The old woman didn't think much of it and said, "They should have dinner and come back! The Tao family and our family are old friends. When the Third Master passed away, it's impossible for Master Tao not to invite the Third Master and the Third Madam to have dinner with him!"

In her opinion, Gu Xi just has little experience.

When the old lady and Lao An were young, Lao An even dressed up as the old lady's personal servant and followed the old lady to attend poetry readings! Later, Lao An had a child and was too lazy to go out with the old lady, so he stopped doing that.

The Third Master was just taking the Third Wife out for a stroll, and it was their own shop, so was there any need to make such a fuss?

The old woman then said, "How about waiting for the Third Master and the Third Madam to come back, and then I'll tell them about it?"

"Then I'll trouble you." Gu Xi never offended the old people in the Pei family easily. She said with a smile, "I wanted to come and talk to my third uncle and aunt. In this case, I will go back and wait for your letter."

The old woman felt proud and said, "Madam, I am not taking advantage of my age. The Third Master is the head of the clan, and the Third Madam is easy to talk to. Although you are the younger generation, you are not much older than the Third Madam. I think you should come over often. Look at the eldest daughter of the Zhang family. She is the daughter of the Third Master's mentor. She comes here every now and then with Madam Yin as a guest. A few days ago, she praised the hairpin made by the Third Madam to the sky. You are a family member, but you don't get as much as the eldest daughter of the Zhang family. If this gets out, it will not be good."

Gu Xi sneered in her heart, thinking that the fact that you could say such words was already "taking advantage of your age" and flattering yourself. If this happened in Gu's family, she would have chased the person away long ago.

Unfortunately, this is the Pei family.

If Pei Tong doesn't live up to her expectations, she will have to suffer the consequences.

"You're right." Gu Xi listened to the old woman's "advice" with a smile and returned to the courtyard where he lived.

The old woman was inevitably a little arrogant. When Yu Tang came back, she went to Qing Yuan to boast: "After all, the eldest young lady grew up under the care of her stepmother, so she still doesn't know much about the rules."

Qing Yuan was a little unhappy after hearing this and said, "After all, she is the eldest young lady, you should be more careful with your words."

The old woman came to her senses and her face flushed. She felt that Gu Xi was a humble person and her impression of him improved.

As for Yu Tang, she guessed that Gu Xi came to see them mostly to express his stance, so she asked the maid who was supposed to report to them to wait outside and went to discuss with Pei Yan first.

Pei Yan is very happy today.

Yu Tang bought a lot of things. Although they were not particularly valuable, the important thing was that Yu Tang liked them very much. His eyes were shining and his smile was particularly bright, a bit like the excitement he had when he first met her.

When he saw Yu Tang coming in, he hugged her and without waiting for her to say anything, he pressed her into his arms and asked her, "Are you happy today?"

Although it was evening, there were many people serving in her yard, so she still felt a little uncomfortable. But she knew Pei Yan's bad temper even better, and if she didn't give in to him, she would definitely suffer in the evening.

Thinking of this, her face was burning, and she nodded quickly. Afraid that he couldn't see her upset, she whispered in his ear: "Happy! I bought a lot of things today."

Pei Yan felt very satisfied in his heart. He kissed her heavily on the cheek and said, "Then let's go out for a walk in a while. In addition to the Tao family's shop, there are many other things sold in the capital. I remember that I once accompanied my mentor to the suburbs in the west of the city. There was a shop selling parrots there. Each bird could speak long sentences and recite poems..."

Does she want to raise birds?

Yu Tang had lived a very frustrating life in her previous life. Later, she thought about it carefully and realized that her failure to say no to others was an important reason.

She immediately said tactfully, "But parrots like to imitate others. If we say something, won't it learn it?"

Pei Yan was slightly startled, but after thinking about it, he felt that it made a lot of sense. Some of the dirty words that the two of them said when they were best friends also surfaced in his mind. He suddenly had a lot of desires in his heart, and he couldn't control himself. He sucked Yu Tang's round earlobe and said vaguely: "A Tang, what do you want to buy? I will accompany you when the time comes! Things in the capital are too annoying, let's go back to Lin'an in the fall, okay? We will live in Lin'an for a long time in the future, and go to Hangzhou to live for a few days when we have nothing to do, okay?"

Yu Tang felt a little hot, but in his mind appeared the several houses with different scenery owned by Pei Yan. He leaned on Pei Yan's shoulder and nodded gently.

Pei Yan's heart was burning with excitement.

This is what he likes most about his son Atang.

She was willing to follow him wherever he went.

Let all these things in the capital go to hell. He will leave at the end of this year and take his son Atang to climb Mount Tai next spring.

When they have kids, they can't go anywhere.

He even thought it was a good thing that Yu Tang didn't have children.

The two of them leaned back on the armchair and kissed each other passionately.

Before they could do anything, Pei Xuan sent someone to tell them to go to his place and talk: "The eldest young master and the eldest young mistress are also at the second old master's place. They said that the eldest young mistress went back to her parents' home today, and the uncle asked them to bring some good tea."

Pei Yan and Pei Xuan actually waited for Pei Tong for a whole day, wanting to know whether he would choose the Yang family or the Pei family.

Pei Tong never came to see them, and they thought Pei Tong had tacitly agreed to stand on the side of the Yang family.

Pei Yan was very dissatisfied and said irritably: "He really knows how to pick the time!"

Yu Tang smiled, and felt that these two people were a bit of a spoiler. However, this time was given by them yesterday, and no matter what happened, they had to abide by it.

She kissed Pei Yan several times, helped Pei Yan change his clothes herself, washed up again, and then went out with Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was very pleased with what he had said, and he stopped worrying about Pei Tong. He even asked her as they walked along the road, "Did you plant a lot of lilies in the yard again? I can smell the fragrance of the flowers all over the yard."

"Does it smell so good?" Yu Tang invited a master to come to her house and help renovate the yard. In addition to some miscellaneous trees, she planted some flowers and plants. But out of consideration for Pei Yan, she almost did not plant any flowers and trees such as jasmine and gardenia.

Pei Yan nodded seriously and said, "It's not bad!" in a very tolerant tone.

Yu Tang was a little hesitant.

She also ordered more than twenty osmanthus trees from a gardener, planning to plant them in the garden near the second wife's. Or, how about just planting two or three to match the scenery?

Yu Tang was thinking in his heart, Pei Yan was a little unhappy, and said: "What are you thinking? If you like it, just plant it. Build a greenhouse in the yard and live in the greenhouse."

With such a temper, even good words turn into bad words in his mouth!

Yu Tang smiled and shook his head, saying, "I was just wondering, is there any tree whose flowers don't smell so good?"

Pei Yan felt comfortable again.

He thought he should make Yu Tang happier, so his voice became very gentle, and he said softly: "It's okay! If you really like it, buy a house and plant all the flowers and trees you like. You can go and have a look when you have nothing to do."

Yu Tang was dumbfounded.

She left her home's nice back garden behind and traveled all the way out just to see a few flowers?

"No, no." Pei Yan always kept his word. She was really afraid that Pei Yan would continue to do the same thing. "It's too troublesome to go out. I like to stay at home."

"Okay." Pei Yan began to think about it seriously, and said thoughtfully, "Why not plow the woods east of our house? It's a bit far from where we live, but closer to the fourth room. But after all, it's in the mansion, and you can hold a banquet there to entertain the women in your family when you have nothing to do. Or you can draw up a list, and I'll let Pei Wu do it. By next spring, you can plant all the flowers and trees you like."

If the elders in the family knew that all the flowers and trees planted were her favorite, they would definitely think that Pei Yan had gone crazy for her.

She doesn't want to bear the reputation!

Yu Tang's mind raced, and he immediately came up with an idea. He said, "What's the point of this? Isn't it for the fun of planting trees and grass? Why don't we go together when I get back? When we are old, we can tell the younger generations which trees we planted and when."

Pei Yan thought of how his parents also planted trees when he was a child.

Yu Tang must like him very much to have such an idea.

His heart was filled with joy, he looked at Yu Tang's smiling face tenderly and responded with a low "hmm".

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had arrived at the place where the second grandfather lived, and Pei Yan no longer had the chance to have any more thoughts.

She smiled and went to the flower hall in the main courtyard with Pei Yan.

Pei Tong and Gu Xi should have arrived for a while. Pei Xuan and the second wife were talking to them, and there were peeled fruit peels on the table.

Hearing the noise, everyone except Pei Xuan stood up and greeted them with a smile.

Yu Tang quickly glanced at everyone in the room.

Pei Xuan looked calm, as usual, with no emotion to be seen; the Second Wife not only had a smile on her face, but also her eyes, and it was obvious that she was in a very good mood. Pei Tong and Gu Xi, on the other hand, one had a stern face and looked very serious, while the other smiled and said nothing, looking very quiet.

What is this about?

Yu Tang was a little confused and sat down with Pei Yan.

The second wife kept blinking at her, obviously wanting to say something to her.

But I haven't seen you for a day. What happened?

Yu Tang looked towards the second old man.

The second old man spoke with a normal expression, and ordered the second wife: "Let all the servants in the room go back!"

The servants in the room didn't need the Second Wife to say anything, and they all immediately filed out of the flower hall.

The second elder didn't exchange pleasantries, but directly said, "Atong, there are no outsiders here. Just tell me what you think." He also said, "No matter how you choose, we, the elders, have no opinion. After all, you are grown up and have your own opinions. I still remember that when my brother was your age, he was already observing the government in the six ministries. A tiger father will have a dog son. As uncles, we should believe you."

Pei Xuan is really calm and steady!

Yu Tang looked at the second old master with new eyes.

So what does Pei Tong think?

Yu Tang glanced at Gu Xi.

She felt that with Gu Xi's character, she would not fight a battle she was not sure of. Pei Tong's choice must be related to Gu Xi.

But this time Gu Xi disappointed Yu Tang.

When Gu Xi heard what the second old man said, her hands, which had been placed neatly on her knees, immediately grasped her skirt tightly.