Gu Xi knew that her brother wanted her to marry into the Pei family, but the person her brother wanted her to marry was Pei Yan, who held real power, rather than Pei Tong, who only had the title of eldest grandson.
But she changed her mind after meeting Pei Yan.
Rather than being a respectful couple with Pei Yan for the rest of her life, it is better to marry Pei Tong who has something to ask of her.
This is what she said to Gu Chang. But in fact, she felt in her heart that Pei Yan was not so easy to deal with. At least in her opinion, Pei Yan did not treat her in any special way. He looked at her like a stranger, even colder than looking at a stranger, with a bit of disdain and contempt, as if he could see through her thoughts and her plans at a glance. This made her feel uneasy and scared at the same time.
Especially since Pei Yan was so handsome, so handsome that even as a woman she felt uncomfortable with such a handsome man.
She felt that she had no advantage in front of Pei Yan, and was a little afraid of Pei Yan.
This is completely different from the feeling Pei Tong gave her.
Pei Tong was also very handsome, no less handsome than Li Duan, and even more elegant. More importantly, he was gentle and polite, modest and humorous, frank and sincere, and his eyes were extremely gentle when he looked at her, which instantly gave her confidence in front of him, and it was a special confidence for a woman.
Compared to Pei Yan, she likes Pei Tong more.
Even though Pei Yan is now in power in the Pei family.
If Pei Yan couldn't be used by her, what would it matter to her even if he was in power? What benefit could she get from Pei Yan?
After thinking all this through, she chose Pei Tong without hesitation.
That's why she brought up the Li family on purpose, and she said schemingly, "Brother, look at what kind of families Madam is looking for me to marry into?!"
Gu Chang said nothing, feeling guilty.
Gu Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Her goal was achieved.
As long as my brother feels a little guilty towards her, he will not only not pursue the matter of her going against my wishes and getting engaged to Pei Tong, but will also protect her.
She hurriedly said, "Brother, let's not talk about the past anymore. What did Master Pei say about Master Pei going to Hangzhou to study?"
Gu Chang was also having a headache because of this matter.
In his opinion, unless Pei Tong had no talent for studying and relied entirely on hard work, even if Pei Yan wanted to prevent Pei Tong from making a name for himself, he could only suppress him for a few years at most, and it was impossible for him to suppress Pei Tong forever. In this case, why not do Pei Tong a favor and let him go to Hangzhou to study. Moreover, their Gu family is not like the Yang family. The Yang family has no foundation and acts more impatiently. They are reluctant to let go of Pei You, the eldest patriarch of the Pei family, and they wish to abduct all his children and grandchildren to their family and use the Pei family's network resources for their Yang family. Naturally, the Pei family is disgusted.
Their Gu family has been heirlooms of farming and education for generations. They believe that helping in-laws means forming good relationships and benefiting future generations. I don’t know how many relatives and friends with reading talents they have mentored. Of course, he also has selfish motives. If Pei Tong accepts the favor from the Gu family, he will definitely have to look up to Gu Xi after getting married, which will be good for Gu Xi's future married life.
This was also the reason why he agreed to help Gu Xi as soon as he heard what she said.
When Gu Xi mentioned it again, he smiled bitterly and said, "Pei Xiaguang did not agree. According to him, where Pei Tong wants to study depends on her own wishes. If Pei Tong is interested in studying abroad, let Pei Tong talk to him herself."
Gu Xi was stunned and asked, "Didn't Master Pei tell Master Pei San?"
The brother and sister looked at each other.
Gu Chang immediately stood up and said, "This is not right. If Pei Tong is as good as you say, why is he unwilling to take responsibility for this matter and let you, a woman who has not yet officially married him, come forward? Ah Xi, you should think about this marriage again."
Gu Xi obviously realized it, but she still held on to a sense of luck and said, "Then I'll go ask him. Brother, don't be so nervous. Maybe something happened that we don't know about."
The two families have already exchanged engagement letters and matched their horoscopes, and all that's left is a formal engagement. The marriage has already been decided. If Gu Xi regrets the engagement now... Gu Xi has already regretted the engagement once... The situation will be very unfavorable to Gu Xi.
Gu Chang said with a sullen face, "Don't worry about this matter for now. I have something important to discuss with Pei Xiaguang tonight. I will take some time to talk to him about this matter after I see him. If Mrs. Pei asks about it, just say you don't know and have handed everything over to me."
After all, the eldest wife is Gu Xi's future mother-in-law, and Gu Xi certainly doesn't dare to offend her openly.
Gu Xi nodded.
Gu Chang asked again: "Did the eldest wife come to the seminar this time? Where are Pei Tong and Pei Fei? Did they come?"
The eldest wife was a widow, so it was not right for her to attend such gatherings. But firstly, this was a temple, a place for worshipping Buddha, and secondly, it was hosted by the Pei family, so it was reasonable for her to come out as the eldest daughter-in-law of the clan to help Mr. Pei entertain the guests.
Gu Xi said: "The first wife and the first and second sons are all here. But the first wife was very quiet and only saw me."
Gu Chang got the hint and asked her, "Have you met the eldest and second sons of the Pei family?"
Although he was asking Gu Xi, his tone was very affirmative.
Gu Xi blushed and whispered, "Before my father agreed to the Pei family's marriage, I had met Master Pei. He was quite a nice guy. He also told me that he and his cousin from the Yang family had been childhood sweethearts since they were young. Unfortunately, his cousin was not blessed and died of a sudden illness."
Pei Tong also confessed to her that he still thought about how good his cousin was to him, but from the moment he decided to marry her, he would only keep his cousin in his heart and treat his future wife and children well. Because his future wife and children should not bear his feelings for his cousin.
This made Gu Xi feel that Pei Tong was particularly sincere to others.
Gu Chang is a smart man, and he can guess Pei Tong's attitude towards his sister.
His expression was murky and unclear.
This eldest son of the Pei family, whom he had never met, was obviously not a pushover. If this man was not his brother-in-law, he would have clapped his hands and praised him, but since this man was his brother-in-law, his requirements were different.
Gu Chang felt very uncomfortable after listening to this.
He looked up at his sister's satisfied face and the hint of relief in her eyes, and knew it was too late to say anything. His sister probably fell in love with Pei Tong.
The relationship between husband and wife is like a game. Whoever gives more loses!
Gu Chang couldn't help but remind his sister: "Be careful, he is taking advantage of you!"
Gu Xi was very confident, his eyes sparkling as he said, "Being used by others means that you have value. He uses me, so why am I not using him? It's just a matter of seeing who is more resourceful. Mr. Pei has too few chances to win now. If he is willing to pretend to be affectionate in front of the Yang family, it will certainly be better for him. Maybe I can even make friends with the women of the Yang family!"
That's true.
Gu Chang was just afraid that when the time came, Gu Xi would really fall in love with her.
Gu Xi said, "Brother, I can't rely on you forever. Can you try to let me go and let me walk on my own for a while? If that doesn't work, it won't be too late for you to support me again."
Gu Chang thought about it and felt that what his sister said made sense.
As long as Gu Xi becomes the daughter-in-law of the Pei family, even if the couple becomes enemies, Gu Xi is still the daughter-in-law of the Pei family. Maybe things will turn around because of this. Gu Xi will become valuable enough to be used by Pei Yan, and she may even be protected by Pei Yan.
"Okay!" Gu Chang finally decided to let his sister walk for a while on her own. "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If it doesn't work out, you still have me!"
Gu Xi smiled gratefully at his brother.
If she didn't have her brother, how could she have the courage to give it a try?
She didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she changed the subject and asked about something that concerned her deeply: "I'm about to get married, brother, have you chosen a sister-in-law yet?"
As Gu Chang listened, the woman in honey-colored clothes whom he met in the corridor immediately emerged in his mind.
It would be fine if she was a girl from the Song or Wu family.
A real man cannot rely entirely on others to gain a foothold in the world, but he also cannot rely entirely on himself.
Although the Song family is now in decline and the Wu family is powerful, they are still decent in-laws after all.
Gu Chang felt warm in his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up without him noticing. He said, "Brother has his own ideas about his own affairs, you just take care of your own affairs." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt like sitting on pins and needles. He felt that this small room was stuffy and cramped, and he couldn't stay there for a quarter of an hour. He said, "Brother is leaving first. You stay in the room and get enough rest so that you can accompany Mr. Pei to attend the lecture tomorrow. This is the first time you appear in front of the public with the women of the Pei family. There will definitely be a lot of people paying attention to you, so you should also pay more attention."
Gu Xi also had to prepare clothes for the seminar tomorrow, and it was getting late. Although they were siblings, there was still a difference between men and women. She did not keep Gu Chang for long, and personally escorted him to the gate and stood under the eaves. She waited until Gu Chang disappeared outside the courtyard wall before she returned to her own room.
As soon as Gu Chang left his sister's residence, he asked Gao Sheng impatiently, "Did you find the person I asked you to find?"
"I only know that she came with the women of the Pei family to attend the lecture." Gao Sheng said guiltily, "I haven't found out which family or branch she is from yet?"
Gu Chang said "Oh" in disappointment and told Gao Sheng to continue checking. However, he didn't know that Gao Sheng, like him, had gone in the wrong direction and focused on checking among the young ladies from the aristocratic families who came to worship Buddha. He subconsciously ignored the fact that Yu Tang might just be a girl from an ordinary family and was just someone who came with the women of the Pei family.
The Song family and Miss Peng quickly found out Yu Tang's background.
Miss Song Liu's eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief, "Is she really just an ordinary scholar's daughter? Then why did the Pei family treat her so well? And Miss Xu, who is the most cunning, is also on good terms with her. Could we have made a mistake?"
The one who investigated Yutang was from the Peng family.
Miss Peng immediately became unhappy and said, "How could it be wrong? I asked our Eleventh Brother to check it. We only ask our Eleventh Brother when there is something urgent at home."
If the Peng family had not planned to form an alliance with the Pei family this time, they would not have been able to invite Peng Shiyi.
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