The people of the Marquis of Wuding were dressed in linen and filial piety, and they were crying. They cried and mourned not because the emperor died, but because the old marquis Guo Ying died!

Yesterday, the Jingnan army entered the Beijing Division, and early this morning, Guo Ying drank poisoned wine and martyred the country. When Guo Zhen got the news, he hurriedly returned to the Hou Mansion. At this time, Guo Ming, the second son of Hou Ye, had already wiped the blood on his father's face and discussed with the brothers: when the funeral is held, it is necessary to call his father dead!

Two brothers didn't agree, but the eldest son Guo Zhen soon stood on the side of the second brother Guo Ming, and the eldest brother had an opinion, so the Hou Mansion said that Guo Yingnai died of old age and illness.

At this time, many shops in Beijing were still closed, and the incident happened suddenly, and there were no longevity materials, longevity clothes, etc., and some of the whole house were crying, some were busy, and there was chaos.

Guo Ming walked into the mourning hall with a black face and called his wife Xu away.

When they returned to the small courtyard where they lived, their son, who was a few years old, was unattended and was crying "wow", and Xu hurried to coax his son.

Guo Ming followed and said: "My father is gone, let's not think about it, I don't know how down we will be in the future!" It is very difficult for the Marquis to pass it on; is able to inherit the title and is also the eldest brother's family, we can't remember! ”

The old father suddenly martyred himself, and his loyalty may have been preserved, but when his father helped the Zhu family to lay down the country, such a great achievement, the glory and wealth are only a generation? Guo Ming was extremely unwilling in his heart.

Xu said: "Has the husband thought of a way?" ”

At this moment, the two daughters had already changed into filial piety clothes, and the eldest daughter Guo Yan said: "Mother, we want a piece of white cloth to cut filial piety clothes for my younger brother." ”

Xu wiped a handful of tears, turned his head and said, "Don't worry, your father has something to say." She looked at Guo Ming again, "The husband insists that his father-in-law died of illness, and he must not want to offend King Yan, you are going to see King Yan now, is the right time?" ”

"Can I see it if I want to?" Guo Ming frowned and said, "If my father is here, let my father see him, he should be able to see him!" Alas, but ......"

Guo Ming paced back and forth a few steps, and said in a deep voice: "Xue Yan, the Qing of Dali Temple, mentioned the relationship between the Xu family, and I have thought about it repeatedly in the past few days. I don't usually move around much, but when it comes to the end, it's always okay to give it a try. ”

"Husband mean Princess Xu?" Xu asked.

Guo Ming nodded and said, "You have to come forward, madam......"

Xu Shi said with a blank face: "She is the princess, I haven't met her, what are you talking about?" ”

Guo Ming turned around and looked Guo Yan up and down, Xu Shi saw it in his eyes and seemed to understand something.

Sure enough, Guo Ming said: "I have inquired in detail, Princess Xu's second son, King Gaoyang County, is nineteen years old this year, and because he has been fighting with King Yan all the year round, there is no princess of the county so far." Madame, think about it, if our son is nineteen years old and has not yet married a wife, is Madame in a hurry? ”

As soon as the words fell, even Guo Yan heard that Xuanxu was coming, and Guo Yan suddenly said with a pale face: "Father, will King Gaoyang beat people to death?" When my daughter heard that he had three heads and six arms, he was a strange person! ”

"Do you still believe those rumors on the market?" Guo Ming frowned and said, "King Gaoyang is the grandson of Taizu, how can he look like that?" ”

Guo Yan said in a trembling voice: "But if he didn't agree with him, he beat the court official to death on the street, this matter is not fake." ”

"King Gaoyang has been dancing with knives and guns since he was a child, and he has been fighting with his father all the year round. But after all, it's a clan, it's not that scary, don't worry too much. Guo Ming said.

Guo Yan said again: "I saw my aunt yesterday, and my aunt happened to talk about the king of Gaoyang County. said that as soon as he entered the Beijing Division, he killed all the people of the Yushi Lianying family! also occupied the mansion of Lian Yushi. I went to the temple and robbed a group of nuns, and preached ...... prostitution in Lianfu all day long."

Guo Ming's brows never relaxed, "Lian Ying first sued the governor Xu Zengshou, causing the governor of Xu to be beheaded, and then tried to act at the Jinchuan Gate. The slaughter of Lianying's family was not done by King Gaoyang! The women in the Hou Mansion could only hear some rumors in the market, and they couldn't take them seriously. ”

But no matter how you explain it, King Gaoyang is covered in stains, and he definitely can't wash it off. Many of the rumors are exaggerated, but they are true!

Xu sighed and said nothing.

At this moment, Guo Yan's body suddenly weakened and fainted on the ground!

Xu and the second daughter Guo Wei hurriedly held on, Xu immediately reached out to pinch Guo Yan's middle man, Guo Wei also helped rub her sister's temples with a soft barley, and nervously called: "Sister, sister, sister ......"

…… Guo Wei also understood what it meant from the words of her father and sister. It's nothing more than King Yan leading troops into the Beijing Division, and the family wants to go to the powerful and discuss marrying his sister to King Gaoyang, the second son of King Yan!

Seeing her sister was stunned, Guo Wei's young heart hurt. What kind of person is King Gaoyang? Listening to many words in her ears, Guo Wei can already roughly imagine it......

A bearded man with five big and three thick, drinking and eating meat, beating people at every turn, with great strength, he can beat people to death with one punch. After drinking, there was still saliva on the lips, and when he saw the woman, his eyes lit up, whether it was a monk or a daughter-in-law of a good family, he went to bully him.

No wonder my sister was so scared!

Guo Yan finally woke up slowly, tears had quietly slipped from the corners of her eyes, dripping to the ground, unable to speak.

It's only been a day, and my sister is already like a dead heart, her eyes are straight, and her eyeballs are not turning. Guo Wei saw that in her eyes, all her internal organs seemed to be knotted and twisted together.

My sister's voice murmured: "My life has not been good since I was a child, and before I grew up, my mother died, and my father was busy with official business all day long......"

When Xu Shi heard this, he stomped his feet and said, "Husband, we can't climb high, and there's nothing wrong with coarse tea and light rice!" Before Yan'er's mother died, I promised her that I would take good care of Yan'er. ”

Guo Ming sighed and said, "Madame is reasonable. Even if our family has a heart, it may not be able to climb high. At the moment, I don't know how many nobles and ministers want to seize this opportunity. ”

He paused and said in a low voice, "King Yan was originally a prince of the royal family, and now he is leading troops into Beijing, and he will be the son of heaven!" King Gaoyang's military achievements are impressive, at least half of the world is beaten by him, it is said that most of the people and military forces of King Yan and King Yan support King Gaoyang, and soon King Gaoyang will be the crown prince, and he will be the son of heaven in the future! If you marry a daughter, you can fight for the glory and wealth of the country, who doesn't want to? Even if our family is willing, we may not be able to fight. ”

The expression on Xu's face was cloudy, and then he turned his head to look at Guo Wei, revealing a look of pity.

"Mother......" Guo Wei called in a trembling voice, and suddenly felt bad in her heart.

Xu said softly: "Wei'er, your sister has been more bitter than you since she was a child, and you can't be partial as a mother." Although Weiniang has always regarded Yan'er as her own daughter, she is a concubine after all. That King Gaoyang came from a prominent background, and our family has declined, and he still wants to marry a concubine in the past, which is really not like words. ”

Guo Ming immediately said: "It makes sense, the opportunity of our family originally depended on the relationship between Mrs. and Princess Xu, but it had little to do with the Guo family. ”

Guo Wei looked at her parents for a while, and then at her sister, their expressions were different, but they all had faint expectations.

She said softly: "I don't like people like King Gaoyang either, but I don't want to make the people who love me sad......"

"Will Vile do you?" Guo Ming immediately asked.

Guo Wei gritted her teeth, lowered her head slightly, and whispered: "I remember that I was ignorant when I was a child, and once I robbed my sister of a cherry blossom, and my sister let me cry sadly behind my back." I can't forget this incident, I just want to repay my sister in the future, and now this is just right. ”

When my sister heard this, she immediately hugged Guo Wei, crying very sadly, and hugged her very tightly. My sister cried: "Poor sister, sister is sorry for you, woo woo woo ......"

"Our whole family's hope is on Wei'er." Guo Ming said.

The words echoed in her mind, as if they were repeating themselves in her ears. She didn't know exactly how miserable it would be in the future, but she felt that it would definitely not be good, but for the sake of her loved ones, she felt that it was worth it.

"Without further ado! If the situation is settled and the noble ministers of the DPRK come to their senses, our family will have no chance. Guo Ming paced anxiously, "This matter has to follow the path of Xue Yan of Dali Temple...... Xue Yan will definitely surrender! I went to see Xue Yan first, and then asked Xue Yan to introduce him to Princess Xu. ”

Guo Ming turned around, "Madam, hurry up and write a handwritten letter to Princess Xu!" ”

Xu said: "The Hou Mansion is still holding a funeral, and the husband is going to see the guests, will he be talked about?" ”

Guo Ming frowned and said, "Why do you care so much?" My father has passed away, and no matter how sad I am, I can't cry back, so let's plan for ourselves first, and add glory to the Guo family's ancestors, which is also the way of filial piety. ”

So Xu got up and went into the house, and Guo Ming said, "Wei'er, go and polish ink for your mother." ”

Guo Wei also went into the house, and when she found the inkstone and came out to look for water, she saw that her father had disappeared. My sister came over and held her hand and said, "Silly sister, that letter is like your deed of sale, and you are still grinding ink." It's worrying to see people, I'll come. ”

Guo Wei's face was pale, but she smiled, "My sister loves me, and I feel that everything is worth it!" ”

"Ugh." My sister sighed faintly, her guilt written on her face, and she looked sad.

There was a wooden bucket next to the well in the yard, and there was still water left in it, so my sister poured it out. She put the inkstone on the bench under the eaves, squatted down and grinded it with a "whoosh".

While my sister was busy, she turned around and said, "That cherry blossom, I've forgotten, is that really the case?" ”

Guo Wei gestured and said very carefully, as if she had just seen it yesterday. She said: "Do you remember the impatiens that dyed your nails, sister?" My sister smashed it and dyed it on the fruit of the cherry blossoms, and the cherry blossoms were red and beautiful. ”

The sisters talked about the various fruits, flowers and plants they had played with in their childhood, and laughed from time to time. But in the midst of laughter, Guo Yan's guilt is still there, and the haze on Guo Wei's face has not disappeared...... It seems that all of a sudden, Guo Wei, who will turn fourteen this year, seems to be a lot more sensible.