Miss Xu was eager to try and felt very lucky.

She wanted to see Pei Yan as soon as she arrived in Lin'an, but she never had the chance. Although she asked Yu Tang for help, there was no response even after Yu Tang sent someone to pass the message. She vaguely knew what Pei Yan was busy with, and it was really not appropriate for her to disturb him at this time.

But Zhou Zijin is different.

Her family has some connection with Zhou Zijin - one of her cousins ​​is of the same grade as Zhou Zijin, otherwise they would not have been able to get Zhou Zijin's papers from the spring examination and the palace examination that year.

But not only did Zhou Zijin retire and return to his hometown early, he also liked to travel around. Yin Mingyuan asked people to make appointments with him several times but failed. He didn't expect to meet him here at Pei Yan. If this isn't fate, then what is it?

Miss Xu immediately took Yu Tang's arm and led her to Pei Yan's study, whispering to her, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. When we get to Pei Xiaoguang's place, let's ask someone to inform him first. It's just that he has a strange personality and doesn't respond to any persuasion. I'm not sure if he will meet me. But nothing is certain. Do you know why Zhou Zijin is good at painting beauties? It's because he likes "I like beauties. Don't get me wrong, he's not that kind of mean person, he just likes to appreciate utensils or flowers, he likes to appreciate beauties. Pei Xiaoguang will just see us, if he doesn't, Zhou Zijin will definitely feel pity after knowing it, and will try to mediate and comfort us. But if this happens, we won't be able to see Pei Xiaoguang, which is a bit of a pity. I'm afraid you will have to help me with this matter in the end."

Yu Tang didn't know before that she and Yin Mingyuan were going to edit such a book. Now that she knew, she couldn't help but have her own little ideas in mind.

She said, "You said that you would only include the top ten nominees of each Golden List, so the Third Elder of the Pei Family would definitely not be among them. Will you continue to include others in the future?"

At that time, many families could not even afford a complete set of the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone the examination papers for such a major exam.

Miss Xu laughed when she heard this and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Yu Tang blushed and said in a mosquito-like voice: "If you have finished editing it, can you give me a set?"

Books like these are priceless treasures, and she didn't even dare to ask for a purchase.

Miss Xu's eyes rolled around and she said, "Then you must find a way to help me meet Pei Xiaguang."

That's the promise.

Yu Tang was grateful and thanked him again and again. He also wanted to ask for help from Pei Yan, so he said, "If Master Pei San asks me, can I tell him about your book editing?"

Miss Xu smiled and thought Yu Tang was very interesting and a thoughtful person.

"Okay, okay." She agreed repeatedly, but in her heart she was thinking, it seems that the relationship between the Yu family and the Pei family is much better than she thought, otherwise Yu Tang would not help Pei Yan make a decision. If Pei Yan knew why Yu Tang sold him out... what she wanted to see more now was what expression Pei Yan would have.

Miss Xu was in a good mood and ran into Gu Chang head-on.

Gu Chang saw from a distance that two young ladies were walking towards him with their personal maids. One was wearing a goose yellow jacket, and the other was wearing a honey jacket. They were both about seventeen or eighteen years old and looked the same. But he still looked at the girl wearing the honey jacket for a few more times.

To be honest, he had seen many people wearing honey-colored clothes. That color that was neither yellow nor white made people look old-fashioned no matter what material it was made of. Only the little girl in front of him, the plain honey-colored clothes made her skin as white as snow, her eyes bright and her teeth white, so bright and beautiful that he could not help but feel curious.

As he got closer, he was even more surprised.

This little girl is not only pretty, but also graceful and elegant in her every move.

No matter how simply she dresses, her natural beauty cannot be concealed.

Gu Chang secretly admired it in his heart and couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

At this glance, he felt that the girl looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

He took another look.

Yu Tang had seen Gu Chang in her previous life, but only from a distance a few times. This was the first time she was so close to him in this life. She wanted to pretend that she didn't know him and just pass by him, but Gu Chang looked solemn and his eyes were sharp when he looked at them, which still made her feel uneasy. She couldn't help but glance at him.

This glance just happened to meet Gu Chang's.

Gu Chang saw a pair of almond eyes that seemed to be filled with water.

He couldn't help but smile at Yu Tang.

Yu Tang had no choice but to smile as well, nodded at him, and then hurriedly followed Miss Xu.

Gu Chang's brows were furrowed without him even realizing it.

He thought he was quite elegant and polite, but why did this girl seem to be afraid of him?

Or is it because he has been kept at home for many years?

As he thought about it, his frown relaxed again, he smiled to himself, and continued walking forward with his companions.

But after walking a few steps, he suddenly asked the people around him: "Do you know whose daughter that just walked by is? Why does she look familiar to me?"

His trusted follower was called Gao Sheng, and upon hearing this he immediately said, "I'll go check it out right away."

Gu Chang nodded.

Gao Sheng was shocked in his heart.

Gu Chang had never been engaged because his teacher Sun Gao had taken a fancy to him, but for some reason, Gu Chang had been refusing to accept the offer. They happened to meet at the Zhaoming Temple lecture, and when they arrived, they found that several wealthy families had come, especially the Peng family and the Tao family, one from Fujian and the other from Guangzhou, which made them think again and again. But it cannot be denied that the girls from these families are all good, and if they can pick a mistress from these families, she will not be worse than the girls from the Sun family.

Thinking of this, he felt that he had to cheer up for this matter.

You know, their master never asked about the origins of those women.

Gao Sheng went to inquire about Yu Tang and Miss Xu.

Miss Xu quietly criticized Yu Tang: "Why are you hiding? With me here, what can Gu Chaoyang do to you? Although he is a powerful man, he is still suppressed by Sun Gao. My father has disliked Sun Gao for a long time. People like them who do great things will definitely not cause trouble for Sun Gao for people like us. Just be brave and pretend he doesn't exist."

Yu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Didn't you see it? You just nodded."

"You don't even need to nod to him." Miss Xu said, "He looks all roses and falls, but he's really cunning. Yin Mingyuan almost fell for his trick. We are definitely no match for him. The best way is to keep a distance."

Yu Tang really wanted to know what happened between Gu Chang and Yin Mingyuan, but seeing that Miss Xu didn't want to say more, she didn't ask any more questions.

The two of them soon arrived at the courtyard where Pei Yan's study was located.

The partitions of the study were open, and inside one could vaguely see several men sitting or leaning on various chairs, drinking tea and talking.

Miss Xu stood on tiptoe to look, and whispered to Yu Tang, "Help me see who Pei Xiaguang is."

Yu Tang smiled and ignored her, instead he instructed Shuang Tao: "Go find Ah Ming and tell him that I came here with Miss Xu and want to meet the Third Elder and Zhou Zhuangyuan."

Shuang Tao left with a smile.

Yu Tang pulled Miss Xu aside and said, "You'll attract more attention this way, so you'd better be quiet! If you meet Mr. Zhou and Mr. Pei later, have you thought about what to say?"

Miss Xu raised her eyebrows at Yu Tang and said proudly, "It's time to use the second brother of the Yin family!"

Yu Tang was puzzled.

Miss Xu kept it a secret: "Just wait and see." Fearing that Pei Yan would blame Yu Tang, she said: "If Pei Xiaoguang asks about it later, just say that I asked you to bring me here, and that you brought me here because I told you it was something important."

Yu Tang agreed, but in his heart he was thinking about finding an opportunity to tell Pei Yan the whole story.

She felt that the current situation in Zhaoming Temple was complicated. If she concealed something and Pei Yan made a wrong judgment, what would happen if the Pei family suffered losses? Of course, her words might not have any effect on the Pei family, but she could not be so smart as not to tell Pei Yan.

She was very convinced of Pei Yan's judgment.

The two waited for about a cup of tea, and Pei Yan and Zhou Zijin came together.

"Oh, this must be Mingyuan's fiancée, right?" Zhou Zijin waved his gold-painted Sichuan fan that he carried with him all year round. When he saw the two of them, he teased Miss Xu first, "Your cousin has written to me several times, but unfortunately, it was never a good opportunity. Didn't you just want a small portrait of me? You should have told me earlier, I could have painted one for you myself. Speaking of portraits, I think I can be ranked in the top three in the current dynasty. You'd better not paint randomly, what if it damages my heroic image? Although Mingyuan is also good at painting, I think his flowers and birds are a little better than mine, but his portraits are far inferior to mine.

When will you finish editing that book?

I think I need to take a closer look before publishing it.

Please don't make the other characters look weird."

Miss Xu, who had only seen Pei Yan at first glance, was so angry that she glared at him.

Zhou Zijin laughed and said, "You Xu family members really look alike. Your ninth brother's eldest daughter looks exactly like you, like a sister."

Miss Xu no longer wanted to talk to Zhou Zijin.

Pei Yan added, "What's the matter with Miss Xu? Since Brother Yin asked you to come here, did you bring his letter? It just so happens that Mr. Tao has just arrived at Zhaoming Temple. He will go to Huai'an in a few days. I'll ask him to bring the reply to Brother Yin for me."

He looked as if to say, "If you're lying, I'll show you how I'm going to punish you." He was as cold as he could be, leaving Yu Tang dumbfounded. It took her a while to come back to her senses. When she came to her senses, she felt that Pei Yan was still quite nice to her. She had caused him so much trouble, but he had never treated her like this before.

Miss Xu was also dumbfounded.

But she was brave and smart, and she calmed down quickly after a brief panic.

The second elder brother of the Yin family has treated her like a younger sister since she was a child. Even if she told a lie, the second elder brother of the Yin family could help her cover it up. What was she afraid of?

But Pei Yan’s divine looks could not save the impression he left on Miss Xu.

She smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. Uncle Yin sent me a message to you, telling you to have a feast in Hangzhou when you have time. Sweet and sour fish and Dongpo pork are the best dishes. Gaoyou only has salted duck eggs."

Yu Tang felt that Pei Yan's eyes turned cold and sharp when he looked at Miss Xu after hearing this.