Pei Yan insisted on following his assignment.

He said to the second wife: "After all, I am an official of Zhishi, and I only came to the capital to visit my teacher, and I went in and out with my second brother, which inevitably made people wary, and thought that I wanted to re-enter the office, which was not good for the second brother's career." ”

Officialdom has a system of family recusal.

Pei Xuan thought about it and didn't force Pei Yan anymore.

The family affairs were thus settled.

Yu Tang asked Pei Yan: "Then let's eat in three places!" ”

Pei Yan nodded and said, "Let's eat in three places for the time being, if the second sister-in-law needs your help or Ah Tong is too busy." ”

Anyway, his wife can't go up to do things for those people, and even if she wants to do things, she has to let them know that she is grateful.

Yu Tang didn't think about it so much, she just felt that she felt uncomfortable letting her take care of the affairs in Gu Xi's house, such an arrangement was just right, she could also take good care of Pei Yan's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

When he was in Lin'an, he took care of her and helped her shelter from the wind and rain.

She asked him in the evening what he was going to do tomorrow.

Pei Yan leaned on the head of the bed, holding the book in his hand that he didn't know what it was, and when he heard this, he lazily moved his gaze from the book to Yu Tang's body, and said with a smile: "What are you going to do?" Want to get out and about? ”

Yu Tang secretly "bah", thinking about this guy, when he was in a good mood, he didn't speak properly.

She simply lost her previous question and said, "Why are you in such a good mood today?" ”

He couldn't be so happy about sharing a house.

Pei Yan didn't answer, but asked her, "Why did you think of asking about my whereabouts today?" ”

He went to see Zhang Ying as soon as he returned to the capital, and he went alone, without bringing Yu Tang or seeing the daughters of the Zhang family.

Yu Tang sat down, and while applying the ointment on his hands, he said, "The weather in the capital is too dry. I've only been here for a few days, and you see, the corners of my mouth are foaming. I'm thinking I'll have to make some soup for you. ”

Pei Yan took advantage of the situation and said, "I'll see, how big a bubble it is", but his hand was across Yu Tang's waist, holding the person in his arms and kissing him fiercely......

Yu Tang didn't ask Pei Yan's preferences, but he was tossed up until he got up, and when he got up, he was still scolding Pei Yan in his heart, thinking that it wasn't that she didn't serve him, it was that he didn't want her to serve, if he dared to complain to her in the future, saying that she hadn't drunk a sip of water from her since she married him, she would stick the sole of her shoe on Pei Yan's face.

It's certainly interesting to think about that scene.

Yu Tang laughed to himself.

Qingyuan didn't see it.

Since Pei Yan and Yu Tang got married, these two often laughed inexplicably, and they were no longer surprised.

Yu Tang had breakfast, so he called the housekeeper and grandmother in the house here, talked about Gu Xi's side of the matter, and asked her to pass on the word: "If there is anything, let her find you." Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea or something, just supply one-quarter of the silver from the second master's side. ”

Although the three families have their own faults, the silver in the inner courtyard is in Yu Tang's hands.

Gu Xi was stunned for a long time, and asked the grandmother who came to deliver the message: "Has the mansion in the capital always been like this?" ”

The housekeeper didn't understand.

Gu Xi explained: "Isn't the silver in each room in the hands of the stewards? ”

The housekeeper's grandmother hurriedly explained, "Indeed, the stewards are in charge of the money in each room. That's the rule when Lao An people are in charge of the house - Lao An people don't like to manage accounts, so they throw the accounts to the stewards. Now that the third master is in charge, he has taken back the power. The steward of the outer court was responsible for appropriating the money, and the money was in the hands of the third wife. Speaking of this, the lady in charge hesitated for a moment, and said to Gu Xi with some preoccupation, "I heard from the people in the accounting room that the third master only asked the third lady to allocate the silver, and the person who did not explain the account room reconciled with the third wife. ”

In other words, the account room in the outer courtyard only has to give the money to Yu Tang, as for how Yu Tang uses it, that is her business, and she doesn't even have to explain to the account office in the outer courtyard.

Gu Xi's heart was pounding, and he couldn't help but lower his voice and said, "What does Mama mean?" ”

The grandmother in charge didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "The eldest lord is kind to our family, and all I can repay the eldest son is these few words." I mean, no matter how much money the third lady allocates to you, don't worry about it. ”

Because it's useless to care.

It's a mess.

Gu Xi immediately understood, she didn't expect that there were still people from the eldest lord in the mansion in the capital, so she hurriedly thanked her.

The grandmother waved her hand and left the place where Gu Xi lived with a wry smile.

Gu Xi drank tea and pondered this matter in his heart.

No matter what aspect of this grandmother is good-natured, but she doesn't understand a little, Pei Yan is a very good person, how could he let go of someone like this grandmother? Is it a fish that slipped through the net? Or is this mama hiding too deeply? Or, what else does this mama mean?

She was thinking about it, when Hexiang walked in with her sleeves and said to her, "The mother-in-law on the stove here cooks very ordinary, you see, should we hire a cook ourselves?" ”

Gu Xi was very satisfied with the place where she lived now, it could be regarded as a courtyard within a courtyard, and she muttered, "Let's use it first!" I'll talk about it when I'm familiar with everything here. It's better to be still than to be still. ”

Hexiang nodded and said with a smile: "Everything has been packed up, do you want to go and have a look." ”

Gu Xi was still very relieved that she was doing things, and she smiled: "Look at what to see." Let's go, let's go and say hello to my third uncle, I'm going to visit my sister-in-law, since I live in a courtyard, it's better to go and say hello. ”

By the way, I went to her to ask for the monthly example of this month's Gongzhong, and see if Yu Tang would deduct her and how much silver he could give her.

He Xiang promised, served Gu Xi to change his clothes, and went to Yu Tang.

They didn't expect to meet Xu Xuan here.

She was leaning on the beauty couch under the tree with a big belly, eating apples while talking to Yu Tang about the cook in the capital: "It is recommended that you bring one from Jiangnan." The chefs here have turned into Lu cuisine. But they still think it's delicious, as long as you say you want a good cook, what they recommend to you must be Lu cuisine, which makes you cry and laugh. ”

Yu Tang is still very attentive to Xu Xuan as before, she is already the head of the Pei Mansion, and she personally handed Xu Xuan a hot cloth next to her.

Gu Xi pursed her lips and noticed that there was a girl with an extremely outstanding temperament sitting next to Xu Xuan.

Sensing that someone was looking at her, the girl raised her head, smiled at Gu Xi and nodded, and then whispered to Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan looked at her with a sharp and cold gaze.

Gu Xi was stunned.

She blinked her eyes and looked over again, Xu Xuan's eyes were gentle and clear, as if the chill at that moment was an illusion.

Gu Xi froze.

Maybe I was wrong.

When she thought about it, she saw Xu Xuan waving towards her and said loudly: "I wanted to go and see you later, but I didn't expect you to come first." Have you been to Yang's house? When I went to Li's house to drink full moon wine a few days ago, I met Mrs. Yang, she didn't tell me anything, I thought you didn't follow you into Beijing. ”

Gu Xi knew that Xu Xuan didn't like her when she was in Lin'an, and Xu Xuan didn't have anything good to say when she met her, but she didn't expect that she came to find Yu Tang but ran into Xu Xuan, and secretly said "unlucky" in her heart, but with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she said: "I've been busy cleaning up the house these days, and I haven't had time to go to my uncle's house." You met my aunt, how is she? Are you okay? ”

Xu Xuan said a few words to her hastily, and introduced the woman around her to her: "This is the eldest lady of Zhang's mansion." ”

Gu Xi and the eldest lady of the Zhang family saluted, and everyone sat down again.

After everyone exchanged a few words of greeting, Xu Xuan became a little impatient and asked Gu Xi, "When are you going to your sister-in-law?" Help me bring her something then. ”

Everyone lives in the capital, why do you want her to bring things to the Yin family.

Gu Xi smiled: "My sister-in-law arrived in the capital a few days earlier. How? Haven't you gone to my sister-in-law's yet? Do you want me to bring something to my sister-in-law? All right! I'm going to go over tomorrow. Shall I send someone to your house tonight to fetch it?" ”

Xu Xuan asked, "When will you go over tomorrow?" ”

When you go to someone else's house, it's not so early, or around midnight, to have lunch; Or around time, go to dinner. Yin is Gu Xi's sister-in-law, when she left the cabinet, Yin also took part of her dowry to supplement her, she must communicate with her sister-in-law a few more words, and it passed from time to time.

But Xu Xuan looked like she was going to embarrass her, and Gu Xi didn't mind going back.

"I'll be there tomorrow morning." She smiled and said, "I'm going to stay there for a day." ”

If you have something to bring to someone, please send someone to send it yourself.

Who knew that Xu Xuan smiled when she heard it and said, "That's great." This is the matter that was settled. I'll be here early tomorrow morning. ”

Not only Gu Xi, but also Yu Tang and Miss Zhang were quite surprised.

A hint of pride flashed in Xu Xuan's eyes, and he said, "I have already agreed with Yin Mingyuan, and he will send me to you when he goes to the yamen in the future." In this way, I can also tell you some interesting stories about the capital, and you can also accompany me more. lest when the Jiang family marries a daughter-in-law, your eyes will be black and you won't know anything. ”

Everyone was stunned.

Gu Xi said: "The Jiang family marries a daughter-in-law? Is it a scholar of Dongkaku University and a scholar of the Ministry of Engineering? Who in their family marries a daughter-in-law? ”

She didn't get an invitation.

Xu Xuan said: "The youngest son in their family. He is ten years old this year and is married to the daughter of the prefect of San'in. Master Jiang and his in-laws are in the same year, and it is said that they have a very good relationship. ”

Otherwise, they would not have married their sons and daughters.

Yu Tang was thinking about the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, the eldest lady of the martial family.

Gu Xi was anxious about whether he could get an invitation by then.

Xu Xuan, after stabbing Gu Xi was in a very comfortable mood, and said to Miss Zhang: "Speaking of which, the third wife and we are not outsiders, when you are fine, come to visit the door more, she has just arrived in the capital, and she is not familiar with many places in the capital, tomorrow they will buy some hosta flowers in the house, or the flower farmer I introduced." ”

Miss Zhang got the advice of the Zhang family, so she naturally wanted to hold Yu Tang and speak. She said curiously: "How did the third wife think of asking for hosta flowers?" It's quite a lot of flowers. Do you need any other flowers? Although our family also has familiar flower farmers in Fengtai, it is not as good as the Yin family - my cousin has liked to raise flowers since he was a child, and the flower men in the capital also know that as long as it is said that my cousin's family wants to buy flowers, everyone will not dare to slack off, for fear of being complained by him in his "Qunfang Spectrum". ”