Chapter 368: Difficult to Meet

When Cao Xian heard the sound of a tea bowl breaking in the yard, he hurried out and was shocked to see the coffin in the yard.

When she found out that it was Qu Yi's coffin, she felt sad and relieved.

The sad thing is that Qu Yi was familiar with the people in the mansion, but he died so suddenly. Fortunately, the worst thing did not happen, at least Yuan Xi is still alive.

She quickly arranged for the guards in the palace to find a place outside the city to bury Qu Yi and build a tomb for him. As for how to erect a monument, that would have to wait until Yuan Xi returned.

Seeing that Ma looked absent-minded, Cao Xian helped her back to the house and asked his wife Sun Li to take good care of her. Then he sent someone to inform Chen Gui.

After finishing all these, Cao Xian felt quite exhausted. He thought that there were only a few people in the mansion, and once something happened, he would be overwhelmed. Usually, Zhen Mi seemed to be having a very glorious life as the eldest wife, but in fact, she had a lot of things to worry about, right?

Cao Xian suddenly felt a little lonely. Apart from the Ma family, there were only the Hou family and Madam Du left in the mansion, but he had nothing to talk about with them on a daily basis.

I don't know when the young master will be able to come back and take me back to Jicheng to meet my mother, sister, Madam Zhen, and Zhaoji…

When Cao Xian was thinking about Yuan Xi's family in Jicheng in Beixin City, the most tired person in Yuan Mansion in Jicheng was Cai Zhaoji, who felt the same way as Cao Xian at first glance.

Now both Zhen Mi and Madam Wu are pregnant. Hua Tuo had gone to the Black Mountain military camp a few days ago. Although he left behind a prescription for prenatal care before leaving, everyone was at a loss as to whether the Yuan family would have a baby, and they were afraid that something might go wrong.

Therefore, Zhaoji had to find several disciples of Zhonghua Tuo from time to time to take the pulse of Zhen Mi and Madam Wu and check their physical condition to avoid any mistakes.

Cai Zhaoji was very tired these days, and the things in the charity school were also delayed a lot. She couldn't help feeling a little resentful. Yuan Xi was just a hands-off boss who patted his butt and left, leaving the women of the mansion behind. He was really careless!

While the women were secretly criticizing Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi, the instigator, took advantage of Lu Bu's absence to make friends with Lu Bu's family and subordinates in Huaicheng, but to little avail.

He went to see Yan, but was turned away, and he could not see Lu Lingqi either.

When he went to see Chen Gong, Chen Gong claimed to be sick and could not go out. He said he was not feeling well and would take at least a few months to recover.

They asked Gao Shun for help in commanding the army, and Gao Shun agreed, but each time he only said a few words to the soldiers and then left.

This made Yuan Xi quite depressed. Are all the people around Lu Bu so difficult to deal with?

However, Wei Xu, the person he least wanted to make friends with, behaved quite politely in his daily life after accepting Yuan Xi's gifts and property.

But the more this happened, the more Yuan Xi felt that Wei Xu had something to hide. The other party was of a high status, but he deliberately showed kindness to him. He was probably following instructions to complete his master's task!

Yuan Xi understood that the only way to solve the hidden dangers in Huaicheng once and for all was to kill Wei Xu directly.

But no matter how much he thought about it, the hundreds of guards Yuan Xi brought with him could not do anything. Unless Wei Xu was exposed, he would have a legitimate excuse to kill him.

But now Ju Shou has gone to Hedong, and there is no one around to give him advice. The only person by his side is... Hua Tuo.

Yuan Xi brought Hua Tuo south to save Qu Yi, but Qu Yi died and Hua Tuo stayed with Yuan Xi temporarily.

Hua Tuo... Yuan Xi thought for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

If one wants to kill Wei Xu, it would be best to start with Yan, because Wei Xu's wife is likely to have an affair with Lu Bu, and Yan must regard her as a thorn in her side.

If there was solid evidence that Wei Xu was up to no good, Yan might have used her identity as Lu Bu's wife to order other subordinates to kill Wei Xu?

Since Yan refused to meet him, he could only start with Lu Lingqi. However, Yan did not allow Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi to meet, so he needed a legitimate excuse. This was the time for Hua Tuo to take action.

The next day, in Lu's mansion, Lu Lingqi was talking to Yan when the doorman came in and said that Yuan Xi had sent a visiting card. Yan was displeased when she heard it and said, "Why doesn't this kid give up? He keeps asking for trouble all day long!"

Lu Lingqi laughed inwardly and said, "Mother, now he is the head of the Yuan family branch, Yuan Ji's branch."

"In terms of social status, it's higher than ours, right?"

"Mother, if you refuse to let him in like this, aren't you afraid that you will be criticized by the nobles?"

Yan was choked and asked angrily, "Why do you seem like a different person after coming back from outside the city?"

"That kid didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Lu Lingqi's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly asked, "What can he do to me!"

"Besides, he saved my life. Even my master died to protect me. We should remember this favor, right?"

Yan was skeptical and asked, "Is there really nothing else?"

Lu Lingqi stamped her feet, "No means no!"

"I don't understand. We are both descendants of the Yuan family, so why is my mother so hostile to him?"

"I'm afraid that Yuan Gonglu's son's achievements and abilities are far inferior to his, right?"

Yan said angrily: "I just can't swallow this!"

"I heard that this guy is quite lustful and has many concubines in his house. It would be fine if you were his legal wife, but he wants to take you as his concubine. What a nice thought!"

"When you are bullied, your mother won't be able to protect you. How can I not be worried?"

Lu Lingqi was helpless. She couldn't say that she fell in love with Yuan Xi because he promised to take her to war, right?

If the truth is to be told, not to mention Yan, Lu Bu would be the first one to disagree.

She could only stammer, "Since they've handed me a visiting card, why not read what it says?"

After hearing this, Yan had no choice but to open the visiting card. She found that although the name of Yuan Xi was used, the person who came to visit was Hua Tuo, a doctor under Yuan Xi.

In his visiting card, he said that Lv Lingqi had been injured recently and needed some medicinal herbs to heal her wound. He came to visit her to check on her recovery.

Yan frowned and said, "There are so many doctors in the city, is there any need for him to send someone?"

"This Hua Tuo's letter is quite arrogant. Is he very famous?"

Lu Lingqi sighed, "Mother doesn't know that Mr. Yuanhua's medical skills are quite advanced."

"A few days ago, I was chased by the enemy and suffered multiple injuries. It was Mr. Yuan Hua who treated me and applied his medicine. Now, in less than half a month, my scars have healed a lot."

Seeing Lu Lingqi opening her clothes and pointing at the wound, Yan felt distressed. But seeing that the effect was indeed very good, she was surprised and asked, "Is the medicine so effective?"

She changed her mind and said to the doorman, "In that case, let him in."

After a while, Yan saw a doctor who looked to be about 40 years old walking in with a medicine box on his back.

She looked at him carefully and said, "Are you Hua Tuo?"

The man who came was Hua Tuo, who was entrusted by Yuan Xi. He said, "It is me, nice to meet you, Madam."

Yan chuckled and said, "How old are you? Why do you still call yourself an old man?"

Hua Tuo said: "I am over fifty years old."

"What!" Yan was shocked, "You are so old?"

"Why do you look so young?"

After hearing this, Hua Tuo bowed and said, "It's just a little trick to keep your youth."

When Yan heard this, she became interested, "A technique to keep your youth?"

"What's this?"

"The Taoist magic passed down by the Taiping Dao?"

Hua Tuo shook his head and said, "No, it's just medical skills."

"Appropriate medicinal materials, combined with health-preserving methods, can naturally delay aging and keep a youthful complexion. If used properly, it can even have the effect of reversing aging."

After hearing this, Yan was immediately moved and asked anxiously, "Really?"

"Please give me some advice, sir!"

When Hua Tuo saw Yan's expression, he thought that it was just as the young master expected. A girl of Yan's age, how could she not be interested in such things?

Hua Tuo relied on exercise to maintain his physical condition, and he did not look old. In addition, he dressed up a bit before coming, which made him look even younger, so Yan believed him at once.

Seeing Yan's expectant look, Hua Tuo nodded and started to talk.

Just as Yuan Xi was trying hard to establish connections with the Yan family, the news that Lu Bu had sent troops to welcome the emperor reached Anyi in Hedong.

Liu Xie in Anyi City felt better immediately after hearing the news.

A few days ago, he appointed four generals, three of whom were from the Baibo Army, and only Zhang Yang was from Bingzhou, so he was excluded by the others.

Although Zhang Yang had a good temper, he could not stand the daily provocations and troubles. When the Huaicheng rebellion happened, he learned that one of the forces was actually his subordinate Yang Chou. He was shocked and took the opportunity to say goodbye to Liu Xie and returned to Huaicheng to deal with the aftermath.

Although Zhang Yang was fond of fame and had obtained a title from Liu Xie, he understood that in order to gain a foothold in troubled times, his own territory and foundation were the foundation.

Huaicheng was his hometown. If he gave up, Zhang Yang would become a stray dog. Even if Liu Xie appointed him as a general, it would be of no use. So he hurried back.

So at this time, Liu Xie's weakness was revealed. The rewards he gave were all illusory official positions, and no actual benefits could be obtained.

This is also the reason why the Baibo bandits looked down on Liu Xie. Now that they have gained false fame, they began to fantasize about actual benefits and felt that Liu Xie had lost his value.

Liu Xie also understood this. He now wanted a powerful but unreputable vassal to support him. If the two sides joined forces, it would be a match made in heaven!

But where can we find such people?

Because the most important thing is to be loyal to yourself, which is so difficult!

When Liu Xie felt that he could not find a way out, he received news that Lu Bu was coming to rescue him, which made Liu Xie very happy. Although in Liu Xie's eyes, Lu Bu had many shortcomings and was far from the best candidate.

But judging from Lu Bu's previous experience, he is still very loyal to Liu Xie. With his help, he can suppress the Baibo bandits, right?

However, what surprised Liu Xie was that, according to the news, in addition to the Bingzhou soldiers brought by Lu Bu, there was actually an Youzhou army affiliated with the Yuan family to assist!

A descendant of the Yuan family?

What do they want from themselves?

Liu Xie was very wary and resistant to the Yuan family. After all, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were the two most powerful princes in the world. Their actions showed that they had long had ulterior motives, making it difficult for him to use them.

Let's not talk about this anymore. There is another force more than a hundred miles outside Anyi City.

Cao Cao's army.

His request to enter the city to welcome the emperor has been discussed by the ministers for a day, and most people believe that Cao Cao's army is the most reliable at the moment!