Chapter 76 All Prophecies

Before Yuan Xi could react, Yuan Shang stepped forward and enthusiastically pulled him to a seat.

Wu Zhao wanted to follow, but was stopped by the maids on both sides. Yuan Shang smiled and said, "Second Brother, why would I need your maid at a banquet hosted by me?"

"If you were to let her serve you, word would get out, and I would get a reputation for being inhospitable."

Yuan Xi vaguely felt that something was wrong. He hesitated slightly and smiled, "Since Third Brother says so, then I shall accept your kind offer."

He turned his head slightly and winked at Wu Zhao. Seeing this, Wu Zhao retreated.

She watched Yuan Xi take his seat and the door close. Standing in the long corridor, she thought for a moment, then turned and walked back.

Wu Zhao was speechless. Yuan Xi's look clearly meant for her to find a way, but he didn't say anything. What was she supposed to do?

Yuan Xi sat down and saw Hong Shi accompanying Zhen Rong. He and Yuan Shang sat opposite each other. There were only four people in the entire room.

Yuan Shang clapped his hands, and maids came up to serve fine wine and delicacies, including the rather rare sturgeon.

Yuan Xi picked up a piece with his chopsticks and chewed it. He found the taste fresh, delicious, and unique, obviously seasoned in an extremely complex way. He thought to himself that it was indeed the prosperous Ye City, vastly different from the food in Beixin City, which could only be made palatable with a little coarse salt.

Hong Shi and Zhen Rong saw Yuan Xi come in and hurriedly came forward to greet him. Yuan Xi also stood up to return the greeting. Both sides were feeling guilty, and after saying a few words, they felt a little awkward. Yuan Shang interjected at the right time and began chatting with Yuan Xi.

It must be said that Yuan Shang was very affable, with a humble and polite attitude, and his words were impeccable. No wonder Yuan Shao liked him.

Yuan Shang clapped his hands again, and singers and dancers came up to perform in turn. Two of them even sat next to Yuan Xi, taking turns to urge him to drink.

Yuan Xi was already on guard at this time. He waved his hand and said, "Third Brother, I can't drink alcohol. I get drunk as soon as I drink it, so I'm not so lucky."

Yuan Shang smiled when he heard this, "Since Second Brother says so, I naturally won't force you."

"However, Second Brother hasn't been back for three years and didn't even attend my wedding. It's not too much to ask for my wife to offer Second Brother a cup, right?"

Hong Shi hurriedly came forward, bowed her head, knelt down, raised her wine glass, and presented it to Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi felt a headache when he saw this and had no choice but to accept the wine glass.

He raised his sleeve and smelled the fragrant wine. It didn't seem to have any problems, but he was still a little uneasy. He thought to himself that he might as well just spill it into his sleeve.

As a result, the two maids beside him pulled his sleeve to urge him to drink, preventing him from concealing it. Yuan Xi hardened his heart, thinking, could they really poison the wine and kill him?

He raised his head and drank the wine, and found that his body seemed to be normal, which relieved him.

Yuan Shang pointed to Zhen Rong and smiled, "Madam Zhen is a close friend of my wife, and our two families will soon be related by marriage. It's not too much for her to offer you a cup first, right?"

Zhen Rong hurriedly came forward to offer a drink. Seeing that she drank it first, Yuan Xi couldn't refuse and had to drink another cup.

When he raised his head, he suddenly realized that Zhen Rong's expression towards him was a little complicated, and he suddenly reacted.

Zhen Rong was actually very unsuitable to appear on this occasion!

Suddenly, he felt a ball of fire in his lower abdomen rushing straight up, and his blood surged into his brain, making him feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Damn it, he really got tricked!

Yuan Xi hurriedly turned his head away, using his sleeve to cover his mouth, and dug his fingers into his throat. He pressed down hard, and with a "wah" sound, he vomited out the two glasses of wine he had just drunk.

He turned his head back with an apologetic expression and said, "Third Brother, I really can't drink alcohol. I've made a fool of myself. Please allow me to go back and rest."

He stood up unsteadily, but found that his vision was starting to blur, the blood in his body was surging, and his consciousness was a little unclear.

Yuan Shang had a smug look on his face. Second Brother, no matter how much you guarded against it, you couldn't have guessed that the Five-Stone Powder wasn't put in the wine, but in the sturgeon!

After complex seasoning, the taste of the Five-Stone Powder had been completely concealed, making it even harder to detect than putting it directly in the wine!

Second Brother has been taking Five-Stone Powder for a while, and the effect of the wine is to make the Five-Stone Powder spread quickly in the body. Even if you vomit the wine, it's too late!

He shouted to the two maids, "Hurry up and help Second Brother back!"

The two maids listened and hurriedly helped Yuan Xi, who was staggering, out.

Zhen Rong knelt on the spot in a daze. Yuan Shang coughed, and Zhen Rong raised her head to meet Yuan Shang's gaze.

Her lips trembled, and she suddenly hesitated. Seeing this, Yuan Shang said softly, "The future of the Zhen family and the safety of Zhen Yao all depend on Madam."

Zhen Rong's body trembled, and she struggled to get up and followed the two maids.

Yuan Shang sneered in his heart. A small amount of Five-Stone Powder was also added to Zhen Rong's cup. When she returns to the room, it should be about time for it to take effect!

Hong Shi stood up in a panic and paced to Yuan Shang's side, whispering, "Husband, what's going on?"

Yuan Shang said coldly, "You didn't see anything!"

"If you dare to say anything more, I'll divorce you!"

With a crash, lightning struck, and thunder rumbled in the distance.

Hong Shi shivered and lowered her head.

Yuan Shang's face was gloomy. The reason why he was so targeting Yuan Xi was actually not for many reasons.

Only one point.

One point was enough.

He extremely believed in prophecies.

Or rather, in this world, the gentry who did not believe in prophecies were in the minority.

From Emperor Wu of Han to Emperor Guangwu, from Gongsun Zan to Liu Bei, from Yuan Shu to Tao Qian, all were loyal supporters of prophecies.

At that time, a sentence from Emperor Wu of Han, which had been circulating for hundreds of years, made the gentry of the world deeply convinced.

"He who replaces Han will be 'Dang Tu Gao'."

"'Tu' means road, avenue, and 'Gao' means superior."

"What replaces the Han Dynasty must be something tall and majestic in the avenue."

Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, extremely believed in this statement and declared that he was the tall man.

Therefore, in the eyes of the princes at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this sentence was a great prophecy with a history of three hundred years, and it would continue to be fulfilled.

Now that the world is in chaos, everyone wants to replace Han, so they desperately try to associate themselves with this sentence.

Yuan Shu's courtesy name was Gonglu, and 'Lu' is connected to 'Tu', so he extremely believed that he was the man of destiny. His later claim to the throne was greatly related to this.

Li Jue's name, Jue, was also pronounced que in ancient times, which is a homophone of 'Que', which means a tall building, which is extremely consistent, so a witch instigated him to rebel, saying that great things would be accomplished.

Que Xuan, who was instigated by Tao Qian to rebel, seemed to have his name tailor-made for this.

The prophecy says, "He who replaces Han will be 'Dang Tu Gao'." 'Dang Tu' and 'Gao' refers to 'Que'. Therefore, Que Xuan called himself the Son of Heaven. -- Gu Yanwu

Therefore, some people have suspected that Que Xuan was a name created by Tao Qian.

Combining the above, Yuan Shang was deeply influenced by this theory among many advisers and gentry.

Later, after he went through all the names of the Yuan family, he discovered a fact that shocked him extremely.

The name of his second brother, Yuan Xi, was extremely terrifying!

Xi means the light of the sun.

The great sun hangs high, the avenue of heaven and earth!

Yuan Xi's style name is Xianyi, and 'Yi' means Go, and Xianyi means distinguishing between superior and inferior.

Go is said to be a discussion of Tao, and the Tao is divided into superior and inferior, isn't it just highlighting the avenue?

In addition, Zhen Mi, whom Yuan Xi is about to marry, has been said by fortune tellers since she was a child to have the appearance of great wealth and nobility!

Yuan Shang was completely broken!

This is why he would do anything at any cost to bring down Yuan Xi.

This reason, placed in front of any gentry, might make them make the same choice as Yuan Shang.

Because prophecies are the truth in the eyes of people in this era, just like the laws of physics in the eyes of later generations.

If Yuan Xi knew the reason, he would definitely scold it as absurd, but at this time, his consciousness was completely blurred.

The two maids had already left, and Zhen Rong helped Yuan Xi into the room.

With another thunderclap, Zhen Mi sat in front of the window of the small building, looking at the rain outside, and suddenly stood up.