Hearing Yu Tang's question, Miss Xu raised her eyebrows triumphantly, but waved her hands in a casual manner, and said, "Oh, we are just ordinary officials and officials. During the time of Gaozu and Greatgrandfather, there were several capable officials. , now, there are just a few uncles dawdling in the court."
This is not like fooling around!
Yu Tang pursed her lips and smiled, wondering if she would ask more deeply, wondering if Miss Xu would feel offended, so she hesitated for a moment, and there was a brief silence between the two of them.
After all, Ms. Xu is young, she can't hold her breath yet, and she is also worried that Pei Lao'an will see them soon. She has no chance to talk to Yu Tang like this again, so she became anxious and said: "Our hometown is in Nanzhili Speaking of which, we are still from the same hometown as the second wife of the Pei family. However, our family moved to the capital during my great-grandfather's generation, and although we know the second wife of the Pei family, we don't have much contact with each other. "
She thought that when she said this, Yu Tang would definitely think of who their family was.
Because at this time, no matter how big an official you are outside, you have to go back to your hometown after you become an official, unless you have made great contributions and are given to live in the capital.
And meeting such conditions, since the founding of the dynasty, only their family has the surname Xu.
She's already showing off her family history in a low-key way.
But Yu Tang was the one who didn't know.
But she is smart and knows that Miss Xu is probably too embarrassed to brag about herself, and she has actually told her the origin of the Xu family in what she just said.
Miss Xu is quite an interesting girl, and Yu Tang quite likes her character, thinking that even if he asked her carefully at this time, some things still need to be explained by someone who knows the family tree. Looking at Ms. Xu's eyebrows and eyes, everyone seems to know what their Xu family looks like. She was stubborn and suddenly wanted to tease Ms. Xu, pretending that she didn't understand, and said "oh" without changing her expression. He let out a cry, and said in surprise: "It's so complicated! Mr. Yang's stepmother is related to your family, and your family is also related to Li's and Peng's families, and now you are also old acquaintances with the second wife's natal family... I also heard that Yang Young master's stepmother and Pei Lao'an are also relatives." She said, looking at Miss Xu with admiration, "If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even know how to call each other."
Miss Xu's big eyes flickered a few more times.
Shouldn't Sister Yu express her admiration for their Xu family? Why did you suddenly clean up the relatives of each family
Seeing Miss Xu's appearance, Yu Tang managed to hold back her laughter, and continued to babble nonsense solemnly: "Your family is from Nanzhili, that is to say, it is close to the south of the Yangtze River, and your family is related to the Yang family and the Qian family. It's not surprising, why did your clan sister marry to Fujian again? Could it be that your clan sister's family moved to Fujian?"
Miss Xu was so anxious that she hurriedly said: "No, no. Both the Peng family and our family have people who are officials in the court. My elder sister's father-in-law and my second uncle are from the same family, and later they both served as officials in Luoyang, so they are both officials. Married."
Yu Tang didn't let her continue talking, and immediately interrupted her when she heard this, and said: "I know that the eldest wife of the Pei family is from the Yang family, and the husband's family name of the second miss of the Pei family is also Yang. Is there any relationship between her natal family and Miss Pei’s in-law’s family? I heard that Yang’s family is also a common surname. Presumably the eldest wife’s natal family is also a wealthy family? When Miss Fifth asked me to teach her how to make silk flowers, I thought that the second wife’s natal family was just There is a brother who is an official in Jinling, but according to the appearance of the second wife, she should not be an ordinary person, right?"
When Miss Xu heard this, she gave her a sideways glance, and said with an expression of "who are you listening to?", "How can the eldest wife's natal family compare with the Yang family in Tonglu? The Yang family in Tonglu once had a first-rank official. The three generations of the Yang family in Dingyuan were nothing more than silk merchants, but they pretended to be a family of scholars and became officials. This is also the matter of two or three generations. This is still married to the Pei family, and they have the ability to support and support the Pei family. It went so smoothly!" At this point, she showed excitement that she wanted to gossip with Yu Tang, and whispered to Yu Tang: "Let me tell you, don't look at the lady who looks like a lady of everyone, and is also a sacrificial wine house. In fact, she is not very good at studying. When she was in the capital, there was a flower viewing party at the Zhang family, and she barely passed the wine order every time. Later, she couldn't come out and pretended to be drunk. She was seen through. She was able to marry the elder of the Pei family because of her face. So my father doesn't think highly of their elder... "
The implication is that the eldest wife is a bit stupid.
Yu Tang knew more in just two quarters of an hour than she knew in her two lifetimes combined.
She giggled, it was really hard to judge the eldest wife, and said: "Vegetables and radishes, each has his own love, who can say clearly about this kind of thing."
Yu Tang felt that what she said was very high-sounding, and there was nothing wrong with it, who knew that just after she finished speaking, Miss Xu became even more excited, and said, "So you also know about this!"
What's up? !
Yu Tang was a little dazed, not knowing where he had touched Ms. Xu, and Ms. Xu had already chirped: "I once heard from my mother and Aunt Zhang that the eldest wife of the Pei family looked dignified and solemn on the surface, and she was invincible. In private, she can act like a baby, and if she walks a few more steps, she has to go back and tell the elder of the Pei family that her feet hurt. My mother said, no wonder she can live smoothly."
But without her husband, her life began to be difficult!
Yu Tang felt that what he said at this time was a bit too much, so he followed Ms. Xu's "hmm", but he was thinking about Pei Yan.
The Li family has done this, why didn't Pei Yan agree to the Li family's marriage
Is it because the young lady of the Li family looks too ordinary? Or is it a bad temper
But to be able to play well with Miss Xu, it shouldn't be like this.
She couldn't help asking: "Is the young lady of the Li family beautiful?"
Miss Xu didn't react for a while, she said half with emotion and half helplessly: "Do you know why my mother called the eldest wife of the Pei family? Because my elder brother, like the elder brother of the Pei family, also found a A girl with no face, my mother was afraid that her two grandchildren would be like the sons of Mrs. Pei's family, so she raised my two nephews under her knees... for this reason, big brother I have been splinted by my mother and my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is a side branch of the Li family!"
This little girl dares to say anything!
Yu Tang didn't know what to say.
But Ms. Xu misunderstood that Yu Tang didn't understand, and said anxiously: "You know that Mr. Li was their Tanhua Lang in that class, right? When he was in the spring, he was in the 30th place. Their Li family is not the most famous one. Miss Li is an old man, but a famous beauty!"
There is such a thing? !
Then why didn't Pei Yan agree
If it were someone else, they would definitely think that Pei Yan was out of his mind. Yu Tang believed in Pei Yan very much, she felt that there must be other inside stories about Pei Yan and the Li family.
It's just that she didn't know if she had a chance to know the inside story.
Thinking of this, Yu Tang felt a little disappointed.
However, Miss Xu knows a lot.
If she wanted to know the family tree, she might really have to listen to Miss Xu.
Yu Tang corrected his attitude, and was about to ask her a few words, when he saw the second wife who had finished seeing off the guests led Mrs. Ji to the waiter.
This is to invite them to see Pei Lao'an.
The two hurriedly stood up, straightened their skirts, and quickly walked into the waiter.
As expected, the second wife came to invite them to drink tea. Seeing Yu Tang and Ms. Xu coming in from the outside, she not only had no doubts, but also asked them with concern: "Where did this go? I found a few roses planted in the backyard of this yard. It’s driving pretty well, you can go over there and have a look when you have nothing to do.”
Both of them were quite guilty, they didn't dare to say more, they respectfully answered "yes", and followed their elders to Pei Lao'an's place.
The windows in the main hall are wide open, and the breeze blows slowly, making the room cool and cool.
Mr. Pei Lao'an leaned on the big pillow of the Arhat bed, with a warm expression and a smile in his eyes. He looked comfortable and carefree. He couldn't tell that the second wife ran away in anger not long ago.
"Did you sleep well yesterday?" Mr. Pei asked cordially, "I kept you waiting for a long time. Did Madam Ji make good tea for you?"
"Not only is the tea good, but the dim sum is also good." Mrs. Chen smiled slightly.
She was older than Mrs. Yang San, and Mrs. Yang humbly let Mrs. Chen go back to Mrs. Pei on their behalf.
Not to mention anything else, just by this bearing, one can see that the Yin family is extraordinary.
Everyone chatted for a while, and several old An's, wives, young mistresses and misses from Pei's mansion also came over.
Everyone greeted again.
Yu Tang saw Mrs. Pei's family.
She was supported by a very beautiful maid, who was serious in speech and expression.
The female family members of the Pei family also excluded her intentionally or unintentionally, and didn't talk to her very much.
Yu Tang secretly remembered it in his heart.
When everyone sat down again, Mr. Pei Lao'an asked someone to invite Wu Neng, an eminent monk from the South Shaolin Temple.
He was a dark-skinned, skinny man in his fifth century, wearing a very ordinary gray coarse cloth monk robe. He looked serious and spoke concisely.
Yu Tang felt that everyone would be able to hear him more clearly when he lectured on scriptures.
Before being incompetent, he knew the intentions of Mr. Pei Lao'an, so he didn't say much. He first told everyone a relatively brief Buddhist scripture story, and then asked the little novice who was with him to bring several amulets on a tray for them to choose. The blessing meeting is scheduled for noon tomorrow: "It's a small ceremony, and it can be finished in an hour and a half. Today, all the ladies and ladies need to cleanse themselves and take a bath, fasting meat and meat, and eating a day's fast is enough."
Everyone naturally said "yes" one after another, and took the amulet that Wu Neng gave them and looked at it carefully.
Incompetent, he took the little novice away.
Everyone began to discuss whether to make the fasting feast by themselves or ask Zhaoming Temple to do it tomorrow.
It was only then that Yu Tang knew that when the female family members of the Pei family went up the mountain, they even brought the cook with them.
No wonder the third master wanted them to follow the female relatives of Pei's mansion into the temple.
It is much more convenient to eat and live!
Yu Tang rejoiced in his heart.
People from the Wu family in Huzhou also arrived at Zhaoming Temple at this time, and the female family members of the Wu family sent their mother-in-law to deliver a post to Mr. Pei Lao'an.
Pei Lao'an laughed and said, "Don't say so many rules in the temple, just let them in!"