The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 415: Completely Disengaged from Old Pei’s House (2)_1

Chapter 415: Chapter 415: Completely Disengaged from Old Pei’s House (2)_1

The villagers were all talking about it, saying that Pei Zongli had lost all his conscience, craving glory and wealth so much that he wouldn’t even bother with his wife and kids, let alone care for his parents, even though they lived so close by. If he was afraid of bandits seeking revenge at home, he could have at least sent a message home to let them know he was safe.

"Don’t tell me he was seriously injured and only thought of contacting his family after recovering, only to find his mother Jian Xiao had passed away. And if he didn’t come back because he didn’t want to embarrass my mother, causing her to die of shame—how absurd! When they were eating chaff and suffering from hunger, he was enjoying delicious food and spices. Shouldn’t he have quietly sent some silver coin over? A few taels of silver are lifesaving in the countryside, but to them, it’s merely the cost of a meal!" Pei Qin shut down any excuses in advance, "Or maybe he lost his memory, and only remembered after many years, wanting to return to his hometown, only to find out that his mother Jian Xiao had passed, and as soon as they come back, my mother ends up dying, leaving him with a bad name!"

Old Pei’s face turned a shade of whitish blue.

Lady Zhu and the others all looked quite ugly too.

"Looking at those faces, you lose all desire to hit them!" Pei Qin cursed at them, and began to wrap things up.

The villagers were still puzzled, wondering why she had seemingly run over for no reason just to beat up someone—what on earth had happened?

As Pei Qin reached the gate, she turned back and smiled at Old Pei’s family, "The marriage arranged by yourselves must be seen through to the end, even if it means kneeling! The Zhao family might not want to break it off, and neither do I!"

Now that the spring examination had concluded and Pei Qin and her brothers had finished their mourning period, the people from Old Pei’s house could guess that it had to do with the marriage arrangement with the Zhao family.

But the villagers didn’t know, remaining very puzzled.

Grandma Miao squeezed through the crowd to ask Pei Qin, "What marriage arrangement? Old Pei’s House has arranged a marriage for you?"

Pei Qian replied without reservation, "It was the legal wife of Old Pei’s house who arranged a marriage with the Zhao family. The Zhaos really didn’t fancy Pei Wenlee, calling her temper wicked and vicious, with a face full of black moles, utterly ugly. They admired my elder sister, marking her as capable and able to earn money. For the sake of Pei Wenli’s scholarly reputation, they told everyone it was Pei Wenlee engaged to the Zhao family, but in truth, they sold my elder sister to the Zhaos! The Zhao family even came to our house with the marriage document demanding the wedding! Old Pei’s house is shameless and disgraceful; Pei Wenli’s scholarly reputation was gained by selling out my elder sister!"

The crowd was surprised and their eyes widened, finally understanding. The Zhao family mentioned that someone was working at the Government Office, and when Pei Wenli became a Scholar last year, there were rumors that the Zhaos had put in a good deal of effort. Weren’t there recent talks that a younger uncle in the Zhao family working at the Government Office was caught taking bribes and kicked out, with an investigation pending?

"You damned little wretch! You’re intentionally smearing his name! My Dalang earned his scholarly status through his genuine talent and learning, not at all through the influence of others! It was your meddling that made my son fail the examination before! It was all your fault!" Lady Chen could not tolerate others casting doubts on her eldest son’s scholarly status, now that their main family only had that honor to show off.

"If it was really our fault, and you still passed the examination, that shows just how capable you are!" Pei Qin chuckled sarcastically.

Lady Chen glared at her with venomous hate, wishing she could strangle Pei Qin, tear her to shreds, and eat her flesh.

Pei Qin turned away and strode off, raising her hand to wave them goodbye, kindly reminding, "Just don’t forget that you need the approval letter from the original wife’s family for the concubine to be promoted!"

After she had beaten them and left, the members of Old Pei’s house who had been beaten were left with scars all over. Each person with their own thoughts, all were simmering with rage.

Clenching her teeth, Lady Chen actually hoped that Lady Fang wouldn’t provide the approval letter, even if it killed her, making Qian Wanxiu remain a concubine with no right to rise above her!

The villagers continued to gossip non-stop, finding Old Pei’s house extremely shameless and dishonorable. As for the many speculations about Pei Zongli not returning home for over ten years before suddenly showing up, not a single one was positive.

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