Gu Xi knew that his brother wanted her to marry into the Pei family, but he wanted her to marry Pei Yan, who held the real power, not Pei Tong, who had the title of eldest grandson.
But after she got in touch with Pei Yan, she changed her mind.
Rather than being a respectful couple with Pei Yan for the rest of his life, it would be better to marry Pei Tong who wants something from her.
This is what she said to Gu Chang. But in fact, she felt faintly in her heart that Pei Yan was not so easy to manipulate. At least in her feeling, Pei Yan treated her with nothing special. The way she looked at her was like that of a stranger, even better than looking at a stranger. Indifference, with a bit of disdain and contempt, as if she could see through her thoughts at a glance and know her plan, which made her feel uneasy and scared at the same time.
Especially Pei Yan was so handsome, so handsome that even a woman was born as a woman, and she felt uncomfortable with her side.
She felt that she had no advantage in front of Pei Yan, and she was a little afraid of Pei Yan.
This is completely different from the feeling Pei Tong gave her.
Pei Tong is also very handsome, not inferior to Li Duan, and even surpasses Li Duan in temperament. The important thing is that he treats people with gentleness and courtesy, humility and humor, frankness and sincerity, and looks at her with incomparably gentle eyes, giving her instant confidence in front of him, and it is the special confidence of being born as a woman.
Compared to Pei Yan, she prefers Pei Tong.
Even if the Pei family is now in power by Pei Yan.
If Pei Yan can't be used by her, what does it have to do with her even if Pei Yan is in power? What benefits can she get from Pei Yan
After thinking about this, she chose Pei Tong without hesitation.
That's why she brought up the matter of the Li family intentionally, and said schemingly: "Brother, do you think what kind of family the wife has found for me?!"
Gu Chang didn't speak, feeling guilty.
Gu Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Her goal has been achieved.
As long as brother feels a little guilty for her, brother will not pursue the matter of her getting engaged to Pei Tong against brother's wishes, but will also defend her.
She hurriedly said: "Brother, let's not talk about the past anymore. What did the third master Pei say about Mr. Pei's study in Hangzhou?"
Gu Chang is also having a headache about this matter.
In his opinion, unless Pei Tong has no talent in studying and relies entirely on hard work, even if Pei Yan wants to prevent Pei Tong from getting ahead, he will be suppressed for a few years at most, and it is impossible to suppress Pei Tong forever. That being the case, why not sell Pei Tong a favor and simply let him go to Hangzhou to study. What's more, their Gu family is not like the Yang family. The Yang family doesn't have much background, and they are more impatient in their actions. They are reluctant to let go of Pei You, the elder of the Pei family. The Pei family's network resources are used by their Yang family, so the Pei family naturally resents it.
Their Gu family is the heirloom of farming and reading for generations. They believe that helping their in-laws is to form a good relationship and benefit future generations. I don’t know how many relatives and friends who are gifted in reading have been mentored. Of course, he is also selfish. If Pei Tong accepted the favor of the Gu family, he would definitely look up to Gu Xi after they got married, which would be good for Gu Xi's future married life.
This is also the reason why he agreed to speak for her as soon as Gu Xi said it.
At this time, when Gu Xi mentioned it again, he smiled wryly and said, "Pei Xiaguang didn't agree. According to him, where to study depends on Pei Tong's own wishes. If Pei Tong goes out to study unexpectedly, let Pei Tong go with him. Go talk."
Gu Xi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Didn't Mr. Pei tell Mr. Pei?"
The siblings looked at each other in blank dismay.
Gu Chang immediately stood up and said: "This matter is not right—if Pei Tong is really as good as you said, why is he unwilling to take responsibility for this matter, and instead let you be a woman who has not officially married him?" Come forward. A Xi, you need to reconsider this marriage."
Gu Xi obviously realized it too, but she still had a chance and said, "Then I'll ask him. Brother, don't be so nervous, maybe there's something going on that we don't know about?"
The two families have already exchanged Geng posts, and they are short of a formal engagement. If they regret the marriage at this time... Gu Xi has already regretted the marriage once... The situation is very unfavorable for Gu Xi.
Gu Chang said with a sullen face, "Leave this matter alone. I have something important to discuss with Pei Xiaguang tonight. I will take some time to talk to him about it after I see him. If Mrs. Pei would When you ask, you just say you don’t know, and you have already handed everything over to me.”
After all, the eldest wife is Gu Xi's future mother-in-law, so Gu Xi definitely wouldn't dare to offend her openly.
Gu Xi nodded.
Gu Chang said again: "Did the eldest lady come over for this lecture? Where are Pei Tong and Pei Fei? Are you here?"
The eldest wife is a widow, so she should not be able to attend such gatherings. But firstly, this is a monastery, a place to worship Buddha, and secondly, it is presided over by the Pei family. It is reasonable for her to come out as the eldest daughter-in-law of the clan house to help Mr. Pei entertain guests.
Gu Xidao: "The eldest wife, the eldest son, and the second son are all here. But the eldest wife is happy, she only saw me."
Gu Chang realized something, and asked her: "Have you met the eldest son and second son of the Pei family?"
Although he was asking Gu Xi, his tone was very certain.
Gu Xi blushed, and said in a low voice: "Before my father agreed to the marriage of the Pei family, I met Mr. Pei. He, he is quite nice, and told me that he was childhood sweetheart with the cousin of the Yang family, It's a pity that her cousin Fu Qian died of a sudden illness."
Pei Tong also confessed to her that he still thought that his cousin would treat him well, but from the moment he decided to marry her, he would only keep his cousin in his heart and treat his future wife well. Son. Because his future wife and children are right, they should not bear his feelings for his cousin.
This made Gu Xi feel that Pei Tong treats people extraordinarily sincerely.
Gu Chang is a smart person, he can also guess Pei Tong's attitude towards his sister.
His expression was obscure.
The eldest son of the Pei family, whom he had never met, was obviously not a vegetarian either. If this person is not his brother-in-law, he will give high-fives, but this person is his brother-in-law, and his request is different.
Gu Chang felt very uncomfortable hearing this.
He raised his eyes to see the satisfaction on his sister's face and the relief flashing in his eyes, knowing that it was too late for him to say anything, and his sister probably had a crush on Pei Tong.
The relationship between husband and wife is also like a game, whoever pays more loses!
Gu Chang couldn't help reminding his sister: "Be careful, he is using you!"
However, Gu Xi was very confident, and said with a twinkle in his eyes: "Being able to be used by others shows that it is valuable. He uses me, so I am using him. It's just a comparison. Mr. Pei is now If he is willing to pretend to be affectionate in front of the Yang family, it would be better for him. Maybe I can still make friends with the female family members of the Yang family!"
This is true.
Gu Chang was afraid that Gu Xi would really love her children at that time.
Gu Xi said: "Brother, I can't rely on you forever, so you can try to let me go for a while? If it doesn't work, it's not too late for you to support me."
Gu Chang thought about it, and felt that her sister's words were not unreasonable.
As long as Gu Xi becomes the daughter-in-law of the Pei family, even if the two of them turn against each other, Gu Xi is still the daughter-in-law of the Pei family. Maybe because of this, Gu Xi has the value of being used by Pei Yan, and it may not be guaranteed that he will be protected by Pei Yan.
"Okay!" Gu Chang finally decided to let his sister go for a while, "Don't put too much pressure on me, if it doesn't work, there is brother!"
Gu Xi smiled gratefully at his brother.
If there is no brother, where would she have such courage to fight
She didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she changed the subject and asked something she was very concerned about: "I'm about to leave the cabinet, brother, haven't you chosen your sister-in-law yet?"
When Gu Chang heard this, the woman in honey-colored clothes that he met on the corridor immediately appeared in his mind.
It's fine if she's a girl from the Song and Wu families.
A man is established in the world and cannot rely entirely on others, but he cannot rely entirely on himself either.
Although the Song family is now in decline, and the Wu family is snobbish, they are in-laws who can barely handle it.
Gu Chang felt hot in his heart, the corners of his mouth turned up when he didn't realize it, and said: "Brother, brother has his own ideas, just take care of your own affairs." After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, feeling that this small wing room was stuffy and cramped, which made him unable to stay for a quarter of an hour. He followed his heart and said, "Brother, let's go first. You stay in the wing room and raise your child." Enough energy, I will accompany Pei Lao'an to attend the lecture tomorrow. This is the first time you appear in front of everyone with the female family members of the Pei family, and there will definitely be many people paying attention to you, so you should pay more attention."
Gu Xi also needs to prepare the clothes for the lecture tomorrow, and it is getting late, even though they are brothers and sisters, there are differences between men and women. She didn't stay with Gu Chang any longer, she personally sent Gu Chang to the gate, and stood under the eaves. She waited until Gu Chang's figure disappeared outside the courtyard wall before turning back to her wing.
As soon as Gu Chang left his sister's residence, he couldn't wait to ask Gao Sheng: "Have you found the person I asked you to investigate?"
"I only know that they came to attend the seminar with the family members of the Pei family." Gao Sheng said guiltily, "I haven't found out which house the lady is from?"
Gu Chang said "Oh" in disappointment, and ordered Gao Sheng to continue to investigate, but he didn't know that Gao Sheng, like him, had made a mistake in the direction, and was so absorbed in the investigation among the ladies of several aristocratic families who paid homage to the Buddha, that he deliberately ignored Yu Tang. It's just a girl from an ordinary family, but someone who came here with the female family members of the Pei family.
The Song family and Ms. Peng's family quickly found out the details of Yu Tang.
Miss Song Liu opened her eyes wide, and asked in disbelief: "Is it really just a lady from an ordinary scholar's family? Then why did the Pei family treat her so kindly? And Miss Xu, the most tricky one, also made friends with her." OK. Could it be that we made a mistake."
It was the Peng family who checked Yutang.
Miss Peng immediately became upset, and said, "How could there be a mistake? I asked our eleventh brother to investigate. Only when our family has important matters, can we invite eleventh brother."
If the Peng family hadn't planned to marry the Pei family this time, they wouldn't be able to invite Peng Shiyi.