When Pei Cheng arrived near Ding'an Hall and was about to go to the flower hall on the right where Pei Taijun was holding a banquet, a maid next to the old lady was waiting here and asked him to go directly to the main hall.

When they walked outside the door, they saw Pei Yun and Pei Yue already waiting here.

Both of them drank some wine. Of course, the liquor arranged for them was not the strong liquor that Gu Liang liked, but very sweet fruit wine, so their eyes were clear and their faces were as usual.

Pei Cheng smiled and said, "Why did our ancestors ask us to do this now?"

Pei Yun glanced at him and said, "Can you tell me about my marriage to my eldest brother?"

Pei Cheng's teeth were itching with hatred: "Hey, second brother, sooner or later I'm going to beat you up, and my mother can't stop me. How dare you make fun of me. Okay, let's go in."

When the three of them walked into the main hall, it was like entering a hundred gardens. All they could see were ladies dressed in luxurious clothes and elegant temperament.

Since Pei Taijun wanted to see what some people wanted to do, she would definitely not turn today's meeting into an abrupt move. Also because the banquet was about to end, she simply returned to the main hall with a group of distinguished ladies.

Those delicate ladies were arranged in the Xinuan Pavilion at the moment. They could only hear the voices of Pei Yue and others, but they couldn't meet each other. As a result, all the people sitting in the hall were elders, and three and a half young men came in.

It has nothing to do with etiquette.

Pei Yue and the others first saluted Mr. Pei, and then greeted the imperial ministers. Even a person like Pei Yue, who was good at socializing, had a headache.

The imperial ministers were looking at the three brothers at the same time, their eyes constantly moving and their thoughts different.

Among the three, Pei Cheng is the burliest. Although he is not tall, only about 1.7 meters tall, he looks very strong because he has practiced martial arts all year round. His eyes are shining and his face is resolute.

Pei Yun is shorter, about a little over 1.5 meters tall. After all, he is still under fourteen years old. Although he is much thinner than his elder brother, his elegant and timeless temperament is the most outstanding among the three.

As for Pei Yue...

If he hadn't been wearing a brand-new robe of good quality and fine stitching, and his height of just under four meters, and his thin body obviously caused by malnutrition, he might not be a beggar in a city god's temple.

The young master of the palace?

However, the palaces of these emperors were all in good condition, and no one showed their emotions on their faces. They only thought in their hearts: It seems that the life of a concubine in any family is difficult, and the same is true for the Dingguo Palace.

Taijun Pei didn't show it on his face, but he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

What the old lady cares most about is the dignity of the Pei family. The appearance of such a thin brother in front of these family friends will more or less attract some discussion.

She suddenly felt that she had been too tolerant to Mrs. Li in the past. At the same time, she became increasingly disgusted with Mrs. Qin, the wife of Zhenyuan Bo Changsi, who had spoken before.

Fortunately, Pei Yue's performance was very good. His face was calm, his eyes were peaceful, and he had the condensed demeanor of a Dingguo disciple. While the old lady was satisfied, she couldn't help but feel a bit of pity.

She looked at the three young men and said warmly: "Thanks to the love and kindness of all the family members, I am an old woman who came to celebrate my birthday. I really feel sorry for it. I didn't plan to make a big deal out of it, but you and me said that nowadays, when we get together, we rarely see each other.

, why not take this opportunity to have some fun. The old lady didn’t understand their husband’s external affairs, she just thought that now that he also has a son and has inherited a title, it’s hard to refute his face. I’ll bear it today.

There are so many gifts, so I think I should return the gifts myself, but I am afraid that the ladies will think that our Pei family is too frivolous and not very sincere, so I have to ask the three of you to come over and return the gifts for me."

She paused for a moment, her eyes rested on Pei Cheng, and she said with a smile: "Brother Cheng, you are the eldest grandson of Dingguo. It is up to you and your two younger brothers to kowtow to all the ladies in return."

"Yes, ancestor."

Pei Cheng respectfully agreed, and then kowtowed to the imperial ministers one by one.

Except for the wife of the Duke of Qi who was sitting on the high platform with Taijun Pei, the other younger imperial ministers all got up to get out of the way and said one after another: "How can this happen? Brother, get up quickly, maybe you want to kowtow to us on behalf of the wife?"

"

"If our family had known, how could we have been better off? Besides, paying birthdays to the Dowager Madam is what us juniors should do, how can we dare to return the favor?"

"Brother, don't do this. It will shorten the lives of us juniors."

"Madam, please get me up quickly, otherwise we will be too shameless to sit here and have no choice but to go home."

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A group of females are chatting with each other about porridge.

Even though none of these women were ugly and their voices were soft, the three young men standing in the hall were still a little overwhelmed.

Pei Yue was puzzled. It seemed that from ancient times to the present, no matter which world the fighting power of women should not be underestimated.

Upon seeing this, Taijun Pei said to Pei Cheng: "In that case, get up, but you need to remember that these distinguished guests coming today are close relatives and friends of our Pei family, so we must not treat them lightly. You are the eldest grandson of Dingguo.

In the future, I will also be crowned, so I must not be arrogant or wanton and lose the Pei family's face in front of these family friends."

Pei Cheng bowed his head respectfully and said, "My grandson will definitely remember this in his heart."

Li's face was filled with joy. The old lady said this in front of so many people, which completely finalized Pei Cheng's succession rights to the title. As long as Pei Cheng himself did not seek death, no one could shake her.

Although this title belongs to Pei Cheng, Li was also the legitimate daughter of the Hou family back then. She had heard a lot about the struggle for power within the wealthy family, so how could she be careless? As a mother, she only wanted to give Pei Cheng the best.

, and she couldn't bear the thought of someone daring to peek into something that belonged to her son.

Her red phoenix eyes faintly glanced at the calm Pei Yue next to her, and she sneered in her heart. Today I will completely put an end to your wishful thinking!

Naturally, all the emperors could hear what Taijun Pei meant, and they all congratulated Pei Cheng. Some of them, who happened to have daughters of the same age at home, even looked at him hotly, which made the seventeen-year-old boy a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Qin glanced at Mrs. Li without leaving any trace, then smiled at Pei Cheng and said, "My eldest son, it seems that Madam Tai loves you the most, but I don't know what birthday gift you have prepared for Madam Tai. Why don't you bring it out now?

How can a blind woman like me gain more knowledge?"

Pei Cheng turned to look at Pei Taijun sitting on the high platform. Whether it was an illusion or not, he felt that the smile on the old lady's face suddenly faded, but he was not the kind of person with a thoughtful mind, so he didn't think much at the moment, he just smiled.

Then he said: "Because I knew that my ancestor was celebrating his sixtieth birthday this year, my grandson started making preparations early. At the beginning of the year, the Qibao Pavilion in the west of the city got a luminous pearl. Because my grandson had some friendship with the shopkeeper, he asked me

He asked him to stay. The grandson added the money he had saved over the years to one place, and also added some weapons and horses that he had spent money to collect before. He exchanged the night pearl from Qibao Pavilion for the grandson's filial piety to his ancestors.

."

After he finished speaking, he took a box inlaid with gold and jade from the maid who had been waiting behind him earlier, and handed it to Wen Yu beside Pei Taijun with a sincere expression.

After asking Taijun Pei for instructions, Wen Yu opened the box and saw a luminous pearl the size of an adult's fist inside. It was filled with light brilliance and immediately attracted praise from the whole room.

Pei Taijun looked at Pei Cheng with complicated eyes, feeling proud and angry at the same time.

After all, this is her eldest grandson, and she has watched him grow up since childhood. Seeing him so sensible and filial, how can the old lady not be pleased and happy?

However, some people regard Brother Cheng's filial piety as a plot. How can this method be concealed from her?

After everyone praised Pei Cheng, another official looked at Pei Yun and said with a smile: "Second Young Master, you can't be compared to the First Young Master."

She was just joking for fun, but there was no joy on Pei Yun's face. He glanced at Pei Yue, who was still calmly bowing his head, and stepped forward and said: "Old ancestor, my grandson is not as rich as my eldest brother. Buying

I can’t afford the night pearl. However, my grandson’s filial piety is no worse than that of my elder brother. Since the beginning of the year, he has been hand-copied twenty-four volumes of the Filial Piety Sutra issued by Emperor Gaozu. This is my grandson’s birthday gift to my ancestor.”

There was also a maid who presented twenty-four books, exuding a faint fragrance of ink.

Pei Taijun nodded, looked at Pei Yun and said with emotion: "Good boy, you are thoughtful."

Li, who had been silent all this time, said: "Mom, Brother Yun often copies until midnight, and he doesn't listen even after I tried to persuade him several times."

Pei Taijun did not look at her, but said to Pei Yun: "You are still young, how can you hurt your mind by short sleep? Filial piety is in the heart, and you should not treat your body harshly. Since you have copied the Filial Piety Sutra, you should know

"Filial piety is the beginning of your body's hair and skin, which you have received from your parents, and you dare not damage it." This principle will not be allowed in the future, do you hear me?"

Pei Yun nodded and said, "My grandson will remember it."

Then Mrs. Qin said with a smile: "They are all good children with filial piety. It can be seen that the Tai Madam has taught me well, and the two young masters are also sensible and polite. They are really upright and commendable. By the way, Third Young Master, I didn't know you were the Tai Madam."

What birthday gifts have you prepared?"

She looked at Pei Yue with a smile.

All the people in the hall looked at him. On the high platform, Pei Taijun's eyes stayed on Pei Yue's face, but his eyes were a little complicated, with both expectation and pity, which made Pei Yue feel warm in his heart.

In the Xinuang Pavilion next to her, Pei Ning was sitting among a group of pretty ladies, looking a little in a trance.

At this time, she heard Pei Yue's clear and gentle voice: "Old ancestor, please forgive me for not preparing birthday gifts like the eldest brother and second brother."

"Wow——"

A sound of surprise suddenly sounded in the main hall, and then fell into an embarrassing silence.
Chapter completed!