The Xiao family, since the former Chen time has taken root in Jinling, more than 100 years ago, the ancestors of the Xiao family also wanted to make a name for themselves, to be a deer Ming Ding food home, but it backfired, Xiao Hui's great-grandfather because of the chaos of the change of Chen and Chu dynasties, in order to make a living, but took the way of business. Such a transformation has since set the direction of the future development of the Xiao family, until Xiao Hui, the Xiao family has been in business for five generations and has become a wealthy family.

Xiao Hui, on the day he was born, her mother died of childbirth due to childbirth, and his father also died of illness when he was sixteen years old, so Xiao Hui did not receive much discipline at a young age, but inherited the Nuo family's property, but fortunately, because he followed his father to take care of the business at a very young age, coupled with his talent, the Xiao family did not decline in his hands. And Xiao Hui has an excellent appearance, a long figure, a face like a crown of jade, and he can be called a first-class beautiful man when he is young. It's just that people are not romantic teenagers, and a handsome, talented and golden teenager like Xiao Hui is not exempt from vulgarity. When Xiao Hui was young, he was not only romantic, but also frivolous, and it was common for him to go in and out of the halls, and he was even more interested in traveling with prostitutes and staying overnight in the Qinglou.

Xiao Hui has an uncle, named Gu Wei, is a show talent, because of his talent and was hired as a staff member by Zhang Qinghui, the left attendant of the Southern Chu Ministry of Officials, Zhang's family is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the family has been heirloom for hundreds of years, but Zhang Qinghui is an out-and-out villain, not to mention bullying men and women on weekdays, even if domestic slaves commit murder. Gu Weiren is very upright, that is, he was hired by Zhang Qinghui, so he naturally tried to dissuade Zhang Qinghui, but Zhang Qinghui not only did not listen, but became more and more disgusted with him, Gu Wei saw that it was fruitless, so he had to take the initiative to resign.

Zhang Qinghui is an extreme villain, he thinks that Gu Wei doesn't speak well on weekdays, and now he takes the initiative to resign, which is obviously a humiliation to him, so he framed Gu Wei for stealing a piece of treasure jade from his house. Gu Wei was a common man, and he had no power or power, how could he compete with it, so he was beaten into a trick and put in prison, and he needed 5,000 taels of silver to redeem himself, otherwise he would be sent to Lingnan to fill the army, the Lingnan environment is sinister, the miasma is pressing, and there is basically no return, not to mention the army, so it is no different from the death penalty.

Gu Wei lost his wife at an early age and only had an only daughter named Gu Xiangling. Gu Xiangling was seventeen years old at the time, but she was very decisive, so she sold her assets in order to save her father, but her family background was average, and she couldn't make up the five thousand taels at all, so she had no choice but to turn to her cousin Xiao Hui for help.

Xiao Hui and Gu Xiangling were originally married on their fingers, and were scheduled to get married in the autumn of that year, but Xiao Hui was a prodigal son back then, and when he saw that his cousin was handsome and lovely, he was a little itchy, and he asked his cousin to be happy with him immediately on the condition of five thousand taels. Gu Xiangling was taught by her father since she was a child, and she knew etiquette, righteousness and shame, and her eyes were red at that time, so she categorically rejected Xiao Hui's rude request, and even broke off the marriage contract with Xiao Hui. But Xiao Hui was not completely heartless, and after thinking about it, he felt that he had done too much, so he apologized to his cousin in every possible way and promised to borrow money unconditionally, but Gu Xiangling was quite dignified and was unwilling to accept Xiao Hui's help when he was killed.

After rejecting Xiao Hui, Gu Xiangling made a bold decision - learn Tiying to save her father and sue the emperor. She brought her own dry food every day, knelt outside the imperial city, did not cry or make trouble, from the city gate to the city gate, and knelt for seven or eight hours, just to reach the saint to listen. At that time, Emperor Nanchu was Sun Jian, the father of the current emperor Sun Lingwen, the Mingjun who was praised by everyone, and his later nickname was also Mingzong, and Emperor Mingzong didn't care at first, but Gu Xiangling knelt for half a month, so that everyone inside and outside the imperial city knew about it, which really alarmed the Holy Hearing.

It just so happened that Zhang Qinghui also had a political enemy, Yang Quzhen, the right attendant of the Ministry at that time, and the two had a grudge against each other for the position of the secretary of the ministry. In order to bring down Zhang Qinghui, Yang Quzhen collected evidence of his illegality on weekdays, and when the time was ripe, he just took advantage of the topic to impeach Zhang Qinghui for raping * killing people's daughters, privately occupying the royal garden, and using arrogance, which shows that he has a heart of disobedience. Emperor Mingzong was so angry that he ordered an investigation into the matter, and the evidence was conclusive, and the emperor cut off Zhang Qinghui's head in a fit of rage and raided Zhang Qinghui's home, so Gu Wei was able to clear his grievances and release him home. And Gu Xiangling also moved Jinling because of this, and won the praise of Emperor Mingzong, and the emperor heard that Gu Wei was famous and very virtuous, so he personally appointed him as the magistrate of Qiantang County, and Gu Wei also entered the official career.

When Xiao Hui learned that his cousin had saved his father, he not only felt guilty, but also began to admire his cousin, so he personally went to his uncle's house to apologize. Gu Weiyin learned the reason from his daughter before, so he was naturally very angry, and he didn't even want to admit Xiao Hui, a nephew, and his daughter also proposed to break off the marriage, so it would be as her daughter wished. Unexpectedly, Gu Xiangling was willing to re-fulfill the marriage contract, her reason was that the Gu family has always paid attention to faithfulness, and if you can't be unkind, I will be unjust, so if you have an appointment, you have to keep it, Gu Wei is grateful to her daughter, so she has to follow her daughter's wishes. In fact, Gu Xiangling still liked this handsome cousin in her heart, but she was temporarily angered by Xiao Hui's actions.

In the autumn of that year, Gu Xiangling married into the Xiao family as promised and became the hostess of the Xiao family. And Gu Xiangling is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, Xiao Hui is a little afraid of her in his heart, after getting married, Xiao Hui didn't dare to be as frivolous as before, let alone take a concubine, after a year, Gu Xiangling gave birth to Xiao Hui's eldest son Xiao Bowen, which can be described as a success.

Until Xiao Hui was twenty-five years old, Xiao Hui met with friends in business and was a guest at Huayulou, which is a famous green building in Jinling City, and the new pillar at that time was Zhu Yan, who had just turned seventeen. This Zhu Yansheng's face is like a peach blossom, her skin is better than snow, and her whole body is even more boneless, which can be described as the best among beauties, Xiao Hui was shocked at a glance. After Xiao Hui often went in and out of Huayulou, he spent a lot of money for Zhu Yan every time, Xiao Hui himself is very good-looking, elegant in conversation, and has a wide range of knowledge in business for many years, unlike ordinary young people.

Originally, this matter was nothing, Xiao Hui was rich, as long as he was willing to redeem Zhu Yan, then everything would be happy. There are two things that make Xiao Hui have a headache, one is that the relationship between Xiao Hui and Zhu Yan has always been hidden from his wife, and it is difficult for Xiao Hui to talk to his wife. In addition, He Qiuyi, the supervising imperial history at that time, had also seen Zhu Yan, and he was coveted, and he was about to attack Zhu Yan, but he was unexpectedly taken the lead by Xiao Hui, He Qiuyi was annoyed and ashamed, and insulted Xiao Hui in front of the public: "The five beetles and the like also dare to compete for food!" "Although the position of the superintendent is not high, but the power is extremely heavy, Xiao Hui is a common person, how to compete with it? And Xiao Hui had heard the news that He Qiuyi was going to frame him, which made him tremble all day long, and in order to save his life, he had to have the idea of giving Zhu Yan to He Qiuyi.

This matter spread in Jinling City at that time as a matter of Fengyue, and most people were gloating and waiting to see Xiao Hui's jokes, and the matter naturally reached Gu Xiangling's ears. Gu Xiangling was pregnant at the time, and when she learned that her husband was stealing outside, she was so angry that she almost had a fetal gas, so she refused to say a word to Xiao Hui for three days and three nights, so scared that Xiao Hui kowtowed directly in front of her and admitted her mistake. Gu Xiangling gradually became angry, so she asked her husband how to deal with the matter, and Xiao Hui revealed that he was ready to give up Zhu Yan to avoid trouble.

Gu Xiangling was furious when she heard this, pointed at Xiao Hui's nose and scolded: "Good for you affectionate Xiao Lang!" Has your conscience been eaten by dogs? Although I hate that Zhu Yan for seducing you, it's not her fault, I'm afraid she was just blinded by your rhetoric! It's good that you made a mistake yourself, but let her be carried by a weak woman, is this a man's doing? You broke her body and tried to get her out, where do you want to put her? And you don't want to think about it, will He Yushi let you go, I'm afraid he will still hate you, right? I hate myself for marrying such a ruthless, unjust, and brainless negative man as you! ”

Xiao Hui listened, ashamed of himself, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what his wife said made sense, Zhu Yan had already been broken by herself, and if she gave it to He Qiuyi, not only would Zhu Yan be humiliated, but she might not have a good end. But Xiao Hui couldn't think of any good way, so he had to cry silently.

Gu Xiangling still couldn't bear it after all, after all, she was the husband she had loved for many years, and she hated it, but she was more worried. In the end, she thought of a way, her father Gu Wei has been an official for many years, because of his excellent political performance, he has done it from Qiantang Zhixian to Hangzhou Zhizhou, and even threw himself into the Ministry of Servants Yang Quzhen, becoming a capable local officer, after years of operation, there are many contacts in the capital, and this matter can only be resolved by turning to her father.

Sure enough, the matter was finally resolved by Gu Wei. Gu Wei learned that Xiao Hui had failed his daughter, and he hated it in his heart, but for the sake of his daughter and grandson, he still helped him, but since then, the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law has been extremely cold. After a compromise between the two sides, Xiao Hui sent 10,000 taels of silver to He Qiuyi, and He Qiuyi also said that he would not pursue it again, and Xiao Hui's crisis was finally resolved.

For Zhu Yan, Gu Xiangling originally wanted her husband to break off with her, but at this time, Zhu Yan was already pregnant with Xiao Hui's flesh and blood. When Gu Xiangling learned of this, for the sake of the descendants of the Xiao family, she made another convincing decision, she asked her husband to redeem Zhu Yan and take her as a concubine, giving Zhu Yan a place to rely on.

Later, Gu Xiangling successfully gave birth to her second son Xiao Zhongwen, and the next year, Zhu Yan also gave birth to her third son Xiao Shuwen, and after another year, she gave birth to her daughter Xiao Ruixue, so far Xiao Hui has a total of three sons and one daughter.