In front of the assembled ministers, Prime Minister Cao could not appear to be extremely hungry.
After all, it's quite remarkable that this woman has the courage to come alone at this moment.
It must be respected.
Prime Minister Cao must adopt a respectful demeanor:
"What brings you here, Madam Qiao?"
He asked the question in a pretentious manner, and Cao Cao's heart pounded.
Xiao Qiao, on the other hand, remained calm.
There was no smile, only composure: "I have heard that Prime Minister Cao has launched a major offensive against Jiangdong, all for the sake of Xiao Qiao and my elder sister! Xiao Qiao is just a woman and does not know about world affairs, but she would like to ask Prime Minister Cao a question in person. I hope that the Prime Minister will not hide anything from her and will not speak recklessly."
Xiao Qiao is very serious.
A gentle demeanor tempered with unwavering seriousness.
This forced Cao Cao to take it seriously as well.
Cao Cao nodded, indicating that the little beauty could ask whatever she wanted.
Uncle Cao Mengde will definitely try every trick in the book to fool you.
"As the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, everyone says that the Prime Minister holds the Emperor hostage to command the feudal lords. Xiao Qiao dares to ask the Prime Minister, is the Prime Minister acting for the Emperor's sake or for his own?"
That's sharp!
It's quite similar to her sister Qiao Jingjing's style.
When Xiao Qiao asked Cao Cao a question, the wrinkles on his face froze.
Cao Cao had to give a respectable but hypocritical reply:
"Since I became Prime Minister, I have pacified the north, comforted the people, and reduced the chaos of war. Naturally, this is all for the sake of the world, for the Emperor, and for the Great Han Dynasty!"
Xiao Qiao then asked, "Our Jiangdong is peaceful and prosperous because of the efforts of General Sun's family for three generations. The mountains have been leveled and the bandits have been eliminated. Why then does the Prime Minister not tolerate our Jiangdong? Or is it simply, as rumored, that the Prime Minister is a lecherous man who only seeks beautiful women for his own personal pleasure?"
Even sharper!
To be honest, if it were a man, young or old, or an old woman with wrinkles, who dared to say those two sentences to Cao Cao, Cao Cao would have had that person strangled long ago, had their tongue pulled out and hung on a tree outside to be dried in the northwest wind and made into jerky.
But the person who said this was the beautiful Xiao Qiao.
She's the lovely and sweet-looking Xiao Qiao.
Cao Cao could only laugh and say magnanimously, "People have misunderstood me! Since I took office as Prime Minister, I have worked day and night to quell the wars. How could I be a greedy rat like Bei who indulges in pleasure!"
My concubines were not seized by me, nor were they given to me for free; they came of their own accord!
Cao Cao emphasized the importance of voluntariness.
But this kind of trick.
I can't fool Xiao Qiao anymore!
Xiao Qiao is no longer that silly little girl.
After the battles in Lujiang City, Qiao Jingjing, Xiao Qiao's older sister, who was once such an independent and lovable woman with such a strong personality, lost all her personality in the face of her brother-in-law Sun Ce's army! She didn't say she was willing to fight for them either.
Xiao Qiao still remembers how her elder sister cried her eyes out all the way from Lujiang City to Wu County, following Sun Ce through the streets.
In this chaotic world, the strong prey on the weak, and there is no such thing as voluntariness.
It was all forced upon them.
And helplessness.
Xiao Qiao asked the question she wanted to ask, and just stood there.
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