As for the period after the tenth day, it was not that Pei Yan did not want to bring Yu Tang with him, but Lord Wu began to visit Pei Yan frequently after learning that the Pei family was willing to sponsor the government office to hold the Lantern Festival. Pei Yan did not want Yu Tang to meet a strange man, so he had to reluctantly leave Yu Tang at home. Therefore, when discussing the Lantern Festival with Lord Wu, he could not help but occasionally reveal a bit of impatience.

Lord Wu didn't know the reason and just thought Pei Yan was impatient with these trivial matters. In the next few days, he was tactful and didn't bother Pei Yan, allowing Pei Yan to take Yu Tang to have a good look around the lantern festival.

After the lights were turned off, the sky was clear for several days in a row, and the wind felt warm on my face, not as cold as before.

Yu Tang went to the shopkeeper Tong and bought some Gastrodia elata, Polygonum multiflorum and ginseng, put them in a paper box, and had Qing Yuan carry it to the second wife.

They had already decided to leave for Shandong on the 20th. They had already packed their things and were just waiting to pay homage to Old Master Pei before setting off.

The fifth lady of the Pei family had a face full of reluctance. She hugged Yu Tang's arm and said to her repeatedly: "When the time comes, you can have a good talk with your third uncle and go to Shandong to visit us. My father wrote in a letter and said that Shandong's inspector once I went to the Imperial Academy with my third uncle, and I admire him very much. This time I went to Shandong, and I got a lot of help from him. You can try to encourage your third uncle to take you there."

There is such a relationship in the officialdom? !

The villain in Yu Tang's heart wiped his forehead, and she smiled and pinched the fifth lady's cheek.

The fifth lady took Yu Tang to the living room.

The Second Wife had packed up everything she needed to pack. She was worried about the parrots that Pei Hong raised. She said to Yu Tang, "I don't know if they can make it to Shandong alive."

Yu Tang thought that whoever raised the child should be responsible, so he smiled and asked Pei Hong: "Where did you go?"

During the Lantern Festival, this kid brought his followers and bought a dozen lanterns. They walked on the street and everyone avoided them, like a little bully. Pei Yan didn't say anything at the time, but handed him over to Pei Man, asking Pei Man to send the second wife's family to Shandong and asking Pei Hong to follow Pei Man to help.

I don’t know if Pei Man can control this kid!

The second wife sighed and said, "She was taken to the boat by the chief steward. All the boatmen will be on board tonight."

Because the trip was to Shandong, which was a long one, the Pei family parked their three-masted sailboat at the Tiaoxi Wharf for the second wife to use.

Yu Tang didn't know what to say.

When Pei Xuan was around, Pei Hong was quite obedient. But as soon as Pei Xuan left, Pei Hong became like a cat out of a cage, causing trouble every day.

However, Mr. Pei also said that if children don't cause trouble, then adults should. It's okay to cause trouble, but what's important is not to cause the same trouble again.

Yu Tang quite agreed.

The two chatted for a while and then it was time for lunch. Pei Yan was not at home today.

It's spring, and Pei Yan has to supervise the spring ploughing on the farms.

He's a bit busy these days.

Yu Tang went to Mr. Pei's place with the second wife and the fifth young ladies to have a meal.

The second wife laughed, thinking that Yu Tang was quite well-behaved, knowing that she often went to Old Man Pei's place to keep him company, so she said, "The house has become more deserted since I left, so you should go out more often in the future."

Logically, Mr. Pei has two grandsons, Pei Tong and Pei Fei, and Pei Tong is married, so Mr. Pei should have a lot of fun around him. But for some unknown reason, Mr. Pei exempted Pei You from the morning and evening visits. The eldest wife probably felt angry and pretended to be sick, hiding in her yard and not coming out. Pei Tong and his brother didn't know what to do, and they didn't attend the Lantern Festival using the excuse of attending to his illness.

Although Yu Tang and Gu Xi lived under the same roof, Yu Tang had never met Gu Xi again since he met her on the first day of the Lunar New Year when he went to pay New Year's greetings to Pei Laoan.

Isn't this one of the advantages of marrying into a big family?

Yu Tang joked with himself in his heart, nodded to the Second Wife with a smile, and said gratefully: "I know! Don't worry, Second Sister-in-law, I will definitely go to accompany Mom often in the future."

The second wife smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

The two of them went to Pei Laoan side by side.

I never thought that when I entered Lao An's yard, I saw a man in his fifties, dressed in blue, who looked like a scholar, standing in the middle of Lao An's yard. Several servants were accompanying him, sweating profusely, and they all looked like they were in a dilemma.

The Second Wife and Yu Tang were both a little curious, so they quietly walked out of the yard, turned a corner, and re-entered the yard from the backyard.

Aunt Ji must have received the news. As soon as they entered the house, they saw Aunt Ji.

She came forward and quickly explained in a low voice: "It's Mr. Zhang's staff, and he must see Mr. An. He won't leave unless Mr. An sees him. But the Third Master is not here, so it's not good to force him to leave, nor to just leave him there. We don't know what to do."

The main reason is that Pei Laoan doesn’t want to see him!

Yu Tang pondered in his heart, but didn't dare to express his opinion. He just said to Aunt Ji with some worry: "After all, he has served Mr. Zhang, so we can't not give him face. You should just treat it as a negotiation with him. No matter what, don't offend him to death."

Aunt Ji smiled bitterly and said, "We know that, too. But this is not a solution. It would be best if the Third Elder could come back as soon as possible."

As they were talking, several people had already entered Pei Laoan's living room.

Mr. Pei was obviously unhappy, but seeing them he perked up and asked someone to bring candy to Yu Tang and the Fifth Miss.

Yu Tang felt a little embarrassed because he was the elder. But Pei Laoan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You are only a few years older than A Dan, so you should eat it if I tell you to."

Yu Tang and the others sat around Pei Laoan with a smile. They peeled an orange for Pei Laoan. As soon as Pei Laoan took the orange, he heard someone talking outside: "Why are you doing this? Third uncle is not at home. Isn't it embarrassing for my grandmother?"

It was Pei Tong's voice.

Yu Tang and the Second Wife couldn't help but exchange glances.

The aide's voice was heard outside, but because the voice was so flat, no one in the room could hear clearly what was said.

Mrs. Pei's eyes suddenly became sharp. Her face darkened, and after a long silence, she said, "Please invite the eldest master and Mr. Chen in!"

Aunt Chen sighed secretly and invited the two people in.

Yu Tang and the second wife went to the study in the east, and only came out after Pei Tong and Mr. Chen left.

Mr. Pei ordered the meal to be served.

Yu Tang and the Second Wife couldn't help but exchange glances, both wondering whether they should have lunch here.

But Mr. Pei said, "It has nothing to do with you! I feel better if you stay here with me."

Yu Tang and the second wife responded with a smile, and tried to tell some jokes about the parents' inner thoughts in order to make the atmosphere more relaxed.

A smile gradually appeared on Pei Laoan's face.

Yu Tang was thinking about telling Pei Yan when he came back and asking him to find a way to get rid of the Zhang family's aide. Otherwise, he would always be begging this and that, making everyone uncomfortable.

I never thought that Pei Yan would not come back until almost dawn that day, and his face was full of fatigue when he came back.

Yu Tang felt so distressed thinking that he must have been traveling most of the night, so he hurriedly got up and helped him wash and change his clothes, and told Qing Yuan to bring him a bowl of the black chicken and ginseng soup that was stewing on the stove.

Pei Yan did not speak until he changed his clothes and washed his face, and the coolness of the night dew was no longer on his body. Then he hugged Yu Tang tightly and whispered, "Hold me for a while."

As if he had been hit, with a little sense of dullness.

Yu Tang didn't want to ask anything. He hugged Pei Yan tightly and patted his back gently, as if this would make him less tired and more warm. Even when Qing Yuan brought in the chicken soup, Yu Tang didn't hide shyly like usual. Instead, he shook his head gently at Qing Yuan, motioning her to put the chicken soup on the table gently. After she left, he said to Pei Yan gently, "Would you like to drink some chicken soup? Warm your stomach first, then have a good sleep. Let's talk about it when you're fully rested."

Pei Yan leaned on Yu Tang for a while, then uttered a low "hmm", but did not get up.

Yu Tang had no choice but to hug Pei Yan again, put him down on the toffee couch next to him, and went to bring him chicken soup.

Pei Yan drank it all in one gulp.

Maybe it was because he had recovered or because the chicken soup really made people feel warm, but Pei Yan's complexion looked much better. However, he still had no intention of talking to Yu Tang.

Yu Tang can quite understand this feeling.

In her previous life, when she knew that the Li family was most likely the murderer who killed her entire family, she didn't want to say a word.

She helped Pei Yan to rest.

Pei Yan closed his eyes, as if he was sleeping from exhaustion, but Yu Tang had been too intimate with him before, and he could tell from his breathing that he was not asleep and didn't want to talk much.

She held his hand tightly and whispered, "Fall asleep! I'll be watching over you. If anyone comes, I'll call you."

Pei Yanhui squeezed Yu Tang twice, his breathing slowly became long, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Yu Tang let out a long sigh and then realized that his vest was covered in sweat.

She was slightly stunned.

She seemed to be more worried about Pei Yan than she thought...

It was Yu Tang's turn who couldn't sleep.

But Pei Yan got up earlier than Yu Tang thought.

He said "Good morning" to Yu Tang with a smile on his face. His fair face was full of energy, without any trace of the frustration from last night. He seemed to be glowing in the bright light of the early morning.

Yu Tang sat up suddenly, feeling as if he was dreaming.

Pei Yan smiled and pinched her nose, saying, "Get up quickly! The sun is so hot that it's burning your butt. Luckily, Mom only lets you go to greet her on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, otherwise, with your current situation, people will definitely talk about you as a lazy daughter-in-law."

The more he did this, the less Yu Tang dared to ask.

Afraid of stirring up his sorrow, afraid that he wasn't prepared for an answer, afraid that he wouldn't want to bring it up again, afraid that he would be unhappy...and this kind of "fear" was different from the previous "fear".

In the past, when I was afraid, I thought that at worst I would find a way to coax you.

The "fear" now means that I feel heartache just thinking about it, and I feel so heartbroken that I can't breathe.

Yu Tang put his hands on his chest.

Pei Yan looked at him and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Oh," Yu Tang said, "No, I got up too hastily and was a little confused.

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Then get up and have breakfast. We'll go see Mom later, and you can come back to catch up on your sleep."

Yu Tang's heart was beating fast.

It was over. She felt sorry for Pei Yan so much that she didn't even want him to worry about her!

She must have fallen in love with Pei Yan, right? !