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But then again, with a beautiful woman by my side, it is a great blessing to see her every day, not to mention Diao Xiu'er messing around with him every day. Overall, life is pretty good.
Eight days after returning home, the last day of [-] came slowly.
Early in the morning, Cai Yan and Diao Xiu'er got up early, tidied up, and then came outside Yuan Xi's room.
"Aren't you awake yet?" Cai Yan casually asked the maid serving outside.
The servant girl shook her head and said softly: "The Second Young Master slept very late last night, that's why he got up late."
On weekdays, Cai Yan would definitely let Yuan Xi sleep for a while, but today is the Chinese New Year, and he has to go to Yuan's mansion to pay a visit to Mrs. Liu.Cai Yan couldn't take care of that much for a while.
"Husband." Cai Yan knocked on the door and called softly.
"Wen Ji, um, I'll get up right away." Yuan Xi inside muttered.There was a rustling sound of getting dressed inside, and Yuan Xi, who was disheveled for a while, opened the door from the room and asked, "Why did you get up so early today?"
"I have to pay my respects to my lord mother in a while. Husband, don't forget that today is the last day of the new year."
Yuan Xi's bewildered head shook, and he suddenly came to his senses. The year [-] is finally coming, so is his father coming back soon?
Hey, after so many years of peace, the world seems to be really in chaos.
"Husband?" Seeing that he was in a trance as soon as he went out, Cai Yan called again softly.
"Oh." Yuan Xi turned his head and quickly washed his face and brushed his teeth in the copper basin that the servant girl had prepared before he said calmly, "Let's go, and pay New Year's greetings to mother."
Although Cai Yan felt that Yuan Xi looked a little weird today, he didn't think too much about it, and followed Diao Xiu'er, who was on the side.
Sitting on the carriage, swaying for a while, Yuan Xi suddenly asked: "Wen Ji, when do you think this world will be chaotic?"
Cai Yan said softly: "I thought carefully about every word my husband said before, and found that what my husband said is very reasonable. If it is now... then the world may really be in chaos."
Yuan Xi clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Wen Ji is really my confidant. If she had really let that sick girl go, I'm afraid I'd have to jump into that river of tears."
Cai Yan rolled his eyes at him, "I just followed your train of thought to think about it carefully, and then I found it reasonable to agree, it's not my idea."
"It's much better than a certain person." Yuan Xi moved his eyes to the listless Diao Xiu'er, "No matter how clear a certain person's reasoning is, I don't think what will happen in this world."
Diao Xiu'er snorted, and said unconvinced: "You are a reactionary. If you have a good life, you will think wildly. I think you are just worrying."
Yuan Xi and Cai Yan looked at each other with a smile, and changed the subject. What they said was indeed reactionary, that is, only their own family members were present, so they could speak freely.
Diao Xiu'er lifted the curtain, looked at the bleak scenery outside, turned to Yuan Xi and said, "Yuan Xianyi, didn't you say that your family has three brothers? Why did you see one last time?"
"The third younger brother went outside for business last time and came back the next day, so I didn't see him." Thinking of Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi shook his head. As the third younger brother, he didn't see himself when he came back. Yuan Shang should take the initiative to visit him, but he is at home so much God, not to mention Yuan Shang, even the servants in Yuan Shang's mansion have not seen a single one.
This third brother is becoming more and more outrageous, Yuan Xi sighed, Yuan Shangsheng has a good skin, plus he can flirt with flattery, and he is an image of a filial son in front of his parents.It is indeed appreciated by many people.
But Yuan Xi knew him well. If Yuan Shang still felt puzzled and felt that he could be saved, then Yuan Xi could be said to have completely given up on Yuan Shang.
Good and evil are actually innate. If you use a certain way to influence or even cover up some people's nature, you must be the one who is backlashed in the end.
He knew that his brotherhood with Yuan Shang had gradually faded away...
Needless to say, the prestige of the four generations and the three princes of the Yuan family, even if it was the New Year's Eve, there were quite a few people who came to pay a visit in front of the door.
When Yuan Xi brought Cai Yan and Diao Xiu'er into the mansion, he saw people coming in and out. It was a lively scene.
Diao Xiu'er took small steps uncomfortably, took Cai Yan's arm, and muttered, "What are these people doing here if they don't go to Luoyang to visit their father?"
Cai Yan smiled softly, followed Yuan Xi gracefully, and explained softly: "Most of the people who come here to pay a visit should be local people. It is inconvenient for them to travel so far, but they have to come, so Even if only our mother is at home, they come back, and there are still some of them, "
Cai Yan's voice became lower and lower: "That's someone who is of low status and wants to get promoted and get rich. My father and the others can't see them, so I have to settle for the next best thing and come here. If my father knows about this in the future, maybe there will be some friendship. speak."
Chapter Eleven Desperate!
"That's it." Diao Xiu'er thought for a while, and it really made sense.She looked up at Cai Yan, who was a head taller than her, and saw that she had a warm smile on her face, and her eyes were approachable. From time to time, when her husband called on others in front of her, she also bowed her body slightly to pay her respects.
"Hey, it seems that I really can't compare with Sister Wen Ji." Diao Xiu'er had such thoughts for the first time, and felt a little disappointed.
Yuan Xi actually didn't like chatting with others. He felt it was very hypocritical. Fortunately, with his current status, he didn't have to be perfect. After visiting several people in a row, he immediately took the women behind him and walked on another road.
With such a reputation outside, even if someone saw it, they wouldn't say anything, so Yuan Xi left without any delay.
Turning to the other side of the road, Yuan Xi wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, turned his head and said to the two girls who were huddled together: "It's Chinese New Year, these people are simply... crazy!"
Diao Xiu'er covered her small mouth and said happily, "I think so, she is more diligent and hypocritical than us."
Yuan Xi walked over immediately, grabbed Diao Xiu'er's slender arm, and responded.The two of them seemed to have found a confidant, and the more they talked, the more they got in tune. The wide-eyed smile made Cai Yan speechless for a while.
"Husband, although there are few people passing by here, you have to pay attention, you go ahead." Cai Yan warned.
Diao Xiu'er curled her lips, but obediently put Yuan Xi's arm out.She still understands the basic etiquette, Yuan Xi can act boldly, but they can't.
Yuan Xi looked at Cai Yan with weak eyes, so he could only collect his thoughts, and slowly went to the front to walk steadily.
Not long after they left, a group of people walked towards them, the first one was Yuan Xi's third younger brother Yuan Shang.
"Hey, isn't this the second brother?" Yuan Shang yelled, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and respectfully said: "Third brother Yuan Shang, please greet the second brother."
The corners of Yuan Xi's mouth twitched, trying to pull a smile on his face, helped him up, and said with a smile: "My brother, why are you being polite, third brother just came back from outside?"
Yuan Shangjunyi's face was full of smiles, he raised his head and said in a low voice: "No, my mother asked me to do some things recently, which took some time, so I didn't visit the second brother's house on time this time. Don't blame it!"
"My brother, what are you doing with these polite words?" Yuan Xi patted him on the shoulder, turned his head and said, "Third brother, let me introduce you. These are your two sister-in-laws, Wen Ji and Xiu Er."
"Yuan Shang greets the two sister-in-laws!" Yuan Shang hastily bowed his hands.
Cai Yan and Diao Xiu'er nodded slightly in return: "My uncle is well."
Yuan Shang raised his head to look at the two sister-in-laws, his eyes froze.
Although he had known for a long time that his second elder brother had a sister-in-law Diao Xiu'er who had never been married in Luoyang, and he also knew her good name, he didn't take it to heart, thinking that was the case, at most it was the world who raised him up to the Yuan family, but today See, his heart was deeply shaken.
The woman in front of me was Fang Dang Shaoling, only fifteen or sixteen years old, with skin that was as soft as snow, extremely beautiful, beautiful complexion, not to be stared at directly, a pair of moist and lively eyes were turning slowly, as if she was also looking at him.
Yuan Xi frowned, slightly blocked Yuan Xi's gaze, and softly called out: "Third brother?"
Yuan Shang came to his senses, took a deep breath, and sighed: "Second brother is really lucky, such a woman who has accumulated the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is rare in the world, no wonder the second brother frightened the king What about Situ?"
Yuan Xi's brows furrowed even deeper. If the brother had said this before Diao Xiu'er was brought to the door, it would be Gongcheng, but now the woman in front of her is your sister-in-law, and it is obviously a bit rude to call her by that name.
It's his brother who is celebrating the new year, Yuan Xi is not easy to get angry, so he said indifferently: "Third brother, then I will go ahead."
Then he took the two girls and left.
Yuan Shang was still immersed in Diao Xiu'er's beauty at this moment. When Cai Yan, who was graceful, intellectual and elegant, and with the most temperament in the world, walked by him again, when he caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye, he felt that he couldn't breathe by himself.
"Husband? Husband?" Yuan Shang's wife, Li Shi, raised her arm and gently pulled her absent-minded husband.