Pei Yan waved at Yu Tang indifferently, and said, "I still have things to do, you go in! Remember to go there early tomorrow, Miss Gu, I won't let her show up, but You have to be careful yourself, I see that Miss Gu has a lot of thoughts."
She can even encourage Gu Chang to come to him to see if he can't beat Gu Chang to death.
It's the first time in his life that he's in charge of their family affairs!
After finishing speaking, he walked away gracefully, and it was too late for Yu Tang to thank him.
However, this is really good news.
Yu Tang stood there full of joy, the corners of his mouth were raised and he couldn't suppress it for a while.
She happily went back to the house.
The mothers-in-law of Wei family and Wu family were about to say goodbye to Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen looked at Yu Tang's unconcealed joy, said some polite words to the mothers-in-law of the two families, and served tea.
The mothers-in-law of the two families respectfully blessed Chen Shi and Yu Tang, and retreated cautiously. But as soon as he retreated, he couldn't help but whispered: "Miss Yu grows more and more beautiful."
"Isn't it? In the past, I just felt that people's eyes lit up when they saw it, but now they can't help but want to see it again and again."
"The special man is also very magnanimous in dealing with things! Just now, the tone of his speech was straightforward, decent and considerate. I have lived such an old age, which is rare."
"Why else would Pei Lao'an like to recruit her into the mansion as a companion? I don't know who will be blessed to be their son-in-law in the future?"
The two walked away chattering, but Mrs. Chen dragged her daughter into the inner room, sat down by the bed, and said in a low voice, "What is the third master asking you to do?"
She was afraid that her daughter would offend the Pei family.
After all, she agreed to pretending to be sick.
Yu Tang hurriedly patted his mother's hand comfortingly, and quietly told Chen about the Li family, but considering Chen's ability to accept, Yu Tang kept Pei Yan's plan for Li's family secret, and only said that Li's crime.
Listening to the tears falling down, Mrs. Chen said in relief: "Yes! Their family should have such retribution." Then, he took out his handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes, and said, "This is a big deal. Great news! When I see Mrs. Wei tomorrow, I have to have a good talk with her, and I just go to offer a few sticks of incense to the Bodhisattva."
Although the Li family deserved their crimes, the Chen family is not the kind of person who likes to gossip about people behind their backs. If the Li family committed a crime, some people will naturally spread the word everywhere, so it's no use for her to speak up. She just needs to have fun secretly with Mrs. Wei.
She asked Yu Tang: "Would a large amount of money be confiscated for a family like theirs? Will their newly bought house in Hangzhou be safe?"
If the Li family returned to Lin'an City, she would definitely make those who had good friends with her ignore the Li family.
Yu Tang said: "It depends on how the court decides in the end. However, you also know that no matter how rich a person gets into a lawsuit, his family may go bankrupt, not to mention such a major case as the Li family? Even if they can keep the city of Hangzhou The house, the house is so big, it takes a lot of money to maintain such a big house."
If Li Duan still wants to continue the imperial examination, the cost will be even greater. Even if the Li family still has some old foundations, eight or nine out of ten it will be hollowed out.
As Yu Tang thought about it, he felt more and more that Pei Yan was really a good person.
This is indeed much better than killing Li Duan or making Li Duan unable to take the imperial examination as she thought before.
It's like hanging a piece of meat in front of a wolf dog, but it will always make it look like it can't be eaten, and you have to rack your brains to find a way for this piece of meat.
She couldn't help saying: "This matter is thanks to the third master. If he hadn't sent someone to investigate the Li family, the things Li Yi did hadn't been revealed so early, and the Li family would not have been criminally detained. Mom, it's hard to paint a tiger's skin You know people, you know your face, you don't know your heart. Although the third master is doing harm to the people, it is hard to guarantee that some people will criticize the third master for his insidiousness and frame his fellow countrymen for their own self-interest. You know, I know, and my father knows about this matter. , other people, please don't reveal half of it, lest the third master do something good and cause trouble for the third master."
Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly, and promised: "I won't say anything about Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wu. I just say that the Li family committed a crime. I heard from the Pei family and told them."
Yu Tang nodded.
Mrs. Chen sighed: "The third master is really a good man! He is also good to our family! When you meet him in the future, you should be more respectful, and you must be sincerely filial to Mr. Pei."
Yu Tang pouted secretly.
Even with Pei Yan's character, a clay figurine can be angered to life. Every time she was with him, she would hold her temper and let him be good, respectful, that was also superficial respectful. But you can be more filial and filial to the old An, her old man is open-minded and generous, even if there is no relationship like Pei Yan, she will treat the old An well.
But in front of Mrs. Chen, of course she wouldn't say anything, she just answered "yes" with a smile.
The two packed up their things for tomorrow's lecture, and went to rest separately.
On Gu Xi's side, the atmosphere was very solemn.
She said: "Brother, I don't believe that Mr. Pei ever left such a last word. Although Mr. Pei and I have only met twice, Mr. Pei respects his father very much in his words and deeds, and he respects his father very much. His mother's respect is also because his father valued his mother very much during his lifetime. I don't believe that Mr. Pei is a perfidy. I think there is some misunderstanding in this?"
Veins popped out on Gu Chang's forehead, and he said violently, "Could Pei Xiaguang still lie to me? The marriage between you and the Pei family was arranged too hastily."
Gu Xi's face turned blue and red.
There was one thing she didn't tell Gu Chang.
When Mrs. Pei came to test her tone, she had already found out that she was not the best candidate in Mrs. Pei's mind. Mrs. Pei was most satisfied with her niece from her natal family. After falling in love, he regarded the other cousins of the Yang family as his own sisters, and asked him to suddenly be the one who wanted to marry. He just couldn't accept it for a while.
But to her, the eldest son of the Pei family is the best marriage candidate she can get in touch with.
She doesn't want to give up.
That's why the marriage was settled so quickly.
But it's too late to say anything now.
She couldn't retire twice in a short period of time, especially one of them was the Pei family.
The Pei family can't afford to lose face, and the Gu family will not easily agree to her divorce like last time.
There is another important reason why she can insist on her own opinion in front of Gu Chang - she believes in her eyes and feelings, Mrs. Pei must have selfishness, she could see it at that time. However, Mr. Pei could not be the person her elder brother said. With Mr. Pei's background, character and appearance, he could definitely find someone better than her, so he didn't have to lie to her about this kind of thing.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Xi immediately became more confident.
She said in a deep voice: "Brother, this matter is justified by the mother-in-law, and the public is justified by the public. I think it's better to call Mr. Pei over and discuss with him what to do about this matter. After all, this The matter is his own business. We are just giving hands. In the end, he has to make his own decision. My brother can also take this opportunity to see what kind of person he is. I am looking for a husband and son-in-law, but I don’t expect him to help my brother. No matter how busy you are, you can't hold back brother."
The implication is that if Mr. Pei is really that unbearable, she wants to withdraw from the engagement.
At this time, Gu Chang regretted that his brother and sister should not be involved in those grievances of the Pei family. It's just that the Pei family is a piece of fat. After knowing the details of their family, it's hard not to make people salivate.
"Then meet the eldest son of the Pei family." Gu Chang said solemnly, "If he can't be used, let's think about what to do!"
It is impossible to withdraw from marriage, we can only see if we can use the Pei family and Pei Yan to control Pei You's room.
The siblings looked at each other knowingly.
Gu Chang sent someone to invite Mr. Pei with his post.
Pei Tong lives with his younger brother Pei Fei, second uncle Pei Xuan, and cousin Pei Hong in the monastery on the west side, which is very close to where Gu Xi lives. In just two quarters of an hour, he came over.
He has just turned eighteen this year, and has five or six features like Zhang and Pei Yan's. He is in his youth, like a thin and tall green bamboo, with a bit of vigor in his youth.
It can be seen that he is a child who has been carefully cultivated and taught by the family.
Gu Chang secretly nodded. He originally wanted to have a good talk with Pei Tong, but when he thought of Pei Yan who was still waiting in the meeting hall, he cut to the chase, and after asking Pei Tong to sit down, he told Pei Tong exactly what he was going to find Pei Yan Tong.
Pei Tong's eyes widened in astonishment. As soon as Gu Chang's words fell, he jumped up and said loudly: "Impossible! My mother respects my father the most. If my father has such a last word, she can't go against it." Father's will."
Gu Chang's heart sank, and he said, "You mean Pei Xiaguang is lying?!"
Pei Tong was indeed suspicious, but the coldness and warmth after his father's death let him know that if he challenged the majesty of his elders, it would only make people suspect that he had ulterior motives.
He immediately said: "No, I'm not suspicious of my third uncle. It's just..." At this point, he stopped suddenly, with a look of hesitation on his face.
Gu Chang frowned and said, "What did you think of?"
Pei Tong's eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice: "When my father passed away, my brother and I were not by my father's side... neither was my mother... it was my grandfather who was by my father's side..." He looked up at Gu Chang with firm and resolute eyes, "But I dare to swear that my grandfather never told me that my father had such a last wish until he died of illness. I only know that before his death, his grandfather called his two cousins, Yigong and Wanggong, and said that he wanted the third uncle to be the suzerain So no matter what people outside say, people in our family always recognize the third uncle as the head of the family. I just wonder, if my father left such a last word, why didn’t my grandfather tell me? The third uncle never mentioned it before ?My mother and my father have always treated each other with respect. My mother has been depressed since my father passed away. My uncle and aunt are very worried about her. My brother and I are both boys, so we will inevitably be negligent in our words and deeds. My mother lives like a year. I wanted to go back to my mother's house for a few days after my father got rid of his clothes, but he didn't want to be separated from our brothers, so he wanted me to study with my grandfather.
I wanted to take care of my mother, so I didn't object.
Father's last words suddenly came out, I, I don't know what to do? "