The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 414 Completely Breaking Away from Old Pei’s House (1)_1

Chapter 414: Chapter 414 Completely Breaking Away from Old Pei’s House (1)_1

Concubines need the consent of the first wife’s family to be promoted, something country folks really don’t know about, they whispered among themselves. Even if Qian Wanxiu comes from a wealthy family, she is still just a concubine, unable to become the legitimate wife!?

"You little slut! You lowly spawn! You... you dare to assault your elders, this is unfilial! I’m going to the Government Office to accuse you! I’ll have you locked up for life!" Lady Zhu cursed angrily.

"Go ahead and accuse! You won’t win at the Government Office, you might as well go to the Yamen!" Pei Qin looked at her and laughed.

"Pei Qin! With your brazen boldness, you’re bound to bring disaster upon your head!" Old Pei said through clenched teeth, enraged.

"Hahaha..." Pei Qin laughed loudly, and kicked him, "Old thing! If I dare to be bold, it’s because I have the backing for it! A disaster on my head? I’ve seen worse! Go ahead and accuse me, but let me remind you, forget the County Government Office, go straight to the Yamen! The Qian family struck from the shadows, nearly imprisoning my siblings and me, and now they have snatched away the rewards, see if Meng Dinglun will give you face this time!"

The Qian family struck from shadows, leading them to face prison!? The villagers were all unaware of this, even Old Pei’s House was ignorant about it.

Pei Qian clenched her teeth and said to those around, "Last year my elder sister and I were taken away by the Yamen officials. They said it was for questioning about sweet potatoes, but someone had reported us for planting them, claiming we were spies from a foreign country intending to rebel. They wanted to execute us on those charges! If we hadn’t had the Shen family’s card with us, we would have been thrown into jail on the spot!"

Everyone was shocked and doubtful, having never heard of such a thing, "Is this true or just a fabrication?"

"Use your knees to think about it. Sweet potatoes have only been planted for a year, and only the people of Yuanyang County would know about it. Runing Prefecture is so far away, how did they find out so clearly, and even report us as spies from a foreign country!?" Pei Qian hummed angrily.

Suspicious eyes turned towards the people of Old Pei’s House. Even if Pei Qin and her siblings were not liked, having cut ties with the family, living peacefully would have been fine. But to pin such a serious charge of being a foreign spy on someone is life-threatening! After all, Pei Qin and her siblings were still descendants of Old Pei’s House. It’s one thing not to stand others prospering, but it’s quite another to scheme against their lives!

"We really had no idea about this!" Lady Zhu also shouted in anger, claiming innocence.

"How does the Runing Prefecture know we planted sweet potatoes!? If not you, then who else?" Pei Qian pointed her finger and angrily interrogated.

Pei Houli endured the pain and sat up halfway, "Runing Prefecture isn’t so far from Yuanyang County. The news about planting sweet potatoes was buzzing all around, it’s not strange that people over there knew about it!"

"Indeed!" Pei Qin nodded, "From Runing Prefecture to Yuanyang County, a donkey cart takes only three days, and on horseback, merely two days. Pei Zongli has been in Runing Prefecture for over ten years, so close to home, yet with no word for more than a decade, never returning, now that is strange, isn’t it!?"

Pei Houli’s face changed. He too had... his suspicions about this from before.

Lady Chen ground her teeth in silent fury. Living in luxury, enjoying all the fineries, with a delicate young lady like Qian Wanxiu, why would anyone think of the hardship endured by his family at home!?

"Furthermore, after more than ten years in Runing Prefecture, all of a sudden abandoning luxury for this rundown mountain village, willing to rather drive his wife to death and destroy his own reputation just to endure hardship here, now that’s even more peculiar!" Pei Qin hehe’ed.

"You’re spouting nonsense! The second son is afraid of bandits retaliating against his family, that’s why he never dared to come back home!" Lady Zhu spoke out in panic, cursively refuting.

Pei Qin looked derisively at Old Pei with a mocking, cold laugh.

Old Pei has lived most of his life already, seeing and pondering things more deeply; Pei Qin didn’t believe that he didn’t suspect or know. It’s just that he was pretending otherwise.