After a while, the women from Peng, Song and other families also came over one after another.

Seeing the seating chart, everyone was confused, but seeing that everyone in the Pei family sat according to the seating chart calmly, they thought that the Pei family was also a century-old family with a solid foundation, living in seclusion in Lin'an, and maybe this was their rule. So although they were confused, no one raised any objections, as if it was natural, and everyone found their own place to sit down. After sitting down and looking carefully, they found that the seats were indeed not wrong. It was clear who should sit in the main seat and who should sit next to whom.

The young ladies from the Peng and Song families were all smiling, finding it novel and interesting. However, the fourth wife of the Song family and the eldest mistress of the Peng family felt a chill in their hearts.

They are not the masters who walk around in public. In order to make a name for themselves, they are not afraid to tell outsiders about their own affairs, and they also publicize them everywhere to let others know about this person's character and morals. They, the women, usually keep a low profile if possible and avoid things if possible, but the Pei family did not get their seating order wrong. What does this mean?

This shows that although the Pei family lived in the small city of Lin'an, they knew everything about these aristocratic families.

Especially the eldest young lady of the Peng family, who was not the future head of the family, was asked to bring people here because Mrs. Peng valued her calmness, agility and adaptability. However, Mrs. Peng was afraid of causing dissatisfaction among her sisters-in-law and did not dare to take this task. Mrs. Peng then squeezed in the second young lady of the Peng family, so that the second young lady of the Peng family, who was known as the aunt of the Yin family, could attract the attention of others. But when the Pei family arranged the seats, they put the second young lady of the Peng family together with several young ladies and daughters of the Song family, but put her and Mrs. Song Fourth in the position of the main person, and sat together with several old An people of the Pei family.

Although she greeted the women of the Pei family with a natural smile, she was very nervous in her heart. She didn't know what the Pei family meant by doing this. She wanted to test the attitude of Fourth Madam Song, but Fourth Madam Song's attention was attracted by Yu Tang, who was sitting next to Second Madam Pei.

She remembered all the important female members of the Pei family.

Yu Tang is a new face to her.

She is so beautiful.

She guessed that this little girl should be Miss Yu who had caused trouble for Miss Song Liu.

Mrs. Song Si whispered to the nanny beside her: "Is that Miss Yu?"

The personal nanny nodded awkwardly.

Mrs. Song Si said nothing, just looked at Yu Tang, not knowing what she was thinking.

Just then Yu Tang turned around.

The two people's eyes collided.

Yu Tang smiled politely at Mrs. Song Si.

Mrs. Song also nodded politely.

The two of them greeted each other.

Mrs. Song couldn't help but murmur in her heart that this little girl Yu Tang was no ordinary girl. To be able to sit in such a front row seat at such an important occasion, she must be very much liked by Mr. Pei.

Sometimes "county officials are not as good as current managers", and they dare not neglect the personal maids and servants around Pei Laoan. If they can talk to this little girl, maybe they can whisper some words in Pei Laoan's ear.

She thought of Fourth Master Song's hair that was turning white these past two days, and was a little desperate, so she wanted to talk to Yu Tang. Then she realized that although she seemed to be sitting only between a few old An people, it was not easy to talk to the women of the Pei family by bypassing the old An people.

She couldn't just call the little girl over in front of everyone, right?

Only then did Mrs. Song Si realize that this location was a great arrangement.

Even if you know this person is important, you can't take advantage of this opportunity to talk to him.

It seems that the Song family should make a seating arrangement like this whenever there is something going on in the future.

Moreover, she also had the seating chart arranged by the Pei family, and could make fine adjustments based on it.

She took the Pei family's seating chart and studied it.

Mrs. Peng was too embarrassed to speak directly to Mrs. Song, so she had to look around, trying to match the seating chart with the faces of the people. When she looked up, she saw Miss Gu and the women of the Wu family walking in together.

She frowned slightly.

Why is Miss Gu walking with someone from the Wu family?

You know, Miss Gu is the future eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Pei family.

Is it true, as those people spread privately, that the Pei family intends to form an alliance with the Wu family?

Thinking of this possibility, Mrs. Peng became a little anxious.

Mr. Peng made a temporary decision to arrange a marriage with the Pei family.

Of course, it would be best to marry Pei Yan.

However, both the Seventh Miss and the Eighth Miss who came with her seemed unqualified.

If Pei Yan agreed, the Peng family would let the Pei family choose any young lady of the right age from among the Peng family.

If Pei Yan disagrees, then see if you can choose one of the fourth and fifth daughters of the Pei family to marry back to the Peng family.

If the Pei family takes a fancy to Miss Wu... it will be very disadvantageous for their Peng family.

Madam Peng looked at Miss Wu's beautiful face and whispered to her maid to find out why Gu Xi came here with Miss Wu.

The personal maid left immediately.

Gu Xi looked at his seating chart, but had no idea what was going on.

She sat with Miss Song and Miss Peng, and of course, not far from Miss Wu. However, this arrangement could neither reflect her relationship with the Pei family nor make her and Miss Wu closer.

Did Pei Yan start suppressing her before she even got married?

Gu Xi sneered in his heart but did not show it on his face. He still looked very happy as he went with Miss Wu to pay his respects to Mr. Pei.

Old Mrs. Pei didn't know why Gu Xi was arranged to sit with Miss Song. In her opinion, although it was not appropriate for the Pei family to openly take care of Gu Xi at this time, they should not arrange her so far away. However, the seating chart had already been sent to each family. If she had any objections, it would only make people think that the Pei family was not united and had no concerted efforts, which would damage the Pei family's reputation.

She smiled and spoke a few words to Gu Xi and Miss Wu, then let them return to their respective seats.

As soon as Gu Xi sat down, he noticed Yu Tang sitting next to Mrs. Pei and Miss Pei.

She was immediately shaking with anger.

Why is Yu Tang sitting there?

How does the Pei family view me?

Is she not as good as Yu Tang, an outsider?

Gu Xi didn't want to lose his composure, so he pretended not to see anything, greeted Miss Song and Miss Peng, and sat down.

Miss Wu was a little unhappy.

She felt that she was sitting too far away from Gu Xi, so she suggested that Gu Xi and Miss Peng Ba next to her change seats.

Miss Peng Ba said nothing and changed places with Gu Xi.

The two of them started talking to each other again: "Miss Xu is quite amazing. She said she would not come to such an occasion. It can be seen that the Pei family also has to give some face to the Xu family."

Both Gu Xi and Miss Wu were a little envious.

Miss Wu said, "I heard that there will be a 25-minute break in the lecture. Do you want to go and play with Miss Pei Er then?"

She had gone with Gu Xi to visit Miss Pei Er alone yesterday. The three of them got along very well and even agreed to go shopping at the stalls outside the temple in a few days.

Gu Xi's gaze inevitably fell on Yu Tang again.

The lady named Ji next to Mr. Pei was bending over with a smile on her face and talking in a low voice to Yu Tang.

She gritted her teeth, glanced at Miss Wu, and said, "I don't know what Aunt Ji is talking about with Miss Yu? Before today's lecture, each family will donate utensils to Zhaoming Temple. I heard that in addition to helping the Miss Pei family make Buddhist incense for Ku'an Temple, Miss Yu's family will also donate a merit box to Zhaoming Temple."

For such a large-scale Buddhist meeting, the temple would usually invite a scholar to write down the grand occasion of the day, and then erect an inscription. At the end of the inscription, the names of those who donated objects to the temple would also be engraved. This is a very respectable thing that can bring glory to generations.

Miss Wu's eyes suddenly became sharp when she looked at Miss Yu. She said pointedly, "Miss Yu is a very thoughtful person. Our family only donated 1,000 taels of silver. She donated two things by herself."

Gu Xi originally wanted to divert the trouble away, but Miss Wu was a very courageous person. She was afraid that if she continued to talk, Miss Wu would start to make a fuss and then get angry at her, and then she would lose everything.

"She often hangs around the Pei family, so she has more opportunities than others." Gu Xi smiled indifferently and changed the subject. "However, the Buddhist incense made by Ku'an Temple is very good. Do you want to go and have a look later? It is said that the incense recipe that Miss Yu gave to Ku'an Temple can make sandalwood scent. I plan to buy some to bring back as gifts for my family. Do you want to buy some too?"

Miss Wu didn't like Yu Tang in the first place. She thought she was from a poor family and didn't know how to respect herself. She came to such an occasion to show off. Seeing that Gu Xi stopped talking about Yu Tang, she didn't mention it either. She smiled and said, "Okay! Didn't you say that this matter was hosted by the second lady of the Pei family? I have to help her. I have to buy some back."

The two chatted and laughed, and the incident just now seemed to have calmed down and never happened.

Madam Peng was observing the young ladies of the Pei family, so she inevitably saw Yu Tang.

She found that Yu Tang was very familiar with the people around Pei Laoan, and the people around Pei Laoan seemed to like her very much, including the second wife and several Miss Pei. As for the fourth and fifth Miss Pei who were not engaged, one was lively and the other was gentle, and she could not tell who was better.

Maybe, she could check out this Miss Yu.

Mrs. Peng stroked the seating chart in her hand, thinking that she had to check carefully the two young ladies of the Pei family.

She was afraid that she had made a mistake.

Someone has to help her shoulder this responsibility.

And it would be even better if Miss Yu could be investigated as well.

Grandma Peng thought for a moment, then whispered to her maid, "Go ask the eldest master if the eleventh master needs to greet the old An people of the Pei family when he comes to Lin'an City?"

The eleventh master of the Peng family is the person behind the scenes of the Peng family. He came to Lin'an with the eldest master Peng, but he did not live in the Pei Mansion. Instead, he brought a group of people and lived quietly somewhere unknown.

It would be better to take this opportunity to let Peng Shiyi come out from the shadows and come to pay his respects to the elders of the Pei family openly, and remember the appearance of the two young ladies of the Pei family and Miss Yu.

After thinking about it, she handed the seating chart in her hand to her personal maid and said, "Before you talk to the master, give this seating chart to him first."

They even know about the affairs of the Peng family's inner courtyard. Lin'an is the Pei family's territory. When Peng Shiyi came to Lin'an, maybe the Pei family already knew about it.