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Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　33

Chapter　33

A　Gallant　Warrior；　Cao　Pi　Marries　Lady　Zhen；

An　Expiring　Star；　Guo　Jia　Settles　Liaodong。

As　was　said；　Cao　Pi；　having　made　his　way　into　the　Yuans'　palace；　saw　two　women　there　whom　he　was　about　to　kill。　Suddenly　a　red　light　shone　in　his　eyes；　and　he　paused。

Lowering　his　sword　he　said；　〃Who　are　you？〃

〃Thy　handmaid　is　the　widow　of　the　late　Yuan　Shao；　Lady　Liu；〃　said　the　elder　of　the　two；　〃and　this　is　the　wife　of　Yuan　Xi；　his　second　son。　She　was　of　the　Zhen　family。　When　Yuan　Xi　was　sent　to　mand　in　Youzhou；　her　family　objected　to　her　going　so　far　from　home　and　she　stayed　behind。〃

＇e＇　Lady　Zhen；　a　famous　lady　in　the　North　of　Yellow　River　（Hebei）；　wife　to　Yuan　Xi；　son　of　Yuan　Shao。　When　Yuan　Shao　was　defeated　by　Cao　Cao；　both　Cao　Cao's　sons　Cao　Pi　and　Cao　Zhi　claimed　her；　not　to　mention　Cao　Cao　himself。　Cao　Pi　eventually　won　her　hand；　wedded　her；　and　made　her　an　empress。　She　later　became　the　Goddess　of　River　Luo；　according　to　folktales。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Xu　You　devised　the　plans　to　destroy　the　Wuchao　granary　of　Yuan　Shao。

Cao　Pi　drew　Lady　Zhen　toward　him　and　looked　at　her　closely。　Her　hair　hung　disordered；　her　face　was　dusty　and　tear…stained；　but　when；　with　the　sleeve　of　his　inner　garment；　he　had　wiped　sway　these　disfigurements；　he　saw　a　woman　of　exquisite　loveliness；　with　a　plexion　clear　as　jade　touched　with　the　tender　bloom　of　a　flower　petal；　a　woman　indeed　beautiful　enough　to　ruin　a　kingdom*。

〃I　am　the　son　of　the　Prime　Minister；〃　said　he　turning　to　the　elder　woman。　〃I　will　guarantee　your　safety；　so　you　need　fear　nothing。〃

He　then　put　by　his　sword　and　sat　down　at　the　upper　end　of　the　room。

As　Cao　Cao　was　entering　the　gate　of　the