When Kong Rong and his family first saw Yuan Xi appearing, they all had different reactions. Kong Rong looked frightened, but his wife and daughter looked surprised.
Kong Rong lost his voice and said: "Why are you here, kid?"
Yuan Xi spoke out: "Liu Yuzhou lost Pi Guangling and sent Mr. Wenlong to Yecheng for help. I formed an alliance with Liu Yuzhou on behalf of the Yuan family, so I have to do what I can."
"However, it is an unexpected joy to meet Wenju Gong's family here. I will send someone to send Wenju Gong's family back to Liu Yuzhou."
Only then did Kong Rong react and said angrily: "You kid is making fun of me!"
He suddenly remembered that his family's life was saved by Yuan Xi, and he felt extremely embarrassed. Should he thank Yuan Xi for saving his life?
Mrs. Kong Rong took her daughter and bowed deeply, and said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, Master, for saving your life."
Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "Madam, you're welcome. We all know each other. It's our duty to help each other, so there's no need to be polite."
Kong Rong's face twitched. Who are you familiar with? Is it my wife or my daughter?
He remembered that Yuan Xi had saved his wife's daughter once before, but the Taiyang family still complained about the matter of sharing a car. Do you think this was a good intention or a bad thing?
But this time it was even more thrilling. If Yuan Xi only acted a little absurdly, Sun Ce's behavior could be described as cruel and terrifying.
Sun Ce didn't care about any face at all when treating the nobles, and he also raped the women of the nobles. In addition, he was from a humble background, so his reputation among the nobles was not good.
Kong Rong thought, although Sun Ce did not get involved with his wife's daughter after his family of three was arrested, this incident would be like a pile of yellow mud when it was thrown into the Yellow River and could not be washed away. Will the Yang family marry his daughter in the future?
It's hard to say.
He was depressed, but he couldn't let it go. No matter how bad Yuan Xi did, it was still a life-saving grace. What else could he say?
Moreover, the other party is already the governor of Youzhou, a prince who is on an equal footing with Liu Bei. Kong Rong is not stupid, is it possible that he can still quarrel with him?
He could only say with a stiff face: "On behalf of the whole family, I would like to thank you, Master... for your life-saving grace."
Hearing the reluctance in Kong Rong's tone, Yuan Xi secretly laughed in his heart. Originally, he was quite dissatisfied with Kong Rong and always thought he was ugly, but his ungrateful words just now reminded him of his relationship with Yuan Shao.
The complex relationship between him and Kong Rong made him feel something in his heart, and his dislike of Kong Rong faded a lot.
He smiled and said: "You are so polite, Mr. Wenju. When I attacked Guangling, I never expected that your family would be trapped here. It can be said to be God's will."
He turned to Mrs. Kong Rong and said: "We said goodbye last time, but I didn't expect to see each other again. Madam is well."
Mrs. Kong Rong quickly returned the gift, her face was a little hot, what do you mean by farewell? How could you talk like this?
When she saw her daughter bowing her head and saying nothing, she thought to herself that this was strange. She always talked about Yuan Xi on weekdays, but why was she so speechless when they met?
She gently pulled her daughter's sleeve and whispered: "Quickly say thank you to the young master."
The girl lowered her head and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Master, for saving my life."
Yuan Xi thought to himself that he might be getting married soon, and he would be more sensible. He would know the differences between men and women, so he said warmly: "Young lady is well."
The girl lowered her head and hummed.
Yuan Xi thought about going to see Liu Bei's wife and daughter, so he said: "I have just conquered the city. At this time, the city is not stable, and there are many people with evil intentions. So you will have to stay here for a few days until everything calms down. I will
I will send you all back to Haixi Liuyuzhou..."
After hearing this, Kong Rong had no choice but to say: "Everything will be at your discretion."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi nodded and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."
He turned around and was about to leave when he heard the girl whisper: "Young Master is married?"
Yuan Xi was startled, then smiled and said: "We just got married last month."
"It's a coincidence that my wife came with me. I'll ask her to pay a visit to Madam another day."
When the girl saw Yuan Xi go out and disappear, she felt a sudden pain in her heart, as if something was missing, and her eyes could not help but fill with tears.
When Mrs. Kong Rong saw her, she sighed softly and held her daughter in her arms.
Kong Rong was completely unaware of the appearance of the mother and daughter. He looked out the window and said angrily: "This boy from the Yuan family has reached the sky in one step just like his father."
"When he came to Xuzhou, although he had a good reputation, he was just a concubine of the Yuan family. Unexpectedly, he has now become the head of a side branch and was appointed the governor of Youzhou. How old is he? He is twenty years old, or twenty-one.
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"The Yuan family has accumulated a lot of experience, but it's a pity that they are too ambitious. Even if they dance happily now, haha, it's hard to say what will happen in the future..."
Listening to Kong Rong's sour words, Mrs. Kong Rong said softly: "At least it saved our family's lives. Maybe we will need help from others."
After hearing this, Kong Rong wanted to retort a few words, but suddenly he thought that he had heard that the Yuan family's fierce tigers would be punished with harsh words. If his complaints reached his ears, wouldn't he be the one in trouble?
Thinking of this, he reluctantly stopped talking.
Yuan Xi and Tian Yu turned around and walked around to the other side of the yard, only to see that the door of a room was also bolted, presumably where Liu Bei's wife and daughter were kept.
He walked forward and knocked on the door, and a middle-aged female voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"
Hearing this, Yuan Xi said: "Yuan Xi is in Jizhou. Is there Mrs. Liu Yuzhou inside?"
The middle-aged female voice said: "Since you have found this place, why do you ask if you are with that Sun Ce even though you already know it?"
"Let me tell you first, if you want to hit my daughter, kill me first!"
Yuan Xi thought to himself that Mrs. Liu Bei is quite interesting.
There is no record of Liu Bei's first wife in the history books. I don't know if it was a taboo for the emperor or something else happened. Thinking of this, he said: "Don't you know, madam, that the Yuan family and Liu Yuzhou were originally allies?"
"I came to relieve the siege of Xuzhou at Liu Yuzhou's request. Now that Guangling has been captured by me, my wife will be able to return to Liu Yuzhou soon."
The person inside the door hesitated for a moment, then his voice softened, "Really?"
Yuan Xi said: "It's absolutely true. If it's convenient for Madam, can we meet?"
The female voice said: "It's locked outside. You can see it if you want. How can I stop it?"
Yuan Xi thought to himself that this lady spoke very rudely and directly, not like a noble woman at all. When Liu Bei was young, his family was not well off, and when he married, he found a well-matched wife, so she was not a woman from a wealthy family.
He said aloud: "In that case, I will open the door."
Tian Yu went up and unlatched the door, pushed the door open, and saw a woman with thick hands and big feet, a somewhat heroic look on her face, and a manly appearance, blocking the doorway with a vigilant look on her face.
Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment when he saw the woman. What should I say about Liu's first wife? Her body was straight, her chest was high, her waist was not thin, her limbs looked very strong, and she looked like she had done a lot of work since she was a child.
, has nothing to do with aristocratic women, but more like a simple working woman.
There seemed to be two female figures behind the woman, one large and one small. He thought to himself that this must be Liu Bei's daughter, so he bowed and saluted and said, "I have seen Madam Shijun."
When Mrs. Liu Bei saw Yuan Xi treating him with courtesy, she had no choice but to return the courtesy and said: "I've seen this before..."
She raised her head and asked doubtfully, "What do you call it?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I am the governor of Youzhou. Madam, you can call me Young Master, or you can call me Lord."
Mrs. Liu Bei looked puzzled and said: "You are so young that you are the governor of a state just like my concubine?"
She then shook her head and said: "No, you don't look like a bad person. Nowadays, governors are not good people."
Yuan Xi finally couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Madam's words also scolded Liu Yuzhou."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu Bei had an angry look on her face: "He is also heartless. He left us mother and daughter behind, but let someone run away with that vixen Gan!"
Yuan Xi sweated profusely, what is all this about?
Hearing Mrs. Liu Bei's accent, he asked, "Is your wife from Zhuojun?"
Mrs. Liu Bei nodded and said, "Like my husband, I was born in Zhuojun."
Yuan Xi laughed after hearing this and said: "It's a coincidence that my seat in Youzhou is also in Zhuo County. There are many generous, tragic, heroic and chivalrous people there. I think the envoy and his wife both have this character."
Mrs. Liu Bei clapped her hands: "Hey, if you didn't tell me earlier, aren't we half fellow villagers?"
"The people in our area all have this bad temper and can't change it. Don't blame me, sir."
Yuan Xi found Mrs. Liu Bei's words more and more interesting, but he could also see that although Mrs. Liu Bei's words were a bit vulgar on the surface, she was actually very considerate in her heart.
The two of them had talked so much just now and seemed to be familiar with each other, but Mrs. Liu Bei still tightly protected her two daughters behind her to prevent herself from seeing their faces.
Yuan Xi secretly admired her and thought that it was not easy for parents in the world. He immediately said: "Madam, please take the children to rest here. I will send someone to deliver three meals a day to Madam."
"When the city becomes stable in a few days, I will send a letter to Liu Yuzhou to see how to send his wife back."
"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."
Mrs. Liu Bei looked satisfied, "I knew that the young master was a cheerful person, so I refused to send him off!"
Yuan Xi laughed, said goodbye, and left with Tian Yu.
When Mrs. Liu Bei saw the footsteps of Yuan Xi and others walking away, she closed the door and said to her two daughters behind her: "This boy doesn't seem to have any bad intentions, but he knows people and faces but doesn't know his heart. Who would have known that he had met him?"
Do you think you have any crooked ideas? It’s better to leave it alone.”
Liu Bei has two daughters, one older and one younger. The older one is about thirteen or fourteen years old. She is very dignified and beautiful, much better than her parents.
She said aloud: "Mom, are you thinking too much? It sounds to me that the young man doesn't mean any harm."
Mrs. Liu Bei sneered and said: "What do you know? Men are attracted by sex. You see, after your father fell in love with that vixen of the Gan family, how could he still remember our three mothers?"
Yuan Xi took Tian Yu out of the house, mounted their horses, and went all the way to Nanmen Pier to pick up Zhen Mi and others.
On the way, he saw some soldiers patrolling the streets, some instructing civilians to clean up the streets, some conducting door-to-door inspections, and they had already begun to rectify the internal affairs of the city.
He thought to himself that he still didn't know whether Sun Ce would counterattack, so it was probably time to send someone to deliver a message to Liu Bei. If Sun Ce dared to come, he would be more confident of repelling Sun Ce if they attacked from both sides.
However, even if Sun Ce is beaten back to Yangzhou, there will be a lot of trouble afterwards. Is it necessary to return Guangling intact to Liu Bei?