Just after dawn, someone hurriedly knocked on the door of Yuan's mansion.
Liu Mastiff, who was studying in the courtyard, heard the knock on the door and went to open the door in person. The servants who came later had no time to stop him, so Liu Mastiff opened the door. Yuan Shao suddenly came in from the door, a little annoyed, and seemed to blame him.
No one opened the door for a long time, and I wanted to scold him, but when I looked closely I saw the prince standing in front of me. I was startled and quickly bowed my hands and said, "Your Highness the prince!"
"Meet Mr. Yuan!"
Liu Mastiff still saluted as a junior. This was because of the relationship between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. As a disciple of Yuan Shu, Liu Mastiff saluted like this. Yuan Shao quickly said: "I don't dare to let His Highness pay homage like this. These days, I have been busy with important matters and have not paid any attention."
I hope your Highness will not be surprised if I can visit you!" Yuan Shao said again with his hands raised. Every move, word and deed showed the demeanor of a gentleman.
Liu Mastiff hurriedly said: "I am busy with state affairs. How can I be so virtuous as to dare to teach Mr. Sikong to visit me? I should be the one to visit him. In these days, I would like to thank Sikong for his great service."
The two of them chatted for a while, and Liu Mastiff invited Yuan Shao into the courtyard. Yuan Shao was about to say something again, but his face tightened, and he suddenly remembered something and said: "I was having such a good time chatting with His Highness that I almost forgot about important things. I don't know where the road is."
exist?"
"Master is in the study"
"I will talk to His Highness in detail later!" Yuan Shao said, bidding farewell to Liu Mastiff and entering the study. Liu Mastiff continued to study in the courtyard.
Yuan Shao entered the door and saw Yuan Shu sitting in front of the case writing something. After Yuan Shao came in, Yuan Shu did not get up to salute, but sat in front of the case and ignored him. Yuan Shao sat in front of him helplessly and said: "As a brother, I
After entering the door, you didn't even say hello to my brother?"
"Meet my brother," Yuan Shu said casually and continued busy with his own affairs.
Yuan Shao sighed, "It's the same thing as last time. How did you think about it? Although Sima is a widow, she has devoted herself to dressing up her husband's family in these years, and has never heard of any rudeness. In the name of virtuous,
Everyone in Luoyang knows it”
As soon as Yuan Shao spoke, Yuan Shu's hand holding the pen paused for a moment, then continued writing without paying attention.
"Gao Dao, you're not young anymore. I'm going to have my eldest grandchild. How can you make it happen that you're not married yet?"
"Bang!!" Yuan Shu slammed the pen on the table, raised his head, looked directly at Yuan Shao, and said: "I am not your chess piece. If you want to form an alliance with the Sima family, then marry yourself.
Don't ask me to get married. I want to complete the explanation that Master Jun failed to complete, and I have no intention of getting married."
"Me? Do you think I'm using you?? I'm all for your own good! You are my little brother!!"
"For my own good? Look at you pretending all day long and imitating celebrities. Nothing about you is real. If you weren't my eldest brother, you wouldn't even be able to get in through the gate of my mansion!!" Yuan Shu was angry.
said.
Yuan Shao sat in front of Yuan Shu, still looking the same as before, with his back straight and his hands on his thighs. Even though he was being scolded by Yuan Shu, his face remained the same as usual. He just frowned, which made him more majestic.
He clenched his fists and stood up slowly. Looking at Yuan Shu who was glaring at him, he couldn't bear it anymore and said coldly:
"You are not the eldest son in the family. You are dissolute, ignore the world, and do whatever you want, so you are very noble? Why do you think you can sit here and scold me as you please? If the ancestors didn't pretend, didn't welcome the world, and didn't seek gain.
In such a high position, how can someone like you join the sect of someone like you? Can you be promoted from a soldier to a third official? Do you think you rely on your talent?"
"If I don't put on pretense, don't welcome the world, and do the disgusting pretense in your eyes, do you think you can sit here and scold me after killing your relatives in the court?!"
"Fuck you, you arrogant person!!" Yuan Shao couldn't suppress his anger and stepped forward and kicked over the documents in front of Yuan Shu. He stepped forward, stared into Yuan Shu's eyes and said, "I, Yuan Shao, don't have to fight with the Sima family.
An alliance? If you were not my younger brother, I would have to beg for help everywhere and be busy, so for your insult, I will kill you with one sword!!"
Seeing Yuan Shao venting, Yuan Shu was surprisingly not angry. He smiled and said: "Brother, I haven't seen you like this for a long time. The last time was when my father imprisoned me in the house, and you beat me.
palm"
Yuan Shao calmed down and said nothing. Yuan Shu nodded and said: "Brother, I can't marry, don't make it too complicated."
Hearing his words, Yuan Shao's expression softened. He nodded and said: "This is not the first marriage. Don't worry, it won't be too complicated, so I won't delay it anymore. After three days, you will
Get married!" After saying this, Yuan Shao didn't say anything more, turned around and left the place. Yuan Shu shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hand, and grabbed a jade pendant from his waist.
This jade pendant was given to him by Yuan Shao when he joined the Northern Army.
When Yuan Shao walked out of the study, the same smile as before appeared on his face again, as if nothing had happened. However, what he did not expect was that Liu Mastiff was also the same, smiling as if he had heard nothing. Just now
There was such a commotion in the study that Yuan Shao couldn't believe that he was focused on the sages' books. The two of them talked for a while, mostly about Yuan Shang's affairs.
Yuan Shang was very close to Liu Mastiff and others, so Yuan Shao hoped that Liu Mastiff would take more care of Yuan Shang.
Before Yuan Shao left, he said with a smile: "By the way, Gao Da is getting married in a few days. Your Highness, please remember to congratulate Gao Da!"
Liu Mastiff was naturally overjoyed when he heard this. After sending Yuan Shao away, he entered the study.
Yuan Shu was still busy with his own affairs. He glanced at Liu Mastiff indifferently and ignored him. Liu Mastiff smiled and asked: "Master, I heard that you are getting married? I wonder who it is?"
Yuan Shu clenched his fists, raised his head, and glanced at Liu Mastiff. This warning was already very strong.
Liu Mastiff was also startled and did not dare to ask any more questions. Yuan Shu saw that he did not ask any more questions and continued to do his own thing. He wrote for a moment. Liu Mastiff was still extremely curious and could not bear it anymore, so he asked again: "
Master, when will you get married?"
Yuan Shu raised his head, his eyes flashing with cold light.
Soon after, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang arrived at the Yuan Mansion. Their servants welcomed them into the front yard, and Liu Mastiff hurriedly went to greet them.
"Your Highness!! What's wrong with you?" Zhuge Liang's eyes widened and he looked at Liu Mastiff, whose left eye was a little red and swollen. His heart was full of shock. His Highness was actually injured? What's going on?
Liu Mastiff coughed and said, "I just had a martial arts competition with my master. No need to say more."
Sima Yi couldn't help laughing, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said: "Your Highness's appearance is somewhat similar to that of Kong Ming a few days ago. If I guess right, on that day, Kong Ming also had a martial arts competition with the eldest princess, right?"
Zhuge Liang had a dark face and ignored Sima Yi. Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Liu Mastiff coughed quickly, turned back, looked at the study, and then whispered: "Master is getting married."
"ah?!"
The two were shocked, and Zhuge Liang said: "This is a good thing. We must go and celebrate Mr. Yuan!"
Sima Yi laughed again: "Kong Ming, this may not be a good thing." He deliberately stretched out his hand and touched his face. Zhuge Liang ignored him and continued to ask: "I wonder who his family is?"
"I don't know about this, you can ask yourself," Liu Mastiff said.
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi looked at the scars on Liu Mastiff's face again, shook their heads in unison, and said: "Forget it, it's better not to trouble Mr. Yuan."
The three of them were chatting when they saw Yuan Shang walking into the mansion with a smile. As Yuan Shu's nephew, he was very casual in Yuan's mansion. He regarded this place as his home. He walked to Liu Mastiff and paid his respects.
After meeting Liu Mastiff, he said with a smile, "Uncle is getting married!" The three of them nodded, indicating that they already knew about the matter. Yuan Shang looked at Sima Yi again and said, "It seems that my uncle is going to marry someone from your family. I heard that he is going to marry someone from your family."
It is the husband who died young, has been a widow for many years, and has a reputation as a virtuous person.”
"Aunt???" Sima Yi said dumbfounded.
"Hahaha, that's it. In the future, you have to visit your uncle more often. I think Mr. Yuan will treat you as a relative and care about your studies. Hahaha, Zhongda, you are lucky.
Ah!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Sima Yi was still in shock and could not react.
Afterwards, several people entered the study room and listened to Yuan Shu's lecture. In front of Yuan Shu, even Yuan Shang did not dare to talk about these things. The scars on Liu Mastiff's face gave them a good warning. Even the current prince dared to
Beat him up! However, considering that He Zi dared to beat up even the emperor, this is not an unacceptable thing. After all, this is He Zi’s protégé, his direct disciple.
However, the news still spread. Yuan Shu was also quite prestigious in Luoyang. He was getting married, which attracted a lot of people's attention. His marriage to the Sima family was also understood by most people as a sign that the two major families were about to marry.
Together, Zhang He spread the news to the Hall of Houde within the first few days. The emperor smiled while listening to Zhang He's report.
"He's getting married on the road. It's a happy occasion. Don't send people to monitor him, lest it spoil his wedding."
"Jinnuo!"
Three days later, the Yuan Mansion became lively. According to Yuan Shu's idea, the wedding was extremely simple. It could even be said that it was unworthy of the dignity of a wealthy family. They skipped a lot of etiquette and just welcomed the bride directly. At the wedding banquet, too many people were not invited.
There were many guests, just some of Yuan Shu's old subordinates, as well as the old soldiers he raised, relatives, relatives of the Sima family, and disciples.
The emperor did not come. The highest-ranking people on the scene were Yuan Shao, the Sikong, and the prince Liu Mastiff.
On this day, Zhuge Liang was very happy. He drank a lot of wine and looked at Sima Yi, who was sitting at his nephew's table with a blank look on his face. He smiled very happily.