"

She doesn't think the other party is a good person either.

Sima Yi made a silent gesture.

"Little girl, don't talk, I'm here to help you." Sima Yi's voice was extremely soft.

Du Yujie looked at him suspiciously, "Why do you want to help me? You don't know me."

Sima Yi pointed outside, meaning to tell her not to ask, so as not to be overheard by people outside.

Then, Sima Yi looked at this face that was very similar to Lan'er.

His mood was filled with emotion again, and he thought of Lan'er again.

Seeing him looking very gloomy, the other party was very surprised.

She really felt very strange, why was he like this?

Sima Yi soon realized that he had lost his temper and asked the other party to explain what happened in detail.

Although Du Yujie was a little disgusted with him, she still told him the story.

Things turned out exactly as Sima Yi had guessed.

"I've told you what happened, how can you take me away?"

"You should stay here with peace of mind first, and don't make a fuss, because making a fuss is useless."

Sima Yi felt particularly heartbroken and shed tears. He did not expect that his illegitimate daughter would be ravaged by Cao Pi.

Who did it? Who else knows about his relationship with his illegitimate daughter?

"Why are you crying?" Du Yujie asked again.

She suddenly felt very strange, because she saw the other person as if she had seen him before somewhere.

"Don't ask so many questions yet. In short, just listen to me." Sima Yi quickly wiped his tears.

After that, Sima Yi walked out quickly.

Cao Pi slept for a while and finally woke up. Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps, which turned out to be Sima Yi's arrival.

Cao Pi was very happy to see Sima Yi's arrival, and said with a smile: "Zhongda, come to see me today, but what important matter do you have?"

After Sima Yi saluted, he asked bluntly: "Mr. Cao, my subordinates came here today to ask about Du Yujie."

Cao Pi's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

"You actually knew this"?

"My subordinates think this girl should be let go, otherwise it will be bad for Duke Cao's reputation."

Cao Pi was very unhappy after hearing this. He did not expect that the other party would ask this question.

"What's so bad about her reputation? Her father couldn't afford to support her and sold her. I'm taking care of her."

"Mr. Cao, you should know that the real situation is not like this." Sima Yi said angrily. When Cao Pi looked at him, he saw that the other person's eyes were particularly sharp.

He didn't seem to recognize Sima Yi anymore, and he didn't know why Sima Yi was so angry today.

"Zhongda, what happened to you today?"

"This subordinate is upholding justice. I hope Mr. Cao can make the right choice."

After that, he respectfully saluted Cao Pi, but he was already extremely angry.

"Zhongda, are you crazy today?"

Cao Pi immediately started arguing, and his voice was extremely high.

Sima Yi's eyes seemed to spurt out a burst of fire, which made Cao Pi feel even more incredible and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

What exactly is going on? Does Sima Yi know this woman?

"Zhongda, do you recognize this woman?"

"Mr. Cao, it doesn't matter whether your subordinates know each other. What's important is that we are about to face a powerful enemy. You should put your mind on business."

Cao Pi's anger gradually subsided.

Cao Pi said that although the enemy was at hand, it was normal to relax occasionally. He told Sima Yi that it was just making a fuss out of a molehill.

Sima Yi said: "Mr. Cao, my subordinates are not making trivial matters, but are far-sighted. There are many trivial things in history that eventually led to big disasters."

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Then you can give some examples."

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and then said: "For example, during the Warring States Period, in order to fight against the Huns, the famous general Li Mu of the Zhao State ordered the entire army to stick to the camp and not go out to fight. A soldier violated the military order and went out of the camp privately. Although it was just a small matter, he was spied by the Huns. Discovered. After the Xiongnu Chanyu learned about Zhao’s true strength, he immediately launched an attack, resulting in Zhao’s defeat and heavy losses.”

Cao Pi's expression changed slightly and he motioned for Sima Yi to continue.

Sima Yi continued: "These examples all illustrate the truth, that is, details determine success or failure. At the critical moment of the enemy, any trivial matter may affect the entire battle situation. Therefore, we must maintain a high degree of vigilance and guard against subtle changes in order to Stay safe."

Cao Pi was very dissatisfied.

"Zhongda, what you said is a bit exaggerated. You are just a woman, but you are telling such a lot of truth."

When Sima Yi was about to say something else, Cao Pi waved his hand.

"You should leave immediately. I'm in a bad mood today and don't want to see you."

Afterwards, Cao Pi entered the room, and Sima Yi clenched his fists.

He couldn't just let this matter go, he had to rescue his daughter.

Looking at his daughter helplessly, but he could not tell her identity, he felt a special pain in his heart.

After that, he turned pale and left Cao Mansion. (End of chapter)