is　plan　could　be　worked　out　and　the　messenger；　still　hot　with　anger　and　excitement；　returned　to　his　home。

Seeing　Huang　Kui　so　disturbed　in　mind；　his　wife；　Lady　Zhi；　asked　him　what　was　wrong。　But　he　would　tell　her　nothing。　However；　he　had　a　concubine；　Li　Chunxiang。　And　it　happened　that　she　had　an　intrigue　with　the　wife's　younger　brother；　Miao　Ze；　who　much　desired　to　marry　her。　The　concubine　who　also　saw　her　lord's　displeasure；　spoke　of　it　to　her　paramour；　and　he　told　her　she　could　probably　draw　from　him　what　was　wrong　by　a　leading　question。

〃Ask　him　what　is　the　truth　about　two　men；　Liu　Bei　and　Cao　Cao？　Who　is　the　wicked　one；〃　suggested　Miao　Ze。

That　evening　Huang　Kui　went　to　the　apartments　of　his　concubine；　and　she　presently　put　the　question　proposed　by　her　lover。

Her　lord；　still　rather　intoxicated；　said；　〃You　are　not　an　official；　still　you　know　right　from　wrong　as　well　as　I。　My　enemy；