What the nanny said is quite right.

Although the Song family is a famous family in Jiangnan, they have not produced any senior officials above the third rank in recent years, and there are no scholars who catch people's eyes. In the eyes of the top official family like the Xu family, even if they are down and out, they don't need to bother to make friends with them for the time being. In addition, the Song family is in Jiangnan, which is a bit far away from each other. When the fourth wife of Song came to the capital, she did not take the initiative to visit Xu Xuan. The Yin family could just say "I didn't know she came to the capital" to fool them.

It's not an unforgivable mistake.

But since Yu Tang specifically asked about it at this time, Xu Xuan had to give her an explanation.

Yu Tang understood as soon as he heard it.

It's not that Fourth Madam Song didn't want to take the initiative to visit the Xu family, but her status and position were not high enough to send visiting cards to other people's homes as soon as she arrived in the capital. Most likely, that's why she didn't come to visit Xu Xuan, otherwise the Yin family wouldn't be so rude.

If she were to make a fuss about it now, the housekeeper would definitely be held accountable.

That's not good.

Yu Tang hurriedly said to Xu Xuan, "Mrs. Song came to visit us two days ago. I thought she would come to your house for the wedding banquet."

Xu Xuan knew that Yu Tang didn't know much about the social customs in Beijing, and today was a good day for her eldest son. After hearing what Yu Tang said, she stopped blaming the nanny in charge and waved her hand to let her go. She said, "Why did Fourth Madam Song suddenly come to Beijing? Did she look for you? Is there anything she needs your help with?"

Yu Tang thought about it and felt that if there was someone around her whom she could completely trust and to whom she could speak her mind, Xu Xuan would be that person. So she did not hide anything and told Xu Xuan about the marriage that Fourth Madam Song wanted to arrange for Seventh Miss Song that would be beneficial to the Song family.

Xu Xuan curled her lips and said, "This really proves the old saying, 'A red bird becomes redder if it is close to a red bird, and a black bird becomes blacker if it is close to a black bird.' If they want to learn from the Wu family, they have to be willing to give their daughter so much money as a dowry!"

But the Song family is better than the Wu family, right?

The Song family is a family of scholars after all.

Yu Tang smiled without saying anything and took Xu Xuan to see the child.

Xu Xuan took her to the warm room that had been specially prepared for fear of disturbing the children.

Yu Tang was very surprised and kept looking at the child while holding him.

Xu Xuan smiled and sat on the imperial concubine couch beside her, saying, "If you like, just give birth to one yourself!"

Yu Tang was a little disappointed. Seeing the child's eyelids drooping and looking like he wanted to sleep, he returned the child to the wet nurse and sat next to Xu Xuan. He said angrily, "I want to, too! But there is no one! I wanted to find a doctor, but Xia Guang refused. He said that there are women who can't get pregnant for three years. I am just wasting my time. I thought, do I have to wait until I am still childless for three years before I can find a doctor? By then, I don't even know if I will be in the capital. Doctors in the capital are better, right? I can also invite a doctor."

She told Xu Xuan that Pei Yan wanted to take her to climb Mount Tai.

Xu Xuan laughed and said, "Since Pei Xiaoguang is not in a hurry, why should you be in a hurry? Maybe Pei Xiaoguang thinks it's just right that you don't have a child, and you and your wife can go out and have a look. When you have a child, if you leave it alone, you will be worried, and if you don't leave it alone, it will be inconvenient to carry it with you." Then she talked about herself, "I thought before, just give birth to the child, there are so many people at home watching over it, why should I do anything. After the child was born, I realized that no matter who took care of it, I would feel uneasy, not even my mother. I couldn't see the child at a glance, and my heart felt empty, as if something was missing. It was not what I thought before at all..."

The two of them were talking to each other until the housekeeper came in and said that Madam Li and Madam Zhang were coming and Xu Xuan had to go to entertain the guests. Only then did they come out of the greenhouse.

Even so, Xu Xuan comforted her: "Don't worry about the marriage between the Wu family and the Peng family, we still have Pei Xiaguang! At worst, there is Pei Qiming. Don't worry, they are much more sensitive to officialdom than we are, and the things you worry about will not happen."

Yu Tang nodded. When she came out of Yin's house, Pei Yan was still drinking in the outer courtyard. She waited for a while before Pei Yan showed up.

However, Pei Yan looked normal. Only when she got closer could she smell the faint smell of alcohol, which showed that he had not drunk much. But she still stepped forward to help Pei Yan and said, "Are you okay?"

Pei Yan must be in a good mood. He quickly kissed her on the forehead when he got close to her, and smiled softly, "I'm fine. Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. When I was about to leave, Yin Mingyuan pulled me aside to talk about something."

Yu Tang didn't ask what it was.

If Pei Yan wanted to tell her, he would naturally tell her.

She and Pei Yan got on the carriage.

At night, after dismissing the servants in the room, Yu Tang rested her head on Pei Yan's shoulder. Pei Yan told her about this matter: "Yin Mingyuan received a letter from Yin Hao and felt that the marriage between the Wu family and the Peng family might be related to the map of the sea we bought from them last time. The Wu family has sailors, the Song family can build ships, and the Peng family has a captain who can sail. It is indeed a bit troublesome for these three families to unite."

Yu Tang couldn't help but hold Pei Yan's arm tightly.

Pei Yan held her face and kissed her several times, saying, "What's there to worry about? He has his own plan, and I have my own way around it. Who is afraid of who?"

Yu Tang was puzzled.

Pei Yan whispered to her, "There is a cousin of our old master Yi who is now an official in Xi'an Prefecture. Yin Mingyuan and I have discussed it and will transfer him to the capital in a few days. My second brother is in the Ministry of Revenue, so it is not convenient for him to go to the Ministry of Revenue, but it should be no problem for him to go to the Ministry of Justice or the Censorate."

Yu Tang was cheered up after listening to this, but he was also a little worried about the ability of this cousin from the Pei family.

You know, the Peng family has put a lot of thought into the Censorate.

Pei Yan patted her back gently and said with a smile: "This cousin of mine lost his father at a young age and grew up in our family. But the Pei family is not very picky, and after this cousin entered the officialdom, we didn't have much contact on the surface. He and Yin Hao were in the same department, and Yin Hao praised his ability and character. After my second brother started working in the Ministry of Revenue, I wrote a letter to this cousin, asking him if he was willing to come to the capital, and he replied to my letter very quickly. But there were too many things before, and there was no suitable position in the capital, so this matter was put aside for the time being. Now it's just right, isn't the Peng family married to the Wu family? We can place one in the Ministry of Justice or the Censorate. The Censorate is best, so that we can deal with Peng Yu."

Yu Tang thought this was a good idea.

She rested peacefully.

After the Ghost Festival, news came from Lin'an.

First, it was Old Lady Yi. He scolded Pei Yan in a letter, saying that Pei Yan should not separate from Pei Tong. But now that things have come to this, after scolding him, he began to tell Pei Yan how to settle Pei Tong.

Not only did he oppose dividing Old Lady Pei's private property equally among Pei Tong, he also wrote a separate letter to Pei Xuan, scolding him harshly.

Yu Tang was worried that the elders in his hometown would misunderstand Pei Yan and blame Pei Yan for Pei Tong's division of the clan. So when he learned about Lin'an's letter, he asked for it to read.

As a result, she found that although Old Master Yi's words were harsh, he was much more demanding than the Pei Yan brothers when it came to how to accommodate Pei Tong. It seemed as if he meant that since she was no longer a member of the Pei family, they didn't need to worry too much about her.

Yu Tang was very surprised.

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Although the elders like to have many children and grandchildren, they hope that brothers can be united even more."

Yu Tang nodded.

Pei Yan, however, looked at the letter a few more times.

Old Master Yi was also a very capable person. When his father passed away, Old Master Yi called them several times to ask how their father died. They were too embarrassed to tell others about their eldest brother's behavior, so they didn't have any excuse. But later, when his father was in mourning, Old Master Yi watched them sighing constantly, and he felt that Old Master Yi must have known something.

Therefore, regarding Pei Tong's split from the clan, the old man simply scolded him a few words in the letter, and then became worried that he was still too lenient with Pei Tong because of their deep brotherly love, and that he would not remove the root of the problem, leaving behind harm.

He was not going to tell Yu Tang about this.

Ever since the Wu and Peng families got married, Yu Tang said nothing in front of him, but he felt that Yu Tang's heartstrings had been tense. This was not a good thing for Yu Tang. He could only try his best to comfort her and calm her down.

He took the letter from Old Pei and gave it to Yu Tang, saying, "Mother is a little sad too. She asked us to go back early. My eldest sister-in-law said that she would send someone to send them to the capital as soon as possible."

Brothers quarrel.

The saddest ones are the mothers.

Yu Tang had been worried about Mr. Pei, so he immediately took the letter upon hearing this.

Pei Laoan's tone was quite calm, but one could guess how she felt if one thought about it.

Yu Tang sighed and discussed with Pei Yan: "The Zhang family's affairs are almost over. Pei Tong and the others have separated. Old An must be feeling sad and lonely. If you really can't leave, how about I go back first?"

Pei Yan thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we ask Mom to come to the capital as well? If people at home ask, just tell her they want to see Pei Tong. Then we can go directly from the capital to climb Mount Tai."

Yu Tang's eyes lit up, and he said, "It would be good if we accompany her to relax." He also urged Pei Yan to write a letter to Mrs. Pei quickly, "I just don't know if she is willing to go with the first wife?"

Pei Yan disagreed and said, "It will take two months on the road. I'm afraid my mother will get sick before she arrives."

That's really harsh.

Yu Tang cornered Pei Yan.

Pei Yan said nothing more and asked someone to send a letter to Pei Tong, telling him approximately when the eldest wife would come to the capital.

Yu Tang was thinking about where Pei Laoan would live after he came.

The Second Wife and Pei Xuan were also very happy to know about this. The couple even took some time to come and discuss with Pei Yan and his wife, and let Pei Laoan stay in the capital for a few more days. They would go to renegotiate Pei Dan's wedding date with the Qin family and return after Pei Dan got married.

Time passed leisurely until August.

The osmanthus trees that Yu Tang raised began to bloom with tiny yellow buds one after another, and the rich fragrance of osmanthus flowers filled the entire east courtyard of the Pei residence.

Yu Tang would go there occasionally, and when he came back he would have to wash his hair, take a shower, and change clothes, for fear of choking Pei Yan.

Pei Yan didn't notice. He just told Yu Tang happily, "Our cousin was transferred to the Censorate as a deputy censor. Although his rank was not promoted, he was transferred to the capital. He will bring his family to the capital in the next few days. I sent someone to Tongzhou to pick him up. I also want to invite him to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with our family. What do you think?"

Since we are on the same boat, the closer we are, the better.

Yu Tang readily agreed and took the initiative to say, "I'll go discuss with my second sister-in-law and see how to entertain them."

Pei Yan smiled and nodded.