What does Yu Tang mean?

If he doesn't tell her, she'll ask his mother... Is she threatening him?

Pei Yan paused while holding the teacup.

She didn't think his mother would side with her, did she?

Pei Yan sneered.

It seems that this Miss Yu is quite naive!

He felt that he should teach Yu Tang a lesson.

"You can ask my mother." Pei Yan laughed angrily and said, "My mother knows more about the Buddha's Birthday than I do."

When Yu Tang heard this, the little guy in his heart raised his chin proudly.

She knew that after hearing what she said, this guy would definitely think that she was going to complain to Mr. Pei.

Is she that stupid?

No matter what, Pei Laoan and Pei Yan are biological mother and son. Even the Fifth Miss would not have as much face as Pei Yan in front of Pei Laoan, let alone her, an outsider.

However, Yu Tang was just like a little cat, and she patted Pei Yan with courage, which made Pei Yan angry, so she didn't dare to provoke him again. Besides, her original intention was to make things difficult for Pei Yan, and now that her goal had been achieved, if she continued to provoke Pei Yan and made him angry, it would be a loss.

Yu Tang said hurriedly, "You think so too! That's great." She pretended to be relieved, and her tone became cheerful. "After I agreed to help Miss Three and Miss Five with them to make incense for Ku'an Temple, I came directly to you. It's just that I can't make up my mind about something, so I think I have to talk to you first. Now I am finally relieved. Since you and Old An have agreed to Miss Gu's incense recipe, when the time comes, our family will "Just follow Miss Gu to donate the merit box to Zhaoming Temple." As she said this, she stood up with a smile, and looked at Pei Yan with her big black and white eyes without blinking. Pei Yan could even see his own shadow in her eyes. That expression was not only serious, but also very sincere. "Then I won't disturb the third master's lunch. I'll have a snack on the way, and when I get to your house, Mr. An should be free. I'll take my leave first!"

After saying that, she bowed to Pei Yan and turned to leave, catching Pei Yan off guard. It also made him feel awkward to call her back, and awkward not to call her back. While hesitating, Yu Tang's figure quickly disappeared from his sight.

Pei Yan's brows suddenly furrowed.

This gave him a feeling of having started well but ended badly.

He stayed here for a few days, on the one hand, he wanted to avoid Shen Shanyan, on the other hand, he thought Yu Tang would definitely look for him. As he expected, Yu Tang came to him, but he ran away after only a few words, which made him not only not feel the leisure and elegance of waiting for the rabbit to come, but also made him feel a little stupid.

He could have hidden from Shen Shanyan somewhere else, why did he have to suffer this here? !

Pei Yan's mood suddenly became a little depressed.

Especially the last words Yu Tang uttered.

The Yu family prepared to donate a merit box to Zhaoming Temple after following the Gu family's incense offering.

Why should the Yu family compete with the Gu family?

Did she think he would give the Gu family special treatment?

Pei Yan took a sip of tea irritably.

Shu Qing appeared out of nowhere and called out "Third Master" thoughtfully.

Pei Yan turned around.

Shu Qing stepped forward and whispered, "I think what Miss Yu said makes sense - does Miss Gu's gift of the incense recipe need to be considered in the long run?"

Pei Yan was unhappy, but he didn't know whether he was unhappy because Shu Qing heard what he and Yu Tang said, or because Shu Qing stood on Yu Tang's side. If it was the former, he had been a rough person since he was young. After entering the officialdom, in order to check for omissions, he often arranged for Shu Qing to listen behind the curtain when he was talking to others, so that Shu Qing could tell him things that he didn't notice or didn't realize. He shouldn't be angry. If it was the latter, it would be even more wrong. Yu Tang was a clever girl. Even if Shu Qing stood on her side, it was not about the person, but about the matter. After all, Shu Qing was his staff, so why should he be unhappy?

He was lost in his own emotions for a moment and didn't say anything.

Shu Qing always felt that Pei Yan was a person he couldn't see through. He had long given up guessing Pei Yan's thoughts and learned to say whatever he wanted. This time was no exception. He didn't hesitate. Seeing that Pei Yan seemed to be still in deep thought, he said bluntly: "Miss Gu is indeed not suitable for the limelight. Otherwise, many people will speculate like Miss Yu. This is not a grace but cruelty to the eldest house. You know in your heart that the position of the head of the Pei family will never be given to the eldest house. If the matter of offering incense recipes causes a lot of speculation for no reason, I think it is better to cancel this matter. This is better for the Pei Mansion, the first wife, and you."

Pei Yan was still thinking about what Yu Tang said before he left. He waved his hands and did not discuss Gu Xi with Shu Qing. Instead, he said, "What do you think Miss Yu meant? What does she think about the Yu family offering a merit box after the Gu family?"

Shu Qing was stunned.

In his opinion, this was not a problem at all.

"Miss Yu doesn't have any special intentions, right?" He said carefully. In his heart, he was worried that he had neglected something, so he couldn't guess Yu Tang's intentions. "I think Miss Yu just said it casually."

Pei Yan shook his head and said, "This little girl is not an ordinary girl. She has a lot on her mind! She couldn't have run so far for no reason, just to say this to me when she left." He touched his chin and guessed, "You said, she didn't want Miss Gu to embarrass herself at the incense party, but because Miss Gu will be the eldest grandson's wife of our Pei family in the future, she was afraid of offending me and Old An, so she came to greet me implicitly. If we investigate it later, she would have already greeted us..."

Miss Yu shouldn't be so scheming, right?

Shu Qing wanted to object, but seeing Pei Yan's serious expression and his unfamiliarity with Yu Tang, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that Shu Qing didn't say anything, Pei Yan simply told Shu Qing not to worry about it: "I will keep an eye on it, and you just need to continue to help me pay attention to the news from Gu Chang."

Whether it was the Yang family or his sister-in-law, they were all speculative. They wanted to marry into the Gu family for more than just a simple reason to let Pei Tong go to study there. He pondered and said, "Did Pei Tong's cousin really die of illness or did something happen to her?"

Otherwise, his sister-in-law would not have changed her mind and married into the Gu family.

"She really died of a sudden illness." Shu Qing said, "Pei Wu went to the funeral in person and saw Miss Yang's body. The Yang family was also panicked at the time and didn't know what to do. Later, they received a letter from the eldest wife, and the two uncles of the Yang family discussed it for several days before deciding to marry into the Gu family."

Pei Yan sneered and said, "It's good that he really died of illness. Don't let him suddenly appear from nowhere and scare everyone."

Shu Qing thought of some of the things the Yang family had done in the past, lowered his head and remained silent, without commenting.

Pei Yan said, "Is there really no teahouse on the road? Send someone to see how Miss Yu and the others' lunch went."

Shu Qing kept complaining in his heart.

If you care so much about whether others have lunch, why didn't you invite them to stay here and have a meal before leaving?

It's not that rude.

Miss Yu is so unlucky today.

Shu Qing didn't show any sign of anger. He responded respectfully and retreated.

Pei Yan pondered over Yu Tang's words and felt that he had to go back to the Pei Mansion.

This little girl is really good at fooling people. I hope she doesn't really fool his mother into getting involved.

Pei Yan had a quick lunch, handed the road construction task to Pei Qi, and hurried back to Lin'an City.

If Yu Tang knew that Pei Yan was fooled by her, she would definitely jump for joy. But at this moment, while she was eating snacks and drinking water, she cursed Pei Yan at least three times in her heart.

I've seen petty people, but I've never seen anyone more petty than Pei Yan.

If her words failed to fool Pei Yan, she would be even more angry.

However, she did need to think carefully about the lecture ceremony. In her previous life, when Gu Xi offered the incense recipe to Zhaoming Temple, she did it herself. The abbot of Zhaoming Temple also gave her a lotus lamp to honor her. On the base of the lotus lamp was a chapter of the Diamond Sutra written by the abbot of Zhaoming Temple. It was said that it was sent to Mount Wutai for consecration.

Gu Xi's popularity was unmatched at the time.

It's strange to say. In her previous life, after Gu Xi married into the Li family, she had smooth sailing. Whatever she did, people would imitate her. It was as if she was the most noble lady in Lin'an. None of the women in the Pei family would compete with her.

This doesn't seem right no matter how you think about it!

Even if the older generation like Pei Laoan are too disdainful to argue with her about these things, what about the younger generations in the Pei Mansion?

Yu Tang carefully recalled the young men in the Pei Mansion who had left an impression on her.

In addition to the eldest son Pei Tong, there is also Pei Tong's brother Pei Fei, and Pei family's side branches Pei Chan and Pei Bo. Pei Tong and Pei Chan were Jinshi, while Pei Fei and Pei Bo were Juren.

Not to mention the eldest wife, the wives of Pei Chan and Pei Bo also seemed to be very low-key. As the second daughter-in-law of the Li family, she had never been seen.

And Pei Yan.

Did he get married in his previous life? Whose daughter did he marry?

What a trouble!

The more Yu Tang thought about it, the more upset he became. He bit his snack resentfully, thinking that his current situation was all thanks to Pei Yan.

Fortunately, they were almost at Pei's residence. She straightened her clothes and makeup and went to meet Old Master Pei.

When Mrs. Pei heard that Yu Tang wanted to see her, she immediately asked Aunt Chen to bring her in. As soon as they met, she said bluntly, "Did the third and fifth girls bother you? I guessed that they had to look for you!"

If Gu Xi and Pei Tong weren't about to get engaged, they might have dragged Gu Xi into it as well.

Yu Tang bowed to Old An a little embarrassedly and sat on the embroidered cushion brought by the maid. He spoke to Old An in a gentle voice: "I caused this matter. I can't just leave it all to Miss Pei and not care about it. Besides, this is a good deed. I'm very happy to be able to help."

Mr. Pei nodded and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the girls are not young anymore, but there are more boys than girls in the family, so we, the older generation, can't help but pamper them. We know we shouldn't, but we just pretend to be ignorant. It's their ability that they can invite you here. What do you think about this matter? You came to see me, you must want to ask my opinion?"