Delicate Flower Chapter 14: Unintentional

She said she wanted to take a look, but because she didn't know what the scene was like outside, Yu Tang just opened a crack in the window and looked outside.

There is no one in the yard.

The noise seemed to come from outside the yard.

Yu Tang was hesitating whether to go out and take a look when he saw five or six women and seven or eight maids walking in, surrounded by two women.

The women and maids all wore beautiful blue muslin robes and white silk flowers the size of wine cups.

Both women are about their age and tall. One was completely white, with only a pair of pearl earrings the size of lotus seeds hanging on her ears. The other one wore a silver-white striped Hangzhou silk jacket, a cyan pleated skirt, two red gold and bluestone hairpins in her hair, and a pair of green jade bracelets on each wrist.

"You guys stay here." Yu Tang saw the woman wearing a silk jacket coldly ordering the women and maids, "Don't let anyone in!"

The mother-in-law and the maids all stopped, squatted half-crouched to perform the blessing ceremony, and responded "yes" respectfully.

The woman in Hangzhou silk jacket pulled the woman in plain white and walked towards Yu Tang.

I wonder what these two women are going to do?

Yu Tang is a little confused.

At first glance, these two women are the female dependents of noble families.

If a guest of the Pei family wants to rest in this yard, the Pei family should arrange for their mother-in-law and maid to lead the way?

If the female members of the Pei family come to trouble them because of Aunt Ji... It seems that the Yu family doesn't have such a big face?

Did they use this secluded courtyard to whisper?

After Yu Tang hesitated, the two women joined hands and went up the steps of the east wing, and Yu Tang also saw clearly the faces of the two women.

The man in the Hangzhou silk jacket has a long face, willow-leaf eyebrows, a hanging nose, and a small cherry mouth. He has a face as delicate and beautiful as a meticulous painting, but his eyes are filled with frost and his expression is arrogant, making him very difficult to approach.

The one in plain white is obviously filial, with an oval face, almond-shaped eyes, red eyes, and a haggard look.

See no evil and hear no evil.

Yu Tang immediately regretted that he had not made any noise before, letting the two women know that there was someone else in the courtyard. But before she could make up for it, the woman in Hangzhou silk jacket had already started to blame the woman in plain white mourning clothes: "Why are you so confused? When you saw that something was wrong, you should find a way to inform your brother and me as soon as possible. . Look, is there any use in being anxious now? Pei Laosan used your father-in-law’s last will and testament as a command arrow. Even if we object, it’s too late!”

Pei Laosan?

Father-in-law?

Yu Tang was stunned for a moment.

Is that filial woman the eldest wife of the Pei family?

The woman in the Hangzhou silk jacket is the eldest wife’s sister-in-law?

Are they going to privately criticize the third master of the Pei family for doing the things of the sect leader?

Yu Tang was momentarily disoriented by this sudden change, and his hair stood on end.

In this big family, no matter how many dirty things are going on inside, on the surface, they must act like a loving father, a filial son, and a respectful brother, friend, and brother.

Mrs. Pei clearly had something to say to her sister-in-law.

She encountered such a private matter, she and her mother-in-law will not be silenced, right?

Yu Tang was very uneasy and subconsciously turned towards her mother and made a "silence" gesture.

Ms. Chen was surprised. Before she could speak, Mrs. Pei's voice came in: "How did I know that I would raise a poisonous snake that bites people? I think back then, when he was disobedient, I was with the old man and the old man. How much love did my wife ask for in front of him? He didn't study hard, and it was me who personally begged my father to give him private lessons, otherwise he would be able to win the gold medal and pass the shujishi exam? It was him, too, who said he wanted to marry A filial and obedient woman, your natal sister-in-law has taken a fancy to him, but he has tried every means to evade it. If it weren't for me, he would have passed the Shujishi examination, and would he be able to observe politics in the six ministries as smoothly as he is now?"

"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law said in a bad tone, "Why bring it up in the past? After all, he still thinks that my mother's family background is too low. The water goes down. When people are in trouble, they head for higher places. This is also human nature. If you want to blame me, I only blame my brother from my mother's family for not living up to expectations and not being able to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister."

I actually heard such exciting news.

Yu Tang and Chen looked at each other, not daring to express their anger.

"How can you blame sister-in-law for this matter!" Mrs. Pei was probably very angry when she mentioned this matter, and said, "It's the third child who doesn't know how to praise..."

Mrs. Pei’s sister-in-law said it was not strange, but in fact she was still holding her breath in her heart. Hearing this, she sneered and interrupted Mrs. Pei’s words: "You think he doesn’t know how to praise! What a calculation. He was so beaten that he pushed our family away, then turned around and caught up with the Li family."

"The Li family?" Mrs. Pei exclaimed, "the Li Xun family, the Minister of Rites and the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion?"

"Except for that Li family, which other Li family do you think could be taken seriously by Pei Laosan?" Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law said sarcastically, "It seems you don't know about this either. I said it before You are stupid, I asked you to be careful about Pei Laosan. You don’t listen. Do you know how powerful it is now? Your old man is biased! Speaking of the Li family, their third lady is about the same age as our Tongguan. If it’s for the Pei family Okay, we can let our Tongguan family marry the Li family."

"Sister-in-law, are you mistaken?" Mrs. Pei said in disbelief, "There was no news at all before."

Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law snorted coldly and said, "I may have heard wrong about other things, but this is definitely true. Mrs. Li heard that our two families were in-laws, so she quietly found me and wanted to Asking about what happened in Mr. Pei’s third room, I could still be wrong!”

Mrs. Pei took a breath of air.

Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law said: "Your old man suddenly died of illness. Your second master and Mr. Pei have to observe mourning for three years. Who knows what will happen in three years? What matters now is Mr. Pei. The position of the third sect leader. You know Pei Laosan's character. He has no tolerance for others. His elder brother treats him so well, but he will fall out as soon as he says it, and he will say it in a whisper. If he sits Once the position of the sect leader is secured, the head of the house will be doomed."

Mrs. Pei hesitated and said: "Can he still block our Tongguan from taking the scientific examination? Dad also said that our Tongguan is a scholar. As long as our Tongguan can succeed in his career, What can the third child do to us? The Pei family still relies on us, Tong Guan'er, to bring glory to our ancestors!"

Mrs. Pei is quite discerning.

Yu Tang thought to himself as he listened.

In the previous life, in the fifth year after the death of Mr. Pei, the eldest son of the Pei family passed the imperial examination, and later passed the imperial examination.

It’s just that in her previous life, she was focused on how to escape from the Li family, and didn’t know much about the Pei family. She didn’t know what happened to the eldest son of the Pei family?

However, she heard Mrs. Li discussing with Li Duan in private, saying that Mrs. Pei had a father with deep connections and a brother who was a third-rank official. Even if the eldest young master of the Pei family did not rely on the Pei family, his future would be Not too bad either.

Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law didn't think so and said, "You are really as big as your mother-in-law said. Tongguan has been in Lin'an for the past three years to keep filial piety for his uncle. Pei Laosan has become the head of the clan. , and he is Tongguan’s direct uncle. Even if my father-in-law and your brother want to take him to our home to study, he must agree. If nothing else, if he is determined to keep Tongguan to study in Lin’an, If we don’t guide him properly, let alone three years, even thirty years, Tong Guan will never get ahead."

The sister-in-law of the eldest wife of the Pei family is here to stir up trouble, not to solve it, right?

The more Yu Tang listened, the more he felt that Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law seemed to be not afraid of the stage when watching a play, and it didn't seem like she was really planning for Mrs. Pei.

However, Mrs. Pei’s sister-in-law was right about one thing.

In his previous life, Master Pei stayed in Lin'an until his filial piety period was over, and he did not take part in the imperial examination. Mrs. Pei's father was critically ill, so she brought a letter saying that she wanted to see Master Pei before she died. Master Pei Then he left Lin'an, borrowed his citizenship in the capital, and passed the imperial examination.

Is the truth really what Mrs. Pei’s sister-in-law said? !

Yu Tang once again felt that the Pei family was in deep water, and ordinary people like them had better stay away.

"Sister-in-law, what do you think we should do?" After hearing what her sister-in-law said, Mrs. Pei said anxiously, "Now that the deal is done, can we still jump out and oppose the old man's last words? Don't others say that I want to fight with my brother-in-law? Produce! Doesn’t this ruin the reputation of Tongguan?"

"Why don't you understand!" Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law said bitterly, "Isn't there another Mr. Pei? Even if the position of the sect master is not yours, you can't just give it to Pei. Third child!"

"This is impossible!" Mrs. Pei said, "Second uncle has always been honest and loyal. There is no way he would come forward to fight for these things. Besides, fighting for these things will not do him any good, right?"

Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law said: "He won't come forward to fight for these things, but he can come forward to say something fair! Don't there are other two families in the Pei family? Master Yi and Master Wang, there is nothing wrong with it. Are you talking about that? You don’t want the Pei family’s huge fortune~IndoMTL.com~Master Yi and Master Wang are also not interested? They are not like you, who have been educated for generations? If it were me, I wouldn’t get it Don’t let others get it easily.”

Mrs. Pei was silent for a long time.

Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law didn't rush her either. She didn't know what she was doing. It was quiet under the eaves and there was no sound of anyone.

Yu Tang and his mother held their breath for fear of being discovered.

I don’t know how long it took, but Mrs. Pei said in a deep voice: “Sister-in-law, I listen to you on this matter!”

Yu Tang heard Mrs. Pei's sister-in-law say with joy and satisfaction: "You should have been like this! In the past, you had my uncle to protect you, so you didn't have to worry about anything. But now, my uncle is gone, even if it's just for the two of you. Nephew, you have to be strong!"

Mrs. Pei said "hmm".

Mrs. Pei’s sister-in-law said, “Come here and I’ll tell you what to do!”

Yu Tang saw Mrs. Pei and her sister-in-law’s heads coming together.

I couldn’t hear clearly what I said.

Does this count as witnessing Mrs. Pei’s demonic moment with her own eyes?

Yu Tang shook his head.

I don’t know what kind of conflict there is between Changfang and Mr. Pei San, so they have to decide the winner. Unfortunately, Changfang ultimately failed.

Finally, Mrs. Pei and her sister-in-law left. Both Yu Tang and Mrs. Chen breathed a long sigh of relief. Mrs. Chen fearfully warned her daughter repeatedly: "What you hear must be rotten in your stomach. Housework. Everything is what the mother-in-law says and what the father-in-law says is right. We are not the parties involved and cannot meddle in other people's affairs casually."

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly.

Chen was still worried and asked Yu Tang to curse and swear for a while before letting Yu Tang go.