Pei Yan only sat in the Dharma Hall for half an hour before leaving on the pretext of having something to do.

Mr. Peng and others all knew that he was leaving for Hangzhou, but Mr. Wu and other local gentry didn't know. When they saw Pei Yan leave, they whispered to Mr. Wei, "Mr. Pei San is really busy. He disappeared early yesterday morning and only came to sit for a while today. I don't know what he is busy with."

Mr. Wei's attention was not on Pei Yan. He stretched his neck to look for Yu Wen.

Yu Wen came with them. They rested together yesterday, but someone came to look for Yu Wen just now. Yu Wen followed that person out and never came back. Almost a quarter of an hour had passed, and he still hadn't seen Yu Wen.

Master Wei waited for another quarter of an hour, but Yu Wen's seat was still empty. He became a little anxious, and whispered something to Master Wu, then squeezed out of the Dharma Hall with a hunched back.

Yu Wenzhen and Chen were standing and talking under a poplar tree that was as thick as a man's embrace not far from the Dharma Hall.

He breathed a sigh of relief and was wondering whether to go up and say hello, when Yu Wen's eyes suddenly swept over and saw him.

Yu Wen was slightly stunned. He lowered his head and said a few words to Chen, then walked over quickly: "Why did you come out? What's the matter?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Mr. Wei waved his hand and smiled, "I came out to find you. I'm glad you're okay."

Yu Wen was silent for a moment, then said, "Zhuo Jing came to me and said that there were too many people in the Dharma Hall yesterday, and it was too stuffy, so our daughter fainted."

Mr. Wei was shocked and kept asking about Yu Tang's health.

Yu Wen then smiled and said, "The Third Elder and Old Man Pei helped to invite a doctor in time. The medicine didn't work yet, but the girl got better. Zhuo Jing said that our girl is not in good health, and she needs to be well after returning home."

"Should, should!" said Mr. Wei, and he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Wen smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wu. After our daughter fell ill, the two ladies went to visit her in person. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. After the lecture, let's all go to my place and have a simple meal together."

Master Wei said a few polite words, and Yu Wen went back and spoke a few more words to Chen. After seeing Chen off, he returned to the Dharma Hall with Master Wei.

Everyone was listening attentively to the incompetent master's lecture, but Yu Wen was thinking about Jiang Chao.

I don’t know when Mr. Jiang’s ship will come back. Then he should buy some ginseng and bird’s nest for his daughter to replenish her body and bones. There are also maids and servants, so I need to buy a few, so as not to have no one to take care of everything and need help from the Pei family.

Chen told Yu Wen about Yu Tang's situation. Yu Wen comforted her. She also felt more confident. When she returned, she looked much better. Sitting next to Mr. Pei, she not only listened to what the incompetent master said, but also was able to say a few words when the old men were chatting.

Gu Xi watched and sneered.

The Yu family really thinks they are close friends of the Pei family, without even considering their own background to see if they have the qualifications.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Miss Wu out of the corner of her eye.

Last night, Gu Chang was afraid that she would not be used to the vegetarian food of Zhaoming Temple, so he specially sent some snacks over. Miss Wu happened to be visiting her. Maybe the person who sent the snacks reported it to Gu Chang after returning, so Gu Chang came to visit her despite the late night and warned her not to get too close to Miss Wu. She was not very happy and talked about the Wu family's plan.

Gu Xi can still clearly remember the sarcasm in Gu Chang's eyes after hearing this: "Don't listen to this nonsense. How could the Pei family marry the Wu family? The Jiang family can marry the girl of the Wu family because the Jiang family has no background. The Wu family also knows this in their hearts. They sent a girl here and publicized this matter everywhere, just to take advantage of it - if Pei Xiaoguang can take a fancy to the girl of the Wu family, it would be the best. If Pei Xiaoguang has no intention of marrying with the Wu family, he will definitely be embarrassed to say it so bluntly, and the Wu family can take this opportunity to shout everywhere, pretending to be powerful, and get good business." He also told her, "You should learn from Miss Xu. Don't show any emotion when you hear or see anything. Think it over in your mind first, and then decide what to do. So as not to be used by others."

Miss Wu is like this, and her behavior is a bit reckless, like a silly girl. How can you use her?

Gu Xi was a little unconvinced.

She is also planning to visit Miss Xu at noon.

Gu Xi gathered his thoughts and listened attentively to the story in the scriptures told by Master Wuneng.

Yu Tang and Miss Xu felt that it was boring after listening for a while. Miss Xu had heard too much and felt that this was the level of incompetence. Yu Tang felt that she did not agree with the words of Master Incompetence, that you will reap what you sow. If there is no good result, it is because the sins in the previous life are too deep, and this life is to atone for the sins. Once the sins of the previous life are atonement in this life, there will naturally be good results in the next life, etc.

She was much kinder in her previous life than in this life, yet she only avenged half of her revenge on her own.

If she had relied on God for everything, she would have had to endure and die in the Li family's backyard.

Maybe the Bodhisattva allowed her to be reborn because she was too stubborn and disobedient, and the Bodhisattva thought she was too annoying, so he sent her to this life.

It can be seen that the true meaning is that crying children get candy.

Yu Tang thought about the scriptures that he had not copied for Pei Yan, and whispered to Miss Xu: "Why don't we go back first? Otherwise, when everyone leaves, they will see us and have to say hello and explain why we are here."

Pei Yan had already left anyway, and when she saw her mother and father leaving the Dharma Hall together, the sutra lecture was no longer that attractive to her.

Yu Tang's proposal was exactly what Miss Xu wanted.

After listening for half an hour, the two of them quietly returned to the compartment where Yu Tang lived.

Yu Tang felt relaxed and prepared to copy the scriptures as planned. He asked Miss Xu, "Do you want to join us?"

"Of course!" Miss Xu said, and continued to grind ink with Yu Tang.

Yu Tang smiled.

The two of them started working in the compartment.

Qingyuan left Qingping and Qinglian here to serve, and prepared to go find Hu Xing and ask him to send more fresh fruits over in the next few days.

Miss Yu really liked the cherries she brought over yesterday.

She originally thought it was because Miss Yu liked to eat cherries, but she found out that Miss Xu had sent some crabapples over last night, and Miss Yu also liked them.

She observed carefully and found that Miss Yu liked to eat all kinds of fruits, but they had to be fresh, otherwise she would just taste them and put them down.

She has to tell Hu Xing about this.

Hu Xing is a smart man and naturally knows what to do.

But just as Qing Yuan walked out of the yard, he saw a person who looked like a little maid crying quietly beside the bamboo forest at the edge of the yard.

Qing Yuan couldn't help but frown.

The most taboo thing in front of the boss is to cry. Even if your parents die, you can only cry in your room when no one is around.

There are many people in Zhaoming Temple who are gossipy and anything could happen. But it cannot be that the maids in the Pei Mansion are embarrassed.

She frowned and said to the servant who followed her, "Go and see who is crying there."

The servant walked over quickly, and soon brought the maid back, saying, "It was Bai Zhi from the Madam's room who was ordered to go to the kitchen to get some vegetarian buns, but they were all taken away. She was afraid that she would not be able to complete the task and would be punished by the Madam, so she hid here and cried!"

A hint of coldness flashed across Qing Yuan's eyes, and he asked the little maid, "Did you just enter the mansion?"

Bai Zhi nodded hesitantly.

Qing Yuan ordered the servant: "Go, ask the maid in the Madam's room to come over, and have her take the child back and teach him some proper manners. He knows nothing, yet he dares to let him out. I don't know if he is too careless, or if he thinks the reputation of the Pei Mansion is not a matter of face, and it doesn't matter if he is trampled on or torn."

The servant boy was so frightened that he trembled with fear. He hurriedly replied "yes" and ran to the quiet room where the eldest wife lived.

Bai Zhi was so frightened that she froze and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Qing Yuan glanced at Bai Zhi coldly, left a servant there to look after Bai Zhi, and walked away.

Bai Zhi shuddered and came back to her senses. She pulled the boy's sleeve and said with tears in her eyes, "Young man, please teach me, how did I make the girl unhappy?"

The servant was young after all. Seeing Bai Zhi's pitiful almond eyes, he couldn't help but whispered, "The quiet room where the eldest wife lives is east and west from here. Why did you come here to cry? Do you know who lives in this courtyard? Who lives here? Just a few buns are worth your surprise. If the eldest wife really needs it urgently, just ask the kitchen to make another one. It's such a small matter, you are helpless, no wonder Miss Qingyuan doesn't like it. Miss Qingyuan is the most capable maidservant beside the third master. When the third master gives orders, he only cares about the results and not the process. When Miss Qingyuan first came to work for the third master, I don't know how many things she encountered! Even we, I don't know how many lessons we have learned from her?"

But thinking back, I have learned a lot.

This is also the reason why the people serving the Third Elder will never cry no matter what happens.

Bai Zhi was shocked.

This was different from what she expected, and also different from what the eldest wife's wet nurse, Mrs. Yang, had said.

Will she be sold out by the Pei family?

Thinking of this, she bit her lip and felt that she would not be sold out.

No matter what, she is the eldest wife's person. The Pei family will not treat the eldest wife like this.

But these people are too bullying. The eldest wife sent her to the kitchen yesterday and told her to bring more vegetarian dumplings from the kitchen today. The people in the kitchen looked down on her and said that Miss Yu took all of them.

She thought about the people at home who were still waiting to see her steamed buns, and she couldn't help but burst into tears in front of Mrs. Yang.

Mrs. Yang was so angry that she suggested that she wait here for Qing Yuan to come out and then cry a few times. She also said,

If Qing Yuan stood up for her, he would naturally take her to the kitchen and ask the person on the stove to make her another basket of buns. If Qing Yuan was unwilling to stand up for her, he would let her come back obediently.

But now Qing Yuan wants Grandma Yang to take her away. Is she doing the right thing or the wrong thing?

Bai Zhi was in great turmoil and didn't know what to do.