The nineteenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.

Guo Heng and his family moved from Shu to Yangzhou.

This Guo family is Shu embroidery everyone, for decades, to the Guo family custom embroidery people in an endless stream.

Guo Heng has two daughters under his knees, the eldest daughter is called Guo Xiaoxiao, and the second daughter is called Guo Qianqian. Guo Heng had already sent someone to Yangzhou to find a good mansion, and now he was going to live in it with his family.

The servants carried their luggage into the mansion one by one. A kind-faced woman dismounted from the carriage.

Although her facial texture seems a little relaxed, her whole body is everyone's style, and the clothes she wears are also from the Shu embroidery of the Guo family.

She is the eldest lady of the Guo family. She was followed by a young lady. She wears a pale yellow dress, a goose egg face, willow eyebrows, and a very small mouth. She is the eldest daughter Guo Xiaoxiao.

Guo Xiaoxiao walked into the door with the eldest lady, and suddenly saw a girl walking up to Guo Xiaoxiao's side and walking side by side with him.

This is the second daughter Guo Qianqian. Guo Qianqian is two years younger than Guo Xiaoxiao, and she is also young and beautiful, but Guo Qianqian's face is more pointed.

Guo Qianqian was arrogant, glanced at Guo Xiaoxiao, and smiled proudly. Guo Xiaoxiao ignored it and took the maid Xiaolan all the way inside.

Steward Zhang said respectfully: "Miss, the master has arranged a wing room in the east courtyard for you to live in, you go this way." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao said: "It's difficult for Steward Zhang to take care of Guo's mansion, Steward Zhang has worked hard." ”

Steward Zhang said: "As long as the eldest lady lives comfortably, the old slave is not hard." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, and just wanted to raise his legs to walk in, but he heard a voice from behind.

"Steward Zhang, where is my room?" Guo Qianqian walked towards Steward Zhang.

Steward Zhang bowed his head and said, "If you go back to the second miss, your accommodation is arranged in the north wing. ”

"I'm not used to living in the north wing."

Steward Zhang said in a good voice: "The north wing room is well ventilated and has enough light, which is the most suitable for living. ”

"But I don't like it." Guo Qianqian raised her eyebrows.

"What does the second lady mean?"

"Arrange me another room."

"The West Wing is still empty, why don't you live in the West Wing?"

Guo Qianqian's face was gloomy: "Is the West Wing a place where people live?" That's where the next person lives! ”

Steward Zhang apologized: "What the second lady said is that the east wing has been arranged for the eldest lady to live, and you refuse to live in the north wing, which makes it really difficult for the old slave to arrange." ”

Guo Qianqian walked up to Guo Xiaoxiao and said, "I think my sister's east wing is very good, my sister shouldn't be reluctant to give it to me, right?" ”

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "Naturally, I am willing, but the little guys have already moved all my things in, I'm afraid I can't give them to my sister." ”

"I can order someone to move things out again, and it won't delay my sister's time too much."

"I was so tired of traveling that I really didn't want to move around. My sister must be tired too, so let's settle down early. Guo Xiaoxiao left after speaking.

"If you don't give it to me, I'll sue your father." She stamped her foot angrily.

Guo Xiaoxiao ignored it.

The eldest lady sat in the room, and after Guo Xiaoxiao settled down, he went to have dinner with the eldest lady.

The eldest lady said: "Xiaolan said, you have an argument with Qianqian again. ”

Guo Xiaoxiao puffed out his cheeks and said: "This Xiaolan, how can you talk about the east and the west." ”

"For what?"

Guo Xiaoxiao tucked his sleeves and said, "It's not for the side room, she wants my room." ”

"Did you give it?"

"Nope!"

The eldest lady sighed and said, "Let it be given to her." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao stood up: "Why? I won't let it. ”

"She's your sister, don't worry about her."

"I ......" Guo Xiaoxiao pouted, "I won't let it, why should I let it be given to her?" I've let her go since I was a child, so that she can get so much inch. ”

The eldest lady stepped forward and stroked Guo Xiaoxiao's shoulders with both hands, and said in a gentle tone: "Xiaoxiao, listen to my mother." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao was panicked in her heart, the eldest lady was easy to say, but she just didn't want Guo Qianqian to succeed.

"Even if she sues me with my father, I won't let it."

Guo Xiaoxiao walked all the way out of the gate of Guo's mansion and walked to Jiangfu unconsciously.

Guo Xiaoxiao stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, someone came to open the door. As soon as the little girl saw that it was Guo Xiaoxiao, she led her in. Guo Xiaoxiao followed the little guy through the hand-copying verandah and came to the "Sibai Pavilion". A man in an arrow sleeve is painting inside.

As soon as Guo Xiaoxiao entered the door, he said, "Cousin." ”

This sword-eyed man is called Jiang Zhiyuan, and his mother and Guo Xiaoxiao's mother are sisters.

Jiang Zhiyuan waved his hand to let the little guy retreat, approached Guo Xiaoxiao and said, "Who provoked our Miss Guo?" ”

Guo Xiaoxiao sat on the chair, his brows furrowed.

"Is it Qianqian?" He asked.

"No one but her would make me so angry."

Guo Xiaoxiao told Jiang Zhiyuan what happened, but Jiang Zhiyuan didn't say anything and took Guo Xiaoxiao to the tavern.

Guo Xiaoxiao hesitated: "Cousin, my father won't let me come to these places." ”

Jiang Zhiyuan smiled: "What, scared? ”

Guo Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Something happens, naturally I'll take care of it, go!" Jiang Zhiyuan took Guo Xiaoxiao's hand and entered the tavern.

At this time, it was eight or nine o'clock in the night, and there were many housekeepers chatting on the first floor, and Jiang Zhiyuan took Guo Xiaoxiao to the private room on the second floor. Xiao Er has always been courteous to rich people, and he ran over to let the two of them order.

Jiang Zhiyuan spread his hands and said, "You can order whatever you want, but don't order too much." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao said: "What? Afraid that I will eat you poorly? ”

"Yes," Jiang Zhiyuan said with a smile, "I'm afraid that you, little tiger, will empty the little treasury I have." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao pretended to order food wantonly, but only ordered a few flavors that she and Jiang Zhiyuan liked. In fact, she knew that Jiang Zhiyuan was afraid that she would not be able to eat too much and waste it.

After serving the food, Guo Xiaoxiao had a great appetite, ate the food, and his mood suddenly improved. After resting for a while, the two went down to the first floor. Jiang Zhiyuan asked Guo Xiaoxiao to wait on the first floor and went to the counter to settle the bill by himself. Guo Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement.

A few sons and brothers took advantage of the wine to see Guo Xiaoxiao's beauty, so they stepped forward to talk to him. Guo Xiaoxiao took a few steps back and ignored it, never thinking that those sons and brothers would step forward and pull Guo Xiaoxiao.

Guo Xiaoxiao was surrounded by several people, at a loss, and his hands tightly protected the clothes on his chest.

"Presumptuous!" only heard a sonorous and powerful reprimand, and Jiang Zhiyuan knocked those sons to the ground with a few punches and kicks.

Those boys and brothers all retreated in pain after eating pain.

"Cousin!" Guo Xiaoxiao threw himself into Jiang Zhiyuan's arms.

"Okay, it's okay, don't be afraid." Jiang Zhiyuan took Guo Xiaoxiao out of the tavern.

Seeing that Guo Xiaoxiao was not angry with Guo Qianqian, Jiang Zhiyuan sent her back to Guo's mansion. Seeing Guo Xiaoxiao arrive home safely accompanied by Xiaolan, Jiang Zhiyuan returned to Jiangfu.

Jiang Zhiyuan's personal servant Jiang Feng put the complaint submitted by the official in the past few days on Jiang Zhiyuan's case. Jiang Zhiyuan's father was a parent official in Yangzhou. Jiang Daren handed over some of the cases to Jiang Zhiyuan to handle so that he could manage the yamen in the future.

Jiang Fengtan asked, "Master, what are the plans for the eldest lady?" ”

Jiang Zhiyuan picked up the teacup on the table, opened the lid and blew it, and said, "That's it." ”

"If the second lady really robs the eldest lady's room, will the master sit idly by?"

"It's inconvenient for me to meddle in the affairs of the Guo family, and my uncle is in charge of this matter."

"Master." Jiang Feng was a little anxious, "Are you just watching the eldest lady being bullied?" ”

"Why are you so concerned about the affairs of the eldest lady?" Jiang Zhiyuan looked at him.

"It's not that I don't want to see you upset." Jiang Feng hung his head and said dejectedly, "In the past, the second lady relied on Master Guo's favor and pressed the eldest lady everywhere. If it weren't for the fact that the master often stood up for the eldest lady, I don't know what the second lady would bully the eldest lady into. ”

Seeing that Jiang Zhiyuan didn't speak, Jiang Feng said again: "There are some things that should not be said as a slave, but these two young ladies are concubines and eldest ladies are concubines, but the second young lady always bullies the eldest lady." The minions really can't look past it. You might as well bring the eldest lady to our house, you can't see the second lady horizontally and vertically, and the eldest lady doesn't have to be angry. ”

Jiang Zhiyuan said: "I also thought about taking the eldest lady over, but this is just an expedient measure, and I can't find a reason to let her live in Jiang Mansion permanently." Besides, if I speak for Xiao Xiao, and my uncle loves the second miss, it will make my uncle even more embarrassed. It's better not to say it. ”

After Jiang Feng heard Jiang Zhiyuan's words, he didn't dare to say anything more. Jiang Zhiyuan asked him to step back, read the official documents for a few more hours, and then went to sleep.