At three o'clock in the morning, Pei Yue woke up slowly and felt as if his body was falling apart.

I am still too weak.

He sighed helplessly.

After the guests dispersed yesterday, Mrs. Li obviously hated him very much, and even Pei Rong didn't have a good look on his face. If Taijun Pei hadn't looked at him with a cold face, the couple would have prepared a mixed doubles for Pei Yue. The family was eating at Ding'an Hall

After dinner, this was the first time in Pei Yue's memory that he had sat here to eat, but he did not show any expression of gratitude and was as quiet and indifferent as ever.

At the banquet, Taijun Pei once again told the story of his leaving the palace to live another life, but it was slightly different from what he said before. After Pei Yue went to Zhuangzi, although he was still a son of Dingguo and Pei Rong, he was not related to this country.

The Duke's Mansion was officially divided and became its own house. In fact, it is not uncommon for families to be separated. Otherwise, where did the Pei family's eight houses in Kyoto come from? It's just that it usually happens after the death of the elder.

, the children can then divide the family and property, but this is not a fixed rule. The actual operation is determined by the head of the family.

Although this move completely eliminated the possibility of Pei Yue inheriting the title of Dingguo, and even Li's face became much gentler, Pei Yue didn't care in his heart, but was very grateful to the old lady. This magnificent Duke's Mansion,

To him, it is no different from a prison. Only by breaking free can he have the possibility to spread his wings and fly.

Thinking that he would be able to leave in three days, Pei Yue felt much more relaxed and quickly got up to wash up. The peach blossoms that would usually appear in time at this time were nowhere to be seen.

When he came to the outer hall, he heard the sound of women chatting in the small courtyard.

When I walked to the door and took a look, the little girl in the courtyard who was so happy that her eyebrows almost flew up was Taohua. And the slim woman standing next to her with a gentle smile on her face, who else could she be if she wasn't Wen Yu?

"Sister Wen Yu, are you here so early?" Pei Yue showed a bright smile.

Wen Yu felt a little ashamed, shook her head and said, "Third Young Master, it's getting late."

Taohua curled her lips and said, "Isn't that right? The young master has slept for too long. Even if he calls him to get up for breakfast, he pretends he didn't hear him."

Wen Yu looked at Pei Yue and said softly: "Maybe I was very tired yesterday."

Pei Yue saw the concern deep in her eyes and saw her holding a wooden box, so he smiled and said: "Sister Wen Yu, come in and sit down."

The three of them walked into the main hall. After Taohua poured the tea, she went out to do some work. After Pei Yue asked Wen Yu to sit down, he asked with a smile: "Did our ancestors sleep soundly yesterday?"

Wen Yu said approvingly: "The old lady must have been tired yesterday, so she went to bed early. The third young master is so filial, and it is not in vain that the old lady loves you so much."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Look at what my sister said, she is my own grandma, how can I not be filial?"

Wen Yu felt funny in her heart. Her biological father and mother are still alive, but when did you ask? But thinking about what those two people did to Pei Yue, she felt a little sorry for him. After all, he was a child without a mother, which was a bit pitiful.

.

When she thought of this, her tone became softer. She put the wooden box on the table and said with a smile: "The old lady can't worry about you either. She sent her maid here early in the morning. It can be seen that she is a relative. Three.

Young Master, you will go to the village in a few days, and in this box are the things the old lady gave you."

"oh?"

Pei Yue asked curiously: "What are they?"

Wen Yu blinked and said softly: "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

When Pei Yue heard this, he opened the box and saw a thick stack of paper inside.

Wen Yu explained: "These are the land deeds of Zhuangzi, the field deeds, and the deeds of more than a hundred household servants. The five thousand taels of silver notes at the bottom are the Taiping Bank's meeting notes. You can pay the notes at sight, or you can exchange them."

It's very convenient and safe."

Pei Yue was a little surprised and said, "So many?"

The land deed was something that was expected. Since the old lady had promised, she would not do any petty tricks. However, he did not expect that the old lady would give him so much money.

Daliang's silver has a good purchasing power. In the era when the crops were harvested normally, one tael of silver could buy one stone of rice, which is one hundred and twenty kilograms. Converted to the measurement method Pei Yue was accustomed to, these five thousand taels of silver were roughly equivalent to one hundred and eighty kilograms.

Ten thousand yuan. Although there may be deviations in this amount considering the difference in value of equivalents in different eras and the inaccuracy of the conversion method, there is no doubt that this is definitely a huge sum of money.

Pei Yue was good at business in his previous life, so even if he could not accurately define the value of this silver, he knew what kind of kindness the old lady meant to him.

Wen Yu watched his expression, and after seeing his surprise, she was slightly moved. There was no greed in her eyes, and she became more and more satisfied in her heart. She smiled and said: "The old lady said that if it had been in the past, she would definitely not take it out all at once."

I’m giving you so much money, not because I’m stingy, but because I’m afraid that you won’t be able to keep it. At most, I’ll give you a pocket money every month, and then I’ll give you another amount when you get married. But judging from what you’ve done in the past two days, she

You are a child with great ambitions. You must have money on hand, and I believe you will not squander it. After arriving at Zhuangzi, no matter what you want to do, you must have money with you. The old lady also said, if you want to do anything

If it's serious business and you don't have enough money, you can come to her old man for help."

Pei Yue stood up after hearing this and saluted in the direction of Ding'an Hall.

Wen Yu added: "Third Young Master, the old lady asked the maid to tell you that she has prepared a gentleman for you."

"gentlemen?"

"My servant doesn't know the specific situation. The old lady only said that the man's surname was Xi and called him Mr. Xi. Although you are sensible and mature, you are still young after all. I was afraid that you would be bullied again in Zhuangzi, so I specially invited that man

Mr. Xi, I will go to Zhuangzi to accompany you for three years."

After hearing the time period of three years, Pei Yue roughly understood that this was the bodyguard the old lady had found for him temporarily.

However, although he believed in Pei Taijun's vision, the person he could specially invite must have real skills, but the more capable the person, the weirder his temper. But he must not find another uncle for himself.

Xu Shi saw the hesitation in his heart, and Wen Yu smiled and said: "The old lady asked the maid to tell the third young master that Mr. Xi has a very good temper, is humble, and has real abilities. He can be said to be both civil and military. When the late Duke of the country treated him

I rely on him very much and cannot leave him for even a moment when I go to the Western Region."

Pei Yue finally changed his color. He still knew the details about the battle that Pei Zhen played with Wu in the Western Region. In this way, this Mr. Xi turned out to be a great boss.

He said seriously: "Sister, can our ancestors have some free time now?"

Wen Yu shook his head and said: "Third Young Master, the old lady said that she will be gone for the time being. When you leave the house, you can go to Ding'antang to say goodbye. After all, she loves you very much and has no choice but to let you leave the house. Meeting her will only add to the sadness.

"

Pei Yue nodded and sighed: "I dare not forget the kindness of my ancestors for a moment."

"It doesn't need to be like this..." Wen Yu sighed softly, with a hint of reluctance on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he finally suppressed the impulse in his heart, stood up and saluted: "My maid will go back to the old lady now. Third Young Master, you are here."

Zhuangzi, although you have to practice literature and martial arts, you must remember to take good care of yourself. When the weather is cold, put on more clothes, and when the weather is hot, you can get rid of the heat. After all, you are thin and weak, so don't let... let the old lady worry."

"Sister's words, I will definitely keep them in mind." Pei Yue also stood up and returned the courtesy.

"Hey, why are you guys worshiping each other?" Taohua suddenly walked in, her little face full of curiosity and her eyes rolling around.

Wen Yu tapped her smooth forehead angrily, endured the embarrassment and turned to leave, then heard Peach Blossom's voice coming from behind: "Master, are these all ours? Wow, you don't have to starve in the future!"

Wen Yu couldn't help laughing. After leaving the small courtyard quickly, she could no longer hear the voices of the young master and servant.

Walking on the green path, she thought that Peach Blossom could follow Pei Yue to the village and live freely and happily from then on. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and there was a bit of sadness on her kind face, and she didn't know whether she was sighing for this spring morning.
Chapter completed!