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Luoyang is about the first month's journey from Hebei, and the journey is quite tiring. Fortunately, with the company of a beautiful woman and Yuan Xi's atmosphere, the road does not seem boring.
Chapter 6 Cai Wenji advances through retreat
When Yuan Xi told Diao Xiu'er about Cai Yan, Diao Xiu'er didn't look surprised or at a loss.Instead, he helped Yuan Xi tell Wang Yun about his affairs. Wang Yun didn't know about Cai Yan's affairs, but he was somewhat unwilling to let Diao Xiu'er follow him back to Hebei without passing through the door.
Fortunately, Diao Xiuer and Yuan Xi finally convinced him.
After all, they were adopted daughters. After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Yun let them leave Luoyang, but asked not to announce the matter temporarily.
Yuan Xi had no answer.
Cai Yan and Diao Xiu'er are two years old. Although they are both arrogant masters, they are better than anyone else if they don't want to be together everywhere.
At this time, the nobles generally have only one original spouse, and the rest are concubines.
Only in a very small number of folk places, in addition to the original wife, two equal wives under the original wife can be added.
As the first woman Yuan Xi married, Cai Yan naturally refused to be the first wife.
But Diao Xiu'er was Yuan Xi's first dowry, and she was also the first daughter-in-law that the Yuan family generally agreed to. Logically speaking, her status was higher than that of Cai Yan.
So now Yuan Xi is caught in a dilemma. The left and right wives could think about it before, but now that the emperor's old son is sick, he doesn't even think about it.Now there is only one way in his mind, that is, the two of them should be the first wife and the second wife (it was not suitable in the aristocratic family at that time), and neither should be concubines.
If Yuan Xi made Diao Xiu'er his original partner, Cai Yan would definitely be embarrassed, otherwise, he would definitely feel sorry for Diao Xiu'er.
Therefore, although the two of them had a happy conversation on the way, Yuan Xi was still troubled by these things.
The luxurious carriage wobbled as it headed towards Hebei.That is Yuan Shao's current lair.It's just that Yuan Shao hasn't come back to celebrate the New Year for several years.
This year Yuan Xi returned to Hebei only after bidding farewell to Yuan Shao.
Although I was a little troubled in my heart, the time on the road still passed quickly, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Early this morning, the three of them packed up their appearances in the restaurant in the town, and boarded the carriage early to head home.
Cai Yan and Diao Xiu'er lost their former vivacity and became reserved.
Yuan Xi picked up his mood, flirted with the two of them and said: "Don't be restrained, my father is not here, and my mother is often in the old house. I am the only one in my mansion, and I don't see outsiders on weekdays."
Cai Yan sat down and said next to him, "That's our mother too, how can she be considered an outsider? I'm just afraid that if we come here like this, her old man will think we are abrupt."
Yuan Xi knew what she was worried about, so he explained, "Don't worry, there are two more daughter-in-laws for nothing, it's too late for her to be happy, let alone you and Xiu'er, with me, no one in Hebei would dare to say anything about you."
After all, Yuan Xi asked Diao Xiu'er who was sitting on the side to also sit down, put her arms around her shoulders and said, "I have something to discuss with you two."
Diao Xiu'er and Cai Yan looked at each other, then quickly moved away, both bowing their heads in silence.
"Okay, okay." Yuan Xi patted the backs of the two of them, and said calmly: "I, Yuan Xi, can put two famous Luoyang flowers in the account and tell them about it. Who would dare not be envious? This can be done Well, what else can't be done? Today, at the door of our house, we must solve the matter that you two have been staring at for a month. "
Diao Xiu'er stretched out her small hand, and squeezed the soft flesh around Yuan Xi's waist.Cai Yan kept his focus, just sat up straight in his arms, and looked at him with his waist bent.
Yuan Xidao: "After much deliberation, I think there are two best ways, you can decide for yourself."
Diao Xiu'er also sat up from his arms, it was a matter of her life, she had to take it seriously.Courtesy and so on are all lies.
"The first thing is that you two are equal wives, we don't want the original spouse, and let her be empty forever."
Yuan Xi didn't wait for the two of them to answer, and said again: "The second thing is that when there is a new emperor, let's spend some money and ask him to issue an imperial decree, allowing me to add the left and right wives, each of you is the original wife. "
Cai Yan frowned and said, "Change the emperor, when will the emperor change?"
There were only three people in the carriage, so Cai Yan spoke without any scruples.
Diao Xiu'er didn't understand these things, but when he heard him talking about changing the emperor, her face was still pale with fright, and she looked at him with big eyes in surprise and surprise.
Yuan Xi pulled Diao Xiu'er's arm, patted it lightly, and said softly: "The emperor's illness is no longer a secret. He can survive this winter at most, and he will die next year. Wouldn't he change the emperor once he dies?"
Cai Yan glanced at Diao Xiu'er, her eyes drooping slightly, she immediately raised her head, and said in a low voice, "Let Xiu'er be your wife, but you are not allowed to add other wives besides me."
"Sister, you...?" Diao Xiuer looked at her with a puzzled face. During this month of getting along, Diao Xiuer asked herself that she could still understand Cai Yan thoroughly, but she never thought that she would give up fighting at the end. Upright.
Yuan Xi also looked at her strangely. Although he shamelessly threw the question to the two women, based on his understanding of the two women, they would definitely not admit defeat. Get along with each other, and then turn to the second suggestion. I didn't expect Cai Yan to do things so unexpectedly, and directly gave up the right to compete for the original partner.
Cai Yan smiled slightly: "After all, you and Xianyi had a marriage contract. My sister is the one who came later, and you should be the one. Before, it was my sister who couldn't think about it. I hope you don't take offense to my sister."
Although Diao Xiu'er is usually smart and even a bit fierce, but in the end she is just a simple girl with no bad intentions. When Cai Yan said this, she immediately felt ashamed and secretly thought that she was petty.
Immediately sat down next to Cai Yan, hugged her arm and said: "Sister Wenji, you should be the big one, I will be a flat wife, and we will be a family in the future. I think my sister is more stable. A flat wife is fine."
"It's okay, you don't learn slowly, you are so beautiful, you can definitely learn well..."
Diao Xiu'er interrupted Cai Yan, shook her head and said, "I thought about it just now, it's better for you to be a wife, you won't bully me, I wanted to be a regular wife before because I was afraid that others would bully me, if it was you, I would be much more at ease .”
"But..." Cai Yan still wanted to speak, but was blocked by Diao Xiu'er's words.
In the end, the two decided that Cai Yan would be the main wife and Diao Xiu'er would be the junior, but Cai Yan would never bully Diao Xiu'er. In order to show his generosity, Cai Yan wrote a contract and asked Yuan Xi to be a witness.
Yuan Xi stared at the two women dumbfounded. The matter that had troubled him for a month was actually solved so easily?It made him almost suspect that he was living in a dream.
The motorcade stopped in front of the old house of Yuan's mansion. Just as Yuan Xi jumped out of the car, he saw a person standing in front of the gate. Who else could it be if it wasn't his own elder brother Yuan Tan?
Chapter 7 Mrs. Liu
"Brother." Yuan Xi stepped forward excitedly, grabbed Yuan Tan's arms, then gave him a bear hug, and said with a big laugh, "I haven't seen you for half a year, but I miss you to death. How are you doing these days?"
"Xianyi, it's good that you come back. If you don't come back, mother will scold you for being unfilial, haha." Yuan Tan patted his second younger brother on the shoulder and nodded with satisfaction. Compared with half a year ago, Yuan Xi now looks more mature, with The fat powder gas is basically gone.
Yuan Tan has a hulking back and is unusually tall. Although he is also a good-looking talent, he is the worst-looking one among Mrs. Liu's three sons.
In addition, he was not good at pandering, even though he was the eldest son, Yuan Shao and his mother did not like him very much.
Among the three sons of the Yuan family, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi got along fairly well, but their relationship with the third younger brother Yuan Shang could be said to be extremely poor.
Although Yuan Xi doesn't like Yuan Shang either, but the relationship is barely passable, and he is on good terms with his elder brother Yuan Tan.
"Because of a little delay, didn't you rush back a year ago?" Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Let me introduce to you, my two wives."
"Ma'am? Two?" Yuan Tan clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Well, Yuan Xi, everyone says you are romantic, but I still don't believe it. I didn't expect to bring two younger siblings back this time."
Yuan Xi laughed dryly and said, "I'm not romantic, I really like people. Brother, you and your third brother like to lead the army and fight, and the other likes to be an official in politics. I, hehe, like the world of flowers and beautiful women. I only wish When eldest brother takes charge of the Yuan family, just send me a few more beauties."
"You," Yuan Tan shook his head, he didn't mind Yuan Xi's behavior, on the contrary, some brothers felt closer.
"Wen Ji, Xiu'er, come down." Yuan Xi opened the curtain of the carriage and called to the inside.
After Diao Xiu'er and Cai Wenji got out of the carriage hand in hand, Yuan Tan immediately froze, looking at the two with dull eyes.
"Cough cough," Yuan Xi coughed twice, Yuan Tan immediately woke up, turned to Yuan Xi and said, "Second Brother, why did you bring Miss Cai back, what do you want her family to do?"