I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 871 I Got It
"Nonsense! Nonsense!"

In the county governor's mansion, Yuan Shao paced back and forth angrily:
"This daughter is really spoiled!"

"Marriage is a matter of life and death, and it is the parents' decision. How can she do it at will? Moreover, this matter concerns the rise and fall of our Yuan family. How can she refuse it capriciously?"

Yuan Shao never expected that his daughter, who had always been well-behaved and docile, would openly oppose him on this important matter of marriage.

You know, he had boasted to the general that his daughter had been in love with him for a long time.

If I forcefully send her over, this little girl will start crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to hang herself. Wouldn't that be like slapping myself in the face?
"We must find a way!"

Feng Ji pondered and said, "Mr. Yuan, your daughter comes from a famous family and is young. It is natural that she would find it difficult to accept the news that she is going to be a concubine in someone else's house. How about letting Madam persuade her?"

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and nodded slowly, saying, "This is the only way. Yu'er has always been the closest to Madam. If she comes forward, maybe Yu'er will change her mind."

That night, Yuan Shao's wife Liu came to her daughter's boudoir and saw Yuan Xiaoyu lying on the bed, crying her eyes out.

When Yuan Xiaoyu saw her mother coming in, she immediately threw herself into her arms and said, "Mother, Daddy... He actually wants his daughter to be Su Yao's concubine!"

Liu sighed, hugged her daughter in her arms, and said slowly: "Yu'er, mother knows that you feel wronged, but in this world, how can everything go as one wishes? As noble ladies, we have no say in marriage."

"Mother originally wanted to keep you for a few more years, but now it seems that it is difficult to fulfill her wish."

"Your father came to me in the evening and told me that the general is very aggressive and has the ambition to swallow up the world. Although our Yuan family looks noble, it is actually in danger. Only you can save our Yuan family."

"Save the Yuan family?"

Yuan Xiaoyu raised her tearful eyes, her face full of confusion:

"Mother, my Yuan family has three dukes for four generations, and my father is a dignified General of Chariots and Cavalry and the governor of Nanyang. He is so glorious and powerful. Why would he need a daughter to rescue him? Why would he need a daughter to rescue him?"

Liu gently stroked her daughter's hair, with a complex look in her eyes: "Yu'er, do you know that Su Yao is now extremely powerful and has a large army under his command. Even His Majesty has to rely on him? Although your father is the General of Chariots and Cavalry and the Governor of Nanyang, he is just an ant in his eyes. If he leads his troops south, our Yuan family will be wiped out in an instant."

"What?!" Yuan Xiaoyu sniffed, her face full of surprise: "How is this possible? Mother, please don't scare your daughter."

Liu sighed and said quietly, "My dear daughter, you may not know that you have been at home for so long, but to this day, countless noble families have been destroyed by his butcher knife."

"Once that happens, forget about wealth and glory. Everyone in our Yuan family, young and old, will probably lose their lives."

"Your father and brother will be beheaded, and the best outcome for us mother and daughter is to be sold to the Jiaofang Bureau and be humiliated by others."

"Is this the result you want to see, Yu'er?"

"This this"

Yuan Xiaoyu's delicate body trembled slightly, obviously frightened by her mother's words. She had never thought that the fate of her family had been pushed to such a desperate situation.

It was a time of chaos, and she was not completely unaware of this, but in her opinion, the chaotic times seemed to have nothing to do with the Yuan family.

Her family had three dukes in four generations, and her father was a General of Chariots and Cavalry and the Governor of Nanyang, holding great power. She was surrounded by flatterers who praised her Yuan family as if they could dominate the world.

But now hearing her mother say this, she was shocked to realize that under the shadow of Su Yao, the family was as fragile as a candle in the wind.

"Is the general so powerful?" "But my daughter heard that he is just a warrior who kills people without hesitation. How can he rule the world?"

"Is there no one who will stand up to him when he bullies a noble family like this?"

Yuan Xiaoyu didn't understand. It was only a short time ago that her father was the leader of the alliance to fight against Dong Zhuo, and he was full of vigor and vitality. How come in just one year, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and she, a weak woman, was asked to entertain people with her beauty to protect the safety of the family?
Liu gently stroked her daughter's hair, with a complicated look in her eyes: "Silly child, do you know that Su Yao has now pacified the four northern states and has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Even your father had to bow his head to show his goodwill. As for those noble families who rebelled against him..."

She paused and lowered her voice even more: "How prominent is the Hongnong Yang family? The head of the family, Yang Biao, was beheaded by him."

"The Cui family of Jizhou is also a famous family in the world. Now the head of the family, Cui Lie, wants to confess his guilt in public and send his granddaughter to Su Yao's mansion to seek peace."

"There are also princes of the royal family, such as the King of Hejian and the King of Changshan, who were not even allowed to return to their fiefdoms. Those families that resisted were either uprooted or split up and relocated."

Yuan Xiaoyu's face turned pale when she heard this, and she clenched the corner of her clothes tightly with her slender fingers: "But my daughter heard that Su Yao is cruel and merciless, and kills people at will."

“Rumors, all rumors!”

Liu interrupted her daughter and said:
"Is there a general in the world who doesn't kill people? The key is to see how he treats the people around him."

"Your father said that although this man is tough, he is very kind to those around him. Look at the Xiongnu princess, Miss Zhen, and even the maid in his house. Which one of them is not well-dressed and well-fed? Even His Majesty..."

Liu suddenly fell silent, looked outside the door warily, and lowered her voice and said, "In short, if you can please him, not only can you save the Yuan family, but you may also be able to gain more benefits for us."

Yuan Xiaoyu bit her lower lip, tears flashing in her eyes: "But my daughter has never even seen him."

"How difficult is that?" Liu took out a scroll from her sleeve. "This is the portrait of Su Yao that your father had carefully painted. Take a look at it. Are you satisfied?"

The scroll slowly unfolded, and a handsome young man in military uniform appeared on the paper. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was imposing. Although it was just a portrait, he exuded a heroic spirit that was breathtaking.

Yuan Xiaoyu was stunned.

She thought she would see a ferocious warrior, but unexpectedly the person in the painting was so young and handsome.

"Is this the great general?" She couldn't help but reach out and touch the portrait, her voice trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Liu's eyes flashed with joy: "What do you think? Did mother not lie to you? Such a person, even if he becomes a concubine, it is not a disgrace to our Yuan family, not to mention that he has returned victoriously this time, I am afraid he will be promoted again."

"With the status of our Yuan family, we may be able to ask for a title for you in the future."

Yuan Xiaoyu stared at the portrait and her heartbeat suddenly quickened for some reason.

She recalled the maids' whispers in recent days about how heroic and amazing the general was.
"But mother." She was still a little unwilling, "If my daughter goes, can she really help the family?"

Liu held her daughter's hand and said, "Silly child, your father said that as long as you can stand firm beside the general and say a few good words for the Yuan family, we can buy time to develop our power. In the future..."

She suddenly stopped talking and said, "In short, your father promised that if you are willing to go, he will give you your favorite villa in the south of the city as a dowry. Not only can you take all the treasures and antiques inside, but he will also assign you twelve maids to guard you."

Yuan Xiaoyu was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "Then let my daughter give it a try."

Liu was overjoyed and hugged her daughter in her arms: "This is my good daughter! Don't worry, I will prepare the most gorgeous wedding dress for you right away, and I will make sure that the general will fall in love with him at first sight!"

(End of this chapter)