Yuan Xi walked forward and bowed, "Hello, Sister."
He bowed to Mrs. Hong and said, "Greetings, Madam."
When Mrs. Hong saw this, she hummed in a low voice, looking quite embarrassed.
Yuan Xing returned the gift, quite impressed, "It's hard for you to call me sister."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said to Yuan Xing, "My mother died early. If it weren't for my sister's care, I might not have grown up."
"I've always remembered my sister's kindness."
After hearing this, Yuan Xing also sighed, "Why bring up these things? It makes people feel uncomfortable when they hear them."
She held Lu Lingqi's hand and said to Yuan Xi, "Look at you. You found such a good wife, but you don't even buy her clothes. Isn't that too much?"
"I took out my clothes and found that they were OK. I'll find a few more sets later."
Yuan Xi laughed and said to Lu Lingqi, "Sister gave you all her wedding clothes."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi realized that the clothes she was wearing were expensive, and blushed and said, "No, thank you for your trouble, sister."
Yuan Xing said unconcernedly, "It's just a few pieces of clothing. I don't know when I'm going to get married, but the girl is getting married soon."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi became even more embarrassed.
Yuan Xing turned to Yuan Xi and said, "You still remember me. I heard that you came back to Yecheng for something. Will you live in Youzhou from now on?"
"After this separation, I don't know when we will meet again."
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true."
Yuan Xing had not yet learned about Zhao Yun's affairs. Seeing Yuan Xi's mysterious look, she was confused for a moment. When Yuan Xi mentioned the matter of proposing marriage for Zhao Yun, she finally realized what was going on. She said with a slight frown, "Well, you have been keeping this in mind for a long time, and you really did succeed."
"Is it because General Zilong has good character, or is it for some other reason?"
"In this chaotic world, life and death are unpredictable for a general. General Yan Liang even met with an unexpected disaster. You really have confidence in General Zilong."
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't betray you, sister. General Zilong is a man of integrity, and he has great luck on the battlefield."
"I believe that both my sister and he will live to be a hundred years old."
Yuan Xing burst out laughing, "Why weren't you so sweet when you were a child?"
"Forget it. Anyway, it's all up to my father to decide the matter. It wouldn't be bad if I could see you more often in the future, right?"
Yuan Xing took Hong's hand and said, "It's hard to have both in this world. I'm afraid if I get married, we won't be able to see each other in the future."
When Hong's hand was lifted up, a section of her fair arm was revealed. Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi were sharp-eyed and immediately saw that there were several shocking scars on Hong's arm. The contrast between the dark red scars and the fair skin was extremely obvious.
Hong woke up and quickly retracted her hand, covering it with her sleeve, and whispered, "I accidentally fell and got hurt."
Lu Lingqi and Yuan Xi were both martial artists and were very familiar with wounds. They could tell at a glance that these wounds were whip marks and were definitely not caused by falling.
After hearing this, Yuan Xing sighed slightly and stopped talking. However, Lu Lingqi did not react and said angrily, "How is this possible!"
"This is obviously..."
Yuan Xi waved his hand, and Lü Lingqi realized what was happening and quickly shut up. Yuan Xi sighed to Hong, "It stands to reason that my branch has no right to interfere in Lord Benchu's family affairs."
After hearing this, Mrs. Hong's face darkened a little.
Yuan Xi added: "But if Madam has other ideas, you can tell Sister privately. Sister's business is my business, and I will do my best to do it."
After hearing this, Hong showed a trace of gratitude on her face and bowed to Yuan Xi, saying, "Thank you for your concern, sir. I will take my leave now."
Yuan Xi waited for Hong to leave, then turned to Yuan Xing and asked, "Sister, did you do that on purpose just now?"
"It's not that I don't want to help, but Xianfu already has a grudge against me. If I intervene rashly, it will only hurt her."
After hearing this, Yuan Xing sighed and said, "My little brother is smart. She is also a miserable person. If I suddenly ask you for help, she will lose face. That's why I came up with this idea."
"My third brother has become more and more erratic in the past two years. I am really worried about him."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi sneered and said, "I heard that he also proposed to marry my sister to Wuhuan to win the support of Chanyu Tadun?"
Not long after meeting Yuan Xing, Lu Lingqi realized that the relationship between Yuan Xing and Yuan Xi was extraordinary, much deeper than that of ordinary family members, and she also developed a good impression of Yuan Xing. Now that she heard that Yuan Xing was being used by Yuan Shang, she couldn't help but get angry and asked, "How can there be such a brother?"
"If I meet him, I will give him a good beating!"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi laughed and said, "Don't be like me. If you hit them too hard, you will really beat them to death."
Yuan Xing's eyes showed a strange look. She reached out and pinched Lu Lingqi's arm. "I heard that the girl is very good at martial arts?"
"That makes sense. A daughter of a general, Marquis Wen is famous all over the world, so how could his daughter be bad?"
Lu Lingqi was getting more and more proud, and then she heard Yuan Xing ask, "How did you fall in love with me?"
Lu Lingqi's face froze, and she thought to herself, I can't say that I lost two games in a row, right?
Seeing Lu Lingqi's embarrassed expression, Yuan Xi changed the subject and asked, "What's going on with my third brother?"
"It stands to reason that after I was adopted, Xiansi would be the governor of Qingzhou, and Jizhou would obviously be left to my third brother. What else could he be worried about?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xing looked around and whispered, "I heard that he has been taking a lot of Wushisan in the past two years."
"Before and after eating, the temper will be erratic. Hong suffered a lot."
When Yuan Xi heard the name Wu Shi San, he pondered for a moment. He remembered that he was drugged by Yuan Shang. Later, according to Cai Zhaoji's analysis, it seemed to be this drug.
Where did Yuan Shang get the Five-Stone Powder, and why is it so effective?
Could it be given by the alchemist of Taiping Dao?
But it is not entirely true to say that all those who refined the Five Stones Powder were alchemists of the Taiping Dao. As the next head of the Yuan family, Yuan Shang sought the recipe and made it by some nobles to curry favor with him, thinking that it was given as a gift, which seemed to be nothing wrong.
Although it took several decades for the use of the Five-Stones Powder to become a trend among the gentry in later generations, as the Five-Stones Powder had not yet become popular at that time, Yuan Shang's level was different from that of ordinary gentry and cannot be generalized.
However, Yuan Xi always felt vaguely that there seemed to be something connecting these series of events, but he did not have much information at hand and could not really see the truth behind them.
He suddenly remembered what Zhen Mi said in Jicheng, and said, "Are there any Taiping Dao ladies among the noble ladies in Yecheng?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xing was surprised and asked, "You know this too?"
"There were a few who came to your house before, but I didn't like them, so they stopped coming."
Yuan Xi frowned and asked, "What are they doing here, spreading the teachings of the Taiping Dao?"
Yuan Xing laughed and said, "How is that possible? It would have been possible ten years ago, but after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the nobles all regarded it as a taboo. If they dared to publicly spread it, they would have been arrested immediately."
"When they came, they just did some needlework. I remembered that someone had mentioned the wonderful effects of Wu Shi San to me."
"But I knew what my third brother had done to the Hong family, and I was very unhappy with the Five Stones Powder, so I drove them away."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi pondered, "When they came to see my sister, who introduced them?"
Yuan Xing thought for a moment, "I remember it was Hong who mentioned that there were a few female Taoists who were good at needlework..."
Her body trembled, "Is it possible?"
"No, how could that be? Mrs. Hong is also a miserable person. She..."
Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "It may not be her. Maybe Yuan Shang asked her to do it."
"Sister, don't forget that when Yuan Shang invited me to the banquet, it was Hong who toasted me."
After hearing this, Yuan Xing couldn't accept it for a moment, "Could it be that Hong is hiding this from me... Why..."
Yuan Xi sighed: "Everyone has their own difficulties. Maybe she has no choice."
"She was an accomplice to the evil, but she was unable to resist. This is also her pathetic and miserable side."
"That's why I just said that if a person doesn't have the will to save himself, no one else can help him."
"If she really wants to get out of this predicament, she can only take the initiative to do it. But as Yuan Shang's wife, how can it be so easy for her to draw a clear line between herself and him?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xing sighed.
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "We have finally met each other, so let's not talk about these things. If Hong is willing to talk, she will naturally come to find my sister."
"An elder sister is like a mother. This time I brought Lingqi here to let elder sister take a look. Do I have a good taste?"
Lu Lingqi grumbled, and Yuan Xing couldn't help but laugh: "That's right, it's enough for this child to be your legal wife, but I don't know how you deceived Wen Hou and actually let her follow you."
"You must treat her well."
Under Lu Lingqi's proud gaze, Yuan Xi quickly smiled and said, "Of course."
Lv Lingqi listened to the two people's conversation, her eyes rolled around, and she said, "I heard that the husband... this man's wife, Madam Zhen, is very beautiful?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xing pulled Lv Lingqi and said with a smile: "This is true. I'm afraid there won't be another one like this in Jizhou."
"You'll know when you meet her, but don't worry, Madam Zhen has a good heart and is very kind to others."
Lu Lingqi snorted, "I'm not worried. Anyway, she and I are not competing for anything."
Yuan Xing had previously heard Lu Lingqi talk about the child being adopted by the Lu family, and thought that this was a good idea. In a large family, many things revolve around inheritance and conflicts. Just look at Yuan Shao's sons.
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "My sister hasn't even heard of this yet, but my wife is pregnant."
After hearing this, Yuan Xing was also delighted, "Our Yuan family is going to have a new baby."
"Except for my eldest brother who has a daughter, there is no male offspring in the next generation."
"If Madam Zhen were to give birth to a boy, Father would be very happy."
Yuan Xi shook his head, "If that's the case, I'm afraid Xianfu and Xiansi will have some thoughts in their minds."
Yuan Xing was silent. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang both had no male heirs. If this continued, when Yuan Shao looked for someone to adopt in the future, he would still give priority to Yuan Xi's son.
As a result, the already chaotic fight over Yuan's inheritance became completely messed up.
She forced a smile and said, "Why do you think so much, little brother? That will happen many years later."
"It's me. I don't know when I'm going to get married."
Then on the next day, Yuan Shao summoned Yuan Xing and asked her about her willingness to get married.