After more than 20 days of trekking, on the afternoon of the 21st, Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao finally arrived in Ruyang County, Runan County.

Ruyang County is the hometown of the Yuan family, the third prince of the fourth generation, so the Yuan family has great prestige in Ruyang County. The Yuan family is a well-deserved big landlord in Ruyang County, eighty percent of the fields in Ruyang County belong to the Yuan family, and sixty percent of the people living in Ruyang County are tenants of the Yuan family.

The Yuan family occupies the best land in the north of Ruyang County, where hundreds of residences stretch out, and the largest house in the middle covers an area of hundreds of acres, and the children of the Yuan family live in it.

When they arrived in Ruyang, Yuan Shao and Yuan Changzi first greeted the elders of the clan, and then returned to their respective residences.

Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang are both concubines, Yuan Shao's status is much higher than Yuan Chang, so his residence is a courtyard, with a courtyard and garden, just like a miniature version of the Yuan family's residence. And Yuan Chang, whose status is not as good as Yuan Shao, lives in a more remote corner of the Yuan family, except for a slightly smaller courtyard, a small garden the size of a palm, and finally a two-story house. As for those who live more remotely than Yuan Chang, obviously their status is lower, and Yuan Chang's mother is also Yuan Feng's concubine.

"Xi'er, Hong Fei, you wait here first, my mother may be watering the garden, I'll take a look." ”

Yuan Chang asked Liu Xi and Dian Wei to wait in the hall, while he came to the small garden according to the memories in his mind. In my memory, Yuan Chang's mother-in-law, Montessori, would carry a kettle to the garden every afternoon to water the flowers.

Yuan Chang came to the garden, and sure enough, he saw a middle-aged woman wearing a cyan skirt, hunched over and slowly pouring water into the flower buds. Seeing that she was focused and extremely engaged, she didn't even notice Yuan Chang's arrival.

In fact, Yuan Chang was still a little nervous in his heart. After all, except for this one* that belonged to her son, the soul had been replaced by another person. She is the closest person to Yuan Chang, and she may not be able to see anything unusual by her. However, Yuan Chang thought to himself, once he came, he would be safe. He has become Yuan Chang, Yuan Chengzhi in his previous life, or Yuan Chang in this era, there is no longer zài, and some are his new Yuan Chang. Then, he will treat her as his mother, take good care of her, and will not let her suffer anymore, which is the only thing he can do.

"Mother, let the child help you. ”

Yuan Chang rolled up his sleeves, walked to Montessori's side, took the kettle in her hand, and said softly.

"Chang'er!"

When Montessori heard Yuan Chang's voice, he noticed Yuan Chang's arrival and called out in surprise. However, in the blink of an eye, a trace of worry flashed in the depths of her eyes, and she took back the kettle in Yuan Chang's hand.

"Chang'er, you go to the side and sit down, wait for the flowers to finish watering the flowers for your mother, and then talk to you. ”

Yuan Chang's heart jumped, wasn't he the real Yuan Chang already discovered by Montessori? Otherwise, why did she have such a look and didn't let herself help her water the flowers? Yuan Chang was uneasy in his heart, but he didn't know what he should say at this time, so he could only listen to Montessori's words and sit aside and wait.

After a while, Montessori finished watering the flowers, put the kettle aside, slowly walked to Yuan Chang's side, and looked at Yuan Chang carefully, as if he wanted to see Yuan Chang clearly.

Cold sweat broke out on Yuan Chang's forehead, if Montessori found out that he was fake, what would she do?

"Chang'er, you've changed!"

After a long time, Montessori said with a sigh.

Yuan Chang's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he almost didn't jump up and ran away. Still, a good mental tack calmed him down and listened to what Montessori would say next.

Montessori sat down beside Yuan Chang and gently put Yuan Chang's hand into his palm, his face full of love. Yuan Chang breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Montessori had not found that the soul in this body had been changed. In that case, what did she mean by her earlier words?

As if knowing Yuan Chang's doubts, Meng Shi said quietly: "Chang'er, you did nothing in the Yuan family before, and you achieved nothing. It's just flattering the highway all day long, after all, the highway is the sister-in-law of the Yuan family's generation. In fact, my mother knows all these things, but my mother didn't stop you, do you know why?"

Yuan Chang saw from Montessori's eyes that she was a wise woman, and it seemed that she could see through everything in the world. In this case, why does her child live like a villain, but she does not say a word?

Montessori stretched out his index finger and pointed at Yuan Chang's forehead, chuckled, and said again: "Chang'er, when she was young, she was also a great beauty, and the person who came to propose marriage to her mother was like a carp crossing the river, but she didn't take a fancy to her mother. It wasn't until her husband appeared that she was moved by her mother. Your father was generous and honest, and he was erudite, and the two of us fell in love at first sight. However, the husband is in the Yuan family, and his mother is just a civilian woman, and the husband is under pressure to accept his mother as a concubine. However, being able to stay with her husband for a long time is already satisfying as a mother. The husband does not value the beauty of the mother, and later the husband told him to be the mother, and once he saw the mother chanting poetry and dancing by the river on a moonlit night, and he was already moved. And only the husband knows the talent of the mother, and the people in the Yuan family think that the mother is only favored by the husband because of her appearance. ”

Montessori is only in his early thirties now, and he was only twenty-eight years old when he was born. And Yuan Chang's cheap son Yuan Feng was estimated to be about forty years old at the time, but the two were able to come together because of each other's talents, which shows the depth of affection.

Yuan Chang sighed in his heart, but Montessori continued to tell.

"Wei Niang has always been cautious in the Yuan family, never letting others know her intelligence. Because Wei Niang knows that smart people may not live longer than others. Before Chang'er you, your husband's concubines also had several children, all of whom were smart, but their lives were not good, and they died in a few years. Although Wei Niang is not very clear, it is obvious that their deaths are not so simple. It wasn't until later, when the husband's wife, Lu, died, that this kind of thing didn't continue to happen. Obviously, the Lu family was afraid that these children would be too smart and threaten her children to inherit the Yuan family, so they caused these children to die young. Therefore, although you live a humble life, being a mother has not stopped you. ”

Yuan Chang was not too surprised by Montessori's words. He hadn't experienced anything like a family or the backyard of the palace, but he had seen too much on TV.

"Chang'er, you came back this time, although it hasn't changed much compared to before. However, you are a piece of meat that fell from your mother's body, you can't fool your mother, and your mother can see from your eyes that you are not the same as before. ”

Yuan Chang was secretly surprised in his heart, Montessori really lived up to her intelligence, and he was able to see the difference between him. If Montessori knew such a thing as crossing, maybe they could guess that Yuan Chang had crossed over.

Yuan Chang froze, looked directly at Montessori with his eyes, and said in a firm tone: "Mother, the child went to the Tiger Prison Pass, experienced a lot of things, and understood that he used to live a muddy life, and the child didn't want to continue like this. Therefore, the child decided to change and do something vigorous, so that he would no longer have regrets in his life, and he would live up to his mother's expectations, and he hoped that his mother would forgive. ”

Yuan Chang knew that Montessori would not harm him, so he did not hide the hidden ambition in his heart.

"Hehe, silly boy. ”

Montessori touched Yuan Chang's head lovingly, and said lovingly: "No matter how Chang'er you decide to live, your mother will support you and encourage you." Maybe my mother used to be too selfish, she just wanted you to live well, and never thought about whether you would not like this kind of life. However, now that Chang'er can understand it yourself, you can feel at ease as a mother. ”

"Thank you for your understanding!"

Yuan Chang had a happy smile on his face, whether Montessori was his biological mother or not, but her feelings for her were obviously real. Therefore, Yuan Chang decided that Montessori would be his mother in the future, and he would repay him with the best actions. Thinking of this, Yuan Chang pinched Mengshi's shoulders very obediently.

"Chang'er, after being away for so long, is there anything to tell your mother?"

Montessori enjoyed Yuan Chang's filial piety and suddenly asked.

Yuan Chang's hand paused, and then said calmly: "Mother, the child is now serving under the second brother's jurisdiction and managing a medium-sized county, what can the mother do for the child?"

"Chang'er, now that you have understood the past, I believe that you can do a good job for your mother. I want to know if you have anything else to do?"

The expression on Montessori's face seemed to have seen through Yuan Chang's thoughts.

Yuan Chang's face was slightly red, and he said with a little shyness: "Mother, the child has made a private agreement with a woman for life without the permission of the mother, and I hope that the mother can forgive the child for making his own claims." ”

"Huh!"

Montessori smiled lightly, looked at Yuan Chang teasingly, and said with a smile: "Chang'er is now an adult, because Chang'er's status in the Yuan family is not high, so there is no daughter from a big family in Ruyang County who is willing to marry you." Chang'er, you found a girl by yourself, how can you be blamed for being a mother? Whether she is a commoner woman or a scholar woman, her mother will treat her well. ”

"Thank you, mother!"

Yuan Chang Mengshi was not dissatisfied, he was immediately overjoyed, and after thinking about it, he said in a low voice: "Mother, Xi'er is actually the daughter of the Spirit Emperor and the current princess of Wannian. The child used to know him in his uncle's house, so... Xi'er's identity is known except for the child and a few henchmen, and no one knows it, and I hope that my mother will not tell it. ”

"How could my mother not know the importance of this matter!"

Montessori glanced at Yuan Chang, slightly startled in his heart, and then laughed: "I didn't expect Chang'er to let the princess marry into my Yuan family, and I want to see what kind of girl she is." ”

Subsequently, Yuan Chang introduced Liu Xi and Dian Wei to Montessori. For the well-behaved, gentle and graceful Liu Xi, Montessori naturally liked it very much, and Dian Wei was the guard who protected Yuan Chang, and Montessori also praised him very much. Subsequently, Liu Xi followed Montessori into the kitchen to study, and at the dinner table, the four of them ate the food made by Montessori with bright smiles on their faces.