When Pei Yan said this, he glanced at Yu Tang with a smile on his face.

Yu Tang was stunned for a moment.

Pei Yan, what does this mean?

Did he think that marrying into the Gu family was a good idea? Or was there some other reason for the marriage between the Pei and Gu families that was not known to outsiders?

Yu Tang's heart sank, thinking that he might have come to the wrong place.

You know, Pei Yan is much more powerful than her. If even he feels it is necessary to marry into the Gu family, why does she think she is more right than Pei Yan and can stop Pei Yan?

Yu Tang suddenly became dispirited.

Is it destined that in this life, Gu Xi will marry Pei Yan and become the headmistress of the Pei family?

She murmured, "Have you made up your mind? No matter what I say, you have decided to marry into the Gu family?"

Pei Yan didn't say anything, but walked around Yu Tang.

Then he found that Yu Tang looked even more wilted, like vegetables that had been blanched in water.

He became a little curious and asked, "Why do you oppose the marriage between the Pei family and the Gu family?"

Yu Tang raised his head and looked at Pei Yan in astonishment.

Pei Yan was looking at her with a sullen face.

She immediately realized that this opportunity might only come once, and if she didn't seize it, it would never come again.

"Gu Xi and I have a disagreement." She said immediately, "It's not an ordinary disagreement. This person likes to step on me whenever she gets the chance. I think she is too fake. I don't want such a person to become the head wife of the Pei family. The women of the Pei family should be like Lao An, kind and gentle, generous and generous, instead of always staring at the tip of her feet and feeling uncomfortable when anyone crosses her. And I often hear people say that a good wife is half the blessing. I, I don't want such a person to become your wife..."

I hope he lives a happy and fulfilling life with a virtuous wife and filial children.

If she had not met Pei Yan, she could have said this without any burden. But after meeting Pei Yan and listening to his words, she suddenly felt that maybe she was wrong.

Everyone's feelings are different. What she likes may not be what Pei Yan likes. She cannot judge Pei Yan's preferences based on her own feelings, or judge whether Pei Yan is living a good life.

But Gu Xi definitely can't do that.

She knows Gu Xi too well.

Yu Tang couldn't help but said loudly: "In short, I hope you can consider it carefully."

Pei Yan looked at her with interest and asked, "Are you against this because you and she don't get along? Or are you against this because you think she's not suitable for me?"

Yu Tang immediately said, "Both! I think she is neither suitable nor satisfactory."

Pei Yan nodded and said, "I understand!" Then he served the tea, looking as if he was going to see the guest off.

Yu Tang blinked.

It ended too suddenly.

Did Pei Yan listen to her words?

She stood up and said persistently, "What do you mean? Did you hear what I said?"

"I'll think about it carefully." Pei Yan said seriously, "It would be a bit troublesome if the wife I choose doesn't get along with people like you." As he spoke, he looked like he was thinking seriously.

But when Yu Tang saw him like this, she felt like he was mocking her.

Yu Tang's face was burning. He said, "Then I'll take my leave," and rushed out of the pavilion as if escaping.

Pei Yan looked at her figure and couldn't help laughing. His voice gradually rose higher and finally echoed all around with a hahaha.

Pei Qi walked out of the woods next to the pavilion and asked in confusion, "Third Master, what's wrong with you?"

Pei Yan's smile faded a little, but his eyes were like the Milky Way on a summer night, dotted with stars, bright and dazzling.

"Oh!" he said calmly, "a little rabbit ran into the flower bed, messed it up, and then scared itself away."

Flower garden?

Where is the flower garden here?

Could it be that the third elder was talking about the wild flowers outside the pavilion?

Pei Qi hurriedly said, "Third Master, Ah Ming spent half a day picking wild flowers with others early in the morning, but there are too many wild flowers, and they grew back in the blink of an eye."

Pei Yan waved his hand casually and said to Pei Qi, "Miss Yu just left. She should not have gone far. Please hurry up and ask Miss Yu to sit in the study for a while. Tell her that I have something to say to her. I will leave after seeing off the people from the Yang family."

Don't you care about the wild flowers?

Pei Qi touched his head, said "hmm", and turned around to chase Yu Tang.

Yu Tang gradually slowed down his pace, his mind constantly replaying the conversation he had just had with Pei Yan. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

She had clearly come to stop Pei Yan, and she had spent half a day preparing a speech yesterday, ready to tell Pei Yan some things about her relationship with Gu Xi. But how come when she saw Pei Yan, she acted like children quarreling, only knowing how to say that she didn't like Gu Xi, but forgot what she was supposed to say!

It’s no wonder Pei Yan didn’t believe her.

She wouldn't believe it either.

Oh! It seems that she meant well but ended up doing something bad.

I don’t know if there is any remedy.

Or... should she go back and have a good talk with Pei Yan?

Pei Yan's cold face appeared in Yu Tang's mind.

Not true.

She stopped.

This matter cannot be blamed on her, if anyone is to be blamed, it should be Pei Yan.

Every time she spoke to Pei Yan, he was very serious and spoke very briefly. Often, he had already made a decision before she finished speaking, and all her words were stuck in her throat.

Is this why she always loses when she meets Pei Yan?

Yu Tang reflected on his own behavior carefully, wondering whether he should find another opportunity to talk to Pei Yan about this matter.

If Gu Xi really became Pei Yan's wife, she would be unable to sleep or eat.

It's worse than swallowing a fly.

Then she would rather leave Lin'an.

However, is it appropriate for her to turn back at this time?

Yu Tang was hesitating.

Pei Qi's voice came from behind: "Miss Yu, Miss Yu, our third master wants you to go to the study and wait for him. He said he has something to tell you!"

Yu Tang knows this person.

He is someone close to Pei Yan.

She couldn't help but ask him, "Why did the Third Elder change his mind again? Did he ever tell me what he wanted to tell me?"

Wouldn't it be to scold her and tell her to stop meddling in other people's business?

Yu Tang felt a little uneasy.

Pei Qi smiled and replied: "I don't know either. I was just following orders."

Yu Tang thought about it, and went to Pei Yan's study with Pei Qi.

This study is an open hall with five rooms, filled with scrolls of calligraphy and paintings. On the rocking chair near the south window frame lies a thin plain quilt that is neither new nor old, a turmeric-colored kudzu pillow, and a dried wormwood stick in a Ruqing plum vase.

It can be seen that this is the study room that Pei Yan often uses.

He used it for reading and writing, not for meeting guests.

Yu Tang was secretly surprised, and was even more curious why there was mugwort in the plum vase, and how the mugwort had been preserved until today.

She (was about to) go over and have a look.

There were footsteps outside the house.

Yu Tang turned around and saw a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a green silk bodice and dressed as a maid, walking in with a tea tray.

"Miss Yu!" She saluted Yu Tang with a smile, with big bright eyes, fair oval face, and a graceful demeanor, like a lady raised in a secluded mansion, making Yu Tang unsure of her identity for a moment.

She smiled gently and introduced herself: "My name is Qingyuan, and I am the head maid in the Third Master's room. I don't know what kind of tea you like to drink, so I took the initiative to brew the West Lake Longjing that everyone likes. Please try it to see if it suits your taste. If not, I will change to another tea you like."

Yu Tang was not so particular. She smiled and said, "I am not picky about tea, anything is fine. Thank you, Miss Qingyuan."

"You're so polite." Qing Yuan placed the tea on the tea table in the study, and two maids, about fifteen or sixteen years old, came in with snacks and fruits.

Yu Tang felt that the two maids looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before, so he could only nod at the two maids.

The two maids bowed to her shyly and retreated.

Qing Yuan chatted with her for a few minutes in the study, and then Pei Yan came over.

"Third Master!" Qing Yuan quickly stood up and saluted.

Pei Yan didn't even look at her. He waved his hand, signaling her to leave, and then went straight to the point: "Why are you running so fast? I haven't finished what I'm saying yet."

Yu Tang stood there, his lips twitching, not knowing what to say. He felt that he was even less powerful than Qing Yuan, the maid, and was just like those two little maids whose names he did not know.

Pei Yan's eyes flashed with a smile, but he soon regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "I've known you for almost two years, why are you still so rough? Can't you be more stable?"

Yu Tang's eye twitched when he heard this.

Pei Yan quickly added: "After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Li family moved to Hangzhou City. Did you know about this?"

"I know." Speaking of this, Yu Tang didn't want to argue with Pei Yan anymore, and said, "I've been asking people to keep an eye on their family. I heard that they moved to a place called Xiaohe Lane not far from Xiaohe Street. I don't know if it's true or not."

Xiaohe Lane is one of the most prosperous lanes in Hangzhou City. Those who live there are either rich or noble, so the houses there are rarely sold to the public.

Yu Tang hasn't found out yet whether the Li family rented or bought the house there.

If it was rented, it would be easy to deal with, but if it was purchased, the Li family might have already started preparing to move.

Yu Tang and Pei Yan thought alike on this point.

Pei Yan said: "The Li family's house was bought."

Yu Tang frowned and said, "Then, is there any news from the capital yet?"

"It will probably be around the Dragon Boat Festival." Pei Yan and Yu Tang said tacitly, "I sent people to deliver New Year gifts during the Chinese New Year, and I also found a lot of things in Rizhao. We are just waiting for the right time."

That's good.

Yu Tang nodded.

Pei Yan started asking her about the New Year, what she did on that day, how she interacted with relatives, how much red envelopes she received, etc. He asked everything in a random manner.

Yu Tang was suspicious of the question.

Pei Yan didn't seem to have anything important to tell her. Instead, it seemed as if he wanted to keep her here and not let her go back.

Yu Tang looked at Pei Yan's serious face and secretly doubted himself.

Pei Yan was trying to hold back his laughter. The more he tried to hold it back, the more uncomfortable he felt. But just when he was feeling more and more proud, Pei Man arrived.

He reported to Pei Yan, "Mrs. An said that the Yang family is the eldest son's maternal family. Since the eldest wife, the old lady of the Yang family, and the uncles all think that this is a good match, then it is settled. Miss Gu will be betrothed to the eldest son. The two families will exchange tokens first, and the engagement will be made after the old lady is out of mourning."