Gu Xi knew Pei Tong's personality. She was a bit gentle, so she was easy to please.

She was afraid that a few words from Mr. Yang would make Pei Tong change her mind.

Gu Xi was so anxious that he was running around in circles. After thinking about it, he felt that this was not something he could handle, so he gritted his teeth and went to the second wife to tell her that Master Yang had come to see Pei Tong.

The second wife also became nervous when she heard this. She dropped the account book she was checking and stood up, saying, "Let's go find your third aunt."

Gu Xi didn't like dealing with Yu Tang, especially when she heard something bad happen in her house. She instinctively avoided the question and said, "How about I not go? Second aunt can go and tell Third uncle."

Anyway, this matter is not something that Gu Xi can solve.

The second wife shook her head and took the opportunity to instruct Gu Xi: "Although people in the family are not very particular, some things cannot be handled casually. For the matter you mentioned, I think we women in the inner house are definitely helpless. No matter what, we have to ask your second uncle or third uncle to come forward. If your second uncle is in the mansion, I will tell him, and it is up to him to make arrangements. But your second uncle is not in the mansion at this time, so we'd better tell your third aunt and let your third aunt tell your third uncle. It is extremely inappropriate for us to bypass your third aunt and go directly to your third uncle."

Gu Xi's face suddenly turned red.

The second wife almost pointed at her and said that she didn't know the rules.

This is common etiquette. She is a girl from a Jiangnan family, how could she not know it? The second wife said this because of what she just said, and also because she was raised by her stepmother and she suspected that she had not learned the rules.

At this moment, Gu Xi didn't know whether he should be thankful that he grew up under the care of his stepmother, or be thankful that the second wife was kind-hearted, so he didn't think too much about it.

Otherwise, the Second Wife would definitely see her attitude towards Yu Tang.

Gu Xi sighed inwardly and went to Yu Tang with the second wife.

Yu Tang was sitting at the stone table under the grape trellis and talking to Yu Yuan.

When Yu Yuan saw the Second Madam and Gu Xi coming, he hurriedly stood up, greeted them briefly, and left.

The second wife apologized, "Did we disturb you?"

But what she wanted to say was too important, so even so, she could only bear it.

Yu Tang smiled and shook his head, saying, "I didn't bother you. We had almost finished talking about the matter, and he was just about to leave!"

The Second Wife didn't ask any more questions, and quickly told Yu Tang about Pei Tong, and said, "You have to tell Third Uncle about this right away. I always feel that the eldest master of the Yang family has bad intentions, and something bad will happen."

Yu Tang also became anxious after hearing this and said, "The Third Elder was called over by Elder Zhang. I sent someone to tell him now."

The Second Wife nodded repeatedly, breathed a sigh of relief, and discussed with Yu Tang: "What do you think? Should we send someone to tell the Second Master?"

"Listen to what the Third Elder says!" Yu Tang was afraid that something might happen to Pei Tong, and also afraid of a false alarm that would make others laugh at him. "Isn't the Second Elder still in the government office?"

The second wife thought about it and stopped insisting. She looked at Yu Tang and asked someone to find Pei Yan.

Gu Xi, however, has not spoken a word since he entered Yu Tang's door.

Yu Tang, sitting under the grape trellis, was wearing a bright silver-red silk jacket, a emerald butterfly flower button, and a pure white mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist. Her white wrist was frosted, so bright that people could not take their eyes off her. And her cousin was also very different from the one she had seen in Lin'an before. He was wearing a royal blue silk gown, a black net scarf, a jade-colored embroidered gold thread purse around his waist, and a string of seven gold things hanging in a dazzling array. In addition, his skin was fair. Maybe because his life was getting better and better, his expression was calm and gentle. He looked like a young master from a wealthy family who was studying, not a small merchant. She couldn't help but think of the saying "housing changes the spirit, and nourishment changes the body."

Gu Xi couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

With the Pei family as a backer, things are indeed different and things have turned around.

She lowered her eyes, not wanting others to discover her thoughts at this time, so as not to cause any trouble with Pei Tong's affairs.

But why did Yu Yuan come to see Yu Tang? Although she was a little far away, she could see the bright smile on Yu Yuan's face clearly.

After Yu Tang finished explaining the matter, she pulled her sleeves towards the Second Wife and said, "Should we go back and wait for news? The young master of the Yu family was here just now..."

After being reminded by her, the Second Wife showed an expression of sudden enlightenment and hurriedly said to Yu Tang, "What exactly did Uncle Yu come here for? Don't delay him because of us."

Gu Xi, you are always restless!

Yu Tang sighed in his heart, smiled and glanced at her, then replied to the second wife: "It's really nothing! He has already settled his affairs in the capital, and will return to Lin'an in the next two days. One is to tell me, and the other is to ask me if I have anything to bring back to Lin'an. I thought he still had a few days to prepare, so I didn't tell you - do you have anything to bring back to Lin'an? I'll let him bring it over for us."

The second wife was immediately delighted and said, "That's great. We can't be with old An during the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival this year. It would be great if Uncle Yu could bring something back for me." At this point, she remembered the purpose of Yu Yuan's visit to the capital, and said, "Then the Chamber of Commerce matter is settled? Won't your family be busy this year and next year?"

Yu Tang nodded with a smile and said, "More than that! Not only has the tribute been agreed upon, my brother also got to know several merchants in Guangdong and Fujian during his visit to the capital, and we have agreed to make gift boxes for their shops in the capital. My brother said that he will discuss with my uncle when he returns to see if he can bring some apprentices to the capital to open a shop to make gift boxes for these families."

The second wife was stunned for a moment, then praised: "I think this is a good idea! People in the capital are very particular about relationships, and they have high requirements for gift boxes and want a lot. There are many people from Jiangnan serving as officials in the capital. If your brother comes here to open a shop, let alone other things, just for the sake of being from the same hometown, everyone will definitely be willing to do business with him first, and the business should be successful."

Yu Tang also thought so, so when Yu Yuan told her about this, she agreed very much.

The second wife began to help the Yu family make plans.

Which third-rank officials in the capital are from Jiangnan? Which ones have more social engagements? Which ones have less social engagements? What government offices do they manage? Do they need gift boxes?

She and Yu Tang were talking with great interest, but Gu Xi just felt annoyed listening to them.

Pei Tong has been out for almost an hour. If Master Yang has any ill intentions, it would be too late even if the Pei family has three heads and six arms. The Second Wife and Yu Tang are not worried about Pei Tong's safety, but are chatting happily here... It is true that biological brothers are biological brothers, uncles and nephews are uncles and nephews, no matter how they are said to be the same at ordinary times, it is impossible to treat them equally at critical moments.

She saw an opportunity to interrupt the Second Wife and Yu Tang and said, "Has Manager Yu decided on a date to return to Lin'an? I'll see if I want to go back with him when the time comes!"

Yu Tang was stunned.

The second wife was very sad. Not only did she tell Yu Tang about Gu Xi's plan, she also encouraged Gu Xi for a while and brought the topic back to Pei Tong.

Yu Tang pouted.

Pei Yan is back.

His face looked a little unhappy, and he asked Gu Xi: "Are you sure that Atong went out with his uncle?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed.

Gu Xi stammered, "The servants and maids in the house saw them leaving together. Did something happen?" After she said this, she was so scared that her eyes became moist.

What would she do if anything happened to Pei Tong?

Pei Yan nodded and told Pei Wu who was following behind him: "Keep looking. Ask Mr. Chen to help think about where he might have gone."

Pei Wu nodded and was about to agree when a servant from Gu Xi's room ran over and said, "Madam, the eldest young master is back."

Everyone was happy.

Gu Xi even asked the boy, "When did the young master come back? Where is he? Is he injured?"

The servant was confused and said hurriedly, "Madam, the young master came back alone and is now lying in the study. He is dressed neatly and doesn't look injured. But he looks a little dazed. When we greeted him, he didn't even look at us. I don't know what happened."

Is it related to the so-called "evidence" mentioned by Mr. Yang?

Gu Xi looked at the second wife anxiously.

The Second Wife gritted her teeth and asked Pei Yan: "Should we go take a look?"

I definitely have to go and take a look. Not only that, I also have to ask him what Master Yang told him.

Pei Yan originally planned to take his aide Chen Shu with him, but when he saw Yu Tang's eyes, which were full of curiosity and brighter than usual, he thought about it and decided that they should go together. This would prevent Yu Tang from asking him about what happened after he came back and he would have to tell him a lot of nonsense.

"Then let's go together!" Pei Yan said, and was the first to leave the hall.

When the Second Wife and the others heard this, they immediately stood up, packed up their things, and followed Pei Yan to where Gu Xi and Pei Tong lived.

When we reached the pavilion at the corner of the stream, Pei Tong suddenly stumbled towards us.

Pei Yan saw that his face was ashen, his eyes were fixed, his steps were unsteady, and he looked a little confused as if he was drunk. He called him "A Tong" in a sharp voice and said angrily: "What's wrong with you? You are out of your mind!"

They are married people, yet they act so unsteadily.

He criticized in his heart, but considering that Pei Tong had a wife, he would not scold him in front of others and embarrass him.

Who knew that Pei Tong seemed to not understand what Pei Yan said at all. When he heard Pei Yan's rebuke, he looked over with a deathly pale face, then he paused, his expression suddenly changed, looking at Pei Yan with eyes full of hatred, he rushed over angrily, and reached out to grab Pei Yan's collar: "It's you! Is it you? You killed my father! You framed him! You went against him! You betrayed him! It's you, it's all you! If it weren't for you, my father wouldn't have died! Wouldn't have died with his eyes open! Wouldn't have left his funeral unarranged! Wouldn't have left us mother and son without a place to settle down! Pei Xiaoguang, are you worthy of being our uncle? Are you worthy of being the patriarch of the Pei family?" The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and the louder his voice became. In the end, he shouted, "You'll pay for my father's life."