To avenge him?

Peng Shiyi sneered in his heart as he listened.

When things have passed, who will remember his contribution?

Having been framed by his clan members in front and abandoned by his elders in the back, the gloom in his eyes grew heavier, but he dared not show it at all.

The Peng family is powerful. Without the protection of the Peng family, he would be doomed.

Wasn't it because of this reason that he endured the frame-up by his own people?

But after many twists and turns, he still couldn't escape from this nest.

Peng Shiyi concealed his resentment and anger, and said "yes" respectfully, adding: "I will follow my family's arrangements in everything."

Mr. Peng nodded with satisfaction, stood up and patted Peng Shiyi on the shoulder, and said to him with a sincere look: "There is nothing we can do about this. The Peng family has paid a lot for your seventh brother's matter. Now some debts of gratitude have not been repaid, and it is not easy to turn against the Pei family. But our Peng family is not so easy to bully, and this account has been recorded by our family. Killing people is not a crime, and it is a bit too much to pursue them like this. However, you also have to understand that the Pei family is not the same as before, and they are so stubborn to establish their authority. Now we have given them a step, and Pei San is not a fool, and he will appreciate this. As for you, you will be wronged for a few years, and when Pei San has vented his anger, I will personally take you to his house to apologize to him, and this matter will be over."

After all, Peng Shiyi's face still doesn't count.

He is in such a state, and he still has to compensate Pei San.

Peng Shiyi couldn't help but said, "Brother, no matter how powerful Pei Er is, he shouldn't protect Pei San like this, right? We still have to pay compensation to Pei San, right?"

Mr. Peng thought for a moment and then said, "Zhang Ying wanted Pei San to be reinstated, but Pei San didn't know what he was thinking and had never agreed. But after the death of the eldest son of the Zhang family, there was a lack of successors in the Zhang family, and a big vacancy was left. Everyone had a chance, but the Zhang family had no one to use. It would be a long time before Pei San was reinstated." After saying that, he was afraid that Peng Shiyi would suspect that the Peng family was trying to comfort him, so he added, "We did this just in case. Otherwise, why would he, a mere Pei San, make us bow down to him again and again?"

After all, he was still worried that Pei Yan would one day become an official in the court.

This is an enviable life, right?

Peng Shiyi said nothing. He listened absentmindedly to the comfort of the eldest master of the Peng family while thinking about his own plan.

By the time Pei Yan found out about this, Peng Shiyi had already been sent to Gansu by the Peng family, who said that they wanted to build a horse farm there and let him manage it.

Pei Yan was still worried, and privately warned Pei Qi: "Send someone to keep an eye on him. If he leaves Gansu, I want to know immediately. If you have any difficulties, tell my second brother. My second brother has a colleague who is an official in Gansu."

Pei Qi was most willing to do this and agreed immediately.

Pei Yan asked the maid on duty as soon as he left the house: "What is the Third Madam doing?"

He often asked this question unexpectedly, and only asked one question. He just wanted to know what Yu Tang was doing, not that he had something for Yu Tang to do. If the people around him couldn't answer, he would be unhappy. But everyone who could work for him was a smart person. Everyone around him knew that if they wanted to make Pei Yan happy, it would be best to know what Yu Tang was doing at all times. When Pei Yan asked, they must be able to answer, and they couldn't make any mistakes.

The maids around Yu Tang suddenly became popular. Everyone liked to get close to her maids just to know what Yu Tang was doing at all times.

The little maid also knew Pei Yan's habits, and hurriedly said, "The Third Madam was trying on clothes just now, saying that she was going to attend the wedding banquet of Lord Jiang's family."

Pei Yan nodded and went to Yu Tang.

It was a rare occasion that Xu Xuan was not at home today, as she was called to Li's house by Mrs. Li. Yu Tang was discussing with Qing Yuan what clothes to wear to attend the wedding.

Qing Yuan looked at the royal blue jacket with gold all over and thought it was pretty. The Hangzhou silk jacket with silver-white vine flowers next to it was also pretty. The scallion green Shu embroidery jacket with phoenix tail flowers placed on the bed was also eye-catching. It was really hard to make a decision.

"Wear the green one." Pei Yan's voice suddenly appeared in the room.

People followed the reputation.

Pei Yan was seen wearing a moon-white Taoist robe and a black net scarf. He didn't even have a hairpin on his body, but he walked in radiantly like pearls and jade.

Yu Tang couldn't help but smiled and walked forward, saying, "Why did you come here at this time? Have you finished the things you have on hand?"

"I'm just busy doing nothing." Pei Yan said unhappily, "Today, Senior Brother Fei asked me to write Qingci for him. It's not like he doesn't know how to do it, but he insisted that I help him write a few articles, saying that his staff can't write as well as I do. Isn't this nonsense? If those staff's documents are better written than mine, why would they still be his staff and not go to the competition!"

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

It seemed that since returning from Tanzhe Temple, the relationship between Fei Zhiwen and Pei Yan had suddenly become much closer. Fei Zhiwen often invited him to his house for dinner and chat, and also took Pei Yan to several poetry gatherings and outings hosted by his classmates. Pei Yan complained every time she came back that Fei Zhiwen treated her like a younger brother, but she felt that there was nothing wrong with this. Although Pei Yan was young and talented, he was admired by many people because he was Zhang Ying's last disciple. Now that Fei Zhiwen was endorsing him, it would be very helpful for his future connections.

For this purpose, she specially asked Hu Xing to deliver food to the Fei family several times as a way of expressing her gratitude.

"Are you free today?" Yu Tang asked Pei Yan, "How about we go to my second sister-in-law's house for dinner later? We've all been busy with our own things these days, and we haven't had a meal together for a long time!"

When I was at the Yu family, Yu Bo and Yu Wen often had meals together and talked about their family matters, which was also a kind of communication - people always become closer as time goes by. This is what it means that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor.

Pei Yan didn't care. He discussed with Yu Tang what clothes to wear to the Jiang family's wedding. They hung out for a long time and went to Pei Xuan's place in the evening.

It was a coincidence that Pei Xuan was not so busy today and had no social engagements. He got off work at the yamen at a normal time and was quite happy to see Pei Yan and Yu Tang when he came back. He asked his second wife to bring a jar of white wine that Shandong had sent a few days ago so that he could have a few drinks with Pei Yan.

The second wife was in high spirits now that everything was going smoothly for her. She said, "Then you brothers will drink white wine, and my sister-in-law and I will drink Jinhua wine. Let's have a good meal together."

Pei Xuan laughed.

The maids and old women will take care of it.

The two families went to the flower hall.

The second wife had all the doors of the flower hall opened. The buds of the hosta and the mirabilis were about to bloom, and their fragrance was already overflowing.

Pei Yan sneezed.

Pei Xuan immediately asked the second wife to move the flowers, and said to Pei Yan with an apologetic look on his face: "Look at me, I forgot about this."

Pei Yan wiped his nose and said, "Forget it. I have to adapt slowly. I don't have to move everything away. Just put two less pots."

Yu Tang was worried: "Should you go see a doctor? Your nose won't get better."

"No need!" Pei Yan said, "It will be fine after this season. There's no need to bother with this."

Even so, Yu Tang was still concerned. After dinner, when everyone moved to the back garden to drink tea, she whispered to the Second Madam: "Can you help me find out if there are any famous doctors in Jinling? If you can, please find a way to invite one to see him. We are not familiar with the capital, so I'll ask Madam Yin to help find one."

The Second Wife nodded repeatedly and said to the Fifth Miss who was listening to their conversation at the side: "When you go to the Jiang family for the wedding, let A Dan accompany you. I am afraid that I will be busy with social activities and leave her alone. This is the first time she has officially appeared in front of the mistresses of various families in the capital!"

The good or bad impression will affect the fifth lady's marriage.

Yu Tang understood what the Second Wife meant, and was inevitably surprised that she handed the Fifth Miss over to him.

The second wife smiled and shook her hand, saying, "Don't underestimate yourself. Everyone who has met you says that you are steady and stable, and that's the best."

Too much talk leads to mistakes. For women, stability is better than anything else.

Yu Tang thought that he couldn't compare to Xu Xuan in other aspects, but he could still guarantee not to panic, panic or make mistakes, so he agreed immediately.

The Second Wife heaved a sigh of relief. She was about to talk to Yu Tang about which families would be present at the Jiang family's wedding, but she heard Pei Xuan's voice suddenly rise a few notches, and he said excitedly: "Anyway, this is all your credit. If Fei Zhiwen can fight for a position in the inner cabinet, it will be easy to deal with Master Zhang. As for me, my mentor told me not to worry, to be steady and take my time. It would be best if I could watch the fire from the other side of the river and reap the benefits."

Pei Xuan's mentor was able to preside over the imperial examinations because of a loophole that was gained through the struggles of several parties. Therefore, Pei Xuan's classmates were not able to contribute much. Only Pei Xuan, who not only benefited from the Pei family, but also because Pei You was a ruthless person when he was alive, was able to stand out.

Everyone in the Pei family knew about this, so even though Pei Xuan became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he had little chance of entering the imperial court to become a Grand Academician.

Pei Yan laughed and said, "The dean is quite carefree. No wonder he likes a disciple like Second Brother."

Pei Xuan chuckled and didn't take it seriously. He also talked to Pei Yan about the Jiang family's happy event: "Didn't he come to give you the invitation in person?"

Given the relationship between Pei Yan and Jiang Hua, Jiang Hua should have sent someone younger in his family to deliver the wedding invitation to Pei Yan.

Pei Yan shook his head and said, "Let him be! It's not a one-day thing for us brothers to get into this mess. It doesn't matter if we stop communicating with each other."

Although Pei Xuan felt it was a pity, he still stood on his brother's side and comforted him, "It's good this way. He's too noisy. It might be a good thing to break up with him."

Pei Yan said nothing.

Yu Tang paid attention to what was happening over there with Pei Yan.

The Jiang family never sent a wedding invitation to Pei Yan until two days before the Jiang family wedding banquet. It was not known whether Jiang Hua was embarrassed or for some other reason, but Jiang Hua's eldest son came to deliver the wedding invitation to Pei Yan in person.

He and Pei Yan were of the same age, and he was a little reserved when he met Pei Yan. He bowed hastily, called him "Uncle Master", said a few perfunctorily like he was too busy, and then presented the wedding invitation.

Pei Yan didn't exchange many pleasantries with him. He just said a few polite words and served him tea before seeing him off.

Jiang Hua's eldest son was still a little angry when he walked out.

Yu Tang felt sorry for Pei Yan.

Isn't the Jiang family looking down on others?

After all, it was still a pity that Pei Yan did not enter the officialdom.

When Jiang Hua's eldest son went to deliver the wedding invitation to Fei Zhiwen, did he dare to be so disrespectful?