All of Miss Xu's perfume bottles are crystal clear, some are as big as wine glasses, and some are as small as a fingernail. The light gold or dark gold color flows in the small bottles, looking glittering and colorful, like rare treasures.

Miss Xu pulled Yu Tang to sit on the bed and pointed at the perfumed lotion: "Would you like to try it?"

Yu Tang didn't bother to be polite with her. He picked them up one by one and smelled them, and asked, "Which one do you think smells the best?"

Miss Xu picked one and handed it to her, saying, "Lily scent, I think it smells the best."

Yu Tang, however, likes the scent of osmanthus.

Miss Xu generously gave her both bottles and said, "I will give the rest as gifts to the young ladies of the Pei family."

Of course Yu Tang agreed.

Miss Xu asked Ah Fu to pack up the other perfumes.

Yu Tang found it interesting and made perfumed lotion with Ah Fu.

Miss Xu was also helping, making the fragrant dew while talking to her: "Are you going to stay in the room all day today? If you have nothing else to do, come and keep me company. I heard that you are very good at making silk flowers, so please teach me. Then I can make a few silk flowers to please my mother."

Yu Tang originally planned to copy Buddhist scriptures.

Miss Xu probably just wanted to keep her company, so she thought it was okay and said, "Then let's copy a few pages of the Buddhist scriptures together. I have nothing to do anyway."

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

Miss Xu sent Ah Fu to deliver the perfume, then closed the door and approached her and whispered, "What's going on between you and Pei Xiaguang? I see you're pretty familiar with him!"

Yu Tang glanced at Miss Xu.

He kept holding her and wouldn't let her leave. It turned out that there was a trap waiting for her here.

She said, "Our two families are old friends. We have known each other for a long time. There is nothing strange about this."

However, old friendship refers to the unilateral acquaintance of the Yu family with the Pei family, and the acquaintance can be counted as a lifetime.

Miss Xu's eyes began to roll again. She said, "Then your relationship is too good, isn't it? Didn't you see how Pei Xiaguang acted after you left? It was like he took off his mask all of a sudden. Not only did he show all his emotions, but he also kicked the old camphor tree in a very ungraceful way, like a hot-tempered picky person. He really let down his reputation as a handsome young man."

Yu Tang looked at Miss Xu warily: "Where did you see me and the Third Elder? The Third Elder even kicked the camphor tree. That's impossible, right?"

In her heart, she was not worth Pei Yan's anger.

Thinking back then, she used the Pei family's reputation as an excuse, and Pei Yan just gave her a scolding and then forgot about the matter.

Is Ms. Xu talking about what happened yesterday afternoon?

Where did Miss Xu see it? How come she was there? If she was there, why didn't she say hello to her?

Miss Xu didn't blush or feel shy at all, and said, "Didn't I want to find you yesterday to remind you a few words? I didn't expect to run into you and Pei Xiaguang talking. I was just hesitating whether to say hello to you, and you started arguing. I was even more embarrassed to show up. I had to stand by and wait. In the end, you and Pei Xiaguang parted unhappily. Pei Xiaguang left angrily, and you slammed the door. I couldn't find you even if I wanted to! I had to ask you today!"

He spoke as if he was aggrieved.

In fact, she hid aside yesterday when she saw Pei Yan and Yu Tang standing together and talking...

Yu Tang looked at Miss Xu suspiciously.

Miss Xu cried out in injustice, saying, "I'm not a gossip, what can I say when I see you guys quarreling?"

Yu Tang didn't believe it at all.

Miss Xu was extremely curious. She followed Madam Yang San to Zhaoming Temple just to see what Pei Yan looked like. Not to mention seeing her quarrel with Pei Yan?!

Yu Tang would never tell her!

But she felt that she still had to see Pei Yan again as soon as possible and tell him the news of which prince was the winner in the end.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find an excuse to remind him.

Yu Tang was disappointed.

Miss Xu was still thinking about the quarrel between Pei Yan and Yu Tang. She whispered to Yu Tang: "Tell me the truth, are you and Pei Xiaguang particularly close? Don't blame me for being nosy. He is a very cold and ruthless person. If he does something to let you down, you don't have to endure it. The more you endure, the more he will look down on you. You should talk to him face to face and make it clear..."

Yu Tang interrupted her: "What exactly do you want to say? The Third Elder has done a favor to our family, and he is my elder. Of course I have to listen to what he says. How can I talk back to him like you said?" At this point, she suddenly realized and said, "Are you mistakenly misunderstanding that I have any personal relationship with the Third Elder?"

The so-called private relationship is a euphemism; it is better to call it a private affair.

Miss Xu really thought so.

However, she felt that Yu Tang's family background was too weak. Even if Pei Yan liked Yu Tang, Yu Tang would suffer a loss if she married into the Pei family. It was not a good marriage.

What's more, Pei Yan may not necessarily want to marry Yu Tang.

She couldn't help but said seriously: "I think Pei Yan is a bad person. Does your family really want you to find a son-in-law? In fact, our Xu family and Yang family both have boys of your age. If you can get married, I can talk to the third wife. She likes to be a matchmaker!"

Yu Tang blushed with shame and said, "Pah," "I won't talk nonsense with you. Are you still going to copy the Buddhist scriptures? If you don't, I'll go back first. I was going to finish copying the third section of the second volume of the Amitabha Sutra today."

Miss Xu became anxious after hearing this, and pulled Yu Tang's sleeve and said, "Sister Yu, I like you very much. I think you have a straightforward personality and are upright, unlike other girls, so I am willing to tell you all this. You have to live your life by yourself, and you can't rely on anyone, not even your parents. You have to fight for some things, and pie won't fall from the sky."

What she said not only meant that Yu Tang could strive to get married, but also referred to her relationship with Pei Yan - if Pei Yan was not sincere to her, she could just fight for the result she wanted.

This is what she really thinks.

"Of course my family thinks that my marriage to Yin Mingyuan is a good one," Miss Xu said sincerely. "I was reluctant at first and wanted to cancel the engagement. Later, I found that Yin Mingyuan was really good to me, so I thought it was not bad to marry him. But my mother thought it was not good and was very picky. I was also influenced by her at first, but later I found that what my mother wanted was not what I wanted, so I insisted on having the wedding ceremony with Yin Mingyuan. I know that children should respect their parents, but they can't be blindly filial. They want you to have a live-in son-in-law, but they are afraid that there will be no one to inherit the family business and they will have no one to support them in their old age. If you want to stay at home, that's another matter. If you don't want to stay at home, you can find a way to solve these two problems. You don't have to listen to your parents.

Then there are some things that many people like to discuss in terms of "deserving" or "not deserving", but in my opinion, whether it is "deserving" or "not deserving", the first thing is whether I want it or not. If I want it, I can't not fight for it just because I "don't deserve it", but at the same time, I can't ignore other people's feelings just because I want to fight for it. Otherwise, I will be too wronged and make it difficult for others!

Do you understand what I am saying?"

Miss Xu was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead, and she looked as if she wanted to engrave these words in her mind.

This was the first time Yu Tang had heard such a statement.

She thought of Mrs. Yang San pretending to be sick openly.

Do all girls from aristocratic families have such confidence?

Yu Tang looked at Miss Xu.

Miss Xu's pair of almond-shaped eyes were wide open, but actually they didn't seem that big. Her gaze revealed a hint of anxiety and irritability, and it was obvious that her concern was direct and frank.

no.

Gu Xi is not such a person.

Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San are both noble ladies from different aristocratic families.

Yu Tang felt warm in his heart and couldn't help laughing. He said, "This is the first time I've heard someone say that. But don't worry, I'll think about what you said."

Miss Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

She treats people sincerely, but sometimes others may not need such sincerity.

Yu Tang could understand her kindness, and she felt very touched.

She said again: "Just don't force yourself. If your marriage doesn't go well, you can write to me and I will help you find a suitable family."

Miss Xu looked like a matchmaker, and Yu Tang laughed out loud.

Miss Xu was so angry that she tickled Yu Tang's armpits: "Let me see if you can still laugh at me?"

Yu Tang couldn't hide, so he had to get up and run outside.

How could Miss Xu let her go? She chased after her, shouting, "Don't let me catch you, or I'll make you copy three pages of Buddhist scriptures for me."

The two of them ran into the yard laughing and were met with a group of stunned women.

Yu Tang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly cleared his throat, pretending to stand still with a demure look, and even adjusted his clothes and mane gracefully. However, he couldn't help complaining in his heart: Where did these people come from? They came to visit someone else's house without even sending a visiting card in advance or asking the maids and old women around them to say a word, but just barged in like this. It's so rude.

Miss Xu over there frowned.

Like Yu Tang, she also hurriedly straightened her clothes, but her eyes quickly glanced at the person who came.

The leader was her cousin, the second young lady of the Peng family. Following behind her were two young ladies from the Song family and one young lady from the Peng family, as well as two others whom she did not know.

One of them was about her age, wearing a sky-blue jacket and a pearl flower, looking elegant and graceful. The other was about Yu Tang's age, wearing a blue-green jacket with gold all over, and a kingfisher hairpin, looking magnificent and graceful like a peony, very bright and dazzling.

Miss Xu took a few steps forward and stood side by side with Yu Tang, saying, "Cousin, why are you here? Why didn't you ask the maids to tell me in advance so that I could prepare some refreshments to entertain you!"

It seemed as if I was blaming her for coming uninvited.

Mrs. Peng was so angry that her face turned pale. She said bluntly, "I heard that my sister was ill, so I came to visit you in a hurry. I didn't expect you to get better so quickly. Not only can you walk and jump, but you can also play with your friends. If I had known this, I would have done my best to show my filial piety to the old An ladies and ladies."

Why bother to look at Xu Xuan's expression.

But now that everyone is here, we can’t just chase them away.

Miss Xu didn't want to have an argument with her cousin here and let others see the excitement, so she shouted to another maid: "Go and prepare the tea."