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Yuan Xi couldn't do anything about this rough-headed elder brother, so he took two steps closer and whispered a few words in his ear to dispel his doubts.
"Wen Ji, Xiu'er, this is my elder brother Yuan Tan, you can all be called elder brothers." Yuan Xi introduced to the two.
"Wen Ji, Xiu'er, I pay my respects to elder brother." Cai Wenji and Diao Xiu'er hurriedly saluted together. They could be careless towards Yuan Xi, but neither of them dared to treat his relatives lightly.
"Hehe, okay, okay, we will be a family from now on, let's go in together." Yuan Tan immediately led the three of them inside, letting the servant girl lead the way.
Seeing the two women walking into the mansion, he turned his head and said in a low voice: "Second brother, you are so skillful, even a talented girl Cai can be coaxed to come to our Hebei. Big brother admires you."
Yuan Xi said cheekily: "In the business of picking up girls, we have to do our best. Isn't this what big brother always teaches?"
Yuan Tan almost stumbled, stabilized his body, wiped the dense sweat from his forehead, and said in a shy voice: "Second brother, don't talk nonsense. When did I tell you to pick up women? I am Let you do something serious."
"Same, same, ha ha." Yuan Xi was fooling around, took the elder brother's arm, and walked inside.
In the Yuan family hall, several of Yuan Shao's wives were sitting on one side, and sitting in the center of the hall was Yuan Shao's main wife, Mrs. Liu, the mother of the third son of the Yuan family.
"Mother," Yuan Xi came to the door, strode in, hurried to Madam Liu, bowed deeply, "Xianyi is late, I hope mother will forgive me."
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back." Mrs. Liu took his arm and said happily: "If you don't come back, my son, my mother will send someone to look for you. Your father doesn't come back for a whole year, if you don't Come on, this year is too boring."
It's not without reason that Mrs. Liu is Yuan Shao's favorite wife. Apart from her means, her appearance is also top-notch.
Wearing a bright red silk tight-fitting cotton dress, it sets off a voluptuous figure. Her face looks like a lotus, and her eyebrows are like willows. Although her eyebrows and eyes are full of kindness, they have peach blossom eyes; The beauties in her bun, the beaded hairpins all over her head gleamed dazzlingly in the winter sun, her pale red lips raised slightly with a gentle smile, she was a rare lady.
"I don't plan to go back anytime soon after I come back this time," Yuan Xi raised his head and said with a smile, "By the way, I brought back two daughters-in-law when I came back this time, and I hope my mother won't blame Xian Yi for making opinions. "
Mrs. Liu patted the back of his hand and said with a smile: "Your elder brother and your third younger brother got married early, and you are the only one who has been single. I wish you would bring the girl you like back earlier, so why would I blame you? Hurry up and let them Come in, let mother see."
Yuan Xi bowed, got up and walked outside.
Today's sunshine was particularly dazzling. When Yuan Xi turned around and walked outside, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his mind was still in a trance.
Among the memories that appeared, my mother liked the third younger brother Yuan Shang the most. There was nothing wrong with that, but she didn’t hate her elder brother so much, let alone not being close to her. Whenever she met her mother, Yuan Xi couldn’t help but repeat it. On the other hand, I asked myself, is this really my mother?
Are those suddenly extra memories all true, or are they half-truths and half-false?
When entering the hall with the gorgeous Diao Xiu'er and the elegant Cai Wenji, Yuan Xi could clearly feel everyone's amazement.
"You, aren't you the daughter of everyone in Cai, Miss Wenji?" Mrs. Liu, who was relieved first, stood up hurriedly, and asked Cai Yan who was following closely behind Yuan Xi.
"Reporting to mother, my daughter-in-law is Wen Ji." Cai Yan smiled slightly, without any embarrassment, looking extremely generous.
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment, but she covered it up very well. Then she was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "My son is really good. He can even bring home such a strange woman as Wenji, so lucky, so lucky." , this is the blessing of my Yuan family."
Cai Yan's tense body finally calmed down, and she glanced at Yuan Xi who was on the side, and couldn't hide the smile in her phoenix eyes.
"Xiuer, you're here too, how is Lingtang doing lately?" Mrs. Liu said that she didn't like Diao Xiuer very much, because in her opinion, a woman who is so beautiful to this extent is mostly a disaster like a concubine.
Before Yuan Xi insisted on marrying Diao Xiu'er, she was slightly dissatisfied, but Yuan Xi never had further contact with Diao Xiu'er, or brought him to her door, so she didn't say much, otherwise she would never be the main wife of the second son of Yuan's family. willing.
Chapter 8 The perfect husband
"Report to mother, father is well." Diao Xiu'er bowed gracefully, as if she didn't notice Madam Liu's strangeness.
But having said that, apart from feeling that the glamorous lady in front of her has a worse attitude towards her than Sister Wenji, Diao Xiuer really can't feel the resentment that Mrs. Liu had towards her before.
Anyway, Sister Wenji was going to be the main wife, so she was just a little bit worse for herself. Diao Xiu'er thought of it like this, but she could think about it.
Before the banquet, since Yuan Xi just came back from other places, he sat on the right side of his mother.Cai Yan sat on Madam Liu's left, and Diao Xiu'er sat on Yuan Xi's right.Others sit casually.
During the banquet, Yuan Xi was also a little embarrassed, because after ten words between his mother and Cai Yan, he only remembered to confront Diao Xiu'er for a few words.
If things go on like this, even good sisters will definitely have grievances in their hearts. Cai Yan has already made clear her position, so naturally she will not ask for other advantages on this, and from time to time she will bring the topic to Diao Xiu'er, telling her good deeds in Luoyang and good name.
Mrs. Liu really changed her view of Diao Xiu'er a lot after several times, and she talked more.
Yuan Xi let go of Diao Xiu'er's right hand, and looked at Cai Yan gratefully.
Don't look at him as a fool, but in front of his mother, he really dare not be presumptuous.Mrs. Liu's majesty and means cannot be expressed by her usual kindness.
After eating, Yuan Xi took the two girls back in the carriage, and Yuan Xi was completely relieved.
This meal is really hard to eat.
Diao Xiu'er didn't know her status in the eyes of her mother, but Yuan Xi knew it very clearly. To be able to do this today is actually considered very good.Fortunately, on the way, Cai Yan was also asked to be a doctor, otherwise what would happen when he came back.
Didn't mother just treat Cai Yan as a big woman without asking any questions today?
"I've wronged you." Yuan Xi grasped Diao Xiu'er's hand full of apology.
Diao Xiu'er was already on the verge of crying under Cai Yan's coaxing, but now that she heard Yuan Xi's steady voice, her tears could no longer be stopped, and she threw herself into his arms, weeping softly, "Yuan Xianyi, what should I do?" Wrong? Why does mother hate me?"
"This?" Yuan Xi looked apologetic, hugged her and patted her on the back, and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, it will be a big deal to meet her in the future, my mother is even scary to me, even more What's more, it's you, you haven't seen how she treats sister-in-law on weekdays."
Another thing that Madam Liu dislikes about Yuan Tan is that the wife he married is a foreign woman from the Qiang nationality. Although they are under Yuan Shao's auspices, they are also very affectionate.
The eldest sister-in-law is not as soft and beautiful as the women from the Central Plains, and she is tall and big, which naturally makes Madam Liu very uncomfortable. The eldest brother Yuan Tan has an impulsive personality and contradicts his mother from time to time. How can the relationship get better in the long run.
All Yuan Xi said that today's mother took Diao Xiu'er was pretty good, he really wasn't lying.
Where there is comparison, there is comfort. Sure enough, Diao Xiu'er is a child at heart, she fluttered her big eyes in his arms and said, "Is it true that mother doesn't want to see sister-in-law?"
"What's the benefit of me lying to you?" Yuan Xi vowed: "If we can do this today, my mother has done a good job. Don't look at her kind and kind, and lose her temper, even my father will be afraid."
Patting her on the back again, Yuan Xi said: "Anyway, apart from coming back this time, we will often see her during the New Year and holidays. We can stay at our own house at other times."
Diao Xiu'er laughed out loud, looked up at the pear blossom with rainy pink dimples and said angrily, "What are you talking about, your mother is obviously beautiful, and you call her a complete wolf grandma."
"Grandma Wolf?" Cai Yan on the side smiled and asked in confusion, "What is that?"
Diao Xiu'er got out of Yuan Xi's arms, rolled into Cai Yan's arms, hugged her willow waist, and said coquettishly: "Sister Wen Ji, I will tell you when I get back, I have many, many strange stories here, He made it all up for me back then, don’t look at him usually serious, but there are a lot of inexplicable things in his mind.”
Cai Yan reached out to help her wipe the teardrops on her face, and smiled sweetly: "If he doesn't give you such weird things, how can he cheat the heart of our number one beauty in Luoyang?"
"Oh, Sister Wen Ji, you are laughing at me." Diao Xiu'er twisted her body in disbelief, and hummed: "At the beginning, he went directly to propose marriage. I didn't know him, and I don't know why he came to propose marriage all of a sudden. It's strange. very."
Cai Yan turned to look at Yuan Xi, who was serious and touching his nose, and said with a light smile, "Maybe I saw you on the road, fell in love at first sight, and then followed you to your house to propose marriage."
Diao Xiu'er was innocent after all, and couldn't help but said: "No way, my clothes were dirty and ugly at the time. I was just led in by my father, and he followed him in. My father was stunned."
Cai Yan was also slightly taken aback, he really didn't know about this, he didn't expect Yuan Xi to know Diao Xiu'er so early.
"I ask him the key point every time, but he doesn't say anything. He always pretends to be confused with me," Diao Xiu'er said angrily, "I don't know if there is anything to hide."
Yuan Xi said leisurely at the side: "This is called fate. Although you were ugly at the time, I liked it, so I chased after you. At least you don't have to worry that I proposed marriage because I was greedy for your beauty."
"Ghosts believe your nonsense." After Yuan Xi said a few words, Diao Xiu'er was filled with joy, and the smile on her exquisite brows couldn't stop: "My father said that you are good at dating, and you must see that I will change in the future." Cheng Damei, that's why she chased me to my house."