The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 417: Completely Breaking Away from Old Pei’s House (4)_1

Chapter 417: Chapter 417: Completely Breaking Away from Old Pei’s House (4)_1

Even when pressured, the main house had no choice but to contribute some effort. Qian Wanxiu negotiated with Lady Zhu, proposing not to cancel the marriage arrangement with the Zhao family, but to replace Pei Qin with the main house’s Pei Wenlee. This solution would benefit both families, and later it could simply be said that the Zhao family had coveted Pei Qin and secured a marriage alliance with the main house, yet attempted to deceive and coerce a marriage through forgery. They would not fall into ill repute.

However, this would enrage the Zhao family, and Pei Wenlee would have no good days after marrying into their family. Moreover, the Zhao family had previously disagreed and stated they looked down upon Pei Wenlee.

"Their previous disagreement was based on leveraging their slight influence at home, but what do they have now? Zhao Yaocheng has been chased out by the Government Office and investigated. There’s no one clean of scheming within the Government Office. If Magistrate Wu is determined to investigate him, he will certainly find something! Zhao Junchao’s future career prospects are doomed as well, and their reputation is already tarnished. Which reputable family would wish to marry into theirs now?" Qian Wanxiu did not care whether Pei Wenlee lived or died after marrying into their family, as long as the current situation was resolved first.

Lady Chen strongly opposed and disagreed with marrying Pei Wenlee to the Zhao family.

"We can’t let others say that Pei Wenli’s Scholar title was obtained by selling his cousin sister! If the in-laws were willing to support and help each other, it might be possible. Everyone in Yuanyang County knows about your relationship with Pei Qin, yet you profit from her to attain scholarly honors. What would people say?" Qian Wanxiu’s gaze was cold as she looked at her.

"This mess was created by your second house!" Lady Chen said through gritted teeth.

Qian Wanxiu was shrewd. She did not mention how much money and effort had been spent on helping Pei Wenli with his studies, only commenting, "Does sister-in-law think that, given our family’s current reputation, Pei Wenlee could find a better match than the Zhao family?"

Pei Wenlee simply couldn’t find one. Any discerning family, upon inquiring about Pei Wenlee’s character and behavior, would not take her. Pei Qin might be fierce and overbearing, but at least she had a presentable face and genuine talents for earning money, as well as the capability to climb social ranks. Pei Wenlee, however, was good for nothing besides enjoying food and pleasures!

Lady Chen was seething with rage, unwilling to let anyone trample over her sons and daughters!

Lady Zhu sighed and tried to persuade her, "We can’t let that wretched girl ruin Wenli’s scholarly title!" She felt somewhat guilty about insisting on this marriage arrangement. Hence, Qian Wanxiu didn’t push her, allowing her to breathe a sigh of relief and not daring to force Lady Chen.

Lady Chen, filled with resentment, wanted to retort that the marriage was not her fault but had been pushed by Lady Zhu and Qian Wanxiu. However, seeing how Qian Wanxiu and Lady Zhu were getting increasingly favored by Lady Zhu, she dared not pick a fight with her mother-in-law, with whom she had a good relationship, and bit her tongue in silence.

Kong’s held her daughter and never expressed her opinion; she just wanted to protect Pei Wenli’s scholarly honor. Only if Pei Wenli retained his title and prospered in the future could she, his wife, share in the glory. Everything else was inconsequential compared to Wenli’s well-being; that was paramount for her own good! Moreover, she had initially been against the marriage with the Zhao family. They insisted, and there was no stopping them.

In the end, Lady Chen compromised for the sake of her eldest son’s scholarly future and allowed Pei Wenlee to marry into the Zhao family. Setting everything else aside, the Zhao family was a passable choice. She had previously hoped to find a better family for her daughter after her son’s success, but now that hope was gone.

Pei Wenlee disagreed and caused a fuss at home.

Meanwhile, Qian Wanxiu had already had Pei Zongli and Pei Wenli negotiate with the Zhao family. The arrangement would replace Pei Qin with Pei Wenlee as the bride, maintaining the in-laws relationship between the two families.

The Zhao family firmly opposed; marrying Pei Qin at least had a hoard of benefits, but what of marrying Pei Wenlee, who lacked even a pleasing appearance? If, for the sake of a daughter-in-law, they lost Zhao Yaocheng’s official position and Zhao Junchao’s scholarly honor, could the Zhao family really not find a decent bride?

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