Mrs. Wu's first reaction was, I've been discovered!
The fierce tiger of the Yuan family is not only extremely brutal on the battlefield, but also cunning in his strategies. How could such a person fall for his trick?
He must have discovered my identity a long time ago, but kept it to himself. He is playing with me in his hands!
Now she was caught red-handed by Yuan Xi. It was said that this vicious tiger was not only cruel but also extremely lustful. How would he torture her next?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu made up her mind and decided to fight him!
But what about my daughter?
Just as Mrs. Wu was struggling with her conscience, Yuan Xi's dazed voice came from behind her, "Zhao, Zhao Ji, you have worked hard these days."
"After these few days, we will set off to return to Youzhou."
"Come to think of it, that's where we met."
When Mrs. Wu heard Yuan Xi's intermittent words, her heart moved. Was he thinking that she was Cai Zhaoji?
And seeing that the other party was still not conscious, I was afraid that he would fall asleep soon. As long as he persisted.
While she was thinking this, the belt of her underwear was torn off, and the bastard behind her became more unscrupulous.
Mrs. Wu was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die. She had never thought that she would be treated like this by a man other than her husband!
But she couldn't make a sound. Whether for herself or for her daughter, she had to bear it.
As a result, Yuan Xi came closer and pressed his arms tightly against her back, and stretched out his other hand, becoming even more aggressive.
Mrs. Wu wanted to cry but had no tears. Why wasn't this ferocious tiger asleep yet?
Is he really drunk?
She pressed herself tightly against the wall, with nowhere to escape. Her mind was blank, and what frightened her even more was that she found that the wine she had drunk earlier was slowly starting to take effect!
Under the influence of alcohol, her body began to feel hot and she felt strange.
But Mrs. Wu understood that it was certainly not just the effect of the alcohol.
Four years, or five years? How long has it been since I was touched by anyone?
And she is completely different from her husband. Mrs. Wu feels like she is going crazy, her mind is becoming more and more confused, she can't do this!
She gritted her teeth and was about to push Yuan Xi away from behind her, but as soon as she turned around, she was hugged tightly. She was so ashamed and angry that she was about to speak when the other person's face suddenly came close to her.
Mrs. Wu suddenly opened her eyes wide and made a faint humming sound. Is this something that a couple does?
She wanted to push the other person away with force, but suddenly she seemed to lose her strength and slowly let her hand fall.
Mrs. Wu was a very smart person. At the last moment, she thought of her daughter and chose to endure silently.
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It lasted for half the night before silence returned to the world.
Mrs. Wu's hair was disheveled and her forehead was covered with sweat. She stared at the roof with lifeless eyes. Yuan Xi beside her had already fallen asleep and was snoring softly.
Her inner clothes and even the mattress beneath her were soaked with sweat. Mrs. Wu gritted her teeth and tried to turn over and prop herself up. After trying several times, she finally collapsed powerlessly.
She stretched out her hand and pressed it on her lower abdomen, wanting to cry but without tears. What bad luck had she gotten into? Why did she deserve this?
Is this ferocious tiger really drunk or just pretending? How could he treat me like this?
He couldn't even remember how much time had passed or how many times it had happened. She didn't dare to think about the consequences and just wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
Mrs. Wu lay down for a while before slowly sitting up, breathing heavily and slowly fastening her undergarment again.
She slowly climbed down from the bed, put on her deep gown, turned her head and gave a hateful look at Yuan Xi who was sleeping like a dead pig.
She was in a very complicated mood at the moment and she wanted to find something to beat Yuan Xi to death, but she understood that even so, what had happened had already happened, so what was the point of doing this?
Mrs. Wu is a smart woman. The best choice for her and her daughter at the moment is to swallow the bitter pill in silence.
What made her even more embarrassed was that in the next few times, her movements were completely against her will.
She held onto the wall, slowly moved herself, and went out to her room.
She walked to the bed, looked at her sleeping daughter, and couldn't help sobbing.
Yuan Xi woke up early in the morning and found Cai Zhaoji lying beside him. Only some shadows of what happened last night remained, leaving a vague impression in his mind.
I remembered that Zhao Ji seemed to be crazier than usual last night, so much so that I went a little too far in the end. It seemed that Zhao Ji even cried?
He couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that he couldn't even handle the effects of that light wine. It seemed like he couldn't drink any kind of wine anymore.
Seeing that Cai Zhaoji was sleeping soundly, he did not want to wake her up, so he tiptoed out of the door. However, he found that after a night outside, the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the entire yard was wrapped in silver.
Cao Xian and Cao Jie got up early and made a snowman in the yard.
While Cao Xian was concentrating on drawing eyes for the snowman, Cao Jie secretly made a snowball and hit Cao Xian on the back of the head with a loud bang.
Cao Xian suddenly got angry, grabbed a few snowballs and threw them at Cao Jie, forcing Cao Jie to dodge desperately.
Cao Jie looked for an opportunity to fight back, but he was several years younger than Cao Xian and was unable to resist. He could only hold his head and run around. In a panic, he ran into Yuan Xi's arms.
She looked up and blushed immediately. Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Changle Weiyang."
This was the most popular blessing in the Han Dynasty. Cao Xian and Cao Jie also quickly responded with: "Changle Weiyang."
Cao Jie glanced at Yuan Xi, turned around and ran back to the house. Cao Xian whispered to Yuan Xi, "I'm afraid the Madam has already gotten up."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "I will go with her to visit my uncle and aunt later."
When Cao Xian heard this, he went to Huan's house to report the news.
When Yuan Xi arrived at Zhen Mi's room, he saw that Zhen Mi had changed into a red gown with cloud patterns and black edges, and was getting dressed.
Yuan Xi remembered that when he met Zhen Mi in Yecheng, she was also wearing this dress. He walked over, took the comb from Zhen Mi's hand, and helped her comb her long hair.
He asked aloud, "Are you feeling better?"
Zhen Mi smiled and said, "It's strange, I drank a glass of wine last night and sweated a little in the middle of the night, and I feel more energetic. This disease should be almost cured."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "It's better to be careful. If you get caught in the wind and then a cold, it will be bad."
Zhen Mi smiled and said, "It's New Year's Day, don't say such unlucky words. I'm in good health, I will be careful."
Yuan Xi nodded, thinking that maybe it was just the flu. When the weather got a little warmer, he would let the women in the inner house learn Hua Tuo's Five Animal Exercises to enhance the body's resistance. After all, taking medicine was only a way to cure the disease. To enhance resistance, one still had to rely on physical fitness.
After Zhen Mi finished washing up, they went to Huan's room and congratulated each other in unison: "May Changle and Weiyang prolong your life forever and prosper, and may your life be as long as the heavens."
This was a formal greeting to elders in the Han Dynasty. Huan was very happy to hear it and replied: "Good sons and good wives, long life as gold and stone, good and good, long-lasting descendants."
The three Cao Xian sisters also came up to pay their respects to the two and said, "With the limitless sky, with beauty, joy is as great as your will, and never forget each other!"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi thought to himself that he was indeed educated. On the surface, this congratulatory message was congratulating himself and Zhen Mi, but it was actually hinting that he should not forget them.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "You are really thoughtful." Then he took out a handful of congratulatory money from his sleeve and stuffed it into their hands.
The three girls cheered, but Cao Jie looked at Yuan Xi mischievously, "Sir, do you have a more formal reply?"
Yuan Xi smiled, thinking that Cao Xian was calm and steady, while Cao Jie was lively and agile, so he teased Cao Jie and said, "Then I wish you a long life of good food and drink, and try to eat more."
He didn't make this up randomly; it was indeed a very popular greeting in the late Han Dynasty.
During the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was very difficult to have a good meal, so "I wish you a long life of food and drink as usual" became a very popular greeting.
The phrase "work hard to add more food to your meal" is even more famous.
In the widely circulated poem "Walking and Walking Again" in the Han Dynasty, the last line is "Thinking of you makes me old, time has suddenly passed, give up and don't talk about it anymore, work hard to eat more."
It can be seen that eating well at that time had become the most sincere blessing to people.
Cao Xian knew that Yuan Xi was teasing her, but she had no place to vent her anger. She stamped her feet in anger and said, "Since you said that, I will eat three bowls of rice for every meal from now on!"
Everyone laughed out loud after hearing this.
Mrs. Wu held her daughter in her arms and sat blankly in front of the window, watching the snowflakes falling. She thought to herself that she had lost her reputation, how could she face her family when she returned?
She was very upset, but when she saw Cai Zhaoji walking towards her from afar, her heart skipped a beat.
She didn't sleep well most of the night, and she looked out the window. She saw that not long after she left, Cai Zhaoji woke up, put on her clothes, and returned from the study to the room where Yuan Xi was.
Mrs. Wu's heart began to beat violently. Could it be that Cai Zhaoji had discovered something was wrong?
She made up her mind and decided to let the truth be exposed. She was already in this state, what was there to save?
However, after she opened the door, Cai Zhaoji only greeted her as a junior. Mrs. Wu then realized that she was using the identity of Cai from Jingzhou, and Cai Zhaoji's action was just a courtesy convention.
Mrs. Wu secretly observed Cai Zhaoji's expression and found that everything was normal, so she breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that she was probably drunk last night. With luck, this matter could be covered up for the time being.
Thinking about how ridiculous her plan was, Mrs. Wu's heart began to bleed again.