Yuan Xing was about to speak but stopped, then realized that she shouldn't have said this, and said, "I made a mistake, just pretend I didn't say it."
Zhen Rong was furious and complained: "Sister is a heartless person. I still want to hear that the third young master is frustrated."
Yuan Xing sighed: "Come on, I won't tell you because I don't want to cause trouble to you. Your husband is still working under the third brother, so you have to take care of your face."
Zhen Rong still wanted to speak, but when he saw Zhen Mi winking, he realized and immediately stopped.
The fact that the Zhen family secretly sought refuge with Yuan Xi and planned to transfer its foundation from Jizhou was still a secret. If it were leaked out during the conversation, many people would know about it, so there is no guarantee that nothing bad would happen.
Although Yuan Xing is reliable, the maids and servants around her may not be without spies. For the sake of safety, Zhen Mi still hinted that Zhen Rong, a big mouth, should talk less.
But Yuan Xing was keenly aware of it and wondered: "You two are so sneaky, what are you doing?"
After hearing this, Zhen Mi quickly changed her subject and said, "I heard from the clerk of the Zhen Family Trading Company about the Second Young Master."
Yuan Xing joked: "It seems that my sister cares about her second brother very much."
Zhen Mi said angrily: "If my sister makes fun of me again, I won't say it anymore."
Yuan Xing quickly smiled and said: "I said something wrong, sister, don't worry, what kind of rumors about the second brother are circulating in the business?"
Zhen Mi then said: "I heard that the second young master has a mixed reputation among the Yecheng nobles."
"On the good side, he rode into Xuzhou alone, killed Tao Qian's captain Zhang Kai, defeated Liu Bei, the governor of Yuzhou, rescued Cao Taigong, and protected the people of Xuzhou. He is a legend."
When Zhen Mi spoke, her eyes were bright. Zhen Rong saw it and sighed secretly in her heart. The little sister is completely trapped.
Yuan Xing said: "This rumor started before my second brother left the city, but it has become more and more intense recently. I thought someone was behind it to add fuel to the flames."
Zhen Rong asked in confusion: "Did the second young master do it himself?"
At that time, in order to enhance their reputation, it was common for nobles to seek out relatives and friends to spread all kinds of out-of-the-way things.
Zhen Mi bit her lip and said, "Second Young Master is not that kind of person."
Zhen Rong knew it, the younger sister was already deeply poisoned. She had no brains to protect her future husband before they even got married.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Xing also nodded and said: "I don't think it's the second brother. He doesn't know much about the nobles in Yecheng. Who will help him spread the word?"
Zhen Rong wondered: "That's strange, who is it?"
At that time, the three women did not know about Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi joining forces. Nowadays, most of those who privately promote Yuan Xi's reputation in Yecheng are under the instruction of Yuan Tan.
Zhen Mi's heart moved, but she didn't speak.
Yuan Xi seems to have many things that he hides from everyone?
what is it then?
very curious!
Zhen Rong added: "But I also heard that someone is spreading rumors that are unfavorable to the second young master."
"To say that he is unfaithful and unfilial, and to swear poisonous oaths in the name of his family and elders, is a taboo among the gentry."
Yuan Xing sighed: "I also asked my second brother whether he really did these things."
"When he was in Beixin City, he spoke freely. The most important thing was that he offended the local gentry. I am afraid that it was because of this that the Yecheng gentry arranged for him."
"Some people also say that he was very greedy for money. He went to Xuzhou to rescue Grand Duke Cao. In fact, it was for the Cao family's property. After rescuing the person, he took all the property for himself."
Zhen Mi and Zhen Rong thought to themselves that this was absolutely true. Most of the belongings were still lying in the Zhen family's warehouse.
Zhen Mi said softly: "There are also bad people who say that he is lecherous, and they also spread rumors that he brought dozens of concubines, but in the end it was found that they were all rescued noble women. Isn't this all nonsense?"
Yuan Xing wondered: "Obviously there are some people who are helping the second brother, and there are also people who want to ruin the second brother's reputation, so the second brother has a mixed reputation among the nobles."
Zhen Mi asked Yuan Xing, "Did the Third Young Master tell Mr. Zhou Mu all these rumors, and that's why my sister is so unhappy?"
Yuan Xing nodded and said: "That's true. I don't know why, but the third brother was not so afraid of the second brother before."
She suddenly reacted and lost her voice: "I was still deceived by someone. This is our Yuan family's family matter, so I can't tell you."
Zhen Mi said angrily: "I don't care about anything else. This third young master is still evil-minded. He first deceived the fourth sister and then put pressure on the Zhen family. This is because he doesn't want the Zhen family to marry the Yuan family."
"I don't know why the Zhen family offended him!"
Yuan Xing and Zhen Rong nodded simultaneously, they couldn't figure this out either.
Wu Zhao had been listening quietly, and now he said: "Concubine"
She suddenly realized that as a servant, it was inappropriate to speak in this situation, and she quickly shut her mouth.
When Zhen Mi saw it, she said, "Does this sister know something?"
She had long felt that the relationship between Wu Zhao and Yuan Xi was unusual, not an ordinary master-servant relationship.
Zhen Mi was originally quite open-minded and cheerful, but for some reason, when she thought of Wu Zhao and Yuan Xi looking at each other, her heart became slightly sour.
Wu Zhao looked at Yuan Xing and saw that she nodded, and then said: "I think it may be because the Third Young Master is very interested in the Zhen family."
The three women were shocked at the same time: "How can you say this?"
Wu Zhao said softly: "I followed the young master to the banquet that day. Although I stopped him at the door, I saw the third young master talking to his wife, Mrs. Hong."
"It seems that every move Mrs. Hong makes is based on Third Young Master's face. She is very afraid of Third Young Master."
Yuan Xing shook her head and said: "Hong's personality is very gentle. This doesn't mean anything, right?"
Wu Zhao thought, but when Yuan Shang was talking to Zhen Rong, his eyes always looked at certain parts of his body, which made Wu Zhao suspect that Yuan Shang was a very controlling person and might have wanted to do something wrong with Zhen Rong.
But this idea was unfounded, so Wu Zhao had no choice but to say: "I think too much, but I always feel that the Third Young Master is dissatisfied with Mrs. Hong."
Zhen Rong thought that when Yuan Shang deceived her, he actually said that he wanted to take her as his concubine. His face changed and he thought, could what Wu Zhao said be true?
She bit her lip, thinking that Yuan Shang had drugged her, and when she followed Yuan Xi back to the house, she seemed to have been taken advantage of and taken advantage of.
Thinking of this, a sense of guilt arose spontaneously, and I felt that I couldn't hold my head up in front of Zhen Mi.
I don’t know what evil I committed in my previous life, but I actually had such an evil entanglement with the Yuan family!
Yuan Xing wondered: "If this is really the case, does the third brother have any thoughts about Mi Mei?"
"He has a wife, how can he divorce the Hong family?"
Zhen Rong said softly: "The Hong family has declined in recent years, but the Yuan family has grown stronger. The two parties are no longer a good match."
"On the contrary, the Zhen family is a wealthy businessman with strong financial resources, and the younger sister is so beautiful. If the third brother becomes the head of the family in the future."
Everyone was stunned, so to speak, it is really possible!
Yuan Xing suddenly realized: "No wonder I heard someone say that my father and mother mentioned the marriage between my second brother and the Zhen family several times, but my mother made excuses to delay it!"
After saying these words, both Zhen Mi and Zhen Rong's expressions changed. Thinking of the unfavorable rumors about Yuan Xi in Ye City, they could not guess that the marriage between the Zhen family and the Yuan family must have happened between Yuan Shang and his biological mother Liu. Trouble!
The two parties are getting married, and Mrs. Liu is the original wife and Yuan Xi's nominal mother. If she doesn't nod, the marriage between the two families will not be possible!
Zhen Rong was even more worried. If Mrs. Liu kept blocking it, the marriage between the second young master and his younger sister would not be possible. In the last resort of his mother Zhang, would it be possible for the Zhen family to marry Zhen Mi to Yuan Shang, who had divorced his wife?
After all, Yuan Shang is currently the most favorable candidate to compete for the head of the Yuan family. If the Yuan family conquers the world in the future, he will be the supreme master!
Compared with Yuan Xi, a concubine, he will only be the lord of a state in the future. The difference between the two sides is huge!
What Zhen Rong could think of, Zhen Mi could naturally think of it too, and she felt a little panicked in her heart.
She was not sure whether her mother would change her mind for the Zhen family.
What should she do then?
Zhen Mi lowered her head and clenched her hands in her sleeves.
She didn't hear anything Zhen Rong and Yuan Xing said next. It took a long time before she raised her head.
Wu Zhao saw Zhen Mi lowering her head for a long time and acting strangely, so he couldn't help but stare at it, but then he saw Zhen Mi raised her head and blinked at him.
Wu Zhao was confused, what did this mean?
Seeing Zhen Mi wink at her again, she stood up and said, "Sisters, please talk first. I'll go to the back."
Yuan Xing and Zhen Rong knew that Zhen Mi was going to wash up, so she didn't take it seriously at the moment. However, Wu Zhao saw Zhen Mi glance at him again, then stood up and walked out.
Wu Zhao reacted and asked me to follow him. Do you have something to say to me?
Qingzhou.
Liu Bei and his three men, with an infantry of five thousand horses, were leaving Taishan County in Yanzhou and entering Jinan Kingdom in Qingzhou.
Zhang Fei muttered on his horse: "Brother, this is a good opportunity to steal Cao Cao's retreat. Cao Cao's army is attacking Lu Bu. If we can attack from both sides, we will definitely destroy him in one fell swoop."
After hearing this, Liu Bei said calmly: "Tian Kai and I have always been good friends. Now Qingzhou is in danger. How can I not save him?"
Zhang Fei looked regretful: "It's a pity that Yuan Shao is so cunning that he attacked Tian Kai at this time, but he never thought that we could control Xuzhou so quickly."
"Watch me kill them and defeat them!"
Guan Yu spoke up at this time: "Yuan Shao's generals are not easy to deal with."
"We couldn't beat them two years ago, so don't be careless."
Zhang Fei said proudly: "But we keep getting stronger!"
"When we first rode on horseback to fight a few years ago, we had no chance of winning against Zhang He's men."
"But now, I am invincible, and I may even be able to kill the opponent!"
Guan Yu twirled his long beard and said, "Yes, we have become stronger in the past two years."
"But it's not enough."
"You saw it last time, three against three. Even though there were enemy cavalry to contain them, we still couldn't defeat them."
After hearing this, Zhang Fei said depressedly: "What should we do?"
"After all, those people have fought on horses for ten more years than us, so they can't be killed just by killing them."
Guan Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I have an idea."
"If everything goes well, it's not impossible to kill their general."
After hearing this, Zhang Fei was overjoyed and said, "Come and listen!"
(End of chapter)
