Gu Chang's head is always big.

Old Mrs. Pei had passed away three years ago, which meant that Pei Yan had taken over the Pei family's affairs for three years. Even if there were any unfair accounts, he would have settled them long ago. It was impossible to tell from the accounts how much money Old Mrs. Pei had left behind.

Moreover, considering Old Lady Pei's status and position, the three hundred thousand taels of silver that Pei Yan offered was already a fair price. For Pei Tong, who was going to divide the family property, it was very fair to him.

But he didn't want Pei Tong to split the clan.

In the long run, splitting the sect would be very disadvantageous to Pei Tong.

Let's not talk about Pei Tong who has not yet entered the officialdom, let's talk about Pei Fei. Pei You passed away, Pei Tong was the eldest son, and Pei Fei was his responsibility. Without the big umbrella of the Pei Mansion, how could Pei Fei, a second son who had to rely on his elder brother, get a good marriage?

Without a good marriage, how can the brothers stick together for warmth and have a good future?

Besides, among Pei You's so-called peers and colleagues, with his uncle Pei Xuan who is at the peak of his career, who would bypass Pei Xuan and invest resources in Pei Tong, who has not yet achieved success and has no future?

If Pei Tong really has something to do, can't she find Pei Xuan?

If Pei Xuan helps Pei Tong, this family relationship will still exist. If Pei Xuan doesn't help Pei Tong, who will still recognize Pei Tong as a member of the Pei family?

There are many people who add icing on the cake, but few who provide timely help!

How could Pei Tong be so short-sighted as to agree to leave the sect?

Gu Chang suspected that it was Master Yang who had done something wrong.

Why didn't Gu Xi hold back?

He glared at Gu Xi with a look of dismay, shouted "Nonsense", and said to the two Pei brothers: "Let's discuss this matter again!"

Gu Xi felt aggrieved.

She had a vague feeling that her brother would not agree to divide the family, but she was a woman in the inner house after all, so how could she stop Pei Tong and Master Yang?

Besides, she thought it was okay to divide it up like this.

Her own life will surely get better and better.

Gu Xi pouted and lowered his head.

Gu Chang sighed and felt that he had angered his sister.

How many people can become Pei Yan's opponent!

If Pei Yan deliberately wanted to throw Pei Tong out to live alone, even if he was there, he might not be able to stop it.

But he still didn't give up and was unwilling to give up.

He asked Pei Tong: "Your two uncles are not the kind of people who would quibble over small details. You have to think carefully about some things. It's hard to undo what has been done."

Pei Tong couldn't help but hesitate again after hearing this.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Master Yang beside him hurriedly reminded Pei Tong with a smile: "This is also what your grandfather meant. Otherwise, he would not have passed the position of clan leader to your third uncle. If you leave, it will be good for the Pei family to have order of seniority."

He was reminding Pei You of what he had done.

That's why Pei Tong felt embarrassed to leave like that.

He looked at his two uncles, pondered for a moment, and still couldn't help but apologize to his two uncles, pulled Master Yang out of the door, and whispered: "If I leave the Pei family, can you give me the letter my father wrote to you?"

Master Yang immediately became alert and asked nervously, "What are you going to do? Are you afraid that the Pei family will break their promise?"

"No!" Pei Tong said a little embarrassedly, "I blamed my third uncle wrongly. But I also don't want to forget my father's death. I think, since I am leaving, I should leave cleanly and no longer get involved in the Pei family's affairs. The letter my father wrote to you is my gift to them. From now on, I don't owe the Pei family anything, and they don't owe me anything. If we meet again, just nod your heads."

How stupid!

Mr. Yang tried hard to hold back from saying this.

However, young people, who have not experienced much, always think that everything in this world is so simple. After they suffer in the future, they will know how powerful it is.

But asking him to hand the letter to someone from the Pei family was absolutely impossible.

This is one of his means of self-protection.

He and Pei Tong were practicing Tai Chi: "There's no need to rush now. Let's talk about it after we divide the family property."

Pei Tong didn't want to embarrass herself again.

He first misunderstood Pei Yan, and then took advantage of Pei Xuan.

He also wanted to be an upright man, instead of letting people talk about how much he took advantage of the Pei family.

Pei Tong grabbed Master Yang and said, "Uncle, please give it to me! Let's talk it out while my uncle is here. I don't want to leave the Pei family owing a favor."

Master Yang frowned slightly, unwilling to hand over the letter: "Why are you so stubborn, kid? That letter is of great importance, how can you just send it out like this? Don't worry, I didn't keep the letter to have the Pei family confiscate our property and exterminate our clan, what good would that do to us? Just trust your uncle, I will hand it over to the Pei family at an appropriate opportunity."

Is it after getting greater benefits?

Pei Tong looked at the familiar face of her uncle and felt a biting chill for the first time.

Their family and the Pei family have become what they are today. Isn't the Yang family the key point of the conflict?

Doesn't my uncle have any responsibility at all?

Perhaps, there is no one in this world who can be trusted.

Even if he is his second uncle, he has to be considerate of his third uncle and will not help him wholeheartedly.

Pei Tong was very disappointed. He glanced at Master Yang calmly and said, "Then it's as you wish."

Even if this branch of theirs left the Pei family, they would not follow the lead of the Yang family.

If he wanted to leave, he was going to leave completely and no longer have any contact with these aristocratic families in Jiangnan.

From then on, they were a small family in the capital.

Pei Tong seemed to see the dim lights lit in the darkness in the yard where he grew up.

That's it!

He has taken advantage of the family, so he should just consider it as a debt he owes to his two uncles and pay them back when he is able to do so!

Pei Tong straightened his back and walked in. For the first time, he looked Pei Yan and Pei Xuan in the face and took the initiative to say to his two uncles, "Second uncle, third uncle, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. I believe you won't lie to me. I won't look at the accounts. I will move to the courtyard where my father lived before, as you said. I can compile the family tree, settle down in the capital, and bring my mother and brother over. I'm afraid my two uncles will have to help me take care of them."

After he finished speaking, he respectfully bowed to Pei Yan and Pei Xuan, as if he were a different person from the one who had just been clamoring crazily to settle accounts with Pei Yan.

Pei Yan and Pei Xuan couldn't help but look at each other.

Pei Tong turned around and talked to Gu Chang: "Brother, please come here for my sake. My uncle is right. It will be better for the Pei family if I leave. Let's divide the clan like this!"

Now that things have come to this, what's the point of Gu Chang's objection?

But deep down in his heart, he harbored resentment towards the Yang family.

Two days later, Pei Tong set a date for moving, and Gu Chang found time to come again.

Everything that needed to be taken away from home had been packed and put away, and they were just waiting for an auspicious time to move into the house that Pei You had bought that year. Gu Xi also changed his previous laziness and stood in front of the steps of the main house with great energy, personally directing the maids in the house to dig up several peonies in the yard.

Gu Chang couldn't help but ask: "Why did you dig up the flowers and trees in the yard? Did the Pei family know about it?"

"I know!" Gu Xi invited Gu Chang to sit in the room and said, "My second aunt said that I can bring whatever I like. These are two relatively rare black chrysanthemums. You may not be able to buy them even if you have money. Pei Xiaguang doesn't like flowers and plants, so he doesn't grow many in his house. It's better for me to bring them over!"

These are all small things.

Gu Chang didn't say much to her, but asked about the division of property: "Has the money been received?"

Gu Xi nodded, looking very satisfied: "The next morning, the two uncles called Pei Tong over. In addition to giving him money, they also gave him a book of accounts. All the real estate was left to the Pei family, saying that we would live in the capital for a long time in the future and it would be inconvenient to manage. So we changed it to a farm in nearby Miyun, which is more than 500 acres. We all think it's good. We're just waiting for my mother-in-law to bring my brother-in-law to the capital."

That's fine!

Gu Chang nodded.

Gu Xi personally brought him some snacks and fruits, sat beside him, and said, "Pei Tong has gone to the old house to clean up, and will be back in the evening. Brother, have dinner here before leaving! I always feel that the Yang family has bad intentions, and there are some things you need to talk to him about."

When Gu Chang came over, he also had the same idea, so he naturally agreed.

The two siblings had a rare chance to spend some free time together, chatting privately.

On Yu Tang's side, Ah Xing was quietly complaining about Gu Xi: "Isn't she a girl from one of the four Jiangnan families? Why is she so interested in our peonies? Can't she just go to the flower farmer and buy them? Why do you want to dig them up and take them away? You are too indulgent of her."

Yu Tang smiled and said, "I didn't agree to this, it was the Second Madam who agreed to it. I have to take care of the Second Madam, right?"

Ah Xing curled her lips and said nothing in front of Yu Tang.

Yu Tang asked her, "Have you packed all the things for my mother's family?"

Ah Xing nodded repeatedly.

Yu Yuan was about to return to Lin'an, and Yu Tang asked him to help bring some things back. A Xing helped prepare things for her mother's family, and Qing Yuan helped prepare things for her husband's family.

Ah Xing said, "I heard from the concierge that the Third Elder has asked them to prepare the car. It will take Uncle Young Master to Tongzhou to board the ship when the time comes!"

Compared to her previous life, Ah Xing was more lively and liked to run around and ask about this and that. Yu Tang thus learned a lot about the affairs of the maids in the mansion.

Hearing her say this, Yu Tang couldn't help but be moved. When Pei Yan came back at night, she diligently helped Pei Yan change his clothes. She also took the initiative to lean on his shoulder and rubbed it, and asked him in a coquettish voice: "I want to go to Tongzhou with you!"

Pei Yan did not hide his whereabouts at all. Hearing this, he laughed out loud, pinched her chin, and teased her, "You bought too many things. The car can't fit them. You can't bring anyone with you."

"Nonsense!" Yu Tang was dissatisfied and jumped away from Pei Yan, saying, "I asked Pei Wu, and he said he prepared a carriage for you." She said with her eyes rolling, "If there are really not enough seats, then let's go to the Yin Mansion to borrow a carriage? Anyway, Madam Yin can't do anything these days, and Lord Yin must be at home with her. They must have extra carriages at home."

Pei Yan smiled and said, "It's even harder to repay a debt of favor. I just spent 150,000 taels of silver these two days, so we have to use it quickly."

Yu Tang immediately took out his own private money and said with a proud smile: "When I came here, my father gave me one thousand taels of silver, and my mother-in-law gave me three thousand taels of silver. You don't have to spend any money. I will cover all the expenses for this trip to Tongzhou."

The rich and powerful little guy looked naughty but with a hint of cunning, which made Pei Yan feel warm.