Yu Wen was angry again. He pointed at Chen Qiyuan's receding back and said to Yu Tang: "Look, I don't know why the Pei family sent him to report the news? First, he didn't say who took the photo of the carriage, and second, he didn't..." When he said this, his expression froze slightly.

He too, why didn't he ask about the auction?

Yu Tang smiled secretly for a while, and then he looked up and called out "Dad" when he felt that he had controlled his expression. He said, "The auction should have just ended, and those wealthy families probably haven't left yet. What happened during the auction? Who won the Yutu? Why did they get so much money? I wanted to ask Mr. Chen when I saw him, but I think the most important thing for Master Pei is to get those who came to participate in the auction out of Lin'an City safely and smoothly. How can he have the time and energy to tell us all this now? I thought we might as well wait for a few days, and when Master Pei is done with his work, we can prepare a generous gift and go to thank him properly!"

They didn't even attend the auction because they were afraid that someone would link Yutu to the Yu family. Pei Yan also had the same intention, so how could they let him down? They should not only wait patiently for Pei's arrangements in the past few days, but also go out less, talk less, and ask less questions, just like before. When all the people who came to participate in the auction left, they could find a legitimate reason to thank Pei Yan.

After hearing this, Yu Wen no longer had the heart to argue with Chen Qi.

He asked Yu Yuan: "Have you posted a message to the Pei family about your marriage?"

For such a big event, the Pei family must be informed.

Yu Yuan said, "It's gone. I just asked Ah Tiao to hand it over to the doorman."

The Pei family receives countless such invitations every year. They are usually handed over to the concierge, who will hand them over to the steward who is in charge of these matters. The steward will then handle them according to the relationship between the person who sent the invitation and the Pei family. Most of the people told the Pei family about the invitation out of respect, and the Pei family would prepare some gift boxes as congratulatory gifts. Some people who are related to the Pei family will wrap a red envelope worth two taels of silver as a congratulatory gift. For those who have a better relationship with the Pei family, the steward will report to Pei Yan, and Pei Yan will decide whether to go to congratulate in person or send the steward to deliver a corresponding gift.

The Yu family had no intention of alarming Pei Yan, so they just sent an invitation according to the usual practice of neighbors. As for how the Pei family would arrange it, that was up to the Pei family.

However, Yu Wen felt that Pei Yan might not come.

The auction and Yu Yuan's marriage were too close together, and if he congratulated them personally, he was afraid that someone with ulterior motives might notice something.

Pei Yan might have been really busy, and he hasn't contacted their family since then.

Their family then began to prepare for Yu Yuan's wedding with peace of mind.

But what the Yu family didn't expect was that the day before Yu Yuan's wedding, although Pei Yan himself did not show up, he sent the chief steward Pei Man to come.

Pei Man looked very apologetic and said, "The Third Elder is still in mourning, so it is not convenient for him to come in person. I hope that Elder Yu will forgive me!"

Pei Yan was indeed in mourning, but in the eyes of the people in Lin'an City, the Yu family did not have the nerve to invite Pei Yan to the wedding. So Pei Man said this very tactfully, giving the Yu family face. The old man Wu and others who came to help were all very good at dealing with people, and they immediately said, "What are you talking about, Chief Steward Pei? It is already very rare that the Third Master Pei can remember the good days of the Young Master Yu. How can we let the Third Master Pei enter and leave the festive place now? Since Chief Steward Pei is here on behalf of the Pei family, please have a drink of wedding wine before returning to report."

Pei Man politely declined: "The masters are all at home observing mourning, and as a servant, I dare not violate the rules. I am here to wish Master Yu a happy marriage and many children. I will come to congratulate Master Yu in a few days."

Mr. Wu was the honored guest today, so after hearing what he said, he naturally didn't want to keep Pei Man, so he smiled and sent him out.

The fortune teller who had sent the dowry over to make the bed looked at it and nodded repeatedly, discussing privately: "No wonder others say that the aunt is amazing. Apart from anything else, she was able to take the eldest daughter in and raise her, and also found such a respectable family for her to marry into. This is not something that ordinary people can do."

The "aunt" they were referring to was Mrs. Wei.

"This is also the eldest lady's blessing!"

"It is said that all the scholars in Lin'an will attend the wedding. This wedding is really respectable."

"When the eldest lady gives birth to a young master, at least he won't have to worry about his studies. The old man wanted to marry a wife no matter what, because he saw that the Shen family was a family of scholars. Would the young masters be able to study with their uncle in the future?"

The fortune tellers continued to discuss.

Yu Tang and her mother were busy preparing for tomorrow's wedding.

Is there enough tea and wine? Is there any missing return gift from the bride's family? Can the people who are going to pick up the bride leave smoothly today?

Although it's a small matter, if one of them is missing, the wedding will go wrong.

After a busy day, it was already night. Because Fuyang was a day's journey away, the Yu family's sedan chair had to leave the day before to ensure that the bride could be brought home at an auspicious time. Yu Tang and his mother saw off the sedan chair, and then went to the kitchen and the new house to check. Seeing that everything was arranged properly, he returned home and had a good sleep.

But just like that, the next morning, before daybreak, she was woken up by Mrs. Chen: "Miss, Mrs. Wang from the eldest master's place came to ask where you put the wedding curtains for the wedding ceremony. They are going to decorate the wedding hall."

At the beginning, the guest of honor made a list and bought all the things needed for the wedding in one go. My aunt was weighing the fish and meat needed for the wedding banquet in the kitchen at that time, so she helped my aunt put it away.

Yu Tang sat with the blanket for a while, then yawned and said, "It's too early, isn't it? Be careful that the children who come to the wedding banquet don't dirty the wedding curtains. I plan to clean up the wedding banquet at noon before decorating the wedding hall."

While instructing Shuangtao, who was also sleepy, to help Yu Tang wash and dress, Mrs. Chen quickly fetched the clothes that Yu Tang had prepared and hung on the wooden board a few days ago.

Yu Tang rinsed his mouth and washed his face, regaining consciousness. He said to Mrs. Chen, "Go and tell Mrs. Wang that the wedding curtains are stored in the black lacquered box with plum blossoms painted on it in my aunt's storeroom. I'll go over and help after I'm done washing up."

Mrs. Chen responded and left.

Shuangtao helped Yutang to comb her hair into a double bun, put on a simple pink pearl headband, and changed into a light blue silk jacket with butterfly flowers that had been permed on it.

This outfit is a bit old-fashioned. If Yu Tang wasn't so good-looking, she would look good in anything she wears. She would be invisible in a crowd.

However, today is Miss Xiang's good day. There is no distinction between the young and the old for three days. When Miss Xiang enters the house and chooses her veil, her relatives will go into the bridal chamber to watch the excitement. She has no intention of attracting attention, so dressing like this is exactly what she wants.

Shuang Tao couldn't help but nag: "You should have listened to your wife and worn that pink jacket with calamus pattern. It's so pretty. It's a new style that came out in Hangzhou this year..."

Despite the auction, Wang and Chen still took Yu Tang to Hangzhou, where they not only bought new fabrics and jewelry, but also bought new tableware and utensils for the house.

The dress Shuangtao was talking about was the one Chen bought for her to wear when Yuyuan got married.

Yu Tang also thinks it looks good.

The fabric was pink, like peach blossoms blooming in March, and it matched her skin tone very well, but it didn't quite suit her personality - she looked a little serious when she wasn't smiling, lacking the innocence and romance of a girl. On the contrary, it didn't suit her as well as the other pink dress.

However, she had no intention of talking to Shuang Tao about this. She interrupted Shuang Tao's chatter and said with a smile: "Why are you talking so much? I didn't keep you busy enough yesterday!"

Shuang Tao thought of the pain of having no feet on the ground yesterday and immediately stopped talking.

Actually, what she wanted to say was that there would be many female relatives coming today. If Yu Tang dressed up a little prettier, more people would be impressed by her. Maybe she would be noticed by some lady and be arranged a good marriage for her.

The first and second wives have said that once the eldest master gets married, they will focus on finding a son-in-law for the eldest daughter.

When the two arrived at Yu Bo's house, Wang was talking with several other women in the courtyard. The hall was still the same as it was yesterday, with no decoration at all.

Could it be that my aunt has changed her mind?

Puzzled, Yu Tang went forward to greet his aunt.

The eldest aunt took her hand with a smile on her face and introduced her to those ladies.

They are all the wives of prominent families in the city.

Yu Tang had met some of them in the Li family in her previous life, and for some she had heard of their husbands' names. Wang only introduced them once, but Yu Tang remembered them all. She spoke to them at the right time without making any mistakes. In addition, she had experience from her previous life, so she was very fluent in her speech and could answer any questions they asked. Several ladies could not help but look at her with respect, their joy was beyond words, and they were very friendly to her.

A scholar's wife named Zeng even asked her, somewhat inappropriately, how old she was, what she did for fun at home, and whether she knew how to look at account books.

The eldest aunt did not stop her. The other women all looked at her with smiles, as if they also wanted to know.

Yu Tang reacted.

My aunt asked someone to find a match for her!

Yu Tang blushed suddenly, but still answered Mrs. Zeng briefly.

Seeing this, another Madam Meng wanted to help Yu Tang out, so she smiled and said to Wang: "I've heard that your niece is pretty. Today, I see that she is not only pretty, but also well-mannered. Madam Chen is really a good parent!"

The other ladies followed suit with a round of praise.

Wang saw that things were almost done, so she asked Yu Tang to prepare the things for decorating the wedding hall, and said, "You make sense. Let's clean up the wedding banquet at noon and then decorate the wedding hall."

Since it is a wedding, the tasks of decorating the wedding hall or the new house should be done by women who have both parents and a pair of children. These ladies are probably here to help.

Yu Tang agreed and went to the tea room next door, but heard Mrs. Meng whispered, "Have you heard about the Li family?"

Someone asked, "The Li family in the south of the city has a young man who kills people?"

"That's right." Mrs. Meng's voice lowered, but Yu Tang still listened to a few words, "I heard that the engagement was cancelled... He went to Hangzhou a few days ago and hasn't returned yet... Lord Li was so anxious that he sent his teacher back to go to the Gu family with Mrs. Li..."