Pei Yan is a very decisive person. Since he found out that he is not capable of doing it, he will go find someone who is capable.
He returned to the house and immediately called Shu Qing over.
Wang Qibao had already arrived in Hangzhou City, but Pei Yan had not yet thought of what to say to Wang Qibao. Although he decided to leave Wang Qibao alone for a few days, he pretended to be nice. Tong Er, the general manager of the Pei family's commercial store in Hangzhou City, was in charge, and he also invited Deng Xuesong, the Zhejiang Provincial Education Commissioner, to help entertain Wang Qibao.
When Shu Qing came over, he thought Pei Yan was discussing with him about visiting Wang Qibao. So when he heard Pei Yan ask him how the girls in the inner house usually like to spend their time, he thought Wang Qibao had taken in a girl in Hangzhou City, and he told Pei Yan with great interest: "It's nothing more than listening to Gudoucao. You can invite two female storytellers, or invite Pingtan singers, or find a few people who are good at playing Shuanglu."
Pei Yan thought for a moment and said, "In Zhaoming Temple, these things are not good, right?"
The main reason was that he felt that since Mr. Pei was here, it would be inappropriate not to respect Mr. Pei if he invited two storytellers or singers of Pingtan. If he wanted to respect Mr. Pei, Yu Tang would have to accompany him and read his expressions. Not only would he not be free, he would have to suppress his own preferences. It would be better for him to stay in the house and read a book or paint a few pictures.
Shu Qing was a little dumbfounded, feeling that he and Pei Yan were talking about different things.
He asked, "Who are you hiring to kill time for?"
Pei Yan said, "Miss Yu!" After saying that, he suddenly realized that his words made Yu Tang look a little unsure of what to do, so he simply explained, "Didn't Miss Yu faint? It's not good to let her go to the Dharma Hall to listen to the lectures, but it's also very uncomfortable to leave her in the East Chan Temple like a prisoner. I think I should find something for her to do."
Shu Qing's mouth twitched slightly, not knowing what to say.
With so much going on right in front of him, Pei Yan actually had the energy to worry about Miss Yu? With that much time, why didn't he think about what to say to Wang Qibao after meeting him?
Wang Qibao is not a fool like Wei Sanfu. He has been serving the current emperor since he was in the palace. When there was a change in the palace, he fled from the inner palace to the East Garden without telling the emperor. The emperor was frightened and didn't believe anyone, but handed the tiger talisman to Wang Qibao... He has been through a lot, and he doesn't care about ordinary people.
Shu Qing couldn't help but ask, "Did Miss Yu complain to you about something?"
"How is that possible?!" Pei Yan immediately retorted, "She is the kind of person who would say it's okay when there is something wrong. How could she come to me to complain about these things? It's just that I..."
But what about him?
Pei Yan said this and suddenly stopped.
Why is he so worried about Miss Yu?
Because she was pitiful? She was just frightened. There were many people who were more pitiful than her. Why couldn't he have sympathy for others?
Because she was close to him? Since Peng Shiyi could scare Miss Yu, the other female relatives must have been affected. If we talk about being close, the nieces he often met when he greeted Old An were closer than Miss Yu.
Is it because... it looks good?
Miss Yu is indeed a very beautiful girl.
Like a flower.
Everyone loves beauty.
Then it's only natural that he cares about her especially, right?
Pei Yan felt that this must be the reason.
Beautiful people take advantage.
Like him, from studying as a child to serving as an official in the court, he had a lot of advantages because of his good looks. Not to mention anything else, his teacher was not ready to accept a disciple at first, but when he saw him and he flattered him a few times, his teacher immediately changed his mind and accepted him as a closed disciple after testing his grades. Because of this, his second senior brother Jiang Hua said several times that he was lucky, and he didn't know whether it was true or not. Others were given food by their ancestors, but was he given food by his parents?
Pei Yan immediately became righteous and confident.
He said, "No matter what, Miss Yu is a guest, so we have to entertain her well. I don't want the Pei family to be criticized because of these trivial matters."
Shu Qing couldn't help but complain in his heart.
The harvest this year is not very good. Everyone is worried about the autumn harvest. Who would pay attention to these trivial matters?
However, he still knew something about Pei Yan.
Especially good at prestige.
You can't deny his face.
Otherwise, even if he doesn't say it, he will keep it in his heart.
It's best not to argue with him about such a harmless matter.
Shu Qing smiled and said yes, and then talked about Wang Qibao: "Will you go to Hangzhou to visit Wang Qibao after the seminar, or will you wait until the matter here is over before going there?"
Pei Yan also put aside his confusion and said, "I plan to go there tomorrow and see what Wang Qibao says. While the leaders are all here, we can work out a plan. Besides, Wei Sanfu is coming and should arrive at Tiaoxi Wharf tomorrow afternoon. I don't want to see him now. It's a good time to avoid him." Then he said to Shu Qing, "I will take Pei Man, Pei Qi and Zhao Zhen to Hangzhou, and you will go there. Stay here and help my second brother manage the overall situation. I think Wei Sanfu came here mainly to explore the way this time, and he should not take the initiative to cause trouble. You just need to keep him stable. Moreover, there is Gu Chaoyang. I think he is determined to work in the six ministries this time, so he is thinking of ways to go to the south of the Yangtze River. The one who least wants to get into trouble is Gu Chaoyang. If necessary, join forces with Gu Chaoyang. He should be happy to agree. "
Then Shu Qing told him about the life of Wei Sanfu.
Pei Yan listened with one ear and let it out with the other, his mind thinking of Yu Tang again.
He thought it was not a bad idea to invite a lady to come and kill time, it all depended on how this matter was handled. As for Old Master Pei, he would go to Old Master Pei to ask for advice later, and he had to say a few words for Miss Yu. Otherwise, if Miss Yu stayed in bed all day without going out, some of the old masters would think that she was too frivolous for falling down because of such a minor illness.
He didn't want Miss Yu, who he helped, to have a bad reputation.
Pei Yan was preparing a speech in his mind, thinking about what he could say to Old An, what he couldn't say, what he should say directly, and what he should say in a roundabout way...
On Yutang's side, Chen was urging her daughter to take medicine.
Seeing Yu Tang put down the bowl, Chen took it and handed it to Shuang Tao. She took out a piece of candy from the small box in her hand and stuffed it into her daughter's mouth. She wiped her daughter's mouth with a handkerchief with a smile, and then asked, "What did the third master say to you when he came over?"
Yu Tang had prepared a plan in advance, and he calmly said, "During the day, I didn't have heat stroke, I was just frightened."
Chen was shocked, but because her daughter was fine now, she was not too worried. Instead, she urged her, "What's going on? Why did you hide it from me?"
Yu Tang chuckled and pulled Peng Shiyi out to take the blame: "It's too scary. I was scared by him."
"You are so timid!" Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and scratched Yu Tang's nose.
Yu Tang wrinkled his nose and played with his mother for a while, then said, "Old An will know if he takes my pulse. The Third Master was afraid that I was worried, so he came to see me specially."
"The Third Elder is very thoughtful!" Chen said with emotion, talking about Yu Wen, "I didn't even dare to go see him. Now that you are almost well, I will go see your father tomorrow and tell him about this. Otherwise, he will get anxious if he hears about it from others."
Yu Tang smiled and nodded.
The next day, she and Chen went to Mr. Pei's place to thank him early in the morning without having breakfast.
I don’t know if it’s because the temple has been very busy these days, but Pei Laoan is very happy. She looks more energetic than usual.
Seeing Yu Tang coming over, she did not hide anything and smiled, "Are you feeling better? I heard from Xia Guang that many places have confined Peng Shiyi alone. I guess he will understand today at the latest and will leave early tomorrow morning. If you feel that you are fine, you can go to the Dharma Hall to listen to the lecture as planned. If you have not fully recovered, just rest in your room for a few days. Anyway, the lecture will be held for several days, and you will definitely be able to hear it."
Yu Tang thanked Lao An for his kindness and decided to wait until Peng Shiyi left before going out. She then said goodbye to Chen and returned to her own room before Mrs. Pei and the others arrived.
Miss Xu came over to have breakfast alone and said, "Mrs. Pei came to our place early in the morning to visit Mrs. San, and Mrs. San invited her to have breakfast. So I came to your place to eat for free."
Yu Tang naturally welcomed it.
Miss Xu ate two large vegetarian buns by herself and even asked to take some home: "Let the maids and servants around me have a taste too."
Maybe there weren’t enough buns made. If I wanted more, I would have to go to the kitchen early to get more.
Mrs. Pei was in Mrs. Yang's room again, so she certainly couldn't act too "vulgar".
Yu Tang smiled and asked Shuang Tao to go to the kitchen to get another portion. He also joked to himself: "If someone spreads that I eat as much as a cow, it's all your fault."
Miss Xu didn't take it seriously. She chuckled and turned to talk to Chen: "Atang, I'll keep you company here. Zhaoming Temple has invited a great monk from outside to give a lecture. You can go to the Dharma Hall to listen to the lecture. You can also keep the old Ans company."
Several of the old Ans in the Pei family like the beautiful and simple Chen family.
Chen didn't want to join in the fun, but Mrs. Pei had been kind to them, so if she could go and keep her company, it would be like thanking her on behalf of Yu Tang, which would be good. Besides, the Yu family didn't know that Yu Tang had fainted, and Yu Wen was a man, so it was not easy for him to come to see them, so she had to tell Yu Wen.
Yu Tang also felt that it was lonely to keep his mother here with nothing to do, so he and Miss Xu urged her to go to the Dharma Hall to listen to lectures.
Qing Yuan also said that he would take good care of Yu Tang.
Seeing that everything was in order here, Chen did not insist. After breakfast, she gave Yu Tang some instructions for a while, and then took Mrs. Chen to the Dharma Hall.
Miss Xu immediately jumped out of the palm of Buddha's hand like a monkey, and she wanted to roll around in the room, saying, "Now I can do whatever I want!"
This made Yu Tang and Qing Yuan laugh.
Qing Yuan even teased Miss Xu: "Who can control you?"
Miss Xu smiled and chatted with Qingyuan about this and that when Ah Ming ran in.
He said to Qing Yuan, "The Third Elder wants you to come over."