Nowadays, in the Youzhou area, in addition to Yuan Xi, Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, and Shan Yu Tadun, there is a fourth force.
The remnants of Gongsun Zan.
Nowadays, they are scattered in various counties and counties, and still occupy many cities, but they have no leader. To integrate them, in addition to Tian Yu, the original general of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Xi also has someone in his hands.
Hou Shi, the widow of Gongsun Zan.
But when it comes to using the Hou family, the method is somewhat unsightly, which makes Yuan Xi quite hesitant.
As long as he accepts the Hou family and adopts Gongsun Zan's children as his adopted sons, the remnants of Gongsun Zan's party in Youzhou will have no excuse to continue to resist and will have no choice but to submit to him.
The key is, is this appropriate?
Yuan Xi felt that he had not been forced into this yet, so he suppressed the idea for now.
When he sent Xian Yufu away and returned to his mansion, he found that the atmosphere was strange.
Zhen Mi greeted her at the door as always, but Yuan Xi always felt that something was wrong.
He was so familiar with Zhen Mi's habitual movements that when Zhen Mi bowed her head slightly and saluted Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi felt a sense of alienation and disobedience.
He reached out his hand without any expression, took Zhen Mi's hand and said, "How is your health, madam?"
Zhen Mi shrank her hand slightly, then returned to normal, and said softly: "I'm fine, husband. Don't worry."
Yuan Xi became confused. He whispered a few words to Zhen Mi, but then he saw Cao Xian coming in with a wooden tray with teapots and bowls on it, pouring tea for the two of them.
When Cao Xian turned his back to Zhen Mi, he winked at Yuan Xi and glanced out the window.
Yuan Xi thought to himself that something had happened!
He calmly said a few more words to Zhen Mi, excused himself to talk to Cai Zhaoji about something, and then turned around and walked out the door.
As soon as he turned the corner, he saw Cao Xian sneaking behind the corner. Seeing Yuan Xi coming, he quickly pointed in the direction of Mrs. Wu's house, and then ran away.
When Yuan Xi saw him, Monk Zhang Er was confused and wanted to follow him, but found that Cao Xian had run back to Huan's house.
He thought for a while and then walked to the study room where Cai Zhaoji was.
At this time, in Mrs. Wu's room, Hua Tuo looked through the crack in the door and saw Yuan Xi going to the study. Then he wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned to Mrs. Wu who was sitting on the bed and said: "At your age, taking medicine rashly,
I'm afraid it will cause serious harm to the body and may even put one's life in danger."
"Ma'am, please give it some thought."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu nodded blankly and said: "I have already thought about it, please ask the husband to make a prescription."
Hua Tuo wiped his sweat again and said: "It's bitterly cold in the north, and the medicine used is quite different from that in Jiangdong. How about you let me go back and think about it carefully, and wait until tomorrow to send someone to deliver the prescription to my wife?"
Mrs. Wu was skeptical after hearing this, but when Hua Tuo said this, she could only nod helplessly, "Excuse me, sir. I'm waiting for news from you."
Hua Tuo hurriedly said: "In that case, I'll just go back and prepare the medicine and bring it directly to Madam."
After saying this, he didn't wait for Mrs. Wu to respond, pushed open the door, squeezed out sideways, changed his feet, used the ape-flying bird-flutter technique in the Five Animals Opera, leaped a few times, and then disappeared out of the house.
At this time, the daughter on Mrs. Wu's bed stood up unsteadily, threw herself on Mrs. Wu's back, and said with her teeth: "Mom, give me a hug, give me a hug."
Mrs. Wu turned sideways and hugged her daughter, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes. She thought, "Why is it such a coincidence!"
As soon as Yuan Xi entered the room, he saw Cai Zhaoji looking at him and smiling.
He thought to himself that today is really weird. Everyone is acting so weird. What on earth happened?
He didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "What happened in the house?"
Cai Zhaoji tried hard to hold back her laughter, but in the end she couldn't help it, but her face turned into a half-smile, "Have you met your lady, sir?"
Yuan Xi said helplessly: "I just came to see you because I saw her and thought she looked weird, and I couldn't ask directly."
Cai Zhaoji smiled and said: "Did Young Master do something? If he didn't feel guilty, why would he come to me?"
Yuan Xi was furious. He grabbed Cai Zhaoji into his arms, put his hands into the front of her clothes and violently tortured her until Cai Zhaoji begged for mercy. He stopped and said fiercely: "Don't play riddles. Speak quickly!"
Cai Zhaoji glanced at Yuan Xi with a charming look, and said breathlessly: "That's all I say. The young master has been more and more rude recently, no wonder he will cause trouble."
Yuan Xi was startled, what does it mean to cause trouble?
Cai Zhaoji whispered: "A few days ago, Cao Xian and I cooked some mutton soup. Mrs. Cai happened to be in the lady's room, so I served her a bowl."
"As soon as Mrs. Cai drank it, she hurried out of the house and vomited it out."
Yuan Xi heard this and said, "Are you used to the taste of mutton?"
Cai Zhaoji lowered her voice, "But Mrs. Cai couldn't stop retching. Seeing that she was feeling unwell, she quickly called people out and invited Mr. Hua Tuo to come."
"After Mr. Cai arrived, he took Mrs. Cai's pulse and exclaimed, "This seems to be a happy pulse!"
"We didn't react for a moment, but after a while, the expressions of Madam and Madam Cai immediately changed."
Yuan Xi was also so surprised that he opened his mouth wide, "No way?"
"Could I have seen it wrong?"
Cai Zhaoji sighed: "Mr. Yuanhua's expression also changed drastically, and he quickly said that he might have seen it wrong, and Mrs. Cai might just be unwell."
"Later, the lady asked the husband to go back to the house with her, and then the young master came back."
Yuan Xi carefully thought about the cause and effect, and suddenly realized: "Do you suspect that I did it?"
After hearing this, Cai Zhaoji covered her mouth and said with a smile: "How dare I think so? I'm afraid my wife will think too much."
"I don't dare to intervene in this matter. I can only wait for the young master and his wife to explain it clearly."
Yuan Xi suddenly stood up and said angrily: "I don't know which shameless person did this, and I was blamed!"
"No, I have to find him out!"
He walked around angrily, "Mrs. Cai has been living in the inner house, and only a few people can come in."
"Tai Shi Ci, Tian Yu, Sun Li, Guo Jia!"
"The first three are obviously impossible. They were definitely done by Guo Jia!"
"This Guo Jia is so courageous that he actually reached out to the widow!"
"I'll go find him!"
After Cai Zhaoji heard this, she quickly grabbed Yuan Xi and said, "Young master, don't be impatient. Don't lose your sense of proportion."
"I just want to ask, even if it is really Mr. Fengxiao who did it, what should I do if the two of them are in love with me?"
"Taking a step back, if Mr. Fengxiao threatens Mrs. Cai, what should the young master do?"
"If this matter spreads, it will cause great harm to Mrs. Cai's reputation. Please consider it carefully, Sir."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi calmed down a little. He sat down angrily and said with a headache: "Guo Jia is good at everything, but he is too lustful!"
"It's just a singer and dancer outside. If something like this happens to Mrs. Cai in our house, how can I explain it to the Cai family?"
He was still holding on to a trace of luck, "Do you think Mr. Yuanhua really got it wrong?"
"In other words, Mrs. Cai was actually pregnant before we captured Guangling City?"
After hearing this, Cai Zhaoji said: "I don't know about this concubine. It's best for the young master to take her directly and ask the husband."
Yuan Xi sighed: "I took the blame very well. I'm afraid Zhen Mi would think it was me and she would be unhappy."
"No, this is really disgusting. I have to get to the bottom of it!"
When Cai Zhaoji saw Yuan Xi going out, she thought seeing how angry Yuan Xi was, could it be that she and Zhen Mi had guessed wrong?
But Guo Jia is so lustful, would he really get involved with a noble woman so openly?
Yuan Xi came out of Cai Zhaoji's room and hesitated.
If Guo Jia really did it, how could I punish him?
And in this matter, do we have to ask the parties about their wishes?
Thinking of this, he walked to Mrs. Wu's room, knocked on the door, and said, "Is Madam here?"
Mrs. Wu was holding her daughter sadly when she suddenly heard Yuan Xi's voice, her body was shocked, she quickly wiped her face and stood up.
She walked behind the door and whispered: "Is there something wrong, Sir?"
Yuan Xi looked around and said, "It's not convenient to talk here. Can we go inside and talk in detail?"
Mrs. Wu quickly said: "I am a bit inconvenient, please forgive me."
Yuan Xi heard this and said: "I just wanted to come over and ask, Madam, is in trouble, is there anything you need my help with?"
Mrs. Wu's mood was complicated. She whispered: "Thank you for taking care of me. I am in good condition. Please come back."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi could only say: "No matter what difficulties there are, Xi will definitely seek justice for my wife."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu felt even more uncomfortable and said softly: "I really have nothing to do. You are busy with your affairs. You are responsible for the rise and fall of a county. Please don't waste your energy on trivial matters."
Seeing Madam Wu's insistence, Yuan Xi said, "Well, if Madam has anything to say, you can come to me at any time."
Mrs. Wu felt quite uncomfortable as she listened to Yuan Xi's footsteps walking away. It seemed that the other party hadn't remembered what happened that night, but how long could she keep it a secret?
Yuan Xi returned to the house and saw Zhen Mi leaning on the couch. He chuckled and said, "My husband is back?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said helplessly: "I know what Madam is thinking, but I'm really not that kind of person. This is really an unreasonable disaster."
Seeing Yuan Xi's calm face, Zhen Mi sighed softly: "I do blame my husband a little, but it's not what I think."
"Mrs. Cai is indeed very beautiful. When she was young, she should be no worse than my concubine. If my husband really likes her, he can just marry her."
"But if your husband really wants to have something to do with her, but doesn't give her a status, isn't it too much?"
"Perhaps the husband relies on the grace of saving others and forces her to submit, which will make me even more unhappy."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "How is that possible!"
"The woman I like must give me an explanation. How could she do such nonsense?"
"I see that Mrs. Cai is acting like this. She must have some troubles. I will find a way to find that man out."
"If there is really any coercion, even if it's Guo Jia, I can't condone his indulgence. He will definitely be punished."
After hearing this, Zhen Mi asked doubtfully: "From what my husband said, it is really possible that this matter has something to do with Mr. Fengxiao?"
"But Mr. Fengxiao is the husband's mastermind, I'm afraid."
Yuan Xi sighed: "When the time comes, Fengxiao and I will shoulder the responsibility together. Besides, if something like this happened to Mrs. Cai in my house, I also have a considerable responsibility."
Guo Jiazheng was hugging his beautiful concubine, holding a wine bottle in one hand, and busy with the other when he suddenly sneezed suddenly and felt very cold in his heart.
Thinking of staying in Youzhou for several years to come, he couldn't help but miss the warm Xuzhou.
At this moment, a concubine came in and said, "Mr. Yuanhua is visiting outside and wants to see my husband."
After hearing this, Guo Jia asked doubtfully: "Yuanhua? Why did he come to me?"
"Invite him in quickly."
Within a few breaths, Hua Tuo had already rushed through the door. Guo Jia stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Yuanhua is a rare visitor. Would you like to have a drink with Jia?"
Hua Tuo was not in the mood and said bluntly: "Tuo has done something bad now, please ask Mr. Fengxiao to save me!"