Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 63
The stunning woman sitting in front of the window in the small building is Zhen Mi. At this time, she is in her [-]th year, just in her prime, and she is waiting in her boudoir.

His father, Zhen Yi, died when Zhen Mi was young.

Zhen Yi left behind three sons and five daughters, and Zhen Mi was the youngest.

The eldest son, Zhenyu, and the second son, Zhenyan, both passed away. The third son, Zhenyao, is now a member of the Mufu in Jizhou.

And there are four older sisters above Zhen Mi, and the one joking with her now is her fourth sister Zhen Rong.

Zhen Rong is about eighteen or nineteen years old and has already been married. Although she is not as good as Zhen Mi, she is still a beautiful woman with outstanding appearance.

Zhen Mi said helplessly, "Sister, why are you happier than me today?"

Zhen Rong shook Zhen Mi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Our youngest sister is getting married too, how can I be unhappy?"

She approached Zhen Mi's ear rather mysteriously, and whispered: "A few days ago, I accompanied my husband to the state pastoral mansion's banquet, met Yuan Xing, and inquired about Yuan Xi's affairs."

When Zhen Mi heard this, she finally became interested: "Let's not talk about me, did you meet Sister Yuan Xing?"

"I haven't seen her for a year. I remember that she is two years older than her sister, and she hasn't married yet."

Zhen Rong nodded and said: "Indeed, with her status as the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a husband of the right family. This will not be a delay."

She suddenly came to her senses: "Don't get too far away, I'm talking about you!"

"Are you really not interested in Mr. Yuan Xi's affairs at all?"

Zhen Mi had a headache: "You shouldn't ask me about this, you should ask your mother."

"Nacai asked Ji and these things haven't even started yet, and the horoscope hasn't even been written yet."

"These things are all decided by the mother, so what can I say?"

Zhen Rong clicked his tongue and said: "Who doesn't know that mother loves you the most, even if you don't marry into Yuan's family, I'm afraid she won't force you."

"However, what a fortune teller said when you were young, that your face is very rich, and marrying the son of the Yuan family may really come true in the future."

Zhen Mi heard this, but didn't respond, and said calmly, "Maybe it's because the Yuan family heard this kind of rumor that they want me to marry."

Zhen Rong shook his head and said, "I think it was when you were ten years old, and there was a severe drought in Jizhou. The reputation of you persuading your mother to open a warehouse to release grain spread, and the Yuan family has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. Naturally, I think you are suitable to be a member of the Yuan family." woman."

"Besides, you are so beautiful. After you get married, you must be very favored."

After hearing this, Zhen Mi sighed softly: "Fame and appearance, these things are just rumors among the gentry."

"If in the future I can use what I have learned in these years of books to display some of my ambitions, I will be satisfied."

After hearing this, Zhen Rong said angrily: "What an elm-headed person, I'm here to tell you about Mr. Yuan Xi, and you're talking about managing the country!"

"Hey, why are you pulling me away again!"

Zhen Rong cleared his throat, "Yuan Xing and I have been sidelining things about Yuan Xi. I heard that when I was young, I was cowardly, but I fell out with Yuan Zhoumu three years ago and left Youzhou."

"If Yuan Zhoumu hadn't asked him to come back this time, he would still be staying in Youzhou."

"You said that a bitter cold place like Youzhou can live more comfortably than our city of Ye?"

After hearing this, Zhen Mi said, "It is said that after Gongsun Zan was beaten back to Youzhou, he killed Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou. How could it be safer than Yecheng?"

Zhen Rong was a little distracted, "You said that your brother-in-law finally returned to Yecheng and ran to Youzhou."

While talking, a servant girl's voice from below the small building said: "Mr. Zhen Yaolang is here."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Rong said happily, "The third brother is here!"

She turned around and ran downstairs, only to find that it was Zhen Yao, and said with a smile, "Third brother, why did you come back so early today?"

Seeing the hesitant expression on Zhen Yao's face, she wondered, "What's wrong?"

Zhen Yao whispered a few words, Zhen Rong's face changed, and he lost his voice: "Is there such a thing?"

"Take dozens of concubines with you, and fill up a big house?"

"Too outrageous!"

"No, I have to take Mi Mei and talk to my mother!"

In the State Shepherd's Mansion, Yuan Xi respectfully bowed down to Yuan Shao and said, "I have seen Father."

He turned slightly sideways, and bowed to Mrs. Liu who was beside Yuan Shao: "I have seen my mother."

Yuan Shao sat at the top, his lips moved slightly, and finally said in a flat tone: "Xianyi, sit down."

Madam Liu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and sighed: "Xi'er, you are back."

Yuan Xi bowed his head and said, "Thank you, father and mother." Then he straightened up, lowered his head, and knelt down on the ground.

Only now did Yuan Shao have the opportunity to take a closer look at Yuan Xi, and found that compared to three years ago, Yuan Xi's appearance had changed slightly, but his stature was longer, and he exuded a faint oppressive aura.

The most obvious difference was that Yuan Xi's extremely pale face three years ago was now covered with a light wheat color, which was obviously due to more exposure to wind and sun.

From the perspective of future generations, Yuan Xi's wheat-colored skin looks healthier compared to the pale complexion of the nobles who did not expose themselves to the sun.

But now that Yuan Shao sees it, he has a look of hesitation.

Just as he was about to speak, Mrs. Liu covered her face with tears and said, "It's good to be back, Xi'er has suffered a lot in the past three years."

"If I had known this before, why should I be fighting with your father? Hurry up and admit your mistake to your father."

Damn it, Yuan Xi cursed inwardly, this Liu family always picks which pot does not open and which pot comes up.

The quarrel three years ago could be big or small, and in terms of the result, Yuan Xi still won.

But the more this is the case, the less it is possible to mention that Yuan Shao is a man of good face, and Tian Feng's experience in the Guandu battle is a warning to Yuan Xi, it is best not to hold on to the matter of Yuan Shao's embarrassment.

And Mrs. Liu obviously understood Yuan Shao's character, and she set out to sow discord when she came up, just to destroy the relationship between father and son.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Father was right. When I arrived in Beixincheng, I realized that that place is not a place to play house."

"In the past three years, I have narrowly escaped death several times. I have been shot by arrows and stabbed by guns. A few days ago, I was cut open in my body by Ma Qiang, and I fell into a coma for several days."

When Yuan Shao heard this, his face changed slightly. Seeing that Mrs. Liu still wanted to talk, he waved his hand and said, "Don't mention this matter again, just come back."

Mrs. Liu cursed in her heart, Yuan Shao was soft-hearted, and still loved his sons very much, this little bastard Yuan Xi managed this!
Not reconciled, she forced a smile and said, "Since that's the case, Xi'er must take good care of her health. Although the dozens of concubines are beautiful, they can't indulge themselves."

Yuan Xi raised his head in surprise, "What concubine Ji?"

Liu's heart skipped a beat, "Aren't those dozens of women brought by Xi'er your concubines?"

It's impossible, it's not your concubine Ji, why did you bring it back to Yecheng?
Could it be dedicated to Yuan Shao?
The more Liu thinks about it, the more likely it is, not only gnashing his teeth, Yuan Shao is young and beautiful enough with a few concubines, and if there are dozens more, how can he have anything to do with himself?

Disgusting yourself obviously?

Yuan Xi's character is cowardly, hesitant to do things, far less clear-headed than Shang'er, could it be that he sees that he is targeting him?
Thinking of Yuan Xi's ability to predict the chaos in Yecheng last year, Liu panicked for no reason. Could it be that the other party is really hiding his clumsiness?
At this time, Yuan Shang, who was sitting at the bottom, saw his mother lost her composure, and knew that it was time for him to act. He said, "Aren't those dozens of women concubines of the second elder brother Ji?"

(End of this chapter)