Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 444 Intricate
Zhao Yun knew that Yuan Xi was quick in handling affairs, without dragging his feet, not only in military affairs, but also in marriage. Last time, Yuan Xi's wedding to Zhen Mi was extremely fast, but he didn't expect that it would be the same in marrying Lv Lingqi this time.

He smiled wryly: "Young Master's actions are really...unexpected."

Yuan Xi sighed: "Speaking of which, I'm sorry for Zilong. The newlywed Yaner will go back to Youzhou. Why don't Zilong take his sister and leave together?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "My lord, you know."

"Only by staying in Yecheng can the relationship between the two parties be eased, otherwise Ben Chugong will suspect us."

Yuan Xi was silent, he had to admit that Zhao Yun was right.

Although I and Yuan Shao are father and son, but in the face of family interests and the world, these are unreliable, especially after my own power has gradually expanded recently, the marriage of Zhao Yun and Yuan Xing has become the maintenance of two forces in Jizhou and Youzhou important link.

If Yuan Xing is taken away at this time, the two marriages will lose the foundation of trust, which will cause both parties to fall into suspicion.

Thinking of this, he said to Lu Lingqi: "Come with me back with my brother-in-law, and meet my sister."

"After all, we have to leave immediately after we get married, and we don't know when we can come back."

Lu Lingqi nodded obediently, and followed Yuan Xi on horseback.

After everyone returned home, Guo Jia fooled Lu Xun for a while, and Lu Xun was forced to agree to ask Guo Jia for advice as a disciple, but he refused to let go of Guo Jia's idea of ​​accepting him as a closed disciple.

Guo Jia went back to the house resentfully, seeing his expression, Mrs. Dong said, "What is your husband worried about?"

Guo Jia sighed: "It's hard to find someone with excellent qualifications, but that kid is so determined, I'm really pissed off."

"It's the same as spending a whole day fishing and only to have the fish escape at the last minute!"

Dong said with a smile: "The water will flow for a long time. After a while, maybe it will change its mind. It's unknown."

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, this kid's temper may be more compatible with Jushou's. The young master will leave for Youzhou in a few days. When the two meet, I'm afraid there won't be much chance."

When Dong heard this, she was disappointed and said, "Husband is leaving again?"

Guo Jia has come back only once in the past two years, who knows when he will come back next time?

Guo Jia said: "Madam and Yi'er, follow me back to Jicheng this time."

After hearing this, Mrs. Dong was overjoyed, "Really?"

Guo Jia sighed: "That's right, Madam has been teaching Yi'er these past few years, but he's getting old, it's hard for Madam alone to teach him more advanced things."

"There is Yi School in Jicheng, and many of them have expertise in learning, and they are good enough to teach, so as not to delay him."

"My son is different from other lords. If the next generation doesn't have real talents and learning, I'm afraid they can only sit and eat."

"Although it is possible to live comfortably in this way, it is difficult to achieve a career."

"So no matter what, at least let Yi'er work hard."

Dong seems to understand, she doesn't quite understand, Guo Jia is so highly valued by Yuan Xi, sooner or later there will be food, how can this be barely enough to eat and clothe?
Guo Jia said again: "We've been together less often these past few years, and I'm lustful and uninhibited, so I've wronged you."

"I've inquired about my physical condition in private, and I'm afraid it's only been ten years."

Dong's face turned pale with shock, and she hurriedly said, "Husband will be fine!"

Guo Jia sighed, "I know it myself."

"Life is in a hurry, and there are inevitably regrets. If you can get together for one more day, it counts as one day. After that, life or death depends on God's will."

Dong's eyes were red, and he nodded.

Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi visited Yuan Xing together, and found that the other person's appearance didn't seem to have changed much, but there was a little bit of charm in his expression and eyebrows, and he thought that Zilong was really unusual.

When Yuan Xing heard that everyone was going to leave in a few days, she didn't show any surprise, as if she had expected it long ago, and said: "A man, when you make meritorious deeds, I will leave you to my younger brother."

Yuan Xi hurriedly smiled and said, "My sister, don't worry, Zilong is auspicious, and he is much more blessed than me."

Yuan Xing was amused by Yuan Xi, covered her mouth and said, "More blessed than you?"

"Little brother is too modest. Isn't that the woman next to you that the current aristocratic family can't ask for?"

Yuan Xi was sweating profusely, Yuan Xing took Lu Lingqi's hand and said: "If you are bullied by him, I will give you justice."

Lu Lingqi knew that the relationship between Yuan Xi and Yuan Xing was unusual, and said with a smile, "Thank you Si Fu, anyway, he can't beat me, so it's quite difficult to bully me."

Yuan Xing smiled, took out a box from the side, and handed it to Lu Lingqi, "I'm getting married tomorrow, I can't be there in person, so I can only ask my husband to go."

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Yuan Xi saw that Yuan Xing seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he said to Lu Lingqi, "Go out and wait for me for a while."

When Lu Lingqi went out, Yuan Xing looked around and said in a low voice, "I don't know if I should say it, but it's about the third brother."

"But after much deliberation, you are the most reliable in our Yuan family's affairs."

After Yuan Xi heard this, his expression became serious, "Sister, please tell me."

Yuan Xing pondered for a moment, "You also know that the third brother is indeed talented, but he has acted perversely in the past few years, and I always feel that something is not right."

"I have a good relationship with his wife Hong, but Hong is very tight-lipped and won't tell me about family scandals, so I can guess some things."

"You have also seen that she seems to be abused by the third brother from time to time."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly. He had noticed the scar on Hong's wrist that day, but this was Yuan Shang's family matter, and he could not comment on it as an outsider.

Yuan Xing lowered her voice, "From Hong's words and deeds, I speculate that the third brother's words and deeds have been quite abnormal in recent years, and the two of them have not had anything to do so far. The third brother does not take concubines, and seems to be addicted to Wushisan."

Yuan Xi became thoughtful when he heard this, he knew that Yuan Shang used five stone powder, but Yuan Shang has never had any heirs, so he really didn't think about it!
He was keenly aware of the danger immediately, and with his adoption, Yuan Shang had already been designated as the next Patriarch of the Yuan family, and the gentry on both sides also stood in line, forming a balance of power in Jizhou.

It can be said that this situation is a dangerous balance, and Yuan Shao is in charge of the overall situation. As long as Yuan Shao has an accident, this seemingly stable situation will be broken by unknown external forces at any time.

If Yuan Shang really had a problem with his heirs, even if Yuan Shao was still alive, he might not be able to suppress this kind of accident!

Yuan Xi immediately thought of the fact that Yuan Shang had no heirs, so Yuan Tan really wouldn't plan to make use of it?

And Yuan Shao should be on guard against this, right?
Yuan Xi felt the difficulty of the situation. He somewhat ignored the seriousness of this problem before. The main reason was that Yuan Xi had already set up a separate family. Whether Yuan Shang had any children had little influence on Yuan Xi, so Yuan Xi subconsciously ignored it. .

But thinking about it now, if the worst happens after Yuan Shao's death, or if the mine explodes before Yuan Shao's death, it will have a great impact on Yuan Xi.

Yuan's thunder is the dispute between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan.

Over the past few days, Yuan Xi gradually discovered that there was a reason why Yuan Shao did not choose Yuan Tan, it was not as simple as personal preference.

Yuan Tan's work is much more ruthless than Yuan Shang's, and in order to fight for family property, later generations took refuge in Yuan's mortal enemy Cao Cao, which is tantamount to a complete betrayal of Yuan's.

So in Yuan Xi's heart now, he doesn't want Yuan Tan to be in charge of the Yuan family, because with Yuan Tan's behavior style, sooner or later he will do something irreversible.

Of course, in Yuan Xi's heart, the three former brothers would eventually become enemies sooner or later.

But that is after the defeat of the world's great enemies. If Cao Cao Yuan Shu and other powerful enemies are still fighting in the same room, they will only make wedding dresses for others and become a joke through the ages.

He thought of this, nodded and said: "I understand what Sister means, and I will take precautions."

"It is absolutely inappropriate to spread this matter at the moment. Whether it is true or false, if it is used by others, Jizhou will be in chaos."

Yuan Xing also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she nodded slightly in agreement.

Inside Yuan Shao's mansion, Yuan Shao looked at the wedding invitation, shook his head and said, "Xianyi always does things unexpectedly."

"The marriage is done in such a hurry, is the situation in Youzhou so bad?"

Yuan Shang said sourly at the side: "Xianyi is really lucky. He went to Hanoi and was appreciated by Marquis Wen. Even when I was about to defeat the Black Mountain Army, he was able to arrive in time, which was a great advantage."

"Father is partial to him. Even if he doesn't come to Montenegro, I will be able to defeat the Montenegro army sooner or later."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao sneered and said, "After these few years, you still haven't made much progress!"

It was rare for Yuan Shao to be so angry, and Yuan Shang quickly lowered his head, scolding Yuan Xi in his heart, how could he still be sick of himself even after adoptive adoption!

Yuan Shao knew that Yuan Shang was not convinced all the time, and said, "I know why Xianyi's proposal was accepted?"

"Because the proposal he gave not only benefits him, but also benefits me, Yuan Shi, so I will agree!"

"His plan is not a conspiracy, but an upright conspiracy, which cannot be accepted by others!"

"If you are willing to let go of your body and learn from him, and instead of doing those sneaky little tricks, but act in a fair and honest manner, this is the bearing of the Patriarch of the Yuan family!"

"You have to know that you are not the third son of the Yuan family, but the next heir appointed by me, so you must do better than everyone else!"

Yuan Shao was a little anxious to say this series of words, and couldn't help coughing, Yuan Shang hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea and rub his back.

Yuan Shao picked up a cup of tea and drank a few sips before he calmed down. Seeing this, Yuan Shang said, "Father's coughing symptoms will not get better for a long time. I heard that the alchemists of Taiping Dao have made some Wushi powder, which is quite It has the effect of relieving pain, father, do you want to try it?"

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "I've heard of it too, but this kind of problem is so easy to get rid of. I'm in good health now, and I don't want to take medicine stones indiscriminately. I'll talk about it later."

"For me, go back and think about it."

Yuan Shang quickly responded, and said, "Father taught me that Shang must work hard."

Only then did Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction, "You are the one who resembles me the most among the three, work hard."

"Xianyi's wedding tomorrow, you can go for me."

Yuan Shang complied and took his leave, while Yuan Shao sat in the room silently.

Yuan Shang is indeed the most like himself, but Yuan Xi has surpassed himself at the same age.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing for Yuan Shi?
(End of this chapter)