Gu Xi felt relieved.

I'm glad Pei Xuan is back.

Pei Xuan still loved Pei Tong very much, and Pei Tong also respected this elder very much. It would be better for them to have him preside over justice than the cold-hearted Pei Yan.

She stood up immediately.

The second wife also stood up with her.

The second wife is much more direct than her.

She put her hands together, bowed towards the south, and said "Buddha bless you."

She couldn't handle such a complicated matter and was extremely panicked. Now that her husband was back, she could just hide behind him and not worry about anything.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but take a few steps forward and leave the flower hall.

Pei Xuan's face was as gloomy as he walked through the corridor in front of the flower hall.

He looked up and saw the second wife standing by the door.

Pei Xuan's eyes suddenly softened, and he tried to make his voice sound softer as well: "Why are you standing here? The weather is getting hotter, go back to the house."

Who cares whether it's hot or not at this time? !

The second wife hurriedly exchanged information with her husband in a low voice: "Do you know what happened at home? Master Yang came to see the eldest son..."

This was not the time for them to chat, so he nodded and interrupted the second wife forcefully, saying, "I already know. I also asked Chen Shu to close the door. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it when we get back!"

In other words, Pei Xuan knew what happened from beginning to end.

The second wife breathed a sigh of relief, her lips curled up slightly, revealing a genuine smile: "I know!"

As she spoke, she stepped aside and let Pei Xuan enter the flower hall.

"Second uncle!" Pei Tong and Gu Xi greeted Pei Xuan at the same time. Pei Yan just called him "Second brother" lightly, while Yu Tang bowed to Pei Xuan.

Pei Xuan still gave face to this younger brother's wife who was only a few years older than his daughter. He nodded to Yu Tang and said to Pei Yan, "Let them go back and rest! Let's talk."

The "they" he referred to were the second wife and other female relatives, and the "us" he referred to were the men of the Pei family.

Gu Xi stood up immediately.

She didn't want to get involved in the internal disputes of the Pei family.

Anyway, Pei Tong and Pei Yan had already torn their relationship apart, and she had made up her mind to return to Lin'an or Hangzhou after giving birth to her eldest son and raise the child alone.

And she could only count on her son to fulfill her imperial decree.

Yu Tang was a little hesitant.

She really wanted to know what happened. Most importantly, she felt that Pei Yan was arrogant and would not be willing to defend himself in many things. Sometimes, she would suffer losses if she was unwilling to defend herself. She was a woman, and people thought that women were short-sighted and their words were not counted. She could use this to help Pei Yan.

Pei Yan noticed Yu Tang's worry. He thought for a moment and said, "Second brother, let them stay here. Instead of letting them worry and guess, it's better to let them know what happened and make their own judgment."

"Brother!" Pei Xuan frowned, looking very disapproving.

Pei Yan did not change his mind and said, "Second brother, the reason why the Yang family was able to instigate successfully is because everyone kept it a secret and didn't want the younger generation to know. Let them all know what happened back then!"

"But father..." Pei Xuan said with difficulty.

"Father protects eldest brother so much, but has eldest brother received what father has given him?" Pei Yan said indifferently, his expression grim. "We think we are protecting the eldest and second sons, but others think we are the ones who killed their father. Let them judge right and wrong, honor and disgrace by themselves? Whether to split from the Pei family or continue to be a child of the Pei family is also up to them to decide!"

Pei Xuan said nothing.

After hearing this, Pei Tong looked at Pei Xuan who was smiling bitterly, and then at Pei Yan who had a cold face. Neither of them showed a trace of guilt. His heart skipped a beat, and he felt vaguely that things might not be as absolute as the Yang family said.

So what is the truth?!

When his uncle told him those words, he didn't believe them either, and even refuted his uncle a few times, which made his uncle very unhappy. But when he returned to the Pei family in a state of despair and saw Pei Yan's arrogant and contemptuous attitude, his heart, which was as chaotic as weeds, seemed to be lit up with a "bang" and instantly turned into a raging fire, sweeping away his reason and heart, and he said things that he shouldn't have said...

But if I say I regret it, it doesn't seem to be the case.

More like fear.

He was afraid that the truth would be more unacceptable to him than it is now!

Pei Tong took a deep breath.

Pei Xuan said helplessly: "Then let's sit down and talk first!" As he said this, his eyes fell on Pei Tong. He shook his head lightly and sighed in disapproval.

Pei Tong became even more panicked. She wanted to say something, but her mouth was dry and she didn't know what to say.

Pei Xuan was already calling out to Pei Wu loudly.

Pei Wu came over quickly and answered from outside the door.

Pei Xuan ordered him: "You and Pei Qi stand guard at the door. If Master Yang and Master Gu come over, please have them drink a cup of tea in the living room first. When we have finished talking here, please invite them over."

Pei Wu responded and left.

Pei Xuan ordered Nanny Jin: "Close the door."

Nanny Jin uttered "Oh" as if waking up from a dream, and quickly signaled to Qing Yuan and others, then walked out.

Qing Yuan and the others also understood what was going on, and they all retreated out and prepared to close the door.

Who knew Pei Yan said: "Open the doors, just stand guard from a distance and don't let anyone get in."

In this way, people in the flower hall can see what is happening in the yard just by looking up, making it difficult for anyone to eavesdrop.

Yu Tang looked at Pei Yan with approval.

Pei Yan smiled soothingly at his wife's sparkling eyes, and his mood suddenly improved.

Who can satisfy everyone in this world?

As long as the people he cares about are satisfied with him, that's enough.

Pei Yan smiled silently this time without any scruples. He handed a fruit to Yu Tang with a gentle expression and whispered, "If you don't do bad things in your life, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night. Don't worry, I have done nothing to let down my conscience."

Yu Tang believed it, but she was still worried and whispered, "Then you can't let people talk about you, or you will be misunderstood and bullied!"

So this is what his Atang thought!

Pei Yan tried hard not to laugh out loud.

In the past, his father and mother were always afraid that he would bully others and be hated by others, but now, his wife is afraid that he will be bullied and insulted... Is this considered a case of "30 years in the west, 30 years in the east"? !

"Okay." Pei Yan answered, with a smile flowing uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes and brows.

Pei Xuan looked at his two younger brothers whispering to each other and coughed heavily.

Pei Tong looked at Pei Yan and Yu Tang who acted as if they were alone, and the anger that had just died down in her heart was rekindled.

Why is it that their family is broken up, but his third uncle has a beautiful wife?

Pei Tong looked at Pei Yan coldly.

Pei Yan had no expression on his face.

Pei Xuan sighed deeply, and then said, "Ah Tong, tell me first, what did your uncle tell you?"

Pei Tong glanced at Pei Yan, then at Gu Xi, and said in a deep voice: "My uncle said that my father did not have a sudden illness."

Yu Tang and the others all widened their eyes.

Pei Tong was very satisfied after reading it, and continued, "Because the afternoon before my father passed away, my father sent a letter to my uncle, saying that he would go to his place in the evening to discuss something. As a result, my uncle waited for my father all night, but my father did not come. My uncle thought that my father was delayed by something. The next morning, my uncle thought that my father would come to Yemen in advance as he did in the past and tell him some things. He arrived at Yemen almost an hour earlier than usual. Who knew that not only did he not wait for my father, but my father also did not attend the morning court for no reason. It was not until noon that we knew that my father was gone."

The Pei brothers should have known about this matter a long time ago. Both Pei Yan and Pei Xuan were very calm. Pei Xuan even asked Pei Tong: "Then why do you say this matter is related to your third uncle?"

Pei Tong's expression immediately turned fierce. He said, "My father and my third uncle had a very bad relationship. My father believed that the throne should be occupied by the most capable, but my third uncle, like his mentor Zhang Ying, believed that the eldest son should be the heir. As a result, my father and my third uncle had no contact for half a year, and they ignored each other when they met. But on the night when my father died of a sudden illness, my third uncle suddenly came to our house and had a big quarrel with my father. Logically, my third uncle should have been very happy after such a thing happened. Most of them would have left in anger and come back to spend the night. But that night, not only did my third uncle stay at my house, he also stayed up in the middle of the night and met my father in the garden who was also unable to sleep because of anger. The two had another quarrel. Then, not long after my father returned to the house, he died of illness. This was not told to me by my eldest uncle, but by my mother. My mother had long suspected that my father's death was unusual, but there was no evidence. "

"Because your third uncle and your father had different political views and had a fight the night before your father died, you suspect that your third uncle killed your father?" Pei Xuan looked at Pei Tong as if he was looking at an idiot.

The fire in Pei Tong's heart burned even more fiercely. He stood up in anger and said loudly, "Second uncle, you don't need to make excuses for third uncle. If you don't believe it, just ask third uncle yourself. Why did grandfather suddenly come to the capital from Lin'an early the next morning after my father fell ill? My father's body had not even been laid yet, but grandfather had a fierce quarrel with third uncle? Why did grandfather severely whip third uncle three times? Even if you don't know about this, my mother knows about it. For so many years, third uncle didn't let my mother come to Beijing. Isn't it because he was afraid that my mother would tell this matter?"

Pei Xuan looked at Pei Yan in astonishment.

Pei Yan said nothing.

Pei Tong was very dissatisfied and asked Pei Yan sharply: "Don't you dare to admit it?"

There must be a reason for that.

Yu Tang bit her lip and reached out to hold Pei Yan's hand tightly.

Pei Yan's hands were icy cold and a little stiff.

But Yu Tang's hands were very warm and had a softness that was unique to women.

Pei Yan suddenly smiled, slowly shook Yu Tang's hand, and said in a calm and firm voice: "Yes. That morning, I was punished by your grandfather. I knelt in front of your father's bed and was severely whipped three times by him."