Stepping closer to the wooden box, she felt that the sound in the wooden box was getting louder, and she could even hear the urgency in the sound. Looking at the big box in front of her, Xin Xianying's expression changed several times, and after a moment she sighed and stretched out her hand.
When she opened the lid of the wooden box, the scene inside surprised her.
I saw a large box about half a person tall, surrounded by fragrance and full of green clothes. A girl of sixteen or seventeen years old was tied up in the box. The girl's mouth was sealed with a ball of brocade cloth, and her hands were
Both her legs were tied in front of her body. It seemed that she was afraid of the girl's bumps along the way, and a thick brocade quilt was deliberately placed around the box.
The girl's skin is white, her narrow eyes are flashing, and there are still tears hanging on her eyelashes. Although the wooden box is surrounded by brocade, the girl still has messy buns and a pale complexion, which makes her look extremely attractive.
Love and pity.
The girl's beauty seemed to be no less than that of Xin Xianying herself, but what really surprised Xin Xianying was that he actually knew this girl and knew her very well.
Seeing Xin Xianying, the girl's eyes were full of surprise, and she struggled to stand up from the box.
"Mi sister?" After staring blankly for a while, Xin Xianying confirmed that the woman in the box was her sworn sister Zhen Mi who grew up with her.
Like the Xin family, the Zhen family is also a wealthy family in Jizhou. It was only the early death of Zhen Mi's father, Zhen Yi, that caused the decline of the Zhen family. The Zhen family is richest in the world. If the Zhen family hadn't taken out most of the family's property,
To raise food and fodder for Yuan Shao, maybe the Zhen family at this time would have been annexed by other families in Jizhou.
Xin Xianying's father had some friendship with Zhen Yi, so he helped the Zhen family overcome difficulties several times. Xin Xianying and Zhen Mi were born in the same year, so the relationship between the two was extremely close. Xin Xianying still remembers when she left Jizhou,
This younger sister even came to persuade me in person. I didn’t expect that it would be like this when we met again.
"Hmm, um." Seeing Xin Xianying recognize her, the girl's eyes were even more surprised. She lowered her head and looked at the rope on her body, looking at Xin Xianying with a pleading look on her face.
Taking a deep breath, Xin Xianying stepped forward to loosen the rope around the girl and helped the girl out of the big box. Xin Xianying glanced at Zhou Cang with an unkind expression.
Zhou Cang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Madam, the general doesn't know that this person is my sister. If he knew, how could he dare to treat her like this?"
In fact, what Zhou Cang wanted to say was that the military advisor asked him to do this, but as he spoke, Zhou Cang's heart suddenly moved and he covered up the matter.
"Sister." The girl looked at Xin Xianying with a haggard face and tears on her face. She seemed to have a huge grievance in her heart and couldn't stop crying.
"Don't worry, Mi sister, no one here dares to bully you." Xin Xianying held the girl in her arms, comforting her softly while guessing Xu Shu's intentions.
Although the Zhen family is a big family in Jizhou and rich in the world, it is nothing compared to a powerful family like the Xin family. Why did Xu Shu look at the Zhen family alone? Zhen Mi discovered
He knew Xu Shu's actions, which made him even more suspicious. Although his sister was extremely intelligent, except for visiting him from time to time, she didn't go out often and didn't like to interact with strangers. How could she discover Jin Yiwei's actions?
What was the reason that made Xu Shu treat the Zhen family differently? Xin Xianying frowned and thought secretly.
"Sister, where is this?" Zhen Mi stood up from Xin Xianying's arms and began to look at the surrounding environment. Although it was not luxurious, at first glance, it was not a mansion that ordinary people could own, not to mention that this seemed to be just a place in the mansion.
Side Hall, the status of everyone in this mansion is either rich or noble.
"This is my sister's home. Why was Mi Mei brought here by General Zhou?" Taking Zhen Mi's little hand, the two of them walked to the backyard together.
"Sister's house?" Zhen Mi looked at Xin Xianying doubtfully. Only then did she realize that her sister's hair was tied up in a high bun. She was obviously married.
My sister actually got married? Zhen Mi was shocked at first, but she realized that her sister was so arrogant and arrogant. Ordinary men would not be able to attract her sister's attention. However, looking at her current dress, it was clear that her sister had been married for a long time.
, and along the way, I saw countless people saluting my sister, but my sister accepted it happily, obviously not dissatisfied with this marriage in her heart.
"Exactly, this will be my sister's home from now on." Seeing the doubts in Zhen Mi's heart, Xin Xianying smiled and did not explain.
"Sister, won't you really marry that Liu Qi?" Zhen Mi asked in a low voice as if she couldn't believe it.
"Don't worry, my husband is not in the house. If you have anything to say, just say it." Xin Xianying said with a smile.
"Sister, are you...really married to Liu Qi, whom you have never even met?" Zhen Mi looked at Xin Xianying in shock. The two had been separated for less than a few months, and her sister, who was more handsome than anyone else, actually...
Marrying an unknown person.
This Liu Qi seems to be more cowardly and incompetent than her fiancé. I don’t know how my sister married this man. It seems that even my uncle doesn’t like this marriage too much, why would he?
Insist on marrying your daughter to Liu Qi?
Zhen Mi tilted her head and looked at Xin Xianying. She seemed to feel that Xin Xianying was very different from the last time they met, but she couldn't see the difference for a while. She just felt that she was more composed and more incredible than before.
Looking directly at him, it seems that his whole body is full of majesty.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhen Mi felt the eyes of the people around her looking at her, and they began to become quite unkind. It seemed that they were dissatisfied with her calling Liu Qi by his first name. Wasn't it saying that Liu Qi was mediocre, cowardly and incompetent? Such a person
Shouldn't he be looked down upon by people everywhere? Why do people here still protect him so much? Is it because he is the master of this place?
Yes, listening to General Zhou calling him "Lord" all the way, Liu Qi must have inherited Jingzhou Mu by now. No wonder these people are so afraid of him.
Feeling that she had figured out the key, Zhen Mi smiled apologetically at the unkind eyes around her, but she was quite disapproving in her heart, pretending to say this to Xin Xianying as if nothing had happened.
After arriving at Xin Xianying's hospital, Zhen Mi took Xin Xianying's arm and whispered, "Sister, was it your uncle who forced you to marry that Liu Qi, or was it Liu Biao who forced you to marry with chicken feathers as arrows?"
"Haha, where are you thinking? If I don't want to get married, even my father won't force me. It's my decision." Xin Xianying patted Zhen Mi's head and shook her head.
"How is this possible?" Zhen Mi looked at Xin Xianying in disbelief.
Seeing Zhen Mi's surprised face, Xin Xianying smiled helplessly. When she left Jizhou, how could she have thought of today's situation? Didn't she also say that she would not marry Liu Qi?
"What kind of person is this Liu Qi, who can actually make his sister marry him willingly?" Zhen Mi circled around Xin Xianying twice and asked in surprise.
"He... is a very ambitious person." Xin Xianying was stunned for a moment, and then said. Thinking of Liu Qi's explosive ambition when they first met, Xin Xianying laughed.
Yes, it was ambition. If he hadn't been extremely ambitious, he would never have treated himself as if he were nothing upon meeting him. Only after hearing his analysis, he would have gotten her regardless of the means.
"Ambition?" Zhen Mi was stunned again. This seemed to have no connection with the rumored Liu Qi. He was cowardly, incompetent, and incompetent. How could such a person be ambitious? Zhen Mi was filled with astonishment.
"Haha, his ambition is as big as the whole world. Do you think this ambition is big?" Xin Xianying said with a smile.
"The whole world?" Zhen Mi looked at Xin Xianying in surprise again: "Sister, have you made a mistake? Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are the two most powerful princes today. Even if they decide the world, Liu Qi can't do anything, right?
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"Compared to the situation that Emperor Guangwu was in back then, he is already in a better place. What Emperor Guangwu can do, he will definitely be able to do."
After being compared to Emperor Guangwu, I always seemed to really regard him as Emperor Guangwu, and even acted with Yin Li as an example.
"Maybe this is what he wants." Xin Xianying shook her head and thought to herself.
"By the way, how were you brought to Jingzhou by General Zhou?" Xin Xianying looked at Zhen Mi and said.
"I don't know either. That day I went out alone to drink tea at a teahouse in the city and I heard someone next door seeming to be plotting something. I didn't pay attention at the time, but when I left the teahouse, I was knocked unconscious by them and when I woke up, I was already in the big box.
Hit." Zhen Mi shook her head and said distressedly: "How long is it that Jingzhou is thousands of miles away from Jizhou? How can I get back?"
Xin Xianying lowered his head and fell into deep thought. He knew that Zhen Mi had a habit of going to the best teahouse in the city to sit alone every once in a while. But even then, there were many guards from the Zhen Mansion escorting her secretly.
Do you feel tied up here?
Moreover, Zhen Mi also has another identity, that is, she is the fiancée of Yuan Shao's most beloved son, Yuan Xi.
Wait, Xin Xianying raised her head and looked at Zhen Mi, seeming to understand why Xu Shu did what she did. Zhen Mi is Yuan Xi's fiancée, but as far as she knows, Zhen Mi doesn't have much affection for Yuan Xi, and even has a few feelings for her.
Disgusted. The reason why the Zhen family married Zhen Mi to Yuan Xi seems to have been requested by Yuan Xi in front of Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's other two sons also seemed to covet Zhen Mi.
It was impossible for Xu Shu not to notice this a few months after he arrived in Jizhou.
Looking at Zhen Mi, Xin Xianying's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Xu Shu used Zhen Mi to sow discord between the three Yuan brothers. Although the three Yuan brothers secretly protected each other and fought for everyone, the three of them had always behaved well in front of Yuan Shao.
Dare to reveal the slightest, this time Zhen Mi disappeared, then Yuan Xi is likely to suspect Yuan Shang, and the fight between the three brothers is likely to be exposed all at once.
The forces under Yuan Shao would also split into several parts as soon as possible, which was Xu Shu's purpose. Although he knew that Xu Shu was not wrong in doing so, Zhen Mi was implicated in vain, and he felt that Xu Shu ordered Zhou Cang to
It seems that Zhen Mi was sent to Jingzhou for another purpose.