Miss Xu quickly finished writing the letter and asked Yu Tang to find a reliable person to help her deliver the letter: "I don't know anyone here. I originally just wanted to attend a seminar, and I didn't bring any help. I can only ask my sister to help me with this matter."
However, Yu Tang felt that no one else could be trusted as well as the Pei family.
Miss Xu hesitated again and again.
Yu Tang said: "Since Master Pei is here, he must know everything that happened in Zhaoming Temple. Instead of acting alone, you might as well ask Master Pei for help. Besides, when a disaster strikes, it is both common sense and common sense to ask for help from each other's family. I believe Master Pei will understand."
Miss Xu pondered for a moment and said, "I know that my actions will definitely not be hidden from the Pei family, and I also believe that the Pei family will not open my letter privately. But I still want to inform Brother Yin myself. Because I don't know if our family and the Pei family can still stand together after this incident, so from now on, I will accept as little favor from the Pei family as possible."
Yu Tang could understand this feeling, and she said, "But I still have to tell the Pei family about this."
"Of course." Miss Xu smiled, "We each have our own standpoints, so we naturally act on our own. This makes me like being friends with you even more. I am afraid of those who act purely on emotion, only to mess things up and then blame the other party for being immoral."
Yu Tang also laughed.
She walked forward and hugged Miss Xu, praying silently in her heart, hoping that Miss Xu was just being overly suspicious about this matter, and that she and Miss Xu could still be the same kind of people after this incident.
Yu Tang thought of two people.
The Qu brothers!
Because of the Wei family's affairs, she had some interactions with the two brothers, but she was unable to change the fate of the Qu brothers. The two were just like in their previous lives, now hanging around in Lin'an City, and gradually becoming famous. But this life is different from the previous life after all. In the previous life, the Pei family was silent. In this life, perhaps Yu Tang had contacts with the Pei family, or perhaps the time was still short, and it felt that the Pei family was more high-profile than in the previous life. They would appear in the eyes of Lin'an people from time to time, reminding Lin'an people from time to time that the Pei family was the largest family in Lin'an. The Qu brothers acted much more carefully than in their previous lives. They had always followed the lead of the Pei family and did not dare to offend the Pei family easily, but they did not have the prestige of their previous lives.
These two brothers are trustworthy.
It's just a matter of how much money you spend.
Miss Xu is definitely willing to pay the money.
Yu Tang told Miss Xu about the Qu brothers.
Miss Xu was overjoyed and said, "I'm not afraid that he is a bad guy, I'm afraid that he has no foundation. Since he is from Lin'an, there is nothing to worry about. You can send someone to find these two people and ask them to help deliver the letter to Huai'an overnight. If they can deliver it one day earlier, I will give you an extra ten taels of silver, not twenty taels."
It takes ten days to travel from Lin'an to Huai'an by land and seven days by water. If you can ride a horse, you can make the round trip in ten days, and you can ride even faster.
Yu Tang was thinking about whether he should give the Qu brothers an idea, such as borrowing a horse from the Pei family.
But she said nothing in the end.
From this moment on, they each have their own stance.
Yu Tang asked Shuang Tao to take the letter to A Tiao, and then asked A Tiao to bring the Qu brothers over.
The Qu brothers arrived in the evening, and Shuangtao gave them Miss Xu's letter.
When the Qu brothers saw that the letter was sent to the prefect of Huai'an, they could not help but look up to the Yu family even more. They readily agreed and thought of ways to get horses as soon as they left Zhaoming Temple.
Miss Xu was still a little hesitant, not knowing whether what she was doing was right or wrong, so she told Mrs. Yang San about it.
Mrs. Yang San also found the situation difficult.
She just wanted to see what kind of person the second daughter of the Pei family was, and to see if she could marry into the Pei family, but ended up getting dragged into this matter. She thought about it, and said to Miss Xu: "You did the right thing. Although your second brother doesn't like the hardship of paperwork, he is not the kind of person who shirks responsibility. If the Pei family's lecture really has this intention, your second brother will definitely find a way to pick us out. Don't go out for the next two days. If anyone asks about it, I will say that you are not used to the climate and feel a little uncomfortable. As soon as the lecture here is over, we will set off to Huai'an immediately."
Miss Xu nodded.
Mrs. Yang San asked, "What is Miss Yu doing?"
The implication is that Yu Tang may not be trustworthy.
Miss Xu smiled and said, "She sat with me for a while and comforted me for a long time, then returned to her residence and sent someone to take a letter to Pei Xiaoguang's servant named A Ming, asking to see Pei Xiaoguang, but Pei Xiaoguang never responded. I thought Pei Xiaoguang was busy entertaining people from the Tao and Peng families and had no time to see her. If he wanted to see her, it would be in the evening."
It can be seen that she also sent people to keep an eye on Yu Tang.
Miss Xu also told Mrs. Yang San what they had discovered before.
Mrs. Yang San was quite surprised, and immediately looked at Yu Tang with a higher opinion: "I didn't expect that a girl from a humble family would have such a broad mind and tolerance. It shows that a girl's background is one thing, and her knowledge is another. This girl is worth making friends with!" She added, "Is she engaged?" She thought it would be nice for a girl like this to marry into her family, the Li family, or the Zhang family.
Miss Xu smiled and said, "Are you addicted to matchmaking? Their family is looking for a live-in son-in-law."
Mrs. Yang San waved her hand in disapproval and said, "Nothing is immutable. We can talk about Miss Yu's matter later. Let's deal with the current situation first."
Miss Xu nodded and said, "I'm thinking that we should not attend the seminar. It would be better to find an excuse to stay in the room."
There will definitely be a gathering of many heroes tomorrow. The Xu family, the Yang family, and the Yin family are not unknown people. They will be too conspicuous if they appear there.
Mrs. Yang San was very pleased.
By the time of Yin Mingyuan, the Yin family had only three males in the fifth branch, and only Yin Mingyuan's wife was still in such a problem. The other two wives of the Yin family were good at managing the inner quarters, but they were at a loss with other matters.
She said, "Just say I have a sudden cold and you need to stay in the house and take care of me."
How could Miss Xu let her elders bear such a reputation? She hurriedly said, "Just say I'm not feeling well."
Mrs. Yang San shook her head and made a decision: "This is not good. I can't let you bear this reputation."
Miss Xu is going to marry into the Yin family. Yin Mingyuan already has a reputation for being in poor health, and Miss Xu cannot be burdened with such a reputation.
That's how the matter was settled.
Madam Yang San said, "Let's keep someone watching Miss Yu. We may be able to find out through Pei Xiaguang whether the Pei family's lecture was intentional or unintentional."
Miss Xu agreed, and after Mrs. Yang San left, she became restless, thinking that Yu Tang had a similar temperament to her, but was helpless. If anything happened, Yu Tang would most likely be the one to be abandoned, and she felt that she could not just stand by and watch.
After thinking for a long time, she decided to remind Yu Tang a few words.
She quietly got up and went to the yard where Yu Tang was resting.
Yu Tang was talking to Pei Yan under the camphor tree at the gate of the courtyard at this time: "...This is all I know. I don't know if it will be of any use to you. I hope it's just a false alarm."
Pei Yan was still wearing the same plain Taoist robe as before. He had been looking at Yu Tang seriously since Yu Tang started talking. His calm eyes were dark and lightless, like the sea at midnight, without any sign of danger.
After Yu Tang finished speaking, he said calmly, "Why are you telling me this? I definitely know everything that Miss Xu knows. I can't be worse than Miss Xu."
It turns out that I was wrong to inform him!
Yu Tang was so angry that he wanted to go back, but he was unwilling to do so because he was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy and cause the Pei family to suffer. So he had to be patient and said, "Anyway, it is better to be safe than sorry. I have said everything I should say. If you don't want to listen, I won't say it again in the future. Just keep it in mind!" After saying that, he turned around and was about to go back.
Pei Yan looked at her from behind, his mouth curled up and then returned to his original expressionless face. He said to her from behind: "Guess who I met before I came here?"
Yu Tang really wanted to ignore him and walk away, but she knew that Pei Yan would not speak without thinking. He must have his reasons for saying so, and this matter might involve her or their Yu family.
She had no choice but to turn around, look at him intently, and ask, "Who did you just see?"
Pei Yan still stood with his hands behind his back as calm as before, but in Yu Tang's eyes, she inexplicably felt that Pei Yan seemed to have suddenly relaxed at that moment.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Shen came to see me."
If Mr. Shen wants to find him, let him find him. What does it have to do with her?
Yu Tang was puzzled.
Pei Yan sighed in his heart.
Miss Yu still has less experience, unlike Miss Xu, who has been exposed to family genealogy since childhood and understands it very well.
He had no choice but to say, "Mr. Shen is Li Duan's mentor. Li Yi was impeached by the censors and has been imprisoned. He should be exiled. Li Duan is looking for people to rescue him. Mr. Shen also got the news. He just came to me in a hurry, hoping that I would say a few good words for Li Yi for the sake of our fellow countrymen, so that he can be dismissed from office and compensated instead of exiled."
Wouldn't that be a bargain for Li Yi?
Yu Tang couldn't help but take a few steps forward and asked anxiously, "What do you say?"
Pei Yan coughed lightly, his face showing hesitation, and said: "I am a little undecided, and you just came to find me. In your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"
Yu Tang was so angry that she said, "It's nothing to worry about in order to get rid of harm for the people. Of course, there is friendship among fellow villagers, but whoever helps a fellow villager like this will lose face. How can you do such a thing? You shouldn't even think about it." At this point, she glared at Pei Yan.
This glance made her seem to see a faint smile in his eyes.
Yu Tang was stunned.
Is that what she meant?
Unfortunately, before she could think about it carefully, Pei Yan's eyes were filled with contemplation, and he said, "However, if they are exiled, the Li family will probably be finished. Li Duan is a very capable person. Apart from the Li family, there is no other family in Lin'an that can compete with our Pei family..."
Does this mean to protect the Li family?
Yu Tang said angrily, "Your family is full of troubles. If you are not careful, you will capsize. Why do you want to set a target? Aren't things chaotic enough now? As the saying goes, force can defeat skill. When you have suppressed those people to the point where they can't breathe, who dares to complain in front of your family? Can't you use your strength so that those people can only envy you but not be jealous of you!"