Today is the end of the year, and tomorrow is the first month.

Even though the haze of failure still hangs over the Yuan family's residence, the festive atmosphere of the New Year's Eve is not lost at all.

In the past few days, Yuan Wei's house has been full of guests. As the founder of Rudu and Liu Bian's supporter, Yuan Wei's status in Rudu's court is undoubtedly the first.

Since the twelfth lunar month, Yuan Wei has been busy dealing with guests. On the last day of this year, he can finally celebrate with the Yuan family's children.

In the palace, Li Ru stepped out of the palace gate, looked up at the dark sky, and tightened his thick crane cloak to resist the strong cold wind.

Li Ru glanced at the guard calmly. The latter looked normal and did not feel anything unusual about this official who often came in and out of the palace.

Li Ru took his horse back and headed straight for the west gate.

"Shangguan, we have to leave the city today!" The city gate captain happened to recognize Li Ru and greeted him warmly.

Li Ru did not reply and went straight out of the city.

With a hot face and a cold butt, Chengmen Lieutenant's original good mood suddenly dropped by a large margin. He looked at Li Ru's back and cursed secretly: "You are attending a funeral!"

In the palace, the servants came to help the Queen Mother as usual and handled it carefully.

"Your Majesty, the charcoal is ready."

There was no movement inside, so the chamberlain raised her voice again and repeated loudly: "Your Majesty, the charcoal is ready."

The chamberlain glanced behind the beaded curtain and could vaguely see the Jinhua uniform falling to the ground. He couldn't help but wonder: Why is the Queen Mother lying on the ground?

Suddenly, the waiter had a bad idea, maybe he was suffocated with charcoal, so he bravely walked in.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother He lay motionless, and the chamberlain broke out in a cold sweat. He had obviously ventilated the air on time, so why would the Queen Mother...

With that said, he braved another detour to the other side. When he saw Queen Mother He's face, the hairs all over his body suddenly burst out, and a chill penetrated his whole body. He just wanted to scream, but his tongue was frozen and he couldn't scream.

The chamberlain took a few steps back in a panic and rushed out from behind the curtain. Until Queen Mother He's bloodless face, her angry eyes that refused to rest in death, and the blood stains oozing from the corners of her mouth, these horrifying scenes gradually disappeared in front of his eyes. The chamberlain

Only then did I feel refreshed.

"The Queen Mother has been assassinated, the Queen Mother has been assassinated!"

He ran and shouted.

Soon, the palace attendants and guards were alerted and rushed to the Queen Mother's palace.

Then, an explosive news came from the palace——

The Queen Mother is dead!

Less than a moment later, another even more explosive news emerged.

Emperor Han died!

The war horse breathed out hot breaths, and there were even several blood marks on its back. The rider wished he could bring the news to Yuan Mansion in an instant.

In the clan hall, Yuan Wei was having a banquet with the Yuan family's children. Yuan Shu, who was still anxious about the war in Nanyang, did not come back to reunite. Yuan Shao was still detained in Puyang, and Yuan Yi led the remaining soldiers and was staring at Puyang.

While they were drinking and drinking, there was a sudden noise outside the hall. It seemed like someone was intruding. Yuan's servants were trying to stop them. Before everyone could figure out what was going on, "Your Majesty has passed away! The Queen Mother has passed away!"

"Your Majesty has passed away! The Queen Mother has passed away!"

Although there was a lot of noise, people in the hall still heard these two sentences clearly.

Yuan Wei stood up suddenly, and the wine glass in his hand couldn't help but slip. For a moment, he couldn't believe what he heard.

He glanced at Yuan Ji, as if to confirm.

"Call someone in!" Yuan Ji immediately ordered.

The people outside the door almost crawled in, running and shouting, their words full of horror and panic: "Your Majesty has passed away! The Queen Mother has passed away!"

Yuan Wei recognized the person who came and was his spy in the palace. These two pieces of information immediately made him freeze on the spot and his mind was confused.

Yuan Ji looked at Yuan Wei and saw that Yuan Wei's face turned blue visibly. Then, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and Yuan Wei leaned back in response.

Yuan Ji had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he quickly supported him.

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Several people quickly came forward to call.

"Father! Father!" Yuan Yida, the son of Yuan Wei, called anxiously.

"Call a doctor quickly!" Yuan Ji quickly ordered.

The sudden change made Yuan Ji panic. He whispered to himself to calm down, and then thought of his brother Yuan Shao's aides Feng Ji and Xin Pi who were resourceful and currently in Ruyang, so he quickly ordered someone to summon him.

Yuan Wei looked pale and slumped on the couch. After the doctor examined him, he said, "The master's coma was caused by a sudden attack of the heart. However, why did the master suffer from a strange poison?"

"Poisoned?" Yuan Ji was very puzzled, "My uncle has indeed been feeling unwell recently, but how could he be poisoned?"

"The poison has entered the internal organs, and the poisoning must have been for several days."

Yuan Ji thought about the suspicious things during this period, but he had no clue. During this period, he and his uncle met too many guests. Could someone be poisoning them by paying homage to them?

"Is it possible to cure this poison?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "I'm sorry for my incompetence."

Yuan Ji looked at Yuan Wei, still unwilling: "Can uncle still wake up?"

"Now that my breath has stabilized, I should be able to wake up soon, but the poison has penetrated my organs. I'm afraid that the next time I wake up, it will be the last time I see you. Shaojun, be mentally prepared."

Yuan Ji was frightened for no reason. What would a stall as big as Ruyang do without his uncle? His younger brother Yuan Shao is still detained and cannot even be reunited.

My brother must be redeemed as soon as possible and take charge of the overall situation!

Yuan Ji made up his mind, and not long after, Feng Ji and the Xin brothers came to Yuan Mansion. After learning all this, Feng Ji fell silent, and the Xin brothers were extremely angry.

"God damn Thief Dong. He must have bribed his close officials to kill the king and his queen! This matter should be made known to the world, so that Thief Dong will be disgraced to the whole world and be killed by both heaven and man!" Xin Ping scolded.

Yuan Ji had no thoughts, he only felt a splitting headache.

"The most urgent task is to rescue the envoy first. Furthermore, if you all suffer this drastic change, you must be inseparable from Dong Zhuo. Please notify the highway immediately and ask him to take strict precautions."

Yuan Ji nodded. The staff is the staff, and they already have a clue.

At this time, the servant suddenly ran over and said: "It's not good, Mr. Yida has also been poisoned and fainted!"

When Yuan Ji heard this, his brain seemed to be stimulated, and there was a sharp pain, and he couldn't help but sneered: "Ah——"

"Young Master!"

…

Hazy and groggy, Yuan Wei opened his eyes, and the face gradually became clear before him. It was his youngest son Zhongda.

"Zhongda." Yuan Wei called out with breathless energy.

"Father! You wake up!"

"How is it in the palace?"

"The officials are already at court for discussion, but...only the second brother and brother Shiji were also poisoned."

Yuan Wei's cloudy eyes suddenly became clear and sharp, and his voice suddenly became louder: "How are they!"

Yuan Zhongda shook his head. The doctor had already said that the poison had entered his lungs and there was no way to save him. He could prepare for his funeral.

Yuan Wei felt depressed and couldn't lift his breath. He spat out a mouthful of old blood again, but this time, he didn't faint.

"Zhongda, quickly arrange food and grass, and ask Fengji to return to the original! Take charge of the overall situation!" Yuan Wei said with difficulty.

A trace of disappointment flashed through Yuan Zhongda's heart. It seemed that the Yuan family's legacy had to be inherited by Ben Chu, even if he had to pay a huge price.

Five hundred thousand stones of food and grass would be enough for him for the rest of his life.

Yuan Wei seemed to see the hesitation in his son's eyes and said: "Zhongda, you are neither the one who established the business nor the one who maintained it. If the Yuan family is handed over to Benchu, you and he will both prosper and will not suffer any loss."

"Follow your father's teachings and keep them in mind, my child!"

Although Yuan Zhongda agreed with his lips, he began to make calculations in his heart.

If Yuan Ji and his second brother had a conflict, and Yuan Shao was in jail, and Yuan Shu had no time to take care of it, wouldn't he be in charge of the Yuan family?

"Go and call Feng Ji." Yuan Wei suddenly said.

Yuan Zhongda froze immediately and glanced at Yuan Wei in fear. Although Yuan Wei's condition was very poor, his face was pale and blue, and his lips had turned purple. It was obvious that the symptoms of poisoning had been exposed. Yuan Zhongda left angrily, even if he even glanced at Yuan Wei,

They all felt guilty.

His father still couldn't trust him, and he also had a thief heart but no courage.

Soon, Feng Ji came to Yuan Wei and was really shocked to see Yuan Wei in such miserable condition.

"I've met Taifu!"

"Yuan Tu!" Yuan Wei checked his head with some difficulty and called out: "Yuan Tu, I'm sorry to trouble you about the original matter. I hope you will take more trouble to rescue him as soon as possible!"

Although the words were spoken softly, Fengji felt heavy expectations.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan, Ji Zi will do his best!"

Yuan Wei sighed, the look in his eyes gradually faded away, he looked up unfocused, and sighed leisurely: "Alas... In the end, I still couldn't survive Dong Zhuo. Although the method of poisoning was despicable, it was done by an old man, and it was not bright.

.”
To be continued...