When Pei Yan was sitting absently in the discussion hall, Pei Tong had already walked to the wing where he lived.

Before he stepped into the gate of the yard, he heard a giggle.

Pei Tong lives in this courtyard with his younger brother Pei Fei, second uncle Pei Xuan, and cousin Pei Hong.

His second uncle and third uncle are completely different types of people. If his third uncle is a summer day, then his second uncle is a winter day. When grandfather left, the second uncle not only didn't fight with the third uncle, but also maintained the friendship between the brothers everywhere. Even in their long room, they also received a lot of care from the second uncle. Otherwise, he and his brother must have had a harder time than they are now. Up.

Hearing this sound, he knew that it was mostly eight-year-old Pei Hong playing with the servants in the yard.

Pei Tong felt irritated.

When his father passed away, Pei Fei was just twelve years old. He was an inexperienced child, but he already knew that they had no father. He knew how to comfort his mother who had been crying all night, and he knew how to study well and help him with things. .

The naive ignorance of the past will never be seen again.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wet his eyes.

Thinking of the attitude of the third uncle to their orphans and widows, he secretly sneered a few times, put on a smiling face, and then opened the door and walked in.

"Young Master!" Several young men who were playing with Pei Hong saw him and immediately came forward to salute him, and Pei Hong happily shouted "Big Brother" at him.

Pei Tong smiled gently and touched the top of Pei Hong's head, and said, "Why are you still playing in the yard at this time? How about your nurse? Is she sweating? Be careful of cold. Here is on the mountain. It's not easy for the doctor." The last sentence was addressed to the few servants who were playing with Pei Hong.

The few young men bowed their heads in awe, and agreed.

The scene of laughter and laughter suddenly became dignified and dull.

Pei Hong's face flushed red, and the corners of his mouth were about to say something. The second master Pei Xuan walked out of the hall with a half-turned book and said, "Atong is back! Don't be angry, I agree. A Hong played for a while. I watched in the hall, nothing will happen."

Pei Tong smiled embarrassedly and said: "I am reckless!"

"It's okay! It's okay!" Pei Xuan chuckled, patted Pei Tong's shoulder, and said, "You are a big brother, and that's how it should be. Your father used to take care of me like that back then."

As soon as his voice fell, both of them looked dim.

After a long while, Pei Xuancai sighed softly: "Don't think too much. Your third uncle is arrogant and disdain to explain to others, but he is certainly not bad-hearted. You are his aunt's nephew, and you should understand him and support him."

"I know!" Pei Tong said in a low voice, obviously in a low mood, "That's why my uncle wrote to ask me, but I didn't say anything." After that, he suddenly cheered up as if thinking of something. He smiled brilliantly at Pei Xuan, and said loudly, "Heaven will give you the power to serve the people. You must first painstakingly and painstakingly. Second uncle, rest assured that I will not be overwhelmed by this small ordeal in front of me. I am I will definitely study hard, be titled like my father, and be appointed to worship the minister."

"Yeah!" Pei Xuan smiled at him encouragingly, but only a closer look would reveal that his smile was a little stiff. It's a pity that Pei Tong is also at odds at this moment, thinking heavily, where would he observe Pei Xuan carefully? He only heard Pei Xuan say to him, "Where have you been? Why did you come back so late?"

Pei Tong smiled and said, "Master Gu is here, ask me to go over and talk for a while, then I'm back late."

Pei Xuan was very happy when he heard that, and said, "Master Gu is very good in terms of knowledge and personality. You should ask him more if you have the opportunity." Having said that, he pondered for a moment and said, "I am here. There is also a good inkstone on one side. When I have someone bring it to you, you can give it to Mr. Gu. He is your elder brother, and he will have to deal with him in the future. My sister will be more at ease when she gets married."

His second uncle is really an honest man!

Pei Tong couldn't help but laughed softly: "Second uncle, it's no wonder that people say you value your second aunt. It seems that I will learn more from you in the future."

Pei Xuan smiled and slapped Pei Tong's back hard, and said with a smile: "You stinky boy, dare to tease your uncle, you write me 10,000 characters later!"

Pei Tong hurriedly smiled and begged for mercy: "Don't dare anymore!"

The uncles and nephews joked for a while, Pei Xuan took his sweaty son back to the house, and Pei Tong also went back to the west wing where he and his brother were behind the main house.

It's just that before he had time to push the door, the door opened with a creak, revealing Pei Fei's childish but somewhat brave face.

"Brother, you are back!" He said joyfully, "I have been listening to the outside movement. If you don't come back, I will go to you."

Pei Tong affectionately hugged his younger brother who reached his shoulder, and said: "I'm not here yet? Have you finished your homework? Why didn't you hang out with Ahong?"

Pei Fei greeted her brother into the house, motioned to her close friend to fetch water to change Pei Tong, and whispered: "I don't like playing with Ahong, he doesn't understand anything, I have to let him!"

Pei Tong's hand holding the kerchief stiffened, and then smiled nonchalantly: "Then you should stay in the wing and do your homework. For a man, school is the most important thing."

Pei Fei nodded in favor.

Pei Tong freshened up again, changed his clothes, and told his brother to stay in the house well: "I'm going to greet my mother."

Because Pei You and the host of Zhaoming Temple were friends with other parties, Mrs. Pei was treated differently by the host of Zhaoming Temple. She neither lived with her son in the western meditation house, nor did she live with Pei Laoan in the eastern meditation house. She lived in a quiet room not far from here, vacated by the presiding officer of Zhaoming Temple.

This is also the reason why Yu Tang has been here for several days without seeing Mrs. Pei Da.

Pei Scandal said joyfully: "I want to go too."

Pei Tong did not stop, and took his younger brother to his mother's residence.

Mrs. Pei was copying the Buddhist scriptures under the lamp, and seeing the two sons coming together, she put down the pen with a smile, accepted their gift, and asked them: "It's so late, why are you two here? What's the point? Something?"

Pei Tong smiled and shook his head, but the light from the corner of his eyes swept across his mother's sideburns and found a silver light flashing.

He suddenly forgot to answer his mother's words.

If he read it right, mother... I don't know when white hair has appeared on his head.

His nose is sour.

My mother is less than forty years old!

If the father is still alive and the mother is held in the palm of his hand like a pearl, how can she grow white hair?

He murmured: "Aniang, I went to see Gu Chaoyang today."

Mrs. Pei took a look at the eldest son and hinted that he should not say this in front of Pei Fei.

Pei Tong stopped the topic obediently, and chatted with her mother and younger brother for a while. When the lady found an excuse to send Pei Fei to get them snacks, her face sank and said: " Gu Chaoyang is here in Lin'an? What is he looking for?"

"He said that the third uncle told him that his father had left his last words before his death..." Pei Tong told the old lady the scene of the two people meeting.

The eldest wife jumped up immediately, patted the table and said, "Fucking Pei Yan! When your father passed away, although I was not in front of the bed, I knew exactly what your father was like before he died. He said. There was no time to say anything...no time to say a word..." She said, remembering the scene of the day, and couldn't help crying in sorrow, "Your father, how unwilling! You are not in front of him, you My brother is not in front of him, nor is I in front of him..."

Pei Tong asked a question that he had always been suspicious: "When my father died, I happened to be in the academy, and A Fei was sent by grandfather to give things to my third uncle. Why are you not with my father? Although my father was in a sudden illness, but He should feel uncomfortable before he dies. He is uncomfortable, shouldn't he go to his mother? Why did he go to his grandfather instead?"

Even at this time, there was something he didn't dare to ask.

His grandfather is the clan master, and he will not leave Lin'an when he waits for Xian. His father had just been promoted to the Ministry of Engineering and was about to join the pavilion. It was just when the spring breeze was proud of his horseshoes, his grandfather suddenly came to Beijing quietly, even his third uncle do not know. Moreover, after his father died, his grandfather did not send his father’s coffin to the south. He understands that it was because it was unlucky for Chang Pei to bury his younger generation. However, his grandfather lived in the temple on the second day of his father’s death and ordered his third uncle to help him. As the coffin went south, the second uncle returned to his hometown for the funeral, but his grandfather returned to Lin'an quietly as he did when he came.

In the past, he just felt that his grandfather was giving away black and white people with white hair. He couldn't bear it and couldn't look at his father's coffin. But now it seems that there are strangeness everywhere.

Especially his third uncle actually said that it was his father's last words to let him study at home for ten years before the imperial examination.

That being the case, when her mother wanted to send him back to his grandfather's home to study, why didn't he say it in front of the people?

Pei Tong's chest looked like a big rock, his eyes scorchingly looking at his mother.

The eldest lady was stunned, and it took a long time to return to her senses. There was a little panic in her eyes, and she squatted and said: "Yes, yeah! Your dad is uncomfortable, why don't you look for me and find your grandfather. Guan, may become (for) the highest rank in the Pei family. Your father and I are both happy. But when your grandfather came, he was not happy at all. He must think that your father was disobedient and ruined his ancestor. Rules. If your father doesn’t become a patriarch, Pei’s family will either have to re-elect the family house, or choose one of your second uncles or third uncles to inherit the family business. But your second uncle can’t, he has nothing but promises. An idea; your third uncle was fighting with Jianghua happily at the time, and a little from the seventh rank can actually take the third rank, saying that your third uncle has a great future and will surpass your father in the future, and his career is limitless. But your grandfather said nothing. If you don’t send the land, let your third uncle ask for leave and help the coffin go south... Besides, isn’t your father without sons? Do you have a son? If your grandfather wants to favor your third uncle, you should let him stay in the capital. ..."