Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 455 Take what you need
After Yuan Xi entered, he saw Hou's daughter sleeping soundly on the couch, and lowered his voice, "Is everything all right?"

Hou said softly: "Master Ruo's blessing is already great."

In order not to disturb the children, the two kept their voices very low, which seemed to be a guilty conscience. Hou felt at a loss, and said in a shy voice, "Sir, please sit down."

The two sat down facing each other, Hou leaned over and held the teapot to serve tea to the teacup in front of Yuan Xi.

Her waist was very thin, even if she was twisted around, she didn't look bloated at all. When she bent down, a gap was inevitably squeezed out of the tightly covered neckline, revealing a little ambiguous whiteness.

In all fairness, Mrs. Hou has a slender figure, and her chest is inevitably not that amazing, but coupled with her always smiling face, she has a special charm.

Yuan Xi couldn't help coughing, and bowed his body slightly. Hou Shi seemed to be aware of it, and quickly covered his neckline with his hands, and sat up straight.

The two of them felt a little thirsty. Seeing this, Yuan Xi made up his mind and told the suggestions of today's counselors.

At the end Yuan Xi said: "When I rescued Madam on the tall building that day, I didn't have such thoughts. I just thought that Madam's daughter should not die like this."

"But the world has changed over time, and the situation has changed now. Madam's status as a widow may cause a lot of trouble to Madam, mother and daughter in the future."

"I will not take back the promise of the two marriages."

"But Madam's title should no longer be related to Gongsun's, so I came here to ask Madam what she thinks."

"Whether to go or stay, how to choose, is up to Madam."

Hou's lips pursed lightly, "Young master, you mean that you want to marry your concubine to someone else?"

Yuan Xi was embarrassed, "This"

Hou sighed softly: "In troubled times, we women don't have so many choices."

"Although people in the world have a lot of criticisms about the woman's remarriage, as Empress Lu, she has fallen into the enemy's hands for several years, who can explain it clearly?"

"I have never been sorry to the Gongsun family from the beginning to the end."

When she said this, her face was a little dark, probably thinking of Gongsun Zan's heartlessness on the tall building.

It was also Gongsun Zan's knife that really chilled her heart?

Yuan Xi sighed, "It's good that madam can think about it."

He always felt that he was in a difficult position, but when he saw Hou raised his head, his face was half a smile, "Who does the young master want me to marry?"

Yuan Xi was at a loss for words for a while, "Why did Madam ask me about this?"

Hou sighed slightly, "The concubine's appearance is so vulgar that the young master wants to drive the concubine away."

"Forget it, the concubine will leave the little girl behind and leave tomorrow."

Yuan Xi sighed: "Madam clearly knows that I don't mean it."

"Back when Bogui died because of me, didn't Madam hate me?"

"Besides, I'm afraid that the world will criticize my wife. If I marry someone who killed my husband, I won't be able to hold my head up in the future."

Hou said with a sneer, "Young Master's heart is really kind."

"I put my concubine in the mansion for such a long time, what do the world think, I'm afraid you are pretending to be confused?"

"Could it be possible for a concubine to remarry someone else?"

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this was the reason why he couldn't ride a tiger, and sighed: "I have many wives and concubines, I'm afraid my wife will be wronged."

"And what's the difference between me doing this and what Cao Cao did to Bian's widow Rang?"

Hou said softly: "My concubine heard that Cao Cao's killing of Bian Rang was an unreasonable and unjust act."

"And the son and the husband meet on the battlefield, life and death are up to the heavens, this is a fair decision."

"Besides, the Young Master gave my late husband a chance to live, but he refused. What the Young Master did was just and aboveboard, and there was nothing to criticize."

"The concubine is just an ordinary woman. Even if she leaves the mansion, it will be difficult for her to protect herself. Now she just wants to have a place to live. She doesn't want to compete for favor. She lives a normal life and raises her daughter. That's what I want."

"Now that the status of concubine hinders the son's hegemony, he should use his broken body to repay the son's kindness for saving the lives of his mother and daughter that day. It is also considered repaying the kindness."

"If you don't dislike my dilapidated body, I will follow you."

Yuan Xi subconsciously said: "I would like to give my wife a title and treat each other with courtesy. In the future, Xi will never force my wife to do things against her will."

Hou bowed down and said: "Thank you for taking me in, sir, and I will ask you to give me more advice later."

Yuan Xi also hurriedly returned the gift. There may not be much real affection between him and the Hou family. It's just that the two of them made the most suitable choice based on the current situation and taking what they needed.

The two raised their heads at the same time, Hou looked into Yuan Xi's eyes, his face was hot, and he couldn't help lowering his head.

Yuan Xi couldn't bear it and wanted to stretch out his hand, but he heard a cough outside, then an exclamation, and then the sound of footsteps hurried away.

Yuan Xi was so angry that he got up and rushed outside, "Cao Xian, you're eavesdropping again!"

"Look at how I teach you today!"

Not long after, Cao Xian's screams begging for mercy came from a distance.

The voice came through the door, and Hou Shi felt the cold autumn wind blowing in from the window, but there was a little warmth on his face.

Cao Xian broke free from Yuan Xi's pull, ran to Lu Lingqi's room, and shouted: "Madam, save me!"

Lu Lingqi heard the sound and said, "What's wrong?"

Cao Xian said pitifully: "I dare not say it."

Yuan Xi had already caught up at this time, angry and funny, he said: "Just say it, I will definitely not hit you on the head."

Cao Xian couldn't help but raised his head when he heard this, and secretly looked at Yuan Xi from the gap in his sleeves.

Lu Lingqi sighed, and said to Cao Xian: "Look, I can't do anything about my husband, after all, he secretly brought Mrs. Du back and never told me."

Yuan Xi broke out in cold sweat, thinking that it would be sooner or later that this matter would be exposed. After all, Mrs. Du had lived in the mansion for such a long time. Lu Lingqi would definitely know if Madam Du was following her if she asked Mrs. Cao Xianhou about the people in the mansion. Chen Gui's motorcade came to Beixincheng.

Up to now, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be stupid, "I thought it was a big deal. I had absolutely no other thoughts about her. When she came to Beixin City, I didn't restrict her actions. The same is true when she leaves. If you want to come Just come, go if you want to go."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi turned pale, "You really think so?"

Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "Really, if I thought about it, could I forget about it and even forget to tell you?"

"If I really care about her, I should try my best to cover it up, right?"

Lu Lingqi sighed, "But I promised her at the beginning that I would escort her back to Bingzhou safely."

"Do you know who I entrusted to send her away?"

Yuan Xi was confused, "Isn't it Mr. Han Yu?"

Lu Lingqi shook her head and said, "Of course I couldn't possibly know Mr. Han Yu. I entrusted Master to bring Mrs. Du out of the mansion."

"Husband is so irresponsible, is he worthy of the dead master?"

Yuan Xihan dripped down immediately, and he found himself in a dilemma.

If you admit that you know the whereabouts of Mrs. Du, then you must be convinced that you have something wrong.

If he didn't tell Mrs. Du's whereabouts, he would be living up to Qu Yi's entrustment before his death.

Cao Xian looked at Yuan Xi, then at Lu Lingqi, thinking that this development is not right, he hasn't released the explosive news that the son wants to accept Mrs. Hou, why does the son seem to be overwhelmed?
Is it to add insult to injury, or to help the young master?
She clapped her hands, "Oh, look at me, why did you forget, the young master said that he has already made arrangements for Madam Du's affairs, but he just didn't have time to tell Madam!"

"Young master, isn't it?"

Seeing Cao Xian winking at him desperately, Yuan Xi immediately understood, smiled at Lu Lingqi and said, "Look, I thought it was a big deal, so I didn't mention it to Madam."

"I forgot that. I have already arranged for Mrs. Du to be sent back after a while."

"Madam, do you want to meet her?"

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi nodded in satisfaction, "You still have some conscience, I thought you were hiding it from me on purpose."

"But thinking about it later, it doesn't seem like you have other thoughts on placing Mrs. Du so close."

Yuan Xi felt that his vest was drenched in cold sweat, and Lu Lingqi really knew the whereabouts of Mrs. Du!

Was this something someone told her, or did she discover something strange herself?
He was feeling uneasy, Lu Lingqi said: "I will go to see her tomorrow, and my husband will go with me."

Seeing Lu Lingqi enter the room, Yuan Xi took a moment to pull Cao Xian aside, and whispered, "You told her?"

Cao Xian called Qu and said, "How is it possible, I will never betray my son!"

Yuan Xi felt strange, and asked again: "Then how do you know?"

Cao Xian proudly said: "A while ago, the young master lived in the military barracks outside the city during the autumn harvest and planting. But every now and then when Sun Li came back, he took the food from the kitchen and went out through the back door. It must be abnormal."

"But he didn't come back for a short time. I wondered if there was something tricky nearby, so I followed him once, and found that Sun Li was delivering food in the house, and Madam Du's voice came from inside."

"The concubine just came to her senses, this must have been done by the young master."

Yuan Xi was sweating profusely. He wanted to let people know as little as possible, so he sent Sun Li to deliver the meal, but he didn't expect to show his flaws instead.

He said bitterly, "Sun Li, you don't even know you're following me?"

"This is training for nothing!"

Cao Xian proudly said: "My lord, don't look down on my concubine, I have been practicing Wuqinxi all the time!"

"Besides, the young master lives in the military camp outside the city. When Mrs. Lu came back to sleep, I asked her for advice on how to keep my footsteps light so that no one could hear me."

"Madam taught me a lot of tricks. Now I am improving very fast. I have practiced to seven steps away before Madam can hear my footsteps."

Yuan Xijue was stunned, Cao Xian's talent was all about peeping and eavesdropping!

But he was still puzzled, how did Lu Lingqi find out about Mrs. Du's whereabouts?

He found that there were too many women around him, which was not a good thing. There were only a few people, and the backyard was already a mess!
Yuan Xi gradually realized that the heartache of middle-aged men hiding in the toilet.

However, in the past, noble disciples had concerns about offspring, so accepting concubines was a very common thing. Now Yuan Xi can be regarded as confident. If Zhen Mi successfully gives birth to a male, she can devote her energy to foreign affairs. .

However, the situation in Youzhou was tight. Yuan Xi felt a headache when he thought of the messy situation in Liaodong.

If Xianbei can be completely driven to the north, a huge vacuum will appear on the Korean peninsula. If Yuan Xi can take advantage of this gap and expand his territory, it will be very worthwhile.

The only regret is that this springboard was originally the most suitable for the nearest Qingzhou Peninsula, but now it seems that Yuan Tan cannot be counted on.

Yuan Xi thought about it, what price could be used to allow Gongsundu and Wuhuan to invade the Korean peninsula controlled by Xianbei?

(End of this chapter)