Wuji County, Zhongshan, within Zhen Mansion.

The atmosphere in the inner hall was low. The mistress Zhang sat on the main seat. Her back, which had not been bent for several years, looked particularly hunched today. She had maintained a vigorous face for many years and looked particularly old today.

The eldest son Zhen Yan and the second son Zhen Yao were also sitting in the lower position at this moment, neither of which was as strong as before. Their bodies were much more depressed. They looked at each other quietly, and felt a little sour in their hearts.

For the future survival and prosperity of the Zhen family, this time, the Zhen family was desperate to take advantage of the situation and pressed all their treasures and all their chips on the Yuan family. They did not ask for anything else, but only wanted Yuan Shang to take this opportunity to capture Zhang Yan alive and cut off the disaster. From then on, they returned peace and peace in Wuji County, Zhongshan. However, things went against their wishes.

Yuan Shang designed an ambush Zhang Yan's military horse that night. Although he was busy all night, the entire Zhen family had almost no leisure all night.

Almost every hour, the Zhen family would send a few people out to the county government office, outside the city, Changting and other places to investigate the real situation in order to obtain accurate information as soon as possible.

The Zhen family did not ask for anything else, but only asked Yuan Shang to capture or kill Zhang Yan alive. Both of them were fine, regardless of life or death, and they would be eliminated.

It was not until dawn the next day that news from the front line was transmitted back to Wuji from Dongxian.

Yuan Shang's troops were defeated by Heishan Army in Dong County, but Yuan Shang himself was seriously injured, and the thief Zhang Yan fled.

This news seemed like a bolt from the blue, hitting everyone in the Zhen family hard, making them unable to control themselves and almost unable to breathe.

He actually let Zhang Yan... run away!?

Such a result may not be anything to the Yuan family, but it has put the Zhen family in a place of doom.

After a long time of silence in the hall, Zhang's slightly gray eyebrows moved slightly. She sighed and said with a look of silence: "My Zhen family is fully supporting Mr. Yuan San to promote this plan, just to stabilize Zhongshan and eliminate the Yan thieves, and to eliminate the troubles of their confidants. They do not want to go against their wishes. They still let the Yan thieves escape. This thief is fierce and vicious, and he is decisive in killing others. He also has more than 100,000 people in high-end costumes under his command... Alas, it seems that God wants to rule out my Zhen family."

After hearing Zhang's words, the faces of the two sons of the Zhen family were all bleak.

When he was young, he saw Zhen Yao shook his head and smiled, "I spent money to find out the news. In addition to the troops and horses of Wuji County under the command of the third prince, there were also three elite troops from Liyang, Jiang Yiqu, Zhao Rui, and Lu Weihuang in Yecheng, and a wise and wise man designed a defence. He should have been foolproof, but at the last moment, a white horse, Yicong, and the remnants of the official army were defeated, and a big deal was ruined... Not only did the Feiyan thief escape, but even the third prince Yuan was seriously injured and almost made a mistake."

Zhen Yan said bitterly: "Now Zhang Yan is leaving on horseback, and he will take revenge in the future. Yuan's elite soldiers are still not afraid, but... But even if our Zhen family has huge wealth, it is just a merchant household. How can we be with him? I am afraid that from now on, the whole mansion will have no peace of life, and maybe even if the Feiyan thief is defeated, the household may be lost..."

Zhang laughed in self-deprecatingly, burst into tears, and said, "I have missed a white horse, so I ended up today... I am old for my mother and was revenged by the Yan thief. It's not a pity that I'm still young, but you two and all my sisters are still young. If this happens, you will be broken and your descendants will be cut off. When I'm in the nine springs, what will I do to see your father who died early... It's really a sin!"

Speaking of this, I saw Zhang's old tears in his eyes.

"Mother...Brother..." A gentle voice slowly came in from the foyer, but Zhen Mi walked to the entrance of the foyer at some point and saw a scene in front of her.

"Daughter...you...how are you here?" Zhang saw Zhen Mi appearing suddenly, hurriedly wiped her tears and raised her hand to signal her to come over.

Zhen Mi moved her lotus step lightly and knelt down beside Zhang. She trembled and touched her mother's fair hair that suddenly appeared overnight. Her heart tightened and said, "Mother, it's just that Zhang Yan has escaped. It's not a big deal. Why are you doing this? What should you do if you are worried about your body?"

Zhang's doting eyes never leave his beloved daughter for a moment, and said kindly: "Daughter, although you are smart, you are not well-informed in the world. I don't know how cruel Zhang Yan's methods are. If you let him go today, there will be endless troubles. I'm afraid that Zhen's family will not have a peaceful life in this life... Forget it, it's too late to say anything now, and you need to make arrangements early. Mi'er, you can pack your bags immediately, set off with your second brother and sister, and go to Mianchi, Guanzhong to hide from the troubles. I bought a piece of land for my mother in the name of the Zhang family three years ago, which is enough for you to spend money in this life. After you arrive in Guanzhong, remember that the world is difficult. Do not expose your identity at will in the future. Be careful not to seek to be out of the way, but to be rich and safe..."

Before Zhang could finish speaking, Zhen Mi shook her head vigorously and said, "Mom, my daughter won't leave, my brother won't leave, and my sisters won't leave."

Zhang was stunned when he heard this and said anxiously: "Girl! What are you saying? Don't be willful! If you don't leave at this time, you will come to Zhang Yan in the future, but you can't leave even if you want to leave!"

Zhen Mi pursed her thin lips and suddenly showed a miserable smile, saying, "Mom, how old is my daughter this year?"

Zhang didn't think that Zhen Mi was jumping in the first place. As he spoke, he actually said this. He couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Seventeen..."

"Seventeen?" Zhen Mi looked at the snow scene outside the hall in a daze and said to herself: "It's time to play ice and travel to the lake every day without realizing it."

Zhang's heart tightened and said hurriedly: "Daughter, what do you want?"

Zhen Mi quietly turned her head and said, "Mother, my daughter lost her father since she was young. Only by raising you and your two brothers can she survive for 17 years and have been thinking about revenge. Now there is a grudge outside the Zhen family, which seems to be a danger of being buried. If you want to save this crisis, there is only one way to solve it."

Zhang has been doing business for a long time and has a flexible mind. Today, he got a little bit of his daughter and immediately understood the meaning and said, "What do you mean is... to marry Yuan?"

"Yes, if you can get the protection of Yuan and move the Zhen family to Yecheng, even if the Yan bandits really have 100,000 soldiers and more than a thousand warriors, they will not be able to do anything about the Zhen family."

After hearing Zhen Mi's words, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.

"But…"

Zhang hesitated and looked at his beloved daughter for a long time before saying, "But, Mr. Yuan, do you like him in your heart?"

Listening to Zhang's words, Zhen Mi couldn't help but lower her eyelids, and her heart passed through a warm current, and tears slowly slid from her eyes silently.

"Mom, my daughter can only meet him once, so how can I talk about the word "favorite"? But now, is there any other way to go besides this method?"

Zhang trembled all over and carefully wiped away the tears from his daughter's face and said, "Girl, you are too stupid. If you don't want to marry against your will, you won't force you to do it. Besides, my Zhen family is just a merchant. It's not easy to climb to Yuan's family. Why don't you take it easy?"

Zhen Yan's face was dull when he heard this, nodded and said, "Yes, and Yuan Shang is not a good person. He is not a greedy person. He doesn't want to get in. It's like he just threw an ice hole into his sister without saying anything last time..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhang saw Zhang glaring at him fiercely and swallowing the words.

Zhen Mi held Zhang's hand, shook her head gently, and said, "Mother, brother, don't worry, and sister, although she is super talented, will definitely come up with a solution... to make Mr. Yuan fall in love with me."

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Wuji County Government, backyard.

Yuan Shang's face, body, and feet were covered with white cloth, holding a crutch in his hand, and sat on a stone bench. He was playing the chess that he had just made by Zheng Ji Zheng.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was also a saying in the world that chess was a completely different story from the chess in later generations. It was a simple chess technique that used trunks as chopsticks and ivory as tusks.

Yuan Shang and Zheng Ji had played with each other several times, and they were a little bored, so they asked Zheng Ji to ask someone to make this version of the modified version of his memory, which was used to pass the time when he was bored on weekdays.

"Bang!"

Yuan Shang lifted the horse heavily, steadily captured the old coach of Zheng Ji, and laughed: "General! You lost, pay."

Zheng Ji widened his eyes and looked for a moment, then raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and said weakly: "Mr. County Master is merciful. I have just come into contact with this. I have not studied this thoroughly. I hope that Master. County Master. Don't force me too much. I'm just playing, why bother so seriously..."

"Stop it. I'm very happy to eat what I've eaten just now. Why do you become timid when you pay? Pay the money quickly and let's have another plate."

"Sir, I'm short of money today, so it's really hard to kill me again."

"Nonsense, didn't the Zhen family just sent someone to send you two big trucks of gifts a few days ago? You've spent a few days in the past? What a scam! Get the money!"

"Sir, how did you know that the Zhen family and their subordinates gave gifts?"

"Just! I'll be the master of the Yuan family in Wuji County! I don't know what else is going on in my territory? Hurry up, put the chess pieces on it! How much has the Zhen family given you, tell me how many, let's count it, and we'll just count it..."

While the two were playing chess and gambling, they saw the servant coming over and bowing respectfully to Yuan Shang, saying, "The county master, there is someone outside the county who claims to be the fourth lady of Zhen Mansion. He is an old friend of the adults. He heard that the adults were injured in suppressing the thieves, so he specially led the family to come to visit the county master. I wonder if he wants to see him?"

Yuan Shang was holding a chess piece in his hand, and was stunned when he heard this, and said strangely: "Which fourth lady is it? Who is it?"

Zheng Ji coughed and said dryly, "It's the one you threw in the ice hole last time."

"She?" Yuan Shang trembled all over when he heard this, and said, "She is here to settle the accounts of the autumn, right? I didn't offend her again."

"Sir, what nonsense are you talking about? The Zhen family is now tied to the ship of the adult, and is under your command. Now you are injured on the expedition. It is normal for the Zhen family to come to visit and comfort me. How can you think about the disadvantages? She may have brought gifts when she came here this time."

Yuan Shang was stunned slightly, then nodded and smiled, "So that's how it is. It's so great. The Zhen family is worthy of being a master of Zhongshan. It's true that they know the rules very well and deserve praise and encouragement. One day, I have to think about giving them a banner... Come on! Invite the gifts in and talk to the county."

Zhang Ji Man was sweating profusely, and the chess piece in his hand almost broke out, saying, "Sir, you are not asking for gifts, but asking for Miss Zhen, please tell you."

"Oh, yes, please come and talk to our county with a gift."
Chapter completed!