Gu Xi also looked towards Pei Yan suddenly.

Ever since her ambiguous confession was rejected, she always thought Pei Yan disliked her and looked down on her.

Unexpectedly, she received Pei Yan's affirmation under such circumstances.

Is she smarter than Pei Tong?

Is it true?

Does Pei Yan really think so?

Gu Xi felt a little sour in his nose, and his mind changed.

She stepped forward and bowed to Pei Xuan and Pei Yan, whispering, "I don't deserve such praise from my two uncles. My husband is an upright person, and he cares about the blood relationship. I'm afraid he doesn't have the ability to do this for the family. Only my third uncle can come forward in person to make the final decision. I hope my two uncles will understand."

This means I don't want to get involved in this matter.

Gu Xi is still as shrewd as he was in his previous life.

Yu Tang felt emotional in his heart.

Pei Yan didn't want to let her go.

Regardless of whether Pei Tong and Gu Xi were quarreling for real or fake, the Yang family used his deceased eldest brother to threaten his family to help, which was originally a particularly disdainful and disgusting thing. His eldest sister-in-law always felt that their family did not take advantage of the Pei family, and that they could have what they have today because of her mother's family. It is understandable that women prefer the family that gave birth to and raised them. But if his two nephews were influenced by their mother and thought so, why should he raise ungrateful people? If he had the time, he might as well adopt a few abandoned children or orphans. After all, they would have eaten and drunk his food and know who to do things for.

He glanced at Gu Xi calmly and asked Pei Tong, "Do you know why the Yang family wants to marry into our family?"

Pei Tong certainly knew.

If he didn't know, he definitely wouldn't agree to speak for his aunt.

Originally, he wanted to gradually distance himself from the Yang family. But the two uncles of the Yang family were now in prison, and they were threatening their family with his father's affairs. Based on his understanding of the elders in his family, his second uncle was still okay, but his third uncle would definitely not let the Yang family go. If he didn't mediate, the Yang family would have a hard time - even if his third uncle was forced to get his two uncles out under temporary pressure, he would double his revenge on the Yang family later, which was the reason for his fear.

But when Pei Yan's eyes swept over him, his heart suddenly felt as if it was tightly grasped by a big hand. He felt a palpitation and the words on his lips became hesitant: "I, I know. So I want to persuade my uncle..."

Pei Yan's lips curled up slightly.

Gu Xi shouted "Not good" in his heart.

She took the opportunity of quarreling with Pei Tong to bring the elders of her family here, just to separate herself and Pei Tong. Pei Tong's words obviously played into Pei Yan's hands, and her hard work was wasted.

She turned around and glared at Pei Tong. Just as she was about to ask for help, Pei Xuan, who was always kind and generous, suddenly slammed the table and shouted, "Tong, look at what you have become now? Is this how my brother taught you when he was alive? Have you read all those sage books for so many years in vain?"

Everyone was shocked by him at once.

His face was ashen, uglier than Pei Yan's. He pointed at Pei Tong with a frown, "What are the Yang family threatening us with? It's about your father. Regardless of whether this is true or not, death is the greatest thing. Your father is gone, but they still insist on dragging your father into this. Do you think such a family is worth associating with? Or do you think this is nothing? Not only do you have no "You are speaking for your father, and you are even trying to make peace for the Yang family. In your heart, do you have your father? Do you have the Pei family? Do you have respect for the old and the young? Do you have chivalry? For so many years, your sister-in-law has always asked you to study with the people of the Yang family. Is this all you learned in the Yang family? Atong, you are my brother's eldest son and the eldest grandson of our family. What you did this time really disappointed me!"

It is said that honest people are particularly fierce when they lose their temper.

Yu Tang learned his lesson this time.

Pei Tong was scolded so much that her face turned red and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Gu Xi didn't dare to say anything.

The second wife wanted to persuade him, but she thought about what her husband said and felt that it made sense. She also remembered that her mother-in-law did not agree to the marriage with the Yang family. She felt that her mother-in-law had a good vision and saw that there was something wrong with the Yang family. The conflicts with the eldest sister-in-law were not because the mother-in-law was picky about her daughter-in-law, but because the Yang family did not educate her well. She and her younger sister-in-law got along well with their mother-in-law.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Yu Tang.

Yu Tang was looking at Pei Yan for help.

Pei Yan sighed in his heart and had to come out to save the situation. His voice was much softer than before. He said, "Atong, you are the eldest of your generation. You are the role model and example. What you do will affect your brothers and sisters. You should think about this matter carefully. Gu did nothing wrong in today's incident. You should apologize to Gu. It's getting late, so we will go back first. We can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything else."

What I mean is, you give me your answer tomorrow whether you want to help the Yang family.

As he spoke, he winked at Pei Xuan, signaling him to leave first.

Pei Xuan was angry, he snorted coldly and stood up.

Pei Tong was also feeling confused. Hearing this, she nodded in agreement and sent her two uncles and aunt out.

On the way, the second wife couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that my sister-in-law raised these two children to be like this."

However, Yu Tang felt that it might not necessarily be the eldest wife's fault, otherwise how could the Yang family have something on the Pei family?

She thought of Pei Yan running around for this matter. If the Yang family really didn't mention the things left by Pei You and just begged for it, Pei Yan would not just sit there and do nothing for Pei Tong's sake.

It will still be Pei Yan’s business then!

Yu Tang felt uncomfortable and couldn't help asking, "When uncle was alive, the two children grew up by his side, right? Even if they were sent to the Yang family to study, uncle should have agreed, right?"

After she said this, the Second Wife was fine, but the brothers Pei Yan and Pei Xuan were both stunned.

Pei Xuan even murmured, "When my elder brother was alive, Atong and Ah Fei both studied with him. It was after my elder brother passed away that my elder sister-in-law wanted to send them to the Yang family to study. When Atong and Ah Fei were in the capital, they did not study with the Yang family..."

It can be seen that it was not the Yang family but the deceased Pei You who influenced the two brothers.

No one spoke for the rest of the journey and the atmosphere was very depressing. The two brothers said a few words to each other briefly and parted at the intersection.

Yu Tang pulled Pei Yan's clothes and asked softly, "Did I say something wrong?"

"No!" Pei Yan saw that Yu Tang was a little uneasy, so he hugged her gently and kissed her on the forehead. Then he said, "We don't know the true face of Lushan because we are in it. There are some things that we just don't want to think about carefully."

If you think too much, you will inevitably feel scared.

His elder brother, who was so brilliant and was known as the most talented man in Jiangnan, might believe that the Yang family was better than them.

Otherwise, where would the Yang family get the evidence?

Pei Yan felt upset and tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep until almost dawn.

Yu Tang also did not sleep all night, and when he woke up the next day, his eyes were dark circles.

Pei Yan felt even more upset after seeing this, so he asked Qing Yuan to bring an egg and apply it to her eyes himself.

Yu Tang held Pei Yan's hand and said gently, "I'm fine. Even if Madam Yin comes, I can take a nap at noon. But you, are you going out today? If you have nothing to do, just rest at home! Didn't you say that it's the Yang family who are anxious, not us? Even if Uncle left evidence, the Yang family would not dare to use it casually, otherwise they would not be able to escape."

Pei Yan really didn't want to go out today, and he didn't want Yu Tang to get caught up in it and get scared, so he smiled and said, "How about we go out for a walk? You've been in the capital for such a long time, and I haven't been able to spend enough time with you."

Yu Tang wanted to make Pei Yan happy, so he immediately agreed with a smile and asked him, "Where are we going? What should we bring?"

Because it was a last-minute decision, Pei Yan didn't have any good ideas at the moment, so he said, "How about we go for a walk? Buy something for Mom to take back. Also, go to your parents-in-law's house, and your uncle's house." Speaking of this, he also talked about Yu Yuan, "What has he been doing these days? I'm not at home every day, and I haven't asked him. Is his business going well?"

Yu Tang nodded with a smile.

The Pei family let his brother live here, which was a statement of support. People from the six ministries would more or less give some face to the Pei family. The Peng family simply did not recommend the local lacquerware master from Fujian. The Qin family's steward even went to the Hangzhou Guild Hall to say hello.

"It has been reported," she said, "and we are just waiting for the official approval from the Ministry of Rites. He has been visiting this and that these past few days, saying that he wants to get to know more people so that he can get to know more news faster in the future. I saw that the tribute matter has not been officially decided yet, so I didn't tell you specifically."

"That's good!" Pei Yan said, "It's best if he can stand on his own." Otherwise, even if you rely on the Pei family to do business, others will look down on you from the bottom of their hearts. People who are truly capable and knowledgeable will also be disdainful of dealing with Yu Yuan. It will be difficult for truly useful news to reach Yu Yuan's ears, and it will be difficult for Yu Yuan to make his business bigger and stronger and stand out.

The two of them were talking about where to go for fun.

Pei Wu asked for a meeting, saying that the Tao family had sent someone to deliver a letter and wanted to visit Pei Yan tomorrow.

Yu Tang was stunned.

"I was wondering why the Tao family hasn't come to Beijing to make arrangements for the Emperor's birthday next year!" Pei Yan explained to her with a smile: "The Tao family used to be in the grocery business, so they were good at maritime trade. Those Western clocks, dolls, perfumes, etc., are almost all their business. Who doesn't want to buy something different for the Emperor's birthday? They must be there." Then he asked Yu Tang in a negotiating tone, "How about we go to the Tao family's shop today? You can go and see if there is anything good to buy. Last time I saw someone buy a doll to give to someone else, you can buy one too!"

"Why don't you buy one and give it to me?" Yu Tang said unhappily.

Pei Yan said disapprovingly: "I do think that doll is weird, but you never play by the rules, so maybe you will think it's good. You'd better go and have a look for yourself. Otherwise, if you buy it back, you won't be able to throw it away, and you won't be able to keep it."