The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 487: The Ruthless Woman (7)_1

Chapter 487: Chapter 487: The Ruthless Woman (7)_1

Lu Hai shook his head at the others, signaling for them not to disturb Pei Qin and told Pei Qin to go back to her room and rest.

Seeing Pei Qin’s condition, everyone thought Mo Heng had made some new request, and they were all incredibly anxious. They pulled Lu Hai aside and pressed him for details.

"Mo Heng’s hand is crippled. He can’t hold a pen or wield a sword anymore," Lu Hai said bluntly.

Pei Qian anxiously asked, "Then what did he make older sister do? Why has she become like this!"

Lu Hai paused, "He didn’t ask her to do anything." Hesitant for a moment, he relayed Feng Wei’s words to them.

All of them were incredulous, finding it hard to believe that Mo Heng had done so much.

Seeing that no one responded, Lu Hai asked Pei Yuan and Pei Qian to prepare some food. Pei Qin, being pregnant, couldn’t afford to go hungry.

Pei Qin had no appetite. The aroma of oily dishes made her queasy, and even lightly stir-fried vegetables didn’t sit well with her; she couldn’t even stomach clear porridge without feeling turmoil in her stomach. As if knowing what had happened, Pei Qin vomited whatever she ate. Eventually, she stopped eating altogether and only drank some water, lying on the kang to rest.

Her condition worried the Little Radishes sick with concern. The signs of her morning sickness were so apparent that anyone with clear eyes could see it. And as for Mo Heng... was the older sister really not planning to marry him?

By evening, Zhang Gengshan came to deliver some items, all manuscripts and study plans that Mo Heng had penned himself. A thick stack of craft techniques for Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin that would benefit them all the way to the imperial examinations, and also a strategy treatise for Fang Liuming.

There was also a wooden box carved by hand, inside which was a boxwood hairpin adorned with a bird and sunflower design. "This was personally carved by our master. It was his first time, and now also his last. It was originally intended to be Ms. Pei’s betrothal gift," he said.

Pei Qin’s gaze fell on that nearly golden hairpin, and she was momentarily entranced.

"There are also these two property deeds. We’re leaving Runing Prefecture and these two houses are for the child in Ms. Pei’s womb," Zhang Gengshan said. Seeing no reaction from Pei Qin, and remembering Mo Heng’s order to return immediately after delivering the items, he turned and left.

"Older sister..." Pei Yuan and the others all looked at her.

Pei Qin was silently staring at the hairpin for a long time.

The next day, before dawn, Mo Heng and his servants packed up and left Taiping Town in a horse-drawn carriage.

Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin, accustomed to waking up early for martial arts practice, came out to watch.

Feng Wei drove away, leaving Taiping Town far behind, disappearing into the distance.

"What will older sister do?" Pei Wendong’s eyes reddened.

"Should I go after him?" Chang Yonglin clenched his fists.

But even if we brought him back, what then? The older sister refuses to marry, and Mo Heng no longer wishes to remarry. Moreover, he crippled his most important right hand saving her; he can’t even hold a pen or chopsticks anymore.

Pei Wendong ran back to the house, breathless, until he reached Pei Qin. He grabbed her, his voice choked with emotion, "Older sister! Teacher Mo has left! You...marry him, please! Otherwise, you...with the baby, what will you do?"

Pei Qin was startled for a moment, then touched his young face, "Go wash your face. It’s time to eat soon."

Pei Yuan’s heart was in a knot, "Older sister! Are you refusing to marry for our sakes? Teacher Mo...he...can’t you consider it for a bit?"

"Older sister! I won’t hold you back from getting married! I’m grown up now! I won’t be a drag or a burden to you!" Pei Wendong said, unable to hold back his tears. He didn’t want to see his older sister live a lonely life by herself!

"Teacher Mo has left, and it’s really too late to chase after him now!"

A choke rose in Pei Qin’s heart; she let out a sigh and chuckled, "If he’s gone, he’s gone! He was never truly from here anyway. Between people, it all comes down to fate. Those who are destined will meet even if miles apart; those who aren’t won’t recognize each other even when face to face!"

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