Guo Jia was also surprised to see Hua Tuo's panic. He waved his hand to let his concubine go out, and asked Hua Tuo to sit down and said, "Sir, what happened?"
Hua Tuo was still in shock, and it took him a while to calm down. His breathing became more regular. He was about to speak, but hesitated at the last moment.
Guo Jia looked at Hua Tuo, took the cup and poured him a glass of wine, then picked up the glass in his hand and drank slowly.
Hua Tuo suddenly came to his senses and whispered, "I have something to ask, Mr. Fengxiao, please help me."
Guo Jia heard this and laughed, "I am a junior, I really don't dare to call myself that in front of Master Yuan Hua. What happened that made you lose your composure like this?"
Hua Tuo licked his lips, finally made up his mind, and said, "I just went to the envoy's residence and discovered something incredible."
"The most troublesome thing is that I slipped up and let many people present know about it!"
Guo Jia became interested and asked, "What makes you so nervous?"
Hua Tuo lowered his voice, "Then Madam Cai is pregnant!"
When Guo Jia heard this, he burst out laughing and asked, "What about Madam Cai who was abducted by Sun?"
"This is normal. With such an outstanding appearance, how could he not be touched after being caught by Sun Ce?"
Hua Tuo groaned, "Mr. Fengxiao didn't understand what I meant."
"That would be fine if that's the case."
"But judging from her pulse, she is only pregnant for a month!"
"What!" Guo Jia reacted immediately, "Sir, are you saying that she got pregnant recently?"
"One month, who is so bold?"
He calculated the time with his fingers and suddenly realized: "Isn't this time around the New Year?"
"Only women came in and out of the envoy's mansion during those days, except..."
"Envoy?"
Hua Tuo said with a bitter face: "And me!"
"I treated Madam Zhen for a few days!"
"Mr. Fengxiao, you know why I panicked, right? I exposed the envoy's secrets, but looking at Madam Zhen's expression, it's obvious that she didn't know!"
"This time I am doomed. I have also been to the palace. I am afraid that the envoy will hold me accountable!"
Guo Jia laughed dumbly after hearing this and said, "Do you suspect that the envoy is too embarrassed to admit his affair with Madam Cai and will instead put the blame on you, Mr. Cai?"
"Sir, are you overthinking it? Although the envoy is lustful, if he really likes Madam Cai, he can just marry her directly. Why hide it from Madam Zhen?"
Hua Tuo sighed, "I don't know either, but this is not a glorious thing. If I find out the truth and then there is a commotion, I'm afraid I'll be implicated."
Guo Jia sighed, "Mr. Yuanhua, those in charge are often confused."
"How old are you, sir?"
Hua Tuo answered honestly: "Fifty-one."
Guo Jia suppressed his laughter. "Sir, you look energetic and like a middle-aged man. It's obvious that you have a good way of keeping healthy."
"But sir, have you ever thought about this? Although Madam Cai is not young, she is only in her early thirties. If she wants to have an affair with someone, she will definitely find someone of similar age."
"Unless you coerced her, but considering your reputation as a doctor for decades, I'm afraid no one would believe that you would do such a thing, right?"
"So even if the young master wants someone to take the blame, he won't ask you to do it."
"So at most, sir, you made a slip of the tongue, and you won't use it as an excuse."
Hua Tuo felt relieved after hearing this. He wiped his sweat and said, "What you said makes sense. I think too much."
He was still a little worried: "In this case, does this matter have nothing to do with me?"
Guo Jia thought about it and shook his head, "It's hard to say."
"If the young master really had an affair with this Cai, but did not give her a legitimate status, it means that he still has some concerns."
"But he kept her in the mansion, obviously he was quite interested in her. I'm afraid he didn't expect Mrs. Cai to get pregnant."
"The next step is either for you to admit it yourself, or find a way to cover it up first."
"I thought that if the young master didn't want to admit it for the time being, he would try to find someone to take the blame, but it couldn't be you, sir."
"Because the master knows when Madam Cai is pregnant, it would be more likely to cause problems if the master takes the blame, so the young master will most likely look for someone else."
After listening to Guo Jia, Hua Tuo finally felt relieved and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and praised: "Mr. Feng Xiao is indeed very wise and insightful!"
As the two were chatting and laughing, there was another knock on the door. Guo Jia said, "Come in!"
The person who pushed the door open was the same concubine from before. She said, "Someone has come from the envoy's residence and wants my husband to come over."
After hearing this, Guo Jia stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that the envoy wants me to give him some advice on this matter."
He asked casually, "Who is coming?"
The concubine replied, "Sun Li, the personal guard beside the envoy."
Guo Jia's movements suddenly paused.
Sun Li rarely left Yuan Xi's side, so why was he the one calling him?
Wouldn't it be enough to just send a normal servant?
He and Hua Tuo looked at each other, and their faces gradually began to turn pale.
Yuan Xi asked me to come over, was he looking for someone to take the blame?
Isn't this looking for me?
Damn it, why are you looking for me? Is it because I have a bad reputation?
The more Guo Jia thought about it, the more possible it seemed. He had a reputation as a lustful person, so who else could he turn to if not himself?
Guo Jia was dumbfounded. He had been bragging for a long time, but in the end, the blame fell on him?
Hua Tuo also felt something was wrong, so he stood up and said, "Shall I accompany Feng Xiao?"
Guo Jia sighed, "It doesn't matter whether Mr. Yuanhua goes or not at this time. I'd better go alone and see what you do."
Yuan Xi was waiting in the room when Sun Li came in and said that Guo Jia had arrived.
When Guo Jia entered the room, he found that Zhen Mi was also there. He was surprised and confused. What was going on?
Yuan Xi and Guo Jia exchanged a few pleasantries and first talked about Xianyu Fu's arrival.
After listening to what Yuan Xi said to Xian Yu Fu, Guo Jia said, "Your Excellency's response will be no problem. There are many forces in Youzhou now, and Yan Rou and Xian Yu Fu are indeed worth winning over."
He was just about to say that things would be much simpler if he could make use of Gongsun Zan's widow, Hou.
Today, the remaining forces of Gongsun Zan are like a lost dog, hated by everyone in Youzhou. Some are forced to flee to various places and hide, while others occupy a place. Now, only Yuan Xi has the ability to annex them.
Firstly, apart from Yuan Xi, no one dared to accept these remnants, because that would be tantamount to openly opposing the Yuan family.
Secondly, after Qu Yi was killed, the vanguard soldiers under his command were either disbanded and incorporated by Yuan Shao, or simply fled. In order to avenge Qu Yi, many of them simply defected to Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan did not dare to trust them completely, so he sent them to Youzhou to guard the city, so they did not appear in the Battle of Yijing.
If Yuan Xi found these people and used Qu Yi to lead them, he would definitely get an extremely loyal team.
But Guo Jia changed his mind and swallowed his words. He thought that to incorporate Gongsun Zan's forces, he needed a legitimate reason.
After all, the Yuan family was the one who eliminated Gongsun Zan. If Yuan Xi wanted to give an explanation, he had to give the Hou family a status.
The most direct way is to marry Hou, which is also what Cao Cao and other princes have done. However, Guo Jia knows that if he says this at this time, it would be a bit shortsighted.
After all, did Yuan Xi call me here at this time, really because of Yan Rou and Xian Yu Fu's matter?
As Guo Jia expected, Yuan Xi said a few more words and then changed the subject: "Sir, do you know what happened in my inner house?"
Guo Jia thought to himself that it was coming, and he said with a stiff upper lip: "I know a little bit."
Yuan Xi couldn't help but look at Zhen Mi. He thought Guo Jia was really a smart man. He guessed what he said before he even spoke.
He was still unsure, so he asked, "What about Madam Cai?"
Guo Jia nodded and said, "That's right."
Yuan Xi didn't expect Guo Jia to admit it so readily, so he asked, "Sir, what do you think we should do?"
Guo Jia gritted his teeth secretly and said, "You ask me what to do? Isn't it obvious that you want me to take the blame?"
You idiot, not only do you ask me for advice all day long, but you also want me to clean up your mess when something like this happens?
If I had known being your advisor was so tiring, I should have just laid down!
Without talking about the internal struggles of Guo Jia, Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhen Mi with pride.
Look, I'll say it was Guo Jia who did it!
When Zhen Mi saw this, she felt sorry and said, "It turns out that I have wronged my husband."
She turned to Guo Jia and said, "Excuse me, are you and Madam Cai in love?"
Guo Jia thought to himself that he had indeed come. The young master was truly vicious. He did not ask the questions himself but let his wife ask instead. He truly was worthy of being called a hero!
He stammered, "Jia, Jia, Jia is ashamed."
Forget it, damn it, the young master is not a human being, I can only accept it with a pinch of my nose, it's my fault that I have a bad reputation.
After hearing this, Yuan Xi asked in confusion, "From what you said, sir, you are not going to give Madam Cai a title?"
"What about the baby in her belly?"
Guo Jia thought to himself, who knows what to do? It's your own child, and you still want me to raise it?
A light bulb suddenly lit up in his head. Could this be the opportunity Yuan Xi was giving him?
That day, the young master wanted to adopt his own child Guo Yi as his adopted son. Guo Yi would gain many benefits from it in the future. Now the young master wants him to raise his biological son for him. Isn't this a kind of exchange?
Guo Jia became puzzled and looked up at Zhen Mi, wondering if this girl from the Zhen family was so jealous? Why can't we see it normally?
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and felt that he had completely figured it out!
If Mrs. Cai gave birth to a son, this child would be the eldest son of a concubine in the future.
However, this created a huge problem. Although the Han law stipulated the inheritance system of the eldest son, it was not uncommon for illegitimate sons to inherit the family business.
Because the eldest son is too likely to get into trouble, such as dying young, getting sick, or being plotted against, countless problems will arise surrounding the family property. It is still okay for ordinary people because there is not much to inherit.
But the bigger the family, the greater the temptation of the family wealth. When it comes to the emperor, the fight for the throne becomes even more bloody and cruel.
Mrs. Zhen currently has no children, but Mrs. Cai does. If it really is a son, things will be troublesome.
If Madam Zhen had no son, things would be even more terrifying. Who would inherit the position of the Yuan family? Would Madam Zhen end up like Empress Lu?
Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, although the queen could not give birth, she could recognize the children of other concubines as her own. However, the biological mother of the child would often be killed early in order to prevent the child from affecting her own child in the future and seize the queen's power.
Previously, Liu Xie, Liu Bian, Concubine Wang, Empress Dowager He and Empress Dowager Dong had been fighting over this matter. In the end, only Liu Xie was left alive, and the world was in chaos.
Guo Jia then realized that this was a dispute over family property and status, and that the young master had big ambitions, so he must guard against such things.
Guo Jia then understood that the young master asked him to take the blame for this matter because he trusted him!