"Dad, are we done with this?"

After returning to Pei Mansion, Pei Li spoke with some frustration. He originally wanted to help Pei Yun pay the betrothal gift to make Pei Yun grateful. After recognizing his ancestry, they could use the relationship as Pei Yun's elder to establish a relationship with the royal palace.

In this way, his Pei family would have completely ushered in the moment of rapid development, but he did not expect to be slapped in the face so severely.

Every item in the betrothal gift Pei Yun prepared was better than theirs. Not only did their relationship not get closer, but they were also looked down upon. Pei Li felt so ashamed that he had no place to put his face.

If word gets out that the betrothal gift prepared by his Pei family is not as good as that of a bandit, wouldn't those nobles be laughing to death?

Pei Yanshu took a deep breath and asked, "Where did Pei Yun get those things from?"

Pei Li was slightly startled. "Dad, are you talking about the eldest brother or the second brother?"

Pei Yanshu nodded, "Yes, apart from them, I really can't think of where Pei Yun could get these good things from."

"Back then, your eldest and second brothers became bandits. Although they helped us a lot, I never agreed to let them come back. Maybe they held a grudge against us, so they didn't send us anything later."

"Those three things are most likely left by them secretly, and now Pei Yun is using them as betrothal gifts. Actually, they are our things."

Pei Yanshu's tone was somewhat sad. In his opinion, the things that Pei Yi and Pei Zhong had robbed were his things. His son's things belonged to his father, and there was nothing wrong with that.

The lighter, music box, and perfume were the property of his Pei family, but now they were given to the princess by Pei Yun, that spendthrift. Do you know how much those things are worth?

Pei Yanshu's heart was bleeding. If the Pei family was given to him and managed well, it could reach a higher level.

How can a mere princess deserve such an expensive dowry?

Pei Yun, this little beast, is such a spendthrift.

Pei Li frowned and said, "Dad, those three things don't look like they are from the Central Plains. They are most likely from foreign countries. My eldest and second brothers are in Yizhou. How could they possibly steal such things?"

Pei Yanshu said, "If it wasn't stolen by your elder brother or second brother, could it be that it was stolen by Pei Yun? You know what they did, maybe they went out of Yizhou to steal it, so how could they tell you?"

"You two unfilial sons, you stole some good stuff but didn't return it, but left it in the village. You are deliberately trying to piss me off to death, ahem!"

"Dad, what should we do now?"

Pei Li hurried forward and patted Pei Yanshu on the back. He also felt that Pei Yi and Pei Zhong were too ignorant. How could such good things be left in the mountain village? They should be sent to the Pei family.

Pei Yanshu calmed down a little, "We can't lose this relationship with Pei Yun. We must let him recognize his ancestry, so that he can get close to the prince."

Pei Li said: "That guy doesn't appreciate it at all. Are we going to force ourselves to get close to him and try to please him?"

Pei Yanshu took a sip of tea and glared at Pei Li. "You are such a good son, but he insisted on dealing with Pei Yun. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be such trouble now."

Pei Li smiled bitterly, "Who knew that Pei Yun would be able to turn things around one day? Now the strange wind can't help. Besides, Pei Feng's current inability was caused by Pei Yun, so it's fair."

"Even? Do you think Pei Yun's current attitude is even?"

"What should we do? We can't just ask him to beg us."

"You are right. We should ask him for help. There must be many good things in the village. Putting aside the relationship with the prince, if we can get Pei Yun to give us the things his father left him, it will be enough to take our Pei family to the next level."

"With the relationship with the prince, even if my Pei Yanshu lineage cannot catch up with the main lineage, it will not be too bad. You go and talk to Pei Feng and ask him to take the blame. Let's go to the mountain stronghold together to apologize to Pei Yun."

Pei Li was stunned.

No, Dad, you are serious.

He actually had to go up the mountain to apologize to Pei Yun, and let Feng'er take the blame, just to get Pei Yun back?

My Pei family has not yet fallen to the point where we have to rely on Pei Yun to survive.

Seeing Pei Li was silent, Pei Yanshu said, "If you can't even figure out such a small relationship, how can I trust you to be the Pei family? Drought, famine, war, how much wealth does my Pei family have left to deal with? I am trying to find a way for the Pei family to rise to prominence."

"Think about it, Pei Yun is a captain, does he have to lead troops to fight? What if something unexpected happens one day, what will the princess do? Can the brother succeed the elder brother? That's when our Pei family will make a move. Temporary forbearance is only for greater wealth and honor. A true man is one who can bend and stretch."

Pei Li understood now and sighed, "Dad, you are still so cunning...ah, so shrewd. I'll go find Feng'er now."

"What? You're asking me to go and apologize to Pei Yun. Dad, are you crazy?"

Pei Feng looked at Pei Li in disbelief.

"You have to go even if you don't want to. It's not up to you. You caused the disaster, so you have to pay the price. This is what your grandfather meant."

Pei Li said, then turned and left, "If you don't go, don't even think about getting a penny from home."

Pei Feng was gritting his teeth, going to apologize to the person he hated the most. The frustration made his chest almost explode, but he had to go.

If his financial resources were really cut off, he would be in dire straits.

Liu Xiao was also feeling so frustrated that he was about to explode.

He had been abducted to southern Xinjiang for more than a month, but he still couldn't get used to it. The people here were too barbaric, which was unbearable for Liu Xiao, who had enjoyed an aristocratic life since childhood.

He thought about escaping, but it was impossible. The Red Mud Clan sent people to guard him closely.

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