The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1092 - 248: Tooth Pulling Technique_5

Chapter 1092: Chapter 248: Tooth Pulling Technique_5

Pei Qin was still unaware that Jun Suxue had confronted Fang Hui’s house outside, as she savored the dish Suxue had prepared, praising it, "Suxue, your culinary skills are getting better and better! You’re almost on par with a master chef! If you opened a restaurant, you’d definitely have a lot of customers! Whoever marries you in this lifetime will be so fortunate!"

Seeing her eat so heartily, Jun Suxue smiled with happiness, squinting her eyes, "Autumn is approaching, and the days are getting colder. I will make a couple of thick clothes for the General!"

"No need! Make some for yourself to wear! I still have plenty of clothes, and several sets that I’ve never even worn," Pei Qin shook her head. Despite wearing male and female attire infrequently, she had prepared many outfits, almost enough to fill a wardrobe.

Jun Suxue didn’t say a word. She was taller than the average woman, and by enlarging patterns based on her own measurements, she would be able to make them too! After she finished eating, she tidied up the food box and carried it out, heading home.

Outside the door, Luo Zhen was waiting for Pei Qin. He had barely managed to retain his position as Deputy Commander, but then, inexplicably, he lost it. He wasn’t close to Senior Official Xue Chen, who was directly above him, and couldn’t even offer him gifts. Although Han San didn’t interact with these court officials and focused solely on the Manufacturing Bureau’s firearms manufacturing, Luo Zhen still wanted to try his luck. He didn’t want to end up as a mere vanguard; not only was it dangerous, but it would also bring shame to Marquis Mansion Yongchang!

Jun Suxue only glanced at him once, then, carrying her things, she led her people through the side door.

Luo Zhen saw the person opening the side door salute and address her as Lady Jun, and he quickly walked over, "Miss! Lady Jun, please wait!"

Jun Suxue stopped and looked at him, offering a curtsy as a greeting.

"Lady Jun! I, Luo Zhen of Marquis Yongchang, have come to see General Pei. I beseech Lady Jun to report to her," Luo Zhen said, bowing his hands.

Jun Suxue apologized, hastily stepping aside, "The General does not concern herself with court affairs, which is common knowledge throughout the capital. If the Marquis has any requests, it would be better to seek help from someone else."

"Lady Jun! Only General Pei can solve my problem, please put in a kind word for me," pleaded Luo Zhen. With Han San not attending the court and staying at the Manufacturing Bureau, there was hardly any chance to speak with him. If the peace talks with the Rong Clan failed, surely war would ensue, and was he, the Marquis, really to become a little soldier?

"You’d better seek out General Mo instead! My General doesn’t involve herself in court affairs," suggested Jun Suxue politely, curtsying and pointing him in another direction.

Luo Zhen looked displeased. Asking Mo Heng for help? Although he now held a high position due to his support during the coup, he was the son expelled from the Mo family, and he was their son-in-law! On second thought, was it wrong? Could it be that Mo Heng had tripped him up and made a complaint about him to the Emperor, which was why he lost his position?

He had dodged the treasonous conspiracy of Prince He Qing to usurp the throne, and when Prince Yongle ascended, he wasn’t replaced either despite showing his loyalty. It wasn’t possible that he lost his position as Deputy Commander just because of a comment about his loyalty – someone must be scheming against him!

Luo Zhen returned and Lady Mo also suspected it was Mo Heng. She embarrassed Pei Qin at Shen Mansion, scaring her off in the middle of the banquet – who knows what lies she could’ve spread. Maybe Mo Heng wanted revenge and started hitting Marquis Mansion Yongchang first!

When Luo Zhen heard that she had caused trouble for Pei Qin at Shen Mansion, he too looked a bit unsightly, "Mo Heng is the man of the moment now, the Emperor’s favorite aside from Han San. Even my father-in-law is avoiding him, and you actually went ahead..."

Lady Mo did not believe that the proud and lofty Mo Heng could sincerely fancy Pei Qin. When an opportunity presented itself before her, how could she let it pass? But the possibility that Luo Zhen’s loss of the Deputy Commander position was due to Mo Heng and Pei Qin only fueled her rage, "I will go to seek counsel from father and Fourth Uncle!"

Old Master Mo Er of the Mo family had retired and only Mo Dun remained active in the court as The Minister of Justice. The Mo family had few in official positions, with many focusing on scholarship, which explained why they had prospered for over a hundred years.

Only because Lady Mo originated from the Mo family did she stand above others, a famed talented lady in her youth and married into Marquis Mansion Yongchang to become a First-ranked Lady. Even though Marquis Mansion Yongchang didn’t gain an advantage during the change of the throne, it was still a family of merit. Mo Heng’s rise to power was already distasteful to her, and how could she tolerate Pei Qin, someone she deemed vulgar and coarse, relying on Mo Heng for wealth and honor! Wei Shu and Mo Heng, recognized as a perfect youth couple, were already being considered for marriage by both families. If not for that incident, if Mo Heng had not been expelled from his clan, how could it have been Pei Qin’s turn, a bumpkin woman? It was said she even struck someone in public, shockingly vulgar and rude!

Old Master Mo Er cherished his daughter Lady Mo immensely since he only had two sons and one daughter. The Mo family traditionally did not intermarry with the aristocratic clan, but because of Lady Mo’s insistence and Old Master Mo Er’s affection for his daughter, he allowed her to marry into Marquis Mansion Yongchang.