The atmosphere in Zhen Mansion suddenly became relaxed.
Although Yuan Shang came over and acted a farce, the end result was very satisfying.
Yuan Xi smiled at everyone and said: "Although I am still a member of the Yuan family, I broke up with the main branch on bad terms this time, and my backer is gone. I will have to rely on you all for help in the future."
Everyone laughed and said in unison: "Young master, you are welcome."
Guo Jia said with a smile: "I thought I was here to attend the wedding ceremonies today, but I didn't expect that I was here to see the adoption."
He thought that Yuan Xi had really eaten people up and wiped them clean. Zhen Mi was adopted by the Huan family, which meant that he could still inherit the family property that Bian had left!
Although Bian Rang's family property must have been robbed by Cao Cao after his clan was exterminated by Cao Cao, the reputation is not justified, and Yuan Xi's doing so is tantamount to occupying the moral right to collect debts from Cao Cao, which will put him in a higher position in the future.
He secretly thought that this was the lord he liked. To fight for the world, he must fight for every penny and never leave any benefits to the enemy.
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I am very impatient. After today's adoption, I did the pre-wedding ceremony at the same time."
He turned to Mrs. Zhang and said, "Please also ask Madam to witness."
Ms. Zhang on the side felt a little complicated. After all, Zhen Mi was her biological daughter. Now she had no choice but to adopt her daughter to the Bian family for the sake of the Zhen family.
Ms. Zhang felt uncomfortable thinking that she would not be able to see Zhen Mi get married in person after the adoption.
Liu He walked up and said, "It would be disrespectful for He to act as an adoption notary and matchmaker today."
Yuan Xi saluted and said, "I'm going to trouble Brother Liu today."
When everyone saw Liu He coming out, they thought that Yuan Xi asking Liu He to be a matchmaker was a huge blow to the bottom of the pot.
At the beginning, the princes of the Kwantung Allied Forces headed by Yuan Shao jointly elected Liu Yu as emperor. Although Liu Yu refused to resign, he did not break with the princes of the Kwantung.
This shows that although the two sides have different opinions, they can only use each other to warm up the newspaper group.
However, the relationship between Liu Yu and Yuan Shao was not close afterwards, indicating that he may still be more interested in the Han Dynasty. Moreover, Yuan Shao detained Liu He in order to negotiate terms with Liu Yu, which also exposed his utilitarian side.
But after Liu Yu's death, the Han Dynasty's Zongzheng sign lost its use value, and became useless in Yuan Shao's hands.
At this time, Yuan Shao's situation was established, and his nobles gathered together. Most of them wanted to support the Yuan family and change the dynasty.
Under this situation, Liu He became insignificant, suffered from suspicion, and was in a difficult situation.
At this time, the political legacy of Liu Yu's branch seemed attractive, but in fact it was tasteless, because no one dared to touch it, lest they be resented by the Yuan family and get into trouble.
But then Yuan Xi took action.
When he fought against Gongsun Zan in Beixin City, he had originally used the banner of revenge for Liu Yu. Now he has invited Liu He to be the matchmaker and witness to Zhen Mi's adoption, and his purpose is even more obvious.
Yuan Xi not only wants Bian Zang's political legacy, but also wants Liu Yu's!
He is a descendant of the Yuan family, which in itself is a kind of protection. Although he will still be jealous, it is just a way to distance himself from the main branch of Yuan Shao.
This also sent a subtle signal to his subordinates and those who wanted to join him.
The path he will take in the future will definitely not be completely dependent on the Yuan family!
This is an encouragement to anyone who is ambitious or not. No one wants the lord they are attached to to always be inferior to others.
Seeing Madam Zhang leading Madam Huan, Yuan Xi and Liu He entered the house carrying a huge package, everyone had happy smiles on their faces.
It’s finally done!
Apart from anything else, it is also very important for subordinates like them that Yuan Xi can get married as soon as possible and give birth to children.
Yuan Xi is already quite old at this age, but he often has to personally sit on the battlefield, which has long made many of his subordinates worried.
Several people walked into the house, and Zhen Mi was already wearing a very formal dark robe, standing inside and waiting.
Yuan Xi saw faint tears in the corners of his eyes, and he didn't know whether he was excited or sad.
He came closer and said, "Don't worry, girl."
Then he lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, whatever happens next will be the same."
"If you're not happy in the future, you can still adopt us back."
When Zhen Mi heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she almost couldn't hold it in. How could you possibly talk like this?
She suppressed her expression, turned away from Yuan Xi, and bowed to Huan Yingying, "I have met Madam."
Then he said to Liu He: "I have met my sworn brother."
If any outsiders were present, they would be stunned. Yuan Xi not only found Huan as a foster mother for Zhen Mi, but also found Liu He as a foster brother in advance!
Yuan Xi set up a banner to avenge Bian Rang and Liu Yu. Although the two seemed much worse than the Yuan family, they represented two different gentry forces. This meant that even if Yuan Xi left the support of the Yuan family, Can find other forces that can be fought for!
The subsequent adoption ceremony was routine and uneventful. Yuan Xi noticed that Zhen Mi was being held by Mrs. Zhang and was about to kneel down to Mrs. Huan. Her hands under her sleeves were shaking so much that her body was shaking.
Yuan Xi couldn't bear it in her heart. This kind of ruthless plan was still a bit cruel for a girl like Zhen Mi who had never seen the darkness outside.
After Zhen Mi's hands shook slightly for a few times, she regained her composure. She kowtowed to the memorial tablet in Huan's hand, served tea to Huan, bowed her head three times, and called out, "Mother."
After these few bows, it means that Zhen Mi has been officially adopted by the Huan family.
Seeing tears rolling down Zhen Mi's eyes, Mrs. Huan quickly stood up and helped Zhen Mi up, sighing: "I've really wronged you, kid."
Mrs. Zhang sighed: "Don't say that. The Bian family's reputation among the gentry is much higher than that of the Zhen family. This is Mi'er's blessing."
Yuan Xi said at the side: "After that, I will wrong my wife. In the name of Duke Wenli's widow, I will send a letter to the nobles in the world, condemning Cao Cao for losing his conscience, unjustly killing Duke Wenli, and seizing his wife. This is a righteous act." If you divide it, it will be completely occupied."
Everyone was speechless after hearing this. What Yuan Xi did was really amazing.
Huan was moved. When Bian Rang was killed, the nobles in the world were afraid of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's power and did not dare to speak out. Unexpectedly, in the end, one of Yuan Shao's sons would come out to uphold justice.
Although Yuan Xi does have other plans, there is no one else in the world who can do this.
Zhen Mi tried her best to stand upright. Yuan Xi saw that her face was a little pale, but she still calmed down and said to Liu He: "Brother, please host the lottery and ask for names."
Huan couldn't bear it. She hugged Zhen Mi and said to Yuan Xi, "Is it necessary to rush like this?"
"It's necessary," Yuan Xi nodded: "I caught Yuan Shang off guard today, but that was because I anticipated his thoughts in advance and responded accordingly."
"He hasn't come to his senses yet. Although the possibility of him making a comeback is low, if he still doesn't give up, things will change again."
"Right now, I haven't completely broken up with him yet, so I can only get married in the shortest possible time to avoid long nights and nightmares."
Mrs. Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as Mi'er can be safe."
Zhen Mi's eyes were slightly red and she said in a trembling voice: "Mom..."
Mrs. Zhang sighed: "From now on, I am no longer your mother. You must be careful in your words and deeds, and don't be caught by others, so as not to drag the young master down."
Huan hurriedly smiled and said: "I don't pay so much attention in private. This child makes me feel distressed. Please rest assured, madam, I will not let her be wronged in the future."
Zhang finally breathed out a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you so much, madam."
Yuan Xi said: "Now that everyone is ready, let's take the first step to win the lottery."
At this moment, he completely broke the warm atmosphere that had been established just now. Zhen Mi poked him out with her eyes, Liu He held his forehead and sighed, Zhang Shi smiled bitterly and shook his head, and Huan Shi looked up to the sky and was speechless.
Do you think this is going to the market, are you in such a hurry?
You are so eager to marry a girl from the Zhen family, maybe you have another purpose?
It seems that the rumors about Yuan Xi's lust are most likely true!
Yuan Xi saw that everyone present looked at him with resentment, and knew that everyone was slandering him.
However, he really has no foolproof plan now, and getting married as soon as possible is the best choice at the moment.
Liu He coughed, took out the wild geese prepared in advance, and handed them to Huan.
This is the first step of acceptance.
"Etiquette·Shihunli": "In the evening ceremony, the ceremony is carried out, and the geese are used."
Yuan Xi said from the side: "I shot it with my own hands. Isn't it big?"
Huan Shi almost didn't spray out, and said softly: "Isn't it inappropriate for you to be here at this time?"
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Generally speaking, it is indeed inappropriate."
"But Najib, I still have important things to do."
Huan asked in confusion: "What happened?"
She soon found out.
Nacai means asking for the woman's name in order to divine the good or bad luck of the marriage.
"Etiquette·Shihunli": "The guest holds the wild goose, please ask for his name; the master agrees, and the guest enters the ceremony."
Mrs. Zhang took out a red sticker with Zhen Mi's name and birthday and handed it to Liu He.
This is the second step of asking for names.
After asking for the name, the matchmaker will give the girl's name to the man, "go back to the temple for divination, and if you get a good omen, send an envoy to tell you."
That is, the birth dates of both men and women are divined. If there is a good omen, an envoy is sent with geese to the woman's house to announce the good news.
This is the third step Najib.
In Huan's shocked eyes, Yuan took out Yuan Ji's ranking from the big package, put it on the table, and placed the red stickers with the birthdays of herself and Zhen Mi in front of the tablet, pretending to be He pretended to close his eyes and start divination.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Good luck!"
Only then did Huan realize that Yuan Xi's so-called trouble was because he was also the soothsayer!
Huanshi could hardly hold back. Is this too childish?
Before this was over, Yuan Xi turned around and took out another wild goose from the package as a return gift from Najib.
He said proudly: "I also shot down this wild goose."
As soon as these words came out, even Liu He was speechless. He had never seen nobles acting as matchmakers. How could it be like this?
Zhen Mi was a little moved in her heart. She understood that Yuan Xi was making jokes here regardless of his image, perhaps to relieve the depression in her heart.
Huan's face was stiff. She took the wild goose again and said, "Then Na Zheng..."
Recruitment is the fourth step. The man sends an envoy to the girl's family to recruit her for engagement.
Yuan Xi took out the box he brought in earlier and said, "The betrothal gift is ready."
Huanshi was completely speechless, "If that's the case, then what date can you please set?"
The date of application is the last step before marriage. The man chooses an auspicious date for the wedding and formally agrees with the woman to give the goose as a gift.
"Etiquette Shihunli": "To ask for a date, use wild geese."
Yuan Xi once again took out the third wild goose from the package and said, "Tomorrow is a good day."
Huan's defense has completely broken. You've been holding it in for twenty years. Are you going crazy?
(End of chapter)
