The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1119 - 254: Not Afraid of Being Exposed_4

Chapter 1119: Chapter 254: Not Afraid of Being Exposed_4

The onlookers who had gathered around to watch the excitement began to wonder, "What exposure? What does General Pei have to be exposed about!?"

"That’s right!" General Pei acts for the country and the people. Those who come to claim kinship can’t get connected and resort to extortion!"

"What could possibly threaten General Pei? He reclaimed territory from the Rong Clan without even asking for a reward. It was the Emperor himself who insisted on granting him a piece of land, all the way up in the far northeast, making him go to Liaodong."

"What is her identity, what secret that cannot be disclosed, let her come out and give it a try herself!" Qian Wanxiu, seeing the crowd, wanted to take the opportunity to expose Pei Qin’s identity, to have her despised and condemned by thousands, to have the Imperial Court sentence her to death!

"What are you saying! Do you just want to use the fact that we are women for extortion? What, is Old Pei’s House not able to survive, or is it suffering from the bizarre disease of feeling uncomfortable without harming others!?" Zhou Jian asked coldly.

The crowd had not yet reacted, and Qian Wanxiu’s eyes suddenly became fierce. They had just revealed that Pei Qin was a woman, so were they prepared and unafraid of them!?

Li Shun saw her fierce eyes, sinister, and suddenly stared back with murderous intent, "Our general is a woman! She invented firearms, led the army to repel the Waci, was severely poisoned, barely escaped death, and while still healing, she eradicated a rebel army, invented the long lance, and subjugated the Rong Clan! The general’s achievements are all recorded in history, and it will not change simply because she is a woman! If you think to use this as a threat, get rid of that notion!"

Boom—

The minds of the crowd exploded, their eyes widened in shock, mouths agape. What did they hear!? General Pei is a woman!?

Pei Zongli was also stunned; he never intended to actually reveal her identity! He still wanted her to become the Tiance General, only to acknowledge him as her father, to accept them!

Pei Wenchen’s face became ugly in an instant. Pei Qin was not afraid of her identity being exposed! Did she prepare a complete countermeasure because she was not afraid!? Was their trip for nothing!?

Zhou Jian bowed his hand to explain to the watching crowd, "Our general is a woman! She is Pei Qin! She is Madam Yuanyang! But she is still our General Pei, revered by us all. If anyone uses our general’s identity to criticize or undermine the state, deserving the death penalty, let them come forward! Without our general, would they not be enslaved by the Waci people or be dead with nothing left but rotten bones?"

"Our general accumulated brilliant military achievements, saving the people and repelling the enemies who invaded Great Chu. She was named Tiance General but did not want any real power! She never stayed or officially lived even one day in the Tiance General Mansion! She rejects any rewards for her accomplishments. She is a Deity General, a Tiance General, who spends her days in the Manufacturing Bureau crafting firearms for Great Chu, warding off foreign threats! She never interferes with politics, never involves herself in affairs of state! Anyone who wants to use this as leverage, please, come forward!" Li Shun said, looking over at Pei Zongli and Qian Wanxiu, Pei Wenchen.

Pei Zongli’s whole body tensed with a chill, his face terribly pale, he even wanted to stop them, not to talk nonsense! If there were no rewards, what did he have to look forward to?

Qian Wanxiu was filled with rage and hate, "Pei Qin, as a woman, joining the army is against military orders..."

She didn’t finish her sentence, as Pei Zongli pulled her back, not letting her continue, not letting her confront Pei Qin.

Qian Wanxiu saw that he still harbored illusions, gnashing her teeth in anger.

However, the crowd no longer cared about them; General Pei was a woman! And she was Madam Yuanyang—this was an enormous shock! They were all stunned!

A few busybodies scattered, running off to spread the news, "Big news! The sky has fallen! The earth has sunk!"

When the people on the street heard such exclamations, they all paid close attention, "What happened!?"

Fang Hui’s family was about to pack up their stall when they heard someone calling out, thinking the sky was really falling, and they also gathered around, "What exactly happened?"

"General Pei... General Pei..." the busybody ran out of breath, unable to complete his sentence.

Some people made their own deductions, immediately turning pale, "General Pei was assassinated!?"

"Impossible! General Pei has The God’s protection, he is a legendary deity general, he will turn misfortune into fortune, nothing will happen to him!" someone immediately refuted.

Everyone kept asking what exactly happened, "What’s wrong with General Pei? It’s really infuriating!"

At this moment, the informant would stretch out his hand for some money, after all, that’s how they made a living. Extending his hand, he panted, "I’ll... I’ll tell you!"

Someone immediately gave money generously, and soon, a pile of copper coins and pieces of silver horn were tossed over.

Someone from the second floor of the teahouse next door threw down a large Silver Ingot, "What happened to General Pei?"

As the informant pocketed the money, he said, "General Pei... she... is a woman!"

"What!? What did you say!?"

"How could General Pei possibly be a woman!?"

"Exactly! Not just a woman, no man can match up to General Pei, too! Who is slandering General Pei?"

"You’re just making this up to scam money, aren’t you!?"

Seeing that they were about to tear the informant apart, he quickly explained loudly, "Right at the gates of Tiance General Mansion, someone used this to threaten, and Pei’s personal soldiers, Li Shun and Zhou Jian, admitted with their own mouths that General Pei is a woman! It’s... it’s Madam Yuanyang! The wife of General Mo Heng! If you don’t believe it, go see for yourself outside the Tiance General Mansion!"

The crowd burst into an uproar, going wild. Snapping out of their shock, they immediately ran towards the Tiance General Mansion, with some even heading to the Manufacturing Bureau on the way.

Fang Hui’s family was dumbly at a loss for words.

Li Hualing looked at the nearly deserted street, dumbfounded, "General Pei... is actually my cousin Pei Qin!?"

Feng Shouxing suddenly jumped up, "Pei Qin! She actually holds the position of Tiance General, which is Above First Rank!" She has attained such an exalted position, why then have they been treated like this, left to sell noodles at a street stall!?

Fang Hui felt utterly deceived! Pei Qin turned out to be the legendary deity general, Deity General Pei Hansan. She had risen so high, now the Tiance General, holding immense wealth, and she, her own aunt who had helped them so much in the past, ended up in such wretched circumstances. They absolutely couldn’t let them go! Absolutely couldn’t let go of Pei Qin! Couldn’t let her go!

Feng Bo’s face turned blue, nearly twisted in rage, clenching his fists tightly.

"Dad! Mom! Our big cousin is actually the Tiance General, then she definitely..." What exactly she definitely was, Feng Chun found difficult to articulate, but he just felt that with Pei Qin as their big cousin being the Tiance General, their family couldn’t keep living so miserably!

"Let’s go! Let’s go and see first!" Feng Bo dropped the stall.

Eager and impatient, Fang Hui and Feng Shouxing hurried over with their family.

The streets near the Tiance General Mansion were crowded with people, forcing the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop to dispatch soldiers to maintain order.

The Mansion soldiers from the Mansion of the General Zhaoyong were also deployed.

The whole street was overwhelmed with people.

Over at the Manufacturing Bureau, it was surrounded by an impassable crowd, all shouting for General Pei.

Pei Qin was astonished, "Just because someone who leads troops and fights battles happened to be a woman, do they really have to make such a fuss?"

"General! If you don’t show up soon, something worse might happen!"