Pei Yan felt a headache when he looked at Yu Tang's outfit.
He said, "Can't you come to see me dressed neatly?"
Is she ill-dressed?
Yu Tang looked down at himself, and couldn't help but smile at the rough brown clothes on his body, saying: "Third Master, I have no choice, right? Although it is like covering one's ears and stealing the bell, if I don't act like this, people will always gossip about me."
"Don't tell me that no one will gossip about you when you act like this?" Pei Yan couldn't understand Yu Tang's thoughts and said, "If you act like this, everyone will know that you are a woman dressed as a man."
"Yes!" Yu Tang smiled sweetly, "But everyone knows that I am trying to hide something. Those who are well-intentioned will pretend not to see it. Those who like to gossip will gossip no matter how I dress. Rather than making those who are well-intentioned feel uneasy, it is better to let those who like to gossip talk about it."
What kind of fallacy is this!
Pei Yan felt his head hurt even more.
He said, "Next time you come, dress yourself properly and come in a sedan chair."
That is to say, if she comes to see Pei Yan again, Pei Yan will still be willing to see her!
Yu Tang was overjoyed, with an undisguised joy in his eyes: "I'll follow Third Elder's instructions on everything."
Since she needs help from others, she naturally has to follow their rules.
Pei Yan felt better at this point and asked, "Why did you come to see me? Does your father know?"
Yu Tang smiled awkwardly and said, "I came to see you on my own, and my father doesn't know yet!" Then she added, "It's mainly because I can't tell my father about this, so I came directly to you!"
Pei Yan was a little surprised and asked, "What's the matter?"
Since Yu Tang had already come to her house, she didn't plan to beat around the bush. She asked directly, "Is there any grudge between the Pei family and the Peng family in Fu'an?"
"Why do you ask that?" Pei Yan was stunned, and said, "Is it about the maritime business? Although our two families cannot be said to have a close relationship, there are no gaps between us. If there is anything important, we can still share what we have."
In other words, the Pei family fell out with the Peng family after this.
Yu Tang considered and told Pei Yan about Lu Xin selling fake paintings. Of course, she didn't tell him anything about her past life, she just said that she was suspicious at the time and went to check it out out of curiosity.
Pei Yan's brows wrinkled as he listened. The more he listened, the more his brows wrinkled. In the end, his face looked a little pale.
He said, "You mean, you felt that the Li family wanted to marry you, and you felt something was wrong, so you went to check it out?"
When Pei Yan said this, he couldn't help but look at Yu Tang carefully.
She is not tall, but her legs are very long, so she looks taller than she actually is. Her skin is white, delicate and rosy, and she looks energetic and radiant. Her eyes are big and bright, and when she looks at people, they sparkle with a little curiosity, which makes her look a little playful. However, her eyebrows are dark, her nose is straight, and her lips are plump. She is not like other girls who have just come of age, no matter how beautiful they are, they still look a little green. Instead, she looks generous and graceful, with a little charm in her gentleness, very generous, and also a little restless.
Such girls are undoubtedly very attractive.
Why did she feel that it was wrong for the Li family to insist on marrying her?
Of course, there are many girls who are raised in seclusion and don't know their own beauty. But the eldest daughter of the Yu family is obviously not one of them.
When she was in Zhaoming Temple, she knew very well how to use her advantages and how to attract others, especially boys' attention.
Moreover, he felt that a ponytail with a big flower on her head was more suitable for her. On the contrary, a double spiral bun would dilute the rebelliousness in her bones and make her look less eye-catching.
Yu Tang had no idea that the man in front of her had thought so much in just a moment. She said, "Yes! I'm not a beauty, and my family is not from a wealthy family. Who would want me? Madam Li also said that it was because the second son of the Li family had met me once by chance. I thought, how could it be such a coincidence. One day, I heard that the second son of the Li family and his friends were having a gathering in Zhaoming Temple, so I went to bump into him on purpose. But he didn't even know me..."
Tsk!
This is another misunderstanding.
Pei Yan felt as if his throat was pinched and felt uncomfortable.
Could it be that the autumn flowers have bloomed these days and there are too many petals and pollen in the air?
The heads of the Pei family for several generations all loved flowers and trees, and they planted all kinds of flowers, plants, and trees everywhere in the yard. If he hadn't asked someone to pull some of them out, there would be flowers in the house all year round, and the fragrance of pollen would be everywhere, making people sneeze all day long, which would drive him crazy.
He couldn't help but cough twice, and then he felt his throat was better. He said, "In other words, you went to Zhaoming Temple on purpose that day?"
When Yu Tang saw Pei Yan, she would become "watching all directions and listening to all directions". When she heard Pei Yan say this, she couldn't help but blink her eyes and said, "Did you know that I went to Zhaoming Temple that day?"
Of course he knew.
Pei Yan looked at Yu Tang.
Her face was full of confusion, and her bright eyes began to speak again, as if asking him "Were you there at that time?"
For some reason, he felt uneasy.
However, he was relieved immediately.
He had always been an open and honest person, and he would tell everyone what he did. That day at Zhaoming Temple, he clearly saw the eldest daughter of the Yu family, but he pretended not to see her and even stood on the second floor of the Sutra Library to watch the show for a long time.
There was certainly nothing wrong with what he did at first.
They didn't know each other at that time.
But when he was asked to admit it at this moment, he felt very uncomfortable. Perhaps it was because he had gradually become familiar with the eldest daughter of the Yu family. Didn't it seem a little cold for Maomaoran to admit it like this?
Pei Yan thought in his heart, vaguely avoided the topic, and said: "You now suspect that the Peng family instructed the Li family to seize the nautical map in Lu Xin's hands?" At this point, he smiled at Yu Tang.
It was the kind of smile that twitched the corners of the mouth.
It feels a bit like a fake smile.
But there was light in his eyes.
A light that sees through the world.
It makes him look very attractive.
It also gave her a feeling of having nowhere to hide.
Yu Tang felt his face flushed, and whispered, "I, I'm afraid that the flood will wash away the Dragon King Temple. Aren't family members not familiar with each other? I want to bring bad luck to the Li family, but if the Pei family is implicated, it will be a huge sin!"
This little girl is really interesting.
Although she had thousands of evil ideas in her mind, the words she spoke were righteous and upright. I don't know how she could have such confidence.
Pei Yan suddenly felt too lazy to embarrass her and said, "Don't worry, our two families don't have any conflict of interest. If we really fight, they won't show mercy to us, and we won't tolerate or give in to them."
That's good!
Yu Tang patted his chest.
Every place has its own local bosses. The local boss of Lin'an City is the Pei family. The Peng family has extended their influence to Lin'an City, and she should come to inform Pei Yan of the news.
Fortunately, I didn’t express the wrong feelings!
Pei Yan asked her, "So when your family went to Hangzhou, was it to invite people to see the painting?"
Although he knew it was impossible to hide it from him, he connected the causes and consequences without thinking. Only then did Yu Tang feel that it was a bit hasty for him to inform the Pei family.
Fortunately, Pei Yan saw her hesitation and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he said thoughtfully, "Do you still remember that picture of the carriage? Can you tell me about it?"
Yu Tang's mind was racing.
The family had the map of the road in their hands for such a long time, and they tried their best but could not find out what was wrong with it. But the Li family was different. After all, the Li family was a family of scholars, and they were more knowledgeable than the Yu family. Maybe they could study the map of the road thoroughly soon. Even if they couldn't study it, they could give the map of the road to the Peng family for study. The Peng family had more scholars and more people who had seen the world. If, like in the previous life, the map of the road fell into the hands of the Peng family, and the Li family and the Lin family started a maritime business with the Peng family and made a fortune, what would be the point of her telling the Pei family?
She wanted to take revenge on the Li family, but did she have to wait until the Li family became stronger?
That's stupid, right?
Yu Tang gritted his teeth and said bluntly, "No one in my family knows about that Yutu. However, we were afraid that we wouldn't be able to explain it clearly, so we asked someone to copy it several times. If you are interested, I will go home and get you a copy."
Pei Yan listened and became interested.
This Miss Yu is really versatile!
He said, "You had planned this a long time ago. But when the Lu family came to ask for the relics, why didn't you think of giving them a fake picture?"
Of course there are many reasons.
When you meet people, only say three-tenths of what you want to say, and don't reveal your whole heart to them.
Of course she couldn't tell Pei Yan everything!
Yu Tang said honestly, "First, we don't know if they recognize this map, and we're afraid it will be discovered. Second, we're afraid that our family won't be able to stop them. If they take this map and form a fleet with others, and go out to sea with the fake map, I'm afraid many people will die. Although our family has a grudge against the Li family, we can't do something that we know is wrong and harm other people's lives. The best way is to spread this map and make it worthless. In this way, the Li family may not be able to get on the Peng family's boat."
The Li family's dream of getting rich was shattered.
This is much better than giving them a fake painting.
Of course, even if she wanted to give them a fake painting, she had to find someone who could make a fake one at that time.
We can't drag Master Qian into this anymore!
Besides, Master Qian is no longer in Hangzhou.
Pei Yan's expression became serious when he heard this.
Most people would have given the Li family a fake picture, but the Yu family took a different path from everyone else.
Is the Yu family too kind? Or too stupid?
Pei Yan was speechless for a moment.
However, in his heart, he admired the integrity of the Yu family, which made him look up to them.
Yu Tang felt like he had thrown away a huge burden.
If the Pei family also had such a map, they would be able to compete with the Peng family.
Even if the Pei family does not want to participate in the competition with the Peng family, they can give this map to the Peng family's competitors.
It would be even better if the Pei family was interested in this painting.
She gave the painting to the Pei family and was able to repay the Pei family for their kindness.
In short, as long as the Li family does not have the only copy of the map, their family will not be that important in front of the Peng family.
The Li family even dared to collude with outsiders behind the Pei family's back. Humph, even the Pei family's anger is enough for them to drink a pot of wine.
But this is not the big gift that Yu Tang wants to give to the Li family.
She also wanted to give the Li family a gift.
But we have to deal with the issue of Yutu first.
Yu Tang said, "Third Master, I will go home and bring you the map of the carriage."
Pei Yan stopped her and said, "There's no rush for this. I have an idea. Do you want to hear it?"