Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 199: The Abacus Failed
After Yuan Xi adopted, the news of his immediate marriage spread throughout Yecheng at the same time.

If we talk about the former, the gentry have already heard the news and are mentally prepared, while the latter is like a scorching thunder on the ground, splitting them to pieces.

The concubine of the Yuan family was adopted by Yuan Ji and became the son of a side branch. Although he would not be as good as Yuan Shang in the future, and the territory he was allocated was also the most troublesome Youzhou among the thirteen states, he was still the lord of a state after all.

It is difficult to reach this position even if you know how many gentry have lived their lives.

This governor is not a disgusting vain job created by the Han court and the princes, but a position of real power with the support of the Yuan family and the backing of soldiers and horses!
So when Yuan Xi adopted the day before yesterday, many noble families in Ye City were ready to move. At that time, Yuan Xi was not yet married. If he married him, the family would be tied to the Yuan family, and the revitalization of the family was just around the corner.

Although everyone knew that Yuan Xi and the Zhen family had an agreement, but now the Zhen family is not even considered a second-rate family in the gentry circle, that is, they only have a little money, and they are not comparable to the big families in Yecheng.

So these gentry began to be active, looking for people who could get in touch with Yuan Xi on the one hand, and on the other hand, collecting wealth and preparing dowry for their daughters, preparing to overwhelm the Zhen family.

As a result, all the families were busy for a long time, and the news came that Yuan Xi and the Zhen family had finished their pre-wedding ceremony, and they were going to marry a girl from the Zhen family the next day!

However, the gentry who really knew the inside story were even more stunned. The girl from the Zhen family was adopted by Bian Rang's widow, the Huan family. Could it be the Bian family that Yuan Xi really wanted to marry?
You must know that all the Bian Rang family were killed by Cao Cao except the mother and daughter of the Huan family. Although the Huan family was accepted by Cao Cao, Cao Song expelled the Huan family from the Cao family. The identity of the Huan family began to become ambiguous.

If you really want to pursue it seriously, the Huan family is still considered as a member of the Bian family. According to Han law, all the men of the family die, and the family is inherited by the mistress. In this way, the Huan family is the head of the Bian family.

Some time ago, when the Huan family was expelled from the Cao family by Cao Song, many nobles didn't know why, but now that Yuan Xi got married, everyone realized that Yuan Xi's layout is so far-reaching!

In Jushou's mansion, Jushou is sitting opposite Tian Feng.

Tian Feng laughed rather like a rogue at the moment: "Gongyu, the envoy you are going to follow is not easy."

Ju Shou shook his head and said, "Yuan Hao, what does this have to do with me?"

"I was born and died for the Yuan family, but now I have been kicked out of Jizhou, what hope do you think I have?"

Tian Feng looked vigilant, "Gongyu, you must remember not to talk nonsense."

"This kind of complaint, you can say it in front of Ben Chugong, just like me, it's just annoying."

"But if you say it behind your back, what will he think if it reaches the ears of Lord Ben Chu?"

Ju Shou still hung his neck and said: "Why, can Ben Chugong still kill me?"

Tian Feng sneered and said: "Gongyu, don't get carried away just thinking you will fight a few battles!"

"I know you have little ambition and are always strategic, but in terms of internal fighting, you can't compare to those people Guo Tuxin commented on!"

"Right now, Duke Benchu ​​has too many monks and too little to eat, so there is no higher official position, unless he seizes the world."

"Youzhou is a good opportunity. If you don't go, I still want to go."

Ju Shou shook his head and said, "Yuan Hao, you don't need to comfort me, Youzhou is just a state, no matter how strong it is, can it compare to Jizhou?"

"Jizhou can't even get ahead. You also know how much power there is in Youzhou. With half of Zhuo County and a few thousand soldiers, what can you do?"

"It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice."

Tian Feng mocked: "Gongyu, you are used to fighting big battles, so you won't fight small battles?"

"You're used to riding in a carriage, so you can't walk?"

Ju Shou sighed: "You don't need to provoke me. I worked in Biejia and went through hardships before I was promoted to the supervisor of the army. Now that Gongsun Zan is destroyed, I have to kill the donkey. Let me go to Youzhou to work as a military officer, and I have returned to the beginning. look."

"You said my ambition, what hope is there for realizing it?"

Tian Feng said angrily: "I'd better not engage in it now, that was your previous official position!"

"I didn't say anything!"

"You have to get rid of this problem. You dare to say it more than I do. Be careful that it comes out of your mouth!"

He slapped his head, "I forgot!"

"I'm the one who came to you to borrow money from you. You were talking nonsense, and you almost fell for it!"

Jushou's face froze, why did Tian Feng come back to his senses!
He hurriedly said, "I'm not lending you, but I need money these few days!"

"Speaking of which, Mr. Xianyi is my new lord after all. He is going to get married, so I always have to prepare some congratulatory gifts."

Tian Feng said with a headache: "I am not the same!"

"I entrusted my son to arrange a few children from the clan, and I owe him a favor."

"Although these children can get by in school and work, they have no place in Jizhou. It's good to be able to settle in Youzhou."

"In the end, I wanted to seal a congratulatory gift, but found that there was nothing at home that I could sell."

"Our salary is half and half of money and food. Originally, five baht is equivalent to waste, but we can't send food for weddings."

"I'm here to ask if you have some silk and Shu brocade at home, please lend me a dozen."

When Ju Shou heard this, he shook his head: "It's not like you don't know, I never like these things, how could I hide them."

"I heard that Xu You's family has a lot of silk and gold and silver. Why don't you go to him?"

Tian Feng scolded: "That guy is too greedy, he does everything to search for corruption, I think his things are dirty!"

"You said Ben Chugong took him to Youzhou, do you think he went too far?"

Ju Shou sighed: "Don't mention it, I feel uncomfortable when I think that I will work with him and be half a head shorter than him."

"I'm afraid that when he arrives in Youzhou, he can search the place completely."

Tian Feng listened and said with a smile: "Young Master Xian Yi can let him do whatever he wants?"

"There will be a good show to watch then."

Ju Shou said, "I hope so."

"If the son really wins the name of incorruptibility, the gift received for this wedding will definitely not be too demanding."

"This wedding is so hasty, I'm afraid I don't want to give everyone time to prepare gifts?"

Tian Feng pondered: "This is also reasonable."

He reacted randomly: "A big gift is a small gift, you have to have it, no, you give me half of the gift, otherwise you are not a friend!"

Jushou was furious: "Why, you're still threatening me, take the five pieces of silk quickly, don't give them away!"

Tian Feng said: "Too few, ten horses!"

"There's not much left, take it or not!"

"Fart, you must be hiding something!"

The two began to haggle over the price, and they sparred passionately.

Yuan Shao's house.

Mrs. Liu was lying on the couch, while Mrs. Hong was hammering her legs lightly. She sneered at Yuan Shang, "I heard that you were tricked by that little bastard?"

Yuan Shang said bitterly: "My boy did not expect that he is so cunning!"

Liu said angrily: "Now among the gentry in Yecheng, you have become a laughing stock!"

"The dignified lord is the son-in-law, let a newly-adopted stepson play around!"

"You can let others do this kind of thing later, why do you have to do it yourself?"

"It's all right now, everyone knows that you lost face!"

After hearing this, Yuan Shang said depressedly: "I thought I was sure of winning, but I didn't expect to be tricked!"

He was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger, Yuan Xi actually didn't give him any chance to make arrangements again, and got married quickly, leaving Yuan Shang at a loss for what to do.

Hong Shi was silently listening to these quarrels, feeling tense for a moment, he swayed his hand and hammered on Liu Shi's knee.

Liu groaned in pain, and his face turned cold: "How did you do it?"

Yuan Shangzheng had nowhere to get angry. Hearing this, he suddenly got up, kicked Hong Shi to the ground, and shouted: "Bitch, make amends like my mother!"

Mrs. Hong kowtowed quickly, Mrs. Liu waved her hands and said, "Forget it, be smarter in the future."

She turned to Yuan Shang, "Forget it at home, but treat your wife better in front of outsiders. After all, she is a bitch, so what are you?"

"Letting others hear it is in vain to make people laugh."

Yuan Shang nodded quickly, he was angry and stared at Hong Shi, Hong Shi was so frightened that he lowered his head.

Mrs. Liu said to Mrs. Hong, "Go out first."

As if being pardoned, the Hong family quickly withdrew.

Liu said to Yuan Shang: "I know you are dissatisfied with her, but if you change someone else, you may not improve."

"Don't think that you are sure of winning now. When you really become the head of the Yuan family, you will be considered a winner."

"At that time, if you want to divorce your wife and take a concubine, it's up to you, but at least you have to put on a show now."

"And what you did yesterday has already reached Father's ears."

"He said something to me, do you know what it is?"

"Enough is enough!"

Yuan Shang turned pale when he heard this.

Liu said with a sneer: "Your father gave everything to you, don't test your father's bottom line just because of that insignificant little bastard!"

"You are going to do great things!"

Yuan Shang heard this, and quickly said: "I would like to follow my mother's teaching."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu nodded in satisfaction: "Go out, that little bastard has a big wedding, you have to save face, you go back up the congratulatory gifts, lest others say we have lost our manners."

Yuan Shang quickly agreed and withdrew.

A fierce light flashed in Liu's eyes, that little bastard, don't think that you can't be cured after adoption, you are not worth my shot now!
After cleaning up Yuan Tan, I will deal with you again!

In Gao Lan's mansion, he said to Zhen Rong depressedly: "You said that we will get married tomorrow, in what capacity should we congratulate?"

Zhen Rong looked hopeless: "My husband asks me, but who should I ask?"

"I still can't figure out what's going on!"

Because Mrs. Zhang kept it from everyone, Zhen Rong had just learned about Zhen Mi's adoption, and he was immediately at a loss.

Is my little sister not my little sister?
Became a side family?

Yuan Xi is not brother-in-law anymore?

What was it before then?

Gao Lan's mood was even more complicated. He took refuge in Yuan Xi in private, and on the surface he still worked for Yuan Shang. Both sides knew that Yuan Shang had deceived Zhen Rong, but no one would pierce the window paper.

What Gao Lan was worried about was that he would have a closer relationship with Yuan Xi when Yuan Xi married Zhen Mi through Zhen Rong's relationship.

Now that Yuan Xi has come to do something like Zhen Mi breaking the house, is it good or bad for him?
The advantage is that Yuan Shang will be less suspicious of himself, and the disadvantage is that Gao Lan can't see Yuan Xi's attitude clearly in the future.

Stand on two boats by yourself and wait and see what happens?

Gao Lan is a very smart person who is good at judging the situation, so he naturally has much more troubles than ordinary people.

Others, on the other hand, recognized their true nature early on, so they lost a lot of such troubles.

For example, Liu Bei.

But now his situation can be said to be a dilemma.

(End of this chapter)