Chapter 641

Zhang Shi summoned several trusted guards from within the family.

When the moonlight was dim, these guards broke into the guest room of the Zhen residence and killed the gray-robed envoy.

Subsequently.

Zhang Shi, Zhen Yao, Zhen Mi, and others, along with some collateral descendants of the Zhen family, packed up a portion of their gold, silver, valuables, and treasures, and fled Wuji County in Zhongshan overnight.

But as the saying goes.

Paper cannot wrap up fire.

The news of the Zhen family's overnight escape was known to the County Magistrate of Wuji County by the next morning.

In a fit of shock and rage, the magistrate immediately dispatched the local garrison to pursue the direction in which the Zhen family had fled.

However.

They were ultimately not as cunning as Zhang Shi.

Utilizing extremely tricky, serpentine maneuvers, Zhang Shi led the Zhen family members and successfully escaped the borders of Jizhou.

……

Shangdang

Gu Yi's temporary office

Xu Sheng walked in from outside and reported:

"Prime Minister, there is a group outside claiming to be from the Zhen family of Wuji County, Zhongshan."

"Do you need your subordinate to drive them away?"

"The Zhen family of Wuji County?"

Hearing Xu Sheng's report, Gu Yi stopped the work in his hands.

Subsequently, a flash of brilliance shot through his eyes.

In fact, the Zhen family in original history had fared quite well.

The fact that Zhen Mi could become the primary wife of Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, is sufficient to prove this point.

But one must never underestimate the status of being Yuan Shao's second son.

Although he could not compare to the legitimate sons Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang.

After Yuan Shao unified the four provinces of Hebei, Yuan Xi was still able to be dispatched by Yuan Shao to serve as the top official of Youzhou.

Therefore.

No matter how ethereal and beautiful Zhen Mi was, given the original scale of the Zhen family, they certainly would not have qualified to become Yuan Xi's primary wife.

Aristocratic families, when taking a primary wife, often value the political resources behind them.

Only when taking concubines is beauty the focus.

And the reason the Zhen family was able to use that less-than-qualified family background to make Zhen Mi Yuan Xi's primary wife.

This is sufficient to show that there was a "person skilled in plotting" within the family, secretly orchestrating these things.

After the Yuan family was destroyed, Zhen Mi became the primary wife of Cao Pi.

Later, she even bore Cao Pi a son, Cao Rui.

There are rumors in the streets suggesting that Cao Rui was actually Yuan Xi's son.

When Cao Cao broke through Yecheng, Zhen Mi was already pregnant, it just wasn't obvious yet.

Cao Pi was essentially a man who took over another's leftovers.

But at first, he was completely unaware.

He was even happy in the situation.

After all.

As the son of Cao Chengxiang, he naturally had to inherit a certain great hobby of Cao Chengxiang.

Regarding married women, Cao Pi welcomed it with both hands and feet.

But... later, Cao Pi suddenly hated Zhen Mi to the point of gnashing his teeth.

Although, behind this, the fact that Empress Guo was favored must have played a role.

But as the saying goes.

There is never hatred without a cause in this world.

The image Cao Pi had previously shown in public was that he loved Zhen Mi very, very much.

Yet suddenly, he became so hateful he wanted to peel her skin!

For such a major transformation to occur, it is hard to say there wasn't something fishy going on.

Furthermore.

Cao Pi was very bad to Cao Rui, one could even say it was completely unlike the attitude a father should have.

But a very awkward thing is.

When Cao Cao was still alive, he was very fond of Cao Rui.

To the extent that he even personally instructed Cao Pi to make sure to cultivate Cao Rui well.

But... after Cao Cao passed away.

The series of actions Cao Pi took were entirely aimed at suppressing Cao Rui.

He explicitly stipulated that Cao Rui was not allowed to see other court officials.

Even Guanqiu Jian, who grew up accompanying Cao Rui.

Was not allowed to meet with Cao Rui.

This... is simply more outrageous than the so-called "two dragons do not meet" of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

At the same time.

Cao Pi and Empress Guo were also continuously striving on the road to making children.

It is just a pity.

Empress Guo gave birth to two sons, and neither successfully lived to the age of five.

Even the sons born to Cao Pi's concubines could not escape the fate of early death.

Therefore.

When Cao Pi passed away.

The only person qualified to inherit the throne was Cao Rui.

It was not until two hours before Cao Pi's death that Cao Rui was formally established as the Crown Prince.

And a thing that makes one think deeply and fearfully is.

All those of the Cao and Xia Hou clans who were the same age as Cao Rui, or even a few years older, all had clearly recorded birth dates.

But for Cao Rui himself, his birth date is a question mark!

One must know, Cao Rui was an Emperor!

And he was not some random stray cat or dog emperor found on the street.

But an enlightened monarch who never gave up on contending with the aristocratic families and achieved great things!

Such an emperor, yet there is no record of his clear birth date.

Even the specific year cannot be determined.

This appears very intriguing.

Of course.

Everything mentioned above is just a kind of speculation about Cao Rui's parentage.

It is also possible that he really was Cao Pi's biological son.

But because Cao Pi hated Zhen Mi, he hated Cao Rui as well.

What the truth of the matter is, it is no longer important in this book.

After all, Zhen Mi will soon belong to our Prime Minister Gu.

……

After receiving a signal from Gu Yi.

Xu Sheng quickly brought Zhang Shi, Zhen Yao, Zhen Jin, and Zhen Mi inside.

Zhen Jin was Zhen Mi's fourth sister, two years older than Zhen Mi.

Her appearance was also quite good.

But compared to Zhen Mi, she appeared somewhat inferior.

Upon seeing Gu Yi, Zhang Shi and the others hurriedly bowed. ===== CHAPTER 642 =====