(Part 1)

There was no human trace for ten feet outside Zhongcheng East Street, and two rows of guards armed with weapons blocked the passage in and out.

This place is called East Street, which is actually the eastern part of the central city, and is home to families with thirteen surnames in six counties. The history of these families with thirteen surnames can be traced back to the Yan Dynasty three hundred years ago.

On weekdays, the patrols on East Street are all made up of people from aristocratic families with the thirteenth surname. Even in the middle of the night, the place is not desolate. Therefore, some people in Kyoto joke: "It is late at night and people are not quiet, even those who sleep on the street are awake;"

The lights are as bright as day, and the chickens wonder when they will crow.】

However, the East Street at this time was still quiet, with no sign of the watchman or the ritual performers, except for a group of guards who were blowing whistles and came and went occasionally.

"Didn't you say that we will send people here after we have the results? Why do this team of people keep blowing the whistle, which makes people panic." In the Yuan Mansion in the middle of East Street, a group of people were sitting around in the main hall after entering.

, are all the heads of each house of the Yuan clan.

The person who spoke was the clan elder, and the person he spoke to was the family head of the Yuan clan.

The original clan leader listened carefully and felt that the tune was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"Dad, my eldest niece once practiced this instrument in the house. At that time, you thought she played the suona. You also said that it would be nice to play a hundred birds facing the phoenix. There is no need to play those whining tunes. It sounds weird.

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When the second master of the Yuan family said this, the head of the Yuan clan understood instantly: "That's what happened. The eldest girl said it was Qian Qi's musical instrument. It's called..."

"Call Qi Shao."

When his son reminded him, the original clan leader nodded: "Yes, it's just such an instrument."

What he said at that time was that the eldest son was still alive at the time and was very protective of the girl. He thought that sooner or later the eldest son would be the leader of the clan, and the eldest son would be free to discipline the girl as he pleased, which would save him from changing his orders day and night in the future.

I just don't want the eldest son to die before him because of his unfilial piety! Now that the eldest son is observing filial piety, he can't discipline the eldest son's granddaughter now, lest the eldest son's soul be restless.

Well now, if the former Qi Dynasty replaced Chu, the rules would naturally change. Then he would also have an excuse to restrain the girls in the house, so as not to look like an unkind grandfather like him.

Thinking of this, the original clan leader's sadness disappeared, and he instead asked the housekeeper to arrange some snacks to send to the little girls in the backyard.

In the back room of the wing after entering the courtyard, the sixteen granddaughters of the Yuan family from the fifth room were all having fun together. Yuan Shuting, the eldest daughter of the house, and her younger sisters were writing and drawing at the table and in front of the soft couch.

The housekeeper arranged for a team of maids to come over with more than a dozen plates of snacks. Seeing this scene, he nodded happily and said to himself, this is how a noble lady from a noble family behaves, and his master would be very happy if he knew about it.

Seeing him coming, the girls of the Yuan family put away the paper in a leisurely manner and talked to him slowly. When they heard that it was their grandfather's wishes, they all saluted and asked the housekeeper to thank them on their behalf.

After the housekeeper left and the confidant maid locked the door, the youngest Sixteenth Mother stroked her chest and said, "That bird from home has the sharpest eyes. I was so scared that I couldn't even breathe! Fortunately, he didn't see it!"

As she said that, she snuggled next to her eldest sister and said softly: "Axing and the others have listened to it many times, and after checking it over and over again, this song is correct. Sister, can you translate it?"

Yuan Shuting nodded: "The translation is already in my heart."

When she said this, all the sisters held their breath and looked at her.

Yuan Shuting's eyes slowly passed in front of everyone: "We sisters have been together for more than ten years, and we have never had any problems. Even if we occasionally bicker and fight, and annoy each other, it is just a little sister's anger. After a few

God made peace.

Therefore, there are few secrets between us. It is like a sentry. I have never concealed it from you, and you have never leaked it.

People say that sisters have this life and no next life, so I hope that the friendship between sisters can remain as it has always been. Even if there are those who are afraid of the consequences, they can retreat and remain ignorant, but they cannot betray the sisters. Betrayal of friendship will ruin the future."

She spoke so earnestly that many sisters were unconvinced: "Who are you looking down on, eldest sister? Our youngest is seven or eight years old, how can we not understand such a truth? If eldest sister has something to do, just give her orders, and we promise not to ask."

Reasons, just follow them!”

"Fifth sister is right! To make the eldest sister and younger sister sad, since the uncle left, the atmosphere in the house has become more and more strange!

My father was afraid of his eldest uncle at the time and always behaved in the same way as his eldest uncle. We sisters lived a very happy life at that time! But since then... my father has watched the second uncle's behavior again. The second uncle is not bad, but he attaches great importance to my grandfather's eyes.

Not only did we not be allowed to participate in many activities, Qian'er also gave us a copy of the Four Books on Children as a gift, which made us so angry that we didn't eat properly the whole day." Yuan Sanniang waved her fist bitterly.

Yuan Liu Niang nodded immediately: "That's right! The fourth book for a woman is still a trivial matter. The terrible thing is that the Yuan family has acted disobediently! If they succeed, we will go forward and follow in the woman's footsteps. What else will happen in this life?

Is there any fun? If it doesn’t work and the Emperor of Chu cleans us up, we will have no choice but to hang ourselves in order to clear the air and avoid falling into the mud of the Qin Tower and the Chu Pavilion, or suffer the consequences of being exiled thousands of miles away."

As soon as she said these words, all the sisters' eyes turned red.

Yuan Erniang choked and said: "Although we don't have the photographic memory of my eldest sister, we can still hear a few words from the music score. Just tell me, eldest sister, and I will be able to do it."

She turned to look at the other sisters: "Don't talk about it for the family, don't talk about the Yuan clan being one. It just means that everyone knows that Qi Qi is incompetent. Even if there is no great Chu, there are also A Rong who are looking at them. They are cooperating with A Rong this time.

, is to seek skin from a tiger!

If it really comes to pass, I am afraid that the people of the Central Plains will fall into the slavery of Ajong's conquest. We will do our best to not only atone for our sins, but also try to turn the tide of the crisis.

The dispute between Qi and Chu is just a dispute between the orthodoxy of the Central Plains. If A Rong is provoked, who can survive alone? What we are doing is also to leave some incense to the family.

What's more, who says that the continuation of the family's glory depends only on men? If we are able to fight against rebellion and make a small contribution to win the qualifications for the imperial examination in the future, it will add glory to the family!

Sisters, never forget your great righteousness because of petty affection, and never forget your great loyalty because of petty righteousness!"

"Second sister said it well!" Sixteenth Mother couldn't help but stroke her palm gently. She was so excited that she wanted to take a note and write it down, so her eldest sister Yuan Shuting tapped her forehead.

"The sisters in front of us have all expressed their ideas. I don't know what the sisters think. In this way, we sisters all close our eyes and count thirty times silently. If there are sisters who are afraid and don't want to get involved, just open our eyes and whisper

Leave, I, the eldest sister, guarantee with my credibility that after tonight, the sisters will get along with each other as usual. Even if I wait until things come true, I will never look down on, criticize, or betray the sisters who are silent today."

After Yuan Shuting finished speaking, no matter what the expressions of the fifteen sisters were, she closed her eyes first: "I will count tens first. Sisters, close your eyes. After counting, we will officially time the clock! I can start!"

When the others heard this, they couldn't help but sigh and closed their eyes, and a few of them even covered their ears.

"...Twenty-nine, thirty!"
Chapter completed!