flstandardbreds Chapter 116 Wang Yun Marries His Own Daughter to Lü Bu? Lü Lingqi's Resentment!
Chapter 116 Wang Yun Marries His Own Daughter to Lü Bu? Lü Lingqi's Resentment!
Wang Yun returned to the main hall, dejected and distraught.
If Diao Chan is gone, what will happen to his honey trap?
Without the beauty, is all that's left to scheme?
That won't work either!
Chen Gong, observing the situation, had already quietly told Lü Bu that something must have happened at Wang Yun's residence.
Seeing that Wang Yun looked like he was about to collapse, Chen Gong was even more certain of his guess.
Seeing this, Lü Bu comforted Wang Yun:
"Lord Situ, what exactly happened? This general and Gongtai can also help you with your worries."
Wang Yun sighed and did not tell Lü Bu and Chen Gong the truth.
It's just that a thief stole some money from the house.
Chen Gong naturally didn't believe such nonsense.
Unfortunately, Lü Bu believed him, thinking that Wang Yun must be short of money at the moment.
He genuinely considered Wang Yun a friend, and even sent someone back to his residence to fetch some money for Wang Yun to use in his later years.
Chen Gong helplessly touched his forehead.
Lu Bu was a complex character with a peculiar way of thinking.
He can be so naive at times that it's hard to tell if he's genuinely naive or just pretending.
But at that moment, upon hearing what Lü Bu said, Wang Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a new plan!
He patted Lü Bu on the shoulder:
"I only lost a little money, nothing serious. I'm just annoyed that the thieves took advantage of my empty house to succeed."
"Please have a seat, Fengxian. I have another gift to give you."
Upon hearing Wang Yun's words, Lü Bu nodded.
Come to think of it, the thief who was able to commit the crime at the Situ residence must have been staking out the place for a long time.
This kind of thief isn't a notorious bandit; he's probably a seasoned veteran!
Catching this kind of thief would probably be extremely difficult.
In other words, once something is lost, it's basically impossible to get it back.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yun sent a servant to fetch a jar of aged wine from his cellar.
The aroma is wonderful when you open it.
Even though Lü Bu was already three or four parts drunk, the aroma of the wine instantly turned him into a drunkard, and he wanted to drink some more.
Chen Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, but he did not expose Wang Yun.
Wang Yun's purpose was simply to use Lü Bu to achieve some other goal.
Before achieving his goal, Wang Yun would only try to win over Lü Bu, and would not harm him.
Therefore, Chen Gong chose to sit back and wait and see what Wang Yun was really up to.
A few minutes later, Wang Yun made an excuse to leave the main hall.
A short while later, a woman who was fairly attractive appeared at the entrance of the main hall.
Upon closer inspection, one can see that the woman's eyebrows and eyes are remarkably similar to Wang Yun's.
At this moment, Lü Bu was already drunk and reeked of alcohol.
The woman, holding a handkerchief, came to Lü Bu's side to serve him.
Chen Gong's mind instantly cleared.
So it was a honey trap!
The person before me must be Wang Yun's biological daughter.
Although she wasn't exceptionally beautiful, her dignified and noble air as the daughter of the Minister of Works was unmatched by most women.
Unfortunately, Chen Gong never even met Diao Chan.
If he had seen Diao Chan in person, he would know the difference in appearance between Wang Yun's daughter and his adopted daughter Diao Chan!
It's like the distance between heaven and earth!
Vastly different!
There's no way around it; Diao Chan was one of the most beautiful women during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, and it's not like you can just find any woman to stage an accident for you.
At this moment, Wang Yun also walked in from outside.
They sent someone to take Chen Gong and Lü Bu to their guest rooms to rest.
Chen Gong watched as Lü Bu went into the guest room first, then glanced at Wang Yun with a smile.
Wang Yun's heart suddenly froze!
really!
Chen Gong wasn't drunk at all.
“Lord Situ, Fengxian is tired. Why don’t you let him rest?”
"How about I have a chat with Lord Situ?"
Wang Yun nodded.
Lu Bu trusted Chen Gong quite a bit. If we could get Chen Gong's support, winning Lu Bu over would be a sure thing!
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the other side
Lü Bu was helped into a guest room by Wang Yun's daughter, Wang Ruohua.
Lu Bu's two greatest hobbies in life were wine and women.
Wang Ruohua wiped her body with a handkerchief.
Lu Bu quickly got the hang of it.
Like a knight wielding a halberd, galloping across the battlefield.
Soon, noises broke out inside the room.
Meanwhile, Wang Yun and Chen Gong were also testing each other.
Chen Gong suddenly laughed:
"Lord Situ, you must be very dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, right?"
Wang Yun's smile froze for a moment, and he quickly waved his hand, saying:
"What are you saying, Gongtai?"
"My loyalty to Grand Tutor Dong is like a surging river, never-ending!"
"The reverence for Grand Tutor Dong is like that of a mayfly looking at the sky, knowing one's own insignificance and the vastness of the sky!"
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Gong clapped his hands, making Wang Yun feel awkward.
Okay, we're all cunning old foxes, why pretend to be innocent?
"If Lord Situ wants to launch an uprising, he not only needs to make use of Fengxian, but also needs to find a way to send out all the generals of Xiliang."
"Currently, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji are leading troops outside, leaving only Fan Chou inside the city."
"But Fan Chou is ultimately a variable."
"How to send Fan Chou out as well depends on how Minister Situ uses his position as Minister of the Imperial Secretariat."
"Once Fan Chou has also left, Lord Situ can then persuade Grand Tutor Dong to go to Meiwu for inspection."
"And then... I urge Lord Situ to prepare to rectify the situation in the court!"
"You bastard!"
Wang Yun's heart raced.
How could he not understand the implication of Chen Gong's words?
Lü Bu could help Wang Yun start his rebellion; and Chen Gong would also support Wang Yun.
But the reward after the job is done needs to be discussed properly.
An hour later.
When Lü Bu woke up beside Wang Ruohua.
Wang Yun and Chen Gong, those two foxes, had just finished discussing the distribution of benefits.
"Gongtai...Lord Situ...I..."
Lu Bu looked at Wang Ruohua, who had just finished dressing, at a loss.
If it were any other woman, Lü Bu certainly wouldn't be so conflicted.
But the woman in front of me is clearly Wang Yun's daughter!
"Fengxian, a true man takes responsibility for his actions."
"Now that things have come to this, if you don't marry Lord Situ's daughter, how will she ever get married again?"
"Besides, didn't your first wife pass away?"
“You are a perfect match for Lord Situ’s daughter.”
"Why not marry her?"
Chen Gong persuaded Lü Bu with great effort, and with just a few words, he coaxed Lü Bu into becoming like a grandson.
The marriage between Lü Bu and Wang Yun was also carried out quietly without Dong Zhuo's knowledge.
The only person who harbored resentment towards Lü Bu was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in his household.
This woman's name was Lü Lingqi. She was Lü Bu's daughter and his only child.
Her mother was Lady Yan, Lü Bu's first wife.
Yan passed away a year ago.
As for Lü Bu's second wife during his time in Xuzhou, she was Cao Bao's younger sister, Lady Cao.
Wang Ruohua, as Wang Yun's daughter, was married to Lü Bu entirely as a substitute for Diaochan.
However, Diao Chan was only Wang Yun's adopted daughter, and her status and position were incomparable to Wang Ruohua's.
If Diao Chan were still alive, Wang Yun would most likely have used her to seduce Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, just like in the original history, employing a honey trap.
However, as Wang Yun's youngest daughter, Wang Ruohua was still not willing to be given to Dong Zhuo to cause trouble.
Instead, they directly married her off to Lü Bu, using a marriage alliance to win him over.
At the same time, Wang Ruohua must be the legal wife.
Although she was a second wife, she was still considered the legal wife.
After all, this was to give face to Situ Wang Yun and the top-tier Taiyuan Wang family.
This put Lü Lingqi in a difficult position.
Wang Ruohua, the pampered daughter of the Minister of Works, married into the household and became his stepmother.
Given Wang Ruohua's status, how could she possibly look down on a young girl like Lü Lingqi?
Moreover, there's a saying that goes something like this.
If there's a stepmother, then there's a stepfather.
Lu Bu, who was originally quite good to Lu Lingqi, gradually began to resemble a stepfather.
At only eleven or twelve years old, the father-daughter relationship between Lü Lingqi and Lü Bu is becoming increasingly precarious.
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