Gu Xi thought that the relationship between Yu Tang and Pei Yan was indeed not simple.

Miss Wu was thinking, Miss Gu pulled me over, was she trying to hint to me that Miss Yu and Pei Yan had an affair? But she was just following the orders of the elders in her family to leave a good impression in front of Pei Yan, so that when the Wu family went to propose marriage to the Pei family, Pei Yan would at least have met her, which would increase some chances.

Does she dare to control who Pei Yan likes?

But if the young lady from the Yu family showed up and stole her limelight, causing her to lose her position as Pei Yan's wife, she would not be indifferent and just quietly withdraw.

Miss Wu thought of Pei Yan's almost perfect face and couldn't help but grit her teeth.

No wonder the young ladies of the Li family worked so hard to marry a husband like Pei Yan, who is so talented and handsome. As a woman, she would be satisfied for the rest of her life, right?

Her eyes suddenly became sharp when she looked at Chen, and she said, "It's really rare that Mr. Pei San has sent someone to help you. This is a great favor!"

Chen didn't think that much.

The Yu family and the Pei family are very different in status, and there is also an age difference between Yu Tang and Pei Yan.

She nodded in agreement and said gratefully, "Our girl was able to wake up so quickly, thanks to the Third Elder. I was thinking that when our girl can get out of bed, we should ask the abbot of the temple to help light a long-burning lamp for the Third Elder."

Chen looked sincere and didn't seem pretentious.

Miss Wu couldn't help feeling a little nervous, so she just nodded towards Qing Yuan and called her "Miss Qing Yuan".

Qing Yuan hurriedly bowed to Miss Wu and Gu Xi, and said "I dare not" respectfully repeatedly.

Miss Wu was only being polite to him out of consideration, but Gu Xi felt like she had a cat hiding in her heart and was very nervous.

She said, "Miss Qingyuan, you have worked hard! Miss Yu didn't bring many maids with her, so I'll need you to take care of her."

Although Qing Yuan is just a maid, she is a smart and clever person as she can serve in Pei Yan's house. Not to mention outsiders, there are many people in the Pei family who are eyeing Pei Yan's marriage, some want to marry their own family members to the family, or want to make connections for their own in-laws. For this reason, those who serve Pei Yan have been criticized. Qing Yuan has also heard about what the Wu family is planning these days. But Gu Xi... she is a little undecided. But what Gu Xi said... When the young ladies of the rich families travel, they usually bring their own things, whether it is people or things, for convenience and comfort. Gu Xi's words clearly mean that Yu Tang is of humble origin and can't even afford a maid.

Thinking of the disputes between the first wife and the third master of their family, how could she be polite to Gu Xi?

Qing Yuan smiled, but her words were full of ulterior motives: "Thank you Miss Gu for your concern. Miss Yu is a little short of staff here. To be honest, it's also because we, the managers, didn't arrange things well. I should have brought Liu Xu and the others from the mansion here earlier. Miss Yu often goes to Pei's mansion, and Liu Xu has served her for a long time, so she is indeed more suitable than me. However, it's a good thing that Miss Gu reminded me. I will report to the third steward and ask him to bring Liu Xu and the others here as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Miss Yu comes here with Old Pei, even if she is uncomfortable living somewhere, I'm afraid she won't make it public, and Miss Yu will be wronged in vain."

Chen was confused and kind, and Gu Xi was telling the truth. She was shocked and said hurriedly, "Just ask the girls from Pei Mansion to come over. Shuang Tao and I are here. Miss Qing Yuan is here to show kindness to our ignorant child."

Qing Yuan couldn't let Gu Xi and Miss Wu laugh at her, so she smiled and said, "Mrs. Yu, don't be polite. We didn't think it through. The doctor said that it's okay once Miss Yu wakes up, especially since there are medicines sent by Old An! You should know that the medicines from Old An are all prepared by Doctor Yang Yu himself, and they are very effective. Ordinary pills can't compare. You can put your mind at ease and follow Old An to listen to Master Wu Neng's lecture. Such a grand event is rare in Lin'an City in the past ten years. I haven't met him once." She sighed and said, "It's a pity that our old An doesn't like to go out much now. Who doesn't know our old An in the Lingyin Temple and Yongfu Temple in Hangzhou? Otherwise, you can follow our old An to Hangzhou when you have time. There are often temple fairs in Lingyin Temple and Yongfu Temple. Especially in Lingyin Temple, not only is the vegetarian food delicious, but they also give out medicine bags on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. If it is Laba Festival, it is also very interesting to sit and eat a bowl of hot Laba porridge."

Chen was a person who would respect others ten feet if they respected her one foot. After hearing this, she smiled and said, "Thanks to Miss Qingyuan's good words, I can go to Lingyin Temple with Mr. Pei one day to see the world."

Qing Yuan chuckled, bowed to Miss Wu and Gu Xi, and said, "The Third Elder has instructed that if Miss Yu wakes up, I should tell Manager Hu to send a doctor to give Miss Yu moxibustion with moxa incense. She will feel much better."

When Chen heard that it was her daughter's business, she didn't care about being polite and immediately sent Qingyuan away and said, "Then I'll trouble Miss Qingyuan."

Qing Yuan didn't even look at Miss Wu and Gu Xi, and smiled and said, "It's no trouble, no trouble. This is something that Third Elder reminded us of again and again before he left. How dare we, the servants, neglect it? I just hope that if there is anything we can't do, please forgive us and don't let Third Elder know."

Mrs. Chen said hurriedly, "Look at what the young lady said. When our young lady was in a coma, it was all thanks to you for taking care of her. Ah Ming helped to boil the medicine, which was better than I could do. I can't thank you enough. How could I be negligent, as the young lady said?"

The two talked and went out.

Miss Wu and Gu Xi looked at each other and found that the other's face was very ugly. Miss Wu was even more angry and said to Gu Xi stiffly: "Since he is fine and we have done our best, let's go back and rest early! The lecture of Master Wu Neng will officially start in the afternoon. I have come here with great difficulty and I don't want to miss this event."

Gu Xi nodded woodenly, and very rudely, he and Miss Wu walked out of the house when their host was not around.

They met Chen who had returned in the yard.

Chen was surprised and asked, "Why don't you sit for a while? Are you in such a hurry to go back?"

Miss Wu sneered, "No more sitting! If you sit any longer, you won't be able to catch up with Master Wuneng's lecture."

Chen was born and raised in the market. Everyone was not so particular and did not think that what Miss Wu and Gu Xi did was disrespectful. She smiled and said, "Then I will see you out. Our daughter is not awake yet, and I am an old woman, and I don't even have anyone to talk to. When our daughter wakes up, you can come and play again."

The tone of his voice was very sincere.

Miss Wu looked at Chen a few more times.

Gu Xi was furious, and pulled Miss Wu out of the door. When he could no longer see the corner gate of the courtyard where Yu Tang lived, he gritted his teeth and said, "I only knew that Miss Yu was good at pretending, but I didn't expect her mother to be even better at it. She even asked us to wait until she wakes up before coming over to play. She is really patient. I dare not make close friends with such a person."

Miss Wu's family has some servants who grew up among pirates and have no scruples about what they say and do. In her opinion, Chen Shi was not pretending. But Gu Xi looked very angry, so she didn't want to argue with him over such a small matter.

She nodded perfunctorily, and the two of them went their separate ways at the bend in the corridor.

As soon as Gu Xi returned to his residence, he couldn't control his temper.

She didn't dare smash anything in the house, for fear of leaving traces that would be spread out and people would accuse her of failing to be a womanizing woman. But she was so angry that her heart ached, so she had to pace quickly back and forth in the house to cool off.

He Xiang looked at her worriedly, even her breathing became lighter.

After about an incense stick of time, Gu Xi felt better and said to He Xiang, "Are you still in touch with the one called Liu Xu?"

When I lived in Pei's house, it was Liu Xu who served Yu Tang, and it was Liu Xu who served Gu Xi.

He Xiang shook her head and said softly, "We live in Hangzhou after all. But we got along well before, and I once gave her a comb. Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Gu Xi gritted his teeth and said, "You don't have to go to the seminar with me this afternoon. Keep an eye on Miss Yu. See if Pei's family will send Liu Xu and the others over. If they do, find a way to talk to her. Who knows when she might be able to be of use?"

He Xiang agreed.

Gu Xi was in a mess. She had just fallen asleep when it was time for the incompetent master to start his lecture, so she had to do her makeup again.

The usual rest time at noon was interrupted. She yawned continuously and forced herself to go to the Dharma Hall.

Yu Tang had a sound sleep and when he woke up it was a bright spring afternoon. The golden sunlight shone through the window lattices and even the air was warm.

She lay quietly on the bed for a while, and the two maids who came with Qing Yuan to help came in with water to help her wash her face.

Yu Tang smiled and asked them: "What do you call the two girls? I can talk to them too!"

The two of them were performing the wedding ceremony and both said "I don't deserve it". The girl with the rounder face called herself "Qingping" and the girl with the thinner face called herself "Qinglian".

Yu Tang smiled and greeted them, and they helped him change his clothes. In his heart, he thought that those named "Qing" were probably the maids in Pei Yan's house, and those named Baoshi were probably the maids in Pei Laoan's house. But it was not necessarily the case. The maid next to the fifth young lady was called Ashan.

Could it be that it was awarded by Pei Laoan?

Yu Tang was thinking randomly in his mind, and then he found that Qinglian, who had a somewhat cold expression, was combing her hair well, and Qingping, who was always smiling, didn't seem to be different from the others. But between the two, Qingping was obviously the dominant one.

Quite interesting!

Yu Tang was just thinking about it when Qing Yuan came in.

She smiled happily, holding a small bamboo basket in her hand, and said as soon as she entered the door: "Miss Yu, Manager Hu knows that you are awake, so he specially asked me to bring this basket of cherries over. He also said that if you think it's okay, let us tell him, and he will bring you another basket the next time he goes down the mountain to bring things to Mrs. Pei Laoan."

Yu Tang thanked him.

Qingping went to wash the cherries.

Yu Tang asked her to send some to Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San as well.

Qingping agreed with a smile.

Qing Yuan brought a maid in.