Chen thought it made sense, but there were a lot of things going on with Old Master Pei, and she didn't have a chance to talk to Old Master Pei until the evening, so she put the matter aside. After having dinner with Yu Tang, who had seen off Miss Xu, Miss Pei Fourth, and Miss Pei Fifth, Chen moved to the west room and was about to talk to Yu Tang when Ah Fu, who was beside Miss Xu, came over and asked Yu Tang, "Are you and Madam going to take a walk in the yard? Our young lady and Madam Yang San are going to take a walk in the yard."

Is this an invitation for them to go out and play?

Yu Tang looked at his mother with a smile and let her make the decision.

Chen had a good impression of Mrs. Yang San.

She had met many people before, but this was the first time she had met someone of Madam Yang's background and character, so she really liked to keep Madam Yang company. Hearing what Ah Fu said, she immediately said, "Go tell your young lady and Madam Yang that we are also going to take a walk in the small garden at the back."

Ah-Fu bowed happily with his round face and sweet smile, which made people feel happy.

While changing her clothes, Chen smiled at Yu Tang and said, "Look at how these families choose their maids. Not only do they have good taste, but they all smile with happiness on their faces. It's pleasing to see."

Yu Tang glanced at Shuang Tao's oval face and said with a smile, "Let's choose a maid with a round face in the future."

Chen laughed.

Shuang Tao ran out embarrassedly: "I'll go prepare tea for the madam and the young lady."

Chen decided to marry her to Wang Si. Because of this, Wang Si signed a contract to sell her with the Yu family. Chen was going to leave the couple to Yu Tang, and had already started to let Wang Si do odd jobs in the Yu family's shop. When Shuang Tao and Wang Si got married, they would also move to the shop to live for a while, and Yu Tang would have to buy a new maid. Yu Tang remembered the maid Bai Xing who had reminded her in her previous life in the Li family. But Bai Xing had no contact with her before. She only knew that Bai Xing was sold to the Li family in the third year after she married. She was called Zhaodi before, and changed her name to Bai Xing after entering the Li Mansion. She didn't know where she was from or why she was sold to the Li family.

It's a bit difficult to find.

Otherwise she would have sent someone to look for him long ago.

But even so, she still kept it in mind. Thinking that the maid spoke with a Shaanxi accent, she wondered if she had fled from there. She left a letter for the matchmaker, and it all depended on whether they had such a fate.

Yu Tang asked Chen: "Has Shuang Tao's wedding date been set? Don't worry about me. If it really doesn't work out, just buy a little maid first."

When you buy a maid, she has to learn the rules from Shuangtao first, and you don’t even know if she can do the job. If she is not useful, you have to replace her with another one.

It is difficult to set a date for Shuangtao's wedding.

Yu Tang used to want to wait for news from Bai Xing, but now he is afraid of delaying Shuang Tao's wedding.

So I thought to myself that it wouldn't be too late to buy Bai Xing when I got some news about her.

At worst, she could just keep two maids by her side.

As the mother and daughter were talking, they soon arrived at the small flower bed in the backyard.

Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San were already waiting there.

Everyone met and greeted each other warmly.

Mrs. Yang San said with a smile: "It's getting dark now, we can go out and digest the food."

Chen walked side by side with her on the path covered with lush vegetation: "That's right. I am also a local, but I didn't know there was such a beautiful small courtyard behind the meditation room of Zhaoming Temple. This time it is really thanks to you."

Mrs. Yang San laughed.

Miss Xu, who was walking side by side with Yu Tang behind them, whispered to her, "I just heard you talking about buying a maid. Is Shuang Tao going to leave the house?"

Yu Tang didn't expect her ears to be so sharp. He smiled and nodded, saying, "She is not young anymore. She should prepare to leave the palace when she returns."

Miss Xu asked about Shuang Tao's marriage. Who was she betrothed to? What was her character like? Would she stay by Yu Tang's side and serve him in the future?

I don't know why she is so curious.

But Yu Tang didn't feel annoyed. Instead, she was in a mood to confide in him. Before they had even finished walking around the path, she already knew everything about the situation at Yu Tang's home.

She was also eager to help Yu Tang choose a maid.

Yu Tang couldn't help laughing.

I think Miss Xu is just too idle.

She asked, "Are you free? Aren't you going back to Tonglu right after the Buddha's Birthday?" She thought that Miss Xu dared to ask her anything, so she boldly asked Miss Xu, "What is Mrs. Yang San doing back home? Has she finished her business?"

Miss Xu looked around, then pulled her close to her ear and whispered, "Someone ran to Old Madam Li with a child and said that it was the mistress of the second brother of the Yin family. Old Madam Li was scared to death and sent Madam Yang San to deal with the matter. We will go directly to Huai'an from here. Otherwise, what would Yin Mingyuan do to trick me to come to Jiangnan!"

Yu Tang was also scared half to death.

Isn't it inappropriate for Miss Xu to tell her this?

Miss Xu didn't take it seriously. She rolled her eyes and said cunningly, "Do you think I can tell anyone? I just feel relieved when I see my sister."

"But you shouldn't be like this!" Yu Tang said, "Aren't you just dumping the problem on me, making me feel burdened?"

Miss Xu was stunned.

Yu Tang explained: "It's also very tiring to keep secrets for others!"

Miss Xu laughed again, looking at her with sparkling eyes, and said, "You are quite interesting. I think I was right. But don't worry, the truth will be revealed in two or three months at most."

"Ah?!" Yu Tang stared at Miss Xu.

Miss Xu blinked at her.

Yu Tang shook his head helplessly.

Miss Xu whispered, "What's your name? My given name is 'Xuan'. Since I'm the thirteenth child in my family, everyone calls me Thirteen."

This means that you should treat Yu Tang as your best friend.

Yu Tang also liked Miss Xu very much, and said softly: "My name is just 'Tang', and my family calls me 'A Tang'." He then asked, "Are you ranked together with your cousins?"

Otherwise, the Xu family has thirteen girls, which is too many.

Miss Xu smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I will call you 'Atang' like everyone else in your family, okay?"

Yu Tang smiled and nodded.

Miss Xu recognized a younger sister and happily wanted to touch Yu Tang's head.

Yu Tang shrewdly avoided her and complained, "Don't try to touch my head just because you're taller than me. My hair is messy and I have to tidy it up again."

Miss Xu giggled, as happy as a bird spreading its wings and flying high.

Mrs. Yang San heard a strange young woman's greeting.

Yu Tang and Miss Xu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the second young lady of the Peng family who was leading two young ladies who were slightly younger than her.

Miss Xu frowned and muttered, "The ghost is still there."

Yu Tang guessed, "Are they your sister and the two young ladies from the Song family?"

"That's right!" Miss Xu said unhappily, "She came if she wanted to. I would have thought it would be better if she brought the daughter of the Peng family, but she brought the daughter of the Song family. Either she got something good from the Song family, or the Peng family and the Song family have formed an alliance and are targeting our family or the Pei family." At this point, she was startled and asked anxiously, "Is she going to do something to embarrass our family again?"

There was too much information, and Yu Tang took some time to digest it. However, she felt that if she followed Miss Xu, no matter how fast her brain worked, it would not be as fast as Miss Xu who was familiar with the family tree. She might as well listen to Miss Xu.

"What do you mean?" she said, "Your sister has married into the Peng family. Even if it's embarrassing, it's the Peng family that's embarrassed. What does it have to do with your family?"

Miss Xu said, "It is common for the women of the Peng family to lose face, but how can they compare to the face of our Xu family. Look at her. If someone is targeting our family, she helps outsiders to deal with us. Others will laugh their heads off if they know. If someone uses her to target the Pei family, the Pei and Song Lao'an are cousins. What can't the Pei and Song families say? Why should she, a woman in the inner house who is neither noble because of her husband's wife nor famous for her virtue, step forward? If she doesn't say she is from the Xu family, who would know her? I think she has been flattered to the point of not knowing how high the sky is and how deep the earth is! No! I have to go and talk to her."

After she finished speaking, she took two steps at a time and walked towards Mrs. Yang San and the others.

Yu Tang was a little worried and followed quickly.

"Thirteen!" The second young lady of the Peng family saw them and waved her hand excitedly to greet Miss Xu. If Yu Tang had not just heard Miss Xu's complaints about her, she would not have noticed that there was such a big rift between the two of them.

"Second Young Madam!" Miss Xu smiled and greeted Second Young Madam Peng. She was graceful and gentle. Compared to the laziness when she was with Yu Tang just now, she seemed like a different person. Now she fits everyone's impression of a noble lady from an aristocratic family? When she was with Yu Tang, she seemed too casual.

Yu Tang secretly stuck out his tongue.

This is the true face of Miss Xu, who can change her image at any time.

She smiled and went over to greet the second young lady of the Peng family.

The second young lady of the Peng family was obviously here for Mrs. Yang San and Miss Xu. She was very perfunctory towards Yu Tang and Chen. When introducing the two young ladies of the Song family, she only briefly introduced their ranking.

Chen was also a smart person. Upon seeing this, she said goodbye to the third wife of the Yang family and Miss Xu.

Neither Mrs. Yang San nor Miss Xu tried to keep them. They just said that they could go for a walk in the yard together again when they had the chance in the future. They didn't even specify a specific time. It sounded like they were rather neglectful of the Chen mother and daughter.

On the way back, Chen seemed a little silent.

Yu Tang asked hurriedly, "Do you feel that Madam Yang San is a little cold to us?"

Chen forced a smile and said, "You little girl, you just think too much."

Yu Tang knew that her mother was not sincere, so she spoke softly for Madam Yang San and Miss Xu: "I heard from Miss Xu that the second young lady of the Peng family asked them for something, and they didn't want to pay attention to her. Although Madam Yang San has only known you for a short time, you should have felt that she is not that kind of person. I think that she distanced herself from us in front of the second young lady of Peng because she didn't want us to get involved in their dispute."

Chen thought for a moment and said, "Really?"

"If you don't believe it, let's wait and see." Yu Tang felt that she still had some judgment in judging people.