Yu Tang was also wary of Mrs. Tang. She called Shuang Tao in and told her, "Go and see what Mrs. Tang is doing here."

Shuangtao left immediately.

Yu Tang and Ma Xiuniang were less interested in playing, and they sat on the couch, eating ice cream and talking about gossip in the city. The most eye-catching gossip in the city was about the Pei family.

"Have you heard?" Ma Xiuniang whispered, "The aunt of the eldest young master of the Pei family wants to take the eldest young master of the Pei family back to the capital to study. The third old master Pei called all the elders of the Pei family to the ancestral hall and asked the eldest young master of the Pei family in front of everyone whether he should stay at home to observe mourning or go back to his grandfather's house to study..."

"Ah!" Yu Tang said in astonishment, "With Third Master Pei being like this, even if the eldest son of the Pei family wants to go to his grandfather's house to study, he dare not do so - if he goes, he will be known as 'unfilial' and he will forget about becoming an official."

Although she knew that in his previous life, the eldest son of the Pei family was suppressed at home by the third master Pei, she did not know that this was the method used.

"Yes!" Ma Xiuniang said, "My father said that Master Pei San is really cruel. He also said that if our family has any problems in the future, we should try not to look for the Pei family."

Yu Tang laughed.

Ma Xiuniang sighed, "As for the chief steward's family, I don't know what happened to them. My father said that since the chief steward died, no one in Lin'an has seen them since."

Yu Tang was stunned and said hesitantly, "He must have been driven out of Lin'an City, right?!"

Ma Xiuniang said, "But no one saw the chief steward and his family leave the city!"

The implication is that the general manager and his family were all harmed.

"No way!" Yu Tang said, "The chief steward should have quite a lot of people!"

"Who can say for sure about this kind of thing?" Ma Xiuniang obviously didn't believe Master Pei San, and said, "Who would have it written on their forehead if they did something bad?"

Will that person kill someone?

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

Shuang Tao ran in: "Miss, Miss, Mrs. Tang is here to propose marriage to you!"

"What?!" Yu Tang and Ma Xiuniang both stood up.

Yu Tang frowned, but Ma Xiuniang excitedly pulled Shuang Tao and said, "Tell me quickly, who is Mrs. Tang proposing marriage for?"

Shuang Tao smiled and said, "He is the second young master of Li Jinshi's family in the south of the city!"

"Li Jun!" Yu Tang was stunned.

Ma Xiuniang smiled slyly and pointed at Yu Tang and said, "Ah Tang, tell me the truth. What's the story behind this? I will keep it a secret for you. Otherwise, I will tell my aunt that you know the second young master of the Li Mansion in the south of the city..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yu Tang was confused and said, "How could I know Li Jun!"

She is telling the truth.

Although she was married to Li Jun in her previous life, she had never met this man.

When she was talking about marriage, she thought that Li Jun had seen her and was in love with her, which was at least much better than a blind marriage. Later, when she married into the Li family, Li Jun was no longer alive.

Ma Xiuniang didn't believe it and asked, "Then how do you know that the second young master of the Li Mansion is called Li Jun?"

Yu Tang answered her absentmindedly, "I heard someone say that before." Then he asked Shuang Tao anxiously, "What did my mother say?"

Shuang Tao smiled and said, "Madam said that the family was originally planning to recruit a son-in-law, and never thought of marrying you off. This is a serious matter, and Madam must discuss it with Master before giving an answer to the Li family."

Yu Tang was stunned.

How could her mother answer Mrs. Tang like this?

She asked, "What else did Mrs. Tang say?"

Shuang Tao smiled and said pointedly, "Mrs. Tang said that the second young master of the Li family once met you by chance and wanted to marry you. Mrs. Li had asked Mrs. Tang to test the Madam's mood because the second young master of the Li family was making trouble at home. Later, Mrs. Tang replied to Mrs. Li, but Mrs. Li did not give up and tested the Madam's mood in person. But after the second young master of the Li family knew about it, he not only did not give up the idea, but also shouted at home that he wanted to be a son-in-law of the Yu family. He would not listen to anyone. Mrs. Li had no choice but to ask Mrs. Tang to discuss it with the Madam."

No wonder my mother's tone softened!

Whether it was her father or her mother, what they cared about most was her feelings. As long as she was happy, it didn't matter to them whether she found a son-in-law or not. The worst that could happen was that they could let her eldest cousin Yu Yuan take care of both wives.

But this matter is too strange.

In her previous life, Lin clearly said that Li Jun met her at a temple meeting, why did she change her story now?

Yu Tang couldn't help but murmur: "How could this happen?"

Could it be that she couldn't escape her fate of marrying into the Li family? !

For a moment, Yu Tang's face turned extremely ugly.

Ma Xiuniang and Shuangtao looked at each other.

Yu Tang asked Shuang Tao: "Has Mrs. Tang left?"

Shuangtao said: "Just left!"

Yu Tang was very anxious and felt guilty towards Ma Xiuniang. He lifted the curtain and prepared to go look for his mother Chen.

Ma Xiuniang could see that Yu Tang did not like this marriage, so she quickly pulled Yu Tang aside and said, "You have something to do here, so don't bother me. I'm going back first. I'll come to visit you when you're free."

Yu Tang felt particularly embarrassed and asked Ma Xiuniang to stay for dinner before leaving.

Ma Xiuniang said straightforwardly, "Are we still good sisters? If you recognize me as your sister, don't say anything. Say hello to your aunt. I'm going back home first."

Yu Tang hugged Ma Xiuniang and said, "Sister, I'm sorry. We'll meet again in the future."

Ma Xiuniang nodded and went to bid farewell to Chen accompanied by Yu Tang.

The black lacquered square table in the middle of the hall was piled high with gift boxes.

Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen were counting the gift boxes.

Knowing that Ma Xiuniang was leaving, Chen asked someone to bring a few boxes of snacks to Ma Xiuniang, and asked Ma Xiuniang to visit her home often. She also arranged for Ah Tiao to hire a sedan chair to take Ma Xiuniang back.

Ma Xiuniang dismissed Chen, and Yu Tang helped his mother back to the main room.

She said bluntly: "Mom, I want to stay at home."

Chen thought that she was still young and didn't understand many things. She smiled and said, "We kept you at home because we were afraid that you would suffer after getting married. But if you find a good family, your father and mother will let Yuan take care of you."

Things turned out just as Yu Tang expected.

She said, "I don't know how many families were fine before marriage, but things changed after marriage. Don't listen to Mrs. Tang's eloquent words. Mrs. Li always looks down on people. I don't like such a mother-in-law."

Chen smiled and said, "Silly child, you are not going to live with your mother-in-law for your whole life. Besides, if your husband is willing to protect you, whose mother-in-law would be so rude to her daughter-in-law?"

"That's not necessarily true!" Yu Tang said, "Filial piety comes first in everything. Who's husband would confront his mother-in-law for his daughter-in-law?"

Chen didn't want to upset her daughter, especially since the matter hadn't even begun.

She comforted her daughter, saying, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say. When your father comes back, we will formally meet several families and finalize your marriage."

Seeing that her mother did not take her words to heart, Yu Tang was extremely anxious and thought about how to persuade her parents to change their minds. Ma Xiuniang came to visit Yu Tang again early the next morning.

"Did something happen?" Yu Tang was shocked.

Ma Xiuniang drank several sips of tea before she said, "Ah Tang, yesterday I specifically asked..." She vaguely said "Master Zhang" and continued, "to help me find out about that Li Jun," and then she continued to say "Master Zhang" as if she had a carrot in her mouth, and said, "Although Li Jun is a little arrogant, he treats people sincerely, acts uprightly, and has a good character. He is a person who can be trusted for life."

I didn't expect Li Jun to be such a person.

She never expected that Ma Xiuniang would help her like this.

Yu Tang's eyes were moist as he said, "Thank you, sister! Please also thank my brother-in-law for me."

Ma Xiuniang blushed and said shyly, "No, no. I'm glad I can help you." She asked curiously, "Then you, do you still want to stay at home?"

"I still want to stay at home." Yu Tang talked to her in private, "I always feel that this marriage is not a good one."

Ma Xiuniang advised her: "What's wrong with that? He has already said that as long as he can marry you, he would rather live in your house as a son-in-law. What else do you want? Isn't he after you as a person?"

Her words suddenly enlightened Yu Tang.

Yes! What is the purpose of the marriage between the Li family and their family?

Could it really be her?

In her previous life, her family married her with full sincerity, and she was a widow, but Lin did not treat her well.

Could it be that Li Jun’s death made Lin angry with her?

But Lin was not that nice to Gu Xi!

Yu Tang curled his lips inwardly.

She decided to go and meet her "fiancé" in person, whom she had never met in her previous life.

"Are my brother-in-law and the second young master of the Li family familiar with each other?" she asked Ma Xiuniang.

Ma Xiuniang asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I want to meet the second young master of the Li family. I would like to ask my brother-in-law and sister to accompany me."

Ma Xiuniang thought that Yu Tang was afraid that Li Jun was ugly and wanted to see him in person before she felt relieved, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, the second young master of the Li family is a handsome man. I don't know how many people are eyeing him and want to recruit him as a son-in-law. I promise not to let you down."

Yu Tang smiled.

She didn't want to know what Li Jun looked like. She wanted to know how much Li Jun loved her.

What had she done to offend him that she had to stay at home and face disasters from heaven, making her unable to rest in peace in both this life and the next.

Ma Xiuniang was afraid that if she did not agree to Yu Tang, Yu Tang would not give up and would ask someone else to accompany her, which would cause trouble.

She said, "Then wait for me to ask... Master Zhang..."

Yu Tang agreed with a smile.

After sending Ma Xiuniang away, she called Ah Tiao and gave him a dozen copper coins, saying, "Give them to Ah Liu, the water seller in Xiaomei Creek, and ask him to keep an eye on the second young master of the Li family and see what he does every day."

The Yu family only had three servants, Chen Pozi, Shuangtao and A Tiao. Nothing in the family could be hidden from these three people. A Tiao naturally heard about the second young master of the Li family coming to propose marriage. Thinking that the eldest lady must be afraid that the second young master of the Li family would not look good enough, he was also afraid that the second young master of the Li family would not be worthy of their eldest lady, so he quickly smiled and agreed, saying, "Don't worry, eldest lady, I won't tell my wife."

Yu Tang simply rewarded Ah Tiao with a dozen copper coins.

Two days later, Ma Xiuniang sent someone to write her back, saying that Master Zhang had agreed to accompany them to meet Li Jun.

Ah Liu also heard about Li Jun: "The second young master of the Li family has made an appointment with his friends to have vegetarian food at Zhaoming Temple."

Yu Tang went to tell Ma Xiuniang, and the two of them decided on a strategy. Master Zhang and A Tiao would accompany them to Zhaoming Temple to burn incense.