Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 95 Weighing the pros and cons
Zhen Rong's eyes were empty, and he was in a daze, when he heard Zhen Mi call: "Sister."

Zhen Rong came back to his senses and followed Zhen Mi's fingers, just in time to see Yuan Xi getting off the carriage. He was startled and quickly hid behind the window.

When Zhen Mi saw it, she was annoyed and funny, "Sister, don't panic, he probably didn't come to Xingshi to ask questions."

Zhen Rong was startled: "How do you know?"

Zhen Mi covered her mouth with a smile: "If he really wanted to do this, he would have completely distanced himself from you, and he would never come to the door at this time."

After hearing this, Zhen Rong felt relieved a little, feeling extremely complicated.

Even if the other party is willing to let him go, so what?

The husband will never come back.

Yuan Xi followed the servant, stepped over the mansion gate, and walked inside.

The servant holding his name badge hurried all the way to the inner house.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Yuan's reputation was really useful. When the door servant saw the name on the name thorn, he didn't dare to let him wait outside, but greeted him first.

Rounding around seven times and rounding around eight times, when Yuan Xi and Wu Zhao came to the front of the main hall, Mrs. Zhang, the mistress of the Zhen family, had already brought people to wait in front of the hall.

Yuan Xi looked intently, Mrs. Zhang should be over 40 years old, but probably because of her good maintenance, her skin is very fair, and her appearance is dignified and graceful.

The silk jacket and skirt she wears set off her good figure. She looks only in her 30s, and her charm still exists, which shows that she was also a beauty when she was young.

When Mrs. Zhang saw Yuan Xi coming, she came up and knelt down, saying: "Mr. Zhang, the sinful woman, I have seen the second son."

Yuan Xi winked at Wu Zhao, and Wu Zhao quickly stepped forward to help Mrs. Zhang up before she knelt down.

He thought to himself, good guy, if you really suffer this kneeling, you will be in trouble later.

At that moment Yuan Xi smiled and said, "What's wrong with Auntie?"

Mrs. Zhang wanted to kneel down, but Wu Zhao held her firmly, so she had no choice but to stand up and said: "I am not well-bred, I let my little girl into a catastrophe, and I hope you will forgive me."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I came today for this purpose."

Mrs. Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said, "Young master, please come in and talk."

Everyone entered the house and sat down for the guests and hosts. Yuan Xi looked around briefly, and found that there were carved beams and painted buildings, and there were many antiques in the furnishings.

If it was changed to Beixin City, how could he let this kind of merchant's house produce more food.

Mrs. Zhang saw Yuan Xi looking at the house curiously, and said: "The humble residence is not in the eyes of the young master, and it makes people laugh."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi was surprised and said: "Madam is very eloquent. I heard that both men and women in the Zhen family can read and write. It seems that Madam is well educated."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang smiled and said: "The young master praised it absurdly, so the little girl likes to read books, and the other girls do more weaving, and they don't know the reason. This is the reason why the catastrophe happened. It's all caused by the poor education of old people."

Yuan Xi saw that he had got to the point, and said bluntly: "I want to see Mrs. Zhen Rong."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang sent her maid to call Zhen Rong, feeling more and more anxious.

Speaking of this matter, it is no longer a question of whether it can be big or small, but a question of how big it is.

Not to mention whether Gao Lan was killed by Yuan Xi, even if Yuan Xi killed him, the Zhen family can only accept it, because the Yuan family is the lord and has the right to kill or kill his subordinates.

Qu Yi Lu Bu, who has no local gentry background, also kills as soon as he says he wants to kill. No matter what general you are, even Lu Bu, who is considered the highest ranking prince, can only escape.

The Yuan family has always been known for benevolence and righteousness, and they would not easily attack noble families, but if the Yuan family really wanted to kill people, the family that was killed could only accept it.

Moreover, the Yuan family was considered good to the nobles. At that time, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others, the nobles killed as soon as they said they would, and Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu and others even dared to openly kill the Han clan.

Now that the world is in chaos, the gentry can only choose a better lord to take shelter, and the Yuan family is already considered taller among the dwarfs.

The matter of Zhen Rong involved framing the son of the lord, and it is possible that the Zhen family will be destroyed if one is not good, so Zhang is worried. The fate of the Zhen family is now in the hands of Yuan Xi in front of him!
After a while, Zhen Rong, who was completely naked, came out.

However, Yuan Xi's gaze was attracted by the girl supporting Zhen Rong.

The girl wore a pony bun, lowered her head, and a red skirt set off her slender figure. When she raised her eyebrows slightly, those two poems immediately appeared in Yuan Xi's mind.

As graceful as a frightened bird, graceful as a wandering dragon, Rongyao Qiuju, Huamao Chunsong.

It is as if the moon is covered by the light clouds, and it is like the snow covered by the flowing wind.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this was Zhen Mi, and she really lived up to her reputation. In terms of appearance alone, she was indeed the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Wu Zhao, on the other hand, looked carefully at Zhen Mi's eyebrows, and determined that she was the woman who came to see Yuan Xing together last time, pretending to be Zhen Rong's maidservant.

It seems that Zhen Mi is a very thoughtful woman.

At this time, Zhen Rong knelt down with a plop, kowtowed and said: "The criminal woman knows that she has committed a serious crime, so please ask the son to deal with it. The concubine is the only one. Please don't implicate the Zhen family."

At this time, Zhen Mi also knelt down, and said softly: "I am willing to be the concubine of the son, Ji, just for the sake of my sister's life."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shi and Zhen Rong's expressions changed drastically, and they said in unison: "No!"

Although noble women often called themselves concubines at that time, this concubine was a completely different concept from being someone else's concubine.

Because the concubine's room is different from the original spouse, its status is extremely low, and it is equivalent to goods. People of the noble family even often use the concubine's room to entertain distinguished guests. It can be said that the concubine's room has no dignity.

This was the case with Yuan Shao's biological mother. She was originally Yuan Cheng's concubine. When Yuan Cheng's younger brother Yuan Pang came to visit, she was used by Yuan Cheng to entertain Yuan Pang and gave birth to Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Cheng died without a son, Yuan Shao was adopted to Yuan Cheng. Therefore, the Yuan family's adoption was accidental, but also inevitable.

However, it was reflected from the side that the concubine room had no status, and the women of the noble family could not accept it at all.

Therefore, most of the concubines of the gentry came from poor backgrounds, or even prostitutes themselves, such as Liu Bei's Mrs. Gan, Cao Cao's Mrs. Bian, etc.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said noncommittally: "Madam, please get up and talk, and dismiss the idlers."

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and the maid hurriedly took two proofs for Zhen Rong and Zhen Mi to support them, and retreated one after another.

Seeing that there were only the mother and daughter of the Zhen family on the field, Yuan Xi coughed and said to Zhen Rong, "Madam, please tell me the ins and outs of the plan with my third brother in detail."

Zhen Rong pondered for a while, if she said it, would the Zhen family incur Yuan Shang's revenge?

Seeing Zhen Mi, she said softly: "Fourth sister, don't forget, the third son is already planning to use you as a scapegoat."

After Zhen Rong heard this, he didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately told the truth of what Yuan Shang had said to him.

There are some joints that even Mrs. Zhang didn't know about. Now hearing Zhen Rong's arrival, she couldn't help but feel furious, and shouted: "Unworthy girl, you have made the Zhen family miserable!"

Zhen Rong quickly knelt down again, with a miserable expression on his face.

Yuan Xi tapped the bamboo mat on the ground lightly, and the mother and daughter of the Zhen family felt uneasy, because logically, Zhen Rong was not qualified to avenge Gao Lan at all.

Yuan Shao had the final say on Gao Lan's final conclusion, even if he was really killed like Qu Yi, the Zhen family would never dare to say anything.

Yuan Xi withdrew his fingers, smiled at Zhen Rong, and said, "Why does Madam believe the third brother's words and think that General Gao must be dead?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Zhen Rong stammered, "Isn't it?"

"The third son is in Ye City, and he is known for benevolence, righteousness and integrity. How could he deceive me?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "What did the third brother say at that time?"

"He said that my husband is very likely to be murdered by the son." Zhen Rong stammered, but she suddenly realized that Yuan Shang didn't say anything dead!
Yuan Xi sighed: "My third younger brother can plan several things at the same time when he does one thing. He did this because he wanted to drag me and the Zhen family into trouble at the same time."

"I've been tricked, let alone Madam."

"This matter involves some grievances and grievances between my third brother and me. Madam was just being used, so it is not Madam's fault to be cheated."

"Also, Brother Gao is still alive, Madam's filial attire can be changed."

Tears flashed in Zhen Rong's eyes, he covered his mouth and said, "Is your husband really alive?"

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "He's fine in Beixincheng, it's just that a little accident happened."

Only then did Zhen Rong relax, her body was on the verge of falling, and Zhen Mi quickly supported her.

Mrs. Zhang also let out a long sigh of relief. Gao Lan is not dead, but secondly, the key is that there is still room for improvement in this way, and the Zhen family can still be saved!
Otherwise, according to Yuan Shang's plan, let alone the family property of the Zhen family, it is hard to say how many survived!

Zhang's heart is that he can't get involved in the Yuan family's affairs anymore, the two sons and the third son fought for some reason, and the Zhen family is caught in the middle, what good can they get?
No, I can't let my daughter marry into Yuan's family, otherwise sooner or later the Zhen family will be implicated!

Thinking of this, she said decisively: "The little girl is not worthy of the son, so let's forget about this marriage."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "No."

Mrs. Zhang was startled, but then she understood, she immediately gritted her teeth and said: "I can drive the little girl out of the house and give you the young master as a concubine."

As soon as these words came out, Zhen Rong's expression changed immediately, and he called out, but Zhen Mi bowed her head and remained silent.

Mrs. Zhang thought very clearly. Since Yuan Xi saw Zhen Mi's beauty, it was normal for him not to want to let go. Besides, Yuan Shang's targeting of Zhen's family was very likely to fight for Zhen Mi.

Now that Zhen Mi is already a hot potato, it's better for a strong man to cut off his arms and give up, and let the two sons fight each other!

For the future of the Zhen family, Zhen Mi had to be sacrificed!

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Mrs. Zhang is very hard-hearted, but it is a pity that Mrs. Zhang doesn't know what she is going to do.

Others want it, and the Zhen family's property also wants it.

After putting in so much effort, the Zhen family still wants to stay out of the matter, but there is no way!

Yuan Xi sighed, and said: "Unfortunately, madam will miss a very good opportunity."

"I heard that the Zhen family is a rich family in the world, with businesses spread across several states, thousands of servants, and numerous business routes."

"With the support of the Zhen family's money and food, it will not be a problem to raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."

"Madam really thinks that even if you send the girl to me, the third brother won't think about the Zhen family's property?"

"Besides, the Zhen family has already stepped in. It's easy to get in, but difficult to get out."

"The third brother is holding onto the Zhen family, does Madam think that he will be able to have a good talk with the Zhen family in the future?"

"I'm only here to point out the way for the Zhen family, but Madam wants to stay out of it, isn't it too good?"

Mrs. Zhang was sweating profusely. The Yuan family was indeed extraordinary. They were more powerful than the Zhen family, and they had a well-planned plan. How could I negotiate terms with them, with my group of orphans and widowed mothers, plus my only son, Zhen Yao?

The lesser of two evils, although Yuan Shang is more powerful than Yuan Xi, but the other party has made it clear that he is harming the Zhen family, and if he cooperates with the other party, he will only be eaten.

It is even very possible that Yuan Shang originally wanted to swallow up the Zhen family, beat Zhen Mi as a sinner, and accept him as a concubine!

Seeing that Zhen Mi also nodded slightly to herself, Mrs. Zhang finally bent down and said, "Please give me some advice, my lord."

"If I can continue the incense of the Zhen family, I am willing to do anything for the young master."

(End of this chapter)