In the twenty years of Chengping, the era of peace and prosperity was peaceful, and the frontier was quite stable.

At that time, the world is divided into three. The most prosperous and wealthy southeast is the border of the Qi country, and the current Qi emperor is harshly governed, although the people are bitter, but the country is peaceful; North of the Yellow River is the most powerful Jin country's territory, the Jin Emperor Tuoba the Great when he was young, several times in the battlefield, the war is impressive, the whole country has a prestige. However, the twilight of the hero, indulging in the sound of dogs and horses all day long, has made the country neglect to govern, and the battle for the heirs has intensified, and the country has gradually declined in recent years.

Xia is a young country. Decades ago, there was a general Wei in the most powerful state of Chu at that time, who was brave and good at fighting, brave and strategic, decisive in killing, and ruthless, and the surrounding countries were all terrified. This general Wei is extremely popular among the people, and for several years, there is an endless stream of men and strategists who come to defect. Emperor Chu was mediocre and jealous, and under the line of provocation around him, he actually united with the Qi State and the Jin State to kill him! Fortunately, his subordinates informed him overnight that General Wei integrated 200,000 troops, faced with 400,000 troops of the Three Kingdoms, deployed strictly, and after months of hard fighting, forced Qi and Jin to retreat, defeated the Chu army, killed the Chu Emperor, and the Chu State was transposed. General Wei changed the name of the country to Xia and the year name to Chengping; Ceded to Qi and Jin fifteen cities, located in the northwest border, for decades of obscurity, recuperation, the country finally showed a vigorous look.

The thorny southern wilderness did not form a large climate, and was led by a small number of wild natives, forming more than a dozen small countries that did not form a climate.

The Guo family has been prominent for generations, and the court's merchants are all involved, and it is a rare famous family in Yongning City. Guo Wangzhi, the patriarch of the Guo family, is talented, coupled with the shadow of his ancestors, worship is too common, enter and exit the court, and the official residence is a good product, which is prominent for a while, and the clansmen also enjoy glory.

However, as the saying goes: a companion is like a tiger. has been an official for more than ten years, and he has been in the court and has finally reached the glory of one person, but because Guo Wangzhi accidentally provoked Long Yan and was deposed, he returned to the original point. The power was lost, people went to tea and cooled, and the Guo family suffered a great blow. Guo Wangzhi was furious, suffered a stroke and fell to the ground, and then became hemiplegic. The defeated Guo family made matters worse. The huge mansion, from the gate to the backyard, covers an area of dozens of acres, which should be a scene of brilliant lights, but a close look at the dust accumulated in front of the gate, and the spiders happily forming webs in front of the house and behind the house, you will know that this place has been dilapidated for a long time.

A homeless person who escaped from the disaster area turned into a beggar and begged all the way here. The sun is high, and there is nothing good to ask for at this time. He wiped his sweat, looked up at the words on the large gilded Nanmu plaque above his head, and stammered: "Guo, Guo, Guo, hehe, these two words know me!" But seeing that this big family in Zhumen was dusty and very dilapidated, I thought that it was a corrupt official who had been dismissed, and it was a family of corrupt officials who had been dismissed, so he no longer worried, and sat on the threshold and fell asleep.

When he slept until three o'clock in the morning, the door opened, and none of the little beggars sat still, and rolled to the ground. The woman who went out said "oops", she was really frightened. When she saw that it was a little beggar, the old woman patted her chest and exclaimed, "Oh, my mother, I'm scared to death!" You little Hanako, why do you sleep at the gate of someone's house! The woman was carrying a small basket and was about to go out.

The little beggar rubbed his aching buttocks, picked up his tattered baggage, took three steps back, and said in a loud voice: "I've shocked you!" You'll be amazed! I'll leave now!"

"Wait a minute!" A crunchy voice came from the room, and then a little girl of eleven or twelve years old walked out, "Give you a nest, get out of here quickly!" As she spoke, the little girl handed over a cold nest head.

Seeing that the stunned little Hanako came back to her senses, she was overjoyed, and she hurriedly took it with both hands: "Thank you, Miss!" Thank you, Miss! ”

The woman carrying the basket smiled: "This is not our eldest miss, this is our second miss." Let's go. ”

Xiao Hanako bowed again: "Thank you, Miss Er, thank you, Miss Two!" As he spoke, he turned and left, not daring to raise his head all the time.

"Xiuyuan, where are you going?" Miss Guo Fuer looked at the woman in a hurry and asked curiously.

Wang Mo handed the basket over to her to see, and sighed: "I embroidered something, I want to exchange it for some money, the house is almost impossible to open the pot, and the eldest lady is not easy!" ”

The second young lady's face was sad: "Xiuyuan, I have wronged you, go quickly." When you come back, you can teach me too! ”

The woman was about to leave, when she glanced at a group of people on the street, her face changed instantly, and she hurriedly turned around and drove the second lady into the house: "Come in, go in!" The second lady didn't know what was going on, so she hurriedly entered the house, Xiu Yuan didn't care about putting the basket, and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry! Fast! Close the door! "On weekdays, the door is closed by Steward Liu, but today Steward Liu is not there, and the two work together to close the door little by little. The group of people saw the movement here, quickened their pace, and the little guy who walked in front even ran, so frightened that Xiu Yuan didn't care about it, and as soon as she closed the wooden bolt, there was a banging knock on the door. Xiu Yuan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and finally put her mind at ease.

Miss Guo Er understood something: "Xiuyuan, are they coming over with the second uncle?" ”

Xiu Yuan took the second lady's hand and went into the room: "Except for your second uncle, who has such a wolf-like momentum!" Listen—"

At this moment, outside the door, Guo Wangzhi's brother Guo Jingzhi's housekeepers were roaring vigorously: "Xiuyuan, open the door quickly, I see you!" If you don't open it, let the second master know that you will feel good! ”

"Open the door quickly, Xiuyuan, did you hang our second master out of the door like this?"

Another maid's voice sounded: "Oh, I said Xiuyuan, our wife said, let you come and serve our wife, life is much better than here!" Xiuyuan, I've been begging for you for a long time, don't ignore me like this..."

Everyone talked for a long time, and when they saw that there was no movement in the house, some people were angry, and they said nothing in a fit of anger: "I said, is there all dead people in this Guo family's mansion!" ”

When Miss Guo Er heard this, she was indignant in her heart, and she shook off Xiu Yuan's hand and was about to open the door. Xiu Yuan grabbed her and begged bitterly: "Second Miss, don't!" "What's going on? Are those people here again? Guo Sangongzi was reading a book in the house, and after hearing the movement, he also ran out, and after seeing the current situation, he immediately understood what was happening.

Xiu Yuan was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Third Young Master, you go into the house quickly, don't pay attention to these people!" ”

Third Young Master Guo clenched his fists, his eyes were about to burst into flames: "These people! Our father is still alive so blatantly, last time when our eldest sister was not there, he sent someone to the house to say a lot of foul language, asking our father to give up the position of patriarch! So angry that our dad is almost bad! No, I'm going to theorize with them! The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, why doesn't the second uncle dare to face me in person, is there a ghost in his heart? ”

Seeing this, Xiu Yuan exclaimed again and again: "No! Cannot! Young master, no! ”

"Open the door!"

A sonorous voice came from behind. The three of them turned around and knew that it was the eldest lady who came.

"Miss..." Xiu Yuan said a little skeptically.

"I say, open the door!"