Shuang Tao came back soon and said that Pei Yan would be waiting for her outside the yard where they were resting in a quarter of an hour, and asked her to discuss anything then.

Yu Tang didn't say anything for a long time.

When she heard what Mr. Pei said, she immediately became confused. Not only was she anxious to know what bad thing had happened to Pei Yan, she was also uneasy. As soon as she saw the opportunity to meet Pei Yan, she sent Shuang Tao to ask for an audience with Pei Yan... But she did not think carefully. If she was not a reborn person, her mind and knowledge would be very limited. How could she help Pei Yan, and what qualifications did she have to help Pei Yan?

Now that she had calmed down and thought about it carefully, she seemed to pay too much attention to Pei Yan.

Yu Tang just felt uncomfortable all over, but another voice in her heart told her that he was her great benefactor, and that she was able to be sheltered in Ku'an Temple in her previous life, and it must be Pei Yan's kindness. How could she be indifferent to Pei Yan's affairs?

She is just too concerned!

Yes! That's definitely the case.

She was so concerned that she was confused and a little lost.

Furthermore, she had no experience in dealing with such matters. After this rather puzzling incident, she would definitely be able to control her emotions well in the future and would never be so impulsive again.

Yu Tang felt confused.

Shuang Tao was confused and whispered to her, "Miss, do you want to change your clothes?"

If these ladies don't hurry up, they will miss the appointment.

Shuang Tao's words brought Yu Tang back to his senses.

She sighed secretly.

It was indeed too impulsive to go see Pei Yan, but things had come to this point, and even if she wanted to regret it, it was too late.

Then let’s go meet Pei Yan first.

Last time he gave her a war poncho, she misunderstood him and had no time to apologize to him in person; besides, she had already lived in Pei's house for more than half a month, and would have to go back in a dozen days at most. There were many things to do at the end of the year, and Pei Yan might not be in the mansion when she left, and she might not have the opportunity to say goodbye to him. This time, meeting Pei Yan, she could just say goodbye to him in advance. Then there was the matter of Ku'an Temple. When did the Pei family start to support Ku'an Temple? She also wanted to know clearly, so as not to make trouble for no reason.

Yu Tang thought about it, and finally his mind calmed down. He responded to Shuang Tao with a smile, washed up again, and went out.

The courtyard where they rested was the best courtyard in Ku'an Temple. Not only were there lush trees in the courtyard, but there was also a large bamboo forest outside the courtyard. There were also several stone benches in the bamboo forest for people to rest.

Yu Tang went out and did not see Pei Yan at the door, but she knew that Pei Yan was a man of his word. He would come when he said he would come. Even if there was something, he would send someone to inform her.

Is he waiting for her in the bamboo forest?

The bamboo forest can also be considered as the front door.

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but walk towards the bamboo forest.

From a distance, she saw Pei Yan, who was wearing a white cloak. He stood tall and graceful in the emerald green bamboo forest, as quiet as the wind under the trees, and was very eye-catching.

Yu Tang was delighted and quickened his pace, but when he got closer and closer to Pei Yan, he found that there was someone standing opposite Pei Yan. She was wearing a lavender white fox fur cape, had her hair in a bun, and had long red gold hair dangling by her cheeks. Her skin was as white as snow.

She paused.

Shuang Tao, who was following closely behind her, almost bumped into her.

"Little..." Shuang Tao covered her mouth with her hands as soon as she finished speaking, and looked at Yu Tang with some fear.

Yu Tang's expression suddenly turned very ugly. Not the kind of ugly that was ferocious, but rather expressionless. His eyes were as bright as fire, and they looked like they would explode if one wasn't careful.

What is going on?

Mr. Pei San clearly had a date with their young lady, so why did he also make a date with Miss Gu?

Shuangtao stood on tiptoe and looked around, at a loss.

Gu Xi pulled out a purple handkerchief embroidered with pink bauhinia from his sleeve, gently wiped the corners of his eyes with it, and said to Pei Yan with a sob: "I'm sorry to make you laugh! But I never thought of this in my dreams. I really don't know who to tell all the things I want to say - my brother has always said that the third master is the most respectable person he has ever met, and I, I couldn't help but say it out loud when I met you. Please don't be so polite." After that, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

The way she wiped away the tears was indescribably charming and tender.

Shuangtao's heart was beating fast.

Even though she was an ignorant maid, she was still a girl and had her own feelings for Shao Ai. Seeing Gu Xi like this, how could she not understand?

But she couldn't figure out why Gu Xi fell in love with Master Pei San? After Gu Xi came to the Pei Mansion, he never spoke to Master Pei San.

Or maybe, we did talk to them, but they just didn't know about it?

Shuang Tao was guessing in her heart and looked at Yu Tang inexplicably.

Yu Tang seemed to have recovered from the shock just now. She looked normal and quietly hid behind a clump of bamboos. She also pulled Shuangtao, signaling her to hide as well.

Shuang Tao didn't think much about it and immediately followed Yu Tang to hide behind the bamboo bushes.

The voices of Pei Yan and Gu Xi talking could be heard more clearly.

"Miss Gu, you are too polite." Pei Yan's expression was cold and his voice was calm. It was impossible to tell whether he liked or disliked it. He said, "I don't deserve your respect. Your brother is very knowledgeable and I have always admired him. Miss Gu's visit to our home is a great honor to our humble residence. Mrs. Shen's incident was an accident. Miss Gu doesn't need to take it to heart. Neither my mother nor I can blame Miss Gu for this. Miss Gu doesn't need to blame herself."

"Having said that," Gu Xi said with a bitter smile, "I heard that Mr. Shen came to apologize to you in person, and I still feel sad. If I had been smarter, I would have stopped Mrs. Shen at that time, and Mrs. An wouldn't have to be so angry, and Mr. Shen wouldn't have to be so sad. In the final analysis, it was my fault that I didn't handle the matter well. In addition to apologizing to Mrs. An, I have to apologize to you no matter what. I am a burden to everyone." After saying this, she respectfully bowed to Pei Yan.

Pei Yan stood there and accepted her gift, but what he said made Gu Xi feel cold: "Ms. Gu, you have said this several times. I think no one wants to be involved in Mrs. Shen's affairs, and Mr. Shen regards it as a shame in his life. Shouldn't Miss Gu choose to put this matter behind her and never mention it again? I think this is the correct way to deal with it. Instead of talking to me and my mother, how is this different from what Mrs. Shen did?"

"Ah!" Gu Xi stared at Pei Yan blankly, his eyes wide open, as if he would never blink.

Yu Tang tried hard not to laugh out loud.

She pursed her lips tightly, her heart feeling as sweet as if she had drunk honey and as joyful as if a bird was singing.

Humph, Gu Xi finally hit the wall.

In the past, she had gained so much favor by using such means, but now it finally didn't work.

Although it happened only once, it was enough to make Yu Tang feel overjoyed.

She liked Pei Yan even more and he looked even more handsome and carefree.

"Miss Gu, if there is nothing else, please go back first!" Pei Yan said bluntly without any sympathy for her. "You ran out like this, I believe your servants must be very anxious. I am also about to meet someone else, so it is not convenient for me to continue talking to Miss Gu. If Miss Gu still has any grievances, you may as well talk to my mother. She is a kind person and will definitely be willing to help Miss Gu solve her urgent problems. I will not keep Miss Gu here."

Gu Xi fled in panic.

Yu Tang was in a good mood and wanted to smile, but Pei Yan turned around and shouted at the bamboo bush where Yu Tang was hiding: "Miss Yu, have you seen enough? If you have, then come out. I'm very busy. If you don't have anything else, I'll go back first."

Yu Tang felt embarrassed, thinking that her treatment was not much better than Gu Xi's, but she was thick-skinned. Pei Yan had told her so many times. Besides, it was her fault to eavesdrop on other people's conversations.

She walked out with a red face and defended herself, "I didn't mean it. I saw you guys talking when I came here. I couldn't just come here like this, could I? It would be so embarrassing if Miss Gu saw me! I'm not afraid of you..."

"Still trying to make excuses!" Pei Yan exposed her bluntly, saying, "If you're worried about embarrassing Miss Gu, why don't you make any noise when you move around?" After saying that, he didn't want to continue to argue with her about this issue, so he asked, "What do you want to talk to me about? What's wrong with the Li family? It's almost the New Year, and I don't have time to ask about the capital. You wait a little longer, and I promise to make sure you get what you want."

Yu Tang was no longer concerned about this question. She asked, "When did Miss Gu come? How did you meet?"

Pei Yan looked at her with contempt, and didn't even want to answer her. Instead, he asked again: "What do you want from me?"

Yu Tang said "Oh" and quickly told him that she was worried about whether he had encountered any difficulties. She also asked if the Pei family was peaceful recently and if there was anything she could help with.

Pei Yan looked Yu Tang up and down several times, his eyes clearly looked down on her, and asked her how she could help him.

Yu Tang was furious and said, "Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang? You are so arrogant, be careful that you will lose support if you lose your integrity!"

Pei Yan snorted coldly and said, "I was busy dividing up the Li family's assets. Does this count as a big deal? Isn't this all your fault? Who wants to bring down the Li family? Who told me that Li Yi was bribed? Who was watching the fun from the sidelines? Since I took action, if I didn't just push him to death in the river, am I just waiting for him to come back and cause trouble for the Pei family?"

Is it that serious?

Yu Tang said nervously: "We are from the same village. If you divide the Li family's property, what will others say?"

Whenever the Li family plotted against others in the past, they always did it behind the scenes. Pei Yan wouldn't jump out and go against the Li family, right?

Pei Yan glared angrily.

Is he such a fool?

Is this Miss Yu smart or stupid?

"I think you should read more books from now on!" Pei Yan said, left Yu Tang in the bamboo forest, and walked away.

Yu Tang was so angry that he stamped his feet and shouted behind him: "I still have something to ask you, don't leave in such a hurry!"

Pei Yan probably didn't believe it and didn't even turn his head.

Yu Tang had no choice but to chase after him.

Outside the bamboo forest, a corner of purple clothes flashed by.