Chapter 503: Marriage

Yuan Xi glanced at Lu Lingqi behind him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let's go in together."

The two followed Mi Zhen into the house and saw Liu Bei's wife and daughter Liu already dressed and waiting inside.

When Mrs. Liu Bei saw everyone coming in, she pulled her daughter to her knees and said to Yuan Xi, "Thank you for saving me several times."

When Yuan Xi saw that Mrs. Liu Bei looked pale and black, her face was covered with an abnormal red glow, which looked extremely strange in contrast. He felt a pang in his heart, thinking that this might be her last breath and that she would not live long.

Mrs. Liu Bei panted a few times, sat up with difficulty, and said to Yuan Xi, "Is there still no news from my husband?"

Yuan Xi consoled him, "Liu Yuzhou is a lucky man, so he will be fine. Generals Guan and Zhang have already gone to look for him."

"If everything goes well, there will be news in a few days."

Madam Liu Bei was silent for a while, and seemed to have made up her mind. "My next request may be a little excessive. I am really desperate, so I am asking for it."

"But please, sir, for the sake of my husband's past and the fact that you are going to marry my adopted daughter, do me a favor."

When Yuan Xi saw that Liu Bei's wife had brought up Liu Bei and Mi Zhen to ask for help, he also said solemnly: "I have a close relationship with Liu Yuzhou. If you are in trouble, I will help you. Please don't be so polite."

Mrs. Liu Bei sighed, "A friend in need is a friend indeed. Your Excellency has forgiven us of past grudges. I am truly ashamed of my previous disrespectful behavior."

"I am of humble origin, and my speech is crude. I have been wandering with my husband for many years, and have seen too much of what the nobles have done, so I was very wary of you at first."

"But I later discovered that you are an outlier. I was wrong about you."

She paused, "I'm afraid I won't live long."

Everyone had already seen it, and their faces turned heavy when they heard the words. His daughter Liu beside him also sobbed softly.

Mrs. Liu Bei shouted, "Why are you crying!" She was already very weak at this time. The first word she shouted was quite loud, but the last two were already hoarse.

Liu was so frightened that her body trembled and she quickly stopped crying.

Mrs. Liu Bei panted for a few times and said, "My husband is missing now, and it is hard to predict whether he will be good or bad. Please find a place for me to go."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "Madam, please rest assured. Liu Yuzhou is a strong military force and can protect himself without any problems."

"Please rest here for the time being, Madam and Miss. Once I find out where Liu Yuzhou is, I will send someone to take Madam and Miss back."

Mrs. Liu Bei shook her head and said, "That's not what I meant."

"Whether her husband is still alive or not, what she did was not for her family."

"Or rather, to my husband, we mother and I are a burden."

"We have been wandering around for several times, which is also a shame for my husband. In this case, I don't want my daughter to go back."

"What's more, if something happens to my husband and I die, she will have no one to rely on."

"She has reached the age to get married. Please find an honest family to marry her off."

When Liu heard this, her eyes turned red.

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, why are you so anxious?"

Mrs. Liu Bei shook her head and said, "I know what's going on."

"My requirements are not high. I don't ask for a noble scholar or a local tyrant. I just want a family with a few acres of land and someone who treats me well."

Yuan Xi took a look at Liu and saw that her limbs were long and slender. Perhaps because she had been running around everywhere, she did not have the sickly look of other women from aristocratic families. Instead, she exuded a healthy vitality.

Moreover, her facial features are well-proportioned, much better than those of her parents, and she exudes a sense of heroic spirit. Although she cannot compare with the outstanding women around Yuan Xi, she also has her own charm.

Seeing Yuan Xi sizing up Liu, Mrs. Liu Bei quickly added, "She has rough hands and feet, and it is really too high for her to be your concubine. Please forgive her, young master."

Lü Lingqi and Mi Zhen behind Yuan Xi couldn't help but look at each other with strange expressions. It was originally a very sad thing, but seeing that Mrs. Liu Bei was still so wary of Yuan Xi at this time, the two women found it quite funny.

The rumor that Yuan Xi is lustful is probably already known all over the world.

Yuan Xi wiped the sweat off his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely find a good family for the girl."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu Bei finally felt relieved and said to Liu: "Thank the envoy quickly."

When she saw Liu bowing and Yuan Xi returning the greeting, she realized that Yuan Xi was a man who never broke his promises, so she felt relieved.

At this moment, her wish had been fulfilled and she immediately felt relieved. She felt like she had lost all her strength and fell to the side.

Everyone was shocked and quickly called for a doctor to come in and treat her, but Mrs. Liu Bei was already very weak and could hardly speak.

Seeing his appearance, everyone knew that he would not survive for more than a few days. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu Bei grabbed Yuan Xi's sleeve tightly and squeezed out a weak voice, "Sir, if I die, she will have to observe mourning for three years. I'm afraid it will be too late. Who knows what will happen in a few years?"

"In that case, while I am still alive, please find someone to marry her to."

Liu said sadly, "Mother."

Mrs. Liu Bei glared at him and said, "What did you say to me? I kneel down to thank you, Your Excellency!" After saying this, she seemed to have used up all her strength, and cold sweat kept oozing from her head.

Seeing Liu kneeling before him, Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'll go back and look for someone right away. Once I find a candidate, I'll discuss it with Madam right away."

He and Lu Lingqi went out and began to have a dilemma. In their anxiety, where could they find a suitable family?

Liu Bei's wife said that she wanted to find a man from an ordinary family, but Yuan Xi couldn't take it seriously. After all, Liu was Liu Bei's daughter, the daughter of a governor. He couldn't really marry her to a farmer, right?

Liu Bei's wife might not last for two days, so he could only look for a wife in Haixi City. However, most of the people in the city were merchants, and there were not many scholars. If Liu Bei married his daughter to an ordinary person, he would probably be criticized by the world.

He just felt a terrible headache and looked at Lu Lingqi unconsciously. Lu Lingqi saw this and said, "I'm not good at this kind of thing."

"I'm really exhausted these past two days. I'm going back to sleep first."

After saying that, Lu Lingqi ran away.

Yuan Xi shook his head. He thought about the people around him but couldn't think of a suitable candidate. Sun Li was of the right age, but he was already married. The Zhen family had some young men, but they were all businessmen, which was not appropriate.

He couldn't figure out a clue and thought that the city was in chaos and the generals were organizing their troops. Why not ask his advisers?

Yuan Xi thought that Ju Shou was in the mansion, so he went all the way to Ju Shou's house and saw him and Lu Xun pointing at the map, reviewing the previous battle.

Lu Xun nodded from time to time, and then raised a few questions. Ju Shou patiently explained them. Lu Xun agreed with some of them, but he disagreed with Ju Shou on some of them, and the two began to argue.

Seeing that the two were talking heatedly, Yuan Xi did not go in, but just listened outside the window. He was originally afraid of disturbing the two people's discussion of military affairs, but as he listened, he found that he also benefited a lot from it.

Ju Shou and Lu Xun argued for a quarter of an hour. Ju Shou happened to look up and found Yuan Xi was also outside, so he quickly invited Yuan Xi in.

Yuan Xi said, "Sir, what do you think of Boyan?"

Ju Su stroked his beard, looking quite pleased, "What I am most proud of in recent years is that I snatched this disciple from Feng Xiao."

Yuan Xi thought to himself, that was right, Guo Jia always complained to him every time he got drunk.

Ju Su saw that Yuan Xi looked troubled, and asked curiously, "What happened to you, sir?"

Yuan Xi told Liu Bei's wife about his affairs, and said, "In such a hurry, I am afraid where can I find a suitable and ideal husband for her?"

"This is really difficult for me."

"I came here to ask you for advice, sir. Is there anyone suitable?"

Ju Su listened and looked puzzled. "It is far away in the horizon, yet it is right before my eyes. Is it possible that you are blind to the darkest things?"

Seeing Ju Shou pointing at Lu Xun, Yuan Xi was stunned: "How can this be possible?"

Ju Su was surprised and asked, "Why not?"

"Bo Yan is also from a noble family, he is of the right age, and he is also the sworn brother of the envoy. In Haixi City right now, who else could be more suitable than him?"

Not to mention Lu Xun's confused face, Yuan Xi was also confused for a while. He found that Lu Xun was indeed the most suitable one!

But I had ignored it intentionally or unintentionally before. Is this just a psychological problem?

Yuan Xi suddenly realized that he was using Lu Xun as a powerful weapon to deal with Liu Bei in the future!

Regardless of whether the Battle of Yiling takes place in this world or not, if Lu Xun can master the strategy, he will definitely be a capable general under his command in the future, and his position and role will be extremely important.

In Yuan Xi's subconscious mind, Liu Bei might become his enemy in the future, so Yuan Xi subconsciously ignored Lu Xun, because if Lu Xun married Liu Bei's daughter, would he try his best to fight his father-in-law in the future?

Thinking of this, he said to Lu Xun in a hoarse voice: "What do you think, Boyan?"

Lu Xun, however, looked indifferent and said, "What I am concerned about now is studying the art of war. I don't care about these things. To repay the envoy's kindness, I will leave all matters to the envoy's arrangements."

Yuan Xi shook his head. "Okay, I'll think about it first and come back to you later."

Lu Xun watched Yuan Xi leave and wondered why it seemed like the envoy didn't seem very willing.

He said to Ju Su: "You should have a better candidate in mind, right?"

Ju Su laughed and said, "How is that possible, unless you want to take it yourself."

Lu Xun was shocked, "Then I can't agree to it!"

Ju Su waved his hand and said, "I just said it casually. It is unlikely that the envoy has such thoughts. He is now the governor of Xuzhou. He no longer needs to marry Liu Yuzhou to strengthen himself. Moreover, he wants to marry Liu Yuzhou's adopted daughter. How can he marry his own daughter?"

"But this is a great benefit to you."

"You are now independent of the Lu family. If you have a conflict with Jiangdong in the future, what will you do?"

"But if you marry Liu Yuzhou's daughter, you will be able to establish a relationship with Liu Yuzhou's line. Although her whereabouts are unknown now, whether she is alive or dead, it will be beneficial to you."

"If he survives, he is no ordinary person. He will surely make a comeback in the future and become an important ally of the envoy. Naturally, he will be of help to you."

"If he dies, his generals and officials will certainly come to you, sir. With the relationship with his daughter, these people will support you in the future."

After hearing this, Lu Xun hesitated and asked, "What if Liu Yuzhou and the envoy become enemies in the future?"

Ju Shou thought for a moment and said, "If you have already become powerful by then, of course you will have to cut ties with him."

"A woman's status depends on her husband. If she becomes a burden to her husband, divorce is the only way to protect both sides."

After hearing this, Lu Xun smiled bitterly and thought to himself, "That's exactly what I am talking about."

Yuan Xi was really confused and walked into Lu Lingqi's room unconsciously. He saw her still sleeping with her head covered and facing the wall. He thought that Lu Lingqi had overdrawn a lot of energy in the battle the day before and he also hadn't recovered.

As he thought about it, he lifted the quilt and lay down next to Lu Lingqi.