Miss Wu breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Gu Xi, "She is so careless, isn't she afraid of offending the Pei family? If Miss Xu goes back to the capital, won't she be in trouble?"

Gu Xi glanced at Miss Wu without saying anything, but in his heart he cursed Miss Wu.

Pei Yan was also in Hangzhou City. Who knew whether Yu Tang went there to accompany Miss Xu and Madam Yang San, or to "accidentally meet" Pei Yan?

But whether it was the former or the latter, it made her feel very uncomfortable.

This Yu Tang is quite powerful, jumping up and down.

Does she want to marry into the Pei family?

However, I am a little ignorant of the immensity of the world.

There is a world of difference between a wife and a concubine.

I just hope she doesn't cry when the time comes.

Gu Xi was secretly complaining in his heart. Yu Tang, Miss Xu and Madam Yang San were escorted by Pei Qi and had already returned to Lin'an City.

Yu Tang thought about inviting Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San to stay at his house for one night, and then take a boat to Hangzhou City tomorrow morning.

Hu Xing, who accompanied them down the mountain, stepped forward with a smile and bowed to Yu Tang, saying, "Miss, there is no need to bother. The boat is ready and is parked at the Tiaoxi Pier. If you get on board now and sleep overnight, you will arrive in Hangzhou early tomorrow morning. There will be no delay at all."

This is the correct travel mode for the wealthy.

Yu Tang blushed slightly.

Miss Xu helped her out and said with a smile, "I know you want to invite us to your home, but I'm afraid that Second Brother Yin is already waiting for us in Hangzhou. Let's forget it this time. Next time we come to Lin'an, we will definitely bother you for a few days. Just don't bother us then."

Yu Tang kept saying "I dare not" and passed by the house without entering. As the Pei Mansion's mule arrived at the dock, the Pei family's servants rushed forward to help them load and unload the boxes, while Yu Tang was led into the cabin by Qing Yuan.

The Pei family sent out a ship with seven cabins, which was one of the largest ships in Lin'an. However, Yu Tang had been to Hangzhou City and had seen larger ships there, so she did not look around and went directly to the cabin assigned to her.

Qingping and Qinglian brought water to Yutang. Shuangtao reached out to take it, but Qingping dodged and said with a smile, "Sister Shuangtao, please go down and rest. Qinglian and I will serve you here first. Sister Shuangtao can accompany the young lady tonight."

The seven cabins were all suites, with a large room, a small room, and a storage room. The small room was Yu Tang's room, and the large room was the guest room. The maids on duty slept on the bed in the small room or the Luohan bed in the guest room, and usually rested in the cabin on the second floor.

Shuang Tao felt that she had done nothing these days, so she smiled and said, "How about I come and serve the young lady, and who of you will go to rest first?"

Qing Ping smiled and said, "Sister Shuang Tao is someone close to the young lady. This is the first time the young lady will spend the night on a boat, so it would be better to have someone familiar with her."

Double peaches are ashamed.

The Yu family was not so particular, and Yu Tang had never enjoyed such care.

But she felt that what Qingping said made sense, so she said to Qingping and Qinglian without any hesitation, "Thank you for your hard work," and went downstairs to rest.

Qing Ping and Qing Lian helped Yu Tang change his clothes, and Qing Yuan came in to report: "Tonight, we made eight-treasure duck, steamed fish, oyster soup, two stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and a dessert. The midnight snack is wontons. Miss, please see if there is anything else to add or subtract? Do you want to eat alone in the room or with Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San?"

Everyone was a little tired from the journey, Yu Tang smiled and said, "I'm going to have dinner in my room. You can see what Miss Xu and Madam Yang San think, and then make arrangements."

She found that Qingyuan was very good at handling interpersonal relationships. As long as she told Qingyuan what she wanted to do, Qingyuan would take care of the details. Just like this time, when she said she wanted to have dinner in her own room, Qingyuan would politely and respectfully convey her intention to Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San, letting them think that it would be best for everyone to have dinner in their own rooms.

With such talent, even some mistresses may not be as good as Qing Yuan.

It can be seen that the talented people all went to big families like the Pei Mansion.

Of course, it takes a lot of effort to train such a maid.

Qing Yuan smiled and left.

Yu Tang did not have any midnight snack. He lay in the swaying cabin and arrived in Hangzhou city early the next morning.

The person who came to pick them up was Tong Er, the shopkeeper.

Yu Tang immediately stepped forward to greet Tong Er, the shopkeeper.

Tong Er, the shopkeeper, was also very friendly when he saw her. He smiled and praised her for "growing up" and looking more and more like Yu Wen.

Yu Tang thanked him.

Tong Er, the shopkeeper, went to greet Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San, and took them to Meijia Bridge.

Yu Tang asked Qing Yuan quietly: "Why do you want to live in Meijiaqiao?"

The Pei family also has their own house in Hangzhou, and the house in Meijiaqiao is Pei Yan’s private residence.

Qing Yuan didn't know either, and said, "I'll ask Pei Qi when I see him. However, the house on the Meijia Bridge has a beautiful view, with many plum trees planted. When Old Master Qian was there, he often entertained high officials from the capital there, and it was rated as one of the top ten houses in Jiangnan by people in the capital. Later, Old Master Qian passed away, and the house on the Meijia Bridge became empty, and it hasn't entertained guests for many years. Miss, you can go there this time, so it's worth the trip!"

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly.

Qing Yuan told her: "The third elder's house on the Meijia Bridge side is famous for its luxuriant flowers and trees, the house on the Qingbo Gate side is famous for its lake view at night, and the villa on the Phoenix Mountain side has the most beautiful scenery of green mountains. Unlike the Pei family's old house in Hangzhou City, which is located on Xiaohe Yu Street, although it is convenient for travel, it has no special features."

Yu Tang was a little surprised.

Doesn’t Pei Yan dislike flowers and plants?

Is it because they are female relatives that they are arranged to live in Meijiaqiao?

But when she arrived at Meijiaqiao, before she had time to take a closer look at the house that took up half of the street, she saw Pei Yan.

He stood at the gate of the house, wearing a moon-white silk gown with a dark bamboo leaf pattern and a sky-blue purse. He had handsome features and a straight posture. He stood there quietly, as beautiful as a painting.

Is he...waiting for her here...

Yu Tang felt hot in his heart and his face was burning.

Pei Qi hurriedly ran towards Pei Yan and whispered a few words in his ear.

Pei Yan walked over and bowed to Mrs. Yang San who had just got off the carriage, and said, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. I am just about to go to see Eunuch Wang, so I can only wait until I come back from Eunuch Wang before I can clean your room." After saying that, he glanced at Yu Tang.

Yu Tang was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground. He thought that it was a good thing that he had been a human being in two lives, otherwise he would not be able to control himself and would reveal his true thoughts.

She lowered her head.

Mrs. Yang San brought Miss Xu to give Pei Yan a blessing.

Yu Tang also bowed.

Mrs. Yang San then smiled and said, "I originally wanted to find an inn in Hangzhou to rest, but Old An refused. I am so disrespectful to bother you!"

"You're welcome." Pei Yan exchanged a few pleasantries with Mrs. Yang San, Miss Xu, and Yu Tang, saying things like "feel free to stay here," then said that the time to fulfill his appointment with Wang Qibao was almost up, and got in the carriage and left.

Miss Xu immediately became more lively, took Yu Tang's arm and said, "Let's live together. This house looks very big. If we live too far away, we won't even have anyone to talk to."

When you arrive in a strange place, it is of course better to have company.

She smiled and agreed.

Tong Er, the shopkeeper, took them to the cross-courtyard where guests were received.

Yu Tang was going to live with Miss Xu, but Tong Er, the shopkeeper, said that a place had already been arranged for Yu Tang. Although it was next to the courtyard where Miss Xu lived, it was a courtyard with five main rooms, and she felt it was a bit empty.

Qing Yuan thought it was just right, and pointed to the three rooms on the east and west sides and said, "This one is used as a study, and that one is for Sister Shuangtao and the duty officer to live in. You may need to put some of your things in the back seat, which I think is still a little small."

Yu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "We are just staying here temporarily for a few days."

Qing Yuan said: "You can't let yourself down!"

Yu Tang was speechless.

She didn't feel wronged.

However, since everything has been arranged, if she moves to another place, Qingyuan and the others will have to clean up the yard for her, which will be even more troublesome.

Yu Tang just stayed there and made do with his circumstances.

At noon, she had lunch with Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San.

After lunch, Mrs. Yang San went to take a nap, and Miss Xu energetically pulled Yu Tang to walk around the house.

Yu Tang also wanted to take a look, so he walked slowly along the corridor in the house accompanied by Qing Ping and Qing Lian.

Miss Xu looked up at the pictures of the Lotus Lantern on the top of the corridor, and said to Yu Tang with a smile: "The houses in our north all have corridors like this, with blue-green pictures. I didn't expect to see them in the houses here. This corridor must have been built in imitation of the houses in the north."

Qing Ping smiled and said, "Miss Xu is amazing. All the corridors in this house were added later. I heard that there was a heavy rain in Hangzhou one year, which lasted for two months. Old Mrs. Qian felt it was inconvenient, so she built these corridors. You can walk around the house along these corridors!"

Miss Xu nodded with a smile and asked Qingping if she knew how to get to Meilin.

It shows that she has also heard of this house.

Qingping accompanied them to see Merlin.

The plum forest is about ten acres in size. As the plum blossom season has passed, the plum trees are all bare and not so beautiful. However, the small bridges, flowing water, warm pavilions and bamboo forests beside are also quite pleasing to the eye.

Miss Xu said, "The scenery on both sides of the corridor is still beautiful, with flowers blooming on every wall and trees growing in patches. It is spacious and sparse, but also very grand. It is not like an ordinary garden. It is very delicate, with Taihu rocks everywhere. It is elegant, but it feels a bit cramped after looking at it for too long."

Yu Tang smiled.

The two of them walked around the house for half an hour, but the corridor seemed endless, and no one knew where it was winding to. Even Miss Xu felt a little lost, and asked Qingping, "Do you remember the way back?"

Qing Ping smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, just call the maid on duty."

But along the way, they didn't meet any maids.

Miss Xu pouted and said to Yu Tang, "I thought it's not good to have a big house, right? In our house, we can see our brothers and sisters whenever we go out, and it's so lively and nice."

That’s because the Pei family doesn’t have many people, right?

If Pei Yan had seven or eight brothers, would he still worry about the house being too empty?

Yu Tang was lost in thought, and asked a passing maid to lead the way back to the courtyard where they lived.