Delicate Flower Chapter 210: Intricate

Hearing Yu Tang’s question, Miss Xu raised her eyebrows proudly, but pretended to wave her hands casually and said: "Oh, we are just ordinary officials. How many times did our great ancestors and great ancestors have such troubles?" A capable official, right now, he just has a few uncles hanging around in the court."

This doesn’t look like dawdling!

Yu Tang pursed her lips and smiled, thinking about whether she would ask more questions in depth. She didn't know if Miss Xu would feel offended, so she hesitated for a moment, and there was a brief silence between the two.

After all, Miss Xu was young and could not yet keep her composure. She was also worried that Pei Laoan would see them soon. She would not have the chance to talk to Yu Tang like this again, so she became anxious and said: "Our hometown is here Speaking of which, Nanzhili is from the same hometown as the second wife of the Pei Mansion. However, our family moved to the capital in my great-grandfather’s generation, and although we know the second wife of the Pei Mansion, we don’t have much contact.”

She thought that when she said this, Yu Tang would definitely be able to think of who their family was.

Because at this time, no matter how high-ranking an official you are outside, you will have to return to your place of origin after becoming an official, unless you have made great achievements and are granted residence in the capital.

And meeting these conditions, since the founding of the dynasty, they were the only people with the surname Xu.

She has quietly shown off her family history.

Yu Tang is the one who doesn’t know.

But she is smart and knows that Miss Xu is probably embarrassed to brag. What she said just now actually told her the origin of the Xu family.

Miss Xu is a quite interesting girl. Yu Tang quite likes her character and thinks that even if he asked her carefully at this time, some things still need to be explained by someone who knows the family tree. Seeing Miss Xu's raised eyebrows, as if everyone knew who the Xu family was, she suddenly wanted to tease Miss 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, your family is related to the Li family and the Peng family, and now we are also old acquaintances with the second wife's natal family... I also heard that, Young Master Yang's stepmother and Pei Lao'an are also relatives." She said, looking at Miss Xu with admiration, "If it were me, I wouldn't even know how to address each other."

Miss Xu’s big eyes flickered a few more times.

Shouldn’t Sister Yu express some admiration for the Xu family? Why are all the family relationships suddenly cleared up?

Looking at Miss Xu’s look, Yu Tang managed to hold back her laughter and continued to talk nonsense seriously: “Your family is from Nanzhili, that is to say, it is close to Jiangnan, and your family is the same as the Yang family and the Qian family. I'm not surprised that they are relatives. Why did your sister marry in Fujian again? Could it be that your sister's family moved to Fujian?"

Miss Xu was extremely anxious and said hurriedly: "No, no. There are people in the Peng family and our family who are officials in the court. My sister's father-in-law and my second uncle are from the same family, and later they both served as officials in Luoyang. , so we got married."

Yu Tang didn't let her continue. He immediately interrupted her and said, "I know that the eldest wife of the Pei family is from the Yang family. The second lady of the Pei family's husband's family is also surnamed Yang. I don't know. Is there any relationship between the eldest wife’s natal family and the second Miss Pei’s mother-in-law? I heard that the Yang family also has a famous surname, so the eldest wife’s natal family must also be a wealthy family, right? When the fifth lady asked me to teach her how to make silk flowers, I thought the second wife My natal family only has a brother who is an official in Jinling, but from the looks of the second wife, she doesn’t belong to an ordinary family, right?"

When Miss Xu heard this, she gave her a sidelong glance and said with an expression of "Who are you listening to?": "How can the eldest wife's natal family be compared with the Tonglu Yang family? The ancestors of the Tonglu Yang family once produced a first-class grandson." The last three generations of the Dingyuan Yang family were just merchants selling silk, but they pretended to be from a well-educated family and became officials. It was also a matter of two or three generations. This was also a matter of marrying the Pei family and winning the Pei family. Only with the help and support can everything go so smoothly!" At this point, she showed excitement about gossiping with Yu Tang, and whispered to Yu Tang: "I'm telling you, don't look at the eldest lady who looks like a lady, but She is the daughter-in-law of a Jiji Restaurant, but she is actually not very good at reading. Once upon a time when she was in the capital, there was a flower-viewing party held by the Zhang family, and she was given the drinking order. She reluctantly passed the banquet every time. She pretended to be drunk and was found out. She was able to marry the eldest man of the Pei family entirely because of her face. So my father doesn't think highly of the eldest son of their family..."

The implication is that the eldest lady is a bit stupid.

Yu Tang knew more in just two quarters of an hour than she had in her two lifetimes combined.

She chuckled, it was really hard to comment on the eldest lady, and said: "Everyone has their own preferences for vegetables and radishes. Who can say clearly about this kind of thing?"

Yu Tang felt that what she said was very high-sounding and could not find anything wrong with it. Who knew that as soon as she finished speaking, Miss Xu got even more excited and said, "So you also know about this!"

What's going on? !

Yu Tang was a little confused, not knowing where he had touched Miss Xu. Miss Xu had already chirped: "I once heard my mother and Aunt Zhang say that the eldest wife of the Pei family looked dignified and solemn on the surface, and she was inviolable. She looks so coquettish in private that she has to go back and tell Mr. Pei that her feet hurt even after walking a few steps. My mother said, no wonder she can live a smooth life."

But without her husband, her life has become difficult!

Yu Tang felt that it was a bit too much to say such words at this time, so he said "hmm" to Miss Xu, but he was thinking about Pei Yan.

The Li family has done this, why doesn't Pei Yan agree to the Li family's marriage?

Is the lady from the Li family looking too ordinary? Or has a bad temper?

But if you can play well with Miss Xu, this shouldn't be the case.

She couldn't help but ask: "Is the lady from the Li family pretty?"

Miss Xu didn't react for a moment, and said half with emotion and half with helplessness: "Do you know why my mother wants to talk about the eldest wife of the Pei family? Because my eldest brother, like the eldest man of the Pei family, is also looking for She married a woman with nothing but her face. My mother was afraid that her two grandchildren would be like the sons of the eldest wife of the Pei family, so she raised my two nephews under her knees... For this reason , the eldest brother has always been criticized by my mother and my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is a branch of the Li family!"

This little girl dares to say anything!

Yu Tang didn’t even know what to say.

Miss Xu misunderstood that Yu Tang didn't understand, and said anxiously: "You know that Mr. Li was the first flower hunter in their generation, right? When he was in spring, he was ranked in the thirties. The Li family is the most famous. The one who came out was not Mr. Li, the elder of the pavilion, but the famous beauty!"

Is there such a thing? !

Why didn't Pei Yan agree?

If it were anyone else, they would definitely think that Pei Yan was out of his mind. But 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 doesn’t know if she has a chance to know the inside story.

When thinking about this, Yu Tang felt a little sad.

However, Miss Xu knows so much.

If she wants to know the family tree, maybe she really has 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, leading Aunt Ji to the waiter.

This is to invite them to see Pei Lao'an.

The two stood up quickly, straightened their clothes, and quickly entered the tea room.

As expected, the second wife came to invite them over for tea. When she saw Yu Tang and Miss Xu coming in from outside, she not only had no suspicion, but also asked them with concern: "Where did this go? I found out how many plants were planted in the backyard of this yard. The rose flowers are blooming quite well. When you have nothing to do, you can go over there and have a look."

Both of them felt guilty and dared to say more. They respectfully responded "yes" and followed their elders to Pei Lao'an's place.

The windows in the main hall are wide open, and the breeze blows in, filling the room with coolness.

Pei Lao'an was leaning 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 something happened here not long ago that made the second wife angry.

"How did you sleep yesterday?" Pei Lao'an asked kindly, "I kept you waiting for a long time. Did Aunt Ji make good tea for you?"

"Not only is the tea good, but the snacks are also good." Mrs. Chen smiled slightly.

She is older than Mrs. Yang San, and Mrs. Yang San humbly allowed Mrs. Chen to reply to Pei Laoan on their behalf.

If nothing else, just by this demeanor, you can see how extraordinary the Yin family is.

Everyone chatted for a while, and several Lao An, his wife, young mistress and young lady from the Pei Mansion also came over.

Everyone exchanged pleasantries again.

Yu Tang saw the eldest wife of the Pei family.

She is supported by a very beautiful maid, who is serious in speech and expression.

The female members of the Pei family also excluded her intentionally or unintentionally and did not talk to her much.

Yu Tang secretly remembered it in his heart.

When everyone sat down again, Pei Laoan sent someone to invite the eminent monk Wen Weng from the Southern Shaolin Temple.

He was a man in his fifties with dark skin and a thin build. He wore a very ordinary gray coarse cloth monk's robe. He had a serious expression, spoke concisely, and his voice was as loud as a bell, deafening, which shocked the female family members present.

Yu Tang felt that everyone would be able to hear him more clearly when he lectured on scriptures.

Wu Weneng knew Pei Lao'an's intentions beforehand. He didn't say much. He first told everyone a relatively brief Buddhist story, and then asked the little novice monk who was traveling with him to bring several amulets on a tray for them to choose from. , and set the prayer meeting at noon tomorrow: "This is a small Dharma meeting~IndoMTL.com~It can be completed in one and a half hours. Today, all the ladies and ladies need to purify themselves and take a bath, fasting from meat and fish, and just eat a day's fast." ."

Of course everyone said "yes" one after another and took the amulet given by Wen Wen and looked at it carefully.

Incompetent took the little novice monk and left.

Everyone began to discuss whether to make the fasting banquet by ourselves or ask Zhaoming Temple to do it tomorrow.

At this time, Yu Tang knew that the female family members of the Pei family had gone up the mountain, and they even brought the cook with them.

No wonder the third master asked them to follow the female family members of the Pei family into the temple.

Both food and accommodation are much more convenient!

Yu Tang felt happy in his heart.

People from the Wu family in Huzhou also arrived at Zhaoming Temple at this time, and the female relatives of the Wu family sent their mother-in-law to deliver messages to Pei Lao'an.

Pei Laoan said with a smile: "Don't talk about so many rules in the temple, just let them in!"