The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 174: The Concubine Is Promoted (1)_1

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: The Concubine Is Promoted (1)_1

After Old Scholar Fang had finished cursing, he discussed with his two sons about visiting the Pei family.

Grandma Fang and Lady Yu both said that Sister Peiqin and her siblings were too pitiable; even the two small rooms they lived in were borrowed from the Pei family. They got nothing from the family division and wanted to take them in at the Fang family.

Fang Li immediately stated, "Their mother is already dead, and their so-called father wishes to chase them out of Taiping Town, never to see them again. Since Jian Xiao was ruined by the Pei family, let’s seek justice from them and take the siblings in as well!"

Second Son Fang Fu also voiced his opinion, "After all, they are still the grandchildren of the Fang family. We can’t just watch them being bullied and helpless outside!"

Lady Yu strongly agreed; if the siblings were left outside, the Pei family has driven Fang Rong to death, they would not fare any better!

Lady Ruan, the wife from the second branch of the family, saw that the elder members were all looking at her and hastily said, "I will listen to father and mother, to my elder brother and sister-in-law, and to my husband!"

When Feng Shouxing and his wife, Fang Hui, the second daughter of the Fang family, arrived, they had also heard about Lady Fang’s death and the matters concerning the Pei family.

Fang Hui had looked down on her eldest sister prior to this, thinking it shameful for the eldest sister to have Jian Xiao and bearing one child after another with her uncle. She hadn’t expected that her sister had actually been persecuted.

As Old Scholar Fang prepared to go to the Peis’, Feng Shouxing, the son-in-law, naturally took the lead alongside the sons of the Fang family.

The group arrived at Back Mountain Village in a mighty procession.

The villagers were all shocked. After Lady Fang’s Jian Xiao, Old Scholar Fang had declared that he disowned his shameless daughter and that the Fang family would not acknowledge her anymore. Aside from Lady Yu, the daughter-in-law of the Fang family, who would quietly visit, the rest had not been seen. Now that Lady Fang was dead, the entire Fang family was mobilized, even Old Scholar Fang himself had come.

Old Scholar Fang asked Lady Yu to call for Sister Peiqin and her siblings while he went straight to Pei Lizheng’s house and cornered him right on the spot.

Pei Lizheng was also somewhat astonished, and his expression soon soured. The village had not heard any commotion, so it seemed that Old Scholar Fang had come directly to him upon arriving in Back Mountain Village! This was not like handling the village people or the mother-in-law and daughters-in-law of the Fang family; dealing with him, who was about to step in, would not be easy.

Old Scholar Fang sat inside the house, not getting straight to the point, but instead inquired about the death of Lady Fang from Pei Lizheng, who was an eyewitness and also the Lizheng.

Pei Lizheng pondered for a moment before responding, "Lady Fang died at the entrance of Pei’s house just as dawn was breaking. It was Pei Daya and her siblings who discovered her first. Everyone was sleeping early in the morning and only came out after hearing the crying and shouting. I arrived late; by the time I got there, her body was already cold."

"Everyone in the village says that you saw the blood letter. That blood letter was addressed to you, asking for your help to seek justice for the children!" Old Scholar Fang’s penetrating gaze never left him.

Pei Lizheng inwardly sighed, knowing it was about this matter, and that he could not escape it. Pei Daya certainly could read, otherwise, she would not have been able to teach her younger brother and sister. Lady Fang’s writing was crooked and rough, some characters were incorrect or incomplete, but the overall meaning was clear at a glance. He braced himself to face Old Scholar Fang, sincerely saying, "Old Scholar Fang! The blood letter was snatched away by Old Pei’s House. It’s difficult for you to ask me about it."

Hearing this, Old Scholar Fang understood everything.

Outside, Sister Peiqin and her siblings arrived.

Old Scholar Fang had last seen his granddaughter when she was two or three years old, and after the Jian Xiao, Lady Fang had never visited her family home for over a decade. Looking at Peiqin’s face, which bore a strong resemblance to his eldest daughter, Old Scholar Fang tried to stand up, then sat back down, took a deep breath, and his eyes reddened slightly. After a while, he asked her, "What did your mother’s blood letter reveal about the inside story?"