The big family has a large population and a lot of things to do, so they teach their children not to show their emotions. The second wife is also from a rich family, and Aunt Chen has been serving Old Master Pei since she was a child. Logically, neither of them should show their emotions so openly.

Yu Tang and Miss Xu looked at each other.

Then they saw Aunt Chen walk quickly forward, grab the second wife's arm, and whisper a few words to her.

The second wife became even angrier and responded to Aunt Chen in a low voice.

Aunt Chen looked around alertly.

Because they had their backs to Yu Tang and the others, and Yu Tang felt that although she and Miss Xu were standing here unintentionally, they had seen other people's private affairs. She felt a little uneasy, so when Aunt Chen was looking around, she pulled Miss Xu to hide behind the camphor tree. Not only did Aunt Chen not see them, she also thought about it and pulled the second wife towards the camphor tree.

Yu Tang kept complaining.

Miss Xu held Yu Tang's hand tightly, her palms were wet and trembling.

It can be seen that she has never done such a thing before.

Yu Tang felt that he had implicated Miss Xu, so he put his arm around her shoulders and gave her a comforting look.

Miss Xu now feels a little better.

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I heard Aunt Chen coming over and whispering to the Second Madam: "Why are you angry with them? They are all a bunch of frogs in a well, used to being domineering in that small place of Fuzhou, and don't know that there are always people better than you. Just treat it as a dog barking, forget it after hearing it, and don't take it to heart. Didn't you see that Old An's face changed? Only the women in their family are shameless and can't see it. Our Third Master will definitely not let them go, so you can rest assured."

After all this trouble, the Second Wife seemed to have calmed down. She nodded and said in a low voice, "There's no need to tell the Third Master. After all, we are all people in the public eye. It's not worth it to make a scene over such a small matter. I was also very angry. I was afraid that I couldn't control myself and said something bad, so I came out to hide. I'm much better now, don't worry. I'll stand here for a while and then go in. Mother-in-law has a lot of things that need your help, so don't worry about me."

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "What could be more important than your matter? We all know that you didn't lose your temper because you were considering everyone's face. I'd better talk to you. Once you vent your anger, your mood will improve."

The second wife nodded, her expression calmer than before, and said, "I have heard that the Peng family is very domineering when I was in the capital before, but I didn't expect them to be so domineering. Since they want to marry into our family, they should send someone to propose marriage. Why would they invite our fourth and fifth daughters to come and let them choose? Aren't they afraid of getting their tongue stuck?"

At this point, she seemed to remember something and suddenly became excited again, saying, "No, I have to tell my father and brother from my mother's family about this. A woman cannot act on her own. Maybe this is what the Peng family is planning? Now that no one from our Pei family is an official in the capital, the Peng family may think that our family has no one left, otherwise they would not dare to swallow their wild words. After all, it's still our old man who is not up to the task and blindly follows the principle of inaction. Now that people are so picky about our girl, if he still doesn't care about anything, I won't care about his dignity, so let the children's grandfather and uncle come forward.

I also have to say something to the fourth girl.

Even if the eldest son and grandson of the Peng family took the position of clan wife and asked for marriage, our family would not agree to marry our daughter. Otherwise, wouldn't our Pei family's daughters be allowed to be chosen by the boys of the Peng family at will? Our daughters are not so despised."

Yu Tang and Miss Xu couldn't help but exchange glances with each other.

No wonder the second wife was so angry.

Even Mr. Pei must be feeling bad!

I don’t know how she is doing?

The two of them glanced at the main room at the same time.

Aunt Chen was extremely anxious.

If the Second Wife told this to her uncles in Jinling, it would be a big deal.

Of course, the second wife’s family is not to be trifled with, but if the girl from the Pei family still needs the protection of her in-laws, how will the Pei family live if this gets out?

Aunt Chen persuaded the Second Mistress with all her might, and said, "You may not know Old An's temper, but you must know Third Mistress's temper, right? This matter will not be let go like this."

The second wife hummed and said, "I think they are not here to make friends, but to make enemies!"

Aunt Chen didn't know how to comment, so she responded vaguely a few times. Then she listened to the second wife complaining about the Peng family. Only then did the two of them adjust their expressions and go into the main room.

Yu Tang and Miss Xu couldn't help but sigh, and then they realized that their shoulders were stiff.

"Fortunately, no one was discovered!" Miss Xu patted her chest and said thankfully.

Yu Tang felt that this was a troubled place. Just as Aunt Ji said, it was not safe to walk around outside.

"Let's go back to the tea room!" she said. "It's interesting to hear Mrs. Yang talk about how to make snacks."

Miss Xu was a little reluctant and said, "Second Madam and her family will definitely not come again. If she comes again, we don't have to be so flustered like we were just now. Let's just sit here for a while! I can see that after what happened to the Peng family, I'm afraid that Old An will not be in the mood to say anything to us for a while."

They expected to wait a while.

Yu Tang felt that what she said made sense.

Miss Xu smiled and changed the subject, talking about the Yang and Yu families: "You must know about our family. We came to the Pei family because my cousin and the second daughter of the third branch of the Pei family are getting engaged. But I heard from people in the mansion that your family often visits the Pei family because your father has a good relationship with the third master, and you also got the favor of Old An by chance. Is it true?"

Yu Tang nodded.

Miss Xu asked again: "Do you see the third master of the Pei family often? What kind of person is he? I heard from others that he is handsome, is it true? Has he proposed marriage?"

The tone of his voice showed that he was very interested in Pei Yan.

Yu Tang couldn't help but look at her twice more.

Miss Xu was really smart. She guessed what she was thinking by looking at her expression. Miss Xu smiled and said, "It's not me! I'm already engaged. But my family and the Li family are cousins, and I get along well with several cousins ​​from the Li family. My uncle wanted to marry into the Pei family, but was rejected by the third master of the Pei family." At this point, she curled her lips, "My uncle also said that he could choose any girl from the Li family, which made the old lady of the Li family angry. She called my uncle and scolded him severely. Later, the marriages of my third and fourth cousins ​​were not smooth. It was also because of this sentence that my fourth cousin used means to marry the third master Pei, and was locked up in the ancestral hall by the old lady of the Li family." Then she said, "What's so good about preaching? I just wanted to see what the third master Pei looked like, so I had to follow him!"

Yu Tang's mouth was dry and she felt as if she had inadvertently opened a secret room. She could understand what Miss Xu said separately, but she couldn't understand a word of what she said afterwards.

Miss Xu saw that Yu Tang seemed to be frightened, and she giggled, and whispered: "You don't believe it either? There are rumors outside that the Li family looks down on the Pei family. It was the Pei family that gave the Li family a step down. If the Pei family really did not respect the Li family, how could the Pei family be so good now? I see that you don't know anything, so I will tell you the truth. Madam Yang San is my cousin's third aunt, the niece of Madam Li's mother's family, that is, a girl from the Yin family of Huayin. The current prefect of Huai'an is the brother of Madam Yang San. A few days ago, the Pei family seized the Peng family's ship through the Yin family, otherwise why would the Peng family want to marry into the Pei family?"

Yu Tang found that his brain was totally inadequate.

She touched her forehead and said, "Wait a minute, I think I need to learn about the family tree."

Miss Xu smiled even more happily.

She said cunningly: "Good sister, take me to see what Master Pei San looks like, and I will draw a family tree for you to let you know the relationship between which family is which!"

Yu Tang just said this casually. She felt that she had nothing to do with the family genealogy, let alone any use for it.

She simply teased Miss Xu: "Second Madam's family must be very powerful, right? I think if I go and ask Second Madam, she will definitely tell me."

Miss Xu smiled disapprovingly and said, "I'm sure what she said is not as interesting as what I said! I can still tell you a lot of interesting things!"

Yu Tang said: "Anyway, I don't know anything, and I don't know if what you said is right or not."

Miss Xu was also quite patient and said, "How about you wait a few days to see who knows more than me, and then we can talk about it."

Very confident.

Yu Tang laughed out loud.

Miss Xu suddenly pulled her sleeve and made a gesture to silence her.

Yu Tang subconsciously looked towards the yard.

I saw the Second Wife, surrounded by Aunt Ji and Aunt Chen, seeing off several noble ladies wearing jewels and jade pendants.

Miss Xu leaned close to Yu Tang's ear and whispered, "Did you see the woman in the bright red jacket with gold all over it? That's the first wife of the Peng family. However, she has no brains and only knows how to be tough. She is not as good as the third wife of the Peng family. The woman next to her in the royal blue jacket with gold all over it is very powerful, but she doesn't even know that she has been sidelined by her own sister-in-law. The white, plump, round-faced woman is the first wife of the Song family. She is easy to talk to. But the Song family is four The head of the family, the one who is talking to the second wife, looks weak, but my mother said that she is very powerful and smart. She contributed half of the success to the fourth master of the Song family. None of the wives and young wives of the Song family dared to mess with her. And the young woman wearing a pink plain silk gown and a kingfisher brocade belt, hehehe, is my cousin, she married into the Peng family and is the second young wife of the Peng family. I don’t know the others.”

Yu Tang looked at her without saying anything.

Miss Xu blinked at her, as if to say, "See, I know a lot, why don't you ask me for advice?"

Yu Tang smiled.

This Miss Xu is really interesting.

She asked, "What is the origin of your Xu family?"