As Yuan Shao stepped out of the main courtyard of the Yuan residence, he immediately felt that the air was much fresher.
Looking back briefly, a hint of relief flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes before he lifted his leg and walked towards his mother's side courtyard.
He did not hate his father because he enjoyed the privileged life of the Yuan family.
He hated the injustice of the world. Why should those born out of wedlock have to hide their talents? Why should his mother, who came from a poor family, have to depend on others?
Yuan Shao endured the pain, changed his clothes, and cleaned the blood off his face, but the wound on his forehead was still conspicuous.
"Shao'er, are you injured?"
Wang, Yuan Shao's mother, looked at the wound on Yuan Shao's forehead with a worried expression.
"Mother, I'm alright!"
"You're not young anymore, you'll be coming of age in a few years, how come you're still so frivolous?"
Lady Wang looked at Yuan Shao with affection but did not scold him. She knew her son well and knew that something must have happened, but since Yuan Shao was unwilling to say, she did not ask any further questions.
"I still have some jewelry here. Take it and exchange it for some money to find a doctor to bandage it up."
As they were talking, Wang took out a jade hairpin from a wooden box.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Shao looked at the jewelry his mother had always treasured, and his eyes reddened.
"Mother, let's go!"
After saying this, Yuan Shao knelt down on the ground, his tone revealing a hint of decisiveness.
Wang was taken aback: "Leave? Where to?"
"Anywhere is fine, as long as it's not here!"
“My son, do you know that if you leave here, you will have nothing left?” Madam Wang continued to persuade him.
"Having a mother is enough. I never want my mother to suffer their cold looks and humiliation again. Please believe me, Mother, I will never fall behind others!"
"Sigh, why are you so stubborn?"
Looking at her son's expression, Wang sighed helplessly.
Before long, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the Yuan family, Yuan Shao left the Yuan family with his mother.
"Shao'er, what's wrong?"
Lady Wang noticed a trickle of blood seeping from Yuan Shao's back.
"Consider it repayment!"
"Sigh... you father and son, why did you have to come to this?"
Wang didn't say much in the end. Now that she and her son had left the Yuan family, Yuan Shao had become her pillar of support, so naturally everything was decided by her son.
After finding a suitable inn and settling his mother, Lady Wang, Yuan Shao arrived at Cao Cao's house. He hesitated for a long time before finally knocking on the door.
"Aman, could you lend me some money?"
"good!!"
Seeing Yuan Shao's hesitant expression, Cao Cao didn't say much and simply nodded in agreement.
Cao Cao then went to Cao Song's study, fumbled around to find a hidden compartment, took out a wooden box, took out about thirty taels of gold and put it in his pocket. Judging from his skillful movements, he was very adept at it.
"Here, take it!"
"Aman, where did you get so much money...?"
Looking at the thirty taels of gold in his hand, Yuan Shao was somewhat surprised. He knew his friend's financial situation very well and knew that it was impossible for him to come up with so much money.
"Don't ask! The answer is that you have money!" Cao Cao quickly interrupted Yuan Shao, then said, "For you to ask to borrow money, you must have encountered some great difficulty. We've been looking for girls together, so if I don't help you, who will?"
Yuan Shao nodded heavily, then looked at Cao Cao with gratitude, "Aman, don't worry, I will definitely repay this money in the future!"
"Haha~, you're telling me all this?"
Cao Cao laughed loudly, then patted Yuan Shao on the shoulder.
"Hiss~"
Caught off guard by the blow, Yuan Shao cried out in pain.
"Hmm~ Why is Benchu so weak? The degree is so exaggerated?" Cao Cao couldn't help but tease.
Yuan Shao smiled slightly and shook his head. "It's nothing. I should go back now. My mother is still waiting for me."
"Okay, I'll take you."
Upon arriving at the gate of Cao Cao's residence, Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao and said sincerely, "Aman, thank you."
"Why are you being so indecisive?" Cao Cao frowned, somewhat displeased.
Anyway, thank you.
Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao sincerely. He could tell that Cao Cao was an ambitious man. The reason he dragged him around causing trouble and having affairs was simply to make him happy and stop him from thinking about the troubles of the Yuan family.
Yuan Shao was very content to have such a friend.
Cao Cao watched Yuan Shao's retreating figure, his eyes slightly narrowed. The wound on Yuan Shao's forehead and the blood seeping from his back reminded Cao Cao of something, but he didn't ask. He knew his friend too well; asking would be pointless.
Deyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, Wang Yue and his disciple Shi A are outside the palace!"
"Oh? Please come in quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Hong's face lit up with joy, and he immediately looked outside the hall!
Zhao Zhong didn't dare to delay and hurriedly ran outside. Although he didn't know Wang Yue's background, there were very few people who could get him to say "please".
"Commoner, Wang Yue! Shi A!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Although they had once been Liu Hong's teacher and senior apprentice, Wang Yue and his apprentice were still somewhat nervous and reserved in front of Liu Hong, who was now the emperor.
"No need for formalities." Liu Hong smiled at his teacher and senior brother, then looked at Zhao Zhong and said, "Go and fetch two stools."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Looking at Liu Hong's warm and friendly smile, Wang Yue and his apprentice felt as if they had returned to the first time they met him. The young man greeted them with the same smile, and their tension immediately dissipated.
Today, Liu Hong unusually did not handle government affairs, but instead talked with Wang Yue and his apprentice about the deeds of wandering knights.
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