Sweet and peaceful days always pass by very quickly. It seems that in the blink of an eye, it has been a month since Yu Tang married into the Pei family. It is November now, and every household is busy preparing for the New Year. Mrs. Pei called Yu Tang to help, and began to slowly give Yu Tang some of the Pei family's rewards.
Yu Tang had experiences from his previous life, so although he encountered some things for the first time, he followed the principle of following precedents if there were any, and referring to custom if there were no precedents, and handled things in a professional manner. He was even favored by Yong Laoan because he humbly said, "I'm also following the rules" when he was praised by Yong Laoan. When he came to visit Pei Laoan, he said that Pei Yan was the right choice as a daughter-in-law.
Pei Laoan didn't show it on his face, but he was very happy in his heart.
In mid-November, news came from the capital that Pei Xuan had been appointed as the governor of Shandong. Old Pei An was even happier and said to Aunt Chen in private, "It's good to be an official in the capital, but it's more suitable for Xuan to be appointed to Shandong at this time."
Pei Chan also talked about this with Pei Bo in private. He felt that the Pei family was still too conservative. Pei Bo disagreed and said, "I think it's better to be conservative about this matter. Don't forget that we still have a third uncle in our family. Even if he doesn't work as an official, I'm afraid he's not such a quiet person. The eldest son of the Zhang family is gone. Although Zhou Shibo is very talented, he is not stable enough. It's not a big deal for him to be a six-department secretary or a six-department assistant minister, but if he dominates one side, he will seem a bit impetuous. The Zhang family will definitely pull the third uncle into the game at that time."
After saying this, he scratched his hair with some worry, muttering, "I'm now worried that the Zhang family is thinking of getting my third uncle involved and forming an alliance with our family. I don't think there are any brothers or sisters in our family who are of the right age to be with the Zhang family, right?"
Pei Chan laughed out loud and thought Pei Bo was worrying too much. He said, "Even if the Zhang family is willing, it must be Third Uncle's wish, right? Our family has rules. Neutrality and not taking sides are the foundation."
Pei Bo glanced at Pei Chan with disdain. His expression was exactly the same as Pei Yan's: "It's one situation at a time. When the fire is burning at your eyebrows, can you still remain neutral and not take sides?"
Pei Chan chuckled twice, thinking that this was not something they could decide, and it would be useless to say more here, so he changed the subject, raised his eyebrows at Pei Bo, and said, "Do you think Third Uncle will leave Lin'an? I heard from the maid that Third Uncle has been accompanying Third Aunt all this time. I didn't expect that Third Uncle would get married like this."
Pei Bo didn't want to say anything to Pei Chan, a fool, so he said, "What does it have to do with you? You might as well study hard instead of wasting time on this! Besides, do your uncle and aunt have a good relationship? There is no such lustful person in our family!"
"That's the bad thing about you." Pei Chan also felt tired and said, "You always act so serious no matter what I say to you."
Pei Bo didn't want to pay attention to him anymore.
Pei Chan had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye.
When I walked out of Pei Bo's study, I saw Pei Jiang running into the house with a pocket full of candies.
He immediately stopped Pei Jiang and asked him, "Where did you get the candy?"
Pei Jiang's eyes rolled around as he said, "It was given by my third aunt. My second uncle became the governor of Shandong, and the clan said they wanted to have a small celebration. There will be wine tomorrow."
At this time, these children would be let out to play and would not have to do their homework.
Pei Chan teased Pei Jiang for a while before leaving.
Pei Yan was busy preparing things for his second brother to take office, while the second wife was packing boxes for Shandong. Only the first wife, holding a black mink handcuffs, stood on the rockery in the back garden, looking at the courtyard in the east, and asked the personal nanny: "Did the eldest master really say that?"
Pei Tong and Gu Xi were both not young anymore. After Pei Yan got married, the Pei and Gu families began to discuss the wedding date. Originally, according to the eldest wife's opinion, it would be best to set the wedding date in March next year so that she would have time to prepare, but the Gu family wanted to set it before the New Year, when Gu Chang had not yet taken office. So the two families looked at many dates, and the most suitable date was December 2nd, but the second young lady of the Pei family had set the wedding date on December 2nd... The Pei and Gu families looked for a long time and finally chose December 6th.
The eldest wife thought that the wedding dates of Pei Tong and Pei Yan were too close, and their weddings would inevitably lead to comparisons. Not to mention the generational differences, Pei Tong was only a scholar, while Pei Yan was already a Jinshi. The people who came to congratulate and the wedding scene were different, and Pei Tong would definitely suffer a loss. That's why she wanted to hold the wedding in Hangzhou. Hold a smaller wedding, and only invite relatives within the fifth mourning period and some old friends who helped Pei You in the past to participate.
Of course Pei Laoan was not happy.
What she didn't expect was that Pei Tong also disagreed.
The eldest wife's personal nanny advised her, "I think the eldest son is right. There is a long way to go, so why bother with this? As long as the eldest son studies hard, he will have a glorious life once he passes the imperial examination. There is no need to upset Old An because of this matter."
The eldest wife was unwilling to accept this.
But news came from the Gu family that Gu Chang was going to take his new bride to the capital on the fourth day of the New Year. She could either continue to be at odds with Old An or listen to Pei Tong and get married first.
The eldest wife sighed and said, "Then you should go to the Gu family in person and tell Miss Gu that she has been wronged in this matter. I will definitely compensate her in the future."
The maid was immediately overjoyed, but she didn't dare show it at all.
She was afraid that the first wife might be suspicious and changed her mind.
The nanny quickly told Pei Tong about this.
Pei Tong's heart finally settled down, and she urged the matchmaker to go and set a date with the Gu family.
Now the Pei family became lively again.
The eldest wife also smiled after a long absence, especially when she received a letter from her natal family saying that her eldest sister-in-law had already set off for Lin'an to attend Pei Tong's wedding. She was even more delighted and asked the master of the jewelry shop to make some jewelry for her, some for herself and some for her eldest sister-in-law.
Yu Tang sent Leizhi to invite Aunt Chen over to ask her what to do with Pei Tong's wedding gift.
Aunt Chen smiled gently and said, "You should discuss this with the Second Madam. Although you are a clan wife, aside from this, you and the Second Madam are both aunts, so you should treat them the same. But I suggest that you give them a head ornament of equal value, just like the first Madam gave you as a wedding gift when you got married. At most, you can add a gold bracelet or something like that. Because Master Chan and Master Bo are also of marriageable age, and the wedding date should be in the next one or two years, it would not be good to favor one over the other."
Yu Tang nodded repeatedly and went to the second wife.
The Second Wife was preparing for Yu Tang but she didn't come to discuss it with her, so she went to discuss it with Yu Tang. Yu Tang came over and it was just what she wanted. She said, "I'm preparing a set of red gold head ornaments. You can just add a jade pendant or something."
Yu Tang went back and told Pei Yan about this. Pei Yan thought it was okay and asked Yu Tang to go to his warehouse to get some jade pendants: "There should be a lot of jade pendants with good water content."
There is definitely nothing ordinary in Pei Yan’s collection.
But if it is given to Pei Tong, it will become Gu Xi's.
Yu Tang was reluctant to part with it, so he asked the shopkeeper Tong to spend several dozen taels of silver to buy a piece of new jade with good texture as a meeting gift.
Pei Yan laughed at her for a while after he found out.
Yu Tang did not show any weakness and said, "Even if your things are not mine, they are still our child's. Why should you give them to someone I don't like? No matter what you say, I am the one who makes the decisions about the inner house. I have made the decision and you are not allowed to interfere."
Pei Yan glanced at her belly, nodded with a smile on his face, and said, "Indeed, indeed. Why should we give our things to others? You did the right thing."
Although the two of them slept in the same bed, it was the first time they stopped at night.
Because Yu Tang's good days are coming.
Of course she couldn't be pregnant.
When Yu Tang saw Pei Yan like this, he glared at him.
He looked at Yu Tang's lively and playful expression, and felt very satisfied in his heart.
That's what his wife should be like, she can do whatever she wants.
Yu Tang, this little cat, is getting more and more wild.
Moreover, his eyes became brighter and his spirit became more radiant.
Pei Yan secretly thanked himself for not continuing to hesitate and taking the risk to marry Yu Tang.
It can be seen that he still has vision.
Pei Yanzhi went to the cashier's office with a proud look on his face, and on the way he was still thinking about whether he should give his senior brother Fei some advice.
It is better for the couple to live in harmony. It is a waste of time to waste just a few decades on quarrels.
But what he never expected was that on that night, he received a funeral invitation from the Fei family.
Fei Zhiwen's wife passed away sixteen days ago due to illness.
He also said that because Mrs. Fei had left a will, everything should be kept simple. Therefore, the Fei family did not plan to hold a grand funeral. According to Fei Zhiwen's wishes, they only needed to inform all the old friends and relatives.
Pei Yan stood in the middle of the study, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He was late for his first dinner.
Yu Tang was very worried and personally served him a bowl of clam soup.
Pei Yan drank a bowl of wine reluctantly and talked to Yu Tang about Mrs. Fei's death at the dinner table.
Yu Tang didn't know about the Fei family. He just thought that Fei Zhiwen and Pei Yan were very close. He also gave him some advice, saying, "Although the funeral should be simple and we don't need to send anyone to express condolences, you can write a letter to Lord Fei to comfort him."
I'm afraid that Mr. Fei needs more than just a few words of comfort that have nothing to do with the pain at this moment.
Since it came to Fei Zhiwen's privacy, Pei Yan didn't dare to tell Yu Tang in detail and just nodded perfunctorily. Afterwards, he decided to pretend that he knew nothing and wrote a short letter to comfort Fei Zhiwen.
Who knew that at the end of the month, the Pei family was busy preparing to marry off their daughter and daughter-in-law. Zhang Ying, who was far away in the capital, wrote a letter to Pei Laoan, hoping that Pei Laoan could help him persuade Pei Yan to stay in the capital for a while.
It is said that Fei Zhiwen was so grief-stricken over the death of his wife that he decided to retire.
Now the only one who can persuade Fei Zhiwen to move is Pei Yan.
Of course, Pei Laoan didn't quite believe what Zhang Ying said.
Others don't know, but she knows. Fei Zhiwen is 20 years older than Pei Yan, and he is also a proud and arrogant person. Usually, he takes good care of Pei Yan because they are from the same school. But when it comes to personal relationship with Pei Yan, after all, there is a huge age gap, so Fei Zhiwen may not be able to convince him.
The purpose of persuading Pei Yan to go to the capital was most likely to let him help the Zhang family compete with several other families.
Mr. Pei ignored the letter and happily married his niece's daughter to his grandson and brought his granddaughter-in-law home.