The women of the Wu family did not stay at Old Man Pei's for a long time, but Chen was taken by Madam Yang San to meet all the women of the Pei family. After returning from Old Man Pei's lunch, Miss Xu followed Yu Tang to the room where Chen and Yu Tang rested. Yu Tang gave her half a bottle of perfume. Miss Xu was very happy and said, "This smells good." She also said, "Don't worry, sister Yu, I will return a bottle to you in a few days."

Although Yu Tang really liked this perfume, she heard that it was also sold in Hangzhou, so it was not something that could not be obtained. She smiled and said, "No need, just use it if you like it."

Miss Xu was not too polite and said, "Then I'd like to thank you in advance." After that, she stood up and said goodbye: "Sister, take a nap first, I'll come to play with you later." Then she pointed to the next door to the room where they lived, "Mrs. Yang San and I live next door."

Yu Tang agreed and sent Miss Xu out with a smile. But when he turned around, he was called to the east room by Chen.

Chen was sitting at the large desk by the window writing. When she saw Yu Tang coming in, she waved at her and said, "Come and help me."

Yu Tang smiled and walked quickly forward, and found that her mother was writing down the titles and facial features of the women of the Pei family whom she had met today.

"What are you doing?" She was puzzled.

Chen smiled and said, "We are from Lin'an after all. We didn't have any contact with the Pei family before, but now we often visit the Pei Mansion. How can we not recognize the ladies and grandmothers of the Pei Mansion? You also know that our family is simple. I have been with your father for so many years, and your father has protected me in everything. I have also experienced little, so I am afraid that I will forget and offend people when I meet them again. I think a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. While I still remember them, I will write down everyone I met today. It will be beneficial to you in the future - not remembering other people's names incorrectly is also a kind of respect for others."

Yu Tang felt that his mother was right.

She brought a chair and sat down next to her mother. Together with her mother, she recalled the people she had met today and wrote down what they looked like. She also made comments in a low voice from time to time and talked about some gossip about the Pei Mansion.

Just like playing games with her mother when she was a child, Yu Tang not only did not feel tired, but was also full of interest and found it very interesting. If Miss Xu hadn't come to play with her, she wouldn't have noticed that an hour had passed.

They forgot to take a nap.

The mother and daughter smiled at each other, feeling very happy in their hearts.

Yu Tang held her mother's arm, wondering if Miss Xu was as happy as she and her mother when she was studying the family tree. That's why Miss Xu knew all the relationships between those families!

She suddenly felt somewhat friendly towards Miss Xu.

When Miss Xu proudly took out a bottle of perfume that was exactly the same as hers, she smiled and praised her as if she was coaxing her own little sister: "You are so amazing! How did you find a bottle of perfume that is exactly the same as mine so quickly?"

Miss Xu was very happy to hear her say that. Her voice rose a few points unconsciously. She even raised her eyebrows at Yu Tang and said, "Do you know what the Wu family does? They are engaged in grain transport. Every year, they spend a lot of energy to take care of the dignitaries in Beijing. What can the dignitaries in Beijing lack? At most, they are a little rare for things from the sea. Your perfumed lotion is obviously something from the sea. I sent someone to ask them for it, and they immediately took out seven or eight kinds of perfumed lotions for me to choose from." As she spoke, she blinked at Yu Tang as if she was presenting a treasure, "If the Wu family doesn't have it, I can also ask the Song family. The Song family is the most particular about ostentation. The women in their family will definitely show off such rare things." Finally, she said sincerely, "When my sister comes to visit me later, pick a few bottles of perfumed lotions with other scents and bring them over."

Yu Tang smiled and said, "You are really smart!"

"Of course." Miss Xu accepted it with peace of mind.

Yu Tang thanked her and accepted the perfume she brought.

Miss Xu liked her even more.

I feel that she is not shy. Although she comes from a humble background, she is very generous and decent, and she is neither humble nor arrogant.

She couldn't help but continue chatting with Yu Tang: "The people of the Wu family are also famous for their beauty. Otherwise, their daughter wouldn't have been able to marry into the Jiang family and become the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiang family. My aunt said that it was because the Wu family used to be pirates, and they married beauties from all over the place, so their family members are all fair-skinned and beautiful. However, the Jiang family also brought a bad precedent to the Wu family. I have found out clearly that this time, only two young masters came from the Wu family, but many young ladies came, ranging from 18 to 14 years old, and each one is more beautiful than the other. Including the tenth young lady of the Wu family, who is said to be no worse than the eldest daughter of their family who married into the Jiang family. I think the Wu family must want to marry their daughter to Master Pei San."

Yu Tang was startled and said hurriedly, "Keep your voice down! Be careful that the walls have ears and you might ruin other people's reputations."

But he did not doubt her guess.

Miss Xu was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter, her eyes sparkling as she tried to rub Yu Tang's head: "You are so funny!"

Yu Tang turned his head to avoid her hand and said angrily, "I don't want to comb my hair again, don't touch my hair."

Miss Xu laughed again and promised, "Don't worry, I brought a maid who can comb your hair and a maid who can comb your hair. I can send one of them to help you when the time comes."

Yu Tang secretly clicked his tongue.

In their family, it was good to have a maid who could comb hair. Even when Gu Xi married into the Li family in her previous life, she only brought a maid who could comb hair as a dowry. This maid also helped Gu Xi pack clothes and run errands for Gu Xi's wet nurse. The young ladies of the Pei family also only had a maid who could comb hair.

It can be seen that the Xu family is really wealthy.

Miss Xu asked Yu Tang again: "You really can't go visit Master Pei San? I'm so curious about what he looks like. If something happens here, will he come to see us in person? After all, there are so many women living here..."

Yu Tang was flustered and stopped her, saying, "What are you going to do? If something happens to the women living here because of you, do you think you can sleep peacefully in the future? Besides, haste makes waste, why do you insist on it? Don't we still have to stay in the temple for four days? How do you know that you won't have the chance to meet the third elder of the Pei family in the future?"

"You make sense." Miss Xu pondered for a moment and said, "I was indeed a little too anxious."

Yu Tang was moved when he saw this and asked, "Why are you so anxious to meet the Third Elder of the Pei Family?"

Miss Xu blushed, and after a moment's silence, she whispered to her, "My family also wants to marry my cousin to Pei Xiaguang. However, my cousin is only sixteen this year, a little young, and Pei Xiaguang should get married after mourning, so I don't think the Pei family will agree. But from what my uncle said, we have to give it a try whether he agrees or not."

Yu Tang opened his mouth wide, causing Miss Xu to laugh again.

She even tapped Yu Tang's head and said, "Otherwise, why do you think Madam Yang San came here? You don't really think that everyone is here to listen to the lecture, do you? Even Mr. Pei may have such thoughts."

Yu Tang didn't say anything. He felt a tightness in his chest and his face looked a little bad.

Miss Xu was still immersed in her own thoughts and did not notice Yu Tang's abnormality. She continued to mutter: "I don't know which other families will come. Among the families that have come, I have taken a look and it seems that only the Peng family does not have such intention. Ah..." She suddenly exclaimed in a low voice as if she had discovered something remarkable.

Yu Tang was startled by her sudden changes and felt nervous. He asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

Miss Xu held Yu Tang's hand and whispered to her, "Tell me, will the Peng family be at odds with the Pei family? The Peng family is in Fujian, thousands of miles away, why are they coming here to join in the fun?"

Yu Tang's heart was pounding.

Miss Xu is so smart.

After the incident with the Navigation Chart, the Pei family must have been wary of the Peng family. But if the Peng family was also wary of the Pei family, did that mean that the Peng family had discovered that the Pei family was already wary of them? If so, if the Peng family and the Pei family fell out one day, it might not be so easy for the Pei family to deal with the Peng family.

Does Pei Yan know the Peng family’s attitude?

Yu Tang took a few deep breaths, and his mood slowly calmed down. His mind began to work rapidly.

No matter how smart Miss Xu is, she is definitely not as smart as Pei Yan. If Miss Xu can see through it, Pei Yan can definitely see through it as well.

She should believe Pei Yan.

Yu Tang took a few deep breaths again.

"Did I scare you?" Miss Xu, who had just noticed that Yu Tang's face was a little pale, asked belatedly, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

"No, no." Yu Tang was a little flustered and wanted to whitewash it, but she didn't know why she was flustered and why she wanted to whitewash it. "I have never thought about this before. I just feel too surprised."

Miss Xu believed her.

She had seen too many girls like Yu Tang, who only cared about clothes, flowers and plants and had no interest in anything outside.

"I'm sorry." She apologized, "I just like to have wild thoughts. Don't take it to heart. I'm just guessing. Maybe it's because Fujian is too far away from here, so only a few female relatives from the Peng family came. My mother has scolded me several times for this. I'm just too idle."

"No, you're doing well." Yu Tang saw her getting depressed and comforted her, "Sometimes I also like to make wild guesses like this. However, you know more than I do, and we just guess about different things. For example, sometimes I see the maid next door carrying a basket of pickled vegetables when she goes out, but when she comes back the basket is empty, and I wonder if she secretly exchanged the pickled vegetables for silver."

Miss Xu laughed loudly, her eyes and eyebrows raised, and asked, "Did you guess it right?"

"I don't know!" Yu Tang laughed, "I've never had the chance to verify it."

"But I guessed right most of the time." Miss Xu said, "Yin Mingyuan has been sickly since he was a child. He can't stand the wind or the rain, but he insisted on studying at our house and asked me to play with him. If I didn't take him with me, he would cry, and the maids and servants around him would complain to my grandmother." She said angrily, "I had no choice but to accompany him to study. Later, when I grew up, I knew how to deal with him - I didn't talk to him."