June 28, library street.

Just after nightfall, the square of Hartford public society became lively.

The luxurious carriages lined up and drove into the parking lot of the Institute. The usually familiar gentlemen and ladies jumped out of the carriage and greeted each other with dignity and elegance.

The stars are shining tonight.

The respected governor of Peabody set up a ball in the highest banquet hall in the whole town, and invited the 16 richest and most trusted gentlemen living in Liwell street and all their families.

Textile Leader tomilov's horse fleet stopped slowly, a total of two.

Strong as a bear, ivich tomilov jumped out of the car first, followed by his eldest son and heir ODAS, followed by his handsome, romantic and sociable son colinsky. It was a strange combination.

Ivich opened the door of the second car with his two sons and took his wife, eldest daughter, second daughter and concubine oleosa from above.

Heavy makeup can't cover Mrs. Anna's livid face.

"Master, today is an important communication. I really wonder why you have to take those two unclean bastards, which will make others laugh at us!"

Ivich quickly looked at colinsky with a guilty look and found that his son looked as usual. Only then did he put an apologetic face on his wife.

"Anna, colinsky is going to wander around. That's what you've always wanted. His only hope is to let oleosa show up at the ball. Maybe he can bump into a beautiful marriage. For once, you can be generous."

"Humble blood still hopes for a beautiful marriage? It's beyond your power!"

"This is the child's choice," comforted ivich. "Corinsky gave up the position of trade manager for this opportunity. Weren't you very happy when you first heard..."

"He should have given up his position to my aldas. This is his duty, not the reason for raising conditions!"

"Yes..."

The couple were talking when a greeting came from a distance.

Ivich looked down at his voice and saw his old friend, biloni green, a steel leader in the whole of Connecticut.

Mr. Green's entourage is much simpler than him. Mrs. karenie, the eldest son's successor, Robben, is also a common son, but far more popular than Corinthian's father Roy, and a beautiful and young strange woman.

Ivich went up with his family.

"Biloni, my old friend, I thought your honor should be on the stage at the beginning of the banquet."

"This is indeed my original plan, but miss tracia suggested that I should arrive early. I don't know what's hidden behind old Peabody. This ball... There are some things that people care about."

As soon as ivich looked tight, he quickly turned off the topic: "miss tracia, is it the beautiful lady behind you?"

Seager took the first half step and held out his hand. "Nice to meet you, seagullet Christina tracia."

"It's my pleasure to meet a beauty like you." Ivey politely shook hands with SIG, turned his head and threw an inquiring look at green. "Is miss tracia?"

"She's an educator from Boston, and she's also the tutor of kidariel. She's an excellent woman with real wisdom."

"Educator? Tutor? Outstanding woman?"

Green didn't seem to have any plans to explain. He just said lightly: "miss tracia is going to set up her second girls' school in Hartford. You have many daughters. Maybe you can take care of her business."

"A funny joke!" Ivey laughed. "My daughters have their own tutors. Don't they need to go to any women's school?"

"Aren't there three concubines?"

"Concubine..." ivach's smile was frozen in the middle, and he hesitated for a long time before he said, "concubine... There's no need..."

"This is a town that advocates freedom. My old friend, even kidariel's entrustment is not worth your embarrassment."

"Yes... Yes?"

"Of course it is!" Greene said loudly, suddenly getting close. "Ivich, what do you think our governor is up to?"

"This..." Ivey hesitated for a moment. "I don't know. I spent a hundred pounds, but this time the tone of the governor's office seems to be particularly tight."

"I spent five hundred pounds and nothing came of it." green looked gloomy. "As Miss tracia said, the more they hide, the more ghosts there are tonight. I don't think the others can find anything. We have to unite and prepare for the raid."

"I'll listen to you!" replied ivich solemnly.

The two families joined together to go to the home of the ball.

SIG walked alone outside the crowd. Behind her, two young people whispered.

"Roy, I didn't expect you to come too." colinsky smiled and hugged his best friend.

"Someone suggested that I come." Roy blushed. "She said that the governor's plan tonight is not small. By my father's side, I may be able to earn a chance to perform."

"She?" collinsky frowned slightly, but soon recovered. "That lady tracia?"

"Of course it's her!"

"She thinks the governor has..." "Colin, don't you think she's beautiful?"

Collinsky was stunned for a long time: "beauty?"

"Yes! It's incompatible with the refined beauty and the whole world. I've never seen such beauty before. I think I'm in love..."

Colinsky let out a long sigh, whether relaxed or sighed: "Roy, she seems older than us."

"Age is not a problem! More importantly, I heard my father say that she lives alone in the new world, even as we are... Even..."

"She looks smart. You and your father obey her. Roy, such a woman can be dangerous."

"We've been in danger since we were born!" Roy was angry. "Colin, you seem to have changed!"

"Really..."

"I want your blessing! You know, compared with my father and that ridiculous home, you and oleosa are the real relatives in my heart. We have been together since childhood!"

"I'll bless you." collinsky stopped and put his forehead gently against Roy's forehead. "I just hope you're safe."

"Nothing can hurt us, my brother," Roy said solemnly, and then strode to sig. "Sig, can I invite you to the first dance today..."

The crowd went away.

Colinsky stood quietly in the open and noisy outer square, listening to all kinds of ridiculous suspicions and comments.

Someone gently gripped his sleeve.

"Oleosa," collinsky whispered, "Roy is in love."

"I... heard you, brother."

"This may be a good thing. He is a good man, but your lives are parallel."

"I have already given him up. Last night, before that wonderful dream came..."

"The woman named sig is very dangerous," colinsky said suddenly. "A strange woman who suddenly appeared, just like Satan's Messenger, came to pollute heaven."

Aoliaosha's hand tightened: "brother, do you think..."

"I hope not..." whispered Corinthian. "If she wants to destroy our future, no matter what power she has, I will wave my wings and tear her power to pieces."

"We are robins, weak and strong..."