Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 123 The Real Purpose
Yuan Xi's first reaction was wrong. If these two girls really gave up their daughter, why would Cao Cao send them to Yecheng? Shouldn't they be hidden to avoid being criticized?

A spy sent by Cao Cao?

He pondered.

It's not impossible to save people, but you can't put yourself in it without knowing what's going on.

The two girls knelt on the ground anxiously. Seeing Yuan Xi was silent, they did not dare to speak.

Yuan Xi finally couldn't make up his mind and said, "Let me go back and think about it."

The two girls looked at each other, and they both saw the despair in each other's eyes. This was obviously an excuse, and they didn't plan to help.

The young man said with hatred: "The Yuan family and the Cao family are really like dogs!"

The elder hurriedly covered her mouth, bowed his head and said: "My younger sister saw her father was killed with her own eyes, so she spoke recklessly, and I hope you don't blame me."

Yuan Xi's complexion remained unchanged, he stood up and said: "You should know that I, the Yuan family and the Cao family are allies, so don't say something nonsense."

After speaking, he opened the door and went out, leaving two girls kneeling helplessly on the ground.

The young eyes were dull, and he said: "I have always heard of the Yuan family's benevolence and righteousness, and thought that this Mr. Yuan's family could avenge our grievances, but I was wrong."

The elder sighed: "Sister, think about it, at least it looks like this, he didn't want to report us."

"Now my mother is still in Juancheng, if we are caught doing such a thing, how will my mother be treated?"

The young man bit his lip and nodded, and said softly: "Hate is not a man, so I can't avenge my father."

"Father was killed and stigmatized after death, mother was forced to remarry, and even our surnames were changed!"

"If we die, how can we have the face to see Father!"

When the two sisters said this, they couldn't help crying.

Yuan Xi took down a cup from the wall next to his ear. He leaned against the wall and listened to what the two sisters said just now, and preliminarily concluded that what the sisters said was the truth.

But Yuan Xi was still not sure whether the sisters were still acting, so he took the opportunity to leave the mansion and told Wu Zhao about it in the carriage.

"How can you be sure they're not lying?" he asked.

Wu Zhaolue thought for a while, then sighed, "If it's really Bian Wenli's (Bian Rang's) daughter, it would be pitiful enough."

"I have always heard that Bian Rang's good Ci Fu debate is as famous as Tao Zilin (Tao Qiuhong) and Kong Wenju (Kong Rong), and Wenli Gong's Ci Fu is very good. Even Meng Degong copied his Ci Fu. After Wenli Gong found out, he also scolded Mr. Meng De."

She thought about it again: "He is very appreciated by my father, and has collected many poems and poems by Duke Wen Li. My father also recommended him to General He Jin many times. Because of this, Duke Wen Li was promoted many times, and finally became the governor of Jiujiang. Father is still his master."

Yuan Xi didn't expect that there was such a relationship among them, and said: "If those two girls are really letting their daughters go, they should know some of the Fu written by him?"

"If it's fake, you probably won't memorize those things specifically, but I don't know how many of them you can remember?"

Wu Zhao smiled and said, "When it comes to writing, my concubine is a little confident. My father has collected hundreds of poems and prose, and I should remember almost all of them."

Yuan Xi was overjoyed and praised: "To me, you are really a character like Zifang Kongming!"

Wu Zhaoqi said: "I know that Zifang is Zhang Liang, but who is Kong Ming?"

Yuan Xi almost didn't choke, so he just let out a haha ​​and said, "In that case, let's go together and test them out."

Wu Zhao agreed, and just as he was about to get off the carriage, Yuan Xi warned, "Be careful, don't expose your identity in front of them, this is the most important thing."

Wu Zhao was moved and nodded.

The two sisters cried in the room for a while, but they heard a knock on the door. They hurriedly wiped away their tears and opened the door to welcome them. They saw the former son standing at the door, accompanied by a maid who covered her face.

They hurriedly said, "I have seen you, Young Master."

Yuan Xi nodded, took Wu Zhao in, closed the door, and said, "I still have something to ask you."

The two sisters quickly bowed their heads and said, "If the concubine knows, she should say everything."

What surprised them was that the young master of the Yuan family gave the maid a wink, and it was the maid who came forward to inquire.

At first they were a little unconvinced, what can a maid know?
As Wu Zhao opened his mouth and asked questions one after another, the expressions of the two sisters gradually changed.

This maidservant is extremely familiar with the affairs of their father's side!
From Bian Rang's poems, Wu Zhao asked about the familiar scholars, including the relationship with Cai Yong and others. The more the two sisters answered, the more frightened they became, and they asked in a young voice, "Does my sister know Father?"

Yuan Xi said coldly: "I am asking you now, not you asking me."

"If there is one more redundant sentence, I will turn around and leave."

The two sisters didn't dare to ask any more questions, and answered Wu Zhao's question honestly.

Wu Zhao talked with the two sisters for half an hour, and after confirming that there was nothing else he wanted to ask, he nodded to Yuan Xi.

Seeing Wu Zhao and the two sisters talking about obscure words, Yuan Xi was already dizzy just listening to them. He was relieved to see that the matter was over. He stood up and said to the two sisters: "Don't tell the story of today, or else you will go to Ye City, I have a hundred ways to make your life worse than death."

The two sisters trembled a bit, not daring to breathe, and quickly agreed.

After Yuan Xi left for a long time, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "This Mr. Yuan's family is so scary."

The older one's eyes are slightly bright, and Grandma may be saved!

Yuan Xi took Wu Zhao to another house for a few more rounds, before returning to the carriage after a while.

He said to Wu Zhao, "How?"

Wu Zhao smiled: "My lord is cautious, but my concubine thinks it is true in all likelihood."

"Although Wen Ligong's Ci Fu can be memorized a few chapters by rote, the subtle words and profound meaning between the lines cannot be understood if you have not read them since childhood."

"The two sisters responded casually. Although there are some deviations in some of the words, the meaning is very similar. It shows that they have thoroughly understood these things, and they are definitely not trained in a short period of time."

"Girls of the gentry do not study for everyone, they are not the heirs of famous scholars and great Confucianists, they mostly read simple words. It is very difficult to find someone to pretend to be like this, no matter in terms of candidates and skills."

Yuan Xi felt relieved when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Since even you say so, it seems that the problem is not serious."

Wu Zhao knew that Yuan Xi was involved in many ulterior schemes, so he acted extremely cautiously. If he easily trusted others and leaked his details, he would not be able to get far in this troubled world.

Yuan Xi sighed: "The only thing I don't understand is, since their mother was raped, why are their sisters released instead?"

Wu Zhao said, "My lord may have overcomplicated things."

"The biggest role of a woman from the gentry with this status is to use it for marriage. Now that she is a hostage, it has already played a big role to be able to be a heir of the Cao family."

"When they arrived in Yecheng, they might be given to a certain big clan. If they really worked hard to cultivate spies, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"

Yuan Xi thought about it carefully, and his heart was really like this. It was because there was no extra value that he was sent out.

Tian Feng proposed to Cheng Yu that day that Cao Cao should send at least half of the concubines to Yecheng.

Of course, Cheng Yu would not agree easily, and the two sides quarreled for several days, and finally reached a compromise with difficulty.

A few days later, the county sent another group of Cao Cao's family members.

When the two sisters saw their mother Huan in it, they finally couldn't help crying.

Cao Song did not go back in the end.

Although he may be moved, the meaning of Juancheng is very clear.

Juancheng can't even eat rice, so let's invite the grandpa to enjoy his life in Yecheng.

Cao Song cursed Cao Cao in his heart as an unfamiliar wolf, although he didn't realize it, and he didn't teach Cao Cao much at all.

After the delivery was completed, Cheng Yu got [-] soldiers and [-] shi of grain, and finally he was able to rush back to rescue the emergency. At least Cao Cao's army could survive this winter well.

Too much time has been wasted arguing with Tian Feng. Cheng Yu looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was quite tormented in his heart. Seeing that the matter was over, he didn't dare to delay any longer.

As a result, when he found Yu Jin in the mansion, he saw the nasty Yuan Xi holding on to Yu Jin's sleeve, looking reluctant to let go, Yu Jin was at a loss, with a look of hopelessness.

Yuan Xi forcefully squeezed out a few tears, and lamented: "I bid farewell to my brother today, I don't know when we will see each other again!"

"Since we met outside Fei County, my brother misses my brother so far, and even feels closer than my own brother!"

"Brother, go and take care, the future will be long, and there will be a time to meet each other!"

Zhao Yun, who was guarding at the side, twitched his face slightly, as if thinking of himself who was deceived that day.

Yu Jin was struggling hard, and while speaking perfunctorily, he looked up and saw Cheng Yu staring at him dumbfounded, vomiting blood in his heart, Duke Ming was suspicious, I'm going back, I'm going to be in trouble!

He hurriedly took two steps back, and said with a righteous face: "Forgive me for failing to live up to my lord's expectations, so farewell!"

After speaking, he ran out of the house in a flash and disappeared without a trace.

Cheng Yu shook his head, came up to bid farewell to Yuan Xi, and said, "My lord, Yu came to say goodbye, and after returning, I will definitely uphold my virtuous son."

Yuan Xi thought it was strange, you poisonous man who dares to use the elders in his hometown as food, you are almost catching up with Jia Xu, it's better to stay away from you in the future.

After a few words of politeness between the two, Yuan Xi sent Cheng Yu away, and the matter here is over.

In the room of the mansion, there was a plump woman in her thirties who was quite similar in appearance to the two sisters.

She opened the front of her chest, revealing the trembling snow-white, and put the baby in the swaddle on top, and the sound of sucking sounded immediately.

The two sisters watched the younger sister clasping her little hands, eating with gusto, and couldn't help crying. The younger one cried, "Our family is finally reunited."

Huan also sighed, "I thought I'd never see you again, what's going on?"

Over there, Yuan Xi had already returned to the courtyard and found a certain room. His thoughts went all the way from Lu Bu to Cao Cao, and he went in a big circle, and finally achieved his real goal.

He pushed open the door and said to the people inside: "Brother Feng Xiao, when you left my father that day, you uttered wild words, did you expect this day?"

A young man in a toga with long sleeves raised his head angrily.

(End of this chapter)