The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 437 Pei Qin, You Must Abide by the Women’s Code (2)_1

Chapter 437: Chapter 437 Pei Qin, You Must Abide by the Women’s Code (2)_1

Lady Chen observed Old Pei’s expression and knew he too was inclined to break off the engagement with the Zhao family. She immediately persuaded Old Pei, "Dad! With in-laws like the Zhaos, they only scheme for their own benefit when it suits them and pass the blame to us when trouble arises. We were unaware before, but now we’ve seen their true colors. In prosperous times they look down on us, and in troubled times we can’t shake them off! Having such a family as relations invites disaster!"

Old Pei was also worried about this. Regarding the current incident, he wasn’t sure whether it was the Qian family who had hired someone to commit murder, nor how it had somehow involved Zhao Junchao and the others. But if the Qian family didn’t step in to smooth things over, Zhao Junchao would definitely pin the blame on his second son and the second son’s wife.

Upon receiving Old Master Qian’s letter, Lady Qian’s face darkened for a long time.

After reading the letter, Pei Zongli immediately took action as instructed.

Zhao Yaocheng was quite dissatisfied. Handling it this way, Jun Chao still couldn’t avoid being tarnished with the stain of theft. He made another trip to the prison.

Zhao Junchao and Zhang Shiqian quickly confessed that they had switched the brocade in the box to give Pei Qin a lesson, just to scare her. They hadn’t touched the brocade, which was hidden in an abandoned house not far behind the inn.

Such a confession full of holes, Wu Dongsi didn’t believe a word. Nevertheless, he still dispatched a Government Officer to search the abandoned house for the missing brocades. One after another, the brilliant and magnificent brocades were found, causing all present to sigh with emotion. It turned out that Zhao Junchao and the others had indeed stolen Shen Songming’s goods—those beautiful brocades must be worth quite a sum of silver.

With the stolen items found and the culprits admitting their mistakes, the Zhao family demanded Wu Dongsi release them.

This was a case involving hiring a murderer, yet they sought to settle it swiftly as a mere theft. Furthermore, they were admitting to a mistake, not a crime. Wu Dongsi called for Pei Qin again and asked her opinion, "They want to settle privately with money and erase the matter of hiring a murderer."

Had it been just as Zhao Junchao and the others claimed, a lesson to scare Pei Qin, and if Pei Qin did not pursue the matter, then the Government Office could mediate and both parties could settle privately.

"Settle privately? Why would I settle privately?" Pei Qin chuckled coldly, "There’s still so much unclear about this case, and Shen Songming has yet to arrive. We can’t possibly rush to a conclusion!"

Wu Dongsi hesitated and said, "The affair is unlikely to be the work of the Qian family. The goods came from Taiyuan Mansion; the Qian family can’t possibly have such a long reach!" The Qian family was, after all, just a merchant family.

Pei Qin already knew that the incident was not the work of the Qian family. If she were to be fair, she should let the case close here.

But if she were to be truly fair, would she still be Pei Qin, the domineering queen of Rongdu? In modern times, no one would dare touch her family; alone and unarmed, she would have already beaten them to a pulp!

"Let them stay in jail until the matter is fully investigated," Pei Qin said, leaving behind those words before heading straight home, leaving the mess for Wu Dongsi to deal with.

Wu Dongsi also knew that Pei Qin, having grabbed onto this leverage, would not let the matter drop easily. Whichever person was repeatedly calculated against and persecuted wouldn’t show mercy either! He kept Zhao Junchao and the other two locked up and continued the investigation.

Zhang Shiqian’s parents, seeing Pei Qin refused to agree to a private settlement, came crying to her doorstep to beg Pei Qin.

Pei Qian, wielding a spatula, blocked the doorway and yelled, "Your son reaps what he sows in prison, and it’s his own fault. If he hadn’t harbored the intent to harm others, he wouldn’t have met with this retribution!" Had it not been for Feng Wei, even if Lu Hai’s martial arts were extraordinary, her older sister could have been killed or severely injured.

"Please show mercy! The brocade has been recovered, and it wasn’t really about stealing your stuff. The Zhao family has already agreed to compensate. As long as you agree to the compensation, all will be resolved!" Grandma Zhang cried, her tears flowing freely.

"Nonsense! Just because the stolen items are returned, does that mean it’s all okay? If I break your leg and then fix it back for you, does that mean there’s no problem?!" Pei Qian spat disdainfully, "Get lost! Don’t make a scene at my doorstep!"

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