The news of Yuan Xi's marriage immediately spread throughout Yecheng after his adoption.
As for the former, the nobles had already known the news and were mentally prepared, but the latter was like thunder on the ground, splitting them into pieces that were scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.
The concubine of the Yuan family passed to Yuan Ji and became the legitimate son of a side branch. Although he will not be as good as Yuan Shang in the future, and the territory he will be allocated is Youzhou, which is the most troublesome among the thirteen states, he is still the lord of a state after all.
You know how many nobles would have difficulty reaching this position in their entire lives.
This governor is not a disgusting empty post created by the Han court and the princes, but a position of real power that is truly supported by the Yuan family and backed by soldiers and horses!
Therefore, when Yuan Xi adopted the family the day before yesterday, many noble families in Ye City were ready to make a move. Yuan Xi was not yet married at that time. If they were to marry him, the family would be tied to the Yuan family, and the revitalization of the family would be just around the corner.
Although everyone knows that Yuan Xi and the Zhen family have an agreement, but now the Zhen family is not even second-rate in the gentry circle, they only have a few money, and they are not as good as the big families in Yecheng.
Therefore, these nobles began to be active. On the one hand, they were looking for people who could contact Yuan Xi. On the other hand, they were organizing their belongings and preparing dowries for their daughters, preparing to outdo the Zhen family.
As a result, all the families have been busy for a long time, and the news came that Yuan Xi and the Zhen family had finished all the pre-wedding ceremonies, and they were going to marry a girl from the Zhen family the next day!
However, the nobles who really learned the inside story were even more stunned. The girl from the Zhen family was adopted by Bian Rang's widow, the Huan family. Could it be that the person Yuan Xi really wanted to marry was the Bian family?
You must know that all the Bianrang family except Huan's mother and daughter were killed by Cao Cao. Although Huan was raped by Cao Cao, Cao Song expelled Huan from the Cao family. Huan's identity began to become ambiguous.
If we really want to investigate seriously, the Huan family is still considered a member of the Bian family. According to Han law, when all the men in the family die, the family is inherited by the mistress. In this way, the Huan family is the head of the Bian family.
When the Huan family was expelled from the Cao family by Cao Song some time ago, many nobles still didn't know why. Now that Yuan Xi is getting married, everyone has realized that Yuan Xi has such a far-reaching plan!
Inside Jushou's mansion, Jushou and Tian Feng were sitting opposite each other.
Tian Feng smiled like a thief at this moment: "Gongyu, the envoy you are about to follow is not an easy person."
Jushou shook his head and said, "Yuan Hao, what does this have to do with me?"
"I have lived and died for the Yuan family, but now I have been driven out of Jizhou. What hope do you think I have?"
Tian Feng looked alert, "Gongyu, remember not to say anything nonsense."
"You can say this kind of complaining in front of Lord Ben Chu, just like me. The worst it can do is make people uncomfortable."
"But if you say it behind your back, what will Mr. Ben Chu think?"
Jushou still frowned and said: "Why, can Mr. Benchu still kill me?"
Tian Feng sneered and said: "My lord, don't think you will get carried away after just a few battles!"
"I know you rarely have great ambitions and are always strategic, but when it comes to internal fighting, you can't compare to those people like Guo Tuxin!"
"Right now, Duke Benchu has too many followers, and he has no higher official position unless he seizes the world."
"Youzhou is a good opportunity. If you don't go, I still want to go."
Jushou shook his head and said: "Yuan Hao, you don't need to comfort me. Youzhou is just a state. No matter how powerful it is, can it be as good as Jizhou?"
"You can't even get ahead in Jizhou. You know how many forces there are in Youzhou. What can half a Zhuo County and a few thousand soldiers do?"
"It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice."
Tian Feng mocked: "Gongyu, you are used to fighting big battles, so you don't know how to fight small battles?"
"If you're used to riding in a carriage, you won't be able to walk, right?"
Jushou sighed: "You don't need to provoke me. I have never been in the army, and I have gone through many hardships to be promoted to the supervisor. Now that Gongsun Zan has been destroyed, he has to kill the donkey and let me go to Youzhou to work as a military officer. I have returned to my original state."
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"You tell me, what hope do I have of realizing my ambition?"
Tian Feng said angrily: "I'd better not take this job now. That was your previous official position!"
"I didn't even say anything!"
"You need to change this problem. You dare to speak out louder than me. Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth!"
He slapped his head and said, "I forgot!"
"I came here to borrow money from you, but you were talking nonsense and I almost got fooled by you!"
Jushuo's face froze, how could Tian Feng come back to his senses?
He hurriedly said: "I'm not lending it to you, but I also need to use money these days!"
"After all, Mr. Xian Yi is my new lord. He is getting married, so I have to prepare some congratulatory gifts."
Tian Feng had a headache and said, "I am the same!"
"I asked the young master to resettle several members of the clan, and I owe him a favor."
"Although these children are doing well in school and work, they have no place in Jizhou. It is good to settle down in Youzhou."
"In the end, I wanted to send a gift, but I found that there was nothing I could get at home."
"Our salary is 50% money and 50% food. Originally, five baht is equivalent to waste, but we can't give food as a wedding gift."
"I'm here to ask if your father-in-law has any silk pieces or Shu brocades at home. Please lend me a dozen pieces first."
When Jushou heard this, he shook his head: "It's not like you don't know that I never like these things. How could I hide them?"
"I heard that Xu You's family is rich in silk, gold and silver. Why don't you go find him?"
Tian Feng scolded: "That guy is too greedy and cruel, and does everything he can to plunder and embezzle. I find his things dirty!"
"You said that Duke Benchu sent him to Youzhou. Do you think he went too far?"
Jushou sighed: "Forget it. The thought of me having to work with him and being half a head shorter than him makes me feel uncomfortable all over."
"I'm afraid that when he arrives in Youzhou, he will plunder the whole place."
After hearing this, Tian Feng smiled and said, "Master Xian Yi can you let him do whatever he wants?"
"There will be a good show then."
Jushu said: "I hope so."
"If the young master really wants to gain a reputation for being honest, the gifts he receives for this wedding will certainly not be too demanding."
"This wedding is so rushed, maybe you don't want to give everyone time to prepare gifts?"
Tian Feng thought deeply: "This makes sense."
He reacted randomly: "Gifts are generous but gifts are small, you have to be talented. No, you give me half of the gift, otherwise we are not friends!"
Jushu was furious: "Why, you are still threatening me. Take away the five pieces of silk immediately, not give them away!"
Tian Feng said: "Too few, ten horses!"
“There’s not much left, take it or not if you like!”
"Fart, you must be hiding something secret!"
The two began to bargain and became passionate.
Yuan Shao's inner residence.
Mrs. Liu was leaning on the couch, Mrs. Hong was gently hammering her legs. She sneered at Yuan Shang beside her: "I heard that you were tricked by that little beast?"
Yuan Shang said bitterly: "I didn't expect him to be so cunning!"
Liu said angrily: "Now among the Yecheng nobles, you have become a laughing stock!"
"The majestic master supports his legitimate son and lets his newly adopted step-son play around!"
"You can just let others do this kind of thing behind you, why bother to do it yourself?"
"It's okay now, everyone knows you've lost face!"
After hearing this, Yuan Shang said depressedly: "I thought I was sure of victory, but I didn't expect that I was tricked!"
He had nowhere to vent his anger, but Yuan Xi didn't give him any chance to make plans again, and got married in a hurry, leaving Yuan Shang with nothing he could do for a while.
Mrs. Hong was silently listening to these discords. She was nervous for a moment, so she crooked her hand and hit Mrs. Liu on the knee.
Ms. Liu squealed in pain and her face turned cold: "How did you do it?"
Yuan Shangzheng had nowhere to get angry. After hearing this, he stood up suddenly, kicked Hong to the ground, and shouted: "Bitch, please apologize like my mother!"
Mrs. Hong quickly kowtowed, Mrs. Liu waved her hands and said, "Forget it, be smarter from now on."
She turned to Yuan Shang, "Forget it at home, in front of outsiders, be nice to your wife. After all, she is a bitch, so who are you?"
"Letting others hear you will only make people laugh in vain."
Yuan Shang nodded quickly. He was angry and stared at Ms. Hong, who was so frightened that she lowered her head.
Mrs. Liu said to Mrs. Hong: "You go out first."
As if she had been granted amnesty, Hong quickly retreated.
Mrs. Liu said to Yuan Shang: "I know you are dissatisfied with her, but if it were anyone else, you might not get better."
"Don't think that you are sure of victory now. You will only win when you actually become the head of the Yuan family."
"When the time comes, if you want to divorce your wife and take in concubines, that's up to you, but now you have to at least pretend."
"And what you did yesterday has already reached my father's ears."
"He said something to me, do you know what it was?"
“Enough is enough!”
Yuan Shang turned pale after hearing this.
Mrs. Liu sneered: "Everything you have was given by your father. Don't test your father's bottom line for that insignificant little beast!"
"You are going to do great things!"
After hearing this, Yuan Shang quickly bowed and said, "I sincerely follow my mother's teachings."
After hearing this, Mr. Liu nodded with satisfaction: "You go out, you little beast, you have to show your face when you get married. You go and make a backup of the gifts, lest others say we have lost etiquette."
Yuan Shang quickly agreed and withdrew.
Mrs. Liu's eyes flashed fiercely, "Little beast, don't think that I can't cure you after adoption. You are not worthy of my action now!"
After finishing dealing with Yuan Tan, I will deal with you again!
In Gao Lan's mansion, he said depressedly to Zhen Rong: "You said you are getting married tomorrow. In what capacity should we congratulate you?"
Zhen Rong looked like he was hopeless: "My husband asked me, who should I ask?"
"I still can't figure out what happened!"
Because Zhang had hidden it from everyone, Zhen Rong had just learned about Zhen Mi's adoption and was immediately confused.
Is the little sister no longer the little sister?
Have you become a member of the Bian family?
Yuan Xi is no longer brother-in-law?
So what was it before?
Gao Lan's mood was even more complicated. He secretly sought refuge with Yuan Xi, but on the surface he was still working for Yuan Shang. Both parties knew that Yuan Shang deceived Zhen Rong, but no one would break through this layer of paper.
Gao Lan was worried that if Yuan Xi married Zhen Mi through his relationship with Zhen Rong, his relationship with Yuan Xi would become even closer.
Now that Yuan Xi is here to do something like breaking into Zhen Mi's house, is it good or bad for him?
The advantage is that Yuan Shang will be less suspicious of him, but the disadvantage is that Gao Lan cannot clearly see Yuan Xi's future attitude.
Are you trying to stand on your own two boats and just wait and see what happens?
Gao Lan is a very smart person and is very good at assessing situations, so he naturally has many more worries than the average person.
Others, on the other hand, have recognized their true intentions early on, so they have fewer such worries.