Cao Xian lay in Yuan Xi's arms, gasping for breath.
She felt a little excited, but also a little confused.
Even if I were to become a concubine, I still expected a gift. It would be fine if it was in the young master's mansion, but it had to be in an inn outside...
Yuan Xi stopped and said, "This broken post station is too awkward. Let's go back to Guangling first."
After hearing this, Cao Xian breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly delighted. He snuggled into Yuan Xi's arms again.
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Don't think you can get away with it. What did Madam talk to the girl from the Mi family today?"
Cao Xian hesitated, and Yuan Xi slightly increased the strength of his hands. Cao Xian cried out and begged for mercy, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you. Anyway, if I don't tell you, my wife will tell you tomorrow."
She said softly, "It's nothing, actually. Madam just asked the girl from the Mi family, if she could choose for herself, would she choose the young master or Liu Yuzhou."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "Isn't this question a bit too straightforward? How should the girl from the Mi family answer?"
Cao Xian said: "The girl from the Mi family thought about it for a long time, but she still answered Madam seriously."
Yuan Xi became interested when he heard it, "What did she say?"
Cao Xian looked embarrassed, "I'm afraid if I tell you, the young master will be unhappy."
Yuan Xi was startled, then asked, "Could it be that she chose Liu Yuzhou?"
"It's actually nothing, why would I be unhappy about it?"
After hearing this, Cao Xian bit his lip and leaned closer to Yuan Xi's arms.
Yuan Xi realized something was wrong and asked, "Did you say something unpleasant?"
"Forget it, I won't ask."
Cao Xian held Yuan Xi's hand tightly, and finally made up his mind, saying, "It's nothing, but I'm afraid to say it out loud, for fear that the young master would think too much."
"The girl from the Mi family said that if we simply look at the young master and Liu Yuzhou, the young master is clearly the winner in all aspects."
"But there is only one reason, and it is precisely because of this reason that she will definitely not choose the young master."
Yuan Xi was stunned. How had he offended her? Why was she talking so seriously?
He said, "It's okay, tell me."
After hearing this, Cao Xian said softly, "The girl from the Mi family said that she grew up in Xuzhou. She ate the rice of Xuzhou and drank the water of Xuzhou."
"She also said that the Mi family is a merchant family. Although they have made some money, since ancient times, the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans have been considered inferior. The world believes that merchants do not produce anything and live by stealing the people's blood and sweat. Therefore, the girl from the Mi family feels that she is supported by the people of Xuzhou."
"And the reason why she didn't choose the young master was because of his Yuan family identity."
Yuan Xi was very surprised: "What happened to the Yuan family? They have no grudges against the Mi family, right?"
Cao Xian said: "The girl from the Mi family said that the Yuan family and Cao Cao were allies. With the connivance of the Yuan family, Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou, so she will never marry someone who is on good terms with the Cao family in her life."
"But she also said that this was all her personal opinion, and she couldn't decide who she married. If the Mi family had an idea, she would obey them and would never commit suicide."
Yuan Xi didn't expect this to be the reason. He thought Mi Zhen looked gentle and elegant, but he didn't expect her to have such a strong temper and even know how to use words to bully him.
Cao Xian continued, "The girl from the Mi family said that the young master was using her as a bargaining chip when he brought up this matter. Although she is powerless to resist, she will be very unhappy."
"After hearing this, the lady sighed and said that she admired the behavior of the girl from the Mi family. She also said that the girl from the Mi family might have misunderstood and her husband was not such a bad person.
Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, then said, "The girl from the Mi family is very smart, what a pity."
"Since she is so resistant, I don't want to force her, so let it go."
He suddenly felt Cao Xian in his arms tremble slightly, and then he reacted and said, "Did the words of the girl from the Mi family remind you of the tragic things that happened in the past?"
Cao Xian's nostrils twitched a few times and he began to cry softly.
"I have been having nightmares."
"In the dream, my father's head was right in front of me, and his eyes were wide open, staring at me."
"I... am very scared. I am afraid that something bad will happen to you one day."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi gently hugged Cao Xian and said, "No, no one of us will be in trouble."
Cao Xian shook her head and said, "I am very ashamed."
"My Lord, you saved my mother and me. Logically, I should be grateful, but I became greedy and had unrealistic fantasies."
"I thought, if I could use your help, I could avenge my father and kill Cao Cao."
Yuan Xi said, "It is human nature to avenge one's father."
Cao Xian shed tears, "But I am trying to please you, sir, for this purpose."
"It was not until today, after listening to what the girl from the Mi family said, that I suddenly came to my senses. What if the young master loses?"
"I can see that the girl from the Mi family really likes you, but she would rather sever her relationship with you than use marriage as a condition to encourage you to achieve your goal."
"Am I, in comparison, despicable?"
Yuan Xi felt a little heavy after hearing this, and couldn't help but pat Cao Xian on the shoulder, "No, you are all fine."
"I will put an end to this chaos."
"I will clear away all obstacles one by one. If I don't deal with them, they will deal with me."
"In this world, everyone can no longer turn back."
After hearing this, Cao Xian raised her head and said, "Sir, please let me stay with you through life and death."
Yuan Xi nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."
Cao Xian finally burst into laughter and said, "To be honest, the only time I don't have nightmares is when I fall asleep next to you, sir."
"When you have many wives and concubines in the future, don't forget me."
Yuan Xi was touched and said, "Don't worry, there will come a day when all your dreams will be good."
"Sooner or later, the people of the world will be able to sleep peacefully."
Cao Xian nodded and said, "My Lord, you are such a good person. Gongsun Zan is your mortal enemy, but you still protected his family."
"Those boring people even said that the young master had taken Gongsun Zan's wife. Humph, they are all bad people who spread rumors. I know that the young master doesn't think so at all."
Yuan Xi touched his nose awkwardly and thought to himself, "Don't think too highly of me. It will make me feel very stressed."
Cao Xian sobbed softly again, "My lord, I hope you will live a long life."
The moonlight from outside the window shone in. Cao Xian was already fast asleep in Yuan Xi's arms, but Yuan Xi was not sleepy.
God has brought him to this era. If he cannot make the people in the parallel universe live a better life, he will not only be sorry for the people of the world, but also for himself, and even more so for the people around him who have high hopes for him.
Thinking about the Five Barbarians' Invasion that lasted for hundreds of years after the Two Jin Dynasties and brought devastation to the country, Yuan Xi remembered that the Sima family seemed to be in Hanoi now?
Sima Yi seems to be only fifteen or sixteen years old now. Why don't we find an opportunity to kill him?
Zhen Mi woke up early in the morning and heard busy sounds in the yard, as if many people were walking around.
She got up, dressed, and walked out of the house, only to find Yuan Xi and Tian Yu directing the accompanying soldiers and packing their luggage.
Zhen Mi was surprised and asked, "What is my husband going to do?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I suddenly figured out something. There is no need to stay in Xia Pi anymore. Let's go back to Guangling."
Zhen Mi saw that Yuan Xi looked refreshed and wondered what happened last night?
She couldn't help but ask, "What about the girl from the Mi family?"
Yuan Xi waved his hand, "This matter is not the most important to me at the moment, so I won't force it."
"If the Mi family is interested, they will come to me."
"There are too many things waiting for me to do now. Madam, you have been running around for several days. You have only been in Xia Pi City for two days, and you want to go back with me again."
Zhen Mi heard this and said with a smile: "Wherever my husband goes, I will go."
While the two were talking, the sound of wheels was heard outside the inn, and more than a dozen carriages were lined up and stopped at the door.
Chen Deng jumped off the carriage and said with a wry smile, "I received the young master's order last night and sorted out all the Chen family's books overnight."
"I will go to Guangling with you to take up my post first, and the other disciples of the Chen family will rush to Guangling in the next few days."
Yuan Xi laughed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yuanlong. These books are far more valuable to me than a county."
He turned around and said, "Everyone, listen up. These books are the hope for the people of the Han Dynasty to have enough food and clothing in the future. We must do our best to protect them and not lose them!"
All the soldiers shouted: "Yes!"
Hua Tuo also jumped off a carriage, walked a few steps to Yuan Xi, and said, "Sir, I would like to ask someone to look after my carriage. There are hundreds of medical books in it, all of which I have annotated and revised. I will publish them in the future."
Yuan Xi smiled and said, "No problem, sir, please rest assured!"
Seeing Hua Tuo walking with great agility, he asked curiously, "How old are you, sir?"
Hua Tuo stroked his beard and said, "I am fifty-one this year."
Yuan Xi could not help but stare in astonishment. At the age of fifty, one knows the destiny of a person. In this era, very few people can live to fifty, and most people can hardly walk at this age. How come Hua Tuo is so agile and even better than young people?
He asked in confusion, "Sir, is it because the medicine you take is effective, or is it because you keep running around collecting herbs all year round that you are in such good shape?"
After hearing this, Hua Tuo said proudly: "Sir, what you said is quite good for health preservation."
"If you want to live a long life, you must not sit for long periods of time. You must move your body to stay in shape."
"Both methods you mentioned make sense, but I have another trick."
"Even if you can't travel far or take medicine, just do a few sets of boxing every day. As long as you stick to it, your body will naturally become healthy over time."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi blurted out, "Five Animal Exercises?"
Hua Tuo was surprised and asked, "How did you know this, sir?"
Yuan Xi had no choice but to evade the question. Hua Tuo asked a boy beside him to fetch a few rolls of silk cloth from the carriage and handed them to Yuan Xi, saying, "These are what I have learned from traveling around the world for decades and observing the five animals. I have also learned from my own practice."
"Since I started practicing, my body has become stronger and stronger. It's obviously quite effective."
"If I had practiced since I was young, the effect would have been even better."
Yuan Xi took it respectfully, thinking that this was a good thing. Although the effects might not be seen in the short term, as long as he persisted in using it for a long time, it would definitely prolong his life.
He said: "If I can participate in the compilation of history in the future, you will definitely leave a strong mark."
Hua Tuo burst into laughter when he heard this. Who doesn't want to leave his name in history?
Liu Bei was talking to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei about something, especially when he mentioned Mi Zhu coming over last night and talking about the girl from the Mi family, Zhang Fei said unhappily, "This guy from the Yuan family is really shameless. I heard that he has many women, but he is still so greedy!"
"If my elder brother doesn't want the girl from the Mi family, you might as well give her to me!"
Liu Bei thought, forget it, Mi Zhu would never agree to it.
As they were talking, a soldier came in and said, "Envoy Yuan is leaving today and has sent someone to say goodbye."
The three were stunned. Yuan Tan left yesterday and Yuan Xi was leaving today. Why were they all so anxious?