After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Kong Yuan woke up again and found that the sky was completely dark. He did not know what time it was.
Of the two maids, only one was left sitting on Kong Yuan's bedside, dozing off. The other was nowhere to be seen, probably asleep. It seemed that the two of them took turns to watch over Kong Yuan.
Perhaps it was because he had been lying down for a long time, but the main reason was that Ding Huai was not used to sleeping on the ancient hard bed. Kong Yuan only felt a pain in his waist, so he wanted to turn over and change his position.
Unexpectedly, this slight movement woke up the maid who was napping. Seeing Kong Yuan awake, she quickly sat up and said,"Young Master is awake. I'll go wake Qiu Yue up.”
After she finished speaking, she was about to walk out when Kong Yuan hurriedly called out to her,"No need. Let her sleep. It's been a hard day. You should go and rest too.”
After what had happened in the afternoon, the maid had somewhat accepted Ding Huai's change. She did not seem to be very surprised by Kong Yuan's gentle and compassionate words. She was only stunned for a short moment before she reacted and said,"Thank you for your consideration, Young Master. Chunxiang is not tired.”
After that, the two of them didn't say anything else. Kong Yuan was eager to know a few questions in his heart, but he didn't know how to ask them. He could only choose to remain silent. Chun Xiang seemed to have never seen Kong Yuan speak to a servant so gently. She was confused and didn't dare to speak again.
In the end, Kong Yuan's hungry voice broke the silence. Chun Xiang quickly said,""Young Master must be hungry. I'll bring the bird's nest to Young Master. It's just been heated up.”
Kong Yuan nodded.
After Chun Xiang left, Kong Yuan took the opportunity to take a look outside. The room wasn't small, about 30 square meters. Other than the bed, there didn't seem to be anything else.
At this moment, Chun Xiang came over with the bird's nest. Kong Yuan quickly looked away.
Kong Yuan didn't know whether it was because he was too hungry or because he had never eaten bird's nest before, but he felt that it was the most delicious dish in the world. It was not an exaggeration to describe Kong Yuan's eating manner as " ravenous ". Chun Xiang endured the pain but didn't dare to laugh out loud.
After eating three bowls, Kong Yuan was finally full. His craving was temporarily appeased, but he was still secretly pleased. It seemed that this family's life was not bad. He would have plenty to eat in the future.
At this moment, Kong Yuan had already thought of how to get information from this girl called Chun Xiang. After Chun Xiang returned with the bowl, Kong Yuan asked,"Chunxiang…Chunhyang, how long have I been unconscious?”Ding Huai was originally prepared to call her Sister Chunxiang, but he was worried that he would scare her, so he braked at the last minute. He did not call her "Sister".
Hearing Kong Yuan's question, Chun Xiang started to talk,""It has been a full twenty days since Young Master was carried back by Ding Huan and the others. Old Master has been frowning all day, and Madam has been washing her face in tears every day. The entire Provincial Governor's Estate is lifeless every day.”
" Provincial Governor's Office." Kong Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard these three words. However, there were many dynasties in history that had provincial governors, not just the Han Dynasty.
"How did I fall unconscious? Why do I have no impression of it?”Ding Huai continued to ask.
"I heard from Ding Huan and the others that Young Master's horse ran fast when he was hunting and happened to encounter a bolt of lightning. In the end, Young Master's horse was frightened and fell off. When they arrived, the young master was already unconscious, so no one knew the exact situation at that time.”
"Oh", Kong Yuan didn't continue to ask. Chun Xiang originally had a lot to say, but seeing that Kong Yuan didn't ask anymore, she didn't dare to say anything more."It's almost midnight now. Young Master, you should sleep a little longer.”
Kong Yuan seemed to be full of worries. He shook his head and said,"I'm not sleeping. I'm not sleepy."
Suddenly, Kong Yuan thought of something and asked,""Do you still remember that I told you that the emperor changed the year title this year?”
This was a good bluff. Usually, the maids and servants would not care too much about this kind of thing because it had nothing to do with them.
As expected, after hearing Ding Huai's words, Chun Xiang tried her best to think about it, but after pondering for a long time, she hesitated and said,""Chunxiang is so stupid. I forgot when Young Master said that. Besides, Jinyang is too far away from Luoyang. Even if the Emperor changed the year title, I'm afraid only Master would know.”
" Jinyang, Luoyang, Provincial Governor's Office," Kong Yuan muttered. Suddenly, Kong Yuan recalled the young man in armor who had come during the day. Wasn't it the same as Lu Bu's description in some of the Three Kingdoms books? Could it be that this was the end of the Great Han Dynasty? Kong Yuan couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
However, Kong Yuan still didn't dare to confirm his thoughts, so he asked tentatively,""Chunxiang, I think I saw my adopted brother Lu Bu during the day…"
"Yes, Young Master Lu heard that something happened to Young Master and specially asked Old Master to come back to visit Young Master. He only rushed back today."
Kong Yuan couldn't hear the rest of Chun Xiang's words. At this moment, he was overwhelmed with emotions. Three Kingdoms, it really is you. I have indeed come to the end of the Han Dynasty, the most chaotic period in history.
It seemed that his father was Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou. Since Ding Yuan was still in Bingzhou and Lu Bu was still under Ding Yuan's command, it could be seen that Dong Zhuo had not entered the capital yet. However, he did not know if the Yellow Turban Rebellion had begun.
Kong Yuan deliberately muttered to himself,"Since adopted brother was able to return, it seems that the Yellow Turban Rebellion there has been pacified."”
"Rebellion of the Yellow Turbans". Haruka seemed surprised to hear this term and asked,""Young Master, what is the Yellow Turban Rebellion?”
Kong Yuan was secretly delighted. It seemed that the Yellow Turban uprising had not begun, or else the servants of the Provincial Governor's Office would not have been unaware of the Yellow Turban rebellion. However, he said,"It's nothing. I'm sleepy. You should go to sleep too.”
Chun Xiang had wanted to know what the Yellow Turban Rebellion was, but when she heard Kong Yuan say he was tired, she didn't dare to ask. She quickly helped Kong Yuan to sleep, but she stayed by the bed, not daring to sleep, waiting for Qiu Yue to change shifts.
It seems that this ancient maid is really obedient, Kong Yuan thought.
Thinking that he had indeed come to the end of the Great Han Dynasty, how could Kong Yuan fall asleep? His mind began to run wild. One moment, it was Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, and the next moment, it was the beauties of the Three Kingdoms, Zhen Mi, Diao Chan, and Xiao Qiao. Unknowingly, he fell asleep.
Just as Kong Yuan had guessed, it was the end of the Great Han Dynasty. This year was 178 AD, and there were six more years before the famous Yellow Turban Uprising. Kong Yuan's name in this era was Ding Huai, the third son of Ding Yuan, who was killed by Lu Bu in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Ding Yuan only had this child at the age of forty and loved him dearly. Thus, he was rather indulgent towards Ding Huai, causing Ding Huai to be ignorant and incompetent all day long. He played pranks all day long, causing everyone in the Provincial Governor's Estate to sigh incessantly and become a famous little devil in the Provincial Governor's Estate. Most of the servants in the Estate had suffered from him, and no one dared to provoke him. When the servants saw Ding Huai, they were like mice seeing a cat, not daring to even breathe loudly.
For this reason, Ding Yuan had invited many famous teachers and scholars to teach Ding Huai. In the end, under Ding Huai's prank, all of them were made miserable. None of them could last a month, even though Ding Yuan's remuneration was especially high.
In the end, Ding Yuan was so angry that he wanted to discipline Ding Huai with the family law. Unexpectedly, the sly Ding Huai hinted to the servants to move his mother over.
Ding Huai's mother's surname was Kong, and her name was Jia. She was the younger sister of Kong Rong, a famous Confucian scholar at the end of the Han Dynasty. Kong Jia was born intelligent, dignified, and beautiful. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. However, she had a weakness of protecting her son. When she heard that her husband was going to hit her son, she hurriedly rushed over to protect her son.
Kong Jia was Ding Yuan's second wife. Ding Yuan's first wife, Mrs. Qiao, had passed away sixteen years ago, leaving behind two sons, Ding Xing and Ding Ke.
Later, through Wang Yun's matchmaking, Ding Yuan and Kong Rong's younger sister, Kong Jia, were married. At this time, Ding Yuan was already thirty-nine years old, while Kong Jia was only eighteen years old, the same age as Ding Yuan's eldest son, Ding Xing.
Perhaps it was because Ding Yuan was much older than Kong Jia, but even though he was the Provincial Governor, he was a little afraid of his wife.
Ding Yuan, who originally wanted to discipline his son with the family law, could only give up when he saw his wife come out to plead for mercy. Later on, it ended up like this every time and nothing was settled. Ding Yuan was so angry that he decided not to control him anymore and let him develop.
From then on, Ding Huai was like a fish in water, causing chaos in the Provincial Governor's Estate. Since the Provincial Governor could do nothing about this "little devil", the other servants could only avoid him.
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