Pei Tong really didn't know what to do.
He came to question Pei Yan.
It turned out that Pei Yan was not wrong, and his father was the one who was wrong.
What right does he have to question Pei Yan?
Pei Tong didn't want to split the clan.
Although he grew up in the capital, he knew very early that his tribe was in the south and his roots were in Lin'an. If one day he encountered difficulties outside, he could still ask his tribe for help, and he could still return home. Go to Lin'an.
But Pei Yan forced him to make a choice.
He was like standing at a crossroads, not knowing which way to go to reach his destination.
Pei Yan finally saw it clearly.
His nephew has no opinion of his own.
When Pei Yan was his age, he had already decided to become an official in Beijing, and he wanted to be a high-ranking official who would go down in history. He even had his own plans for how he would live in the future, what kind of wife he would marry, and how to raise his son.
Of course, he is now a million miles away from what he imagined before, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a plan for his future life.
His brother’s biggest failure might be that he failed to help his two sons to develop independent living abilities.
Otherwise, how could a boy of his age be so fooled by just a few words?
Pei Yan curled his lips in disdain, thinking that if it dragged on like this, there would be no conclusion even by next year. He didn't care. In the past, when he had verbal battles with his colleagues in the court, he often refused to eat or drink. His mentor even joked about it, saying that he should be allowed to be a historian.
But Yu Tang couldn't do it.
He found that she would eat half an apple or pear after her nap every day, and occasionally have two snacks in the afternoon.
Yu Tang had been with him the whole afternoon, and he hadn't had a chance to have a proper cup of tea or a snack.
It's almost time for dinner. We can't let everyone go hungry because of Pei Tong's matter, right?
Pei Yan decided to cut the Gordian knot. He said to Pei Tong, "In that case, wait for the eldest uncle of the Yang family to come over and let him give you some advice! After you have discussed it, ask Master Gu to come over and talk. Master Gu, what do you think?"
The grudges between the Pei family and the Yang family were a mess. No matter what, what should be known and what should not be known were all known. Gu Chang was different. Pei Yan did not want Gu Chang to know that Pei You had supported the Third Prince with 200,000 taels of silver and had tipped off the Third Prince. For some things, the more people knew about them, the harder it was to keep a secret. Even if it was to kill people to silence them, it would be troublesome if too many people died.
Gu Xi stood up immediately and said, "I remember it!"
She has to remember it!
Walls have ears. No matter how close she is to her brother, she dare not tell him about the Pei family's affair that could wipe out nine generations of the family! What if her brother tells the Yin family? The Yin family's aunt is famous for taking care of her mother's family. If the Yin family knows, the Zhang family knows, and the Li family may also know... the Pei family will be in great danger.
She used to think that after her husband passed the imperial examination, she would move out of the Pei family, so that they could live a simple life together and get some benefits under the banner of being a child of the Pei family. But now it seems that Pei Tong is even more stupid than she thought. Not only did she believe what Master Yang said, but she was also instigated to challenge the elders in the family. If it were her, she would have found a way to get the evidence that Master Yang said and give it to the elders in the family as a token of her loyalty, so as to gain more benefits and resources.
Maybe this is her fate!
Li Duan, who was chosen in the photo, was not responsible, and Pei Tong, whom he married, was equally weak.
Gu Xi felt anxious standing under the scorching sun. If she couldn't find a shade, no one would care whether she was hot or got sunburned.
She gritted her teeth, looked respectful, but clenched her fists tightly and said, "Since I am the daughter-in-law of the Pei family, I will naturally listen to the elders in the family. I don't want my brother to worry about me. Some things should be known by our family."
This is a promise not to tell Gu Chang.
Pei Tong was stunned, and it seemed that only then she saw Gu Xi clearly.
Although she likes to take advantage of the powerful and is good at changing her attitude according to the situation, one cannot deny that she is smart and shameless.
Such people usually live well in large families.
Unlike his mother, who was always arrogant and refused to come down, and seemed to be at loggerheads with his grandmother.
Pei Tong lowered her eyelids.
Pei Xuan and the second wife nodded with relief. The second wife said to Gu Xi gently, "It's right that you think so! No matter how good your mother's family is, it is also the home of your parents and brother. You marry into the Pei family and will have children in the Pei family. You are the support of your children, and this is your future home. You should take care of your brother and help him, but you have to keep a balance like you are doing now." She also sighed, "I thought you were a little naive before, but it turns out that I was wrong. At the critical moment of life and death, you know how to choose. We, as parents, are just worried that you can't live your life well. If your mother is still here, I don't know how happy she would be to hear you say this!"
Gu Xi was very surprised.
She used to think she was doing well, but she didn't expect that in the eyes of the second wife, she was still too "naive".
It can be seen that she is not perfect in her dealings with people.
Gu Xi looked towards Yu Tang.
Yu Tang stood beside Pei Yan, with her hand still held by Pei Yan. She wanted to go back to her seat, but Pei Yan looked unwilling to let go. Yu Tang had no choice but to let Pei Yan continue to hold her hand and continue to stand beside him.
Is she that good?
Gu Xi sneered in his heart.
Maybe not?
If she were the second wife, she could find a lot of faults with Yu Tang...
While Gu Xi was thinking, a servant came in to report that Master Yang and Gu Chang had arrived, and that Pei Yan had ordered them to have tea in the hall.
Pei Yan didn't think twice and asked someone to invite the eldest master of the Yang family over: "Explain to Master Gu that it's an important matter and ask him to stay for a while longer."
The servant responded and left.
Pei Tong asked nervously, "Really? Are we really going to split up the sect?"
Only when there is a matter of dividing the family property or the clan, will all the uncles from the mother's side be invited over.
Pei Yan snorted coldly without responding.
Naturally, other people would not say anything, and as for what others thought, no one could control who else.
Soon, Master Yang walked in quickly.
Although he tried hard to hide it, a smug smile still appeared on his face.
Pei Yan looked down upon him even more.
With the magnanimity of the Yang family's eldest master, Pei Tong actually followed him. I really don't know whether I should praise the Yang family's eldest master for his shrewdness or scold Pei Tong for being incompetent and unable to judge people.
He was not polite and asked Master Yang to sit down. After the maid served tea and snacks and left, he went straight to the point and told the purpose of inviting Master Yang here this time.
The Yang family's eldest master's expression became more and more upset as he listened, and finally he looked shocked and didn't say a word for a long time.
No matter how stupid Pei Tong was, he knew that he had messed up this matter.
The corners of his mouth twitched, and he called out "Uncle" in a mosquito-like voice, staring at the eldest master of the Yang family pitifully, as if he wanted the eldest master of the Yang family to save him from the dire straits.
The eldest master of the Yang family saw this and cursed his mother in his heart.
Whether it was the matter of the two hundred thousand taels of silver or the assassination of the second prince, he not only knew that Pei You was an accomplice, but he just didn't expect that Pei You was poisoned by his own father.
Pei Yan didn't care about him and asked coldly: "My father killed my brother, do you have any opinion?"
If the father wants the son to die, the son has to die.
But there are very few such foolish fathers. If the story of the Pei family were to spread, people would only say that Old Lady Pei acted decisively, was resolute and calm, and that she was a good person who did not accuse Pei You of being unfilial, and did not add insult to injury.
Master Yang was shocked by Pei You's cause of death, but more than that, he was worried.
Normally, no matter whose family such a thing happened, they would have to hide it, but the Pei family turned it upside down in front of him like a bamboo tube pouring beans. What does the Pei family mean by this?
Do you want the Yang family to also join the Pei family?
The Yang family wanted to marry into the Pei family, wasn't it to share the Pei family's glory and disgrace? After the Pei family flatly refused, they suddenly told him the secret that everyone was afraid to hide.
What is Pei Yan going to do?
If he was plotting against the Yang family, what was his purpose?
The head of the Yang family went from being confident to being at a loss.
He couldn't help but look towards Pei Xuan.
I want to find out something from the expression of Pei Xuan, this honest man.
But to his disappointment, Pei Xuan not only had a blank expression on his face, but also looked at him with wariness.
Master Yang smiled bitterly inwardly, and could only follow Pei Yan's words and said thoughtfully: "You said that my brother-in-law's death was related to the old lady, do you have any evidence?"
Pei Yan had always looked down on the Yang family's attitude of pretending they didn't see the coffin. Seeing that Master Yang was using the same old trick again, all the people in the circle were too lazy to deal with him, so he said bluntly: "If you don't want to believe it, then just assume that my brother died of a sudden illness. But your nephew listened to you and suspected that I had killed my brother. Now there are two ways to go. One is that you go and sue me. However, to use your words, you'd better have evidence, otherwise I will sue Pei Tong for 'disobedience'. Secondly, since you have no evidence to prove that it was me who harmed my brother, and you can't get over this hurdle, just let Pei Tong live alone. That is what I just said, branching into sects. After saying that, he looked at the clock and said, "I'll give you an hour to make a decision quickly." Why don't you, Pei Tong, and your uncle go out directly to the west, where the Yamen of Dali Division is? Why don't you ask Mr. Yang to leave the flower hall and go west to help Pei Tong count his belongings? I'll ask someone to preside over the division of the family. "
When he spoke, his expression was very stern and his tone was very firm, giving people the feeling that he would do what he said.
In fact, he has always been a man of his words, so no one dares to neglect what he says.
This is especially true at this time.
Pei Yan stood up immediately, glanced at Pei Tong coldly, and said: "No one here is idle, we can't just sit there and wait. Pei Tong, you and your uncle should discuss it while eating dinner! Second brother, we are going to entertain Master Gu. We can't just call Master Gu over and let him sit on the bench, not to mention that no one will even entertain him for dinner, right? Atang, you accompany your second sister-in-law and A Dan to have dinner together, in case there are gossips among the servants in the house and scare the children!"
This way, we are inviting the eldest wife's family members, but at the same time, we don't want people to hear the news. The maids in the house will definitely grumble about it in private.