Since Yu Tang knew that the Fifth Miss couldn't play in the snow, she had to take care of her. But this way, she didn't have much time to play by herself. After playing with a few little girls for a whole morning, she was sweating through her clothes when she took a break.

In this kind of weather and condition, it is easy to catch a cold.

Yu Tang decided to go back to his room to change his clothes first.

The second wife told her, "It's okay, don't worry. Go back and take a shower, dry your hair, and then come back. We'll be waiting for you to have lunch."

I feel sticky all over, it would be great if I could take a shower.

Yu Tang said goodbye to the second wife and met Aunt Ji halfway.

"Miss Yu!" Aunt Ji walked up to her and bowed, smiling, "The concierge said that a letter was sent from your home. I just went to the concierge to get the letter and was about to deliver it to you!"

Yu Tang was shocked.

Did something happen at home?

She thanked Aunt Ji, but her mind was filled with a lot of chaotic thoughts.

Mommy has been taking medicines all the time, and her health is getting better and better. She didn't get sick last year, and she's been taken care of this year just like in previous years. There shouldn't be any changes. My aunt and cousin treat my sister-in-law like a treasure, and the whole family revolves around her. My sister-in-law is in very good health, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with her... Why did my family write to her?

She said goodbye to Aunt Ji in a hurry, returned to her residence in two steps, and opened the letter impatiently.

After just one look, she became complacent.

It turned out that Master Zhang had painted ten paintings, and her eldest cousin couldn't make up his mind, so he handed the paintings to her and asked her to look at them and make a decision.

Yu Tang looked at Master Zhang's painting carefully. It was indeed a scholar's aesthetic. Although it was done with only a few strokes, it captured both form and spirit, and was elegant and interesting.

She immediately wrote back to her eldest cousin, asking her to pay the agreed price, and said, "Even if the previous customer doesn't like it, you can keep it for other purposes."

Shuang Tao asked the doorman to help deliver the letter as ordered by her, while Liu Xu helped Yu Tang take a bath.

After a while, Shuangtao came back.

There was snow piled on the clogs.

It looks like the snow is getting heavier.

Yu Tang asked, "Has the letter been sent?"

Shuang Tao took off his wooden shoes and said with a smile, "I gave them away. I also gave the boy twenty cents."

Yu Tang smiled and nodded, then opened the jewelry box and selected suitable jewelry to wear.

Shuang Tao came over to help, chatting with her: "When I came back, I ran into the maidservant next to Mrs. Shen. She was also delivering a letter, but she only rewarded the servant with ten cents. I had thought of waiting for her to come back together, but seeing her like this, it was difficult to say anything more to her."

Yu Tang paused while picking up the jewelry and asked, "Mrs. Shen also sent someone to deliver a letter? Do you know who it was sent to?"

Shuang Tao helped her put the selected silk flowers into her hair while she said, "It seems to be sent to Hangzhou City. Because I heard the boy asked the maidservant beside Mrs. Shen that if the Pei family sent the letter, they could only send the letter to Tong Dazhanggui first, and then Tong Dazhanggui would take it to Hangzhou City. If the government sent the letter, they would help her send the letter to the post station and give her a receipt. Mrs. Shen was probably in a hurry, so she asked them to help send it to the post station." After that, she complained, "It's snowing so heavily and the post station is far away, but the maidservant beside Mrs. Shen only rewarded the boy ten cents..."

Yu Tang was unhappy when he heard this and said, "Each family has its own situation. Maybe the twenty cents we gave them is not much in the eyes of those servants. Besides, we are in the Pei family now, you have to be careful!"

Shuang Tao agreed with a blushing face, and after she finished packing, she went to Lao An's place.

The fourth, third and fifth young ladies had all arrived. They had all taken a bath and changed their clothes, and were sitting around Old An, talking.

Seeing Yu Tang coming, everyone stood up and greeted him.

Gu Xi and the second young lady also came together.

Both of them washed and dressed again.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh and joke again.

Old An smiled and told Aunt Chen: "Since everyone is here, let's serve the meal!"

Aunt Chen agreed.

Gu Xi went forward and hugged Old An.

Old An smiled and patted Gu Xi's hand. With her support, Yu Tang and a few others went to the hall.

Maybe it’s because the weather is cold, so there’s an extra dish of lamb in clear soup on the dinner table today.

Not only did the mutton have no strange smell, but the soup was also unexpectedly rich.

Yu Tang drank two bowls in a row and put down his chopsticks only after he felt warm.

The fourth young lady suggested that everyone go to the warm pavilion in the afternoon.

Old An laughed and told Aunt Ji, "Go tell the second wife to stop working this afternoon and go with them."

Aunt Ji smiled and agreed.

Everyone was very happy and invited Lao An to go with them in the afternoon.

Old An smiled lovingly and said, "I am old and weak, and I can't stand your torture. Please let me go and let me rest at home."

The youngsters were inevitably disappointed.

Old An felt sorry for them and said, "Okay. Everyone go back and take a nap. I'll go check on you guys in the afternoon."

Everyone became happy again, and for fear of disturbing Mr. An's nap, they stood up and said goodbye.

Old An asked Aunt Chen to see them off.

Yu Tang and Gu Xi both lived behind the main house of Old An, and had to go through an alley, while the young ladies of the Pei family lived to the east of Old An's main house. The two groups left Old An's main house, Yu Tang and Gu Xi went together, and the young ladies of the Pei family went the other way. But after leaving Old An's main house, the second young lady invited Gu Xi: "Sister, do you want to come over to my place and sit for a while?"

Gu Xi showed a look of regret and said, "I still have to go back to see Mrs. Shen. Otherwise, Miss Second, please come to my room and sit for a while. I heard from the maid in your mansion that there is a large plum forest in the back mountain. I was thinking about whether I should wait until it snows to pick some plum blossoms to make incense. I didn't expect it to snow last night. I was also planning to invite a few sisters and Miss Yu to go to appreciate the plum blossoms together!"

The young ladies of the Pei family all brightened up when they heard this. The fourth young lady was even more excited and said, "Sister Gu, I want to go. Don't forget to call me when you go to pick plum blossoms."

The fifth young lady also shouted, "I want to go, too. I want to go, too."

Gu Xi smiled and said, "I don't know if we can pick the plum blossoms in the mansion. If we can, I will definitely take you with me."

It was rare that the Third Miss was also interested, and she said, "It should be possible. We'll ask the Second Auntie later."

The fourth young lady nodded repeatedly, and the fifth young lady took the initiative to ask her mother.

Everyone laughed and settled the matter, then went their separate ways.

Seeing the Second Miss and Gu Xi walking side by side and whispering, Yu Tang knew that Gu Xi wanted to defeat the Pei family one by one and make the Pei family members like her. She had no intention of getting involved, so she slowed down her pace and gradually fell behind them.

Who knew that when he came out of the alley, he ran into a servant who had just left. He bowed to Yu Tang and asked her, "Are you Miss Yu?"

Yu Tang replied "yes" in surprise.

The servant laughed and said, "The Third Master went up the mountain and knew that Miss Yu wanted to send a letter, so he asked the gatekeeper to give the letter to Manager Hu and asked Manager Hu to personally deliver it to you home. Manager Hu was afraid that you would worry, so he specially asked me to tell you."

Yu Tang felt strangely surprised and happy, and asked, "The Third Elder is here?"

"Yes." The servant said, "I just went up the mountain and stayed at Xiluxi Garden. I should go to pay my respects to Mr. An later."

According to the rules of the Pei family, he should not reveal the whereabouts of Master Pei San. However, Master Pei San asked Butler Hu to help Yu Tang deliver the letter as soon as he went up the mountain. Butler Hu also asked him to tell Miss Yu about it. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Yu Tang was a distinguished guest of the Pei Mansion. He felt that he should also do a good job in front of Miss Yu like Butler Hu did.

Yu Tang smiled and gave him a handful of copper coins, and then continued to walk forward with Shuang Tao. As a result, when she looked up, she saw Gu Xi and the second young lady standing in front of her, staring at her intently.

She touched her face in confusion and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there anything?"

The second young lady frowned and was about to say something, but was stopped by Gu Xi.

"Nothing!" Gu Xi smiled, "We were just walking and suddenly realized you were gone, so we waited for you here."

Upon hearing this, the second young lady called out "Sister Gu" in surprise.

Gu Xi, however, pulled the second young lady and said to Yu Tang with a smile: "When are you going to go out later? Shall we call you then? Let's go to the warm pavilion together." He changed the subject.

Yu Tang knows Gu Xi too well.

She thinks a lot and has many concerns. She always speaks in a roundabout way, making the listener think again and again before understanding her real meaning.

In the past, they were sisters-in-law, and they could not see each other unless they looked up. Now that they were going their separate ways, she was too lazy to guess Gu Xi's intentions. As long as Gu Xi didn't ask her, she would pretend not to know and let Gu Xi figure it out in private.

Thinking of this, Yu Tang couldn't help but imagine Gu Xi pacing around the room with an anxious look on his face. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she smiled.

"Okay!" She looked at Gu Xi, "I'll wait for you to call me, and we'll go to the warm pavilion together."

"It's settled then!" Gu Xi said, pulling the second young lady away.

Yu Tang smiled and took Shuang Tao back to the house.

The second young lady was not as calm as Gu Xi.

As soon as Yu Tang left their sight, the second lady couldn't wait to ask Gu Xi: "Why didn't Sister Gu let me ask her? How did she get the care of Hu Zongguan? Even if Yu Xiucai and Hu Zongguan are good friends, she lives in the inner courtyard. What does she need Hu Zongguan to help her out for? What on earth does she want to do?"

They didn't hear clearly what the boy said, which made them even more confused.

Gu Xi lowered his eyes, thinking of Yu Tang's family background, and said softly: "I don't know how Miss Yu won the favor of Old An? Logically speaking, the Yu family and the noble family have no origins, how could she walk up to Old An so easily?"

The second young lady was stunned and thought about it carefully. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Gu Xi's words made sense.

She said hesitantly, "I think I heard that her silk embroidery is good... But no matter how good her craftsmanship is, can it be better than the embroidery lady at home?" At this point, she was surprised and said, "Sister Gu, if you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed it. Miss Yu, it seems like she suddenly appeared!"