Chapter 403 Extra 13

Pei Hong, however, was like getting a new toy. She was very excited. She first followed Pei Yan to visit shops in the capital, and then followed him to visit several chambers of commerce. Business people are usually kind, don't offend anyone, and are always welcoming. Pei Hong found this quite interesting.

Pei Yan simply asked him to follow Tong Er Zhanggui to Baoding Prefecture to check the accounts, and also asked Pei Hong: "You check the accounts yourself, and Tong Er Zhanggui will only assist you."

The big shopkeeper Tong is now only in charge of the Lin'an shop's accounts. The second shopkeeper Tong took over his brother's job, and the little shopkeeper Tong took over the job of the second shopkeeper Tong. The Buddhist incense of Ku'an Temple has been sorted out for a long time. It was previously handed over to the second daughter of the Pei family, and now it is taken over by the abbot of Ku'an Temple. And because of the hand-in-hand guidance of the little shopkeeper Tong in the past few years, the abbot of Ku'an Temple now does not need to use an abacus to calculate the accounts. The Buddhist incense business in the temple is getting better and better. Later, when he knew that Yu Tang could make silk flowers, he didn't know whether he was really optimistic about this business or flattering Yu Tang, so he sent a few lay Buddhists to learn the craft of making silk flowers from Yu Tang for a while. Two years ago, he started to try to sell offering flowers. It is said that the business of the latecomers is better than that of Buddhist incense.

As for the Tong family, they have always been the confidants of the Pei family. Pei Hong, a son of a minister, gave up his job and wanted to help to settle the accounts. Even if Pei Yan didn't tell him anything, based on his understanding of the Pei family, he had a vague feeling that Pei Yan was most likely to train Pei Hong to be the eldest son.

Pei Tong's branch of the royal family has left the clan, so Pei Xuan is the eldest son. If Pei Hong is allowed to become the eldest son, it can be considered as setting things right.

No matter what others think, Tong Er, the shopkeeper, admires Pei Yan's broad mind and is very grateful to Pei Yan for giving him the opportunity to accompany Pei Hong and give her guidance.

He diligently accompanied Pei Hong to Baoding.

Turning around, Pei Xuan finally freed up a day and called Pei Tong, Wei Xiaochuan, Shen Fang and others to the study, preparing to have a good chat with them about major events in the world, their knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, and their preferences for articles. However, Pei Tong did not see Pei Hong.

Pei Hong was just a young scholar. Although he could not use what Pei Xuan said for the time being, it was an opportunity for him to make friends with these people. Pei Tong could not help but worry about him and asked the servant who served them tea and water: "Why don't you see the Third Young Master?"

Among the clan members, Pei Hong ranked third.

The servant smiled and said, "The Third Young Master has gone out."

I can’t ask any more.

Pei Tong frowned, thinking that Pei Hong did not cherish the opportunity.

However, Shen Fang felt that Pei Tong didn't know what she was talking about.

Not to mention that Pei Xuan is Pei Hong's father, given Pei Xuan's current position, if Pei Hong pursues a career in government, he will have to be sent out, and even if he is sent out, he will probably have to bear the title of the old man's son. If he does well, it is his due, and if he does not, it is incompetence. If it were him, he would learn from Zhou Zijin, express his feelings in the mountains and rivers, indulge in the wild, and write books. How wonderful it would be.

Shen Fang secretly clicked his tongue.

Fu Xiaowan was wondering whether he should say something to persuade Pei Tong, but then Wei Xiaochuan and Zhang Hui walked in together.

Shen Fang couldn't help but laugh and said, "What have you been doing? You disappeared so early in the morning!"

Wei Xiaochuan's face turned red immediately, and he stammered for a long time, and no one could hear clearly what he said.

Zhang Hui, who was standing by, was amused and said, "I accompanied him to make clothes. When he came here, Madam Wei specifically asked me to make him some new clothes after he arrived in the capital, so that he could wear them when he went to the examination hall. Madam San invited a tailor to come over. Who knew that the tailor would come so early?"

Pei Tong thought Zhang Hui was making excuses, but Zhang Hui changed the subject and asked Shen Fang, "Has Lord Pei not arrived yet? We were afraid that we would be late, so we hurried and sweated all over."

"Not bad!" Shen Fang also felt that Zhang Hui was not sincere, but since they didn't want to say it, he didn't ask more.

The main reason is that he is not familiar with Wei Xiaochuan.

Wei Xiaochuan passed the examination at a young age and became a scholar. After that, he came to Qiantang Academy to study and became his classmate. However, Wei Xiaochuan studied very hard and never looked away, so that after two years of being classmates, Wei Xiaochuan did not recognize him.

Just when Shen Fang decided to make friends with Wei Xiaochuan, Wei Xiaochuan was admitted to the university and returned to his hometown Lin'an to study.

Shen Fang thought that he was a farmer's son and that his elders were short-sighted. He felt sorry for him and even visited his home to persuade him to go back to Qiantang Academy. But when he arrived in Lin'an, he found out that it was Pei Yan who had been guiding him in his studies. He went back to Lin'an to study because Yu Tang was pregnant and Pei Yan was unwilling to go out, so he called Wei Xiaochuan back.

He knew Pei Yan's abilities.

Shen Fang returned to Hangzhou embarrassedly.

Goodbye Wei Xiaochuan, we are on Pei family’s boat.

He thought Wei Xiaochuan would definitely not remember him, but unexpectedly Wei Xiaochuan not only remembered him, but also remembered that he particularly liked to eat braised pork when he was in college, and he would have a big bowl of it every day. Wei Xiaochuan even asked curiously why he didn't gain weight?

For this, Fu Xiaowan laughed at him fiercely.

A few people started chatting.

Wei Xiaochuan's complexion gradually returned to normal.

He and Zhang Hui arrived late because they met Mrs. Yin and Miss Zhang who were visiting their home on the way.

Yu Tang wanted to find him a marriage partner who could help him in his career, and asked him what he wanted on the boat. He was embarrassed and didn't say a word for a long time. But Mrs. Yin suddenly stopped him from talking and looked him up and down for a long time.

He wondered if Sister Yu had said something to Mrs. Yin, and whether Mrs. Yin was trying to find a match for him.

Wei Xiaochuan was in a very anxious situation. He found an opportunity and ran away with Zhang Hui.

Zhang Hui and Yu Tang have a different relationship. He has long known that Mrs. Wei has entrusted Wei Xiaochuan's marriage to Yu Tang. Seeing Mrs. Yin's current situation, he also suspected that Mrs. Yin wanted to matchmake for Wei Xiaochuan, so he helped him block it.

When Wei Xiaochuan calmed down, Pei Xuan also came over.

Following behind him were a few unfamiliar scholars, the older one was about the same age as Zhang Hui, and the younger one was about the same age as Wei Xiaochuan.

Pei Xuan pointed at Zhang Hui and the others and said, "These are my fellow countrymen." He then pointed at the few people who came over and said, "Friends, brothers, nephews, and nieces of my colleagues. I heard that I have an appointment with you to chat, so you should come and listen."

Everyone stood up and greeted each other.

Pei Xuan asked the servant to close the door and began to tell them about the emperor's views on government affairs in recent years.

Everyone listened attentively, and the study was silent.

Mrs. Pei was counting her personal money with Aunt Chen. The more she counted, the tighter her brows furrowed.

Aunt Chen knew her thoughts best, and hurriedly comforted her: "Don't you always say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings? Don't worry too much about the future of the fourth and fifth young masters. The second old master is a kind-hearted person and will not ignore the two young masters."

"How can that compare to my father's ability?" Mrs. Pei retorted unhappily, complaining, "It's all the old lady's fault. If he hadn't condoned it, would the eldest son have done such a thing? Would the third son have been able to bury the country?"

Aunt Chen didn't dare to respond.

If it is said that when she came to the capital last time, Mrs. Pei still loved her two grandsons, Pei Tong and Pei Fei, but when she found out what Pei Tong had done, she only had a little bit of face for these two grandsons.

Old Madam Pei was wondering whether she should visit the Qian family's old house in the capital.

There are also many members of the Qian family who serve as officials in the capital.

But it was across the room, and she was so old that she didn't walk often.

But as the old saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. As for people, if you get to know them more, you will become closer to them.

Old Madam Pei was thinking about these things carefully in her mind when the maid on duty at the Chuihua Gate came to report that Fourth Madam Song had sent someone with a visiting card, wishing to pay her respects.

The Song family has become increasingly dishonorable in recent years.

The marriages of her children were all based on family background rather than character, and the Jiang family had almost taken over all the business in Suzhou. When she came to the capital this time, Mrs. Pei knew that Fourth Madam Song was also in the capital, but she did not send anyone to invite her over for dinner.

Mrs. Pei asked Aunt Chen, "Has anything important happened in the Song family recently?"

When Aunt Chen was young, she also saw the world with Old Madam Pei. Now that she has come to the capital, she will definitely find out what she needs to know as soon as possible.

She said, "Nothing serious has happened to the Song family these days. However, something has happened to the Peng family. I heard that the seventh elder of the Peng family is going to be demoted. She has always been close to the Peng family."

If you just come to visit the elders, that's it. Give some relief to those who can help, and help those who can help. But if you are here for someone else's business, you should also know what it is about in advance, so as not to suddenly talk about it and not know what to do.

Madam Pei took the invitation in her hand and read it for a while, then read it again for a while, and then said, "After all, you are relatives, so come if you want! I am an old widow, and my son and daughter-in-law are all reading it, so how can I speak up and make decisions?"

This is what it means to not help at all.

Aunt Chen understood, but still couldn't help reminding Old Madam Pei: "Come to think of it, it's no wonder that Third Elder dislikes the Peng family. Although it was Peng Shiyi who was narrow-minded and acted on his own, if he hadn't relied on the Peng family, would he have dared to be so bold? He just opened the ancestral hall to solve the problem privately, and brought it to Third Elder to show off his achievements, as if he was afraid that others didn't know, and shouted that others said that their family was fair and selfless, and the family tradition was upright."

Mrs. Pei waved her hand, signaling her to stop talking.

Because they were afraid that Yu Tang's reputation would be damaged, both the Pei family and the Peng family kept the fact that Peng Shiyi assassinated Yu Tang a secret from others. But the Peng family also took advantage of this, making people think that the Peng family gave the Pei family enough face, so that even if Pei Yan was dissatisfied, he could only swallow his anger for the time being.

But as Aunt Chen said, Pei Yan is not the kind of person who can swallow his anger.

I'm afraid Pei Yan has something to do with the Peng family's incident.

Otherwise, Pei Yan would not have made this trip to the capital.

Mrs. Song Si came to see her, of course, out of kinship, but more than that, she probably wanted to speak on behalf of the Peng family.

But whose temperament does she resemble?

Of course it looks like her!

Not to mention that Xiaguang wouldn't tolerate this, she wouldn't tolerate it either.

However, since Mrs. Song is willing to come, let her come.

She had never had a chance to vent her resentment about what happened back then. If Fourth Madam Song dared to act as the middleman, don't blame her for being rude.

Starting from today, the monthly votes will double again. Although it is a special episode, this is also the last time for "Flower Princess" to fight for monthly votes. I hope everyone will support it as before, so that the monthly votes of "Flower Princess" will look better.

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