In the study room of the Pei Mansion's Gengyuan, Pei Yan and Shen Shanyan looked at each other in silence.

After a long while, Shen Shanyan let out a long sigh and said, "I am too self-righteous. Come to think of it, we are quite similar, both of us are brainless. I can't even sort out my own family affairs, and I still come to advise you. Xiaguang, for the sake of your second senior brother, don't bother with me!"

Pei Yan's face brightened slightly, and he said, "Mr. Shen, I hope you can think it through. It's not that I don't want to take care of the capital's affairs - who doesn't want to make achievements? But there are some things that I can't do just because I want to. Since I am the head of the Pei family, I naturally have to be responsible for the Pei family. I can't drag the entire family into the water because of my personal preferences. You know this best. Otherwise, you wouldn't have chosen to come to Lin'an in the first place."

Shen Shanyan nodded, looking a little dazed, and said softly: "Your father... has vision, strategy and courage. I underestimated him in the past... I always thought that Lord Yi was the wisest in your family, but now it seems that the wisest one is your father... This is also a blessing for your Pei family!"

"Good fortune!" Pei Yan murmured, his eyes suddenly moistened and his throat seemed to be blocked, unable to make any sound.

It was Ah Ming's appearance that broke the silence of the study room: "Third Master, the young master and young lady of the Yu family are here to visit you!"

Pei Yan didn't want to see anyone now, but he also knew why Yu Tang and Yu Yuan came to see him at this time.

He was the one pulling the bow, he couldn't just let it go!

"Please let them in!" Pei Yan said, but he couldn't immediately suppress the sadness in his heart.

Shen Shanyan, on the other hand, was surprised when he heard this: "The young master and daughter of the Yu family? Could they be the nephew and daughter of the Yu Huili family?"

"Yes!" Pei Yan felt tired and didn't want to say another word.

Seeing this, Shen Shanyan was wondering whether he should step away, but Ah Ming had already walked in with Yu Yuan and Yu Tang.

The brother and sister are of the same height, both have fair skin, big eyes, and beautiful and delicate eyebrows. One wears a beautiful blue plain silk gown, and the other wears a light green plain silk jacket. They are graceful in every move, which makes it easy for people to like them.

"Mr. Shen is here too!" After the two of them greeted Pei Yan, they greeted Shen Shanyan.

Shen Shanyan nodded slightly, wondering why the two of them came to Pei Yan. Seeing that Pei Yan had no intention of asking him to leave, he continued to sit there without moving.

Yu Yuan held out several boxes to Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was originally unhappy. Seeing that Yu Yuan still didn't meet his requirements after all his persuasion, he was a little angry at Yu Yuan and said stiffly: "These things are not well made. The paint is fine, the paint is good or bad, and even if your family wants to buy some better paint, I'm afraid you can't find a way. But what about the carving skills? I reminded you several times before, but look at the objects you brought, they are only a little better than before. If your level is only this level, you will definitely not be able to make it."

Yu Yuan's face suddenly turned pale, as if he had been stabbed.

Yu Tang couldn't bear it.

She had clearly noticed these problems, but she didn't point them out in time, hoping that Pei Yan could give Yu Yuan some pointers. She didn't expect Pei Yan to be so sharp-tongued, and just a few words made her cousin lose all his momentum.

Yu Tang hurriedly said, "Hearing is deceiving, seeing is believing. After all, we still have too little experience. Third Elder, I wonder if you can find a way to help us find a model so that we can broaden our horizons."

Pei Yan thought about it for a while and felt that what Yu Tang said made sense.

However, it is not so easy to find things on the planet, but Pei Yan happened to have them.

He said, "Then you just wait for a while. I'll ask someone to get a round box for ink tablets. I found it by accident some time ago. I'll give it back to you to have a look."

Is Pei Yan going to help the Yu family with their business? Isn't Pei Yan the one who is most impatient with these mundane affairs? When did the Yu family become so pleasing to Pei Yan?

Shen Shanyan was a little stunned.

Yu Tang glanced at Pei Yan in surprise.

For some reason, Pei Yan looked no different from usual, but Yu Tang felt that Pei Yan was very unhappy, and there seemed to be a resentment stuck in his chest that would not go away, making Pei Yan more and more irritable.

But Mr. Shen was here, so Yu Tang didn't ask too many questions. He and Yu Yuan took the small round box with red lacquer and decorated with vines and were about to stand up and say goodbye.

Pei Yan looked at the worry on Yu Tang's brow, and a hint of hesitation flashed through his mind.

Miss Yu had always been treated with special favor by him. He would either keep her for a cup of tea or a snack or something. But this time, when she followed Yu Yuan into the mansion, he was in a bad mood and he didn't even look at her. He just sent her away.

I don’t know if this little girl will think too much about it when she goes back.

Even crying...

Pei Yan thought for a moment, then stopped Yu Tang who was walking out and said, "I also took the time to draw a few drawings here. Take them back and have a look. I'll have someone send a few more over in a few days."

Because Pei Yan often changed his mind, Yu Tang did not think much about it. Seeing that Pei Yan's complexion seemed to be better, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly. Thinking of Shen Shanyan's presence, she bent her knees and bowed to him. Then she stepped forward to take the several drawings that Pei Yan found on the desk, bowed her head and said goodbye and left.

Pei Yan felt relieved when he saw her smile, thinking that the little girl always looked a little sad when she wasn't smiling, but she was quite pretty when she smiled, like a blooming flower in spring, quite colorful.

No wonder Li Jun looked like he had lost his soul when he saw her.

However, the Li family is now estimated to be unable to save themselves, and their days are about to become difficult.

He secretly uttered a saccharine sound.

Then I thought of Miss Yu’s pettiness.

Not only did he make the Li family lose a good marriage, but he also used him to uproot the Li family, and even Miss Gu was not spared.

Thinking of this, Pei Yan rubbed his temples.

He had thought of everything he could think of and taken precautions against everything he could. He hoped that on Buddha's Birthday, Miss Yu wouldn't have the chance to cause any trouble for him to clean up the mess!

Pei Yan sighed softly, turned around and continued to talk to Shen Shanyan about the situation in the capital: "Who did the Governor's Office send to be the inspector this time? Is it really just to check the accounts of the Gaoyou River?"

Shen Shanyan said nothing, his expression obviously showing some shock.

Pei Yan was surprised, not knowing what was wrong with him, and asked again.

Shen Shanyan then said "Oh", came back to his senses, and said: "It has not been decided who to send. The rumor in Beijing is that they are going to rush to the river channel of Gaoyou, but the people sent are from Zhejiang Province. It is unclear who they are. We can only wait for the arrival of the people and see whether they are resting in Suzhou or Hangzhou."

Pei Yan said nothing.

Shen Shanyan has his own way, and he has his own way.

If someone from the Imperial Household Department came this time, it would probably not just be a corruption case.

He didn't say anything, but Shen Shanyan couldn't help but said, "You...what's the matter? Why do you care about the small lacquerware shop of the Yu family? Even Yu Huili would just go to check on his brother when he is not at home out of brotherly love..."

Pei Yan, however, personally took care of everything and did the work of a manager.

This is not the Pei Xiaguang he knew!

Pei Yan felt a little unhappy after hearing this, and said, "The lacquerware shop is also quite interesting. I recently got a lot of red lacquer items, and I want to see how they are made."

Shen Shanyan was a little suspicious.

Although there are many children of aristocratic families like Pei Yan who like miscellaneous things, and are proud of knowing astrology, finance, and arithmetic, and even write books, it is not the right way after all, and Pei Yan does not seem to be that kind of person.

But he didn't have time to think about it, because Pei Yan had already asked: "If someone from the Imperial Household Department is going to leave the capital, who will be sent out?"

Shen Shanyan was startled and didn't care about these details. He asked hurriedly, "Did you hear that someone from the Imperial Household Department would be accompanying them?"

Pei Yan nodded, surprised himself.

Let’s just talk about the Yu family’s affairs. Why did he tell Shen Shanyan this news?

He was originally planning to use this as his trump card!

Pei Yan's brows wrinkled.

After Yu Tang and Yu Yuan left Pei Mansion, Yu Tang had been wondering why Pei Yan was unhappy.

She felt that Pei Yan's mood must be related to Shen Shanyan.

This was not the first time she had encountered Shen Shanyan visiting Pei Yan.

Shen Shanyan is a scholar who lives in seclusion in Lin'an. Apart from the incident with Mrs. Shen last time, what else could have caused him and Pei Yan to be entangled?

Yu Tang tilted his head and thought for a long time.

Yu Yuan, however, held the small round box in his hand as if he were holding a treasure bowl, with a worried expression at one moment and a happy expression at another. This made Yu Tang very worried, wondering if Yu Yuan was too happy and went crazy all of a sudden.

Yu Tang also tried to ask Yu Yuan: "Have you decided on a name for your nephew?"

In line with the saying that a bad name is easier to keep, Yu Yuan named his eldest son Dabao.

According to her aunt, if she has another child, she will call him Erbao, and the children after that will be called Sanbao, Sibao...

Yu Yuan immediately turned around and looked at her alertly, and said, "Second Uncle, have you thought of any nice names?"

Yu Wen had previously expressed that he wanted Dabao to be named Shunyi based on his generation, date of birth, the five elements, and so on.

Everyone thought that this name sounded like that of a servant, but Yu Wen was the most learned in the family, and they were afraid that this name would indeed bring good luck to Dabao, so even Yu Bo did not object immediately.

Yu Tang believed that his brother's brain was fine.

The two of them returned to the shop, where Xia Pinggui was eagerly waiting for them. When he heard that the small round box with red lacquer in Yu Yuan's hand was a sample given to them by Pei Yan, he immediately walked over tremblingly, not daring to touch it, and looked at the small round box carved with bamboo leaves in Yu Yuan's hand.

Yu Tang didn't understand all this, and she was still thinking about Pei Yan's mood. After listening to Xia Pinggui and Yu Yuan muttering for half an hour, she became a little impatient. She said, "Brother, how about I go back first? When you guys figure out something, I'll go to Pei's house with you."

Seeing that Yu Tang was a little depressed, Yu Yuan felt sorry for her following him around, so he immediately said, "Then you should go back first! Have a good rest. We can go to Pei Mansion tomorrow."

Yu Tang took Shuang Tao away.

Because there were several men looking at lacquerware in the front of the shop, she and Shuangtao went through the back door.

She never thought that as soon as she and Shuangtao stepped over the high bluestone threshold of the back door, they saw Pei Yan's carriage.