Yuan Xi entered Yecheng and asked Zhao Yuntai Shi Ci to take the carriage back to his mansion first, while he took Sun Li and followed Yuan Tan directly to see Yuan Shao.
The two of them arrived at the house and found that in addition to Yuan Shao, Liu and Yuan Shang were also there.
Yuan Xi met the three of them one after another, and Mrs. Liu smiled softly and said, "Xi'er is promising and will soon start her own business."
Without blinking an eye, Yuan Xi bowed his head and said: "My father and mother are all supporting me. Xi is scared."
"No need," Ms. Liu sneered, "Xi'er is the one who can do it, I didn't do anything."
Yuan Shao seemed not to have heard Liu's words and said: "Now that the matter has been decided, I have asked someone to calculate it. The time will be suitable in two days."
"At that time, all the male members of the Yuan family will be performing the adoption ceremony at the Yuan family ancestral hall."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said respectfully: "Thank you very much, father."
"Xiding lived up to my father's expectations."
After hearing this, Yuan Shao said to his third son: "Although Xi'er will be adopted to another branch, after all, they are all members of the Yuan family. If any of the three of you does anything harmful to the Yuan family, the other two should attack it together.
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The three people responded quickly: "No."
Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said nothing more. In this way, the rumors about himself and Yuan Ji in Yecheng could be put to an end.
Afterwards, Yuan Shaobian asked Yuan Xi to go back to rest. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang hurriedly escorted Yuan Xi out. They said complimentary words, which were obviously meant for Yuan Shao in the room to see.
Yuan Shang watched Yuan Xi leave the house, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and there was a hint of gloom between his brows.
When he returned to his room, he found that Ms. Liu was already in the room. She looked unhappy and scolded Ms. Hong: "She does things carelessly. She doesn't look like a daughter of a noble family at all!"
Mrs. Hong knelt on the ground, hurriedly picking up an overturned tea bowl, and whispered: "Mom, please calm down, I know I was wrong."
Mrs. Liu said coldly: "I have been married for three years and there is still no movement in my stomach. I don't know."
Yuan Shang heard this and said to Hong, "You go out first."
Seeing Mrs. Hong leaving with the tea bowl in hand, Yuan Shang said: "Mom, why should I be the same as her? I'm afraid my anger will ruin my health."
Mrs. Liu looked irritated: "I just can't see Yuan Xi taking advantage!"
"I was born to a bitch, and now I can control it all by myself!"
"I can't even drink my tea when I think about him being able to be on an equal footing with you in the future!"
Yuan Shang sat on the ground and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, everything he has is given by the Yuan family, so he can't jump up and down."
After hearing this, Ms. Liu said, "I heard that he was hooking up with Yuan Tan in private. Is this true?"
"I think Yuan Tan still doesn't give up on you becoming the next head of the Yuan family. What if the two of them join forces to cause you trouble?"
Yuan Shang was confident and said: "Don't worry, mom, the eldest brother is brave but has no plans. He is not enough. The second brother can't escape from my grasp."
"Don't he just want the Zhen family's property? I can give it to him, but in that case, I can take advantage of his weakness."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu sighed: "Although the Zhen family's family background is not as good as ours, I heard that the beauty of the girls from the Zhen family really gave him an advantage."
Yuan Shang said calmly: "When I take control of the Yuan family and become the master of the world, what kind of woman can't get it?"
"Now I just need to control the second brother and make him and the eldest brother turn against each other."
After hearing this, Mr. Liu said happily: "Since Shang'er has a plan in mind, I feel relieved."
"What's your father's belongs to our mother and son. No one can get a share of it!"
"Furthermore, this adoption is also a warning to your father's charming concubines. Don't have any wishful thinking and get involved in the things that belong to us, mother and son!"
Seeing Mr. Liu leaving happily, Yuan Shang was a little irritated. He opened the cabinet at hand, and inside there were several small bottles of different shapes.
This was donated by the Taiping Taoist alchemists from the south a few days ago.
Although his body could react slightly after using it, it was still far from improving. However, Yuan Shang was fascinated by another benefit brought by the Five Stone Powder compared to improving hidden physical diseases.
After using it, he felt in a trance, as if he had entered an ethereal state, feeling that he was in control of everything in the world, and that he could clearly control the thoughts and ideas of the people around him.
What this brings is incomparable spiritual joy, which makes him feel that no matter what happens between men and women, it is simply not as good as this feeling.
He found that he seemed to be unable to live without these things.
But the alchemist also brought another piece of good news.
The forces over there fully support Yuan Shang in seizing the family head.
Of course, in exchange for this, Yuan Shang would stand by and watch what happened in Xuzhou for the next year.
Yuan Shang sneered, this is a good plan!
The intention there is very obvious. It is obvious that they may have reached some deal with Yuan Shu, but at the same time they are secretly plotting against Xuzhou and trying to scheme against both sides.
Now Yuan Shu's army is attacking Xuzhou, but after taking Xiapi, it will be difficult to hold it. After all, there are enemies all around.
Liu Beihe is an ally of Yuan Shao. It's not easy to take it from Liu Bei's hands, but it can be taken from Yuan Shu's hands, right?
Yuan Shang tapped his fingers slowly on the table, thinking of using these bottles of Five Stone Powder in exchange for the land of a county, but he was obviously thinking too much.
But Yuan Shang had his own plans.
Xuzhou is currently far less troublesome to him than Lu Bu Yang, who directly threatens the western part of Jizhou.
The first thing he has to solve in the coming year is the hidden danger in the western part of Jizhou. It will not be too late to discuss the matter in Xuzhou later.
No matter who takes Xuzhou, they can block Yuan Tan's march south from Qingzhou, and he will be trapped in one state, unable to make waves again.
In this way, Yuan Tan could only surrender to himself, and there was no longer any power in the Yuan family that could resist him.
I will integrate Yuan Tan's forces, create an extremely powerful Yuan family, and strive for hegemony in the world!
As he was thinking about it, he couldn't help but pick up another bottle and pour the powder inside into his mouth. A strange smile appeared on his face, and he fell into a beautiful fantasy again.
Hong looked in from outside the door and saw Yuan Shang looking crazy, so she had to close the door to avoid being seen by outsiders.
She felt sad in her heart, and outsiders envied her status, but who knew her own suffering?
Yuan Xi and Sun Li returned home, and the atmosphere in the mansion was quite joyful. Guo Jia took his concubine to see his wife and children, Taishi Ci also went to see his family, and Cao Xian went to see his mother Huan and his two sisters.
There was laughter and laughter everywhere.
Only Zhao Yun was practicing his spear alone in the backyard.
This time he used a real gun, an iron gun that seemed to come to life when used, sometimes making loud noises and sometimes being silent.
The head of the gun appeared suddenly like a snake letter, then disappeared suddenly, hiding behind Zhao Yun.
When the cold light of the gun tip illuminated again, it had already pierced the wooden stake in front of him, leaving a hole that penetrated from front to back.
Yuan Xi's vest felt cold at the sight. He didn't even see clearly how the gun was used!
He couldn't help but be jealous of Zhao Yun's talent, and he really wanted to stand in front of the enemy's army with his spear drawn, pick out the generals with his spear, and scare away all the troops!
However, he is self-aware that he will never reach this level again in his life. The reason why famous generals are famous lies not only in their self-discipline, but also in their natural talents.
Being able to survive a long battle is not something that ordinary people can do.
Those who die in battle must also have geniuses, but those who survive through battle are the geniuses among geniuses.
After Zhao Yun finished using a set of guns, his face was not red and his heart was not beating. Yuan Xi said, "Brother Zilong seems to be in a bad mood?"
Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "Zilong will not miss the young master's affairs."
Yuan Xi smiled inwardly. He had finally figured out Zhao Yun's mental state. This meant that he was indeed worried, but he couldn't say it clearly.
Zhao Yun should be keenly aware of the troubles and crises that followed Yuan Xi's adoption.
After Yuan Xi's group establishes a separate branch, the support of the Yuan family will be greatly weakened, and the relationship between the two parties will also weaken.
Yuan Xi believed that Zhao Yun would not affect the overall situation because of Yuan Xing's affairs. What Zhao Yun was worried about was that someone in Ye City would threaten the people around Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi thought about it, and everyone in the mansion should make arrangements to leave as soon as possible to avoid being unable to leave in the future.
The families of Tai Shici and Guo Jia are easy to deal with, they can just be taken away, but the Huan family and daughter are in some trouble.
Although he could take her away by force, doing so would be tantamount to violating the terms of Yuan Cao's previous negotiation and blatantly robbing Cao Cao's concubine. This approach was undoubtedly unpopular among the gentry.
If you really want to take Huan away, you need some high-sounding and legitimate excuses.
At this time, in Huan's house, she pushed Cao Jie away and was talking quietly to Cao Xian.
Listening to Cao Xian talking about what happened with Yuan Xi these days, Huan's face felt a little hot, and she said in disbelief: "Almost everything has been done, only the last step is missing?"
"Young master, doesn't he have some hidden health problem?"
Cao Xian's face turned red and he whispered: "How could it be possible? I think he and sister Wu Zhao are quite normal."
Huan froze, "Then why did you make the young master unhappy?"
Cao Xian thought for a while and said: "The master also mentioned it before. He said that if a woman gives birth to children early, it will be bad for her health. He also explained a lot of truth to me, but I didn't understand it."
In ancient times, women gave birth early because ancient people had short life spans, so they needed to marry early and have more offspring. However, this caused women to give birth too early, which led to a decrease in life span, thus falling into a vicious cycle.
However, this is also the most cruel survival of the fittest. Those who can persevere will naturally have stronger bodies than ordinary women. It is through this selection from generation to generation that the health of future generations is ensured.
But this is all in exchange for a woman's lifespan. It can only be said that nothing is perfect.
When Huan heard what Cao Xian said, he wondered: "Is there still such a reason?"
"I have read medical books, but I have never heard of this theory."
She was afraid that Yuan Xi was cheating on Cao Xian, or that he liked older people?
But that's all. Cao Xian will grow up sooner or later, but what if Yuan Xi really likes wives as rumored?
Cao Xian said: "Young Master is very knowledgeable. He often talks about things that I have never heard of."
She immediately said worriedly: "Leave aside my own affairs, what I am most worried about is my mother."
"I heard that the young master will take his family and leave Yecheng after his adoption, but what will my mother do?"
"My mother's current identity is still that of Cao Cao's concubine."
Huan gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, and then said resolutely: "I can't leave, but you can."
"When the time comes, just take your two sisters and leave."
After hearing this, Cao Xian shook his head and said: "Young Master will definitely find a way. I will go and ask Young Master right now."
Huan shouted: "Don't go!"
"Young Master will do great things in the future, and your future will also depend on him. Don't let my affairs drag him down!"
Cao Xian listened and nodded with tears in his eyes.
At this time, in Tancheng, Xiapi County, an old man was treating Chen Deng.