The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 48

I went into the room, asked Yaoqin to take out the seal ribbon and handed it to Cui Yan, saying: "This thing has hurt me, sir, take it." Cui Yan held the seal ribbon in both hands, and suddenly said: "Second son, don't you think Is it wrong to do things by yourself?" I was stunned for a moment, and I felt a little angry, thinking to myself, this young master has just been scolded and almost escaped from prison. I was unhappy at first, but you added fuel to the fire.I glared at him.

Cui Yan turned a blind eye, and said in a deep voice; "The young master is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, why did he forget the words "keep your strengths and bide your time", be gentle, courteous and thrifty? With all due respect, the young master should dedicate it to you as soon as he gets the seal and ribbon of Marquis Yangdi. My lord, this is what a minister and a son of a man should do, but you blindly steal the limelight and show your sharpness, if this continues, disaster will not be far away." I hurriedly stood up and said in a low voice; "Listening to what you said, sir, it seems that there is something to teach me. Cui Yan nodded and said, "I don't think the young master has any intention of usurping self-reliance. It's just that he was framed by a villain and he didn't think carefully about things, so he fell into such a situation, so I specially have a word of advice. "I thought for a while and said; "Mr. is right. Yuan Xi really didn't think carefully about this matter. If you have something to say, just say it. I am grateful."

Cui Yan glanced at me approvingly, and found that the child can still be educated, so he said, "Second Young Master's situation today is not optimistic. It is very difficult to gain the Lord's trust again, but it is not impossible." My eyes lit up. , said happily; "Please advise, sir."

Cui Yan smiled and said, "I have a good move right now, I don't know if you are willing to play it." I said, "I can let my father clear my doubts, why don't you want to." Cui Yan said; "I heard that the young master is engaged Right?" I nodded heavily.Cui Yan said: "That's right, the son will go to see his wife tomorrow and ask to marry his fiancée. Since ancient times, love between children and heroes is short-lived. This kind of thing is the easiest to wear down people's ambition. It means that there is still room for change between you father and son. After you get married, just play the piano and recite poems with your wife in the room to pass the time. After a long time, the lord's guard against you will naturally relax, and you will always kiss your father and son. , Is it really impossible to break with you?

I was so grateful that I almost cried; "Mr. Cui, I, Mr. Yuan Xihe, don't know much about each other. Why is Mr. helping me like this?" Cui Yan shook his head and said, "I'm not helping you, I'm helping the lord. You have no intention of rebellion. The second son is brave and good at fighting and appointing others on his merits. Sooner or later, he will be reused by the lord. It's just that young people are impetuous and eager for quick success, so they are easy to be caught by villains. That's why you come to persuade me. It's good for you to listen to me, sir. If you don't go in, Yan just laughed it off."

I thought to myself that you have helped me a lot. Guo Jia might not even have thought of such a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone, so why wouldn't he listen to it.

I said, "Mr. Cui, I, Yuan Xi, have no other advantage but that I like to listen to people's advice. As the saying goes, 'loyal words are harsh to the ear and good for action. Let me remind you, if Yuan Xi won't listen, let me be struck to death by lightning on a rainy day."

Cui Yan quickly picked up a brush from the table, quickly lifted up the skirt and wrote a line of writing under the skirt.I asked in surprise; "Sir—this is—" Cui Yan's eyes shot out the glare like car lights, and he said excitedly; "The second young master's sentence just now that 'loyal words are harsh to the ear and good for deeds' is really a famous sentence through the ages, which is enough to warn future generations , I’m afraid I’ll forget it, so I recorded it immediately.” I smiled wryly, it seems that I really think about what I’m going to say in the future, otherwise, a sentence that comes out inadvertently will be recorded immediately.

After Cui Yan left, I paced around the room, thinking about how I would tell my mother about getting married tomorrow.Suddenly, Yaoqin's coquettish call came from the yard again; "Eldest son—don't—" I knew it was Brother Baby who came, he might have taken a fancy to Yaoqin, and would tease her every time he came However, if Yaoqin knew Yuan Tan was coming in advance, she would always hide far away.I won't give Yaoqin to him. Although my elder brother is nice to me, he has a bit of a second uncle's demeanor to women. He is always hot for 3 minutes. When he is done playing, he gets annoyed and throws it aside. He is [-] this year. How old is he, besides his sister-in-law, there are only seven or eight concubines, and they are not counted as maids who take turns serving him.Giving Yaoqin to him is really sending him to the pit of fire.In order to rescue Yaoqin, I immediately shouted, "Brother, is the elder brother here?"

Yuan Tan smiled outside, "Second brother, you give this girl to elder brother, and I'll take it back to Qingzhou." Then he walked in from the door.I deliberately changed the topic; "Brother, do you want to go back to Qingzhou?"

Yuan Tan knew that I was reluctant to part with Yaoqin, so he didn't insist, and said with a smile, "I'm here to say goodbye to you. Tomorrow, Captain Cui Yan, Master Cui, is going to Wancheng. Come back to Jizhou."

Hey, why didn't Cui Yan say anything just now?I wondered; "Wancheng is not Zhang Xiu's territory, why did Cui Yan go there?" Yuan Tan took a sip of a cup of tea with a smile, and was about to say, his face suddenly changed, and he became embarrassed. "Second brother, I—I can't say—by the way, what's going on between you and your father." I said sadly; "Father won't let you mention military affairs to me, right?"

Yuan Tan was emotional for a while; "Second brother, do we brothers have any secrets? I am mainly worried about your relationship with your father, and that Jiang Qi outside. When I came in just now, he actually told me not to stay for a long time. You, no Big brother said you, what you did was a bit too—how should I say, second child, big brother has been stationed in Qingzhou for these years, it can be said that there are very few things that he can make up his mind on, basically he asks for instructions every three days and reports every five days , Even when he invaded Qingzhou the year before last and ransacked that old man Kong Rong's house, he caught a beautiful concubine, and the elder brother didn't dare to decide to keep him, and even sent five hundred miles to ask his father for instructions. .You have to learn from me in the future, really."

I laughed and said: "Fart, how can you be so good? On the battlefield, I don't know how many women from good families have harmed me. I don't believe it. You should write a letter and tell father." Yuan Tan stared and said: "Of course not, That doesn't exhaust the horses in the station. For example, if the eldest brother leads troops into Xuchang and captures Cao Cao's son's wife, he must report to his father so that he won't be aroused. Second child , Brother, it’s for your own good, so think about it yourself.”

I sighed; "Brother, what on earth is Mr. Cui going to Wancheng for?" Yuan Tan looked back for a while, coughed twice, and said nervously: "Don't say I said it, or the future of the elder brother will be in jeopardy." Ruined." Is it that serious?Why does it sound like my father no longer recognizes my son?

Yuan Tan smiled, patted me on the shoulder and said: "Brother, let me tell you the truth, my father wanted to win over Zhang Xiu from Wancheng and let him harass Xuchang, so he sent Mr. Cui to speak." , my father has already begun to attract foreign aid, and he wants to fight Cao Cao.But I knew that Zhang Xiu would not cooperate with him.

Yuan Tan stood up to leave, at this moment Yaoqin twisted her delicate body and brought tea in tremblingly.He looked at Yaoqin and swallowed his saliva; "Second boy, please leave this girl to me, please." Pa, Yaoqin dropped the teacup on the floor, and stood there blankly looking at me, eyes Tears flowed down in strings.I immediately hugged her into my arms and said with a wry smile, "I won't give it to you."

Yaoqin's delicate body was trembling in my arms, Yuan Tan said disappointedly; "Forget it, big brother won't win people's love, you remember, if that kid Jiang Qi is disrespectful to you, just tell me, big brother comes back Get rid of him, I'm leaving." After speaking, he reached out and twisted Yao Qin's face, half of Yao Qin's face was swollen, and Yao Qin didn't dare to cry or speak.Like a frightened bird, trembling in my arms.

Yuan Tan walked for a long time before she burst into tears with a 'wow', threw herself into my arms, and said loudly: "My lord—don't give me away, I'll serve you all my life, my lord, I won't leave you. "I comforted her: "How can I be willing to give you away, let alone give away, even if someone comes to snatch it, I would not give it up." Yaoqin smiled through tears, and happily cleaned up the tea bowl that fell on the ground. out.I called her back again; "Go and call all the servant girls, I have something to say."

Yaoqin said: "My lord, is there something wrong?" I nodded; "It's a big deal." Yaoqin went to the kitchen and summoned the water, the sweeping, the gatekeeper, the cook, the maid, and the servants. He just said a word; "Starting from today, we will close the door to thank guests, and no one will see you. When you go out, you will be tucked up when you meet other people in the mansion. Honestly, I will keep a low profile from now on. Do you understand? "Hiding our strengths and biding our time will start tomorrow, and I still have one big thing to do today.

I lay down on the table and wrote a letter, and then said to Yaoqin: "You go and give this letter to Cui Yan, Master Cui, and just tell him that he must personally hand this letter to Zhang Xiu , remember to avoid everyone, especially that Jia Xu.” I asked Yaoqin to recite this sentence thirty times in front of my face, and then let her go out with confidence, thinking that she must not remember it wrong However, if the letter is called to Jia Xu's hands, everything will be over.

Before he left, I asked him again; "I handed it to Zhang Xiu with my own hands, and I have to avoid everyone, you know." Yaoqin said impatiently; "I know, I have it in my heart, it is Zhang Xiu... ..." I was still worried, and followed me out and said, "If Jiang Qi asks you where to go, what would you say?" Yaoqin smiled coquettishly; "I said go get the young master drunk, and I'll ask the doctor." I said: "Okay, you can go."

After about an hour, the sky was already dark, and Yaoqin came back with a relaxed face; "Young master, the letter has been delivered to Master Cui, and the message has also arrived." I stared at Yaoqin and said word by word: " How did you pass it on, repeat it to me again." Yaoqin said it again, word for word, and the boulder in my heart was completely let go, thinking to Mr. Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, let's see if you can do it this time. Escape from the palm of my hand, and Zhang Xiu, who is known as the tenth best pistol god in the Three Kingdoms, haha, you still come to Jizhou obediently.

"By the way, did Master Cui ask you what was written in your letter?"

Yaoqin shook her head; "No, my lord didn't say anything, just said 'you go back and tell the second son, letter, I will definitely bring it.' That's it." I thought Cui Yan was kind to me, and his niece Cui Fu Should be fine with me too, should be.

"Ma'am—ma'am—you go, son, he's crazy—" Yaoqin panicked and ran to her mother and said out of breath.

The mother sternly said, "Nonsense, you crazy girl, Xi'er was fine yesterday, so why did you go crazy?" Yaoqin stammered according to the lines she had recited in advance: "Ma'am, son——Young master, last night He was muttering all night—Zhen Mi—Zhen Mi—he drew a portrait early this morning, and he was still muttering to the portrait for an hour. Can't hear it, ma'am - well - it's terrible -"

Mother was drinking tea when the tea bowl fell to the ground and stood up all of a sudden; "Have you invited the doctor—" Yaoqin said vigorously; "I have invited you, but it doesn't work, the young master is still as stupid as before." The mother turned pale with shock: "What did the doctor say." Yaoqin rolled her eyes several times before she remembered that strange word; She murmured, "Xiangsibo—why never heard of it." Yaoqin almost couldn't laugh out loud, and she felt cold sweat on her forehead, thinking that there are many things you haven't heard of, old lady.

My mother panicked, and immediately followed Yaoqin to my room, wondering as she walked, "Why have I been sick all this time when I came back this time, should I find a magician who is robbing the stars to see if I have been caught by some evil spirit. "

Yaoqin ran into the room ahead of time and waved to me. I lay on the bed and immediately lifted up the portrait of Zhen Mi that I had drawn in advance, and murmured vaguely to myself while looking at it; "Lady—I miss you so much—lady ——" At this time, my mother had already walked in surrounded by more than a dozen maidservants, and when she saw my crazy appearance, she immediately burst into tears. "It's all that Hu Meizi's fault. It wasn't her and I, Xi'er, are fine. How good that is."

The mother saw the doctor kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's wrong with the son, tell me quickly." The doctor didn't dare to raise his head, thinking that he didn't have any sickness at all, so what should I say.But for the sake of 300 taels of silver, a few sentences are fine, so I brought out a passage he recited intact. The doctor came out, and finally gave a special instruction; "In my opinion, if the disease is to be cured, you must find the woman in the painting as soon as possible to marry your son." The mother thought that the doctor was an all-rounder. It is not easy to not only see a doctor but also be happy.

I didn't care about these things at all, I just kept holding the portrait, where the lady was screaming non-stop.In fact, the painting I drew by myself was so ugly that I felt sick just looking at it.The mother scolded the doctor away, rubbed her hands and stamped her feet in the room, and said to Yaoqin: "How can Xier not eat, you go and ask someone to prepare blood swallows, I will discuss it with the general and see if it is right. I didn't marry him as soon as possible, it's really a crime, this vixen, I shouldn't have—" As he spoke, he walked out surrounded by a group of maidservants.

I immediately put down the portrait and shouted to Yaoqin outside: "Quickly, serve me all the abalone and shark's fin."

(End of this chapter)