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A Plan Comes Together
Cao Cao smiled as his lovely Lady Bian massaged his face with her delicate hands. “God woman, you are too good to me.”
With a gentle kiss to the lips she pulled back and batted her eyelashes, “I only wish I could do this more often. You’re working yourself too hard.”
“You have always said that.” He rubbed her hips briefly before running his hands around to her ass. “But look how far we have come thanks to my hard work.”
“King of Wei…” she caressed his jaw, “But still so little time to relax.”
“We are at war my love.”
“Which is why these days you have at home should be more relaxed. Honestly Mengde, what are you getting yourself into here? Your cousin’s love life is none of your concern.”
“His happiness is. You’ve seen how content he has been now that they are practicing together.”
“But that is his life.” Lady Bian began to massage his arms, “Who is looking out for you?”
“I’m looking at her.” Cao Cao flashed a charming smile.
“Then let me help with this nightmare of yours. If you insist on getting involved.”
“I’ve never been able to refuse you.”
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“Tell me the story of the Gourd children again!” Xu Zhu plead and looked up at Cao Zhi with his pouty face.
“Again?” Cao Zhi asked.
Xu Huang
sighed and leaned back against the tree.
For hours now Xu Zhu was begging Cao Zhi to retell myths he had
heard as
a child. Somehow the young Cao managed
to add something special to the tales that they had all heard so many
times. He caught Cao Zhi’s glance of
frustration. Seeing an opportunity to
shut the portly general up he decided to tell the abridged version. “There once was a farmer with two kids,
Xu Zhu frowned. “I just like the way he tells it. I’m not stupid.”
“Well asking our commander to read you bedtime stories is just ridiculous.” Xu Huang replied.
“He was running out of poems!”
“He wanted to go to bed!”
“But…I like his poems. They’re very sweet and moving. “
“Well stop it. It’s embarrassing.”
“MY LORDS!” a courier arrived and instantly bowed.
“Yes?” Cao Zhi watched the man fumble for the letter he was supposed to deliver. Once the letter was firmly in his grasp, he handed it the young lord. “Thanks.”
“If he’s that scared it must be from your father.” Xu Huang observed.
“Yes.” Cao Zhi cleared his throat and began to read. “Commander Cao….oh god father how pretentious can you be. Make yourself feel better about your embarrassing son…”
“Sir?” Xu Huang smiled politely.
“’Commander Cao, upon conferring with our strategist’….when did we get a strategist?” Cao Zhi looked up at Xu Huang.
“Maybe…” Xu Huang took a deep breath. “It is further down in the letter.”
“Perhaps.” Cao Zhi cleared his throat as Xu Zhu began to snore. Leave it to his father’s letter to put the man to sleep. “’Upon confirming with our strategist I have decided to redirect our attention to the elimination of Liu Bei as a threat to our unification efforts. Recent reports suggest he is in the vicinity of Xia Pi and I expect you to see to this matter immediately. Sincerely, Cao Cao King of Wei.’”
Xu Huang watched Cao Zhi’s eyes look up at him and he knew instantly what the boy was thinking. The young lord was reluctant enough to ride into battle; destroying a man who was so recently an ally didn’t help. He watched the lad’s hand shake a bit as he comprehended the ramifications of his father’s brief yet definitive order. Yes, Cao Zhi it is time for you to get your hands dirty. “I will inform the cavalry of our new assignment. We should send out scouts with orders to not intercept the enemy.”
“Of course.” Cao Zhi reread his father’s letter. Certainly he misunderstood. Had his father not complimented Liu Bei on his outstanding character and called him a hero? Didn’t he even take him hunting? What about Guan Yu? Zhi had never known his father to be so impressed with anyone that he would give them something so valuable as Red Hare. But wasn’t Guan Yu a good friend of Xu Huang’s? “General?”
“Sir?”
“Do you not have reservations about attacking your friend?”
“I will do my duty, as he will do his.”
“I thought my father considered Lu Bu’s death a waste….certainly these men are worthy of more consideration than a murdering traitor.”
“My lord.” Xu Huang knew the young man looked up to him and genuinely wished to have a friendship with someone that wouldn’t put him down like his father. But there was a line that had to be drawn; he could not grow attached to his generals. Cao Zhi was a man who thought too much anyway; to compound his lack of enthusiasm with an emotional attachment to the men would doom him. “We must do our duty. Questioning your orders only leads to court-martials and executions.”
“I’m only questioning the rationale…”
“Please my
lord.” Xu Huang stood and grabbed his axe from where it was leaning up
against
the tree. “You must remember that we are trying to unify our kingdom
once more. That is our objective. If your father has determined that eliminating
Liu Bei as a preventative measure is necessary, then we are going to
accept
that and do our duty. We are at war,
son; that means you have to leave your conscious at home.”
Xiahou Dun walked down the hallway paying attention to the sword belt buckle he was trying to fasten and completely missed the sea of concubines crossing the hallway in front of him. By the time he looked up it was too late and he accidentally slammed into a few Nanman teens. “What the hell.”
“Sorry.” Lady Bian explained from behind the herd. “It’s a nice day; I was taking some of the girls out to tan.”
Dun frowned as he surveyed the women in front of him. Most were keeping their eyes averted, others shuffled past him quickly and the two Nanman girls continued to stare at him with dewy eyes. Figures, those were the girls that liked it rough and as he recalled he had a bad reputation. “Then I’ll cut through the ballroom, this could take all damned day.”
“Ohh…leaving so soon General?” The buxom Nanman asked.
“Certainly you could spare a few minutes for us?” The short-haired girl asked.
“If I want you I’ll come get you…it doesn’t work the other way around.” Dun was about to turn around when the busty one leapt forward and began to grab at his chest armor.
“Oh but it has been such a long time since we’ve seen you.” The short-haired girl purred.
“You heard the man, get your hands off.” Lu Ling Qi let her voice ice over as the words slipped from her mouth. Little Nanman whores touching her husband…that’s my job.
Lady Bian hid her satisfied smile behind her fan and gently got the girls attention with a click of her tongue. “Come along ladies, the other girls are waiting.”
“We’re going nude sunbathing, General Xiahou. You’re more than welcome to come protect us…” the short-haired girl backed out the door and skipped off to join the crowd.
“When you’re looking for a little southern spice to add to your bed, you know who to look for.” The busty girl blew him a kiss and cart wheeled out the door, advertising her lack of undergarments.
“Sorry,
they are so unmanageable in the mornings.” Lady Bian smiled
apologetically and
fanned herself as he continued on her journey. She
took a last glance at the furious Ling Qi
clenching her hands in the hallway behind her husband.
The young woman reeked of jealousy. That, my
darling Mengde is how you meddle in a man’s lovelife.
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“An incredible victory for Wei! Did I not tell you this would be an easy battle?” Cao Pi galloped his horse back and forth on the front lines with his unit commanders sitting on their steeds behind him. He grinned as the men cheered him. Damn it felt good.
“Easy for you, you horny little bitch.” Xiahou De grumbled and fidgeted with the gauze that was wrapped around his left bicep. He had been struck with an arrow during their assault and was none too thrilled about it. Especially the part where the surgeon removed the projectile from his flesh.
Xiahou En started to laugh but got a reprimanding look from his father. He suppressed his laughter and refocused on his egocentric cousin.
“Now we can
return home to Xu Chang as the most powerful army in
“We fought one small detachment of Yuan Shao’s force. And we’re technically only half the army.” Xiahou Mao grumbled. Cao Pi could be such a dick.
Xiahou Yuan leaned forward in the saddle to shoot his nephew a nasty glare. When were these boys going to understand that they weren’t kids anymore? Cao Pi was the only one out of the bunch that was trying to carve a path for himself and he already had the backing of several influential people. It was only a matter of time before their playfully remarks were taken as insults. By then Cao Pi’s retaliation was going to be harsh. Especially for Mao, he was the most recent addition to the family and his lack of similar genetic makeup was going to be working against him.
“Not only will we return as the victor, but we shall return with the most precious item Yi province has to offer! The beautiful Lady Zhen Ji!” Cao Pi motioned towards the woman that was standing beside her ostentatious carriage.
Zhen Ji
felt the eyes of the entire Wei army turn to her. She
heard the faint voice of her bodyguard
behind her tell her to be strong. Sure, be strong. It’s beginning
all over again. Am I ever going to be more
than a trophy?
Zhang Liao looked at the poor woman as she realized that her astonishing beauty was going to condemn her to yet another horrible marriage. It was a familiar scene; he could easily recall the same look on Diao Chan’s face when she arrived in Luo Yang years ago. Dutifully following behind her adopted father, Wang Yun, she was introduced to both Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo. Both men had instantly begun salivating over her and the poor girl knew what was in store for her. At least she intended to use it to her advantage…but what about Zhen Ji? From the look on her face, Liao knew she had no delusions of conspiracy or betrayal. She was just trying to make the best of things.
He redirected his attention to the obnoxious young lord and couldn’t help but wonder why he thought Zhen Ji mattered to the men. They would appreciate extra rations of wine instead of the knowledge that their lord was bedding a beautiful woman. Thankfully there was another Cao son in front of him in line for the throne.
“This looks a lot better.” Lu Ling Qi smiled as she leaned over her husband in their bed. She had snagged another opportunity to inspect his wound when he innocently lay down to stretch his aching muscles and he wasn’t being as much of a pain in the ass as he was the previous night. That and he had just taken a bath and returned to their room wearing his silk robe. Her teenage libido was kicking into overdrive.
“Better be.” Xiahou Dun yawned “I’m not letting you shove your finger in there again.”
“For such an allegedly brave general to whine so much about his little wound….”
“Allegedly?” Dun chuckled. “I married you.”
Ling Qi looked down at his face and finally gave into her insecurities. She just had to know. “Are you ever going to touch me again?”
“Huh?” Dun watched her little brown eyes scan his face hoping to find the answer she was looking for without having him answer. Once again, a bizarre question out of no where.
“You haven’t touched me since our wedding night.”
“I’ve been too tired.” He lied. Somehow ‘I didn’t want to give you an escape from your problems’ seemed like a bad answer.
“Is that all?” She asked a bit worried. He had the same edge to his voice like that night he had told her to sleep on the floor. Maybe it was too soon to ask him this…
“I’ve been busy.”
She took a gamble and spoke her mind. “I thought it was nice, I wanted to do it again.”
“You really enjoyed yourself?” Dun asked.
“No, I was just asking to do it again because I hated it. I love living through horrible experiences, maybe we can go execute my father again.” She began to turn away equally frustrated with her admission and his response, but he placed his hand on her cheek and pulled her back towards him.
“You know you’re more than welcome to touch me too.” Dun thought it would be a good tactic to return the blame to her shoulders. It seemed that she made clearer decisions when she was trying to correct a mistake. He wasn’t expecting her reaction.
Ling Qi cocked an eyebrow and thought about it. It was definitely a very welcome invitation. He was offering his body up for her…explorations. Their wedding night had been filled with a lot of activity and didn’t leave her the chance to truly appreciate him. Considering the timing, she wouldn’t have been in the mood to play that game anyway. However weeks of lying next to his naked body was rotting her mind and the training he was pulling himself through only made him more defined. It was driving her crazy. Hell most men claimed that once they married a girl they could do whatever they wanted…so what was stopping her? This was her husband in front of her and his body was hers to toy with. Finally the thought of one of that nasty concubine running her hands over his chest gave her the push to yank the belt on his robe.
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“So….Liu Bei just abandoned his brother and new wife?” Cao Zhi asked incredulously.
“I imagine Guan Yu volunteered for the rear guard.” Xu Huang could easily imagine his friend begging Liu Bei to leave while he bought them time. “The lady Mi was more than likely just an oversight. Most of Liu Bei’s army is gone, Guan Yu is personally escorting the carriage and he is going to have to face an entire army before rejoining his brothers. He will do what is necessary to ensure the safety of his lord’s wife.”
“Are you suggesting that he may surrender?” Cao Zhi asked happily
“Under the circumstances, I do believe he will. Allow me to speak with him…then we can return to Xu Chang and make our case to your father.”
Cao Zhi smiled. Finally there was hope. “Yes, father respects him and he has been trying to woo him over to our army since they first met. Please see what you can do. Guarantee the safety of the Lady Mi and inform him that we will escort them both to Xu Chang.”
“I will my lord.” Xu Huang trotted away and looked over at the fortress. Fortunately there was nothing to commemorate the battle that was fought here months ago, but he still was thankful that Zhang Liao had been assigned to Cao Pi’s command. He knew the man still blamed himself and it only pained him more when Ling Qi seemed to be struggling with her new life. This place held so many bad memories; he only hoped that Guan Yu wasn’t going to include himself on that list.
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Xiahou Dun tied the belt of his robe a bit tighter around his waist as he entered the kitchen with his wife following close behind him. He couldn’t stop smiling and he knew this night would go down in memory as one of the defining moments of his life. He had just been used for his body and by god, it was wonderful. After his innocent statement, Ling Qi set off on an hour long inspection of everything he had to offer. With her feminine yet calloused hands she had rubbed and prodded each muscle paying a lot of attention to his chest and abdomen. Eventually she had taken his penis in her hands, which worried him a bit considering her tendency to grip her spear so tight her knuckles went pale. His worries quickly floated away as she thoughtfully tried to find a spot that would get the same reaction out of him that his index finger had managed to elicit from her. After he denied her the satisfaction, she continued on her journey and found a new fascination with his thighs. With an immeasurable amount of restraint he had controlled his desire to jump her, it would only ruin the good thing that he had. Once she made her way back up to his face, he couldn’t resist. She was running her fingers along the bottom of his jaw and he figured she might do well with some encouragement, so he kissed her neck. That only gave her inspiration to start something new and with a mischievous grin she proceeded to begin kissing her way down his neck and down to his chest. He finally lost it when she kissed the inside of his elbow. Once again she insisted that she be on top, but he never cared about those things. Sex was sex, and that was possibly the best sex he had ever had. The downside was that the activity made her hungry and it was now almost three hours before dawn. The staff was asleep and there was little doubt in his mind that her growling stomach would keep them both awake until the sun broke over the horizon. So it was time for him to take care of his wife and feed her. “See if you can find some chicken breasts in the springhouse.”
“Why?”
“I said I was going to make you something to eat…well I’m making you Chicken Chow Mein.”
“You are?” Ling Qi looked at him as he shuffled the pans around looking for one he liked. “Why don’t we just wake up the cook and…”
Dun shook a pan at her. “Because that is what a spoiled little daddy’s girl would do. Let them sleep; they deserve their rest more than we do. I can handle this; I lived alone for a long time. Cooking is one of those necessities.”
“Alright, chicken you shall have.” She watched him choose a bottle of oil as if the overly descriptive labels had some significance to him. Impressive. As he continued to collect ingredients she slipped out the door and began the long walk to the springhouse where the perishable items were stored. As her bare feet touched the lush grass she smiled as the nights events flooded back into her mind. What had started out as a need to quench her lust for her husband’s muscular form had quickly evolved into an incredibly erotic experience. Initially she wanted to answer some of the curious questions that had always plagued her inexperienced mind but before very long she became entranced with his being. He just lay there, watching her with his omnipotent eye in case she get a bit careless and endangered something important. No, all she wanted was to do to him what he had done to her. She wanted to make him writhe around with just the touch of a finger; however it didn’t seem to work that way. What had taken him merely five minutes had been a two hour ordeal for her. Still it was a very enjoyable ordeal, one that she hoped to revisit soon. The springhouse door was within her reach and she stepped inside allowing the moonlight to illuminate the small housing. The chicken parts were easily distinguishable and she grabbed the webbed bag that held them over the cool water. Task completed she turned back to the kitchen ensuring the door latched. Last thing she needed was the cook coming after her because an animal stole some of his precious meats.
Dun looked up as she reentered the kitchen with the raw materials. It was good timing, the oil was just about hot enough for the chicken now. “Put it on the cutting block. For some reason I don’t quite think you’ve mastered the art of not pulverizing your food while your cutting it.”
Ling Qi walked by with a playful smile and slapped him on the ass with her free hand. “That’s right, so make sure dinner is on the table when I get home from battle, bitch.”
Dun turned around as she sauntered over to the cutting block and couldn’t help but chuckle. Her smile lit up her usually grim face and the robe she was wearing did a very nice job of showing off her ample cleavage. So this was married life?