The carriage stopped at the gate of Cai's house, and after Liu Xiu got out of the carriage, he came to the gate, and then let the porter pass it through. After a while, the porter came out and said, "Master Xiu, please, the head of the family is waiting in the hall." ”

Liu Xiu nodded in thanks and stepped into Cai's mansion.

Compared with the Kuai family, the Cai family's mansion is magnificent and majestic.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Xunjia in Yingchuan in the north was a glorious and famous family. Xun Shu has eight sons under his knees, known as Xun's eight dragons. Under the Xun's eight dragons, there are Xun Yu, Xun Yu Xun Chen and other generations of outstanding people, which can be described as family glory.

In the north, the reputation of the Xun family was unparalleled for a while.

However, in the south, the reputation of the Cai family is definitely stronger than that of other ethnic groups.

Cai Mao's father, Cai Wei, is famous in Jiangnan. Cai Wei's younger sister married Taiwei Zhang Wen, Cai Wei's eldest daughter married Huang Chengyan, and Cai Wei's youngest daughter married Liu Biao.

Cai Yan's nephew, Cai Zhan, served as Yan Xiang, and his nephew, Cai Yan, served as the Taishou of Ba County.

Cai Mao himself is Liu Biao's military advisor.

The rest of the Cai clan are also in important official positions and are very important.

The Cai family is in Jiangnan and is a first-class family.

Even though the Kuai family has deep roots in Jingzhou, it is also a grade lower in front of the Cai family. It is precisely for this reason that the Kuai family did not choose Liu Cong, but chose Liu Xiu, and also had the intention of replacing the Cai family.

Liu Xiu came to the hall, and Cai Mao sat directly above him, with a serious face.

When Cai Mao saw Liu Xiu, she admired it in her heart, but she was also jealous. The kid in front of him, in a short period of time, is already beyond his control, and after going to Youxian, it is even more difficult to control.

"Junior Liu Xiu, meet Mr. Deju. ”

Liu Xiu bowed and saluted, his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant, and he seemed very calm.

Cai Mao's words were very stiff, and he said slowly: "Master Xiu is going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I don't know if Master Xiu is visiting, what's the big deal?"

Liu Xiudao: "The younger generation is about to leave Xiangyang County, so I paid a special visit. ”

Cai Mao asked, "In what capacity are you visiting?"

Liu Xiu said: "Naturally, I visited as a junior. ”

Cai Mao snorted and said, "A junior like you, I'm afraid Cai Mao can't afford it." ”

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "On the one hand, my mother is the second sister of Mr., and on the other hand, everyone knows about Xia and Yueying. In the future, Mr. De Jue will be his uncle. ”

In a word, Cai Mao's body was shocked.

He has always been on Liu Cong's side, on the one hand because of the Cai family, and on the other hand, because Liu Cong married the daughter of the Cai family. Now I suddenly found out that Liu Xiu was also a member of the Cai family.

Huang Yueying is the daughter of Cai Mao's eldest sister, he is Huang Yueying's uncle, and Liu Xiu's uncle.

The corners of Cai Mao's mouth twitched, and her heart was numb for a while. Because Liu Cong and Liu Xiu are both members of the Cai family, although Liu Cong is closer to the Cai family, Liu Xiu's ability is outstanding, and it is also good.

Suddenly, Cai Mao thought of finding someone to assassinate Liu Xiu.

After this incident, a natural hostile position was formed between him and Liu Xiu. Especially Liu Cong is different from Liu Xiu, Liu Cong is easy to control, and Liu Xiu is impossible to control.

After weighing it, Cai Mao has already made a decision in her heart.

Cai Mao smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Master Xiu has not married Yueying yet, so the matter will not be settled, and we will talk about it after the marriage." In a word, Cai Mao has already expressed her attitude.

Obviously, Cai Mao is on Liu Cong's side and opposes Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu said: "Mr. Dejun is reasonable, until the end, the matter cannot be concluded. Just like Mr. Deju's choice now, maybe it will change in the future, but it is also uncertain. ”

The hidden meaning in the words is that Cai Mao will support Liu Xiu in the future.

Cai Mao said: "Xiu Gongzi's self-confidence is admirable, but the actual result is very cruel. ”

The two spoke, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.

"Step, step!"

Hurried footsteps came from outside the hall, and the butler hurried in.

The housekeeper came to Cai Mao's side, bowed down and said, "Family master, the old lady wants to see Master Xiu." "The old lady of the Cai family is none other than Cai Wei. Cai Yan is in his early sixties, close to the age of ancient times.

On weekdays, Cai Yan no longer interferes in the affairs of the Cai family, and everything is handled by Cai Mao. Now he suddenly wants to see Liu Xiu, and this situation caught Cai Mao off guard.

"What's going on?"

Cai Mao's eyes were cold, and the smile disappeared, replaced by a gloomy and cold one.

The housekeeper shook his head and said, "I don't know who told the old lady the news." ”

Cai Mao squinted her eyes, and after a long while, she waved her hand and said, "I know, and then, I will take Liu Xiu there." ”

"Yes!"

The butler nodded, and then stepped back.

Cai Mao looked at Liu Xiu and said, "Gongzi Xiu is really a good means, my father has not asked about the world for a long time, and now he is actually alarmed by you." Is this a method intended to get the support of my father?"

Liu Xiu was a little puzzled, and after thinking about it for a while, he reacted immediately.

Cai Yan wants to see him!

Unexpectedly, Cai Yan took the initiative to see him.

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "The Cai family is Mr. Deju's Cai family, what ability do I have to deliver the news to Cai Lao's ears." It can only be said that although Cai Lao doesn't care about things, it doesn't mean that he doesn't know what happened in Cai's mansion. Mr. Dejun should now think about what you have done, which has reached the ears of Cai Lao. ”

Cai Mao frowned, brushed his sleeves and said, "I'm not afraid of shadows, there's nothing to worry about." Master Xiu, let's go, come with me to see my father. ”

Immediately, Cai Mao got up and took Liu Xiu to the place where Cai Wei lived.

Liu Xiu followed behind, without saying a word.

From the conversation just now, Liu Xiu already knew that Cai Mao chose Liu Cong with a clear banner. At this time, there is no point in making friends with Cai Maotao again. The only surprise was that Cai Wei, the old lady of the Cai family, actually knew about his arrival.

This is a bonus.

The two of them went to the backyard and walked to the northernmost courtyard.

This courtyard is full of trees, flowers and plants, and there is a small piece of farmland. At this time, an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes, with sparse gray hair and a thin body, was squatting in the ground to weed.

This old man is none other than Cai Wei.

Cai Mao walked in with Liu Xiu and arched his hand: "Father." ”

Liu Xiu said: "Boy Liu Xiu, I have seen Cai Lao. ”

Cai Wei stopped, he looked up at Liu Xiu, his cloudy gaze, as if it had become extremely sharp, as if it was about to penetrate Liu Xiu's heart.

Liu Xiu's face was calm, and his expression was neither humble nor arrogant.

Cai Wei nodded, laughed, and said, "I heard that your relationship with Yueying is extraordinary, and Huang Chengyan has recognized you?"

Liu Xiu said: "Thank you Mr. Chengyan for your appreciation!"

Cai sarcastically laughed and said, "Huang Chengyan's vision is not bad, well, very good." As he spoke, Cai Yan glanced at Cai Mao intentionally or unintentionally, and said with emotion: "It's not like some people, they have eyes but no beads." ”

The corners of Cai Mao's mouth twitched, and she didn't say a word.

"The old man is tired, go out. ”

Cai Yan said a few words, and then he didn't have the heart to speak again.

Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and arched her hand: "Please take care of your father, and my son will retire." ”

Liu Xiu said: "The kid retired. ”

Cai Wei waved his hand, and Cai Mao and Liu Xiu left the courtyard one after the other. Back in the hall, Cai Mao looked at Liu Xiu with a gloomy face and ordered, "Master Xiu, are you proud?"

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "It's not unpleasant, and there's nothing to be proud of." ”

Cai Mao said: "If there is nothing else, please go back, I still have important things to deal with." ”

Liu Xiu arched his hand and said, "Farewell!"

He met Cai Yan, and after the news came out, it would definitely make waves in Cai's house. This is enough for Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu had a smile on his face and strode out of Cai's mansion