After getting up from bed the next day, Fan Jian pinched the flesh on Chen Xi's body and said strangely, "I thought you would gain a lot of weight after touring the east. Didn't you say that the food in places like Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou was very good?" Not bad, he also recorded a secret magic mirror for us, to tempt us? It looks like it has a lot of flesh no matter how you touch it."
"How is it possible to gain weight? Although I recorded a lot of secret magic mirrors for you to see at that time, I still had to consider running around, which requires a lot of effort and research." Chen Xi said resentfully, "On the contrary You’ve grown a little bit longer, it’s nice to be at home.”
"Humph, anyway, I know you had bad intentions in sending the secret mirror back." Fan Jian took Chen Xi's robe over and said angrily.
"How could it be that I have bad intentions? I said I would take you there, but you didn't go." Chen Xi grabbed Fan Jian's bun and said in a flattering manner.
"I can't open the secret mirror." Fan Jian said quietly, and Chen Xi was silent for a while.
"Yun'er can open it." Chen Xi whispered. Fan Jian narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xi. Chen Xi laughed dryly and said nothing.
"Go to the Government Affairs Office quickly. Many ladies have come to me recently to inquire about news. Even my aunt came here. Go and handle your work." After Fan Jian put on Chen Xi's robe, he pushed Chen Xi out. , "Well, Mi'er, you still haven't awakened your spiritual talent, have you?"
"Some time has passed." Chen Xi sighed and said, "Qualifications are just qualifications, which determine the upper limit, but hard work determines whether you can reach the lower limit of the conditions."
"By the way, you have time to go to the Sima family recently. Zhongda is getting married." Fan Jian didn't say anything more after hearing this. Then she recalled the relatively important family conflicts recently and picked the important ones for Chen Xi. For a moment.
"I'm his distant cousin after all. It's really not like he didn't give me an invitation when he got married." Chen Xi said with a smile, and Fan Jian glared at Chen Xi after hearing this.
"Okay, I understand." Chen Xi nodded quickly.
In fact, this was due to Chen Xi's negligence. In any case, Sima gave Chen Xi a gift before her wedding and came to the door. Moreover, Sima Yi went there in person. One gift in return? What if Chen Xi was far away? There is no telling? And Are you in Chang'an now? It's right for people and gifts to arrive in advance. After all, the two parties are indeed related.
"Then you post it first. I'll be back early in the afternoon and take you with me." Chen Xi could only say that it was an oversight, but it wasn't that he didn't really understand this. After he realized what he was doing, he said to Fan Jian with a smile.
"In that case? I haven't prepared the gift yet." Fan Jian said hesitantly.
"Boda gave me a jade pendant back then? Then I'll find a jade tripod and give it to Zhongda. It's a congratulation and a wish. Zhongda really deserved a beating back then." Chen Xi thought for a while and said.
"Aren't you going to give me some books or something?" Fan Jian said with some thought. As a wife, Fan Jian can also enter Chen Xi's study, so she has seen a lot of books in it.
"Zhongda has learned a lot, but only what he agrees with comes into his mind? Now that he's older? It's not so easy to accept." Chen Xi sighed and said, "But it's not bad now."
"That's it. Husband, please go ahead. I'll prepare the greeting card." Fan Jian nodded, then sent Chen Xi out and ordered someone to prepare the greeting card and send it to the Sima family.
As for Chen Xi not being able to come back on time because of something else at night, it was impossible. Over the years, Fan Jian had the impression that her husband could get off work on time every day as long as he wanted to.
When Chen Xi came out of the inner courtyard, he first lifted up his eldest son Chen Yu, who was having fun in the courtyard. After making Chen Yu very happy, he threw him to others and quickly ran out the door.
After going out, he changed to a carriage and made a decisive detour. After all, he didn't go to Cai Yan's place when he came back yesterday. He had to go and have a look today anyway to show that he was back.
But when he came to Cai Yan's side, Chen Xi found that his second son was gone. Only his two sons, Yang Huiyu and Yang Hu, were reading, and there were cries from the back room?
"What's going on? Is your aunt beating your cousin?" Chen Xi looked at Yang Hu who was trying to read a book and asked. Both children were very smart and already had the ability to describe the incident in detail, so Chen Xi asked directly.
"No, it was Sister Xianying who came here to find her aunt." Yang Hu shook his head and said, "Sister Xianying seems to be in a bad mood."
"Oh, who offended my apprentice again?" Chen Xi thought for a moment, asked casually, and then walked into the back room. When he entered, he saw Xin Xianying whimpering in Cai Yan's arms.
"What's going on?" Chen Xi scratched his head when he saw Xin Xianying whining. Is there anyone in Chang'an these days who doesn't know that this is his apprentice?
"Master?" Xin Xianying saluted Chen Xi with slightly red eyes. Chen Xi quickly asked Xin Xianying to stand up, while Cai Yan laughed on the side.
"What's wrong, this kid?" Chen Xi looked at Xin Xianying, and Cai Yan waved his hand, signaling Xin Xianying to go out and play. With Xin Xianying around, some things were hard to say.
Xin Xianying wiped her tears and ran away. Chen Xi was confused.
"What's going on? Is this what it is?" Chen Xi looked a little strangely at Xin Xianying who had disappeared.
"Xianying has grown up and will be fine in two days." Cai Yan said to Chen Xi angrily.
"What's going on?" Chen Xi said with an unhappy look, "My apprentice is so good, who would trouble her for nothing but want to be beaten?"
"It was your disciple who fell in love with Cao Zixiu, but today he found out that Cao Zixiu is his wife." Cai Yan replied casually, "Then he was hit hard, and that's what happened."
"Ah?" Chen Xi was stunned, "She is only fourteen years old."
Chen Xi counted the time and found that Xin Xianying was born in 191. She is now the sixth year of Zhenyuanfeng, which is 204, and she is fine at the age of fourteen.
"Then it's time to find a suitable person." Cai Yan said lazily.
"The problem is that Cao Zixiu is almost the same age as me." Chen Xi scratched his head, "Do all these children like the uncle now? There is a big age difference."
After hearing this, Cai Yan chuckled twice and explained Xin Xianying's situation to Chen Xi. Chen Xi understood slightly, then recalled it, and it seemed that there was nothing suitable.
"Is Cao Zixiu married? Why don't I remember." Chen Xi scratched his head. He knew that Cao Cao wanted his eldest son to marry Ma Yunlu, but Zhao Yun stopped him. Then Cao Ang didn't say anything. He didn't expect that he was married now. .
"With whom?" Chen Xi asked casually.
"The legitimate daughter of the Wei family." Cai Yan smiled and said, "A girl with a very docile personality. I have met her several times before."
"Oh, I can't find anything reasonable." Chen Xi nodded slightly and said nothing. In Cao Ang's case, if he wanted to get married, in Cao Cao's case, the most formal option would be to marry Xun Yu's daughter or Wei Wei. Here's daughter.
Needless to say, Xun Yu is Cao Cao's most important collaborator, and Wei Zi is Cao Cao's most die-hard supporter. More importantly, Wei Zi is not dead in this life, so whether Cao Ang marries Wei Zi's daughter or Xun Yu's daughter, to put it bluntly, is a combination of emerging princes and ancient wealthy families.
If you really want to say it, there is not much difference. It just depends on the relationship. There is no difference in political factors. Anyway, I will marry a daughter to you if you can't marry her. Just like Xun Yun's wife, the princess of Anyang County, is actually Cao Cao's. daughter.
So when Chen Xi learned that Cao Ang was marrying Wei Zi's daughter, it didn't feel strange at all. Wasn't this a matter of course?
"Actually, the most important thing is that Chen Changwen married Xun Wenruo's only daughter." Cai Yan said with a chuckle, "Speaking of which, that child's name is Tai."
"Well, Chen Tai." Chen Xi nodded.
"So the little thoughts in your apprentice's heart evaporated before they were exposed." Cai Yan said with a smile. In fact, Cai Yan also meant the same. Unless Xin Xianying took the initiative, Cai Yan would not recommend Xin Xianying to become a concubine.
Yes, Cao Ang's status was actually equivalent to that of a prince, but even so, Xin Xianying felt that she was always at a disadvantage, so she decided to cry and find another suitable goal.
"Speaking of which, Yu'er is only three years old after the Chinese New Year. Do you want to send her to my place for enlightenment?" Cai Yan smoothed down his hair that had fallen down when he lowered his head and asked calmly, " Relatively speaking, my elementary education is better, and Chen'er is too lonely alone."
"Well, let's say goodbye now. Let's wait for another three years." Chen Xi shook his head. Although what Cai Yan said made sense, he still waited. "But speaking of which, where is my son?"
"Send it to my sister's house and ask her to help discipline him." Cai Yan shook his head and said, "Actually, I plan to ask my sister to help take care of my son. I can't bear to do it."
"Oh." Chen Xi didn't know what to say, and looked at Cai Yan with a smile on his face, "Speaking of which, I'm back, do you have any surprises?"
A hint of dizziness appeared on Cai Yan's face, then he stood up and pushed Chen Xi out.
"Go to work in the Political Yuan. The Central Plains family and the common people in Guizhou are still waiting for you to work. Sima Zhongda is getting married. I am not suitable to go there. Please help bring a gift and give it to me." Cai Cai Yan pushed Chen Xi out, talking as he walked.
Because major aristocratic families have a lot of things to do, normally Cai Yan can ask his maid to take care of it, but for important matters like this, it is not easy to let the maid handle it for him. She needs to go there in person. deal with.
After all, these relationships need to be maintained. Since the Cai family has not collapsed and will be passed on to his son, Cai Yan needs to manage these relationships and cannot disconnect them.
"Okay, okay, I'll send it to you when the time comes." Chen Xi replied as he walked out, "By the way, what is the gift?"
"Here, this is the original version of the Music Classic. I have almost completed it. Give it to Sima Zhongda to cultivate his sentiments. There is no way to keep him so melancholy all day long." Cai Yan took out the book from the side and gave it to Chen Xi.
