In the hall, apart from the Pei family siblings and Ye Qi, only the eldest maid Liang Yan was waiting on them.

Pei Yue looked at the unusual smile on Pei Ning's face, and his heart moved. His eyes became brighter, and he turned to Liangyan and said, "Miss Liangyan, I'm a little hungry."

Liangyan listened to the two siblings talking to each other, and his eyes were red with emotion. He lowered his head and said, "What do you want to eat, third young master?"

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Do you still remember the snack you gave me in that hut? I want to eat that."

Liangyan blinked his big eyes and nodded: "I remember. Third Young Master, please wait a moment. My maid will prepare now."

After she left, Pei Yue looked at Pei Ning and didn't speak for a long time.

Ye Qi coughed slightly and signaled him to pay attention to his image so as not to embarrass this gentle girl.

Pei Yue came to his senses, laughed to himself, and then said to Peining: "Sister, when did you know about it?"

Seeing that he had given away his kind words and asked so directly, Pei Ning thought for a moment and then recounted the conversation he accidentally overheard when he went to the courtyard where Pei Rong and Li lived that day.

"I didn't expect you to know so early."

Pei Yue sighed, and at the same time solved some doubts in his mind. After Fang Rui led his men to attack Green Willow Manor at night, he and Mr. Xi went to the capital to force Pei Rong to resign. At that time, Pei Ning's various reactions made him slightly puzzled.

, always felt that she was hiding deep thoughts. Now that the truth was revealed, he knew how much pressure Pei Ning had been under for so long.

Comparing one's feelings with one's own, if he were in Pei Ning's position, with his biological parents who treat him very well and his unrelated brother who has been taking care of him for many years, would he still be able to take care of both? Just like what Aunt Leng did in the end.

With choices like that, this kind of life will be torture almost every day, and it is heartbreaking even though it is not bloody.

"Sister, thank you for your hard work." After smoothing his thoughts, Pei Yue said sincerely.

Peining waved his hands in a panic, shook his head and said: "Third brother, I'm fine, I'm just worried about you, and..."

Through her nervous eyes, Pei Yue knew what she was thinking. After hesitating for a moment, he changed the subject and said, "I didn't know my true identity until I came back from Hengduan Mountain."

He talked about the scholar named Ling Ping in Kyoto and the tragic experiences of him and his wife. He concealed the grievances between Wang Pingzhang and the Chen family. He only said that the two were affected by a disaster, and then he was taken away by Pei Zhen as an infant.

He returned to Dingguo and was raised under Pei Rong's name.

Pei Ning's eyes widened when he heard this, his face full of disbelief.

For a girl who has lived in Dingguo Mansion since childhood and rarely goes out, with only Shen Danmo and a few other friends, such a story is simply more exaggerated than the legend in the storybook.

Pei Yue briefly explained a few more reasons why Pei Rong hated himself for not dying. After listening to this, Pei Ning sighed softly: "Third brother, will you and dad really come to that point?"

Ye Qi suddenly interjected: "Miss Pei, you are a smart person. You should understand that Pei Yue has always been passive in counterattack. He has been abused in the mansion for more than ten years. In the end, he never thought about killing everything and calmly accepted being kicked out.

In the end, the government just wanted to live quietly in Green Willow Manor. Even so, Pei Rong was unwilling to let him go, and would collude with the bandits to kill him. Although the two were not father and son by blood, Pei Yue called him

Does the master who has lived with him for more than ten years really not care about family affection at all?"

Pei Ning looked ashamed, lowered her head and said, "Miss Ye, I'm not stupid, so how can I not understand?"

Ye Qi wanted to say something more, but Pei Yue shook his head at her and said gently: "This matter has nothing to do with eldest sister. On the contrary, she has helped me a lot."

In Ye Qi's view, those favors were just a drop in the bucket and could not solve the problem at all for Pei Yue. However, looking at Pei Ning's face and thinking that the other party was just a charming young lady, it seemed that she had no ability to stop Pei Rong and Li, so he pressed down

With anger in his heart, he turned his head and looked away.

Pei Ning felt bitterness in his heart when he saw this. He clenched his white fingers tightly together. After struggling for a long time in his heart, he said, "Third brother, from now on I will no longer care about the grudges between you."

Pei Yue was slightly startled, noticed her reddish eyes, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Sister, who do you think I am? Am I going to force you to disown your parents and only recognize me as your brother?"

Today I just talked to Mrs. Tai about something and then came to visit you. I didn’t mean to force you to make a decision that goes against human ethics."

He said with relief: "Men have different solutions to matters between men. Since his surname is Pei, he will not have to worry about his life. He can rest assured."

No one knew whether Pei Ning was really at ease, but she finally calmed down a little, nodded gently and said, "I don't want to see anything happen to you."

Pei Yue didn't want to continue this topic, because the people he wanted to deal with from the beginning to the end were only Pei Rong and Li Shi. Even Pei Cheng was not on his target list, let alone Pei Ning, who had always been very good to him? Continue to talk.

It would be too cruel for this girl to go down there and it would definitely not be something a real man would do.

He changed the topic and asked: "Sister, when you leave the cabinet in the future, will your kind words also follow you?"

This is the rule of this generation. When a young lady leaves the palace, she must bring a few capable personal maids to her husband's house. Otherwise, how will she manage the inner house in the future? Most of these maids will become companions, and they may also become aunts.

Pei Ning was caught off guard by his question, because she hadn't thought about leaving the cabinet yet, so she suppressed her shame and whispered: "I have always regarded Liangyan as my sister, so I will not force her. If she doesn't want to follow me

, I will give her a sum of money to settle down."

Pei Yue guessed that Liangyan would not choose to leave, and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell my sister that your brother is also a rich man now. I will help you prepare a lot of dowry when you leave the cabinet in the future. If Liangyan follows you, she will also have one of her

share. If she wants to get married, then I will help her buy a share of the family property."

"Ah?" Peining looked at him in surprise.

Pei Yue gave up and said with a smile: "You will know after a while."

Liangyan walked in with a plate of snacks. Seeing his lady's cheeks flushed and smiling, she became even happier. She handed the snacks to Pei Yue and said, "Third Young Master, these snacks are still hot. Eat them quickly."

"good."

Pei Yue ate a little fast, and under the watchful eyes of the three girls, he quickly finished the plate of snacks one bite at a time, then took the tea bowl from Liangyan, drank it and said with satisfaction: "It's so delicious.

"

Liangyan smiled and said: "My servant has also prepared a food box for the third young master to take back."

Pei Yue stood up and praised: "What a good maid. Sister, I'm going back."

Pei Ning nodded and responded, "Yeah."

Pei Yue and Ye Qi left Qingfeng Garden. When they were going out, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at Pei Ning and said solemnly: "Peace of mind."

Pei Ning almost shed tears when she saw the gentle look on his face, and just waved her hand to signal him to leave quickly.

After the two left Qingfeng Garden, they walked a short distance and unexpectedly bumped into Pei Yun, who was surrounded by several maids.

Pei Yue stepped forward to meet Pei Yun. The two chatted for a few words, then said goodbye to each other and went back to the other side.

When Pei Yue first came through time travel, he had a better impression of Pei Yun than Pei Cheng. Although this second brother, who was only a few months older than him, had some tricks up his sleeve, Pei Yue didn't mind this kind of scheming because he was confident.

He would not fall into the opponent's scheme. At that time, he would naturally call him "Second Brother", but he was not so kind to Pei Cheng. But now that they meet on the road, he will not call him "Second Brother" anymore, and neither will Pei Yun.

He, the third child, is like a very familiar stranger.

Pei Yun's face was calm and he hid the emotions in his heart very well.

He came outside Qingfeng Garden and looked inside through the door, but did not go in immediately.

Ever since he knew that the evidence of Pei Rong's collusion with the bandits was presented to the imperial court, the fourteen-year-old boy had sensed the danger in Dingguo Mansion. His eldest brother had gone to the Western Region to earn fame, but it would not be of any help to the current situation.

If my father is allowed to be convicted, this magnificent palace will inevitably decline in the future.

After standing at the door of Qingfeng Garden for a moment, he slowly exhaled a breath and walked in with a kind smile on his face.

Some things always need people to do it. After seeing Pei Rong being helpless, Pei Yun decided to find a new path in his own way.

"Second brother, why are you here?" Pei Ningshang was immersed in the sadness of farewell, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Pei Yun.

Pei Yun walked up to her slowly, glanced at the maids beside him and said, "Sister, I have something to discuss with you."

After everyone else was dismissed, Pei Yun spoke calmly.

After a long time, Pei Ning remained silent with a complicated expression.

Pei Yun was not in a hurry and waited calmly.
Chapter completed!